Calendar

• Mourning
• Celebration
• Expected

Rabi al-Awwal 1448

1. 1

   Rabi al-Awwal

   Sat 15 Aug (expected)

   Migration of the Prophet (s) to Medina

2. 8

   Rabi al-Awwal

   Sat 22 Aug (expected)
   Mourning

   Martyrdom of Imam Hasan al-Askari (a)

3. 9

   Rabi al-Awwal

   Sun 23 Aug (expected)

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

4. 10

   Rabi al-Awwal

   Mon 24 Aug (expected)
   Celebration

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

5. 12

   Rabi al-Awwal

   Wed 26 Aug (expected)
   Celebration

   Birth of Prophet Muhammad (s) (Sunni date)

6. 17

   Rabi al-Awwal

   Mon 31 Aug (expected)
   Celebration

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

7. 29/30

   Rabi al-Awwal

   Sat 12 Sept / Sun 13 Sept
   Expected

   The month ends

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

Next: Rabi al-Thani · expected around 12–13 Sept. See Rabi al-Thani

Occasions from TheShia.org · dates as announced in Najaf