Rabi' al-Awwal


Rabi' al-Awwal, also known as Rabi' al-Ula or Rabi' I, is the third month of the Islamic calendar. The name Rabīʿ al-ʾAwwal means 'the first month' or 'the beginning of spring', referring to its position in the pre-Islamic Arabian calendar.
DOI 10.1163/2214-871X_EI1_SIM...Fandom islam:Rabi'_al-awwal

Meaning

The word "Rabi" means "spring" and Al-awwal means "the first" in the Arabic language, so "Rabi' al-awwal" means "the first spring" in Arabic. The name seems to have to do with the celebratory events in the month, as spring marks the end of winter and consequently the start of happiness. As the Islamic calendar is a purely lunar calendar, the month naturally rotates over solar years, so Rabīʽ al-awwal can fall in spring or any other season. Therefore, the month cannot be related to the actual season of spring.
And it's mentioned in the Arabic lexicons that Arabs add the word "month" to Rabi' al-Awwal, Rabi' al-Akhir and Ramadan months only, and most of them allow adding the word "month" to the other months too.

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, Rabī‘ al-Awwal migrates throughout the seasons. The estimated start and end dates for Rabī‘ al-Awwal are as follows :
AHFirst day Last day Mawlid date
144427 September 202225 October 202208 October 2022
144516 September 202315 October 202327 October 2023
14464 September 20243 October 202415 September 2024
144724 August 202522 September 202504 September 2025
144814 August 202611 September 202625 August 2026

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