Calendar

• Mourning
• Celebration
• Expected

Rabi al-Awwal 1443

1. 1

   Rabi al-Awwal

   Fri 8 Oct (expected)

   Migration of the Prophet (s) to Medina

2. 8

   Rabi al-Awwal

   Fri 15 Oct (expected)
   Mourning

   Martyrdom of Imam Hasan al-Askari (a)

3. 9

   Rabi al-Awwal

   Sat 16 Oct (expected)

   Eid al-Zahra - Beginning of Imamate of Imam Mahdi (a)

4. 10

   Rabi al-Awwal

   Sun 17 Oct (expected)
   Celebration

   Birth of Imam Hasan al-Askari (a) (some sources)

5. 12

   Rabi al-Awwal

   Tue 19 Oct (expected)
   Celebration

   Birth of Prophet Muhammad (s) (Sunni date)

6. 17

   Rabi al-Awwal

   Sun 24 Oct (expected)
   Celebration

   Birth of Prophet Muhammad (s) & Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq (a)

7. 29/30

   Rabi al-Awwal

   Fri 5 Nov / Sat 6 Nov
   Expected

   The month ends

   On the 29th or the 30th, when Najaf announces the new moon.

Next: Rabi al-Thani · expected around 6–7 Nov. See Rabi al-Thani

Occasions from TheShia.org · dates as announced in Najaf