Hijri calendar
Rabi al-Awwal 1420
June to July 1999 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
14 June15 June15 JuneLaylat al-Mabit
Worship
The Prophet's (s) departure on the Hijra
Monday 14 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 15 June)Tuesday 15 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 16 June)Tuesday 15 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 16 June)
5
SatSunSun
19 June20 June20 JuneDemise 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
21 June22 June22 JuneEve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Mourning
Monday 21 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 22 June)Tuesday 22 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 23 June)Tuesday 22 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 23 June)
8
TueWedWed
22 June23 June23 June9
WedThuThu
23 June24 June24 JuneBeginning 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
24 June25 June25 June12
SatSunSun
26 June27 June27 JuneArrival 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
26 June27 June27 June17
ThuFriFri
1 July2 July2 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
WedThuThu
7 July8 July8 JulyEntrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom
Commemoration