Hijri calendar
Rabi al-Awwal 1399
January to February 1979 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
28 Jan29 Jan29 JanLaylat al-Mabit
Worship
The Prophet's (s) departure on the Hijra
Sunday 28 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 29 January)Monday 29 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 30 January)Monday 29 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 30 January)
5
FriSatSat
2 Feb3 Feb3 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
SunMonMon
4 Feb5 Feb5 FebEve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Mourning
Sunday 4 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 5 February)Monday 5 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 6 February)Monday 5 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 6 February)
8
MonTueTue
5 Feb6 Feb6 Feb9
TueWedWed
6 Feb7 Feb7 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
WedThuThu
7 Feb8 Feb8 Feb12
FriSatSat
9 Feb10 Feb10 FebArrival 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
9 Feb10 Feb10 Feb17
WedThuThu
14 Feb15 Feb15 FebWiladat 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
20 Feb21 Feb21 FebEntrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom
Commemoration