Hijri calendar
Rabi al-Awwal 1424
May 2003May to June 2003May to June 2003 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
ThuSatSat
1 May3 May3 MayLaylat al-Mabit
Worship
The Prophet's (s) departure on the Hijra
Thursday 1 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 2 May)Saturday 3 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 4 May)Saturday 3 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 4 May)
5
TueThuThu
6 May8 May8 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
ThuSatSat
8 May10 May10 MayEve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Mourning
Thursday 8 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 9 May)Saturday 10 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 11 May)Saturday 10 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 11 May)
8
FriSunSun
9 May11 May11 May9
SatMonMon
10 May12 May12 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
SunTueTue
11 May13 May13 May12
TueThuThu
13 May15 May15 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
TueThuThu
13 May15 May15 May17
SunTueTue
18 May20 May20 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
SatMonMon
24 May26 May26 MayEntrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom
Commemoration