Islamic Months 2

➡️ **"The 12 Islamic Months (Hijri Calendar)"**

✅ **1. Main Educational Focus:** 

- Present the **12 months of the Islamic (Hijri) calendar** clearly and beautifully. 

- Emphasize that Islamic months are **lunar-based** and start with the **sighting of the new moon**.

✅ **2. List of the 12 Months:** 

1. **Muharram** (المحرّم) – Sacred month 

2. **Safar** (صفر) 

3. **Rabi' al-Awwal** (ربيع الأول) – Birth of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ 

4. **Rabi' al-Thani** (ربيع الآخر) 

5. **Jumada al-Awwal** (جمادى الأولى) 

6. **Jumada al-Thani** (جمادى الآخرة) 

7. **Rajab** (رجب) – Sacred month 

8. **Sha'ban** (شعبان) 

9. **Ramadan** (رمضان) – Month of Fasting 

10. **Shawwal** (شوّال) – Eid al-Fitr after Ramadan 

11. **Dhul-Qa'dah** (ذو القعدة) – Sacred month 

12. **Dhul-Hijjah** (ذو الحجة) – Month of Hajj and Eid al-Adha

✅ **3. Key Points to Highlight:** 

- **4 months are sacred**: Muharram, Rajab, Dhul-Qa'dah, Dhul-Hijjah. 

- The **importance** of Ramadan (fasting), Dhul-Hijjah (Hajj), and Rabi’ al-Awwal (Mawlid). 

- **The Islamic year** is about **10–12 days shorter** than the solar (Gregorian) year.

✅ **4. Quranic Reference:** 

_"Indeed, the number of months with Allah is twelve months in the register of Allah from the day He created the heavens and the earth..."_ 

(Qur'an 9:36)