Rabi' al-Awwal
| Rabi' al-Awwal | |
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Indian Muslims with green flags for Mawlid | |
| Native name | رَبِيع ٱلْأَوَّل (Arabic) |
| Calendar | Islamic calendar |
| Month number | 3 |
| Number of days | 29–30 (depends on actual observation of the moon's crescent) |
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Rabi' al-Awwal (Arabic: رَبِيع ٱلْأَوَّل, romanized: Rabīʿ al-ʾAwwal), also known as Rabi' al-Ula (رَبِيع ٱلْأُولَىٰ, Rabīʿ al-ʾŪlā; lit. 'The first Rabi') or Rabi' I, is the third month of the Islamic calendar. The name Rabīʿ al-ʾAwwal means 'the first month' or 'the beginning of spring', referring to its position in the pre-Islamic Arabian calendar.