Hijri calendar
Rabi al-Awwal 1380
August to September 1960 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
23 Aug24 Aug24 AugLaylat al-Mabit
Worship
The Prophet's (s) departure on the Hijra
Tuesday 23 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 24 August)Wednesday 24 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 25 August)Wednesday 24 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 25 August)
5
SunMonMon
28 Aug29 Aug29 AugDemise 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
30 Aug31 Aug31 AugEve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Mourning
Tuesday 30 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 31 August)Wednesday 31 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 1 September)Wednesday 31 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 1 September)
8
WedThuThu
31 Aug1 Sept1 Sept9
ThuFriFri
1 Sept2 Sept2 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
FriSatSat
2 Sept3 Sept3 Sept12
SunMonMon
4 Sept5 Sept5 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
SunMonMon
4 Sept5 Sept5 Sept17
FriSatSat
9 Sept10 Sept10 SeptWiladat 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
15 Sept16 Sept16 SeptEntrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom
Commemoration