Jumada al-Awwal is the fifth month in the Islamic calendar. We can also find the alternative spelling Jumada al-Ula. 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 the dry months. 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 throughout the seasons. The estimated start and end dates for the year 1431 Jumada al-Awwal are April 16th 2010 to May 14th 2010.
Highlights of This Month
Events in the Seerah (Life Sketch) of the Holy Last Messenger (peace be upon him)
The Holy Prophet (peace be upon him) married his first beloved wife; Hadrat Khadijah (God be Pleased with Her) 15 years prior to Prophecy.
Noble Births and Passings
5th-Birth of Sayeda Zainab , 5 After Hijra, of the Islamic era -AH
15th-Birth of Imam Zainul Abideen (God be Pleased with Him), 38 AH, or on 5 Shaaban
13th-Hazrat Fatima Al-Zahra (God be Pleased with Her) passed away, 11 AH
Recommended Worship
It is written in the book titled Jwahray Gaybee that whoever on the first night of the month of Jumada Al-Awwal performs four cycles of prayer and in each cycle recites Surah Ikhlas from the Holy Qur'an 11 times, Allah, the Most High, adds 90,000 years of good deeds into his account and removes 90,000 years of bad deeds from his account.
