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1. 1 مُحَرَّم Muharram The sacred month One of the four sacred months. The 10th is Ashura, a recommended fast.
2. 2 صَفَر Safar Empty / void Named, by one account, after homes left empty as tribes travelled.
3. 3 رَبِيع ٱلْأَوَّل Rabi' al-Awwal First spring The month of the birth of the Prophet ﷺ; 12th is widely observed as Mawlid.
4. 4 رَبِيع ٱلثَّانِي Rabi' al-Thani Second spring Also called Rabi' al-Akhir.
5. 5 جُمَادَىٰ ٱلْأُولَىٰ Jumada al-Awwal First of the dry land Also called Jumada al-Ula.
6. 6 جُمَادَىٰ ٱلثَّانِيَة Jumada al-Thani Last of the dry land Also called Jumada al-Akhirah.
7. 7 رَجَب Rajab Respect A sacred month. The 27th is observed as Shab-e-Mi'raj in many communities.
8. 8 شَعْبَان Sha'ban Scattered The night of the 15th is Shab-e-Barat. The month of preparation for Ramadan.
9. 9 رَمَضَان Ramadan Scorching heat The month of fasting in which the Qur'an was revealed. Laylat al-Qadr lies in its last ten nights.
10. 10 شَوَّال Shawwal Raised Begins with Eid al-Fitr. Six fasts of Shawwal are recommended.
11. 11 ذُو ٱلْقَعْدَة Dhu al-Qi'dah The month of rest A sacred month in which fighting was traditionally suspended.
12. 12 ذُو ٱلْحِجَّة Dhu al-Hijjah The month of Hajj Hajj, the Day of Arafah (9th) and Eid al-Adha (10th) fall in this sacred month.

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