Hijri calendar
Rabi al-Awwal 1373
November to December 1953 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
7 Nov8 Nov8 NovLaylat al-Mabit
Worship
The Prophet's (s) departure on the Hijra
Saturday 7 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 8 November)Sunday 8 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 9 November)Sunday 8 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 9 November)
5
ThuFriFri
12 Nov13 Nov13 NovDemise 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
14 Nov15 Nov15 NovEve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Mourning
Saturday 14 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 15 November)Sunday 15 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 16 November)Sunday 15 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 16 November)
8
SunMonMon
15 Nov16 Nov16 Nov9
MonTueTue
16 Nov17 Nov17 NovBeginning 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
17 Nov18 Nov18 Nov12
ThuFriFri
19 Nov20 Nov20 NovArrival 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
19 Nov20 Nov20 Nov17
TueWedWed
24 Nov25 Nov25 NovWiladat 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
30 Nov1 Dec1 DecEntrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom
Commemoration