Dhul-QaꜤdah (ذُو الْقَعْدَةِ)
الفقه أصول الفقه
التعريف :
The eleventh month of the Hijri calendar. It follows the month of Shawwāl and precedes Dhul-Ḥijjah. These three months constitute the time point when the hajj may be started. Dhul-QaꜤdah is one of the four sacred months.
المعنى الاصطلاحي :
The eleventh month of the Hijri calendar, comingwhich comes after Shawwāl and precedingprecedes "Dhul-Hijjah."
الشرح المختصر :
"Dhul-Qa‘dah" is one of the sacred months that are mentioned in the Qur’an: {Indeed, the number of months with Allah is twelve [lunar] months in the register of Allah [from] the day He created the heavens and the earth; of these, four are sacred.} [At-Tawbah: 36] Allah, the Almighty, has given these months preference over the rest of the months; thus, sinning becomes graver in them, and they are granted a greater honor. It was named "Dhul-Qad‘ah" because the Arabs would abstain (taq‘ud) from fighting during that month. They would stay in their homes, without seeking provisions or marching for war, and then they would perform "Hajj" in “Dh-Hijjah". Fighting was prohibited in the pre-Islamic Arabia during the sacred months. This was passed down to the Arabs from the religion of Ibrāhim (Abraham), peace be upon him. If a man from among them met his father's or brother's murderer, he would leave him unharmed. Then Islam came and prohibited fighting during these months.