The sacred month of Rajab

IN the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.

The seventh lunar month is here. The scared month of Rajab is here.

It’s a great month ordained by Allah as His own month. It is a blessed month for people of faith to reflect. It is an isolated sacred month to prepare us for greater challenges in the physical and spiritual world, as other sacred months, Zul-Qu’ada, the eleventh month; Zul-Hijja, the 12th month; and Muharram, the first month follow one another in succession.

Rajab is believed to be the month of Allah, which is why Muslims pay great attention to it. The Prophet said that Rajab is the month of Allah and the Prophet’s month is Shaban, whereas Ramadan is the month of the Ummah. For this reason, Muslims devote their time in prayers and helping the needy during Rajab as the good committed during the month of Allah earns rewards and blessings.

During the sacred months, all forms of fighting and hostilities are forbidden. The Holy Qur’an, Taubah, 9:36-37 says, “The…