Rabi-ul-Awwal

 

Rabi-ul-Awwal is the third month of the Islamic calendar. The month is named as the first (Awwal) month of Spring (Rabi), in which it would rain and flower buds would blossom. It was this month in which the Holy Prophet
Muhammad (PBUH) , was born and the month in which he departed 63 years later. This is also the month of Hijrat from which the Islamic calendar takes its name.

Rabi'-uth-Thani

 

Rabi’-uth-Thani is the fourth month of the Islamic calendar. The month is named as the second (Thani) month of Spring (Rabi), in which fruits would ripen and the crops would be ready for harvest.

Jumadal-'Ula

 

Jumadal-'Ula, the fifth month of the Islamic calendar, is named for the change in season as the first ('Ula) month of winter in which the sources of water got frozen. This was a month of both joy and loss for the Holy Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) prior to Prophethood, as he married Bibi Khatija (RA) in this month and lost his grandfather Abdul Muttalib in this month.

Jumadal Aakhira

 

Jumadal Aakhira is the sixth month of the Hijri calendar. The word 'Jumad' is dervied from the word 'Jumood' meaning 'to freeze'. This is the second of the two months in which water used to freeze at the time when these months were named.

Rajab /Rajab-ul-Fard

 

The lexical definition of Rajab is 'to respect'. The Arabs regarded the month of Rajab, the seventh month of the Islamic calendar, as one of the sacred months in which they would refrain from trading and fighting. The word 'Fard' means alone, because unlike the other three sacred months for Muslims which are consecutive, this sacred month comes alone. It is generally believed that the event of Me'raj, that is the ascension of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) to the heavens, took place on a night in the end of Rajab.

Sha'ban

 

Sha'ban is the eighth month of the Islamic calendar. The Arabic word 'Sha'ban' is derived from the word 'tash'aba' which means to divide into groups and disperse into different directions. Traditionally, the Arabs would leave their land and travel in this month. This is the month in which the Ka'aba was established as Qibla for the Muslims.