Hijri calendar
Rabi al-Awwal 1448
August to September 2026 ربيع الأوّل
Dates for
How the Centre establishes these dates
The start of this month has been confirmed on a naked-eye sighting verified on the Centre's own horizon, reckoned on south-east Queensland (greater Brisbane), so these dates are firm.
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
1
Eve
Fri
14 AugLaylat al-Mabit
Worship
The Prophet's (s) departure on the Hijra
Friday 14 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 15 August)
5
Wed
19 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
Fri
21 AugEve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Mourning
Friday 21 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 22 August)
At the Centre that day
8
Sat
22 Aug9
Sun
23 AugBeginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Celebration
At the Centre that day
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
Mon
24 Aug12
Wed
26 AugArrival 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
Wed
26 Aug17
Mon
31 AugWiladat 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
Sun
6 SeptEntrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom
Commemoration