The four sacred months of the Islamic calendar, Muharram, Rajab, Dhu al-Qadah and Dhu al-Hijjah, during which warfare is forbidden. The rule predates Islam in Arabia and was affirmed in the Quran, and the months carry a special weight of devotion. Muslims regard these months as a time for added worship and restraint from wrongdoing, and two of them mark the pilgrimage season and the beginning of the new year. Members placed here so far include Muharram, Rajab, Dhu al-Hijjah.
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Muharram (Wikipedia)
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Muharram (Arabic: ٱلْمُحَرَّم, romanized: al-Muḥarram) is the first month of the Islamic calendar and one of the four sacred months in Islam.
Rajab (Wikipedia)
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This month is regarded as one of the four sacred months (including Muharram, Dhu'l-Qa'da and Dhu'l-Hijja) in Islam in which battles are prohibited.
Dhu'l-Hijja (Wikipedia)
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Being one of the four sacred months during which war is forbidden, it is the month in which the Ḥajj (Arabic: حج, lit.
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