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Safar

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Safar (صفر) is the second month in the Islamic calendar.Literal meaning: Empty. During this month the houses used to be empty and deserted because the ban on going to war in the month of Muharram came to an end and everyone proceeded towards the battlefield. Safar also means to be yellow. When the names of the months were being given it was the season of autumn and the leaves of the trees were yellow.Some people have superstitious beliefs regarding this month i.e. it is a month of misfortune and calamities. This word means "whistling of the wind". When this name was assigned to this month, it was probably a windy time of the year. Most of the Islamic months were named according to weather conditions at the time. However, since they are based on the moon, the months shift about 11 days every year. So, the seasons do not necessarily correspond to the name of the month anymore.

English Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Safar

Spanish wikipedia http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Safar

Wiki page external link http://www.makkahcalendar.org http://www.staff.science.uu.nl/~gent0113/islam/islam_tabcal.htm