Hijri calendar
Rabi al-Awwal 1547
September to October 2122 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
WedThuThu
2 Sept3 Sept3 SeptLaylat al-Mabit
Worship
The Prophet's (s) departure on the Hijra
Wednesday 2 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 3 September)Thursday 3 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 4 September)Thursday 3 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 4 September)
5
MonTueTue
7 Sept8 Sept8 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
WedThuThu
9 Sept10 Sept10 SeptEve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Mourning
Wednesday 9 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 10 September)Thursday 10 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 11 September)Thursday 10 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 11 September)
8
ThuFriFri
10 Sept11 Sept11 Sept9
FriSatSat
11 Sept12 Sept12 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
SatSunSun
12 Sept13 Sept13 Sept12
MonTueTue
14 Sept15 Sept15 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
MonTueTue
14 Sept15 Sept15 Sept17
SatSunSun
19 Sept20 Sept20 SeptWiladat 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
FriSatSat
25 Sept26 Sept26 SeptEntrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom
Commemoration