Muharram
E153332
Muharram is the first month of the Islamic lunar calendar, regarded as one of the four sacred months and especially significant to Shia Muslims for the commemoration of Ashura.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Muharram canonical | 9 |
| Hijri New Year | 1 |
| Moharram | 1 |
| Muharram (for some Shia minorities) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1289424 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Muharram Context triple: [Dhu al-Hijjah, precedes, Muharram]
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A.
Dhu al-Hijjah
Dhu al-Hijjah is the twelfth and final month of the Islamic lunar calendar, known for encompassing the major pilgrimage rites and the festival of Eid al-Adha.
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B.
Ramadan
Ramadan is the Islamic holy month of fasting, prayer, reflection, and community observed annually by Muslims worldwide.
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C.
Eid al-Fitr
Eid al-Fitr is a major Islamic festival that marks the end of the fasting month of Ramadan with communal prayers, feasting, charity, and celebration.
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D.
Day of Arafah
Day of Arafah is an important Islamic holy day during the Hajj pilgrimage when pilgrims gather on the plain of Arafat for supplication and it is widely observed by Muslims worldwide through fasting and prayer.
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E.
Eid al-Adha
Eid al-Adha is an important Islamic festival commemorating Prophet Ibrahim’s willingness to sacrifice his son, marked by special prayers, charity, and the ritual sacrifice of animals.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Muharram Target entity description: Muharram is the first month of the Islamic lunar calendar, regarded as one of the four sacred months and especially significant to Shia Muslims for the commemoration of Ashura.
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A.
Dhu al-Hijjah
Dhu al-Hijjah is the twelfth and final month of the Islamic lunar calendar, known for encompassing the major pilgrimage rites and the festival of Eid al-Adha.
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B.
Ramadan
Ramadan is the Islamic holy month of fasting, prayer, reflection, and community observed annually by Muslims worldwide.
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C.
Eid al-Fitr
Eid al-Fitr is a major Islamic festival that marks the end of the fasting month of Ramadan with communal prayers, feasting, charity, and celebration.
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D.
Day of Arafah
Day of Arafah is an important Islamic holy day during the Hajj pilgrimage when pilgrims gather on the plain of Arafat for supplication and it is widely observed by Muslims worldwide through fasting and prayer.
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E.
Eid al-Adha
Eid al-Adha is an important Islamic festival commemorating Prophet Ibrahim’s willingness to sacrifice his son, marked by special prayers, charity, and the ritual sacrifice of animals.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
month of the Islamic calendar
ⓘ
sacred month in Islam ⓘ |
| 10thOfMuharramKnownAs | Ashura ⓘ |
| alsoTransliteratedAs |
Muharram
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Moharram
Muharram al-Haram ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Hijri year beginning ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent |
Ashura
ⓘ
Battle of Karbala ⓘ |
| calendarEra |
Hijri calendar
ⓘ
surface form:
Anno Hegirae (AH)
|
| calendarType | lunar ⓘ |
| commemorationFocusForShia |
martyrdom of Husayn ibn Ali
ⓘ
suffering of the Ahl al-Bayt ⓘ |
| containsDay | 10th of Muharram ⓘ |
| extendedMourningInSomeCommunities | until Arbaeen ⓘ |
| forbiddenActsHistorically | fighting ⓘ |
| hasCulturalExpressionsIn |
Azerbaijan
ⓘ
India ⓘ Iran ⓘ Iraq ⓘ Lebanon ⓘ Pakistan ⓘ |
| hasSacredStatusIn | Quranic tradition ⓘ |
| isLunarMonth | true ⓘ |
| isOneOfFourSacredMonths | true ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Arabic ⓘ |
| linkedToFigure | Husayn ibn Ali ⓘ |
| linkedToPlace | Karbala ⓘ |
| mourningPeriodForShia | first ten days of Muharram ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | forbidden ⓘ |
| observedBy |
Muslims worldwide
ⓘ
Shia communities ⓘ Sunni communities ⓘ |
| occursEverySolarYearEarlierBy | about 10 to 11 days ⓘ |
| partOf | Islamic lunar calendar ⓘ |
| positionInIslamicCalendar | 1 ⓘ |
| preIslamicStatus | sacred month among Arabs ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| sacredMonthAlongWith |
Dhu al-Hijjah
ⓘ
Dhu al-Qadah ⓘ Rajab ⓘ |
| significanceFor |
Shia Islam
ⓘ
surface form:
Shia Muslims
Sunni Islam ⓘ
surface form:
Sunni Muslims
|
| traditionalPracticeInShiaIslam |
latmiyya (chest-beating) rituals
ⓘ
majlis gatherings ⓘ mourning rituals ⓘ processions ⓘ |
| traditionalPracticeInSunniIslam | fasting on Ashura ⓘ |
| usedFor | dating Islamic historical events ⓘ |
| usedIn | Islamic ritual calendar ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Muharram Description of subject: Muharram is the first month of the Islamic lunar calendar, regarded as one of the four sacred months and especially significant to Shia Muslims for the commemoration of Ashura.
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Hijri New Year
this entity surface form:
Moharram
this entity surface form:
Muharram (for some Shia minorities)