Hijri calendar
Rabi al-Awwal 1447
August to September 2025 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
SatSunMon
23 Aug24 Aug25 AugLaylat al-Mabit
Worship
The Prophet's (s) departure on the Hijra
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
ThuFriSat
28 Aug29 Aug30 AugDemise 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
SatSunMon
30 Aug31 Aug1 SeptEve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Mourning
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
SunMonTue
31 Aug1 Sept2 Sept9
MonTueWed
1 Sept2 Sept3 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
TueWedThu
2 Sept3 Sept4 Sept12
ThuFriSat
4 Sept5 Sept6 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
ThuFriSat
4 Sept5 Sept6 Sept17
TueWedThu
9 Sept10 Sept11 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
MonTueWed
15 Sept16 Sept17 SeptEntrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom
Commemoration