Hijri calendar
Rabi al-Awwal 1438
November to December 2016December 2016December 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
TueWedThu
29 Nov30 Nov1 DecLaylat al-Mabit
Worship
The Prophet's (s) departure on the Hijra
Tuesday 29 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 30 November)Wednesday 30 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 1 December)Thursday 1 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 2 December)
5
SunMonTue
4 Dec5 Dec6 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
TueWedThu
6 Dec7 Dec8 DecEve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Mourning
Tuesday 6 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 7 December)Wednesday 7 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 8 December)Thursday 8 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 9 December)
8
WedThuFri
7 Dec8 Dec9 Dec9
ThuFriSat
8 Dec9 Dec10 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
FriSatSun
9 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12
SunMonTue
11 Dec12 Dec13 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
SunMonTue
11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec17
FriSatSun
16 Dec17 Dec18 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
ThuFriSat
22 Dec23 Dec24 DecEntrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom
Commemoration