Rabiʽ al-Thani (Arabic: رَبِيع ٱلثَّانِي, romanizedRabīʿ ath-Thānī, lit.'The second Rabi', also known as Rabi' al-Akhirah (Arabic: رَبِيع ٱلْآخِرَة, romanized: Rabi' al-ʾĀkhirah, lit.'The final Rabi'), Rabiʽ al-Akhir (Arabic: رَبِيع ٱلْآخِر, romanizedRabīʿ al-ʾĀkhir), or Rabi' II is the fourth month of the Islamic calendar. The name Rabī' al-Thani means "the second spring" in Arabic, referring to its position in the pre-Islamic Arabian calendar.

Meaning

The word "Rabi" means "spring" and Al-thani means "the second" in the Arabic language, so "Rabi' al-Thani" means "the second spring" in Arabic. As the Islamic calendar is a purely lunar calendar, the month naturally rotates over solar years, so Rabīʽ al-Thani can fall in spring or any other season. Therefore, the month cannot be related to the actual season of spring.[1]

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, Rabī' al-Thānī migrates throughout the seasons. The estimated start and end dates for Rabī' al-Thānī are as follows (based on the Umm al-Qura calendar of Saudi Arabia[2]):

Rabī' al-Thānī dates between 2022 and 2026
AH First day (CE/AD) Last day (CE/AD)
1444 26 October 2022 24 November 2022
1445 16 October 2023 14 November 2023
1446 4 October 2024 2 November 2024
1447 23 September 2025 22 October 2025
1448 12 September 2026 11 October 2026

Islamic events

References

  1. ^ "المنجد في اللغة - المكتبة الوقفية للكتب المصورة PDF". waqfeya.net.
  2. ^ Umm al-Qura calendar of Saudi Arabia
  3. ^ "Sheikh Muhyiddin Ibn Al-Arabi (RA) - URS 22 Rabi al-Thani". LoveMeditation-Naqshbandi | Maida Vale Naqshbandi Rabbani Group | Islamic History | Sufi Events | Sufi Saints History. 29 January 2016.
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