..   ISLAMIC NEW YEAR   ..     The Islamic New Year,   also known as the Hijri New Year,   marks the beginning of a new Islamic calendar year.     ..     The fist day of the Islamic year is the first day of Muharram,   which is the first month in the Islamic calendar.     ..     Muharram known as the month of remembrance  and it is believed to be the most sacred month.     ..     Muslims are not allowed to fight during Muharram.     ..     Some Muslims fast at different times after the New Year.     Some Shi'a Muslims make a pilgrimage to the Imam Husayn Shrine,   on the site of the grave of Husayn ibn Ali.     Others hold matam (remembrance parades)   or taziya (Condolence Theater)  in rememberance of the battle of Karbala.     ..