Hijri calendar
Rabi al-Awwal 1395
March to April 1975 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
Subscribe to the calendar1
Eve
ThuFriFri
13 Mar14 Mar14 MarLaylat al-Mabit
Worship
The Prophet's (s) departure on the Hijra
Thursday 13 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 14 March)Friday 14 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 15 March)Friday 14 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 15 March)
5
TueWedWed
18 Mar19 Mar19 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
ThuFriFri
20 Mar21 Mar21 MarEve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Mourning
Thursday 20 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 21 March)Friday 21 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 22 March)Friday 21 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 22 March)
877
Fri
21 MarNawruz
Celebration
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Iranian: Observed; al-Majlisi held the recognising hadiths more reliable
- Hazara: Observed
- Indo-Pak: Generally not observed
- Khoja: Generally not observed
8
FriSatSat
21 Mar22 Mar22 Mar9
SatSunSun
22 Mar23 Mar23 MarBeginning 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
23 Mar24 Mar24 Mar12
TueWedWed
25 Mar26 Mar26 MarArrival 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
25 Mar26 Mar26 Mar17
SunMonMon
30 Mar31 Mar31 MarWiladat 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
5 Apr6 Apr6 AprEntrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom
Commemoration