Hijri calendar
Rabi al-Awwal 1312
September 1894September to October 1894September to October 1894 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
FriSatSat
31 Aug1 Sept1 SeptLaylat al-Mabit
Worship
The Prophet's (s) departure on the Hijra
Friday 31 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 1 September)Saturday 1 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 2 September)Saturday 1 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 2 September)
5
WedThuThu
5 Sept6 Sept6 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
FriSatSat
7 Sept8 Sept8 SeptEve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Mourning
Friday 7 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 8 September)Saturday 8 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 9 September)Saturday 8 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 9 September)
8
SatSunSun
8 Sept9 Sept9 Sept9
SunMonMon
9 Sept10 Sept10 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
MonTueTue
10 Sept11 Sept11 Sept12
WedThuThu
12 Sept13 Sept13 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
WedThuThu
12 Sept13 Sept13 Sept17
MonTueTue
17 Sept18 Sept18 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
SunMonMon
23 Sept24 Sept24 SeptEntrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom
Commemoration