Jumada al-Awwal explained

Calendar:	Islamic calendar
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Jumada al-Awwal (Arabic: جُمَادَىٰ ٱلْأَوَّل|Jumādā al-ʾAwwal|lit=The initial Jumada), also known as Jumada al-Ula (Arabic: جُمَادَىٰ ٱلْأُولَىٰ|Jumādā al-ʾŪlā|lit=The first Jumada), 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". 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 (Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928);: جماذی‌الاول|script=Arab);^{[2] [3]} it was abbreviated as Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928);: جا 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	5 December 2021	3 January 2022
1444	25 November 2022	24 December 2022
1445	15 November 2023	13 December 2023
1446	3 November 2024	2 December 2024
1447	23 October 2025	21 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

• Jumada al-Thani

External links

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

Notes and References

1. Encyclopedia: Günel . Fuat . CEMÂZİYELEVVEL - An article published in Turkish Encyclopedia of Islam . 1993 . . 978-97-53-89434-0 . 319 . 7 (Cafer es-Sadik - Çiftçilik) . tr.
2. Book: J.W. Redhouse

   . Redhouse, J.W.. J.W. Redhouse. REDHOUSE'S TURKISH DICTIONARY. 1880. 513.

3. Book: Youssof, R.. Dictionnaire portatif turc-français de la langue usuelle en caractères latins et turcs. 1890. Constantinople. 177.
4. Book: Youssof, R.. Dictionnaire portatif turc-français de la langue usuelle en caractères latins et turcs. 1890. Constantinople. 170.
5. https://webspace.science.uu.nl/~gent0113/islam/ummalqura.htm Umm Al-Qura calendar of Saudi Arabia