Hijri calendar
Rabi al-Awwal 1403
December 1982 to January 1983 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
ThuFriFri
16 Dec17 Dec17 DecLaylat al-Mabit
Worship
The Prophet's (s) departure on the Hijra
Thursday 16 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 17 December)Friday 17 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 18 December)Friday 17 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 18 December)
5
TueWedWed
21 Dec22 Dec22 DecDemise 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
23 Dec24 Dec24 DecEve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Mourning
Thursday 23 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 24 December)Friday 24 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 25 December)Friday 24 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 25 December)
8
FriSatSat
24 Dec25 Dec25 Dec9
SatSunSun
25 Dec26 Dec26 DecBeginning 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
26 Dec27 Dec27 Dec12
TueWedWed
28 Dec29 Dec29 DecArrival 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
28 Dec29 Dec29 Dec17
SunMonMon
2 Jan3 Jan3 JanWiladat 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
8 Jan9 Jan9 JanEntrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom
Commemoration