Hijri calendar
Rabi al-Awwal 1421
June to July 2000 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
2 June3 June3 JuneLaylat al-Mabit
Worship
The Prophet's (s) departure on the Hijra
Friday 2 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 3 June)Saturday 3 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 4 June)Saturday 3 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 4 June)
5
WedThuThu
7 June8 June8 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
FriSatSat
9 June10 June10 JuneEve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Mourning
Friday 9 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 10 June)Saturday 10 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 11 June)Saturday 10 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 11 June)
8
SatSunSun
10 June11 June11 June9
SunMonMon
11 June12 June12 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
MonTueTue
12 June13 June13 June12
WedThuThu
14 June15 June15 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
WedThuThu
14 June15 June15 June17
MonTueTue
19 June20 June20 JuneWiladat 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
25 June26 June26 JuneEntrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom
Commemoration