Hijri calendar
Rabi al-Awwal 1396
March 1976March to April 1976March to April 1976 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
MonTueTue
1 Mar2 Mar2 MarLaylat al-Mabit
Worship
The Prophet's (s) departure on the Hijra
Monday 1 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 2 March)Tuesday 2 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 3 March)Tuesday 2 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 3 March)
5
SatSunSun
6 Mar7 Mar7 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
MonTueTue
8 Mar9 Mar9 MarEve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Mourning
Monday 8 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 9 March)Tuesday 9 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 10 March)Tuesday 9 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 10 March)
8
TueWedWed
9 Mar10 Mar10 Mar9
WedThuThu
10 Mar11 Mar11 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
ThuFriFri
11 Mar12 Mar12 Mar12
SatSunSun
13 Mar14 Mar14 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
SatSunSun
13 Mar14 Mar14 Mar17
ThuFriFri
18 Mar19 Mar19 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
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Sun
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
23
WedThuThu
24 Mar25 Mar25 MarEntrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom
Commemoration