Hijri calendar
Rabi al-Awwal 1570
December 2144 to January 2145 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
26 Dec25 Dec25 DecLaylat al-Mabit
Worship
The Prophet's (s) departure on the Hijra
Saturday 26 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 27 December)Friday 25 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 26 December)Friday 25 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 26 December)
5
ThuWedWed
31 Dec30 Dec30 DecDemise 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
2 Jan1 Jan1 JanEve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Mourning
Saturday 2 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 3 January)Friday 1 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 2 January)Friday 1 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 2 January)
8
SunSatSat
3 Jan2 Jan2 Jan9
MonSunSun
4 Jan3 Jan3 JanBeginning 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
5 Jan4 Jan4 Jan12
ThuWedWed
7 Jan6 Jan6 JanArrival 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
7 Jan6 Jan6 Jan17
TueMonMon
12 Jan11 Jan11 JanWiladat 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
18 Jan17 Jan17 JanEntrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom
Commemoration