Hijri calendar
Rabi al-Awwal 1342
October to November 1923 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
10 Oct11 Oct11 OctLaylat al-Mabit
Worship
The Prophet's (s) departure on the Hijra
Wednesday 10 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 11 October)Thursday 11 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 12 October)Thursday 11 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 12 October)
5
MonTueTue
15 Oct16 Oct16 OctDemise 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
17 Oct18 Oct18 OctEve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Mourning
Wednesday 17 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 18 October)Thursday 18 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 19 October)Thursday 18 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 19 October)
8
ThuFriFri
18 Oct19 Oct19 Oct9
FriSatSat
19 Oct20 Oct20 OctBeginning 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
20 Oct21 Oct21 Oct12
MonTueTue
22 Oct23 Oct23 OctArrival 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
22 Oct23 Oct23 Oct17
SatSunSun
27 Oct28 Oct28 OctWiladat 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
2 Nov3 Nov3 NovEntrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom
Commemoration