Rajab Month
Rajab-ul-Murajjab is a very blessed month. it is the 7th month in islamic calendar and have important events of Islam. History of Rajab is associated with the Quran and blessed life of Beloved Prophet Muhammad ﷺ. Here are some saying of Quran o Prophet Muhammad ﷺ and of Pious Predecessors رحمھم اللہ
Saying of Quran Kareem about Rajab
إِنَّ عِدَّةَ ٱلشُّهُورِ عِندَ ٱللَّهِ ٱثْنَا عَشَرَ شَهْرًۭا فِى كِتَـٰبِ ٱللَّهِ يَوْمَ خَلَقَ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضَ مِنْهَآ أَرْبَعَةٌ حُرُمٌۭ ۚ
“Indeed, the number of months with Allah is twelve [lunar] in Allah’s book on the day He created the heavens and the earth, of which four are sacred…” (at-tawbah/36). Scholars have interpreted these “sacred months” to include Rajab, along with Dhul-Qi’dah, Dhul-Hijjah, and Muharram.
Saying of prophet Muhammad ﷺ
Hadith from Sahih al-Bukhari: “Rajab is the month of Allah, Sha’ban is the month of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, and Ramadan is the month of the Ummah.”
Hadith from Tirmidhi: “Whoever fasts for three days in Rajab will have the fire of Jahannam extinguished from him.”
Saying of Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ): “Increase in prayers and good deeds in Rajab.”
- The Beloved Prophet ﷺ said: “Repent abundantly in the month of Rajab; no doubt, Allah Almighty frees many people from the Fire in this month.”
Statement of Pious Predecessors رحمھم اللہ
- Sayyiduna Khalid Bin Mi’daan رحمتہ اللہ علیہ states: Whoever acknowledge the first night of Rajab by spending it in worship with the intention of gaining reward, and fasts during its day, then Allah Almighty will grant him entry into Paradise. (Faza’il Shahr-e-Rajab-lil-Khalal, p. 10; Ghunya-ut-Talibeen, vol. 1, p. 327)
- Sayyiduna Wahb Bin Munabbih رحمتہ اللہ علیہ states: In the month of Rajab, all rivers of the world visit Zamzam, out of respect for Rajab, and I have read in one of the books of Allah Almighty that whoever raises his hands in the morning and evening, in the month of Rajab-ul-Murajjab, and makes Du’a for forgiveness 70 times with the following words, the Fire will never touch his body:
اللھمہ اغفرلی وارحمنی وتب علی
Translation: Oh Allah! Forgive me, have mercy on me and accept my repentance. (Taharah-tul-Quloob, p. 126)
- Sayyiduna Abu Qilabah رحمتہ اللہ علیہ states: ‘There is a palace in Paradise for those who fast in Rajab.’ (Shu’ab-ul-Iman, vol. 3, p. 368, Hadees 3802)
Historical Events of Rajab
1st Rajab, 1388 AH
Mawlānā ʿAbd al-Ḥakīm Khān Shahjahānpūrī رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه passed away.
6th Rajab, 633 AH
Khwajah Gharīb Nawāz, Ḥasan Chishtī Ajmerī رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه passed away.
10th Rajab 33 or 36 AH
Sayyidunā Salmān al-Fārisī رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ عَـنْهُ passed away.
12th Rajab, 32 AH
Sayyidunā ʿAbbas b. ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib رَضِیَ الـلّٰـهُ عَنْهُمَا passed away.
15th Rajab, 148 AH
The eminent Follower and scion of the Prophetic Household, Sayyidunā Imam Jaʿfar al-Ṣādiq رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه passed away.
22nd Rajab, 60 AH
The Companion and scribe of revelation, Sayyidunā Amīr Muʿāwiya رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ عَـنْهُ passed away.
25th Rajab, 101 AH
The eminent Follower and righteous Caliph, Sayyidunā ʿUmar b. ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه passed away.
25th Rajab, 183 AH
Allamah Sayyiduna Imam Musa Al-Kazim رحمتہ اللہ علیہ passed away
27th Rajab
The ascension of Mustafa
‘Allamah Maulana Sayyid Muhammad Na’eem-ud-Deen Muradabadi رحمتہ اللہ علیہ states: ‘Mi’raaj occurred on the 27th of Rajab. The Prophet ﷺ travelling from Makkah to Bayt-ul-Muqaddas (Jerusalem) in a short part of the night is proven from an explicit verse of the Quran; whoever rejects this is a disbeliever (Kafir).
His journeying of the heavens and reaching the stations of proximity is proven from many authentic, reliable, and well-known Hadees, which have almost reached the level of Tawaatur (mass-transmission), so the one who rejects this is misguided.
The Mi’raaj occurred in a state of wakefulness with both the body and soul; this is the belief of the majority of the Muslims, abundant groups of the companions of the Prophet ﷺ , and the elite companions amongst in particular also held this belief. (Khaza’in-ul-‘Irfan, p. 525) The one who rejects ‘Urooj or I’raaj, i.e. the Beloved Prophet ﷺ seeing Allah Almighty with his physical eyes and travelling beyond the throne (‘Arsh), is mistaken. (Kufriyah Kalimat kay baray mayn suwal jawab, p. 227)
May Allah Almighty have mercy on us and forgive us without accountability for their sake.
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