Hijri calendar
Rabi al-Awwal 1582
August to September 2156 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
TueWedWed
17 Aug18 Aug18 AugLaylat al-Mabit
Worship
The Prophet's (s) departure on the Hijra
Tuesday 17 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 18 August)Wednesday 18 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 19 August)Wednesday 18 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 19 August)
5
SunMonMon
22 Aug23 Aug23 AugDemise 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
TueWedWed
24 Aug25 Aug25 AugEve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Mourning
Tuesday 24 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 25 August)Wednesday 25 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 26 August)Wednesday 25 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 26 August)
8
WedThuThu
25 Aug26 Aug26 Aug9
ThuFriFri
26 Aug27 Aug27 AugBeginning 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
FriSatSat
27 Aug28 Aug28 Aug12
SunMonMon
29 Aug30 Aug30 AugArrival 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
SunMonMon
29 Aug30 Aug30 Aug17
FriSatSat
3 Sept4 Sept4 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
ThuFriFri
9 Sept10 Sept10 SeptEntrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom
Commemoration