These dates are expected, not confirmed. Hijri months begin on the sighting of the new moon, which cannot be known in advance. Every date below may move by a day.
10 observances this month, mostly mourning
| S | M | T | W | T | F | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1Aug 18, Rabi al-Awwal | 219, Rabi al-Awwal | 320, Rabi al-Awwal | 421, Rabi al-Awwal | |||
| 522Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 623, Rabi al-Awwal | 724Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 825Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 926Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Rabi al-Awwal | 1027Marriage of the Prophet (s) to Sayyida Khadija (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 1128, Rabi al-Awwal |
| 1229Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina, Rabi al-Awwal, Islamic Unity Week | 1330, Rabi al-Awwal | 1431, Rabi al-Awwal | 15Sep 1, Rabi al-Awwal | 162, Rabi al-Awwal | 173Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 184, Rabi al-Awwal |
195, Rabi al-Awwal | 206, Rabi al-Awwal | 217, Rabi al-Awwal | 228, Rabi al-Awwal | 239Entrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom, Rabi al-Awwal | 2410, Rabi al-Awwal | 2511, Rabi al-Awwal |
2612, Rabi al-Awwal | 2713, Rabi al-Awwal | 2814, Rabi al-Awwal | 2915, Rabi al-Awwal |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Bar: in the calendar, nothing held at the Centre
1•
eve
17 Aug
Worship
Laylat al-Mabit
The Prophet's (s) departure on the Hijra
Tuesday 17 August 2156
Tuesday 17 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 18 August)
5
22 Aug
Mourning
Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a)
Sunday 22 August 2156
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 20 Muharram, as the child of the Damascus prison
8•
eve
24 Aug
Mourning
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Tuesday 24 August 2156
Tuesday 24 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 25 August)
8
25 Aug
9
26 Aug
Celebration
Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Thursday 26 August 2156
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: Observed at several Australian centres
- Iraqi: Kashif al-Ghita (Najaf) banned the ceremonies
10
27 Aug
12
29 Aug
Commemoration
Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina
Sunday 29 August 2156
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
29 Aug
17
3 Sept
Celebration
Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Friday 3 September 2156
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 17 Rabi al-Awwal (the mashhur Twelver position)
23
9 Sept
Coming up
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)10 Rabi al-Thani · Tue, 22 Septtomorrow
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a)13 Jumada al-Ula · Sun, 25 Oct · 75-day reportin 34 days
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)15 Jumada al-Ula · Tue, 27 Oct · 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoningin 36 days
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya1 Jumada al-Thani · Wed, 11 Novin 51 days
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.