Hijri calendar
Rabi al-Awwal 1381
August to September 1961 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
SatSunSun
12 Aug13 Aug13 AugLaylat al-Mabit
Worship
The Prophet's (s) departure on the Hijra
Saturday 12 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 13 August)Sunday 13 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 14 August)Sunday 13 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 14 August)
5
ThuFriFri
17 Aug18 Aug18 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
SatSunSun
19 Aug20 Aug20 AugEve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Mourning
Saturday 19 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 20 August)Sunday 20 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 21 August)Sunday 20 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 21 August)
8
SunMonMon
20 Aug21 Aug21 Aug9
MonTueTue
21 Aug22 Aug22 AugBeginning 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
TueWedWed
22 Aug23 Aug23 Aug12
ThuFriFri
24 Aug25 Aug25 AugArrival 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
ThuFriFri
24 Aug25 Aug25 Aug17
TueWedWed
29 Aug30 Aug30 AugWiladat 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
MonTueTue
4 Sept5 Sept5 SeptEntrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom
Commemoration