Tawba 36-37
36- THE NUMBER OF MONTHS OF ALLAH ARE TWELVE MONTHS IN ALLAH’S BOOK, SINCE THE DAY HE CREATED THE HEAVENS AND EARTH, FOUR OF THEM ARE SACRED, THIS UPRIGHT RELIGION, DO NOT BE UNJUST TO YOURSELVES DURING THEM, AND FIGHT THE IDOLATERS, ALL OF THEM AS THEY FIGHT ALL OF YOU, AND KNOW THAT ALLAH IS WITH THE PIOUS WHO PROTECT THEMSELVES FROM HIS DISPLEASURE.
37- THE “NASAE” IS BUT AN EXCESS OF DISBELIEVING, THE DISBELIEVERS ARE MISGUIDED BY, PERMITTING IT ONE YEAR AND FORBIDDING IT ANOTHER, IN ORDER TO MATCH WHAT ALLAH HAS FORBIDDEN, IN THE MEAN TIME THEY PERMIT WHAT ALLAH HAS FORBIDDEN, THEIR EVIL DEEDS HAVE BEEN BEAUTIFIED FOR THEM, AND ALLAH DOES NOT GUIDE THE DISBELIEVING PEOPLE.
The Arabs in Arabia used the Lunar Calendar which is 11 1/3 days shorter than the Sun Calendar. The seasons of the year are not in the same month in the Lunar Calendar as in the Sun Calendar.
Since the creation of the Heavens and Earth, Allah the Highest creed the Lunar Year to be 12 Lunar Months, and that 4 of these months are sacred, during which fighting is forbidden. These are the months of Rajab, Zo-AlKeda, Zo-AlHeja, and Moharam.
In his last Hajj, Allah’s messenger prayer and peace upon him preached saying: “But time has turned around to be just as Allah first created the Heavens and Earth; the year is twelve months, four of them are sacred, three are consecutive, Zo-AlKeda, Zo-Al-Heja, and Al-Moharam, and Rajab Madr that is between Gamadi and Shaban”. (A: 5; 37 & B; Tafseer & Muslim, D)
The Arabs followed the religion of Ibrahim peace upon him, however gradually Idle worshipping contaminated their faith. Even while the Arabs worshiped Idles, they followed the lunar calendar and observed the four sacred months and did not fight each other during them. The Arab tribes used to raid each other, fight, had feuds, raided trading caravans, but not during the four sacred months, which allowed peace and safe travelling.
An Arab man called Johadah Ibn Oaf, nick named Abu Themamah, started a practice of making the month of Safar a Sacred Month instead of Moharam one year and reversing this the next year. This practice was called “Nasea”.
Allah the Highest is commanding us not to change his commands for any reason and in any way. Even swapping one sacred month for another is an evil deed. We do not know the wisdom behind choosing those four months in particular, but whether we know it or not, the obedience of Allah’s commands should be without questioning.
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