Hijri calendar
Rabi al-Awwal 1482
August to September 2059 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
SunSatSat
10 Aug9 Aug9 AugLaylat al-Mabit
Worship
The Prophet's (s) departure on the Hijra
Sunday 10 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 11 August)Saturday 9 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 10 August)Saturday 9 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 10 August)
5
FriThuThu
15 Aug14 Aug14 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
SunSatSat
17 Aug16 Aug16 AugEve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Mourning
Sunday 17 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 18 August)Saturday 16 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 17 August)Saturday 16 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 17 August)
8
MonSunSun
18 Aug17 Aug17 Aug9
TueMonMon
19 Aug18 Aug18 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
WedTueTue
20 Aug19 Aug19 Aug12
FriThuThu
22 Aug21 Aug21 AugArrival 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
FriThuThu
22 Aug21 Aug21 Aug17
WedTueTue
27 Aug26 Aug26 AugWiladat 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
TueMonMon
2 Sept1 Sept1 SeptEntrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom
Commemoration