Hijri calendar
Rabi al-Awwal 1574
November to December 2148 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
WedTueWed
13 Nov12 Nov13 NovLaylat al-Mabit
Worship
The Prophet's (s) departure on the Hijra
Wednesday 13 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 14 November)Tuesday 12 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 13 November)Wednesday 13 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 14 November)
5
MonSunMon
18 Nov17 Nov18 NovDemise 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
WedTueWed
20 Nov19 Nov20 NovEve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Mourning
Wednesday 20 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 21 November)Tuesday 19 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 20 November)Wednesday 20 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 21 November)
8
ThuWedThu
21 Nov20 Nov21 Nov9
FriThuFri
22 Nov21 Nov22 NovBeginning 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
SatFriSat
23 Nov22 Nov23 Nov12
MonSunMon
25 Nov24 Nov25 NovArrival 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
MonSunMon
25 Nov24 Nov25 Nov17
SatFriSat
30 Nov29 Nov30 NovWiladat 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
FriThuFri
6 Dec5 Dec6 DecEntrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom
Commemoration