Hijri calendar
Rabi al-Awwal 1359
April to May 1940 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
8 Apr9 Apr9 AprLaylat al-Mabit
Worship
The Prophet's (s) departure on the Hijra
Monday 8 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 9 April)Tuesday 9 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 10 April)Tuesday 9 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 10 April)
5
SatSunSun
13 Apr14 Apr14 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
MonTueTue
15 Apr16 Apr16 AprEve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Mourning
Monday 15 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 16 April)Tuesday 16 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 17 April)Tuesday 16 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 17 April)
8
TueWedWed
16 Apr17 Apr17 Apr9
WedThuThu
17 Apr18 Apr18 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
ThuFriFri
18 Apr19 Apr19 Apr12
SatSunSun
20 Apr21 Apr21 AprArrival 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
20 Apr21 Apr21 Apr17
ThuFriFri
25 Apr26 Apr26 AprWiladat 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
1 May2 May2 MayEntrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom
Commemoration