Hijri calendar
Rabi al-Awwal 1337
December 1918 to January 1919 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
WedThuThu
4 Dec5 Dec5 DecLaylat al-Mabit
Worship
The Prophet's (s) departure on the Hijra
Wednesday 4 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 5 December)Thursday 5 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 6 December)Thursday 5 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 6 December)
5
MonTueTue
9 Dec10 Dec10 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
WedThuThu
11 Dec12 Dec12 DecEve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Mourning
Wednesday 11 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 12 December)Thursday 12 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 13 December)Thursday 12 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 13 December)
8
ThuFriFri
12 Dec13 Dec13 Dec9
FriSatSat
13 Dec14 Dec14 DecBeginning 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
SatSunSun
14 Dec15 Dec15 Dec12
MonTueTue
16 Dec17 Dec17 DecArrival 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
MonTueTue
16 Dec17 Dec17 Dec17
SatSunSun
21 Dec22 Dec22 DecWiladat 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
FriSatSat
27 Dec28 Dec28 DecEntrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom
Commemoration