Hijri calendar
Rabi al-Awwal 1445
September to October 2023 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
FriSatSat
15 Sept16 Sept16 SeptLaylat al-Mabit
Worship
The Prophet's (s) departure on the Hijra
Friday 15 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 16 September)Saturday 16 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 17 September)Saturday 16 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 17 September)
5
WedThuThu
20 Sept21 Sept21 SeptDemise 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
FriSatSat
22 Sept23 Sept23 SeptEve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Mourning
Friday 22 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 23 September)Saturday 23 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 24 September)Saturday 23 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 24 September)
8
SatSunSun
23 Sept24 Sept24 Sept9
SunMonMon
24 Sept25 Sept25 SeptBeginning 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
MonTueTue
25 Sept26 Sept26 Sept12
WedThuThu
27 Sept28 Sept28 SeptArrival 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
WedThuThu
27 Sept28 Sept28 Sept17
MonTueTue
2 Oct3 Oct3 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
SunMonMon
8 Oct9 Oct9 OctEntrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom
Commemoration