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| ARABIC NAMES OF MONTHS. | ACHEHNESE NAMES OF MONTHS.
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| 5. Jumāda ʾl-awwal. | Mòʾlot Seuneulheuëh (i. e. final Mòʾ-lōt, for this month also is specially dedicated to the commemoration of Mohammad's birth. Women, who adhere conservatively to all that is old-fashioned in Acheh, also call this month Madika phōn i.e. "the first free one"; I cannot trace the origin of this name. Less commonly called Jamadō-away). |
| 6. Jumādaʾl-ākhir. | Kanduri bòh kayèë (i. e. "kanduri or religious offering of fruits". Old-fashioned women speak of it as Madika Seuneulheuëh i. e. "the last free one". Less commonly called Jamadō Akhé). |
| 7. Rajab | Kandurt Apam (i. e. "kanduri of apam-cakes"; also Rajab or Raʾjab). |
| 8. Shaʿbān. | Kanduri Bu (i. e. "kanduri of rice"; also Chaʾban or Saʾban). |
| 9. Ramadhān. | Puasa (fast) or Ramalan or Ramulan. |
| 10. Shawwāl. | Uròë Raya (feasting month) or Chaway. |
| 11. Duʾl-qʿadah. | Meuʾapét ("pinched, shut in" cf. apit or hapit in Mal. Jav. and Sund.) or Dōy Kaʾidah. |
| 12. Duʾl-ḥidjah. | Haji or Dōy Hijah. |
Days of the week.The days of the week bear the Arabic names, which in Achehnese are pronounced as follows:
| Aleuhat | Sunday |
| Seunanyan | Monday |
| Seulasa | Tuesday |
| Rabu | Wednesday |
| Hamèh | Thursday |
| Jeumeʾah | Friday. |
| Sabtu | Saturday. |
The beginning of the monthe.According to the Shafiʾite school of Mohammedan law, the dates of the religious festivals should not be established by calculation, but the commencement of each month must be fixed by observation of the new moon. If for example the month preceding the fasting month should according to the reckoning number 29 days, still the following day must not be regarded as the beginning of the fast, unless it is proved by witnesses in the manner prescribed by the law, that the new
