Hijri calendar
Rabi al-Awwal 1437
December 2015 to January 2016 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
FriSatSat
11 Dec12 Dec12 DecLaylat al-Mabit
Worship
The Prophet's (s) departure on the Hijra
Friday 11 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 12 December)Saturday 12 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 13 December)Saturday 12 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 13 December)
5
WedThuThu
16 Dec17 Dec17 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
FriSatSat
18 Dec19 Dec19 DecEve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Mourning
Friday 18 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 19 December)Saturday 19 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 20 December)Saturday 19 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 20 December)
8
SatSunSun
19 Dec20 Dec20 Dec9
SunMonMon
20 Dec21 Dec21 DecBeginning 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
MonTueTue
21 Dec22 Dec22 Dec12
WedThuThu
23 Dec24 Dec24 DecArrival 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
WedThuThu
23 Dec24 Dec24 Dec17
MonTueTue
28 Dec29 Dec29 DecWiladat 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
SunMonMon
3 Jan4 Jan4 JanEntrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom
Commemoration