<P> The three successive sacred (forbidden) months mentioned by Prophet Muhammad (months in which battles are forbidden) are Dhu al - Qa'dah, Dhu al - Hijjah, and Muharram, months 11, 12, and 1 respectively . The single forbidden month is Rajab, month 7 . These months were considered forbidden both within the new Islamic calendar and within the old pagan Meccan calendar . </P> <P> Four of the twelve Hijri months are considered sacred: Rajab (7), and the three consecutive months of Dhū al - Qa'dah (11), Dhu al - Ḥijjah (12) and Muḥarram (1). As the lunar calendar lags behind the solar calendar by about ten days every Gregorian year, months of the Islamic calendar fall in different parts of the Gregorian calendar each year . The cycle repeats every 33 lunar years . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> No . </Th> <Th> Name </Th> <Th> Arabic </Th> <Th> Meaning </Th> <Th> Note </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Muḥarram </Td> <Td> مُحَرَّم </Td> <Td> forbidden </Td> <Td> A sacred month, so called because battle and all kinds of fighting are forbidden (ḥarām) during this month . Muḥarram includes' Āshūrā', the tenth day . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Ṣafar </Td> <Td> صَفَر </Td> <Td> void </Td> <Td> Supposedly named thus because pre-Islamic Arab houses were empty this time of year while their occupants gathered food . Another account relates that they used to loot the houses of their enemies after defeating them in battle, leaving nothing behind . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Rabī' al - awwal </Td> <Td> رَبيع الأوّل </Td> <Td> the first spring </Td> <Td> Also means to graze, because cattle were grazed during this month . Also a very holy month of celebration for many Muslims, as it was the month the Prophet Muhammad was born . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Rabī' ath - thānī </Td> <Td> رَبيع الثاني </Td> <Td> the second spring </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> Jumādá al - ūlá </Td> <Td> جُمادى الأولى </Td> <Td> the first of parched land </Td> <Td> Often considered the pre-Islamic summer . Jumādá may also be related to a verb meaning "to freeze" and another account relates that water would freeze during this time of year . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> Jumādá al - ākhirah </Td> <Td> جُمادى الآخرة </Td> <Td> the last of parched land </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 7 </Td> <Td> Rajab </Td> <Td> رَجَب </Td> <Td> respect, honour </Td> <Td> This is the second sacred month in which fighting is forbidden . Rajab may also be related to a verb meaning "to remove", so called because pre-Islamic Arabs would remove the heads of their spears and refrain from fighting . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td> Sha'bān </Td> <Td> شَعْبان </Td> <Td> scattered </Td> <Td> Marked the time of year when Arab tribes dispersed to find water . Sha'bān may also be related to a verb meaning "to be in between two things". Another account relates that it was called thus because the month lies between Rajab and Ramaḍān . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 9 </Td> <Td> Ramaḍān </Td> <Td> رَمَضان </Td> <Td> burning heat </Td> <Td> Burning is related to fasting as in empty stomach one's worldly desire will burn . Supposedly so called because of high temperatures caused by the excessive heat of the sun . Ramaḍān is the most venerated month of the Hijri calendar . During this time, Muslims must fast from pre-dawn till sunset and should give charity to the poor and needy . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> Shawwāl </Td> <Td> شَوّال </Td> <Td> raised </Td> <Td> She - camels would normally be in calf at this time of year and raise their tails . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 11 </Td> <Td> Dhū al - Qa'dah </Td> <Td> ذو القعدة </Td> <Td> the one of truce / sitting </Td> <Td> This is a holy month during which war is banned . People are allowed to defend themselves if attacked . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 12 </Td> <Td> Dhū al - Ḥijjah </Td> <Td> ذو الحجة </Td> <Td> the one of pilgrimage </Td> <Td> During this month Muslim pilgrims from all around the world congregate at Mecca to visit the Kaaba . The Hajj is performed on the eighth, ninth and the tenth of this month . Day of Arafah takes place on the ninth of the month . Eid al - Adha, the "Festival of the Sacrifice", begins on the tenth day and ends on sunset of the twelfth, and during which war is banned . </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> No . </Th> <Th> Name </Th> <Th> Arabic </Th> <Th> Meaning </Th> <Th> Note </Th> </Tr>

What are the names of the 12 months in the islamic calendar
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