Hijri calendar
Rabi al-Awwal 1366
January to February 1947 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
ThuThuFri
23 Jan23 Jan24 JanLaylat al-Mabit
Worship
The Prophet's (s) departure on the Hijra
Thursday 23 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 24 January)Thursday 23 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 24 January)Friday 24 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 25 January)
5
TueTueWed
28 Jan28 Jan29 JanDemise 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
ThuThuFri
30 Jan30 Jan31 JanEve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Mourning
Thursday 30 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 31 January)Thursday 30 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 31 January)Friday 31 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 1 February)
8
FriFriSat
31 Jan31 Jan1 Feb9
SatSatSun
1 Feb1 Feb2 FebBeginning 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
SunSunMon
2 Feb2 Feb3 Feb12
TueTueWed
4 Feb4 Feb5 FebArrival 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
TueTueWed
4 Feb4 Feb5 Feb17
SunSunMon
9 Feb9 Feb10 FebWiladat 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
SatSatSun
15 Feb15 Feb16 FebEntrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom
Commemoration