Rajab is the seventh month of the Islamic (hijri) calendar and one of the four sacred months as ordained by Allah (SWT). The month of Rajab precedes the month of Sha’ban and holy month of Ramadan, and contains many benefits and virtues for worshippers due to some of the most precious days in the Islamic calendar occurring in this month.

Allah (SWT) ordained Rajab one of the four sacred months of the year, and is therefore virtuous for a number of reasons:

• Initiation of fighting is prohibited during the four sacred months.
• All transgressions during these months weigh heavier as wrong deeds.
• All sincere acts of worship are deemed more virtuous.