Hijri calendar
Rabi al-Awwal 1444
September to October 2022 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
26 Sept27 Sept27 SeptLaylat al-Mabit
Worship
The Prophet's (s) departure on the Hijra
Monday 26 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 27 September)Tuesday 27 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 28 September)Tuesday 27 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 28 September)
5
SatSunSun
1 Oct2 Oct2 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
MonTueTue
3 Oct4 Oct4 OctEve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Mourning
Monday 3 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 4 October)Tuesday 4 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 5 October)Tuesday 4 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 5 October)
8
TueWedWed
4 Oct5 Oct5 Oct9
WedThuThu
5 Oct6 Oct6 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
ThuFriFri
6 Oct7 Oct7 Oct12
SatSunSun
8 Oct9 Oct9 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
SatSunSun
8 Oct9 Oct9 Oct17
ThuFriFri
13 Oct14 Oct14 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
WedThuThu
19 Oct20 Oct20 OctEntrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom
Commemoration