Rabi I (, ) is the third month of the Islamic calendar. The name Rabīʿ al-ʾAwwal means 'the first spring', referring to its position in the pre-Islamic Arabian calendar.
Meaning In Arabic, the word means "spring" and means "the first", so means "the first spring". The name seems to have to do with the celebratory events in the month, as spring marks the end of winter (a symbol of sadness) and consequently the start of happiness. As the Islamic calendar is a purely lunar calendar, the month naturally rotates over solar years, so Rabi I can fall in spring or any other season. Therefore, the month cannot be related to the actual season of spring.
And it's mentioned in the Arabic lexicons that Arabs add the word "month" to Rabi I, Rabi II and Ramadan months only, and most of them allow adding the word "month" to the other months too.
Mawlid
Timing The Islamic calendar is a purely lunar calendar, and months begin when the first crescent of a new moon is sighted. Since the Islamic lunar year is 11 to 12 days shorter than the solar year, Rabi I migrates throughout the seasons. The estimated start and end dates for Rabi I are as follows (based on the Umm al-Qura calendar of Saudi Arabia):
+Rabi I dates between 2024 and 2028AHFirst day (CE/AD)Last day (CE/AD)Mawlid date (CE/AD)14464 September 20243 October 202415 September 2024144724 August 202522 September 20254 September 2025144814 August 202611 September 202625 August 202614493 August 20271 September 202714 August 2027145023 July 202821 August 20283 August 2028
Islamic events
1 Rabi I 897 AH, the fall of the Emirate of Granada, the final Muslim kingdom of al-Andalus 8 Rabi I, death of Imam Hassan Al-Askari Twelver Imām, Hasan al-‘Askarī (see: Chup Tazia) 9 Rabi I, Eid e shuja 12 Rabi I, Sunni Muslims observe Mawlid in commemoration of Muhammad's birthday 13 Rabi I, Death of Umm Rubab (beloved wife of Imam Hussain) 17 Rabi I, Shia celebrate the birthday of the Imām Ja‘far al-Sādiq. 18 Rabi I, birth of Umm Kulthum bint Ali 26 Rabi I 1333 AH, death of Khwaja Sirajuddin Naqshbandi, a Naqshbandi Sufi shaykh
Other events: The Hijra (migration) took place in this month Eid-e-Zahra (a.k.a. Eid e shuja), a celebration of Shi‘ah Muslims Marriage of Muhammad to Khadijah bint Khuwaylid Building of the Quba Mosque (first mosque in Islam) The week including 12th and 17th is called Islamic Unity Week in Iran to address both Sunni and Shia views on the birth date of Muhammad.
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References
External links 12 Rabi Ul Awwal Islamic-Western Calendar Converter (Based on the Arithmetical or Tabular Calendar)