Dates for
These dates are expected, not confirmed. Hijri months begin on the sighting of the new moon, which cannot be known in advance. Every date below may move by a day.
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.
These are Pakistan’s dates, calculated, not announced. A month there is expected to begin the day after the crescent can first be seen there by eye, and every date below may move by a day when it is announced in Pakistan. The Centre in North Ipswich keeps the Australian dates.
These are India’s dates, calculated, not announced. A month there is expected to begin the day after the crescent can first be seen there by eye, and every date below may move by a day when it is announced in India. The Centre in North Ipswich keeps the Australian dates.
10 observances this month, mostly mourning
| S | M | T | W | T | F | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1Aug 26, Rabi al-Awwal | 227, Rabi al-Awwal | 328, Rabi al-Awwal | 429, Rabi al-Awwal | 530Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a), Rabi al-Awwal | ||
631, Rabi al-Awwal | 7Sep 1Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 82Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 93Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Rabi al-Awwal | 104Marriage of the Prophet (s) to Sayyida Khadija (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 115, Rabi al-Awwal | 126Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina, Rabi al-Awwal, Islamic Unity Week |
137, Rabi al-Awwal | 148, Rabi al-Awwal | 159, Rabi al-Awwal | 1610, Rabi al-Awwal | 1711Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 1812, Rabi al-Awwal | 1913, Rabi al-Awwal |
2014, Rabi al-Awwal | 2115, Rabi al-Awwal | 2216, Rabi al-Awwal | 2317Entrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom, Rabi al-Awwal | 2418, Rabi al-Awwal | 2519, Rabi al-Awwal | 2620, Rabi al-Awwal |
2721, Rabi al-Awwal | 2822, Rabi al-Awwal | 2923, Rabi al-Awwal |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Bar: in the calendar, nothing held at the Centre
Observances in Rabi al-Awwal
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eve
23 Aug24 Aug25 Aug
Laylat al-Mabit, Worship
The Prophet's (s) departure on the Hijra
Saturday 23 August 2025Sunday 24 August 2025Monday 25 August 2025
Saturday 23 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 24 August)Sunday 24 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 25 August)Monday 25 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 26 August)
5
28 Aug29 Aug30 Aug
Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a), Mourning
Thursday 28 August 2025Friday 29 August 2025Saturday 30 August 2025
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
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30 Aug31 Aug1 Sept
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a), Mourning
Saturday 30 August 2025Sunday 31 August 2025Monday 1 September 2025
Saturday 30 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 31 August)Sunday 31 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 1 September)Monday 1 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 2 September)
8
31 Aug1 Sept2 Sept
Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a), Mourning
Sunday 31 August 2025Monday 1 September 2025Tuesday 2 September 2025
9
1 Sept2 Sept3 Sept
Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Celebration
Monday 1 September 2025Tuesday 2 September 2025Wednesday 3 September 2025
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
2 Sept3 Sept4 Sept
Marriage of the Prophet (s) to Sayyida Khadija (a), Celebration
Tuesday 2 September 2025Wednesday 3 September 2025Thursday 4 September 2025
12
4 Sept5 Sept6 Sept
Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina, Commemoration
Thursday 4 September 2025Friday 5 September 2025Saturday 6 September 2025
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
4 Sept5 Sept6 Sept
Islamic Unity Week, Commemoration
Thursday 4 September 2025Friday 5 September 2025Saturday 6 September 2025
17
9 Sept10 Sept11 Sept
Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Celebration
Tuesday 9 September 2025Wednesday 10 September 2025Thursday 11 September 2025
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 17 Rabi al-Awwal (the mashhur Twelver position)
- Iranian: 17 Rabi al-Awwal
23
15 Sept16 Sept17 Sept
Entrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom, Commemoration
Monday 15 September 2025Tuesday 16 September 2025Wednesday 17 September 2025
Today
24 Rabi al-Thani 1448 AH
Tuesday 6 October 2026
No special observance is marked today.
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Today in Pakistan
23 Rabi al-Thani 1448 AH
Tuesday 6 October 2026
No special observance is marked today.
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Today in India
23 Rabi al-Thani 1448 AH
Tuesday 6 October 2026
No special observance is marked today.
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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.