Hijri calendar
Rabi al-Awwal 1434
January to February 2013 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
12 Jan13 Jan13 JanLaylat al-Mabit
Worship
The Prophet's (s) departure on the Hijra
Saturday 12 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 13 January)Sunday 13 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 14 January)Sunday 13 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 14 January)
5
ThuFriFri
17 Jan18 Jan18 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
SatSunSun
19 Jan20 Jan20 JanEve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Mourning
Saturday 19 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 20 January)Sunday 20 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 21 January)Sunday 20 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 21 January)
8
SunMonMon
20 Jan21 Jan21 Jan9
MonTueTue
21 Jan22 Jan22 JanBeginning 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
22 Jan23 Jan23 Jan12
ThuFriFri
24 Jan25 Jan25 JanArrival 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
24 Jan25 Jan25 Jan17
TueWedWed
29 Jan30 Jan30 JanWiladat 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
4 Feb5 Feb5 FebEntrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom
Commemoration