The Cadi Council of the Caucasian Muslims Board issued a fatwa on the occasion of the Month of Muharram, press service of the Caucasian Muslims Board.
According to the fatwa issued by the Cadi Council, the beginning of the new year of 1433 – the first of the Month of Muharram by the Islamic (Hijri) lunar calendar falls on November 27, 2011 by Christian calendar.
According to the fatwa, Ashura falls on December 6, 2011: “On these mourning days in memory of Karbala martyrs, CMB Cadi Council offers condolences to all faithful people and asks Allah for patience of them and recommends conducting the mourning ceremonies worthy to Imam Hussain. The people should keep the peace during the Ashura ceremonies in the mosques and shrines and pray for the Karbala martyrs, observe the discipline and order and avoid the actions not appreciated by Islam, actions like harming themselves with chain and daggers.”