![]() The Arabic word ‘Ramadan’ means ‘burning heat’.īurning is related to fasting as on an empty stomach one’s worldly desire will burn. This is the ninth Islamic month which is the most popular month and which virtually every non-Muslim knows. Another account relates that it was called thus because the month lies between Rajab and Ramadan. Sha‘bān may also be related to a verb meaning “to be in between two things”. This month marked the time of year when Arab tribes dispersed to find water. This is the eighth Islamic month the word ‘Sha’aban’ means ‘scattered’. Rajab may also be related to a verb meaning “to remove”, so called because pre-Islamic Arabs would remove the heads of their spears and refrain from fighting. This is the second sacred month in which fighting is forbidden. The Arabic word ‘Rajab’ mean ‘respect/honour’. This is the sixth Islamic month and the second month of parched land. Often considered the pre-Islamic summer, Jumāda may also be related to a verb meaning “to freeze” and another account relates that water would freeze during this time of year. Others refer to the month as Rabi-Al Akhir which means the end of spring time. The Arabic words ‘Rabi-Al Thanni’ mean ‘the second spring’. Rabi Al-Awwal is a very holy month for many Muslims as the Prophet Mohammed (PBUH) was born in this month. The name also means to graze, because cattle were grazed during this month. This is the third Islamic month, the Arabic words ‘Rabi-Al Awwal’ mean ‘the first spring’. Supposedly named thus because pre-Islamic Arab houses were empty this time of year while their occupants gathered food.Īnother account relates that they used to loot the houses of their enemies after defeating them in battle, leaving nothing behind. This is the second Islamic month, the Arabic word ‘Safr’ means ‘void’ Muḥarram includes ‘Āshūrā’, the tenth day. The Arabic word ‘Muharram’ means ‘forbidden’, this is so because battles and all kinds of fighting were forbidden (ḥarām) during this month. This is the first month on the Islamic calendar the Islamic New Year, also known as Arabic New Year or Al Hijrii starts on the first day of Muharram. Muslims use the sighting of the moon, which is why virtually none of the 12 months have exact number of days compared to the Gregorian calendar.īelow are the 12 Islamic months, their meaning and significance. The Islamic calendar comprises 12 months and reads 1442 AH (1,442 years after Hijrah). Why We Didn’t Declare Hijrah Holiday - Oyo GovtĮvery month symbolizes a particular meaning and comes in a systematic way. The Islamic calendar is a lunar calendar which changes over time and the placement of each month differs from previous years of the Gregorian calendar. Muslims the world over are guided by the Islamic calendar which is also known as the Hijri calendar.
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