Hijri calendar
Rabi al-Awwal 1303
December 1885 to January 1886 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
Subscribe to the calendar1
Eve
MonMonTue
7 Dec7 Dec8 DecLaylat al-Mabit
Worship
The Prophet's (s) departure on the Hijra
Monday 7 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 8 December)Monday 7 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 8 December)Tuesday 8 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 9 December)
5
SatSatSun
12 Dec12 Dec13 DecDemise 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
MonMonTue
14 Dec14 Dec15 DecEve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Mourning
Monday 14 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 15 December)Monday 14 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 15 December)Tuesday 15 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 16 December)
8
TueTueWed
15 Dec15 Dec16 Dec9
WedWedThu
16 Dec16 Dec17 DecBeginning 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
ThuThuFri
17 Dec17 Dec18 Dec12
SatSatSun
19 Dec19 Dec20 DecArrival 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
SatSatSun
19 Dec19 Dec20 Dec17
ThuThuFri
24 Dec24 Dec25 DecWiladat 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
WedWedThu
30 Dec30 Dec31 DecEntrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom
Commemoration