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rabi al-awwal

The prophet of Mercy is Born

One day, while traveling north, one of the Arab tribes from Mecca met a Hermit in the desert. Some of the men stopped to speak with him. Hermits were known to be wise and the Arabs often asked their advice.

The Message of Muharram

Call it an act of ignorance or obstinate attachment to the customs of the days of ignorance (Jahiliyya), the retaining of the practice of the pagan Arabs by the neo-Muslim rulers of Medina, to start the Islamic calendar on the 1st of Muharram, over two-and-a-half years after the passing away of Prophet Muhammad (SAWA), appears strange.

The significance of the Month of Rabi al-Awwal

Rabi al-Awwal is the third month of Islamic Lunar Calendar and comes after Safar.

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