Hijri calendar
Rabi al-Awwal 1307
October to November 1889 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
FriFriSat
25 Oct25 Oct26 OctLaylat al-Mabit
Worship
The Prophet's (s) departure on the Hijra
Friday 25 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 26 October)Friday 25 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 26 October)Saturday 26 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 27 October)
5
WedWedThu
30 Oct30 Oct31 OctDemise 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
FriFriSat
1 Nov1 Nov2 NovEve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Mourning
Friday 1 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 2 November)Friday 1 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 2 November)Saturday 2 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 3 November)
8
SatSatSun
2 Nov2 Nov3 Nov9
SunSunMon
3 Nov3 Nov4 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
MonMonTue
4 Nov4 Nov5 Nov12
WedWedThu
6 Nov6 Nov7 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
WedWedThu
6 Nov6 Nov7 Nov17
MonMonTue
11 Nov11 Nov12 NovWiladat 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
SunSunMon
17 Nov17 Nov18 NovEntrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom
Commemoration