Hijri calendar
Rabi al-Awwal 1468
January to February 2046 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
TueMonMon
9 Jan8 Jan8 JanLaylat al-Mabit
Worship
The Prophet's (s) departure on the Hijra
Tuesday 9 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 10 January)Monday 8 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 9 January)Monday 8 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 9 January)
5
SunSatSat
14 Jan13 Jan13 JanDemise 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
TueMonMon
16 Jan15 Jan15 JanEve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Mourning
Tuesday 16 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 17 January)Monday 15 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 16 January)Monday 15 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 16 January)
8
WedTueTue
17 Jan16 Jan16 Jan9
ThuWedWed
18 Jan17 Jan17 JanBeginning 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
FriThuThu
19 Jan18 Jan18 Jan12
SunSatSat
21 Jan20 Jan20 JanArrival 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
SunSatSat
21 Jan20 Jan20 Jan17
FriThuThu
26 Jan25 Jan25 JanWiladat 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
ThuWedWed
1 Feb31 Jan31 JanEntrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom
Commemoration