Religion:Jumada al-Awwal

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Short description: Fifth month of the Islamic calendar


Jumada al-Awwal
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The Treaty of Küçük Kaynarca was signed between the Ottoman Empire and Russian Empire in this month
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Month number5
Number of days29-30 (depends on actual observation of the moon's crescent)

Jumada al-Awwal (Arabic: جُمَادَىٰ ٱلْأَوَّل), also known as Jumada al-Ula (Arabic: جُمَادَىٰ ٱلْأُولَىٰ), or Jumada I, is the fifth month of the Islamic calendar. Jumada al-Awwal spans 29 or 30 days. The origin of the month's name is theorized by some as coming from the word jamād (Arabic: جماد), meaning "arid, dry, or cold",[1] denoting the dry and parched land and hence the dry months of the pre-Islamic Arabian calendar. Jumādā (Arabic: جُمَادَىٰ) may also be related to a verb meaning "to freeze", and another account relates that water would freeze during this time of year. The secondary name Jumādā al-Ūlā may possibly mean "to take charge with, commend, entrust, commit or care during the arid or cold month".[1] However, this explanation is rejected by some as Jumada al-Awwal is a lunar month that does not coincide with seasons as solar months do.

In Turkish, the name of the month is cemâziyelevvel,[2] [3] Ottoman Turkish: جمادى الأولى‎; it was abbreviated as ج ca in Ottoman Turkish.[2][4]

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 tropical year, Jumada al-Awwal migrates backwards throughout the seasons in a cycle of about 33 solar years. The estimated start and end dates for Jumada al-Awwal are as follows (based on the Umm al-Qura calendar of Saudi Arabia:[5])

Jumada al-Awwal dates between 2021 and 2025
AH First day (CE/AD) Last day (CE/AD)
1443 05 December 2021 03 January 2022
1444 25 November 2022 24 December 2022
1445 15 November 2023 13 December 2023
1446 03 November 2024 02 December 2024
1447 023 October 2025 021 November 2025

Islamic events

  • On 5 Jumada al-Awwal, Zaynab bint Ali was born.
  • On 8th Jumada al-Awwal, URS Sayyid Amir al-Kulal Amir Kulal.
  • On 10 Jumada al-Awwal 11 AH, Fatima, daughter of Muhammad, died in Medina at the young age of 23 years according to Sunni Muslim sources.
  • On 13 Jumada al-Awwal 11 AH, Fatima was buried by her husband Ali.
  • On 15 Jumada al-Awwal, Ali ibn Husayn was born.
  • On 20 Jumada al-Awwal 857, Mehmed II conquered Constantinople.

See also

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Günel, Fuat (1993). "CEMÂZİYELEVVEL - An article published in Turkish Encyclopedia of Islam". TDV Encyclopedia of Islam. 7 (Cafer es-Sadik - Çiftçilik). p. 319. ISBN 978-97-53-89434-0. https://islamansiklopedisi.org.tr/cemaziyelevvel. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 Redhouse, J.W. (1880). REDHOUSE'S TURKISH DICTIONARY. p. 513. 
  3. Youssof, R. (1890). Dictionnaire portatif turc-français de la langue usuelle en caractères latins et turcs. Constantinople. p. 177. 
  4. Youssof, R. (1890). Dictionnaire portatif turc-français de la langue usuelle en caractères latins et turcs. Constantinople. p. 170. 
  5. Umm Al-Qura calendar of Saudi Arabia

External links

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