Hijri calendar
Rabi al-Awwal 1423
May to June 2002 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
SunMonMon
12 May13 May13 MayLaylat al-Mabit
Worship
The Prophet's (s) departure on the Hijra
Sunday 12 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 13 May)Monday 13 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 14 May)Monday 13 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 14 May)
5
FriSatSat
17 May18 May18 MayDemise 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
SunMonMon
19 May20 May20 MayEve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Mourning
Sunday 19 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 20 May)Monday 20 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 21 May)Monday 20 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 21 May)
8
MonTueTue
20 May21 May21 May9
TueWedWed
21 May22 May22 MayBeginning 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
WedThuThu
22 May23 May23 May12
FriSatSat
24 May25 May25 MayArrival 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
FriSatSat
24 May25 May25 May17
WedThuThu
29 May30 May30 MayWiladat 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
TueWedWed
4 June5 June5 JuneEntrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom
Commemoration