Hijri calendar
Rabi al-Awwal 1404
December 1983 to January 1984 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
5 Dec6 Dec6 DecLaylat al-Mabit
Worship
The Prophet's (s) departure on the Hijra
Monday 5 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 6 December)Tuesday 6 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 7 December)Tuesday 6 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 7 December)
5
SatSunSun
10 Dec11 Dec11 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
MonTueTue
12 Dec13 Dec13 DecEve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Mourning
Monday 12 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 13 December)Tuesday 13 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 14 December)Tuesday 13 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 14 December)
8
TueWedWed
13 Dec14 Dec14 Dec9
WedThuThu
14 Dec15 Dec15 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
ThuFriFri
15 Dec16 Dec16 Dec12
SatSunSun
17 Dec18 Dec18 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
SatSunSun
17 Dec18 Dec18 Dec17
ThuFriFri
22 Dec23 Dec23 DecWiladat 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
WedThuThu
28 Dec29 Dec29 DecEntrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom
Commemoration