Rabi' al-thani

Islamic calendar
Months
Muharram Safar Rabi' al-awwal Rabi' al-thani Jumada al-awwal Jumada al-Thani Rajab Sha'ban Ramadan Shawwal Dhu al-Qi'dah Dhu al-Hijjah

Rabī’ al-Thānī (Arabic: ربيع الثاني‎‎, also transliterated Rabīʿ al-Ṯānī, IPA: [raˈbiːʕ æθˈθæːniː]) is the fourth month in the Islamic calendar. It is also known as Rabī` al-Ākhir (ربيع الآخر, also transliterated Rabīʿ al-ʾĀḫir/rabīʻ al-āḵir, IPA: [raˈbiːʕ ˈʔæːxɪr]).

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 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):

AH	First day (CE / AD)	Last day (CE / AD)
1431	17 March 2010	14 April 2010
1432	6 March 2011	4 April 2011
1433	23 February 2012	23 March 2012
1434	11 February 2013	12 March 2013
1435	1 February 2014	1 March 2014
1436	21 January 2015	19 February 2015
1437	11 January 2016	9 February 2016
Rabī' al-Thānī dates between 2010 and 2016

Islamic Events

• 08 or 10 Rabī' al-Thānī, birth of Twelver Imam, Hasan al-Askari
• 10 or 12 Rabī’ al-Thānī, death of Fātimah bint Mūsā
• 11 of Rabī’ al-Thānī, death of Abdul-Qadir Gilani, the Sufi sheikh who is believed to be the "saint of saints"
• 15 of Rabi' al-Thani, death of Habib Abu Bakr al-Haddad
• 27 of Rabi' al-Thani, death of Mujadid Alf Thani (Shaykh Ahmed Sirhindi)
• 28 or 29 of Rabī’ al-Thānī, death of ibn Arabi, the great philosopher from Spain who died and rests in Damascus, Syria.

External links

• Islamic-Western Calendar Converter (Based on the Arithmetical or Tabular Calendar)
• Islamic Prayer Times for Makkah