Hijri calendar
Rabi al-Awwal 1310
September to October 1892 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
WedThuThu
21 Sept22 Sept22 SeptLaylat al-Mabit
Worship
The Prophet's (s) departure on the Hijra
Wednesday 21 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 22 September)Thursday 22 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 23 September)Thursday 22 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 23 September)
5
MonTueTue
26 Sept27 Sept27 SeptDemise 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
WedThuThu
28 Sept29 Sept29 SeptEve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Mourning
Wednesday 28 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 29 September)Thursday 29 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 30 September)Thursday 29 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 30 September)
8
ThuFriFri
29 Sept30 Sept30 Sept9
FriSatSat
30 Sept1 Oct1 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
SatSunSun
1 Oct2 Oct2 Oct12
MonTueTue
3 Oct4 Oct4 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
MonTueTue
3 Oct4 Oct4 Oct17
SatSunSun
8 Oct9 Oct9 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
FriSatSat
14 Oct15 Oct15 OctEntrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom
Commemoration