Holy Month Rajab

Rajab   is the seventh month of the Islamic calendar. The lexical

definition of Rajaba is "to respect", of which Rajab is a

derivative.
This month is regarded as one of the four sacred months in

Islam in which battles are prohibited. The pre-Islamic Arabs also

considered warfare blasphemous during the four months.
Rajab Is also regarded as the month in which ‘Alī ibn Abī Tālib (a s)

The first  Imam and Fourth Caliph of Islam was born in

vicinity of the Kaaba, the most sacred place of worship of

Muslims.
The month is also a prelude to the month of Ramadan, which

follows after the intervening month of Sha'ban. Therefore, when

Prophet Muhammad sighted the moon of Rajab, he used to pray

to Allah in the following words:

Allahumma baa-rik-lanaa fee-rajaba wa sha'bana wa bal-lig-naa 


ramadana
"O Allah, make the months of Rajab and Sha'ban blessed for

us, and let us reach the month of Ramadan (i.e. prolong our life

up to Ramadan, so that we may benefit from its merits and

blessings)


Islamic Events

01 Rajab, birth of Shī‘ah Imām, Muhammad al-Bāqir
03 Rajab, death of Twelver Imām, ‘Alī al-Naqī
05 Rajab, birth of Twelver Imām, ‘Alī al-Naqī
06 Rajab, some Sufis of Chishti Order celebrate the anniversary

of Khawaja Moinuddin Chishti
07 Rajab, Twelvers observe the Festival of Imam Musa

al-Kazim in dedication of Musā' al-Kādhim.
09 Rajab, birth of ‘Alī al-Asghar
10 Rajab, birth of Twelver Imām, Muhammad al-Taqī
13 Rajab, birth of ‘Alī ibn Abī Tālib
18 Rajab, death of Abraham (In accordance with Shi'a Islam)
20 Rajab, birth of Janabe Sakina bint Hussain
22 Rajab, Koonday (table cloth dinner) is organized by Shia and

Sunni (Not all, as it is controversial) among Muslims of South

Asia. It is an occasion for Muslims to discuss Allah and the Ahlul

Bayt and to strengthen ties among the community with love and

compassion. It is reported to be a practice instructed by 6th

Imam, Ja‘far as-Sādiq. It is purported to be the day Mu'āwiyah

died;.
24 Rajab, victory to Muslims in the Battle of Khaybar
25 Rajab, death of Twelver Imām, Musā' al-Kādhim
27 Rajab, some Sufi Muslims, along with Shī‘ah Muslims

observe the Mi'raj (the day Muhammad (SAW) is believed to

have ascended to heaven). It is a national holiday in some

Muslim countries.
28 Rajab, Husayn ibn ‘Alī started his journey to Karbalā from

Medina.
28 Rajab 1342 A.H. (3 March 1924), the Ottoman Caliphate was

abolished by Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
In the year 5 A.H Bilal ibn Harith is reported to have brought a

congregation of four hundred men named Banu Muzeena in the

presence of Muhammad. They all embraced Islam.
The Battle of Tabouk took place in Rajab, 9 A.H. (October 630)
The second Oath of Aqabah took place in Rajab, 12 A.H.

(September 633)
Jerusalem was captured by Saladin in the month of Rajab, 583

A.H. (September/October 1187)
Nakba Day on 6 Rajab 1367 A.H. (15 May 1948)