Jumada al-thani

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Islamic Calendar
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Jumada al-thani (جمادى الآخر أو جمادى الثاني) is the sixth month in the Islamic Calendar.

It is also known as Jumaada-ul-Akhir and Jumada-l-Akhra.

This is the sixth month of the islamic calendar. The origin of the word 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 denote 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-Thani migrates throughout the seasons. The estimated start and end dates for Jumada al-Thani are as follows (all future dates are estimates):

1426 AH – First day: July 8, 2005; last day: August 5, 2005
1427 AH – First day: June 28, 2006; last day: July 26, 2006
1428 AH – First day: June 17, 2007; last day: July 15, 2007
1429 AH – First day: June 6, 2008; last day: July 4, 2008

Islamic Events

On 8 AH: Dhat as-Salasil
On 03 Jumada al-thani,11AH, is the death of Muhammad's daughter Fatima Zahra.
On 10 Jumada al-thani, victory to Imam Ali over Battle of Bassorah.
On 13 Jumada al-thani, Umm Baneen the mother of Abbas ibn Ali died.
On 20 Jumada al-thani, Muhammad's daughter Fatima Zahra was born.
On 22 Jumada al-thani, Shi'a celebrates the day providing food to everyone. This tradition is followed from 2rd Shia Imam Hasan ibn Ali and so is named after him.