Hijri calendar
Rabi al-Awwal 1433
January to February 2012 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
23 Jan24 Jan24 JanLaylat al-Mabit
Worship
The Prophet's (s) departure on the Hijra
Monday 23 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 24 January)Tuesday 24 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 25 January)Tuesday 24 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 25 January)
5
SatSunSun
28 Jan29 Jan29 JanDemise 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
30 Jan31 Jan31 JanEve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Mourning
Monday 30 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 31 January)Tuesday 31 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 1 February)Tuesday 31 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 1 February)
8
TueWedWed
31 Jan1 Feb1 Feb9
WedThuThu
1 Feb2 Feb2 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
ThuFriFri
2 Feb3 Feb3 Feb12
SatSunSun
4 Feb5 Feb5 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
SatSunSun
4 Feb5 Feb5 Feb17
ThuFriFri
9 Feb10 Feb10 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
WedThuThu
15 Feb16 Feb16 FebEntrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom
Commemoration