Hijri calendar
Rabi al-Awwal 1300
January to February 1883 ربيع الأوّل
Dates for
How the Centre establishes these dates
Hijri dates on this site are established by moon sighting, not by calculation. A month begins for the Centre when the new crescent has been sighted with the naked eye on our own horizon, south-east Queensland; where no sighting is confirmed here, the outgoing month is completed at 30 days. Dates shown as expected are subject to that confirmation. Members who follow a marja with a different ruling on the horizon, or on sighting through instruments, should follow their own marja — these dates govern the Centre’s programme.
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Bar: in the calendar, no programme announced yet
- Friday
Where communities differ on a date, both positions are shown rather than one being presented as correct. Families at this Centre follow different maraji, and the calendar reflects that.
Observances in Rabi al-Awwal
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Eve
TueWedWed
9 Jan10 Jan10 JanLaylat al-Mabit
Worship
The Prophet's (s) departure on the Hijra
Tuesday 9 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 10 January)Wednesday 10 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 11 January)Wednesday 10 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 11 January)
5
SunMonMon
14 Jan15 Jan15 JanDemise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a)
Mourning
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Iranian: 5 Rabi al-Awwal 117 AH in Medina, as an adult (wikishia)
- Indo-Pak: 20 Muharram, as the child of the Damascus prison
- Khoja: 13 Safar
8
Eve
TueWedWed
16 Jan17 Jan17 JanEve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Mourning
Tuesday 16 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 17 January)Wednesday 17 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 18 January)Wednesday 17 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 18 January)
8
WedThuThu
17 Jan18 Jan18 Jan9
ThuFriFri
18 Jan19 Jan19 JanBeginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Celebration
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: Observed at several Australian centres
- Iranian: Promoted by the Shirazi marjaiyya in Qum; mixed elsewhere
- Iraqi: Kashif al-Ghita (Najaf) banned the ceremonies
10
FriSatSat
19 Jan20 Jan20 Jan12
SunMonMon
21 Jan22 Jan22 JanArrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina
Commemoration
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 17 Rabi al-Awwal is the Twelver birth date; the 12th is the arrival in Medina
12
SunMonMon
21 Jan22 Jan22 Jan17
FriSatSat
26 Jan27 Jan27 JanWiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Celebration
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 17 Rabi al-Awwal (the mashhur Twelver position)
- Iranian: 17 Rabi al-Awwal
23
ThuFriFri
1 Feb2 Feb2 FebEntrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom
Commemoration