Hijri calendar
Rabi al-Awwal 1436
December 2014 to January 2015 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
22 Dec23 Dec23 DecLaylat al-Mabit
Worship
The Prophet's (s) departure on the Hijra
Monday 22 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 23 December)Tuesday 23 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 24 December)Tuesday 23 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 24 December)
5
SatSunSun
27 Dec28 Dec28 DecDemise 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
29 Dec30 Dec30 DecEve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Mourning
Monday 29 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 30 December)Tuesday 30 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 31 December)Tuesday 30 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 31 December)
8
TueWedWed
30 Dec31 Dec31 Dec9
WedThuThu
31 Dec1 Jan1 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
ThuFriFri
1 Jan2 Jan2 Jan12
SatSunSun
3 Jan4 Jan4 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
SatSunSun
3 Jan4 Jan4 Jan17
ThuFriFri
8 Jan9 Jan9 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
WedThuThu
14 Jan15 Jan15 JanEntrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom
Commemoration