Hijri calendar
Rabi al-Awwal 1375
October to November 1955 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
SunMonMon
16 Oct17 Oct17 OctLaylat al-Mabit
Worship
The Prophet's (s) departure on the Hijra
Sunday 16 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 17 October)Monday 17 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 18 October)Monday 17 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 18 October)
5
FriSatSat
21 Oct22 Oct22 OctDemise 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
SunMonMon
23 Oct24 Oct24 OctEve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Mourning
Sunday 23 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 24 October)Monday 24 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 25 October)Monday 24 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 25 October)
8
MonTueTue
24 Oct25 Oct25 Oct9
TueWedWed
25 Oct26 Oct26 OctBeginning 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
WedThuThu
26 Oct27 Oct27 Oct12
FriSatSat
28 Oct29 Oct29 OctArrival 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
FriSatSat
28 Oct29 Oct29 Oct17
WedThuThu
2 Nov3 Nov3 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
TueWedWed
8 Nov9 Nov9 NovEntrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom
Commemoration