Hijri calendar
Rabi al-Awwal 1339
November to December 1920 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
ThuFriFri
11 Nov12 Nov12 NovLaylat al-Mabit
Worship
The Prophet's (s) departure on the Hijra
Thursday 11 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 12 November)Friday 12 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 13 November)Friday 12 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 13 November)
5
TueWedWed
16 Nov17 Nov17 NovDemise 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
ThuFriFri
18 Nov19 Nov19 NovEve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Mourning
Thursday 18 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 19 November)Friday 19 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 20 November)Friday 19 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 20 November)
8
FriSatSat
19 Nov20 Nov20 Nov9
SatSunSun
20 Nov21 Nov21 NovBeginning 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
SunMonMon
21 Nov22 Nov22 Nov12
TueWedWed
23 Nov24 Nov24 NovArrival 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
TueWedWed
23 Nov24 Nov24 Nov17
SunMonMon
28 Nov29 Nov29 NovWiladat 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
SatSunSun
4 Dec5 Dec5 DecEntrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom
Commemoration