Lesson 36 · رَمَضَانُ
The Islamic months
The Islamic year has twelve months that follow the moon. Each month starts when the new crescent, الْهِلَالُ, is seen. To say “in Ramadan”, use فِي رَمَضَانَ or فِي شَهْرِ رَمَضَانَ.
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Examples
نَصُومُ فِي شَهْرِ رَمَضَانَnaṣuumu fii shahri ramaḍaanaWe fast in the month of Ramadan.
عِيدُ الْفِطْرِ فِي شَوَّالٍʿiidu l-fiṭri fii shawwaalinEid al-Fitr is in Shawwal.
الْحَجُّ فِي ذِي الْحِجَّةِal-ḥajju fii dhi l-ḥijjatiHajj is in Dhul-Hijjah.
رَأَيْنَا الْهِلَالَra’aynaa l-hilaalaWe saw the new crescent.
مُحَرَّمٌ أَوَّلُ شَهْرٍ فِي السَّنَةِmuḥarramun awwalu shahrin fis-sanatiMuharram is the first month of the year.
فِي أَيِّ شَهْرٍ نَحْنُ؟fii ayyi shahrin naḥnu?Which month are we in?
Key points
- مُحَرَّمٌ · صَفَرٌ · رَبِيعٌ الْأَوَّلُ · رَبِيعٌ الْآخِرُ · جُمَادَى الْأُولَى · جُمَادَى الْآخِرَةُ · رَجَبٌ · شَعْبَانُ · رَمَضَانُ · شَوَّالٌ · ذُو الْقَعْدَةِ · ذُو الْحِجَّةِ
- Dates use order words from lesson 28: الْيَوْمُ الْعَاشِرُ مِنْ مُحَرَّمٍ (the tenth of Muharram).
- Notice ذُو from lesson 29: after فِي it becomes ذِي, as in فِي ذِي الْحِجَّةِ. In Saudi Arabia Hijri dates are marked with هـ.
Practice
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Say “in Rajab”.
فِي رَجَبٍ fii rajabin
Say “the first day of Ramadan”.
الْيَوْمُ الْأَوَّلُ مِنْ رَمَضَانَ al-yawmu l-awwalu min ramaḍaana
Ask “Which month is Hajj in?”
فِي أَيِّ شَهْرٍ الْحَجُّ؟ fii ayyi shahrin al-ḥajju?