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Jumada al-awwal (جمادى الأول) is the fifth month in the Islamic calendar.

We can also find the alternative spelling Jumada al-Ula.

The origin of the word is as follows: the word Jumda, from which the name of the month is derived, is used to denote dry parched land: land devoid of rain, and hence denote the dry months

Timing

The Islamic calendar is a lunar calendar, and months begin when the first crescent of a new moon is sighted. Since the Islamic lunar calendar year is 11 to 12 days shorter than the solar year, Jumada al-Awwal migrates throughout the seasons. The estimated start and end dates for Jumada al-Awwal are as follows (all future dates are estimates):

• 1426 AH – First day: June 8, 2005; last day: July 7, 2005
• 1427 AH – First day: May 29, 2006; last day: June 27, 2006
• 1428 AH – First day: May 18, 2007; last day: June 16, 2007
• 1429 AH – First day: May 7, 2008; last day: June 5, 2008

Islamic Events

• On 15 Jumada al-awwal, the fourth Shia Imam, Ali ibn Husayn (Zayn al-Abideen) was born.

External links

• Islamic-Western Calendar Converter (Based on the Arithmetical or Tabular Calendar)

Wikipedia content modification information:

• This page was last modified on 4 January 2009, at 13:02.

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