Events of the holy month of Rajab

By Sayyid Abdullah Al-Musawi Last updated May 3, 2024

Indeed, the month of Rajab is among the great and blessed months. The narrations from the pure and infallible Imams, may the peace and blessings of Allah be upon them all, unanimously highlight its significance and the need for its respect as a month of immense blessing. Allah, the Almighty, mentioned it as one of the sacred months in His Noble Book, saying: “Indeed, the number of months with Allah is twelve [lunar] months in the register of Allah [from] the day He created the heavens and the earth; of these, four are sacred.“

These four are consecutive: Dhul-Qa’dah, Dhul-Hijjah, and Muharram, and one is singular, which is Rajab. That’s why people call it Rajab al-Fard (the separate Rajab).

People also call Rajab al-Asabb because Allah, the Exalted, showers His servants with mercy and forgiveness during this month. They refer to it as al-Asamm (the silent) too, reflecting the quiet of no battles or clashing weapons since the Arabs refrained from warfare and bloodshed then. Pre-Islamic people revered these sacred months by forbidding fighting, and Islam’s arrival only heightened their sanctity and veneration.

Events	Day	Year
The birth of Imam Muhammad al-Baqir	1^st	57 AH
The martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim	1^st	1424 AH
The birth of Imam al-Hadi	2^nd	212 AH
The martyrdom of Imam al-Hadi	3^rd	254 AH
The Battle of Yarmouk between the Muslims and the Byzantines	5^th	13 AH
The martyrdom of Imam Musa al-Kazim	6^th	183 AH
The birth of Sheikh al-Hurr al-Amili	8^th	1033 AH
The birth of Ali Asghar	10^th	60 AH
The birth of Imam Muhammad al-Jawad	10^th	195 AH
The death of Al-Abbas ibn Abdul Muttalib	12^th	32 AH
The birth of Amir al-Mu’minin Imam Ali	13^th	30 AE*
The change of Qibla direction from Jerusalem to the Sacred Kaaba	15^th	2 AH
The death of Lady Zainab Bint Ali (a.s)	15^th	62 AH
The martyrdom of Imam Ja’far al-Sadiq	15^th	148 AH
Fatima bint Asad leaves the Kaaba three days after giving birth to Amir al-Mu’minin (peace be upon him)	16^th
The death of Ibrahim, the son of the Noble Prophet (PBUH), and Maria al-Qibtiyya	18^th	10 AH
The birth of Lady Sukayna, daughter of Hussain (peace be upon her)	21^st
The attack on Imam Hasan al-Mujtaba (peace be upon him) in Al-Mada’in	23^rd	41 AH
The poisoning of Imam Musa al-Kazim (PBUH)	23^rd	183 AH
The conquest of Khaybar by Amir al-Mu’minin (PBUH) during the Battle of Khaybar	24^th	7 AH
The return of Ja’far al-Tayyar from Abyssinia	24^th	7 AH
The martyrdom of Imam al-Kazim (PBUH)	24^th	183 AH
The martyrdom of Imam al-Kazim (PBUH)	25^th	183 AH
The death of Abu Talib (PBUH)	26^th	10 AB*
The beginning of the Noble Prophet’s mission (PBUH)	27^th	40 AE*
Establishment of the first prayer in Islam	28^th
The departure of Imam Hussain (PBH) from Medina to Mecca	28^th	60 AH
The migration of Muslims to Abyssinia led by Ja’far bin Abi Talib (PBUH)	—	2 AH
The expedition of Abdullah ibn Jahsh, the first battle of Muslims with the polytheists of Mecca	—	2 AH
The Battle of Nakhla	—	2 AH
The occurrence of the Battle of Tabuk	—	9 AH

AE: After the year of the Elephant AB: After the Batha (mission) of the prophet

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