Hijri calendar
Rabi al-Awwal 1425
April to May 2004 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
MonWedWed
19 Apr21 Apr21 AprLaylat al-Mabit
Worship
The Prophet's (s) departure on the Hijra
Monday 19 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 20 April)Wednesday 21 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 22 April)Wednesday 21 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 22 April)
5
SatMonMon
24 Apr26 Apr26 AprDemise 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
MonWedWed
26 Apr28 Apr28 AprEve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Mourning
Monday 26 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 27 April)Wednesday 28 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 29 April)Wednesday 28 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 29 April)
8
TueThuThu
27 Apr29 Apr29 Apr9
WedFriFri
28 Apr30 Apr30 AprBeginning 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
ThuSatSat
29 Apr1 May1 May12
SatMonMon
1 May3 May3 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
SatMonMon
1 May3 May3 May17
ThuSatSat
6 May8 May8 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
WedFriFri
12 May14 May14 MayEntrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom
Commemoration