Hijri calendar
Rabi al-Awwal 1432
February to March 2011 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
Subscribe to the calendar1
Eve
ThuFriFri
3 Feb4 Feb4 FebLaylat al-Mabit
Worship
The Prophet's (s) departure on the Hijra
Thursday 3 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 4 February)Friday 4 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 5 February)Friday 4 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 5 February)
5
TueWedWed
8 Feb9 Feb9 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
ThuFriFri
10 Feb11 Feb11 FebEve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Mourning
Thursday 10 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 11 February)Friday 11 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 12 February)Friday 11 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 12 February)
8
FriSatSat
11 Feb12 Feb12 Feb9
SatSunSun
12 Feb13 Feb13 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
SunMonMon
13 Feb14 Feb14 Feb12
TueWedWed
15 Feb16 Feb16 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
TueWedWed
15 Feb16 Feb16 Feb17
SunMonMon
20 Feb21 Feb21 FebWiladat 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
SatSunSun
26 Feb27 Feb27 FebEntrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom
Commemoration