ISLAMIC EVENTS IN RAJAB

ISLAMIC EVENTS IN RAJAB:

*. 01 Rajab Prophet Muhammad
( Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) was put
into the womb of his mother.
*. 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 ,
‘Alīal-Naqī
*. 06 Rajab, Many
Sufi followers of the
Chishti tariqa (path) 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
*. 16 Rajab, birth of Gulam Ghous
QadriSadik shah baba [sufi sant of
pashan, in maharashtra state in
India]
*. 18 Rajab, death of Abraham (In
accordance with Shi'a Islam)
*. 20 Rajab, birth of Janabe Sakina
bintHussain
*. 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
apractice instructed by 6th Imam,
Ja‘faras-Sādiq . It is purported to
bethe dayMu'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 (S.A.W) isbelieved
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 abolishedby
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
*. In the year 5 A.H Bilal ibn al-Harith
isreported to have brought a
congregation of four hundred men
named Banu Muzeena in the presenceof
Muhammad (Sallallahu Allaihi
Wasallam). 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)
RAJAB MUBARAK