As the world becomes absorbed in holiday celebrations, distractions, and leisure, Muslims are called to a different kind of preparation—the preparation of the heart.
Allah has honored four sacred months—Dhul-Qa‘dah, Dhul-Hijjah, Muharram, and Rajab—and Rajab arrives as a divine reminder that Ramadan is drawing near. While others are busy with Christmas holidays, this is our moment to return to the Qur’an, strengthen our salah, abandon sins, and rebuild our connection with Allah.
The Sahabah understood the weight of this season. It is reported that they would prepare for Ramadan for six months, making duʿā’ that Allah allow them to reach it and striving to enter it with purified hearts. We, however, have only two months—Rajab and Shaʿbān—left before Ramadan arrives.
There is no authentic Sunnah specifying special acts exclusive to Rajab, but the Sunnah of the Prophet ﷺ and the way of the Sahabah was to increase obedience: repentance, voluntary fasting, charity, dhikr, and sincere intention.
The one who prepares now will enter Ramadan with vigor, clarity, and spiritual energy—while the one who delays will spend Ramadan merely trying to catch up.
Rajab is not about innovation; it is about orientation—turning the heart back to Allah before the greatest month arrives.
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