Hijri calendar
Rabi al-Awwal 1492
April to May 2069 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
TueMonMon
23 Apr22 Apr22 AprLaylat al-Mabit
Worship
The Prophet's (s) departure on the Hijra
Tuesday 23 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 24 April)Monday 22 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 23 April)Monday 22 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 23 April)
5
SunSatSat
28 Apr27 Apr27 AprDemise 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
TueMonMon
30 Apr29 Apr29 AprEve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Mourning
Tuesday 30 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 1 May)Monday 29 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 30 April)Monday 29 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 30 April)
8
WedTueTue
1 May30 Apr30 Apr9
ThuWedWed
2 May1 May1 MayBeginning 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
FriThuThu
3 May2 May2 May12
SunSatSat
5 May4 May4 MayArrival 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
SunSatSat
5 May4 May4 May17
FriThuThu
10 May9 May9 MayWiladat 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
ThuWedWed
16 May15 May15 MayEntrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom
Commemoration