Rabi II (, , more commonly called , ) is the fourth month of the Islamic calendar. The name Rabīʿ ath-Thānī means "the second spring" in Arabic, referring to its position in the pre-Islamic Arabian calendar.
Meaning In Arabic, the word rabīʿ means "spring" and ath-thānī means "the second", so Rabīʿ ath-Thānī means "the second spring". As the Islamic calendar is a purely lunar calendar, the month naturally rotates over solar years, so Rabi II can fall in spring or any other season. Therefore, the month cannot be related to the actual season of spring.
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 tropical year, Rabi II migrates throughout the seasons. The estimated start and end dates for Rabi II are as follows (based on the Umm al-Qura calendar of Saudi ArabiaUmm al-Qura calendar of Saudi Arabia):
+Rabi II dates between 2024 and 2028AHFirst day (CE/AD)Last day (CE/AD)14464 October 20242 November 2024144723 September 202522 October 2025144812 September 202611 October 202614492 September 202730 September 2027145022 August 202819 September 2028
Islamic events 8 or 10 Rabi II, the birth of the Eleventh Imam Hasan al-Askari 10 or 12 Rabi II, death of Fatimah bint Musa 11 Rabi II, death of Abdul-Qadir Gilani, the Sufi sheikh who is believed to be the "saint of saints" 27 Rabi II, death of Ahmad Sirhindi 28 or 29 Rabi II, death of ibn Arabi, the great philosopher from Andalus who died and rests in Damascus, Syria.
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External links Islamic-Western Calendar Converter (Based on the Arithmetical or Tabular Calendar)