Hijri calendar
Rabi al-Awwal 1305
November to December 1887 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
15 Nov16 Nov16 NovLaylat al-Mabit
Worship
The Prophet's (s) departure on the Hijra
Tuesday 15 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 16 November)Wednesday 16 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 17 November)Wednesday 16 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 17 November)
5
SunMonMon
20 Nov21 Nov21 NovDemise 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
22 Nov23 Nov23 NovEve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Mourning
Tuesday 22 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 23 November)Wednesday 23 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 24 November)Wednesday 23 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 24 November)
8
WedThuThu
23 Nov24 Nov24 Nov9
ThuFriFri
24 Nov25 Nov25 NovBeginning 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
25 Nov26 Nov26 Nov12
SunMonMon
27 Nov28 Nov28 NovArrival 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
27 Nov28 Nov28 Nov17
FriSatSat
2 Dec3 Dec3 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
ThuFriFri
8 Dec9 Dec9 DecEntrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom
Commemoration