Hijri calendar
Rabi al-Awwal 1441
October to November 2019 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
28 Oct29 Oct29 OctLaylat al-Mabit
Worship
The Prophet's (s) departure on the Hijra
Monday 28 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 29 October)Tuesday 29 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 30 October)Tuesday 29 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 30 October)
5
SatSunSun
2 Nov3 Nov3 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
MonTueTue
4 Nov5 Nov5 NovEve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Mourning
Monday 4 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 5 November)Tuesday 5 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 6 November)Tuesday 5 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 6 November)
8
TueWedWed
5 Nov6 Nov6 Nov9
WedThuThu
6 Nov7 Nov7 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
ThuFriFri
7 Nov8 Nov8 Nov12
SatSunSun
9 Nov10 Nov10 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
SatSunSun
9 Nov10 Nov10 Nov17
ThuFriFri
14 Nov15 Nov15 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
WedThuThu
20 Nov21 Nov21 NovEntrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom
Commemoration