Hijri calendar

Rabi al-Awwal 1457

May to June 2035 ربيع الأوّل

Dates for

Dates expectedHijri 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.

Calculated for PakistanThese 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.

Calculated for IndiaThese 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.

Rabi al-Awwal 1457 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
				1May 10, Rabi al-Awwal	211, Rabi al-Awwal	312, Rabi al-Awwal
413, Rabi al-Awwal	514Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a), Rabi al-Awwal	615, Rabi al-Awwal	716Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)Eve of 8, after Maghrib, Rabi al-Awwal	817Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a), Rabi al-Awwal	918Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Rabi al-Awwal	1019Marriage of the Prophet (s) to Sayyida Khadija (a), Rabi al-Awwal
1120, Rabi al-Awwal	1221Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina, Rabi al-Awwal, Islamic Unity Week	1322, Rabi al-Awwal	1423, Rabi al-Awwal	1524, Rabi al-Awwal	1625, Rabi al-Awwal	1726Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Rabi al-Awwal
1827, Rabi al-Awwal	1928, Rabi al-Awwal	2029, Rabi al-Awwal	2130, Rabi al-Awwal	2231, Rabi al-Awwal	23Jun 1Entrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom, Rabi al-Awwal	242, Rabi al-Awwal
253, Rabi al-Awwal	264, Rabi al-Awwal	275, Rabi al-Awwal	286, Rabi al-Awwal	297, Rabi al-Awwal

Rabi al-Awwal 1457 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
				1May 10, Rabi al-Awwal	211, Rabi al-Awwal	312, Rabi al-Awwal
413, Rabi al-Awwal	514Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a), Rabi al-Awwal	615, Rabi al-Awwal	716Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)Eve of 8, after Maghrib, Rabi al-Awwal	817Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a), Rabi al-Awwal	918Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Rabi al-Awwal	1019Marriage of the Prophet (s) to Sayyida Khadija (a), Rabi al-Awwal
1120, Rabi al-Awwal	1221Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina, Rabi al-Awwal, Islamic Unity Week	1322, Rabi al-Awwal	1423, Rabi al-Awwal	1524, Rabi al-Awwal	1625, Rabi al-Awwal	1726Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Rabi al-Awwal
1827, Rabi al-Awwal	1928, Rabi al-Awwal	2029, Rabi al-Awwal	2130, Rabi al-Awwal	2231, Rabi al-Awwal	23Jun 1Entrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom, Rabi al-Awwal	242, Rabi al-Awwal
253, Rabi al-Awwal	264, Rabi al-Awwal	275, Rabi al-Awwal	286, Rabi al-Awwal	297, Rabi al-Awwal

Rabi al-Awwal 1457 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
				1May 10, Rabi al-Awwal	211, Rabi al-Awwal	312, Rabi al-Awwal
413, Rabi al-Awwal	514Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a), Rabi al-Awwal	615, Rabi al-Awwal	716Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)Eve of 8, after Maghrib, Rabi al-Awwal	817Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a), Rabi al-Awwal	918Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Rabi al-Awwal	1019Marriage of the Prophet (s) to Sayyida Khadija (a), Rabi al-Awwal
1120, Rabi al-Awwal	1221Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina, Rabi al-Awwal, Islamic Unity Week	1322, Rabi al-Awwal	1423, Rabi al-Awwal	1524, Rabi al-Awwal	1625, Rabi al-Awwal	1726Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Rabi al-Awwal
1827, Rabi al-Awwal	1928, Rabi al-Awwal	2029, Rabi al-Awwal	2130, Rabi al-Awwal	2231, Rabi al-Awwal	23Jun 1Entrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom, Rabi al-Awwal	242, Rabi al-Awwal
253, Rabi al-Awwal	264, Rabi al-Awwal	275, Rabi al-Awwal	286, Rabi al-Awwal	297, Rabi al-Awwal

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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1
Eve
Wed
9 May
Laylat al-Mabit
Worship
The Prophet's (s) departure on the Hijra
Wednesday 9 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 10 May)
A’maal for this day →
5
Mon
14 May
Demise 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
Wed
16 May
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Mourning
Wednesday 16 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 17 May)
8
Thu
17 May
Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Mourning
9
Fri
18 May
Beginning 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
Sat
19 May
Marriage of the Prophet (s) to Sayyida Khadija (a)
Celebration
12
Mon
21 May
Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina
Commemoration
A’maal for this day →
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
Mon
21 May
Islamic Unity Week
Commemoration
A’maal for this day →
17
Sat
26 May
Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Celebration
A’maal for this day →
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 17 Rabi al-Awwal (the mashhur Twelver position)
- Iranian: 17 Rabi al-Awwal
23
Fri
1 June
Entrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom
Commemoration