Hijri calendar
Rabi al-Awwal 1327
March to April 1909 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
22 Mar23 Mar23 MarLaylat al-Mabit
Worship
The Prophet's (s) departure on the Hijra
Monday 22 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 23 March)Tuesday 23 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 24 March)Tuesday 23 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 24 March)
5
SatSunSun
27 Mar28 Mar28 MarDemise 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
29 Mar30 Mar30 MarEve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Mourning
Monday 29 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 30 March)Tuesday 30 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 31 March)Tuesday 30 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 31 March)
8
TueWedWed
30 Mar31 Mar31 Mar9
WedThuThu
31 Mar1 Apr1 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
ThuFriFri
1 Apr2 Apr2 Apr12
SatSunSun
3 Apr4 Apr4 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
SatSunSun
3 Apr4 Apr4 Apr17
ThuFriFri
8 Apr9 Apr9 AprWiladat 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
14 Apr15 Apr15 AprEntrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom
Commemoration