Hijri calendar
Rabi al-Awwal 1304
November to December 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
FriSatSat
26 Nov27 Nov27 NovLaylat al-Mabit
Worship
The Prophet's (s) departure on the Hijra
Friday 26 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 27 November)Saturday 27 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 28 November)Saturday 27 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 28 November)
5
WedThuThu
1 Dec2 Dec2 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
FriSatSat
3 Dec4 Dec4 DecEve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Mourning
Friday 3 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 4 December)Saturday 4 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 5 December)Saturday 4 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 5 December)
8
SatSunSun
4 Dec5 Dec5 Dec9
SunMonMon
5 Dec6 Dec6 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
MonTueTue
6 Dec7 Dec7 Dec12
WedThuThu
8 Dec9 Dec9 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
WedThuThu
8 Dec9 Dec9 Dec17
MonTueTue
13 Dec14 Dec14 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
SunMonMon
19 Dec20 Dec20 DecEntrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom
Commemoration