Dhu’l Qa’dah (1446)

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Welcome to our newsletter, as we enter the month of Dhu’l Qa’dah; the 11th month of the Islamic (hijri) calendar, we enter into to one of the four sacred months ordained by Allah ﷻ, the month before Dhu’l Hijjah.

A SACRED MONTH
“In all (twelve) months, Allah ﷻ then chose four out of these months and made them sacred, emphasising their sanctity, making sinning in them greater, in addition to multiplying the rewards of righteous deeds during them.” – Tafseer Ibn Katheer

THE CHARACTERISTICS OF SACRED MONTHS
The three main characteristics of the sacred months are:

1. They were singled out by Allah ﷻ as sacred and are thus indisputably special.
2. It is forbidden to start fighting during them.
3. Our deeds, good and bad, carry more weight during the sacred months.

IMPORTANT HISTORICAL EVENTS IN THIS MONTH
In the life of RasulAllah ﷺ, many Important historical events took place during the month of Dhu’l Q’adah some of these were; the Battle of Khandaq, the Truce of Hudaybiyah and the Pledge of Ridwan, and the Compensatory Umrah of RasulAllah ﷺ as well as the Farewell Pilgrimage where the Hajj and Umrah were combined and the Farewell Sermon was given. This event marked the end of the Prophet’s ﷺ life and is considered one of the most significant events in Islamic history.

WAYS TO INCREASE IN GOOD DEEDS THIS MONTH
The rewards of righteous deeds are multiplied during this month so we are encouraged to increase in different acts of ibadah like fasting, seeking forgiveness, reading Qur’an and giving charity. Allah ﷻ has created for us a year divided into lunar months, many of which have special virtues and offer unique ways for us to draw closer to Him.

The Prophet ﷺ said, ‘Keep doing good all your life, and avail yourselves for the winds of Allah’s mercy. For indeed Allah Ta’ala has certain winds of mercy which He sends on whoever He wishes among His slaves. Ask Allah to conceal your faults and to keep you safe from danger.’ (Bayhaqi)

UPDATES / NEWS
IV Publishing are completing a second edition of “Spiritual Significance of Islamic Architecture” as the first edition has now sold out. We have made a few changes and hope to send it out to print within the next month and make it available to you all on our website soon after in sha Allah. We are looking forward to working on a few new projects which we hope to release this year as well in sha Allah. May Allah grant us tawfiq and may our work bring much benefit and blessings to all. Ameen.

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Credit: https://muslimhands.org.uk/latest/2020/06/the-benefits-of-dhul-qadah-the-sacredmonth
https://gtaf.org/blog/dhul-qadah-month/
https://www.noorulislam.org.uk/dhul-qadah-the-sacred-month/

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