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    The document discusses the 12 months in the Islamic calendar. Each month has a name and meaning in Arabic and some explanation of its significance. The months are: 1) Muharram, 2) Safar, 3) Rabi' al-Awwal, 4) Rabi' al-Thani, 5) Jumada al-Awwala, 6) Jumada al-Akhirah, 7) Rajab, 8) Sha'ban, 9) Ramadan, 10) Shawwal, 11) Dhul Qa'dah, and 12) Dhul Hijjah. Some key months are Muharram which is forbidden for fighting, Ramadan for fasting

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    The document discusses the 12 months in the Islamic calendar. Each month has a name and meaning in Arabic and some explanation of its significance. The months are: 1) Muharram, 2) Safar, 3) Rabi' al-Awwal, 4) Rabi' al-Thani, 5) Jumada al-Awwala, 6) Jumada al-Akhirah, 7) Rajab, 8) Sha'ban, 9) Ramadan, 10) Shawwal, 11) Dhul Qa'dah, and 12) Dhul Hijjah. Some key months are Muharram which is forbidden for fighting, Ramadan for fasting

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    The document discusses the 12 months in the Islamic calendar. Each month has a name and meaning in Arabic and some explanation of its significance. The months are: 1) Muharram, 2) Safar, 3) Rabi' al-Awwal, 4) Rabi' al-Thani, 5) Jumada al-Awwala, 6) Jumada al-Akhirah, 7) Rajab, 8) Sha'ban, 9) Ramadan, 10) Shawwal, 11) Dhul Qa'dah, and 12) Dhul Hijjah. Some key months are Muharram which is forbidden for fighting, Ramadan for fasting

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    The Islamic calendar is a lunar calendar consisting of 12 months and 355 days. It is used in Muslim countries and regions to celebrate Islamic festivals and observe religious practices like fasting and Hajj.

    Many of the month names are derived from Arabic roots relating to aspects of the seasons, like grazing cattle or being scattered, while others reference religious significance like being a sacred or forbidden month.

    Fighting and war are forbidden during the months of Muharram and Rajab. Muslims must also fast during the month of Ramadan.

    Islamic Months Names

    Islamic Calendar is consisting of 12 months in a year of 355


    days which is used mostly in Muslim countries and west
    regions where Muslims have been living to celebrate Islamic
    festivals, Offer Hajj, Observe the fasting in Ramdan and
    other Islamic events in different months of Hijri Calendar in
    year.

    # Name Transliteration Meaning Explanation


    A sacred month, so called because battle
    and all kinds of fighting are forbidden
    1 ‫ُم َح َّرم‬ Muharram Forbidden
    (haram) during this month. Muḥarram
    includes Ashura, the tenth day.
    Supposedly named thus because pre-
    Islamic Arab houses were empty this time
    of year while their occupants gathered
    2 ‫صفَر‬ َ Safar Void food. Another account relates that they
    used to loot the houses of their enemies
    after defeating them in battle, leaving
    nothing behind.
    Also means to graze, because cattle were
    grazed during this month. Also a very
    ‫َربِيع‬ The first
    3 Rabiul-Awwal holy month of celebration for many
    ‫أٱْل َ َّول‬ spring
    Muslims, as it was the month the Prophet
    Muhammad was born.
    ‫ربيع‬ The second
    4 Rabi-uthani
    ‫الثاني‬ spring
    Often considered the pre-Islamic
    The first of
    ‫ُج َما َد ٰى‬ Jumadi-ul- summer. Jumada may also be related to
    5 ُ ‫أ‬ parched
    ‫ٱْلولَ ٰى‬ Awwal a verb meaning "to freeze" and another
    land
    account relates that water would freeze
    during this time of year.
    The last of
    ‫ُجما َدى‬
    6 ٰ َ‫أ‬
    Jumadi-
    parched Value
    ‫ٱْل ِخ َرة‬ uthani
    land
    This is the second sacred month in which
    fighting is forbidden. Rajab may also be
    Respect, related to a verb meaning "to remove", so
    7 ‫َر َجب‬ Rajab
    honour called because pre-Islamic Arabs would
    remove the heads of their spears and
    refrain from fighting.
    Marked the time of year when Arab tribes
    dispersed to find water. Sha'ban may also
    be related to a verb meaning "to be in
    8 ‫ش أعبَان‬
    َ Sha'ban Scattered
    between two things". Another account
    relates that it was called thus because the
    month lies between Rajab and Ramaḍān
    Burning is related to fasting as in empty
    stomach one's worldly desire will burn.
    Supposedly so called because of high
    temperatures caused by the excessive
    Burning
    9 ‫ضان‬
    َ ‫َر َم‬ Ramadan heat of the sun. Ramadan is the most
    heat
    venerated month of the Hijri calendar.
    During this time, Muslims must fast from
    pre-dawn until sunset and should give
    charity to the poor and needy.
    She-camels would normally be in calf at
    10 ‫ش ََّوال‬ Shawwal Raised
    this time of year and raise their tails.
    This is a holy month during which war is
    ‫ذُو‬ The one of
    11 Zhul-Q'aada banned. People are allowed to defend
    ‫أٱلقَ أع َدة‬ truce/sitting
    themselves if attacked.
    During this month Muslim pilgrims from all
    around the world congregate at Mecca to
    ‫ذُو‬ The one of
    12 Zhul-Hijja visit the Kaaba. The Hajj is performed on
    ‫أٱل ِح َّجة‬ pilgrimage
    the eighth, ninth and the tenth of this
    month. Day of Arafah takes place on the
    ninth of the month. Eid al-Adha, the
    "Festival of the Sacrifice", begins on the
    tenth day and ends on sunset of the
    twelfth, and this is a fourth holy month
    during which war is banned.

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