What is Jumada al-Thani?
Jumada al-Thani is the sixth month of the Islamic (hijri) calendar and is also referred to as Jumada al-Akhirah.
When is Jumada al-Thani?
Jumada al-Thani or Jumada al-Akhirah began on 4th January 2022 following on from the month of Jumada al-Awwal and will come around again towards the end of 2022, starting from 26th of December 2022.
It was common practice for the people of pre-Islamic Arabia to name the months according to the season that they occurred in, or the common practices of the time. The word Jumada derives from a word meaning dry parched land, or a land devoid of rain. It could also mean to freeze. This could be related to the weather conditions at the time when the months were first named historically. However, as the Islamic year operates on the lunar calendar and therefore moves forward 11-12 days each year. This means that the name of the month may no longer correspond to the weather conditions it was named after, or the practices originally associated with it.
What is the importance of Jumada al-Thani?
Jumada al-Thani is not a special month of worship, but Allah (SWT) and His messenger the Prophet (SAW) recommend voluntary acts such as sadaqah jaariyah, recitation of the Qur’an, istighfar and voluntary prayers all the year round.
It is important to use your time wisely. For the Believer, every moment, every day is a precious opportunity for reward and to wipe sins away with good deeds.
The Prophet (SAW) advised to:
“Take benefit of five before five: Your youth before your old age, your health before your sickness, your wealth before your poverty, your free time before you are preoccupied, and your life before your death” (Ibn Abbas and reported by Al Hakim)
