Hijri calendar
Rabi al-Awwal 1525
May 2101April to May 2101April to May 2101 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
30 Apr29 Apr29 AprLaylat al-Mabit
Worship
The Prophet's (s) departure on the Hijra
Saturday 30 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 1 May)Friday 29 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 30 April)Friday 29 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 30 April)
5
ThuWedWed
5 May4 May4 MayDemise 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
7 May6 May6 MayEve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Mourning
Saturday 7 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 8 May)Friday 6 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 7 May)Friday 6 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 7 May)
8
SunSatSat
8 May7 May7 May9
MonSunSun
9 May8 May8 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
TueMonMon
10 May9 May9 May12
ThuWedWed
12 May11 May11 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
ThuWedWed
12 May11 May11 May17
TueMonMon
17 May16 May16 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
MonSunSun
23 May22 May22 MayEntrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom
Commemoration