Hijri calendar

Rabi al-Awwal 1458

April to May 2036 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 1458 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
	1Apr 28, Rabi al-Awwal	229, Rabi al-Awwal	330, Rabi al-Awwal	4May 1, Rabi al-Awwal	52Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a), Rabi al-Awwal	63, Rabi al-Awwal
74Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)Eve of 8, after Maghrib, Rabi al-Awwal	85Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a), Rabi al-Awwal	96Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Rabi al-Awwal	107Marriage of the Prophet (s) to Sayyida Khadija (a), Rabi al-Awwal	118, Rabi al-Awwal	129Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina, Rabi al-Awwal, Islamic Unity Week	1310, Rabi al-Awwal
1411, Rabi al-Awwal	1512, Rabi al-Awwal	1613, Rabi al-Awwal	1714Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Rabi al-Awwal	1815, Rabi al-Awwal	1916, Rabi al-Awwal	2017, Rabi al-Awwal
2118, Rabi al-Awwal	2219, Rabi al-Awwal	2320Entrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom, Rabi al-Awwal	2421, Rabi al-Awwal	2522, Rabi al-Awwal	2623, Rabi al-Awwal	2724, Rabi al-Awwal
2825, Rabi al-Awwal	2926, Rabi al-Awwal	3027, Rabi al-Awwal

Rabi al-Awwal 1458 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
	1Apr 28, Rabi al-Awwal	229, Rabi al-Awwal	330, Rabi al-Awwal	4May 1, Rabi al-Awwal	52Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a), Rabi al-Awwal	63, Rabi al-Awwal
74Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)Eve of 8, after Maghrib, Rabi al-Awwal	85Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a), Rabi al-Awwal	96Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Rabi al-Awwal	107Marriage of the Prophet (s) to Sayyida Khadija (a), Rabi al-Awwal	118, Rabi al-Awwal	129Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina, Rabi al-Awwal, Islamic Unity Week	1310, Rabi al-Awwal
1411, Rabi al-Awwal	1512, Rabi al-Awwal	1613, Rabi al-Awwal	1714Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Rabi al-Awwal	1815, Rabi al-Awwal	1916, Rabi al-Awwal	2017, Rabi al-Awwal
2118, Rabi al-Awwal	2219, Rabi al-Awwal	2320Entrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom, Rabi al-Awwal	2421, Rabi al-Awwal	2522, Rabi al-Awwal	2623, Rabi al-Awwal	2724, Rabi al-Awwal
2825, Rabi al-Awwal	2926, Rabi al-Awwal	3027, Rabi al-Awwal

Rabi al-Awwal 1458 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
	1Apr 28, Rabi al-Awwal	229, Rabi al-Awwal	330, Rabi al-Awwal	4May 1, Rabi al-Awwal	52Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a), Rabi al-Awwal	63, Rabi al-Awwal
74Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)Eve of 8, after Maghrib, Rabi al-Awwal	85Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a), Rabi al-Awwal	96Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Rabi al-Awwal	107Marriage of the Prophet (s) to Sayyida Khadija (a), Rabi al-Awwal	118, Rabi al-Awwal	129Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina, Rabi al-Awwal, Islamic Unity Week	1310, Rabi al-Awwal
1411, Rabi al-Awwal	1512, Rabi al-Awwal	1613, Rabi al-Awwal	1714Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Rabi al-Awwal	1815, Rabi al-Awwal	1916, Rabi al-Awwal	2017, Rabi al-Awwal
2118, Rabi al-Awwal	2219, Rabi al-Awwal	2320Entrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom, Rabi al-Awwal	2421, Rabi al-Awwal	2522, Rabi al-Awwal	2623, Rabi al-Awwal	2724, Rabi al-Awwal
2825, Rabi al-Awwal	2926, Rabi al-Awwal	3027, 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
Sun
27 Apr
Laylat al-Mabit
Worship
The Prophet's (s) departure on the Hijra
Sunday 27 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 28 April)
A’maal for this day →
5
Fri
2 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
Sun
4 May
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Mourning
Sunday 4 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 5 May)
8
Mon
5 May
Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Mourning
9
Tue
6 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
Wed
7 May
Marriage of the Prophet (s) to Sayyida Khadija (a)
Celebration
12
Fri
9 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
Fri
9 May
Islamic Unity Week
Commemoration
A’maal for this day →
17
Wed
14 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
Tue
20 May
Entrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom
Commemoration