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Dhu al-Qa'da (the eleventh month and one of the four sacred months)

شهر ذو القعدة

Dhu al-Qa'da is the eleventh month and one of the sacred months, named for the Arabs sitting out travel and fighting in it. In it the Prophet ﷺ performed the 'umra of qada' and the 'umra of al-Ji'rana; it opens the three consecutive sacred months of the pilgrimage season. 1 2

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Era
The Prophetic Era
Region
Global / Diaspora

Sacred timeWorship and the pillars

Definition and name

Dhu al-Qa'da is the eleventh month, named for the Arabs sitting out journeys and raids in honour of its sanctity; it is one of the four sacred months. 1

In the seerah

In Dhu al-Qa'da of year seven the Prophet performed the 'umra of qada', staying in Mecca three days, and in Dhu al-Qa'da of year eight the 'umra of al-Ji'rana after his return from Hawazin. 3

Its sanctity and rules

It opens the three consecutive sacred months; fighting is forbidden in it on the majority view except defensively, and in it the pilgrims enter ihram for the hajj. 2

People and things also explored

Adhan (the call to prayer: its ruling, wording, conditions, recommended features and the muezzin)· Yawm al-Jumu'a (Friday, fiqh)· I'tikaf (retreat)· The ruling on one who abandons prayer· The people of the bench (ahl al-suffa)· The sacred months· The good deeds (al-hasanat)· Spending in the way of God (infaq)

Sources

  1. The Remaining Traces of Past Centuries (Maktabat al-Thaqafa al-Diniyya, Cairo, 1st ed. 2008, digital copy)
  2. al-Mawsu'a al-Fiqhiyya al-Kuwaitiyya, Noor-Book copy (file named v3)
  3. al-Raheeq al-Makhtum — Safi al-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri
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