Hijri calendar
Rabi al-Awwal 1446
September to October 2024 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
TueWedWed
3 Sept4 Sept4 SeptLaylat al-Mabit
Worship
The Prophet's (s) departure on the Hijra
Tuesday 3 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 4 September)Wednesday 4 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 5 September)Wednesday 4 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 5 September)
5
SunMonMon
8 Sept9 Sept9 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
TueWedWed
10 Sept11 Sept11 SeptEve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Mourning
Tuesday 10 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 11 September)Wednesday 11 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 12 September)Wednesday 11 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 12 September)
8
WedThuThu
11 Sept12 Sept12 Sept9
ThuFriFri
12 Sept13 Sept13 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
FriSatSat
13 Sept14 Sept14 Sept12
SunMonMon
15 Sept16 Sept16 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
SunMonMon
15 Sept16 Sept16 Sept17
FriSatSat
20 Sept21 Sept21 SeptWiladat 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
ThuFriFri
26 Sept27 Sept27 SeptEntrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom
Commemoration