Hijri calendar
Rabi al-Awwal 1311
September to October 1893 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
MonMonTue
11 Sept11 Sept12 SeptLaylat al-Mabit
Worship
The Prophet's (s) departure on the Hijra
Monday 11 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 12 September)Monday 11 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 12 September)Tuesday 12 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 13 September)
5
SatSatSun
16 Sept16 Sept17 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
MonMonTue
18 Sept18 Sept19 SeptEve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Mourning
Monday 18 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 19 September)Monday 18 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 19 September)Tuesday 19 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 20 September)
8
TueTueWed
19 Sept19 Sept20 Sept9
WedWedThu
20 Sept20 Sept21 SeptBeginning 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
ThuThuFri
21 Sept21 Sept22 Sept12
SatSatSun
23 Sept23 Sept24 SeptArrival 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
SatSatSun
23 Sept23 Sept24 Sept17
ThuThuFri
28 Sept28 Sept29 SeptWiladat 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
WedWedThu
4 Oct4 Oct5 OctEntrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom
Commemoration