Hijri calendar
Rabi al-Awwal 1355
May to June 1936 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
ThuFriFri
21 May22 May22 MayLaylat al-Mabit
Worship
The Prophet's (s) departure on the Hijra
Thursday 21 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 22 May)Friday 22 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 23 May)Friday 22 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 23 May)
5
TueWedWed
26 May27 May27 MayDemise 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
ThuFriFri
28 May29 May29 MayEve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Mourning
Thursday 28 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 29 May)Friday 29 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 30 May)Friday 29 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 30 May)
8
FriSatSat
29 May30 May30 May9
SatSunSun
30 May31 May31 MayBeginning 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
SunMonMon
31 May1 June1 June12
TueWedWed
2 June3 June3 JuneArrival 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
TueWedWed
2 June3 June3 June17
SunMonMon
7 June8 June8 JuneWiladat 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
SatSunSun
13 June14 June14 JuneEntrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom
Commemoration