17 Rabi al-Awwal
Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
CelebrationA jashn is held
Dates year by year
| Hijri | Gregorian | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 17 Rabi al-Awwal 1447 | Expected | |
| 17 Rabi al-Awwal 1448 | Confirmed | |
| 17 Rabi al-Awwal 1449 | Expected | |
| 17 Rabi al-Awwal 1450 | Expected |
Hijri months begin by moon sighting, not by calculation. A date marked expected is the calculated one and may move by a day when the Centre confirms the month.
About this day
Two births fall on one date: the Holy Prophet (s), and Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) in 83 AH. The seventeenth is the day Twelver practice keeps, though the sources themselves record more than one date for the birth of the Prophet (s), so it is not presented here as settled. The Centre marks the day as a jashn.
Communities differ on this
The Centre’s congregation includes Indian, Pakistani, Irani, Hazara, Iraqi and Afghan families, and they do not all keep this on the same day. The date above is the one the Centre observes; it is not a ruling on anyone else’s.