Friday, February 3, 2012

What is the meaning of the names of the months of the Islamic Lunar Calender?

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-Muharram: named like that because fighting is forbidden during it


-Safar: because Arabs homes were got empty when they go to fight or search for food


-Rabee' Al Awal: because it comes in spring time


-Rabee' Al 'Aakher: because it comes in spring time


-Jumada Al 'Oula: because it comes in winter time where water get frozen


-Jumada Al 'Aakhera: because it comes in winter time where water get frozen


-Rajab: because Arabs used to greaten it giving up fighting


-Sha'ban: because Arabs used to spread to fight


-Ramadan: because the weather was so hot at that time


-Shawal: because of the lack of milk from camels


-Thul Qi'dah: because Arabs stopped fighting


-Thul Hijja: because Arabs knew pilgrimage in it.

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