Hijri calendar
Rabi al-Awwal 1439
November to December 2017 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
SatSunMon
18 Nov19 Nov20 NovLaylat al-Mabit
Worship
The Prophet's (s) departure on the Hijra
Saturday 18 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 19 November)Sunday 19 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 20 November)Monday 20 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 21 November)
5
ThuFriSat
23 Nov24 Nov25 NovDemise 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
SatSunMon
25 Nov26 Nov27 NovEve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Mourning
Saturday 25 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 26 November)Sunday 26 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 27 November)Monday 27 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 28 November)
8
SunMonTue
26 Nov27 Nov28 Nov9
MonTueWed
27 Nov28 Nov29 NovBeginning 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
TueWedThu
28 Nov29 Nov30 Nov12
ThuFriSat
30 Nov1 Dec2 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
ThuFriSat
30 Nov1 Dec2 Dec17
TueWedThu
5 Dec6 Dec7 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
MonTueWed
11 Dec12 Dec13 DecEntrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom
Commemoration