Makruh Makruh In Islamic terminology, something which is makruh (Arabic: مكروه, transliterated: makrooh or "makrūh") is a disliked or offensive act (literally "detestable" or "abominable"). It is one of the five categories ("al-ahkam al-khamsa") in Islamic law -- "wajib/fard" (obligatory), "Mustahabb/mandub" (recommended), "mubah" (neutral), "makruh" (disapproved), "haram" (forbidden). Though it is not "haram" (forbidden) or subject to punishment, a person who abstains from this act will be rewarded. Muslims are encouraged to avoid such actions when or as possible. It is one of the degrees of approval ("ahkam") in Islamic law. Examples of something considered "Makruh" are the use of a
Haram, Norway merged into the neighboring Sandøy Municipality to the east. Also on that date, most of the municipality of Vatne (population: 2,260) to the southeast of Haram Municipality was merged into Haram Municipality. There was one other municipal boundary change on that date in 1965: the Søvik area in Borgund Municipality (population: 1,191) to the south of Haram Municipality were merged with Haram. This boundary change created a much larger municipality of Haram. In June 2017, the Parliament of Norway voted to merge Haram with the neighboring municipalities of Skodje, Ørskog, Sandøy, and Ålesund to form a new, large municipality of