Hijri calendar
Rabi al-Awwal 1345
September to October 1926 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
TueWedWed
7 Sept8 Sept8 SeptLaylat al-Mabit
Worship
The Prophet's (s) departure on the Hijra
Tuesday 7 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 8 September)Wednesday 8 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 9 September)Wednesday 8 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 9 September)
5
SunMonMon
12 Sept13 Sept13 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
TueWedWed
14 Sept15 Sept15 SeptEve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Mourning
Tuesday 14 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 15 September)Wednesday 15 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 16 September)Wednesday 15 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 16 September)
8
WedThuThu
15 Sept16 Sept16 Sept9
ThuFriFri
16 Sept17 Sept17 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
FriSatSat
17 Sept18 Sept18 Sept12
SunMonMon
19 Sept20 Sept20 SeptArrival 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
SunMonMon
19 Sept20 Sept20 Sept17
FriSatSat
24 Sept25 Sept25 SeptWiladat 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
ThuFriFri
30 Sept1 Oct1 OctEntrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom
Commemoration