Jumada al-awwal
Jumada al-Oola (Arabic: جمادى الأولى, also transliterated Ǧumādā al-ʾAwwal, IPA: [d͡ʒʊˈmæːdæ lˈʔæwwæl]; also pronounced Ǧamādā al-ʾAwwal, [d͡ʒæˈmæːdæ lˈʔæwwæl]) or Jumada I is the fifth month of the 12 lunar months in the Islamic calendar. It is also known as Jumada al-Ula or Jumadil Awwal. The month spans 29 or 30 days.
The origin of the name 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 denotes 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 backwards throughout the seasons, during 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[1]):
| AH | First day (CE / AD) | Last day (CE / AD) |
|---|---|---|
| 1431 | 15 April 2010 | 14 May 2010 |
| 1432 | 5 April 2011 | 3 May 2011 |
| 1433 | 24 March 2012 | 21 April 2012 |
| 1434 | 13 March 2013 | 10 April 2013 |
| 1435 | 2 March 2014 | 31 March 2014 |
| 1436 | 20 February 2015 | 20 March 2015 |
| 1437 | 10 February 2016 | 9 March 2016 |
| Jumada al-Awwal dates between 2010 and 2016 | ||
Islamic Events
- On 5 Jumada al-Awwal, Zainab binte Ali was born.
- On 12 Jumada al-Awwal 1188, the Ottoman Empire signed the Treaty of Küçük Kaynarca which gave Russia jurisdiction over Christians in the empire
- On 15 Jumada al-Awwal, Ali ibn Husayn (Zayn al-Abideen) was born.
- On 20 Jumada al-Awwal 857, Ottoman Sultan Mehmed II conquered Constantinople
