Jumada al-Thani

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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 al-Akhir and Jumada al-Akhira.

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

• 03 Jumada al-thani, death of Muhammad's daughter Fatimah in 11 AH
• 10 Jumada al-thani, victory to Ali in the Battle of Bassorah (Jamal)
• 13 Jumada al-thani, death of Umm ul-Banin (mother of Abbas ibn Ali)
• 20 Jumada al-thani, birth of Muhammad's daughter - Fatima Zahra
• 22 Jumada al-thani, death of Caliph Abu Bakr

• In 8 AH, Dhat as-Salasil