Hijri calendar
Rabi al-Awwal 1308
October to November 1890 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
14 Oct15 Oct15 OctLaylat al-Mabit
Worship
The Prophet's (s) departure on the Hijra
Tuesday 14 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 15 October)Wednesday 15 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 16 October)Wednesday 15 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 16 October)
5
SunMonMon
19 Oct20 Oct20 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
TueWedWed
21 Oct22 Oct22 OctEve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Mourning
Tuesday 21 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 22 October)Wednesday 22 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 23 October)Wednesday 22 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 23 October)
8
WedThuThu
22 Oct23 Oct23 Oct9
ThuFriFri
23 Oct24 Oct24 OctBeginning 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
24 Oct25 Oct25 Oct12
SunMonMon
26 Oct27 Oct27 OctArrival 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
26 Oct27 Oct27 Oct17
FriSatSat
31 Oct1 Nov1 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
ThuFriFri
6 Nov7 Nov7 NovEntrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom
Commemoration