Hijri calendar
Rabi al-Awwal 1319
June to July 1901 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
MonTueTue
17 June18 June18 JuneLaylat al-Mabit
Worship
The Prophet's (s) departure on the Hijra
Monday 17 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 18 June)Tuesday 18 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 19 June)Tuesday 18 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 19 June)
5
SatSunSun
22 June23 June23 JuneDemise 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
MonTueTue
24 June25 June25 JuneEve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Mourning
Monday 24 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 25 June)Tuesday 25 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 26 June)Tuesday 25 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 26 June)
8
TueWedWed
25 June26 June26 June9
WedThuThu
26 June27 June27 JuneBeginning 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
ThuFriFri
27 June28 June28 June12
SatSunSun
29 June30 June30 JuneArrival 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
SatSunSun
29 June30 June30 June17
ThuFriFri
4 July5 July5 JulyWiladat 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
WedThuThu
10 July11 July11 JulyEntrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom
Commemoration