Hijri calendar
Rabi al-Awwal 1481
August to September 2058 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
WedTueTue
21 Aug20 Aug20 AugLaylat al-Mabit
Worship
The Prophet's (s) departure on the Hijra
Wednesday 21 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 22 August)Tuesday 20 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 21 August)Tuesday 20 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 21 August)
5
MonSunSun
26 Aug25 Aug25 AugDemise 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
WedTueTue
28 Aug27 Aug27 AugEve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Mourning
Wednesday 28 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 29 August)Tuesday 27 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 28 August)Tuesday 27 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 28 August)
8
ThuWedWed
29 Aug28 Aug28 Aug9
FriThuThu
30 Aug29 Aug29 AugBeginning 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
SatFriFri
31 Aug30 Aug30 Aug12
MonSunSun
2 Sept1 Sept1 SeptArrival 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
MonSunSun
2 Sept1 Sept1 Sept17
SatFriFri
7 Sept6 Sept6 SeptWiladat 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
FriThuThu
13 Sept12 Sept12 SeptEntrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom
Commemoration