17 Rabi al-Awwal
Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
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17 Rabi al-Awwal 1449 · Expected — subject to moon sighting
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17 Rabi al-Awwal 1449 · Expected — subject to moon sighting
Calculated for Pakistan: the month is expected to begin the day after the crescent can first be seen there by eye. It may move by a day when the month is announced in Pakistan. The Centre in North Ipswich keeps the Australian date.
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17 Rabi al-Awwal 1449 · Expected — subject to moon sighting
Calculated for India: the month is expected to begin the day after the crescent can first be seen there by eye. It may move by a day when the month is announced in India. The Centre in North Ipswich keeps the Australian date.
What to do on this day
- A'maal for this day
- Ziyarat of the Holy Prophet (s) for 17 Rabi al-AwwalListen
- Ziyarat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
- Ziyarat of Imam Ali (a) for 17 Rabi al-AwwalListen
- Dua of 17 Rabi al-Awwal: Allahumma Anta Hayyoon
- Sayings of the Holy Prophet (s)
- Sayings of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
- What’s on at the Centre
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Islamic and Gregorian dates, year by year
| Hijri | Gregorian | |
|---|---|---|
| 17 Rabi al-Awwal 1447 | Calculated | Calculated |
| 17 Rabi al-Awwal 1448 | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| 17 Rabi al-Awwal 1449 | Expected | Expected |
| 17 Rabi al-Awwal 1450 | Expected | 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. A past date marked calculated is one for which no sighting was recorded.
| Hijri | Gregorian | |
|---|---|---|
| 17 Rabi al-Awwal 1447 | Calculated | Calculated |
| 17 Rabi al-Awwal 1448 | Calculated | Calculated |
| 17 Rabi al-Awwal 1449 | Expected | Expected |
| 17 Rabi al-Awwal 1450 | Expected | Expected |
Dates marked confirmed are as announced in Pakistan. The others are calculated from when the crescent can first be seen there by eye, and may move by a day when the month is announced.
| Hijri | Gregorian | |
|---|---|---|
| 17 Rabi al-Awwal 1447 | Calculated | Calculated |
| 17 Rabi al-Awwal 1448 | Calculated | Calculated |
| 17 Rabi al-Awwal 1449 | Expected | Expected |
| 17 Rabi al-Awwal 1450 | Expected | Expected |
Dates marked confirmed are as announced in India. The others are calculated from when the crescent can first be seen there by eye, and may move by a day when the month is announced.
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
Families at the Centre 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.
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- Next: Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya, 1 Jumada al-Thani · Thu, 12 Nov, expected →
- Next: Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya, 1 Jumada al-Thani · Thu, 12 Nov, expected →
- Rabi al-Awwal 1449 in the calendar →
Sayings for this occasion
Dates, answered
- When is Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) in 2027?
- Expected Friday 20 August 2027, which is 17 Rabi al-Awwal 1449. The Hijri month begins by moon sighting, so this date is subject to confirmation by the Centre.
- When is Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) in 2028?
- Expected Wednesday 9 August 2028, which is 17 Rabi al-Awwal 1450. The Hijri month begins by moon sighting, so this date is subject to confirmation by the Centre.