Trans. Number of the days Number of the month Arabic Sound Rajab (30) 7th Sha’ban (29) 8th Ramadan (30) 9th Shawwal (29) 10th Dhu  al-Qi’dah (30) 11th Du al-Hijjah (29) 12th

All names of months are diptotes. They are regarded as proper names and are definite without having an article.

Last month of the year, which consists of 30 days in leap years, is the month of the pilgrimage to Mecca.