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) |
| Significant days | |
| Islamic calendar |
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Rabiʽ al-Awwal (Arabic: رَبِيع ٱلْأَوَّل, romanized: Rabīʿ al-ʾAwwal, lit. 'The initial Rabi', also known as Rabi' al-Ula (Arabic: رَبِيع ٱلْأُولَىٰ, romanized: Rabī‘ al-ʾŪlā, lit. 'The first Rabi'), or Rabi' I) is the third month of the Islamic calendar. The name Rabī‘ al-awwal means "the first month or beginning of spring", referring to its position in the pre-Islamic Arabian calendar.