Hijri calendar
Rabi al-Awwal 1392
April to May 1972 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
FriSatSat
14 Apr15 Apr15 AprLaylat al-Mabit
Worship
The Prophet's (s) departure on the Hijra
Friday 14 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 15 April)Saturday 15 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 16 April)Saturday 15 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 16 April)
5
WedThuThu
19 Apr20 Apr20 AprDemise 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
FriSatSat
21 Apr22 Apr22 AprEve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Mourning
Friday 21 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 22 April)Saturday 22 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 23 April)Saturday 22 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 23 April)
8
SatSunSun
22 Apr23 Apr23 Apr9
SunMonMon
23 Apr24 Apr24 AprBeginning 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
MonTueTue
24 Apr25 Apr25 Apr12
WedThuThu
26 Apr27 Apr27 AprArrival 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
WedThuThu
26 Apr27 Apr27 Apr17
MonTueTue
1 May2 May2 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
SunMonMon
7 May8 May8 MayEntrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom
Commemoration