Hijri calendar
Rabi al-Awwal 1428
March to April 2007 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
19 Mar20 Mar20 MarLaylat al-Mabit
Worship
The Prophet's (s) departure on the Hijra
Monday 19 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 20 March)Tuesday 20 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 21 March)Tuesday 20 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 21 March)
211
Wed
21 MarNawruz
Celebration
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Iranian: Observed; al-Majlisi held the recognising hadiths more reliable
- Hazara: Observed
- Indo-Pak: Generally not observed
- Khoja: Generally not observed
5
SatSunSun
24 Mar25 Mar25 MarDemise 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
26 Mar27 Mar27 MarEve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Mourning
Monday 26 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 27 March)Tuesday 27 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 28 March)Tuesday 27 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 28 March)
8
TueWedWed
27 Mar28 Mar28 Mar9
WedThuThu
28 Mar29 Mar29 MarBeginning 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
29 Mar30 Mar30 Mar12
SatSunSun
31 Mar1 Apr1 AprArrival 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
31 Mar1 Apr1 Apr17
ThuFriFri
5 Apr6 Apr6 AprWiladat 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
11 Apr12 Apr12 AprEntrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom
Commemoration