The two Rabi' months (Rabi' al-Awwal and Rabi' al-Akhir: the birth and the hijra)
Rabi' al-Awwal is the third month and Rabi' al-Akhir the fourth, named after the spring season in which they fell when the months were named. In Rabi' al-Awwal, on the prevalent report, the Prophet ﷺ was born, and in it he set out on the hijra and reached Medina on Monday the twelfth. 1 2
In the other books · 2
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البداية والنهاية — ابن كثير — p. 106
al-Bidaya wa-l-Nihaya · 106
An excerpt from «البداية والنهاية — ابن كثير» carrying a report of correspondence, a letter, epistle or reply in context; quoted within forty words per the sources policy.
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Tathbit Dala'il al-Nubuwwa — Part two, chapter 30, section 41 of 41
Tathbit Dala'il al-Nubuwwa · juz-2/bab-30/c-41
A section of chapter 30 of Qadi Abd al-Jabbar al-Hamdani's Tathbit Dala'il al-Nubuwwa, part two; the Mu'tazili author gathers proofs of the Prophet's mission and miracles from the Qur'an and transmitted reports, answering those who deny prophethood or strip it of miracles. The quoted excerpt is taken from the Wikisource edition.
Sources
- al-Raheeq al-Makhtum — Safi al-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri
- The Remaining Traces of Past Centuries (Maktabat al-Thaqafa al-Diniyya, Cairo, 1st ed. 2008, digital copy)