Hijri calendar
Rabi al-Awwal 1369
December 1949 to January 1950 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
TueWedWed
20 Dec21 Dec21 DecLaylat al-Mabit
Worship
The Prophet's (s) departure on the Hijra
Tuesday 20 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 21 December)Wednesday 21 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 22 December)Wednesday 21 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 22 December)
5
SunMonMon
25 Dec26 Dec26 DecDemise 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
TueWedWed
27 Dec28 Dec28 DecEve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Mourning
Tuesday 27 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 28 December)Wednesday 28 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 29 December)Wednesday 28 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 29 December)
8
WedThuThu
28 Dec29 Dec29 Dec9
ThuFriFri
29 Dec30 Dec30 DecBeginning 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
FriSatSat
30 Dec31 Dec31 Dec12
SunMonMon
1 Jan2 Jan2 JanArrival 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
SunMonMon
1 Jan2 Jan2 Jan17
FriSatSat
6 Jan7 Jan7 JanWiladat 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
ThuFriFri
12 Jan13 Jan13 JanEntrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom
Commemoration