Hijri calendar
Rabi al-Awwal 1508
October to November 2084November 2084November 2084 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
MonTueTue
30 Oct31 Oct31 OctLaylat al-Mabit
Worship
The Prophet's (s) departure on the Hijra
Monday 30 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 31 October)Tuesday 31 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 1 November)Tuesday 31 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 1 November)
5
SatSunSun
4 Nov5 Nov5 NovDemise 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
MonTueTue
6 Nov7 Nov7 NovEve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Mourning
Monday 6 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 7 November)Tuesday 7 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 8 November)Tuesday 7 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 8 November)
8
TueWedWed
7 Nov8 Nov8 Nov9
WedThuThu
8 Nov9 Nov9 NovBeginning 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
ThuFriFri
9 Nov10 Nov10 Nov12
SatSunSun
11 Nov12 Nov12 NovArrival 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
SatSunSun
11 Nov12 Nov12 Nov17
ThuFriFri
16 Nov17 Nov17 NovWiladat 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
WedThuThu
22 Nov23 Nov23 NovEntrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom
Commemoration