Hijri calendar
Rabi al-Awwal 1546
September to October 2121 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
SatSunSun
13 Sept14 Sept14 SeptLaylat al-Mabit
Worship
The Prophet's (s) departure on the Hijra
Saturday 13 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 14 September)Sunday 14 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 15 September)Sunday 14 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 15 September)
5
ThuFriFri
18 Sept19 Sept19 SeptDemise 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
SatSunSun
20 Sept21 Sept21 SeptEve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Mourning
Saturday 20 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 21 September)Sunday 21 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 22 September)Sunday 21 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 22 September)
8
SunMonMon
21 Sept22 Sept22 Sept9
MonTueTue
22 Sept23 Sept23 SeptBeginning 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
TueWedWed
23 Sept24 Sept24 Sept12
ThuFriFri
25 Sept26 Sept26 SeptArrival 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
ThuFriFri
25 Sept26 Sept26 Sept17
TueWedWed
30 Sept1 Oct1 OctWiladat 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
MonTueTue
6 Oct7 Oct7 OctEntrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom
Commemoration