Hijri calendar
Rabi al-Awwal 1348
August to September 1929 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
5 Aug6 Aug6 AugLaylat al-Mabit
Worship
The Prophet's (s) departure on the Hijra
Monday 5 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 6 August)Tuesday 6 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 7 August)Tuesday 6 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 7 August)
5
SatSunSun
10 Aug11 Aug11 AugDemise 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
12 Aug13 Aug13 AugEve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Mourning
Monday 12 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 13 August)Tuesday 13 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 14 August)Tuesday 13 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 14 August)
8
TueWedWed
13 Aug14 Aug14 Aug9
WedThuThu
14 Aug15 Aug15 AugBeginning 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
15 Aug16 Aug16 Aug12
SatSunSun
17 Aug18 Aug18 AugArrival 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
17 Aug18 Aug18 Aug17
ThuFriFri
22 Aug23 Aug23 AugWiladat 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
28 Aug29 Aug29 AugEntrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom
Commemoration