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Months of the Islamic Calendar: Their Meanings
1. Muharram: is named so because the Arabs used to prohibit fighting during it.
2. Safar: is named so because the Arabs used to leave their homes during that month as they used to set out to fight their enemies. It is also said that they used to leave their homes to escape summer heat.
3. Rabi` al-Awwal: is named so because it usually coincides with the spring time.
7. Rajab: is derived from the Arabic word
8. Sha`ban: The Arabic wordSha`ban is derived from the word , which means to go in different directions. It is said that Sha`ban takes such a name because the Arabs used to go in different directions fighting their enemies.
1. Muharram: is named so because the Arabs used to prohibit fighting during it.
2. Safar: is named so because the Arabs used to leave their homes during that month as they used to set out to fight their enemies. It is also said that they used to leave their homes to escape summer heat.
3. Rabi` al-Awwal: is named so because it usually coincides with the spring time.
4. Rabi` al-Akhar:
is named so because it usually coincides with the winter time.
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is named so because it coincides with winter time.
7. Rajab: is derived from the Arabic word
8. Sha`ban: The Arabic wordSha`ban is derived from the word , which means to go in different directions. It is said that Sha`ban takes such a name because the Arabs used to go in different directions fighting their enemies.
9. Ramadan:
which refers to extreme heat. Ramadan time used to coincide with that extreme climate of heat in the Arab Peninsula, and that is why it is called Ramadan.
10. Shawwal:
The name Shawwal is derived from the Arabic word
11. Dhul-Qi`dah:
refers to Arabs decline to go out fighting their enemies as the early Arabs used to call it a sacred month.
12. Dhul-Hijjah:
is named so because the Arabs used to perform Hajj during that month
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