Hijri calendar
Rabi al-Awwal 1376
October to November 1956 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
FriFriSat
5 Oct5 Oct6 OctLaylat al-Mabit
Worship
The Prophet's (s) departure on the Hijra
Friday 5 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 6 October)Friday 5 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 6 October)Saturday 6 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 7 October)
5
WedWedThu
10 Oct10 Oct11 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
FriFriSat
12 Oct12 Oct13 OctEve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Mourning
Friday 12 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 13 October)Friday 12 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 13 October)Saturday 13 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 14 October)
8
SatSatSun
13 Oct13 Oct14 Oct9
SunSunMon
14 Oct14 Oct15 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
MonMonTue
15 Oct15 Oct16 Oct12
WedWedThu
17 Oct17 Oct18 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
WedWedThu
17 Oct17 Oct18 Oct17
MonMonTue
22 Oct22 Oct23 OctWiladat 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
SunSunMon
28 Oct28 Oct29 OctEntrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom
Commemoration