Hijri calendar
Rabi al-Awwal 1415
August to September 1994 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
8 Aug9 Aug9 AugLaylat al-Mabit
Worship
The Prophet's (s) departure on the Hijra
Monday 8 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 9 August)Tuesday 9 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 10 August)Tuesday 9 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 10 August)
5
SatSunSun
13 Aug14 Aug14 AugDemise 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
15 Aug16 Aug16 AugEve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Mourning
Monday 15 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 16 August)Tuesday 16 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 17 August)Tuesday 16 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 17 August)
8
TueWedWed
16 Aug17 Aug17 Aug9
WedThuThu
17 Aug18 Aug18 AugBeginning 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
18 Aug19 Aug19 Aug12
SatSunSun
20 Aug21 Aug21 AugArrival 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
20 Aug21 Aug21 Aug17
ThuFriFri
25 Aug26 Aug26 AugWiladat 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
31 Aug1 Sept1 SeptEntrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom
Commemoration