🌱 Rajab and…YOU!
And your Lord creates whatsoever He wills and chooses. [Quran, 28:68].
The attribute of choosing demonstrates the perfection of Allah’s wisdom, knowledge and power.
Allah subhanahu wa ta’alaa has chosen four months to be sacred.
Did you realize that we are in of those four months right now?
The Prophet salallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam said:
O People! Time has gone back to how it was at the time Allah created the Heavens and the Earth. A year has twelve months, four of which are sacred, three consecutive, Dhul-Qa’dah, Dhul-Hijjah, Muharram, and Rajab. [Al-Bukhari].
💠 Let’s stop and think: What does this time, in this month mean to me?
Make an intention to benefit from this Sacred Month of Rajab as much as you can.
Today, we discover some interesting Rajab facts, followed by Ramadan preparation tips for you to apply this month.
Allah ‘azza wajal instructs us:
إِنَّ عِدَّةَ الشُّهُورِ عِندَ اللَّهِ اثْنَا عَشَرَ شَهْرًا فِي كِتَابِ اللَّهِ يَوْمَ خَلَقَ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ مِنْهَا أَرْبَعَةٌ حُرُمٌ ذَٰلِكَ الدِّينُ الْقَيِّمُ فَلَا تَظْلِمُوا فِيهِنَّ أَنفُسَكُمْ ..
Verily, the number of months with Allāh is twelve months (in a year), so it was ordained by Allāh on the Day when He created the heavens and the earth; of them four are Sacred. That is the right religion, so wrong not yourselves therein… [Quran, 9: 36].
💡 Interesting Rajab Facts
✅Ibn Faaris said, “The letters Raa-jeem-baa form a root which indicates supporting and strengthening something with another thing. It was called Rajab because they used to respect it.”
✅The month of Rajab is also called Rajab Al-Haram (Arabic for: “the Sacred Rajab”), because it’s one of the four sacred months, during which fighting is prohibited.
✅It’s also called Rajab Al-Fard (Arabic for: “the Solitary Rajab”) because it’s separated from the other three successive sacred months (Dhul-Qa`dah, Dhul-Hijjah and Muharram). Rajab comes five months after them.
✅✨Rajab also witnessed Al-Israa’ wa Al-Mi’raaj, the miraculous night journey with which Allah ‘azza wa jall honored the Prophet, peace, and blessings be upon him.
✅🐑During the Jaahiliyyah (time of ignorance) the Arabs used to slaughter a sacrifice during Rajab as an act of worship towards their idols. When Islam came people were taught that sacrifices were to be offered only to Allah, alhamdulillah for our logical deen.
🌙 Ramadan is coming
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