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'''Jumada al-Awwal''' ({{lang-ar|جُمَادَىٰ ٱلْأَوَّل|Jumādā al-ʾAwwal|lit=The initial Jumada}}), also known as '''Jumada al-Ula''' ({{lang-ar|جُمَادَىٰ ٱلْأُولَىٰ|Jumādā al-ʾŪlā|lit=The first Jumada}}), or '''Jumada I''', is the fifth month of the [[Islamic calendar]]. Jumada al-Awwal spans 29 or 30 days. The origin of the month's name is theorized by some as coming from the word ''jamād'' ({{lang-ar|جماد}}), meaning "arid, dry, or cold",<ref name="İÂ">{{cite encyclopedia |last1=Günel |first1=Fuat |title=CEMÂZİYELEVVEL - An article published in Turkish Encyclopedia of Islam |date=1993 |encyclopedia=[[İslâm Ansiklopedisi|TDV Encyclopedia of Islam]] |isbn=978-97-53-89434-0 |page=319 |volume=7 (Cafer es-Sadik - Ciftcilik) |url=https://islamansiklopedisi.org.tr/cemaziyelevvel|lang=tr}}</ref>, denoting the dry and parched land and hence the dry months of the [[pre-Islamic Arabia]]n calendar. ''Jumādā'' ({{lang-ar|جُمَادَىٰ}}) may also be related to a verb meaning "to freeze", and another account relates that water would freeze during this time of year. The secondary name ''Jumādā al-Ūlā'' may possibly mean "to take charge with, commend, entrust, commit or care during the arid or cold month".<ref name="İÂ" /> However, this explanation is rejected by some as Jumada al-Awwal is a lunar month that does not coincide with seasons as solar months do.