Hijri calendar
Rabi al-Awwal 1527
April to May 2103 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
MonSunSun
9 Apr8 Apr8 AprLaylat al-Mabit
Worship
The Prophet's (s) departure on the Hijra
Monday 9 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 10 April)Sunday 8 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 9 April)Sunday 8 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 9 April)
5
SatFriFri
14 Apr13 Apr13 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
MonSunSun
16 Apr15 Apr15 AprEve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Mourning
Monday 16 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 17 April)Sunday 15 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 16 April)Sunday 15 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 16 April)
8
TueMonMon
17 Apr16 Apr16 Apr9
WedTueTue
18 Apr17 Apr17 AprBeginning 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
ThuWedWed
19 Apr18 Apr18 Apr12
SatFriFri
21 Apr20 Apr20 AprArrival 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
SatFriFri
21 Apr20 Apr20 Apr17
ThuWedWed
26 Apr25 Apr25 AprWiladat 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
WedTueTue
2 May1 May1 MayEntrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom
Commemoration