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
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Bar: in the calendar, nothing held at the Centre
Observances in Rabi al-Awwal
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eve
2 Aug3 Aug3 Aug
Laylat al-Mabit, Worship
The Prophet's (s) departure on the Hijra
Monday 2 August 2027Tuesday 3 August 2027Tuesday 3 August 2027
Monday 2 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 3 August)Tuesday 3 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 4 August)Tuesday 3 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 4 August)
5
7 Aug8 Aug8 Aug
Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a), Mourning
Saturday 7 August 2027Sunday 8 August 2027Sunday 8 August 2027
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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9 Aug10 Aug10 Aug
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a), Mourning
Monday 9 August 2027Tuesday 10 August 2027Tuesday 10 August 2027
Monday 9 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 10 August)Tuesday 10 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 11 August)Tuesday 10 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 11 August)
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10 Aug11 Aug11 Aug
Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a), Mourning
Tuesday 10 August 2027Wednesday 11 August 2027Wednesday 11 August 2027
9
11 Aug12 Aug12 Aug
Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Celebration
Wednesday 11 August 2027Thursday 12 August 2027Thursday 12 August 2027
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
12 Aug13 Aug13 Aug
Marriage of the Prophet (s) to Sayyida Khadija (a), Celebration
Thursday 12 August 2027Friday 13 August 2027Friday 13 August 2027
12
14 Aug15 Aug15 Aug
Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina, Commemoration
Saturday 14 August 2027Sunday 15 August 2027Sunday 15 August 2027
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
14 Aug15 Aug15 Aug
Islamic Unity Week, Commemoration
Saturday 14 August 2027Sunday 15 August 2027Sunday 15 August 2027
17
19 Aug20 Aug20 Aug
Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Celebration
Thursday 19 August 2027Friday 20 August 2027Friday 20 August 2027
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 17 Rabi al-Awwal (the mashhur Twelver position)
- Iranian: 17 Rabi al-Awwal
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25 Aug26 Aug26 Aug
Entrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom, Commemoration
Wednesday 25 August 2027Thursday 26 August 2027Thursday 26 August 2027
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.