Hijri calendar
Rabi al-Awwal 1440
November to December 2018 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
ThuFriFri
8 Nov9 Nov9 NovLaylat al-Mabit
Worship
The Prophet's (s) departure on the Hijra
Thursday 8 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 9 November)Friday 9 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 10 November)Friday 9 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 10 November)
5
TueWedWed
13 Nov14 Nov14 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
ThuFriFri
15 Nov16 Nov16 NovEve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Mourning
Thursday 15 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 16 November)Friday 16 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 17 November)Friday 16 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 17 November)
8
FriSatSat
16 Nov17 Nov17 Nov9
SatSunSun
17 Nov18 Nov18 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
SunMonMon
18 Nov19 Nov19 Nov12
TueWedWed
20 Nov21 Nov21 NovArrival 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
TueWedWed
20 Nov21 Nov21 Nov17
SunMonMon
25 Nov26 Nov26 NovWiladat 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
SatSunSun
1 Dec2 Dec2 DecEntrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom
Commemoration