The Arabic words ‘Zhul Hijjah’ means ‘the one for pilgrimage’.ĭuring this month Muslim pilgrims from all around the world congregate at Mecca to visit the Kaabah. This is the twelfth and last month on the Islamic calendar. People were however allowed to defend themselves if attacked. This is a holy month during which war was banned. The Arabic words ‘Zhul Qa’dah’ means ‘the one of truce/sitting’.
This is the eleventh month on the Islamic calendar. She-camels would normally be in calf at this time of year and raise their tails.
The Arabic word ‘Shawwal’ means ‘raised’. Supposedly so called because of high temperatures caused by the excessive heat of the sun, Ramadan is the most venerated month of the Hijri calendar.ĭuring this time, Muslims must fast from pre-dawn till sunset and should give charity to the poor and needy. 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. The Arabic words ‘Jumada-Al Awal’ mean ‘the first of parched land’. Others refer to the month as Rabi-Al Akhir which means the end of spring time. The Arabic words ‘Rabi-Al Sanni’ 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 ‘Safar’ 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. It ends at sunset, when the entire disk of the sun has gone below the actual western horizon, even if substantially elevated above the ideal horizon by mountains. Daytime begins at dawn, traditionally when a white thread can be distinguished from a black thread, but now often equated with astronomical dawn, which occurs when the center of the sun is 18° below the eastern geometric horizon.
Of all the months in the Islamic calendar, Ramadan is the most sacred, during the daytime of which no Muslim may eat food or drink liquid, except for those who are ill or traveling, who must make up the days missed later. Muslims are required to abstain from eating, drinking any liquid, and sexual intercourse during the daylight hours of this month. Of all the months in the Islamic calendar, Ramadan is the most venerated. Islamic calendar or Muslim calendar is based on the Glorious Quran and its proper observance is a sacred duty for Muslims.įour months are considered haram or sacred Muharram, Rajab, Dhu al-Qi'dah, and Dhu al-Hijjah. Islamic calendar or Muslim calendar also called the Hijri calendar is the calendar used to date events in many predominantly Muslim countries, and used by Muslims everywhere to determine the proper day on which to celebrate Islamic holy days or other Islamic Occasions.
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