Hijri calendar
Rabi al-Awwal 1344
September to October 1925 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
FriSatSat
18 Sept19 Sept19 SeptLaylat al-Mabit
Worship
The Prophet's (s) departure on the Hijra
Friday 18 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 19 September)Saturday 19 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 20 September)Saturday 19 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 20 September)
5
WedThuThu
23 Sept24 Sept24 SeptDemise 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
FriSatSat
25 Sept26 Sept26 SeptEve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Mourning
Friday 25 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 26 September)Saturday 26 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 27 September)Saturday 26 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 27 September)
8
SatSunSun
26 Sept27 Sept27 Sept9
SunMonMon
27 Sept28 Sept28 SeptBeginning 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
MonTueTue
28 Sept29 Sept29 Sept12
WedThuThu
30 Sept1 Oct1 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
WedThuThu
30 Sept1 Oct1 Oct17
MonTueTue
5 Oct6 Oct6 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
SunMonMon
11 Oct12 Oct12 OctEntrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom
Commemoration