Rabi ul Awwal

Rabi'ul Awwal is a very significant month for it is the month of the birth of Prophet Muhammad (SAW). The name means the first month/beginning of spring. However, since the lunar calendar year is 11 or 12 days shorter than the solar year, Rabi'ul Awwal migrates through the seasons.

Important events of the month:

8th - Wafat of Imam Hasan Al-Askery (pbuh)

10th - Wafat of Abdul Mutallib
10th - Marriage of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) to Sayyida Khadija (pbuh)

15th - Building of the first mosque in Islam at Quba (3 miles outside Madina)

16th - Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) entered Yathrib (Madina) from Makka - THE HIJRA (Islamic Calendar dates from here)

17th - Birth of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh)
17th - Birth of Imam Ja'fer As-Sadiq (pbuh)

18th - Birth of Umm Kulthum bint 'Ali (pbuh)

25th - Wafat of Abu Talib