Hijri calendar
Rabi al-Awwal 1418
July to August 1997 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
SatSunSun
5 July6 July6 JulyLaylat al-Mabit
Worship
The Prophet's (s) departure on the Hijra
Saturday 5 July evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 6 July)Sunday 6 July evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 7 July)Sunday 6 July evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 7 July)
5
ThuFriFri
10 July11 July11 JulyDemise 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
SatSunSun
12 July13 July13 JulyEve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Mourning
Saturday 12 July evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 13 July)Sunday 13 July evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 14 July)Sunday 13 July evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 14 July)
8
SunMonMon
13 July14 July14 July9
MonTueTue
14 July15 July15 JulyBeginning 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
TueWedWed
15 July16 July16 July12
ThuFriFri
17 July18 July18 JulyArrival 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
ThuFriFri
17 July18 July18 July17
TueWedWed
22 July23 July23 JulyWiladat 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
MonTueTue
28 July29 July29 JulyEntrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom
Commemoration