Hijri calendar
Rabi al-Awwal 1357
May 1938 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
30 Apr1 May1 MayLaylat al-Mabit
Worship
The Prophet's (s) departure on the Hijra
Saturday 30 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 1 May)Sunday 1 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 2 May)Sunday 1 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 2 May)
5
ThuFriFri
5 May6 May6 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
SatSunSun
7 May8 May8 MayEve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Mourning
Saturday 7 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 8 May)Sunday 8 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 9 May)Sunday 8 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 9 May)
8
SunMonMon
8 May9 May9 May9
MonTueTue
9 May10 May10 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
TueWedWed
10 May11 May11 May12
ThuFriFri
12 May13 May13 MayArrival 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
12 May13 May13 May17
TueWedWed
17 May18 May18 MayWiladat 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
23 May24 May24 MayEntrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom
Commemoration