Hijri calendar
Rabi al-Awwal 1431
February to March 2010 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
14 Feb15 Feb15 FebLaylat al-Mabit
Worship
The Prophet's (s) departure on the Hijra
Sunday 14 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 15 February)Monday 15 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 16 February)Monday 15 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 16 February)
5
FriSatSat
19 Feb20 Feb20 FebDemise 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
21 Feb22 Feb22 FebEve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Mourning
Sunday 21 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 22 February)Monday 22 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 23 February)Monday 22 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 23 February)
8
MonTueTue
22 Feb23 Feb23 Feb9
TueWedWed
23 Feb24 Feb24 FebBeginning 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
24 Feb25 Feb25 Feb12
FriSatSat
26 Feb27 Feb27 FebArrival 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
26 Feb27 Feb27 Feb17
WedThuThu
3 Mar4 Mar4 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
TueWedWed
9 Mar10 Mar10 MarEntrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom
Commemoration