Hijri calendar
Rabi al-Awwal 1391
April to May 1971 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
25 Apr26 Apr26 AprLaylat al-Mabit
Worship
The Prophet's (s) departure on the Hijra
Sunday 25 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 26 April)Monday 26 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 27 April)Monday 26 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 27 April)
5
FriSatSat
30 Apr1 May1 MayDemise 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
2 May3 May3 MayEve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Mourning
Sunday 2 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 3 May)Monday 3 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 4 May)Monday 3 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 4 May)
8
MonTueTue
3 May4 May4 May9
TueWedWed
4 May5 May5 MayBeginning 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
5 May6 May6 May12
FriSatSat
7 May8 May8 MayArrival 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
7 May8 May8 May17
WedThuThu
12 May13 May13 MayWiladat 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
18 May19 May19 MayEntrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom
Commemoration