Hijri calendar
Rabi al-Awwal 1408
October to November 1987 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
23 Oct24 Oct24 OctLaylat al-Mabit
Worship
The Prophet's (s) departure on the Hijra
Friday 23 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 24 October)Saturday 24 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 25 October)Saturday 24 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 25 October)
5
WedThuThu
28 Oct29 Oct29 OctDemise 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
30 Oct31 Oct31 OctEve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Mourning
Friday 30 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 31 October)Saturday 31 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 1 November)Saturday 31 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 1 November)
8
SatSunSun
31 Oct1 Nov1 Nov9
SunMonMon
1 Nov2 Nov2 NovBeginning 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
2 Nov3 Nov3 Nov12
WedThuThu
4 Nov5 Nov5 NovArrival 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
4 Nov5 Nov5 Nov17
MonTueTue
9 Nov10 Nov10 NovWiladat 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
15 Nov16 Nov16 NovEntrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom
Commemoration