Hijri calendar
Rabi al-Awwal 1335
December 1916 to January 1917 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
25 Dec26 Dec26 DecLaylat al-Mabit
Worship
The Prophet's (s) departure on the Hijra
Monday 25 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 26 December)Tuesday 26 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 27 December)Tuesday 26 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 27 December)
5
SatSunSun
30 Dec31 Dec31 DecDemise 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
1 Jan2 Jan2 JanEve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Mourning
Monday 1 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 2 January)Tuesday 2 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 3 January)Tuesday 2 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 3 January)
8
TueWedWed
2 Jan3 Jan3 Jan9
WedThuThu
3 Jan4 Jan4 JanBeginning 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
4 Jan5 Jan5 Jan12
SatSunSun
6 Jan7 Jan7 JanArrival 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
6 Jan7 Jan7 Jan17
ThuFriFri
11 Jan12 Jan12 JanWiladat 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
17 Jan18 Jan18 JanEntrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom
Commemoration