Hijri calendar
Rabi al-Awwal 1387
June to July 1967 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
ThuFriFri
8 June9 June9 JuneLaylat al-Mabit
Worship
The Prophet's (s) departure on the Hijra
Thursday 8 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 9 June)Friday 9 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 10 June)Friday 9 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 10 June)
5
TueWedWed
13 June14 June14 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
ThuFriFri
15 June16 June16 JuneEve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Mourning
Thursday 15 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 16 June)Friday 16 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 17 June)Friday 16 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 17 June)
8
FriSatSat
16 June17 June17 June9
SatSunSun
17 June18 June18 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
SunMonMon
18 June19 June19 June12
TueWedWed
20 June21 June21 JuneArrival 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
TueWedWed
20 June21 June21 June17
SunMonMon
25 June26 June26 JuneWiladat 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
SatSunSun
1 July2 July2 JulyEntrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom
Commemoration