Rajab
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 Muhammad 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 Prophet Muhammad. They all embraced Islam. The Battle of Tabook took place in the year 9 A.H. This was the last battle which the Muhammad participated in. The second Oath of Aqabah took place in Rajab, 12 A.H.
References
Monthly Profiles of the Islamic Calendar(Copyright)
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