Hijri calendar
Rabi al-Awwal 1343
September to October 1924October 1924October 1924 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
29 Sept30 Sept30 SeptLaylat al-Mabit
Worship
The Prophet's (s) departure on the Hijra
Monday 29 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 30 September)Tuesday 30 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 1 October)Tuesday 30 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 1 October)
5
SatSunSun
4 Oct5 Oct5 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
MonTueTue
6 Oct7 Oct7 OctEve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Mourning
Monday 6 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 7 October)Tuesday 7 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 8 October)Tuesday 7 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 8 October)
8
TueWedWed
7 Oct8 Oct8 Oct9
WedThuThu
8 Oct9 Oct9 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
ThuFriFri
9 Oct10 Oct10 Oct12
SatSunSun
11 Oct12 Oct12 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
SatSunSun
11 Oct12 Oct12 Oct17
ThuFriFri
16 Oct17 Oct17 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
WedThuThu
22 Oct23 Oct23 OctEntrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom
Commemoration