Hijri calendar
Rabi al-Awwal 1488
June to July 2065 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
6 June5 June5 JuneLaylat al-Mabit
Worship
The Prophet's (s) departure on the Hijra
Saturday 6 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 7 June)Friday 5 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 6 June)Friday 5 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 6 June)
5
ThuWedWed
11 June10 June10 JuneDemise 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
13 June12 June12 JuneEve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Mourning
Saturday 13 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 14 June)Friday 12 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 13 June)Friday 12 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 13 June)
8
SunSatSat
14 June13 June13 June9
MonSunSun
15 June14 June14 JuneBeginning 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
16 June15 June15 June12
ThuWedWed
18 June17 June17 JuneArrival 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
18 June17 June17 June17
TueMonMon
23 June22 June22 JuneWiladat 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
29 June28 June28 JuneEntrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom
Commemoration