{"id":15990,"date":"2023-03-15T14:05:42","date_gmt":"2023-03-15T14:05:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldoforient.org\/the-islamic-calendar-discovering-the-symbolism-behind-the-names-of-the-months\/"},"modified":"2023-04-27T08:12:07","modified_gmt":"2023-04-27T08:12:07","slug":"the-islamic-calendar-discovering-the-symbolism-behind-the-names-of-the-months","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldoforient.org\/en\/the-islamic-calendar-discovering-the-symbolism-behind-the-names-of-the-months\/","title":{"rendered":"The Islamic Calendar: Discovering the Symbolism Behind the Names of the Months"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The names of the months in the Islamic calendar are significantly different from the usual names that are borrowed and generally accepted as such.<\/p>\n\n

These names of the months, in addition to a different name, also have very important meanings that the Arabs once used to determine a certain time of the year.<\/p>\n\n

So, here are the names and explanations:<\/strong><\/p>

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  1. Muharram \u2014 ar. \u0645\u062d\u0631\u0651\u0645 “forbidden”; During this month it was forbidden (haram) to wage war.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Safar \u2014 ar. \u0635\u0641\u0631 -“Zero, empty”; According to pagan tradition, Arabs looted during this month and left houses empty.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Rabi’ al-awwal \u2014 ar. \u0631\u0628\u064a\u0639 \u0627\u0644\u0639\u0648\u0644 – “first spring”.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Rabi’ al-thani\u2014ar. \u0631\u0628\u064a\u0639, \u0627\u0644\u062b\u0627\u0646\u064a -“second (last) spring”.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. Jumada al-awwal \u2014ar. \u062c\u0645\u0627\u062f\u064a \u0627\u0644\u0627\u0648\u0648\u0644 -“the first month of dry land”; It is often considered the Islamic “summer”.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  6. Jumada al-tani \u2014 ar. \u062c\u0645\u0627\u062f\u0649 \u0627\u0644\u062b\u0627\u0646\u064a – “the second (last) month of the dry land”.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  7. Rajab – ar. \u0631\u062c\u0628 -“respect” or “honor”; Rajab is another holy month in which warfare was traditionally forbidden.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  8. Saban – ar.\u0634\u0639\u0628\u0627\u0646 – “scatter”; This month marks the time of year when the Arab tribes were migrating and scattering around to find water. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  9. Ramadan \u2014 ar.\u0631\u0645\u0636\u0627\u0646 -“burnt”; This is the month of fasting, the most revered in the calendar.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  10. Shawwal \u2014 arr. \u0634\u0648\u0627\u0644 – “raised”; In this month, the camels start to raise their tails after camelling. \n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  11. Dhu al-Ki’dah\u2014ar. \u0630\u0648 \u0627\u0644\u0642\u0639\u062f\u0629 – “truce”; Also, war was forbidden in this month.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  12. Dhu al-Hijjah \u2014 ar. \u0630\u0648 \u0627\u0644\u062d\u062c\u0629 -“pilgrimage”; Pilgrims flock to Mecca during this month.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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