1. Muḥarram (ﻣﺤﺮﻡ meaning forbidden), so called because battle and all kind of fighting is forbidden (haram) during this month. Muharram includes the Day of Ashura. 2. Ṣafar (ﺻﻔﺮ meaning void), supposedly named thus because pagan Arab houses were empty this time of year while their occupants gathered food. 3. Rabīʿ I (Rabīʿ al-Awwal, ﺭﺑﻴﻊ ﺍﻷﻭﻝ) meaning the first spring. 4. Rabīʿ II (Rabīʿ ath-Thānī ﺭﺑﻴﻊ ﺍﻟﺜﺎﻧﻲ or Rabīʿ al- Ākhir ﺭﺑﻴﻊ ﺍﻵﺧﺮ) meaning the second (or last) spring. 5. Jumādā I (Jumādā al-Ūlā, ﺟﻤﺎﺩﻯ ﺍﻷﻭﻟﻰ meaning the first month of parched land). Often considered the pre-Islamic summer. 6. Jumādā II (Jumādā ath-Thāniya ﺟﻤﺎﺩﻯ ﺍﻟﺜﺎﻧﻴﺔ or Jumādā al-Ākhira ﺟﻤﺎﺩﻯ ﺍﻵﺧﺮﺓ) meaning the second (or last) month of parched land. 7. Rajab (ﺭﺟﺐ meaning respect, honor). This is another sacred month in which fighting is forbidden. 8. Shaʿbān (ﺷﻌﺒﺎﻥ meaning scattered). Marked the time of year when Arab tribes dispersed to find water. 9. Ramaḍān (ﺭﻣﻀﺎﻥ meaning burning). Ramadan is the most venerated month of the Hijri calendar. During this time, Muslims must fast from dawn till sunset and should give charity to the poor. 10. Shawwāl (ﺷﻮﺍﻝ meaning raised). She-camels normally would be in calf at this time of year. 11. Dhū al-Qaʿda (ﺫﻭ ﺍﻟﻘﻌﺪﺓ meaning the one of truce). Dhu al-Qada is another month during which war is banned. 12. Dhū al-Ḥijja (ﺫﻭ ﺍﻟﺤﺠﺔ meaning the one of pilgrimage). The month in which the annual Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca (the Hajj) occurs and during which war is banned.
Posted on: Fri, 02 Jan 2015 07:15:25 +0000
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