Assalamu Alaikum,
Alhamdu Lillah we have just started the month of Rajab and this is one of the sacred months in Islam. The Prophet (peace be upon him) would begin his preparations for Ramadan from this month with the following Dua:
‘Allahuma Barik lana fi Rajaba wa Sha’bana wa ballighna Ramadhan’
Translated as follows:
“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).
[Mentioned by Abu’ Nu’aim in the ‘Hilya’ from Anas Ibn Malik]
Allah Mighty and Majestic says in the Qur’an:Lo! the number of months with Allah is twelve months by Allah’s ordinance in the day that He created the heavens and the earth. Four of them are sacred: that is the right religion. So wrong not yourselves in them. (Qur’an, Al-Tauba, 9:36).
The four months are stated in the hadith Narrated Abu Bakra (RA) that the Prophet (peace be upon him) said:
“The division of time has turned to its original form which was current when Allah created the Heavens and the Earths. The year is of twelve months, out of which four months are sacred: Three are in succession Dhul-Qa’ da, Dhul-Hijja and Muharram, and (the fourth is) Rajab of (the tribe of) Mudar which comes between Jumadi-ath-Thaniyah and Sha ban.”
[Sahih Al-Bukhari]
Rajab is a month in which the predecessors would increase their good deeds and supplicate more to Allah. Let us try and do the same and increase our good deeds and try to remain free from sin.
The following are a few good articles on the month of Rajab.
http://qa.sunnipath.com/issue_view.asp?HD=7&ID=2262&CATE=17
http://qa.sunnipath.com/issue_view.asp?HD=7&ID=2369&CATE=105
http://www.albalagh.net/general/rajab.shtml
Wa Salaam
Jashim
‘Allahuma Barik lana fi
Rajaba wa Sha’bana wa
ballighna Ramadhan’
Translated as follows:
“O Allah, make the
months of Rajab and
Sha ’ban blessed for us,
and let us reach the
month of Ramadan. ”
Assalam anlaykum w.t
I believe i stumbled on this article after 1 year of you posting this. Glad i am still in rajab. thank you for this post
Assalam anlaykum w.t
Thanks a lot for the reminder,we like that and we pray for you that Allah bless u and guide u amin’.
Could you please state more on the Virtues of the month of Rajab?Clearly our Deeds and rewards during this sacred month?
thank you
Brothers,
The if you want to real virtues of Rajab, please visit this site:
http://www.islamtoday.com/showme2.cfm?cat_id=2&sub_cat_id=782
askm,
thank you for reminding us of the importance of this month.may allah (swt) accept our ibadah during this months and the months to follow.
jazakallahkhair!
Jazakallahu Khairan for your fantastic post. May Allah Bless You Akhi…Amin.