Rabi' II

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Lunar Hijri Calendar

Rabīʿ al-Thānī or Rabīʿ al-Ākhar (Arabic: ربيع الثاني) is the forth month in the Lunar Hijri calendar.[1]

Naming

The word "rabi'" which is derived from the root form "Ra', Ba', 'Ayn" (ر ب ع) literally means "spring" and it's been said that this month is called "Rabi'" because the naming happened in a spring.

Significant Events

Notes

  1. Masʿūdī, Murūj al-dhahab, vol. 2, p. 188.
  2. Ṭabarī, Tārīkh al-umam wa l-mulūk, vol. 7, p. 200; Ibn al-Athīr al-Jazarī, al-Kāmil fī l-tārīkh, vol. 5, p. 261.

References

  • Ibn al-Athīr al-Jazarī, ʿAlī b. Abī l-Karam. Al-Kāmil fī l-tārīkh. Beirut: Dār Ṣādir, 1385 AH-1965.
  • Masʿūdī, ʿAlī b. al-Ḥusayn al-. Murūj al-dhahab wa maʿādin al-jawhar. Edited by Asʿad Dāghir. 2nd edition. Qom: Dār al-Hijra, 1409 AH.
  • Ṭabarī, Muḥammad b. Jarīr al-.Tārīkh al-umam wa l-mulūk. Beirut: Dar al-Turāth, [n.d].