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Dhu al-Qadah

Dhu al-Qadah

9.9
A month in the Islamic calendar that people consider sacred because fighting is not allowed
  • noun
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  • Muslims around the world recognize Dhu al-Qadah as one of the four sacred months.

Examples

  • Many historical treaties were signed during Dhu al-Qadah to honor its peaceful significance.

  • The month of Dhu al-Qadah is significant in Islam.

  • The Hajj pilgrimage often begins in the month of Dhu al-Qadah in the Islamic calendar.

  • In Dhu al-Qadah, many Muslims prepare for the Hajj pilgrimage.

  • Muslims around the world recognize Dhu al-Qadah as one of the four sacred months.

  • In Dhu al-Qadah, many Muslims prepare for the Hajj pilgrimage.

  • Many historical treaties were signed during Dhu al-Qadah to honor its peaceful significance.

Synonyms

Dhu'l-Qa'dah
vsDhu al-Qadah
9.9

The eleventh month of the Islamic calendar when fighting is not allowed

is the same month but written in spaced transliteration without an apostrophe

Surface Forms

Dhu al-Qadah singular

Morphology

Dhu + al-Qadah

This is an Arabic proper name for a calendar month (a cultural/religious term) whose meaning ('the eleventh month, a sacred month') is not compositionally derived from the surface parts. The constituent elements are non‑English and not transparent to a B1 English learner, so knowing the parts would not let them infer the MWE's calendar and cultural meaning.

Etymology

Dhu al-Qadah comes from Arabic words that mean 'the one of sitting'. Dhu means 'the one who has' and al-Qadah comes from a word for 'sitting' or 'staying in camp'. One popular story says people would 'sit' in their camps and stop fighting during this month, so Dhu al-Qadah came to mean a sacred month when warfare is 'forbidden'.