Hijri calendar
Rabi al-Awwal 1411
September to October 1990 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
20 Sept21 Sept21 SeptLaylat al-Mabit
Worship
The Prophet's (s) departure on the Hijra
Thursday 20 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 21 September)Friday 21 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 22 September)Friday 21 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 22 September)
5
TueWedWed
25 Sept26 Sept26 SeptDemise 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
27 Sept28 Sept28 SeptEve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Mourning
Thursday 27 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 28 September)Friday 28 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 29 September)Friday 28 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 29 September)
8
FriSatSat
28 Sept29 Sept29 Sept9
SatSunSun
29 Sept30 Sept30 SeptBeginning 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
30 Sept1 Oct1 Oct12
TueWedWed
2 Oct3 Oct3 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
TueWedWed
2 Oct3 Oct3 Oct17
SunMonMon
7 Oct8 Oct8 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
SatSunSun
13 Oct14 Oct14 OctEntrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom
Commemoration