What is Jumada al-Thani? Jumada al-Thani — written in Arabic as جُمَادَى الثَّانِيَة and also widely known as Jumada al-Akhira (جُمَادَى الْآخِرَة), Jamadi ul Thani, or Jumada II — is the sixth month of the Islamic Hijri lunar calendar. It follows Jumada al-Awwal (the fifth month) and precedes Rajab (the seventh and one of the … Read more
What is Jumada al-Awwal? Jumada al-Awwal — written in Arabic as جُمَادَى الْأُولَى and also commonly known as Jumada al-Ula, Jamadi ul Awwal, or simply Jumada I — is the fifth month of the Islamic Hijri lunar calendar. It follows Rabi al-Thani (the fourth month) and comes before Jumada al-Thani (the sixth month), placing it … Read more
What is Rabi al-Thani? (Introduction) Rabi al-Thani — written in Arabic as رَبِيعُ الثَّانِي and also known as Rabi ul Akhir (رَبِيعُ الْآخِر) — is the fourth month of the Islamic Hijri lunar calendar. It follows Rabi al-Awwal and comes before Jumada al-Awwal, sitting right at the heart of the early months of the Islamic … Read more
What is Rabi Al-Awwal? Rabi Al-Awwal is the third month of the Islamic Hijri calendar — a purely lunar calendar followed by over 1.8 billion Muslims worldwide. It comes after Muharram (1st month) and Safar (2nd month), and holds a uniquely sacred place in Islamic history because it is the birth month of the Prophet … Read more
What Is Safar? Safar (Arabic: صَفَر) is the second month of the Islamic Hijri lunar calendar, following Muharram and preceding Rabi al-Awwal. It is one of the twelve months Allah ordained since the day He created the heavens and the earth, and like all of them, it holds no intrinsic evil or bad luck — … Read more
What Is Muharram? Muharram (Arabic: مُحَرَّم) is the first month of the Islamic Hijri calendar and one of the most sacred months in all of Islam. Its name comes from the Arabic root meaning “forbidden” or “prohibited” — a name that itself signals its elevated sanctity. In the pre-Islamic era, the Arabs already recognized this … Read more
What Is Dhul Hijjah? Dhul Hijjah (Arabic: ذُو الْحِجَّة) is the twelfth and final month of the Islamic lunar calendar. Its name literally means “Possessor of the Pilgrimage” — because this is the sacred month in which Hajj takes place and Eid al-Adha is celebrated. It is one of the four sacred months (Ash’hur al-Hurum) … Read more