Islamic Months and Related Islamic Events

The Islamic year has twelve months that are based on a lunar cycle. Allah says in the Qur'an:

"The number of months in the sight of Allah is twelve (in a year) - so ordained by Him the day He created the heavens and the earth...." (9:36).

"It is He Who made the sun to be a shining glory, and the moon to be a light of beauty, and measured out stages for it, that you might know the number of years and the count of time. Allah did not create this except in truth and righteousness. And He explains His signs in detail, for those who understand" (10:5).

Islamic months begin at sunset of the first day, the day when the lunar crescent is visually sighted. The lunar year is approximately 354 days long, so the months rotate backward through the seasons and are not fixed to the Gregorian calendar. The months of the Islamic year are:

1. Muharram ("Forbidden" - it is one of the four months during which it is forbidden to wage war or fight)

2. Safar ("Empty" or "Yellow")

3. Rabia Awal ("First spring")

4. Rabia Thani ("Second spring")

5. Jumaada Awal ("First freeze")

6. Jumaada Thani ("Second freeze")

7. Rajab ("To respect" - this is another holy month when fighting is prohibited)

8. Sha'ban ("To spread and distribute")

9. Ramadan ("Parched thirst" - this is the month of daytime fasting)

10. Shawwal ("To be light and vigorous")

11. Dhul-Qi'dah ("The month of rest" - another month when no warfare or fighting is allowed)

12. Dhul-Hijjah ("The month of Hajj" - this is the month of the annual pilgrimage to Makkah, again when no warfare or fighting is allowed)

Click here to see the Islamic Calender 

Islamic Event in Muharram:

Comemoration of  Imam Hussein's Martyrdom (Shahadat)

who was the grandson of our beloved Prophet Muhammad S., on 10th. of Muharram (Day of Aashura means Tenth Day)

You may know the story of his Shahadat here;

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Islamic Events in Safar

1. The Battle of Abwaa took place on 12th of Safar in the year 2 A.H.
2. The Battle of Khaibar took place in the year 7 A.H. 
3. Hadhrat Ali (R A ) married Prophet  daughter Hadhrat Fatima (R.A.) in the latter days of Safar 2 A.H. 
4. Khubaib Ibn Adey (R.A.) was martyred in Safar in the year 4 A.H. in Makkah. 
5. Zaid Ibn Dathina (RA) was martyred in this month in the year 4 A.H. in Makkah.

Islamic Events in Rabi ul awal

1-Rabi-ul-Awwal :-
Hijrat-e-Madina – Start of Islamic Hijri calendar

4-Rabi-ul-Awwal :- 
Death of Hazrat Fatima Masooma-e-Qum (R.A) – (201 A.H.) [Disputed date]

8-Rabi-ul-Awwal :-

• Martyrdom of Imam Hasan Askari (R.A) – (260 A.H.)

• Beginning of Ghaibat-e-Sughra of Imam Mohammad Mehdi

9-Rabi-ul-Awwal :-  Eid-e-Zahra (R.A)

10-Rabi-ul-Awwal :-

• Death of Hazrat Abdul Mutallib (R.A) – grand father of Prophet Muhammad (P.B.U.H) 
• Marriage of Prophet Muhammad(sawaw) and Hazrat Khadija (R.A)

12-Rabi-ul-Awwal :- 

The sacred day of 12th of Rabi-ul-Awal is especially important to the Muslim world, because on this dayProphet Muhammad (S.A.W) was born, who led humanity from darkness to light and who is described by Allah as “a mercy to all the worlds – Rehmat-ullil-Alimeen”. Eid-e-Milad-un-Nabi is celebrated by theMuslims in East and West on 12th Rabi-ul-Awal with great devotion and reverence. The occasion like 12th Rabi-ul-Awal is meant to remind people of how the Prophet lived his life and to rejuvenate their Eiman.

16-Rabi-ul-Awwal :- 

Building of Masjid-e-Quba - the first Masjid in Islam – (1 A.H.)

17-Rabi-ul-Awwal :- 

• Birth of Prophet  Muhammad (P.B.U.H)  – (53 years before Hijra)
• Birth of Imam Jafer Sadiq (R.A) – (82 A.H.)

28-Rabi-ul-Awwal :- Death of Hazrat Abu Talib (R.A)

Please also click here fordetailed different important events of Islamic months.