Hijri calendar
Rabi al-Awwal 1309
October to November 1891 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
SatSunSun
3 Oct4 Oct4 OctLaylat al-Mabit
Worship
The Prophet's (s) departure on the Hijra
Saturday 3 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 4 October)Sunday 4 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 5 October)Sunday 4 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 5 October)
5
ThuFriFri
8 Oct9 Oct9 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
SatSunSun
10 Oct11 Oct11 OctEve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Mourning
Saturday 10 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 11 October)Sunday 11 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 12 October)Sunday 11 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 12 October)
8
SunMonMon
11 Oct12 Oct12 Oct9
MonTueTue
12 Oct13 Oct13 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
TueWedWed
13 Oct14 Oct14 Oct12
ThuFriFri
15 Oct16 Oct16 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
ThuFriFri
15 Oct16 Oct16 Oct17
TueWedWed
20 Oct21 Oct21 OctWiladat 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
MonTueTue
26 Oct27 Oct27 OctEntrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom
Commemoration