Hijri calendar
Rabi al-Awwal 1504
December 2080 to January 2081 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
ThuFriFri
12 Dec13 Dec13 DecLaylat al-Mabit
Worship
The Prophet's (s) departure on the Hijra
Thursday 12 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 13 December)Friday 13 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 14 December)Friday 13 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 14 December)
5
TueWedWed
17 Dec18 Dec18 DecDemise 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
ThuFriFri
19 Dec20 Dec20 DecEve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Mourning
Thursday 19 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 20 December)Friday 20 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 21 December)Friday 20 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 21 December)
8
FriSatSat
20 Dec21 Dec21 Dec9
SatSunSun
21 Dec22 Dec22 DecBeginning 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
SunMonMon
22 Dec23 Dec23 Dec12
TueWedWed
24 Dec25 Dec25 DecArrival 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
TueWedWed
24 Dec25 Dec25 Dec17
SunMonMon
29 Dec30 Dec30 DecWiladat 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
SatSunSun
4 Jan5 Jan5 JanEntrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom
Commemoration