Hijri calendar
Rabi al-Awwal 1443
October to November 2021 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
WedThuThu
6 Oct7 Oct7 OctLaylat al-Mabit
Worship
The Prophet's (s) departure on the Hijra
Wednesday 6 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 7 October)Thursday 7 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 8 October)Thursday 7 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 8 October)
5
MonTueTue
11 Oct12 Oct12 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
WedThuThu
13 Oct14 Oct14 OctEve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Mourning
Wednesday 13 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 14 October)Thursday 14 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 15 October)Thursday 14 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 15 October)
8
ThuFriFri
14 Oct15 Oct15 Oct9
FriSatSat
15 Oct16 Oct16 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
SatSunSun
16 Oct17 Oct17 Oct12
MonTueTue
18 Oct19 Oct19 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
MonTueTue
18 Oct19 Oct19 Oct17
SatSunSun
23 Oct24 Oct24 OctWiladat 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
FriSatSat
29 Oct30 Oct30 OctEntrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom
Commemoration