13 Rajab
Ayyam al-Bid
This year
13 Rajab 1448 · Expected — subject to moon sighting
Not yet in the calendar feed. The month begins by moon sighting, and the Centre publishes the date for your phone once it is confirmed.
Dates year by year
| Hijri | Gregorian | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 13 Rajab 1447 | Expected | |
| 13 Rajab 1448 | Expected | |
| 13 Rajab 1449 | Expected | |
| 13 Rajab 1450 | Expected |
Hijri months begin by moon sighting, not by calculation. A date marked expected is the calculated one and may move by a day when the Centre confirms the month.
About this day
Ayyam al-Bid runs from the thirteenth to the fifteenth of Rajab, three days many Twelvers keep by fasting. Practice around itikaf in these days differs between communities: it is widespread in some and not a norm in others. The Centre lists the span itself, not an itikaf programme.
Communities differ on this
The Centre’s congregation includes Indian, Pakistani, Irani, Hazara, Iraqi and Afghan families, and they do not all keep this on the same day. The date above is the one the Centre observes; it is not a ruling on anyone else’s.