Hijri calendar
Rabi al-Awwal 1323
May to June 1905 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
5 May6 May6 MayLaylat al-Mabit
Worship
The Prophet's (s) departure on the Hijra
Friday 5 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 6 May)Saturday 6 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 7 May)Saturday 6 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 7 May)
5
WedThuThu
10 May11 May11 MayDemise 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
12 May13 May13 MayEve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Mourning
Friday 12 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 13 May)Saturday 13 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 14 May)Saturday 13 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 14 May)
8
SatSunSun
13 May14 May14 May9
SunMonMon
14 May15 May15 MayBeginning 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
15 May16 May16 May12
WedThuThu
17 May18 May18 MayArrival 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
17 May18 May18 May17
MonTueTue
22 May23 May23 MayWiladat 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
28 May29 May29 MayEntrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom
Commemoration