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Rajab

Rajab is the seventh month of the Islamic lunar calendar. It is one of the four sacred months in which fighting was traditionally forbidden, a custom inherited from pre-Islamic Arabia. Muslim tradition places the Prophet Muhammad's night journey and ascension (Isra and Mi'raj) in this month, and it has long been associated with voluntary fasting and devotion.

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Rajab. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/rajab
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