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Rajab
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Rajab is an Arabic name meaning 'respect', 'veneration', or 'awe' [citation:5]. It is the name of the seventh month of the Islamic calendar and is regarded as one of the four sacred months in Islam during which battles are prohibited [citation:5]. The name is derived from the classical Arabic verb 'rajaba', meaning 'to respect' or 'to be in awe'. Muslims believe Rajab is the month in which Ali ibn Abi Talib, the fourth Rashidun caliph, was born. It is also the month during which Isra and Mi'raj (the Prophet's journey to Jerusalem and through the heavens) took place [citation:5].
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Rajab
Rajab is an Arabic name meaning 'respect', 'veneration', or 'awe' [citation:5]. It is the name of the seventh month of the Islamic calendar and is regarded as one of the four sacred months in Islam during which battles are prohibited [citation:5]. The name is derived from the classical Arabic verb 'rajaba', meaning 'to respect' or 'to be in awe'. Muslims believe Rajab is the month in which Ali ibn Abi Talib, the fourth Rashidun caliph, was born. It is also the month during which Isra and Mi'raj (the Prophet's journey to Jerusalem and through the heavens) took place [citation:5].
رجب
رجب عربی نام ہے جس کا مطلب ہے 'عزت' یا 'تعظیم' [citation:5]۔ یہ اسلامی کیلنڈر کا ساتواں مہینہ ہے اور چار مقدس مہینوں میں سے ایک ہے جن میں جنگ کرنا حرام ہے [citation:5]۔ اس مہینے میں حضرت علی ابن ابی طالب کی پیدائش اور معراج کا واقعہ پیش آیا [citation:5]۔
رَجَب
رجب اسم عربي يعني 'الاحترام' أو 'التعظيم' [citation:5]. هو الشهر السابع في التقويم الإسلامي ويعتبر من الأشهر الحرم التي يحرم فيها القتال [citation:5]. يعتقد المسلمون أن رجب هو الشهر الذي ولد فيه علي بن أبي طالب وحدثت فيه الإسراء والمعراج [citation:5].
Rajab is a permissible name derived from the sacred Islamic month, carrying positive connotations of respect and veneration.
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