Hijri calendar
Rabi al-Awwal 1315
July to August 1897August 1897August 1897 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
30 July31 July31 JulyLaylat al-Mabit
Worship
The Prophet's (s) departure on the Hijra
Friday 30 July evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 31 July)Saturday 31 July evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 1 August)Saturday 31 July evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 1 August)
5
WedThuThu
4 Aug5 Aug5 AugDemise 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
6 Aug7 Aug7 AugEve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Mourning
Friday 6 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 7 August)Saturday 7 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 8 August)Saturday 7 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 8 August)
8
SatSunSun
7 Aug8 Aug8 Aug9
SunMonMon
8 Aug9 Aug9 AugBeginning 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
9 Aug10 Aug10 Aug12
WedThuThu
11 Aug12 Aug12 AugArrival 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
11 Aug12 Aug12 Aug17
MonTueTue
16 Aug17 Aug17 AugWiladat 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
22 Aug23 Aug23 AugEntrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom
Commemoration