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Rajab

American

[ruh-jab] / rəˈdʒæb /

noun

the seventh month of the Islamic calendar.

Rajab British

/ rəˈdʒæb /

noun

the seventh month of the Muslim year

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Etymology

Origin of Rajab

First recorded in 1760–70; from Arabic rajab, akin to rajaba “to fear, respect”

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Rajab

In 2024 he released "Hind's Hall," which pays tribute to Hind Rajab, a five-year-old Palestinian girl whose death sparked a wave of international outrage.

From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026

U.S. officials urged Israeli authorities to investigate what happened to Rajab.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026

The director of The Voice of Hind Rajab explains how the real-life emergency call of a five-year-old Gazan girl became the basis for an acclaimed film.

From Slate ● Mar. 10, 2026

Rajab echoed the thoughts of residents, analysts and aid workers who see in Israel’s assault a larger plan to recast the camps as ordinary city neighborhoods, not refugee havens.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 24, 2025

In his day it was red brocade on the 10th Muharram; fine linen on the 1st Rajab; and white brocade on the 1st Shawwal.

From Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah & Meccah — Volume 2 by Sir Richard Francis Burton

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