Hijri calendar
Rabi al-Awwal 1483
July to August 2060 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
ThuWedWed
29 July28 July28 JulyLaylat al-Mabit
Worship
The Prophet's (s) departure on the Hijra
Thursday 29 July evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 30 July)Wednesday 28 July evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 29 July)Wednesday 28 July evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 29 July)
5
TueMonMon
3 Aug2 Aug2 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
ThuWedWed
5 Aug4 Aug4 AugEve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Mourning
Thursday 5 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 6 August)Wednesday 4 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 5 August)Wednesday 4 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 5 August)
8
FriThuThu
6 Aug5 Aug5 Aug9
SatFriFri
7 Aug6 Aug6 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
SunSatSat
8 Aug7 Aug7 Aug12
TueMonMon
10 Aug9 Aug9 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
TueMonMon
10 Aug9 Aug9 Aug17
SunSatSat
15 Aug14 Aug14 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
SatFriFri
21 Aug20 Aug20 AugEntrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom
Commemoration