Of the 12 months of the Hijri calendar, Safar is one that was shrouded in innovations and superstitions in pagan Arab society. We are, today, already in the first week of Safar, the second month of the Islamic calendar. do not regard any particular day, week or month to be bad, for I (Allah) Am the (embodiment) of all time” The total number of his sick days were either thirteen or fourteen.“ Do not revile time (i.e. He (ﷺ) led the Muslims in prayer for eleven days although he was sick. On the way back he had a headache, his temperature rose so high that the heat effect could be felt over His headband. On Monday the twenty-ninth of Safar in the eleventh year of Al-Hijra, he (ﷺ) participated in funeral rites in Al-Baqi. But I do fear that you will compete each other in acquiring the worldly riches.' By Allah, I do not fear for you that you will turn polytheists after me. I have been given the keys of the treasures of the earth or the keys of the earth. By Allah, you will meet me at the Haud very soon. 'I am to precede you and I have been made witness upon you. He then ascended the pulpit and addressed the people saying: It looked like he was saying good-bye to both the dead and the living. (Reference: The Sealed Nectar, الرّحيق المختوم)ĭuring the early days of Safar in the eleventh year of Al-Hijra, the Prophet (ﷺ) went out to Uhud and observed a farewell prayer for the martyrs. It was Allah's Will that Usamah's expedition would be the first one dispatched during the caliphate of the virtuous Abu Bakr (رضي الله عنه). The anxiety provoking news about the sickness of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ), however made the expedition delayed again in order to know what Allah had willed as regards His Messenger (ﷺ). The army departed from Madinah and had stayed at a place, Jurf, three miles from Madinah. The number of volunteers in his army was enormous. So, people started tending towards Usamah (رضي الله عنه) and joined his army. Yes, by Allah, his father, who was one of the most beloved people to me, was quite efficient for leadership and this son of his is one of the most beloved individuals to me after his father.' 'No wonder now you contest his leadership, for you have already contested the previous leadership of his father. Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) addressed people saying: Because he was still too young, people delayed their joining in this expedition.

The leadership of Usamah was subject to criticism. Killing Farwah bin 'Amr Al Judhami (رضي الله عنه), who was their agent at Ma'an, was evidence of it.Īllah's Messenger (ﷺ) started to mobilize a great army in Safar in the eleventh year of Al-Hijra under the command of Usamah bin Zaid bin Harithah (رضي الله عنه). The Byzantine arrogance made them even kill those agents of theirs, who embraced Islam. The pride of the Byzantine State made it deny Muslims their right to live. Keep scrolling to learn about the significance of the month of Safar in Islamic history! This year (2021), Safar is expected to begin on September 8th, 2021, insha'Allah.ĭuring the time of Jaahiliyyah (ignorance, before Islam), there was a lot of superstition around the month of Safar, but there is no foundation to such claims as shown in this authentic hadith:Ību Huraira (رضي الله عنه) narrated: Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, '(There is) no 'Adwa (no contagious disease is conveyed without Allah's permission) nor is there any bad omen (from birds), nor is there any Hamah, nor is there any bad omen in the month of Safar, and one should run away from the leper as one runs away from a lion.' ( Sahih al-Bukhari 5707 ) This month comes after Muharram and before Rabi' Al-Awwal. Safar is the second month of the Islamic calendar. Safar might come from the fact that there was a lot of wind (i.e., whistling of the wind).Ĭhronological order in the Hijri calendar It is believed that most of the Hijri months got their names from the weather conditions of the time. The Arabic word صَفَر comes from the root letters ص ف ر which carry many different meanings depending on the context: to whistle, to hiss, a siren, yellow/to turn yellow, emptiness, hunger.

Month of safar