Another very important characteristic of the Islamic calendar is that it contains four sacred months, as Allah says:<\/p>\n
\u0625\u0650\u0646\u0651\u064e \u0639\u0650\u062f\u0651\u064e\u0629\u064e \u0671\u0644\u0634\u0651\u064f\u0647\u064f\u0648\u0631\u0650 \u0639\u0650\u0646\u062f\u064e \u0671\u0644\u0644\u0651\u064e\u0647\u0650 \u0671\u062b\u0652\u0646\u064e\u0627 \u0639\u064e\u0634\u064e\u0631\u064e \u0634\u064e\u0647\u0652\u0631\u064b\u0627 \u0641\u0650\u0649 \u0643\u0650\u062a\u064e\u0640\u0670\u0628\u0650 \u0671\u0644\u0644\u0651\u064e\u0647\u0650 \u064a\u064e\u0648\u0652\u0645\u064e \u062e\u064e\u0644\u064e\u0642\u064e \u0671\u0644\u0633\u0651\u064e\u0645\u064e\u0640\u0670\u0648\u064e\u0670\u062a\u0650 \u0648\u064e\u0671\u0644\u0652\u0623\u064e\u0631\u0652\u0636\u064e \u0645\u0650\u0646\u0652\u0647\u064e\u0627\u0653 \u0623\u064e\u0631\u0652\u0628\u064e\u0639\u064e\u0629\u064c \u062d\u064f\u0631\u064f\u0645\u064c \u06da \u0630\u064e\u0670\u0644\u0650\u0643\u064e \u0671\u0644\u062f\u0651\u0650\u064a\u0646\u064f \u0671\u0644\u0652\u0642\u064e\u064a\u0651\u0650\u0645\u064f \u06da \u0641\u064e\u0644\u064e\u0627 \u062a\u064e\u0638\u0652\u0644\u0650\u0645\u064f\u0648\u0627\u06df \u0641\u0650\u064a\u0647\u0650\u0646\u0651\u064e \u0623\u064e\u0646\u0641\u064f\u0633\u064e\u0643\u064f\u0645\u0652 \u06da \u0648\u064e\u0642\u064e\u0640\u0670\u062a\u0650\u0644\u064f\u0648\u0627\u06df \u0671\u0644\u0652\u0645\u064f\u0634\u0652\u0631\u0650\u0643\u0650\u064a\u0646\u064e \u0643\u064e\u0627\u0653\u0641\u0651\u064e\u0629\u064b \u0643\u064e\u0645\u064e\u0627 \u064a\u064f\u0642\u064e\u0640\u0670\u062a\u0650\u0644\u064f\u0648\u0646\u064e\u0643\u064f\u0645\u0652 \u0643\u064e\u0627\u0653\u0641\u0651\u064e\u0629\u064b \u06da \u0648\u064e\u0671\u0639\u0652\u0644\u064e\u0645\u064f\u0648\u0653\u0627\u06df \u0623\u064e\u0646\u0651\u064e \u0671\u0644\u0644\u0651\u064e\u0647\u064e \u0645\u064e\u0639\u064e \u0671\u0644\u0652\u0645\u064f\u062a\u0651\u064e\u0642\u0650\u064a\u0646\u064e<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cThe number of months ordained by Allah is twelve in the Book of Allah since the day He created the heavens and the earth. Of these, four are sacred; that is the established principle of Deen. Therefore, do not wrong yourselves by violating them. But you may fight against the mushrikeen in all these months if they fight against you in all of them. Know that Allah is with the righteous.\u201d<\/em> [At Tauba: 36]<\/p>\n In addition, the Prophet \ufdfa said:<\/p>\n \u0627\u0644\u0633\u0651\u064e\u0646\u064e\u0629\u064f \u0627\u062b\u0652\u0646\u064e\u0627 \u0639\u064e\u0634\u064e\u0631\u064e \u0634\u064e\u0647\u0652\u0631\u064b\u0627 \u0645\u0650\u0646\u0652\u0647\u064e\u0627\u060c \u0623\u064e\u0631\u0652\u0628\u064e\u0639\u064e\u0629\u064c \u062d\u064f\u0631\u064f\u0645\u064c\u060c \u062b\u064e\u0644\u0627\u064e\u062b\u064c \u0645\u064f\u062a\u064e\u0648\u064e\u0627\u0644\u0650\u064a\u064e\u0627\u062a\u064c\u060c \u0630\u064f\u0648 \u0627\u0644\u0652\u0642\u064e\u0639\u0652\u062f\u064e\u0629\u0650 \u0648\u064e\u0630\u064f\u0648 \u0627\u0644\u0652\u062d\u0650\u062c\u0651\u064e\u0629\u0650 \u0648\u064e\u0627\u0644\u0652\u0645\u064f\u062d\u064e\u0631\u0651\u064e\u0645\u064f \u0648\u064e\u0631\u064e\u062c\u064e\u0628\u064f \u0645\u064f\u0636\u064e\u0631\u064e \u0627\u0644\u0651\u064e\u0630\u0650\u064a \u0628\u064e\u064a\u0652\u0646\u064e \u062c\u064f\u0645\u064e\u0627\u062f\u064e\u0649 \u0648\u064e\u0634\u064e\u0639\u0652\u0628\u064e\u0627\u0646\u064e<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2026.. the year is twelve months, four of which are sacred. Three of them are in succession: Dh\u016bl-Qa\u02bfdah, Dh\u016bl-\u1e24ijjah, Mu\u1e25arram, and [the fourth being] Rajab Mu\u1e0dar, which stands between Jum\u0101d\u00e1 [Th\u0101niyah] and Sha\u02bfbaan.<\/em> [Sahih al-Bukhari 4662]<\/p>\n Numerous approaches have attempted to uncover the wisdoms behind the sanctity of the four sacred months, but at its core, sanctity stems from Allah\u2019s divine choosing. Hadhrat Qat\u0101da (rahimahullah) surmises:<\/p>\n Allah glorifies whatever He wills. Allah chose a select few from His creation, chose certain angels and humans to be messengers, chose certain words to be mentioned, chose specific lands to be places of worship, chose the month of Ramaaan [as the month to fast] and chose the sacred months\u2026 So glorify what Allah has glorified for things are only glorified because Allah has glorified them, [and this is understood] by those with acumen and intellect. <\/em><\/p>\n Understanding the wisdom behind what Allah has commanded helps the feeble human mind attain deeper appreciation; however, understanding the wisdom behind a particular command is not a prerequisite for the command to be obeyed. For example, there may be wisdoms for why we perform three rak\u02bfah for the maghrib (sunset) prayer, but regardless of whether we understand those wisdoms, the responsibility of performing the prayer the way it has been mandated emanates from the command of the Prophet \ufdfa, whom Allah ordered us to obey. Similarly, the sanctity of the sacred months comes from Allah\u2019s divine choosing. A person may choose to express gratitude for this in different ways and extract various wisdoms as a means of motivation, but must be cautious not to claim these wisdoms as their reasons for obedience. Ultimately, glorifying the sacred months is part of obeying Allah\u2019s commands.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Another very important characteristic of the Islamic calendar is that it contains four sacred months, as Allah says: \u0625\u0650\u0646\u0651\u064e \u0639\u0650\u062f\u0651\u064e\u0629\u064e \u0671\u0644\u0634\u0651\u064f\u0647\u064f\u0648\u0631\u0650 \u0639\u0650\u0646\u062f\u064e \u0671\u0644\u0644\u0651\u064e\u0647\u0650 \u0671\u062b\u0652\u0646\u064e\u0627 \u0639\u064e\u0634\u064e\u0631\u064e \u0634\u064e\u0647\u0652\u0631\u064b\u0627 \u0641\u0650\u0649 \u0643\u0650\u062a\u064e\u0640\u0670\u0628\u0650 \u0671\u0644\u0644\u0651\u064e\u0647\u0650 \u064a\u064e\u0648\u0652\u0645\u064e \u062e\u064e\u0644\u064e\u0642\u064e \u0671\u0644\u0633\u0651\u064e\u0645\u064e\u0640\u0670\u0648\u064e\u0670\u062a\u0650 \u0648\u064e\u0671\u0644\u0652\u0623\u064e\u0631\u0652\u0636\u064e \u0645\u0650\u0646\u0652\u0647\u064e\u0627\u0653 \u0623\u064e\u0631\u0652\u0628\u064e\u0639\u064e\u0629\u064c \u062d\u064f\u0631\u064f\u0645\u064c \u06da \u0630\u064e\u0670\u0644\u0650\u0643\u064e \u0671\u0644\u062f\u0651\u0650\u064a\u0646\u064f \u0671\u0644\u0652\u0642\u064e\u064a\u0651\u0650\u0645\u064f \u06da \u0641\u064e\u0644\u064e\u0627 \u062a\u064e\u0638\u0652\u0644\u0650\u0645\u064f\u0648\u0627\u06df \u0641\u0650\u064a\u0647\u0650\u0646\u0651\u064e \u0623\u064e\u0646\u0641\u064f\u0633\u064e\u0643\u064f\u0645\u0652 \u06da \u0648\u064e\u0642\u064e\u0640\u0670\u062a\u0650\u0644\u064f\u0648\u0627\u06df \u0671\u0644\u0652\u0645\u064f\u0634\u0652\u0631\u0650\u0643\u0650\u064a\u0646\u064e \u0643\u064e\u0627\u0653\u0641\u0651\u064e\u0629\u064b \u0643\u064e\u0645\u064e\u0627 \u064a\u064f\u0642\u064e\u0640\u0670\u062a\u0650\u0644\u064f\u0648\u0646\u064e\u0643\u064f\u0645\u0652 \u0643\u064e\u0627\u0653\u0641\u0651\u064e\u0629\u064b \u06da \u0648\u064e\u0671\u0639\u0652\u0644\u064e\u0645\u064f\u0648\u0653\u0627\u06df \u0623\u064e\u0646\u0651\u064e […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":54350,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[43],"tags":[5476],"class_list":["post-54456","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-special-feature","tag-special-feature"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Islamic-Calendar.png?fit=400%2C200&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pc0QIf-eak","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-15 05:04:26","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54456","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=54456"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54456\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/54350"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=54456"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=54456"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=54456"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}