Islamic Calendar > Rabiʻ I
Rabi' al-Awwal (رَبيع الأوَّل), the first Rabi' or “the first spring”, is the third month of the Islamic calendar. It is an ordinary month to which no sacred status is attached, but it holds a central place in Islamic history: the birth and the death of the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) took place in it.
On this page: the Rabi' al-Awwal 1449 calendar day by day, the dates for the coming years, and the history of this month.
Ordinary month of the Islamic year
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Updated on 5 Oct 2026 at 12:46 AM
The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) was born in Mecca on a Monday of Rabi' al-Awwal, fifty-three years before the Hijrah. The date most reported by the biographers is the 12th of Rabi' al-Awwal, the Year of the Elephant. His father Abdullah had already died before his birth, and his mother Amina died when he was only six years old.
The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) also died on a Monday, the 12th of Rabi' al-Awwal of the year 11 of the Hijrah, in Medina, at the age of 63. It is the day when some Medinans believed he was no more, until Abu Bakr recited the verse: “You will die, and they will die too” (Surah az-Zumar, 39:30).
It is also in Rabi' al-Awwal of the year 1 of the Hijrah that the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) arrived at Quba at the gates of Medina, completing his emigration begun in Mecca. This journey marks the origin of the Islamic calendar.
Rabiʻ I 1449 counts 30 days according to the forecast calculation: its first day falls on 4 August 2027.
| Hijri date | Gregorian date |
|---|---|
| 1 Rabiʻ I 1449 | Wednesday 4 August 2027 |
| 2 Rabiʻ I 1449 | Thursday 5 August 2027 |
| 3 Rabiʻ I 1449 | Friday 6 August 2027 |
| 4 Rabiʻ I 1449 | Saturday 7 August 2027 |
| 5 Rabiʻ I 1449 | Sunday 8 August 2027 |
| 6 Rabiʻ I 1449 | Monday 9 August 2027 |
| 7 Rabiʻ I 1449 | Tuesday 10 August 2027 |
| 8 Rabiʻ I 1449 | Wednesday 11 August 2027 |
| 9 Rabiʻ I 1449 | Thursday 12 August 2027 |
| 10 Rabiʻ I 1449 | Friday 13 August 2027 |
| 11 Rabiʻ I 1449 | Saturday 14 August 2027 |
| 12 Rabiʻ I 1449 | Sunday 15 August 2027 |
| 13 Rabiʻ I 1449 | Monday 16 August 2027 |
| 14 Rabiʻ I 1449 | Tuesday 17 August 2027 |
| 15 Rabiʻ I 1449 | Wednesday 18 August 2027 |
| 16 Rabiʻ I 1449 | Thursday 19 August 2027 |
| 17 Rabiʻ I 1449 | Friday 20 August 2027 |
| 18 Rabiʻ I 1449 | Saturday 21 August 2027 |
| 19 Rabiʻ I 1449 | Sunday 22 August 2027 |
| 20 Rabiʻ I 1449 | Monday 23 August 2027 |
| 21 Rabiʻ I 1449 | Tuesday 24 August 2027 |
| 22 Rabiʻ I 1449 | Wednesday 25 August 2027 |
| 23 Rabiʻ I 1449 | Thursday 26 August 2027 |
| 24 Rabiʻ I 1449 | Friday 27 August 2027 |
| 25 Rabiʻ I 1449 | Saturday 28 August 2027 |
| 26 Rabiʻ I 1449 | Sunday 29 August 2027 |
| 27 Rabiʻ I 1449 | Monday 30 August 2027 |
| 28 Rabiʻ I 1449 | Tuesday 31 August 2027 |
| 29 Rabiʻ I 1449 | Wednesday 1 September 2027 |
| 30 Rabiʻ I 1449 | Thursday 2 September 2027 |
The calendar of Rabi' al-Awwal 1449 is shown day by day above. The actual start of the month depends on the local sighting of the crescent: a difference of one day is possible between countries.
The date of the 12th of Rabi' al-Awwal is the one most reported by the biographers for the birth of the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), on a Monday of the Year of the Elephant. Some opinions mention other dates of the month.
No. The four sacred months are Dhul-Qi'dah, Dhul-Hijjah, Muharram and Rajab. Rabi' al-Awwal is an ordinary month of the Islamic calendar.
The page is limited to the historical reminder: the birth and the death of the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) took place in Rabi' al-Awwal. The practice of the Mawlid is a matter of divergence among scholars and is not established as an act of worship by the Quran nor the Sunnah.
These dates are astronomical predictions based on the tabular calendar. The start of each hijri month depends on local crescent observation: a one-day shift is possible between countries.