Hijri calendar
Rabi al-Awwal 1394
March to April 1974 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
24 Mar25 Mar25 MarLaylat al-Mabit
Worship
The Prophet's (s) departure on the Hijra
Sunday 24 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 25 March)Monday 25 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 26 March)Monday 25 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 26 March)
5
FriSatSat
29 Mar30 Mar30 MarDemise 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
31 Mar1 Apr1 AprEve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Mourning
Sunday 31 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 1 April)Monday 1 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 2 April)Monday 1 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 2 April)
8
MonTueTue
1 Apr2 Apr2 Apr9
TueWedWed
2 Apr3 Apr3 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
WedThuThu
3 Apr4 Apr4 Apr12
FriSatSat
5 Apr6 Apr6 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
FriSatSat
5 Apr6 Apr6 Apr17
WedThuThu
10 Apr11 Apr11 AprWiladat 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
16 Apr17 Apr17 AprEntrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom
Commemoration