Jumādā l-ūlā

The Jumādā l-ūlā ( Arabic جمادى الأولى, DMG Ǧumādā l-ūlā , also: Dschumādā al-auwal  /جمادى الأول / Ǧumādā l-awwal or Jumada I for short ) is the fifth month in the Muslim calendar system .

meaning

There is no official holiday in Jumada l-ula. In India , Zinda Shah Madar, a local saint, was commemorated on the 17th day of the month.

On the 22nd day of Jumada l-ula in the year 36 after the Hijra , there was a camel battle in Basra .

For some, the tenth and eleventh days of the month are considered negative.

literature

• Annemarie Schimmel : The Islamic Year. Times and festivals (= Beck's series. Vol. 1441). CH Beck, Munich 2001, ISBN 3-406-47567-1 .

Web links

• Description on Inter-Islam.org (English)
• Islamic-Western Calendar Converter