Hijri calendar
Rabi al-Awwal 1351
July to August 1932 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
4 July5 July5 JulyLaylat al-Mabit
Worship
The Prophet's (s) departure on the Hijra
Monday 4 July evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 5 July)Tuesday 5 July evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 6 July)Tuesday 5 July evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 6 July)
5
SatSunSun
9 July10 July10 JulyDemise 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
11 July12 July12 JulyEve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Mourning
Monday 11 July evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 12 July)Tuesday 12 July evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 13 July)Tuesday 12 July evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 13 July)
8
TueWedWed
12 July13 July13 July9
WedThuThu
13 July14 July14 JulyBeginning 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
14 July15 July15 July12
SatSunSun
16 July17 July17 JulyArrival 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
16 July17 July17 July17
ThuFriFri
21 July22 July22 JulyWiladat 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
27 July28 July28 JulyEntrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom
Commemoration