Hijri calendar
Rabi al-Awwal 1325
April to May 1907 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
SatSunSun
13 Apr14 Apr14 AprLaylat al-Mabit
Worship
The Prophet's (s) departure on the Hijra
Saturday 13 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 14 April)Sunday 14 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 15 April)Sunday 14 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 15 April)
5
ThuFriFri
18 Apr19 Apr19 AprDemise 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
SatSunSun
20 Apr21 Apr21 AprEve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Mourning
Saturday 20 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 21 April)Sunday 21 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 22 April)Sunday 21 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 22 April)
8
SunMonMon
21 Apr22 Apr22 Apr9
MonTueTue
22 Apr23 Apr23 AprBeginning 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
TueWedWed
23 Apr24 Apr24 Apr12
ThuFriFri
25 Apr26 Apr26 AprArrival 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
ThuFriFri
25 Apr26 Apr26 Apr17
TueWedWed
30 Apr1 May1 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
MonTueTue
6 May7 May7 MayEntrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom
Commemoration