Tag: Rajab

• The Virtues of the Islamic Month of Rajab [Fadaa’il Rajab] by Shaykh Luqman Ahmad

  The Muslim Hijri calendar was first introduced by the Caliph and companion of the Prophet (SAWS) Umar ibn al-Khattaab in the year 628 C.E[4]. It consists of 12 lunar months. The beginning of each month is determined by the sighting of the crescent moon. Each lunar month lasts approximately 29 or 30 days. The month…

  Imam Abu Laith Luqman Ahmad

  May 22, 2012

  celestial occurences, Fatwas, Fiqh, Muslim holy months, Ramadan, Shariah

  Fadaa’il Rajab, Islam, Islamic Calander, Islamic month of Rajab, Muslim History, Muslim holy months, Rajab

• The Virtues of the Islamic Month of Rajab: Fadaa’il Rajab

  There are many areas of ah’kaam (jurisprudence) related to the month of Rajab. Some of the reported traditions of Rajab trace back to the days of jaahiliyyah (pre-Islamic period) and continued after the dawn of Islam. Others were prohibited by the Prophet (SAWS). Scholars differ as to which of these traditions continued after Islam

  Imam Abu Laith Luqman Ahmad

  June 21, 2010

  Fiqh, Islamic Law Issues, Muslim Peoples

  Fasting During Rajab, Islamic Calendar, Muslim holidays, Rajab, Sacred Months