Hijri calendar
Rabi al-Awwal 1377
September to October 1957 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
24 Sept25 Sept25 SeptLaylat al-Mabit
Worship
The Prophet's (s) departure on the Hijra
Tuesday 24 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 25 September)Wednesday 25 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 26 September)Wednesday 25 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 26 September)
5
SunMonMon
29 Sept30 Sept30 SeptDemise 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
1 Oct2 Oct2 OctEve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Mourning
Tuesday 1 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 2 October)Wednesday 2 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 3 October)Wednesday 2 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 3 October)
8
WedThuThu
2 Oct3 Oct3 Oct9
ThuFriFri
3 Oct4 Oct4 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
FriSatSat
4 Oct5 Oct5 Oct12
SunMonMon
6 Oct7 Oct7 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
SunMonMon
6 Oct7 Oct7 Oct17
FriSatSat
11 Oct12 Oct12 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
ThuFriFri
17 Oct18 Oct18 OctEntrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom
Commemoration