Jumada al-awwal


Jumada al-Awwal, also known as Jumada al-Ula, or Jumada Ⅰ, is the fifth month of the 12 lunar months in the Islamic calendar. The month spans 29 or 30 days. The origin of the name is theorized by some as from the word jamād meaning "arid, dry, or rainless" - denoting the dry and parched land, hence the dry months. The secondary name Jumādā al-Ūlā may possibly mean "to take charge with, commend, entrust, commit or care during the arid month".
However, this is rejected by some as it is a lunar month, which does not coincide with seasons as solars months do.
In Ottoman Turkish, used in the Ottoman Empire, the name was Jèmāzìyyu-'l-èvvel, or G̃émazi lèlèvvèl. In Turkish it was abbreviated Jā, or G̃a. In Turkish today the spelling is Cemaziyelevvel.

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 :
AHFirst day Last day
143918 January 201816 February 2018
14407 January 20195 February 2019
144127 December 201925 January 2020
144216 December 202013 January 2021
14435 December 20213 January 2022
144425 November 202224 December 2022

Islamic Events