Hijri calendar
Rabi al-Awwal 1583
August to September 2157 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
SatSunSun
6 Aug7 Aug7 AugLaylat al-Mabit
Worship
The Prophet's (s) departure on the Hijra
Saturday 6 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 7 August)Sunday 7 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 8 August)Sunday 7 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 8 August)
5
ThuFriFri
11 Aug12 Aug12 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
SatSunSun
13 Aug14 Aug14 AugEve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Mourning
Saturday 13 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 14 August)Sunday 14 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 15 August)Sunday 14 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 15 August)
8
SunMonMon
14 Aug15 Aug15 Aug9
MonTueTue
15 Aug16 Aug16 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
TueWedWed
16 Aug17 Aug17 Aug12
ThuFriFri
18 Aug19 Aug19 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
ThuFriFri
18 Aug19 Aug19 Aug17
TueWedWed
23 Aug24 Aug24 AugWiladat 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
MonTueTue
29 Aug30 Aug30 AugEntrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom
Commemoration