Hijri calendar
Rabi al-Awwal 1469
December 2046 to January 2047 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
SatFriFri
29 Dec28 Dec28 DecLaylat al-Mabit
Worship
The Prophet's (s) departure on the Hijra
Saturday 29 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 30 December)Friday 28 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 29 December)Friday 28 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 29 December)
5
ThuWedWed
3 Jan2 Jan2 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
SatFriFri
5 Jan4 Jan4 JanEve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Mourning
Saturday 5 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 6 January)Friday 4 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 5 January)Friday 4 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 5 January)
8
SunSatSat
6 Jan5 Jan5 Jan9
MonSunSun
7 Jan6 Jan6 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
TueMonMon
8 Jan7 Jan7 Jan12
ThuWedWed
10 Jan9 Jan9 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
ThuWedWed
10 Jan9 Jan9 Jan17
TueMonMon
15 Jan14 Jan14 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
MonSunSun
21 Jan20 Jan20 JanEntrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom
Commemoration