Hijri calendar
Rabi al-Awwal 1416
July to August 1995 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
28 July29 July29 JulyLaylat al-Mabit
Worship
The Prophet's (s) departure on the Hijra
Friday 28 July evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 29 July)Saturday 29 July evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 30 July)Saturday 29 July evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 30 July)
5
WedThuThu
2 Aug3 Aug3 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
FriSatSat
4 Aug5 Aug5 AugEve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Mourning
Friday 4 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 5 August)Saturday 5 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 6 August)Saturday 5 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 6 August)
8
SatSunSun
5 Aug6 Aug6 Aug9
SunMonMon
6 Aug7 Aug7 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
MonTueTue
7 Aug8 Aug8 Aug12
WedThuThu
9 Aug10 Aug10 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
WedThuThu
9 Aug10 Aug10 Aug17
MonTueTue
14 Aug15 Aug15 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
SunMonMon
20 Aug21 Aug21 AugEntrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom
Commemoration