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Rabi'ul Awwal

Rabi ul AwwalRabi'ul Awwal is the third month of the Islamic calendar and is significant in Islamic history for it is the month in which humanity was blessed by the birth of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh). The name means the first month/beginning of spring. However since the lunar calendar year 11 to 12 days shorter than the solar year,Rabi'ul Awwal migrates through the seasons.

Important Events

 8thDeath anniversary of Imam Hasan Al-Askery (pbuh)

10th - Death anniversary of Abdul Mutallib
10th - Marriage of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) to Sayyida Khadija (pbuh)

15th - Building of the first mosque in Islam at Quba (3 miles outside Madina)

16th - Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) entered Yathrib (Madina) from Makka - THE HIJRA (Islamic Calendar dates from here)

17th - Birth of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh)
17th - Birth of Imam Ja'fer As-Sadiq (pbuh)

18th - Birth of Umm Kulthum bint 'Ali (pbuh)

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Rajab
Month of Rajab

Rajab is a month of mercy and forgiveness and marks the beginning of the spiritual season with its climax being the month of Ramadhan. is also one of the sacred months mentioned in the Qur'an:
"Surely the number of months with Allah is twelve months in Allah's ordinance since the day when He created the heavens and the earth, of these four being sacred..." 9:36
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