Hijri calendar

Rabi al-Awwal 1560

April to May 2135 ربيع الأوّل

Dates for

Dates expectedHijri months begin on the sighting of the new moon, which cannot be known in advance. Every date below may move by a day.

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.

Calculated for PakistanThese are Pakistan’s dates, calculated, not announced. A month there is expected to begin the day after the crescent can first be seen there by eye, and every date below may move by a day when it is announced in Pakistan. The Centre in North Ipswich keeps the Australian dates.

Calculated for IndiaThese are India’s dates, calculated, not announced. A month there is expected to begin the day after the crescent can first be seen there by eye, and every date below may move by a day when it is announced in India. The Centre in North Ipswich keeps the Australian dates.

Rabi al-Awwal 1560 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
						1Apr 16, Rabi al-Awwal
217, Rabi al-Awwal	318, Rabi al-Awwal	419, Rabi al-Awwal	520Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a), Rabi al-Awwal	621, Rabi al-Awwal	722Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)Eve of 8, after Maghrib, Rabi al-Awwal	823Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a), Rabi al-Awwal
924Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Rabi al-Awwal	1025Marriage of the Prophet (s) to Sayyida Khadija (a), Rabi al-Awwal	1126, Rabi al-Awwal	1227Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina, Rabi al-Awwal, Islamic Unity Week	1328, Rabi al-Awwal	1429, Rabi al-Awwal	1530, Rabi al-Awwal
16May 1, Rabi al-Awwal	172Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Rabi al-Awwal	183, Rabi al-Awwal	194, Rabi al-Awwal	205, Rabi al-Awwal	216, Rabi al-Awwal	227, Rabi al-Awwal
238Entrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom, Rabi al-Awwal	249, Rabi al-Awwal	2510, Rabi al-Awwal	2611, Rabi al-Awwal	2712, Rabi al-Awwal	2813, Rabi al-Awwal	2914, Rabi al-Awwal
3015, Rabi al-Awwal

Rabi al-Awwal 1560 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
						1Apr 16, Rabi al-Awwal
217, Rabi al-Awwal	318, Rabi al-Awwal	419, Rabi al-Awwal	520Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a), Rabi al-Awwal	621, Rabi al-Awwal	722Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)Eve of 8, after Maghrib, Rabi al-Awwal	823Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a), Rabi al-Awwal
924Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Rabi al-Awwal	1025Marriage of the Prophet (s) to Sayyida Khadija (a), Rabi al-Awwal	1126, Rabi al-Awwal	1227Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina, Rabi al-Awwal, Islamic Unity Week	1328, Rabi al-Awwal	1429, Rabi al-Awwal	1530, Rabi al-Awwal
16May 1, Rabi al-Awwal	172Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Rabi al-Awwal	183, Rabi al-Awwal	194, Rabi al-Awwal	205, Rabi al-Awwal	216, Rabi al-Awwal	227, Rabi al-Awwal
238Entrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom, Rabi al-Awwal	249, Rabi al-Awwal	2510, Rabi al-Awwal	2611, Rabi al-Awwal	2712, Rabi al-Awwal	2813, Rabi al-Awwal	2914, Rabi al-Awwal

Rabi al-Awwal 1560 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
						1Apr 16, Rabi al-Awwal
217, Rabi al-Awwal	318, Rabi al-Awwal	419, Rabi al-Awwal	520Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a), Rabi al-Awwal	621, Rabi al-Awwal	722Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)Eve of 8, after Maghrib, Rabi al-Awwal	823Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a), Rabi al-Awwal
924Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Rabi al-Awwal	1025Marriage of the Prophet (s) to Sayyida Khadija (a), Rabi al-Awwal	1126, Rabi al-Awwal	1227Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina, Rabi al-Awwal, Islamic Unity Week	1328, Rabi al-Awwal	1429, Rabi al-Awwal	1530, Rabi al-Awwal
16May 1, Rabi al-Awwal	172Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Rabi al-Awwal	183, Rabi al-Awwal	194, Rabi al-Awwal	205, Rabi al-Awwal	216, Rabi al-Awwal	227, Rabi al-Awwal
238Entrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom, Rabi al-Awwal	249, Rabi al-Awwal	2510, Rabi al-Awwal	2611, Rabi al-Awwal	2712, Rabi al-Awwal	2813, Rabi al-Awwal	2914, Rabi al-Awwal

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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1
Eve
Fri
15 Apr
Laylat al-Mabit
Worship
The Prophet's (s) departure on the Hijra
Friday 15 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 16 April)
A’maal for this day →
5
Wed
20 Apr
Demise 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
Fri
22 Apr
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Mourning
Friday 22 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 23 April)
8
Sat
23 Apr
Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Mourning
9
Sun
24 Apr
Beginning 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
Mon
25 Apr
Marriage of the Prophet (s) to Sayyida Khadija (a)
Celebration
12
Wed
27 Apr
Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina
Commemoration
A’maal for this day →
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
Wed
27 Apr
Islamic Unity Week
Commemoration
A’maal for this day →
17
Mon
2 May
Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Celebration
A’maal for this day →
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 17 Rabi al-Awwal (the mashhur Twelver position)
- Iranian: 17 Rabi al-Awwal
23
Sun
8 May
Entrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom
Commemoration