About Rajab
Rajab (رَجَب) is the seventh month of the Hijri calendar. Its name means “To respect.” The seventh month and a sacred month. The Night Journey (Isra and Miraj) is commonly commemorated on 27 Rajab. It is one of the four sacred months (Dhu al-Qadah, Dhu al-Hijjah, Muharram, and Rajab), in which fighting was traditionally prohibited.
Like every Hijri month it has 29 or 30 days, determined in the Umm al-Qura calendar by the official tables and in the tabular calendar by a fixed arithmetic rule. Because the lunar month depends on the sighting of the new crescent, the exact first day can differ by a day from the calculated date. Our guide on Umm al-Qura, tabular and moon-sighting calendars sets out how far apart the three methods actually land.
Dates in Rajab
- Isra and Miraj - 27 Rajab. The Night Journey, commonly commemorated on 27 Rajab.