Hijri calendar
Rabi al-Awwal 1346
August to September 1927 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
SatSunSun
27 Aug28 Aug28 AugLaylat al-Mabit
Worship
The Prophet's (s) departure on the Hijra
Saturday 27 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 28 August)Sunday 28 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 29 August)Sunday 28 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 29 August)
5
ThuFriFri
1 Sept2 Sept2 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
SatSunSun
3 Sept4 Sept4 SeptEve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Mourning
Saturday 3 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 4 September)Sunday 4 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 5 September)Sunday 4 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 5 September)
8
SunMonMon
4 Sept5 Sept5 Sept9
MonTueTue
5 Sept6 Sept6 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
TueWedWed
6 Sept7 Sept7 Sept12
ThuFriFri
8 Sept9 Sept9 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
ThuFriFri
8 Sept9 Sept9 Sept17
TueWedWed
13 Sept14 Sept14 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
MonTueTue
19 Sept20 Sept20 SeptEntrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom
Commemoration