Hijri calendar
Rabi al-Awwal 1397
February to March 1977 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
18 Feb19 Feb19 FebLaylat al-Mabit
Worship
The Prophet's (s) departure on the Hijra
Friday 18 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 19 February)Saturday 19 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 20 February)Saturday 19 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 20 February)
5
WedThuThu
23 Feb24 Feb24 FebDemise 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
25 Feb26 Feb26 FebEve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Mourning
Friday 25 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 26 February)Saturday 26 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 27 February)Saturday 26 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 27 February)
8
SatSunSun
26 Feb27 Feb27 Feb9
SunMonMon
27 Feb28 Feb28 FebBeginning 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
28 Feb1 Mar1 Mar12
WedThuThu
2 Mar3 Mar3 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
WedThuThu
2 Mar3 Mar3 Mar17
MonTueTue
7 Mar8 Mar8 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
SunMonMon
13 Mar14 Mar14 MarEntrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom
Commemoration