Rabī’ al-Thānī (ربيع الثاني) is the fourth month in the Islamic Calendar. It is also known as Rabī` al-Ākhir (ربيع الآخر).
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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 solar 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[1]):
| 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 |
[edit] Islamic Events
- 08 or 10 Rabī' al-Thānī, birth of Twelver Imām, Ḥasan al-‘Askarī
- 10 or 12 Rabī’ al-Thānī, death of Fātimah al-Ma‘sūmah
- 10 Rabī’ al-Thānī, birth of the Head of all Sufi Chains, Sheikh Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani. Sufi Muslims celebrate his anniversary called Urs by making nice foods and conducting Meelads at homes and Mosques. (Worldwide the Sufi orders celebrate Ghous-ul-A'zam day on 11th Rabi al-thani closest to his birthday not his death-date for respect and elevation of their Shaykh which is 10th of Rabi at-Thani in the islamic calendar)
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