Hijri calendar
Rabi al-Awwal 1386
June to July 1966 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
19 June20 June20 JuneLaylat al-Mabit
Worship
The Prophet's (s) departure on the Hijra
Sunday 19 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 20 June)Monday 20 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 21 June)Monday 20 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 21 June)
5
FriSatSat
24 June25 June25 JuneDemise 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
26 June27 June27 JuneEve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Mourning
Sunday 26 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 27 June)Monday 27 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 28 June)Monday 27 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 28 June)
8
MonTueTue
27 June28 June28 June9
TueWedWed
28 June29 June29 JuneBeginning 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
29 June30 June30 June12
FriSatSat
1 July2 July2 JulyArrival 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
1 July2 July2 July17
WedThuThu
6 July7 July7 JulyWiladat 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
12 July13 July13 JulyEntrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom
Commemoration