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Rajab (
Arabic: رَجَب) is the seventh month of the Islamic calendar. The lexical definition of the classical Arabic verb rajaba is "to respect",[1]
which could also mean "be awe or be in fear", of which Rajab is a derivative.
This month is regarded as one of the four sacred months (including
Dhu al-Hijjah) in Islam in which battles are prohibited. The pre-Islamic Arabs also considered warfare to be blasphemous during these four months.[1]
Muslims believe Rajab is the month in which
Rashidun caliph
, was born.
Rajab is also the month during which
Isra and Mi'raj (Muhammad
's journey from Mecca to Jerusalem and then through the seven Heavens) took place.
Rajab and Shaʿbān are a prelude to the holy month of Ramaḍān.
Name
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The word "Rajab" came from rajūb (رجوب), the sense of veneration or glorification, and Rajab was also formerly called Mudhar because the tribe of Mudhar did not change it but rather expected its time to be different than the rest of the Arabs, who changed and altered the months according to the state of war.
The name of Rajab literally means respected, regarded, and admired. It seems that the word is originally a
Ali ibn Abi Talib and Muhammad's first revelation
in Shia tradition. There are other names for the month, such as Rajab Al-Morrajjab, Rajab Al-Asab, and Rajab Sharif.
For Shia
Musa al-Kadhim (the seventh Shia imam
) narrated that Rajab is like a river in heaven that is whiter and sweeter than honey.
Timing
The
solar year, Rajab migrates throughout the seasons. The estimated start and end dates for Rajab, based on the Umm al-Qura of Saudi Arabia, are:[2]
AH
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First day (CE/AD) | Last day (CE/AD) |
|---|---|---|
| 1443 | 2 February 2022 | 3 March 2022 |
| 1444 | 23 January 2023 | 20 February 2023 |
| 1445 | 13 January 2024 | 10 February 2024 |
| 1446 | 1 January 2025 | 30 January 2025 |
| 1447 | 21 December 2025 | 19 January 2026 |
Events
- The Battle of Tabouktook place in Rajab, 9 AH (October 630).
- The Second pledge at al-Aqabah took place in Rajab.
- 6 Rajab: Many Moinuddin Chishti.
- 7 Rajab: Musā' al-Kādhim. This is so as to avoid missing celebrating the birth of the seventh imam, which took place in Safar.
- 22 Rajab, Koonday (tablecloth dinner) is organized by people friendly towards the Imams of the Ahlul Baytand to strengthen ties among the community with love and compassion.
- 27 Rajab, event of Isra and Mi'raj.
- 27 Rajab 583 AH, Ayyubids
Births
- 1 Rajab: Muhammad al-Baqir
- 4 Rajab: Khwaja Banda Nawaz
- 5 Rajab: ‘Alī al-Hadī
- 9 Rajab: ‘Alī al-Asghar
- 12 Rajab: Muhammad al-Taqī
- 13 Rajab: ‘Alī ibn Abī Tālib
- 14 Rajab: Mu'in al-Din Chishti
- 20 Rajab: Sakina bint Hussain
Deaths
- 3 Rajab: Uwais al-Qarni
- 8 Rajab: Nazim Al-Haqqani, a Turkish Cypriot Sufi Muslim sheykh and spiritual leader of the Naqshbandi tariqa.
- 14 Rajab: Akhundzada Saif-ur-Rahman Mubarak, the founder of the Naqshbandi Mujaddidi Saifia Tariqa.
- 15 Rajab: Zainab bint Ali
- 18 Rajab: Abraham(according to Shi'a Islam)
- 22 Rajab: Mu'awiya father of Yazid I
- 25 Rajab: Musā' al-Kādhim, seventh Twelver Imam
- 26 Rajab:
References
- ^ ISBN 978-97-53-89456-2. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
- ^ Umm al-Qura calendar of Saudi Arabia
- TDV Encyclopedia of Islam: Vol.36 (2009), p.339
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