Hijri calendar
Rabi al-Awwal 1378
September to October 1958 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
14 Sept15 Sept15 SeptLaylat al-Mabit
Worship
The Prophet's (s) departure on the Hijra
Sunday 14 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 15 September)Monday 15 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 16 September)Monday 15 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 16 September)
5
FriSatSat
19 Sept20 Sept20 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
SunMonMon
21 Sept22 Sept22 SeptEve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Mourning
Sunday 21 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 22 September)Monday 22 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 23 September)Monday 22 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 23 September)
8
MonTueTue
22 Sept23 Sept23 Sept9
TueWedWed
23 Sept24 Sept24 SeptBeginning 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
24 Sept25 Sept25 Sept12
FriSatSat
26 Sept27 Sept27 SeptArrival 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
26 Sept27 Sept27 Sept17
WedThuThu
1 Oct2 Oct2 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
TueWedWed
7 Oct8 Oct8 OctEntrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom
Commemoration