Hijri calendar
Rabi al-Awwal 1429
March to April 2008 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
SatSunSun
8 Mar9 Mar9 MarLaylat al-Mabit
Worship
The Prophet's (s) departure on the Hijra
Saturday 8 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 9 March)Sunday 9 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 10 March)Sunday 9 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 10 March)
5
ThuFriFri
13 Mar14 Mar14 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
SatSunSun
15 Mar16 Mar16 MarEve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Mourning
Saturday 15 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 16 March)Sunday 16 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 17 March)Sunday 16 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 17 March)
8
SunMonMon
16 Mar17 Mar17 Mar9
MonTueTue
17 Mar18 Mar18 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
TueWedWed
18 Mar19 Mar19 Mar12
ThuFriFri
20 Mar21 Mar21 MarArrival 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
ThuFriFri
20 Mar21 Mar21 Mar121111
Thu
20 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
17
TueWedWed
25 Mar26 Mar26 MarWiladat 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
MonTueTue
31 Mar1 Apr1 AprEntrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom
Commemoration