Hijri calendar
Rabi al-Awwal 1412
September to October 1991 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
9 Sept10 Sept10 SeptLaylat al-Mabit
Worship
The Prophet's (s) departure on the Hijra
Monday 9 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 10 September)Tuesday 10 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 11 September)Tuesday 10 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 11 September)
5
SatSunSun
14 Sept15 Sept15 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
MonTueTue
16 Sept17 Sept17 SeptEve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Mourning
Monday 16 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 17 September)Tuesday 17 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 18 September)Tuesday 17 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 18 September)
8
TueWedWed
17 Sept18 Sept18 Sept9
WedThuThu
18 Sept19 Sept19 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
ThuFriFri
19 Sept20 Sept20 Sept12
SatSunSun
21 Sept22 Sept22 SeptArrival 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
21 Sept22 Sept22 Sept17
ThuFriFri
26 Sept27 Sept27 SeptWiladat 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
2 Oct3 Oct3 OctEntrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom
Commemoration