Rajab

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Rajab is one of the four sacred months in the Islamic lunar calendar, traditionally associated with increased spiritual reflection and voluntary worship.

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Label Occurrences
Rajab canonical 7

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Islamic month ⓘ
associatedWith increased spiritual reflection ⓘ
voluntary worship ⓘ
calendarRelation occurs about 11 days earlier each solar year ⓘ
calendarType lunar ⓘ
consideredSacredIn Qur’anic tradition ⓘ
follows Jumada al-Thani ⓘ
linked to: Jumada al-akhira
hasCulturalVariation local customs and devotional practices differ by region ⓘ
hasReligiousPractice increased charity ⓘ
increased fasting (non-obligatory) ⓘ
increased remembrance of God (dhikr) ⓘ
increased voluntary prayers ⓘ
hasSacredStatus one of the four sacred months ⓘ
hasTheme preparation for Ramadan ⓘ
repentance ⓘ
seeking forgiveness ⓘ
languageNameArabic رجب ⓘ
mentionedAsSacredIn Qur’an 9:36 (as one of four sacred months) ⓘ
observedBy Muslims worldwide ⓘ
partOf Islamic lunar calendar ⓘ
positionInIslamicCalendar 7 ⓘ
precedes Sha‘ban ⓘ
prohibitedActsTraditionally fighting and warfare (except when necessary) ⓘ
sacredMonthAlongWith Dhu al-Hijjah ⓘ
Dhu al-Qa‘dah ⓘ
linked to: Dhu al-Qadah

Muharram ⓘ
timeUnitOf about 29 or 30 days ⓘ
transliteration Rajab ⓘ
usedInReligion Islam ⓘ

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