Hijri calendar

Rabi al-Awwal 1479

September to October 2056 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 1479 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
		1Sep 12, Rabi al-Awwal	213, Rabi al-Awwal	314, Rabi al-Awwal	415, Rabi al-Awwal	516Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a), Rabi al-Awwal
617, Rabi al-Awwal	718Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)Eve of 8, after Maghrib, Rabi al-Awwal	819Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a), Rabi al-Awwal	920Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Rabi al-Awwal	1021Marriage of the Prophet (s) to Sayyida Khadija (a), Rabi al-Awwal	1122, Rabi al-Awwal	1223Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina, Rabi al-Awwal, Islamic Unity Week
1324, Rabi al-Awwal	1425, Rabi al-Awwal	1526, Rabi al-Awwal	1627, Rabi al-Awwal	1728Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Rabi al-Awwal	1829, Rabi al-Awwal	1930, Rabi al-Awwal
20Oct 1, Rabi al-Awwal	212, Rabi al-Awwal	223, Rabi al-Awwal	234Entrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom, Rabi al-Awwal	245, Rabi al-Awwal	256, Rabi al-Awwal	267, Rabi al-Awwal
278, Rabi al-Awwal	289, Rabi al-Awwal	2910, Rabi al-Awwal

Rabi al-Awwal 1479 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
		1Sep 12, Rabi al-Awwal	213, Rabi al-Awwal	314, Rabi al-Awwal	415, Rabi al-Awwal	516Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a), Rabi al-Awwal
617, Rabi al-Awwal	718Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)Eve of 8, after Maghrib, Rabi al-Awwal	819Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a), Rabi al-Awwal	920Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Rabi al-Awwal	1021Marriage of the Prophet (s) to Sayyida Khadija (a), Rabi al-Awwal	1122, Rabi al-Awwal	1223Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina, Rabi al-Awwal, Islamic Unity Week
1324, Rabi al-Awwal	1425, Rabi al-Awwal	1526, Rabi al-Awwal	1627, Rabi al-Awwal	1728Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Rabi al-Awwal	1829, Rabi al-Awwal	1930, Rabi al-Awwal
20Oct 1, Rabi al-Awwal	212, Rabi al-Awwal	223, Rabi al-Awwal	234Entrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom, Rabi al-Awwal	245, Rabi al-Awwal	256, Rabi al-Awwal	267, Rabi al-Awwal
278, Rabi al-Awwal	289, Rabi al-Awwal	2910, Rabi al-Awwal

Rabi al-Awwal 1479 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
		1Sep 12, Rabi al-Awwal	213, Rabi al-Awwal	314, Rabi al-Awwal	415, Rabi al-Awwal	516Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a), Rabi al-Awwal
617, Rabi al-Awwal	718Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)Eve of 8, after Maghrib, Rabi al-Awwal	819Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a), Rabi al-Awwal	920Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Rabi al-Awwal	1021Marriage of the Prophet (s) to Sayyida Khadija (a), Rabi al-Awwal	1122, Rabi al-Awwal	1223Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina, Rabi al-Awwal, Islamic Unity Week
1324, Rabi al-Awwal	1425, Rabi al-Awwal	1526, Rabi al-Awwal	1627, Rabi al-Awwal	1728Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Rabi al-Awwal	1829, Rabi al-Awwal	1930, Rabi al-Awwal
20Oct 1, Rabi al-Awwal	212, Rabi al-Awwal	223, Rabi al-Awwal	234Entrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom, Rabi al-Awwal	245, Rabi al-Awwal	256, Rabi al-Awwal	267, Rabi al-Awwal
278, Rabi al-Awwal	289, Rabi al-Awwal	2910, 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
Mon
11 Sept
Laylat al-Mabit
Worship
The Prophet's (s) departure on the Hijra
Monday 11 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 12 September)
A’maal for this day →
5
Sat
16 Sept
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
Mon
18 Sept
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Mourning
Monday 18 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 19 September)
8
Tue
19 Sept
Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Mourning
9
Wed
20 Sept
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
Thu
21 Sept
Marriage of the Prophet (s) to Sayyida Khadija (a)
Celebration
12
Sat
23 Sept
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
Sat
23 Sept
Islamic Unity Week
Commemoration
A’maal for this day →
17
Thu
28 Sept
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
Wed
4 Oct
Entrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom
Commemoration