Dhu al-Qadah
Dhu al-Qa'dah (Arabic: ذُو ٱلْقَعْدَة, Ḏū al-Qa ʿdah, IPA: [ðu‿l.qaʕ.dah]), also spelled Dhu al-Qi'dah or Zu al-Qa'dah, is the eleventh month in the Islamic calendar.
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Anachronistic painting of a combat between Ali ibn Abi Talib (left) and Amr ibn Abd al-Wud (right) during the Battle of the Trench | |
| Native name | ذُو ٱلْقَعْدَة (Arabic) |
| Calendar | Islamic calendar |
| Month number | 11 |
| Number of days | 29-30 (depends on actual observation of the moon's crescent) |
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It could possibly mean "possessor or owner of the sitting and seating place" - the space occupied while sitting or the manner of the sitting, pose or posture.
It is one of the four sacred months in Islam during which warfare is prohibited, hence the name "Master of Truces".
In Ottoman times, the name in Ottoman Turkish was Zi'l-ka'dé, abbreviation Za. In modern Turkish, it is Zilkade.
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