Hijri calendar
Rabi al-Awwal 1352
June to July 1933 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
23 June24 June24 JuneLaylat al-Mabit
Worship
The Prophet's (s) departure on the Hijra
Friday 23 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 24 June)Saturday 24 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 25 June)Saturday 24 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 25 June)
5
WedThuThu
28 June29 June29 JuneDemise 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
30 June1 July1 JulyEve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Mourning
Friday 30 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 1 July)Saturday 1 July evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 2 July)Saturday 1 July evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 2 July)
8
SatSunSun
1 July2 July2 July9
SunMonMon
2 July3 July3 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
MonTueTue
3 July4 July4 July12
WedThuThu
5 July6 July6 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
WedThuThu
5 July6 July6 July17
MonTueTue
10 July11 July11 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
SunMonMon
16 July17 July17 JulyEntrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom
Commemoration