Hijri calendar
Rabi al-Awwal 1409
October to November 1988 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
WedWedThu
12 Oct12 Oct13 OctLaylat al-Mabit
Worship
The Prophet's (s) departure on the Hijra
Wednesday 12 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 13 October)Wednesday 12 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 13 October)Thursday 13 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 14 October)
5
MonMonTue
17 Oct17 Oct18 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
WedWedThu
19 Oct19 Oct20 OctEve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Mourning
Wednesday 19 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 20 October)Wednesday 19 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 20 October)Thursday 20 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 21 October)
8
ThuThuFri
20 Oct20 Oct21 Oct9
FriFriSat
21 Oct21 Oct22 OctBeginning 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
SatSatSun
22 Oct22 Oct23 Oct12
MonMonTue
24 Oct24 Oct25 OctArrival 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
MonMonTue
24 Oct24 Oct25 Oct17
SatSatSun
29 Oct29 Oct30 OctWiladat 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
FriFriSat
4 Nov4 Nov5 NovEntrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom
Commemoration