The 1st of Rabi-ul-Awwal 1433 fell on Wednesday, January 25th, 2012.  Expect the 1st of Rabi-ul-Thani to be on Thursday February 23rd, 2012. Important dates during this month include:

• Saturday 4th Rabi-ul-Awwal (January 28th): Wafat – Masuma-e-Qum (A)
• Wednesday 8th Rabi-ul-Awwal (February 1st): Wafat – Imam Hasan al-Askari (A)
• Thursday 9th Rabi-ul-Awwal (February 2nd): Eid-uz-Zahra
• Friday 17th Rabi-ul-Awwal  (February 10th): Wiladat – Holy Prophet (S) (Milad-un-Nabi) & Imam Ja’far as-Sadiq (A)