Hijri calendar
Rabi al-Awwal 1455
May to June 2033 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
MonSunSun
30 May29 May29 MayLaylat al-Mabit
Worship
The Prophet's (s) departure on the Hijra
Monday 30 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 31 May)Sunday 29 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 30 May)Sunday 29 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 30 May)
5
SatFriFri
4 June3 June3 JuneDemise 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
MonSunSun
6 June5 June5 JuneEve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Mourning
Monday 6 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 7 June)Sunday 5 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 6 June)Sunday 5 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 6 June)
8
TueMonMon
7 June6 June6 June9
WedTueTue
8 June7 June7 JuneBeginning 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
ThuWedWed
9 June8 June8 June12
SatFriFri
11 June10 June10 JuneArrival 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
SatFriFri
11 June10 June10 June17
ThuWedWed
16 June15 June15 JuneWiladat 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
WedTueTue
22 June21 June21 JuneEntrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom
Commemoration