Occasions of the Month of Jumada al-Ula

Jumada al-Ula is the fifth month of the Hijri lunar calendar.

Among the events of this month, the following may be mentioned:

• 1) 5th Jumada al-Ula; the blessed birth of our Lady and Master, al-Siddiqa al-Sughra, Aqilat Bani Hashim, Zaynab al-Kubra (peace be upon Her), daughter of the Commander of the Faithful and the sister of the two grandsons (al-Sibtayn), peace be upon Them all.
• 2) 10th Jumada al-Ula, 36 AH; the start of the Battle of the Camel, in which Basra was conquered on the fifteenth of the same month and the valor of Imam Hasan al-Mujtaba (peace be upon Him) was made manifest.
• 3) 13th Jumada al-Ula; the oppressed martyrdom of al-Siddiqa al-Shahida, Umm Abiha, Umm al-A'immah wa al-Abrar, Hadrat Fatima al-Zahra (peace be upon Her), according to one narration.
• 4) 27th Jumada al-Ula; the passing of Hadrat Abdul Muttalib (peace be upon him), the venerable grandfather of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon Him and His family), about eight years after the Messenger's birth, according to one narration.
• 5) Jumada al-Ula of the 8th year of the Hijra; the Battle of Muta and the martyrdom of Ja'far ibn Abi Talib al-Tayyar (peace be upon him). He was martyred with fifty wounds, twenty-five of which were on his blessed face.