Hijri calendar
Rabi al-Awwal 1358
April to May 1939 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
20 Apr21 Apr21 AprLaylat al-Mabit
Worship
The Prophet's (s) departure on the Hijra
Thursday 20 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 21 April)Friday 21 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 22 April)Friday 21 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 22 April)
5
TueWedWed
25 Apr26 Apr26 AprDemise 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
27 Apr28 Apr28 AprEve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Mourning
Thursday 27 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 28 April)Friday 28 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 29 April)Friday 28 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 29 April)
8
FriSatSat
28 Apr29 Apr29 Apr9
SatSunSun
29 Apr30 Apr30 AprBeginning 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
30 Apr1 May1 May12
TueWedWed
2 May3 May3 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
TueWedWed
2 May3 May3 May17
SunMonMon
7 May8 May8 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
SatSunSun
13 May14 May14 MayEntrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom
Commemoration