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Rajab is the seventh month of the Islamic Calendar. The lexical definition of Rajaba is "to respect", which is where the word Rajab has been derived from.
Events during Rajab
- Muhammed is reported to have ascended to heaven on the 27th of Rajab on either Sunday or Monday (Mi'raaj).
- In the year 5 A.H Hadhrat Bilal Ibn Haritha is reported to have brought a congregation of four hundred men named Banu Muzeena in the presence of the Muhammed. They all embraced Islam.
- The Battle of Tabook took place in the year 9 A.H. This was the last battle which the Muhammed participated in.
- The second Oath of Aqabah took place in Rajab, 12 A.H.
References
Monthly Profiles of the Islamic Calendar (http://www.inter-islam.org/Miscellaneous/months.htm#Rajab)(Copyright (http://www.inter-islam.org/copyright.htm))
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