Jumada al-Thani

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Jumada al-Thani, also known as Jumada al-Akhirah, Jumada al-Akhir, or Jumada II, is the sixth month of the Islamic calendar. The word Jumda (), from which the name of the month is derived, is used to denote dry, parched land, a land devoid of rain. Jumādā () may also be related to a verb meaning 'to freeze', and another account relates that water would freeze in pre-Islamic Arabia during this time of year.

Timing

The Islamic calendar is a purely lunar calendar, and months begin when the first crescent of a new moon is sighted. Since the Islamic lunar year is 11 to 12 days shorter than the solar year, Jumada al-Thani migrates throughout the seasons. The estimated start and end dates for Jumada al-Thani are as follows (based on the Umm al-Qura calendar of Saudi Arabia):

Islamic events

• 03 Jumada al-Thani, death of Muhammad's daughter Fatimah in 11&nbsp;AH.
• 03 Jumada al-Thani, death of Harun al-Rashid, the fifth Abbasid caliph.
• 10 Jumada al-Thani, victory of Ali in the Battle of Bassorah (Jamal).
• 13 Jumada al-Thani, death of Umm al-Banin (the mother of Abbas ibn Ali).
• 20 Jumada al-Thani, birth of Muhammad's daughter Fatima Zahra.
• 22 Jumada al-Thani, death of Caliph Abu Bakr.
• 25 Jumada al-Thani of 564 AH, Saladin became amir of Egypt.

See also

• Jumada al-Awwal

Notes

References

External links

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