Hijri calendar
Rabi al-Awwal 1442
October to November 2020 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
SatSunSun
17 Oct18 Oct18 OctLaylat al-Mabit
Worship
The Prophet's (s) departure on the Hijra
Saturday 17 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 18 October)Sunday 18 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 19 October)Sunday 18 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 19 October)
5
ThuFriFri
22 Oct23 Oct23 OctDemise 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
SatSunSun
24 Oct25 Oct25 OctEve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Mourning
Saturday 24 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 25 October)Sunday 25 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 26 October)Sunday 25 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 26 October)
8
SunMonMon
25 Oct26 Oct26 Oct9
MonTueTue
26 Oct27 Oct27 OctBeginning 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
TueWedWed
27 Oct28 Oct28 Oct12
ThuFriFri
29 Oct30 Oct30 OctArrival 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
ThuFriFri
29 Oct30 Oct30 Oct17
TueWedWed
3 Nov4 Nov4 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
MonTueTue
9 Nov10 Nov10 NovEntrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom
Commemoration