Rajab
Laylat al-Raghaib
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1 Rajab 1448 · Expected — subject to moon sighting
Thursday 10 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 11 December)
The month begins by moon sighting, so there is no download for this date until it is confirmed. A subscription already carries it, marked subject to moon sighting, and corrects it in place.
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1 Rajab 1448 · Expected — subject to moon sighting
Thursday 10 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 11 December)
Calculated for Pakistan: the month is expected to begin the day after the crescent can first be seen there by eye. It may move by a day when the month is announced in Pakistan. The Centre in North Ipswich keeps the Australian date.
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1 Rajab 1448 · Expected — subject to moon sighting
Thursday 10 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 11 December)
Calculated for India: the month is expected to begin the day after the crescent can first be seen there by eye. It may move by a day when the month is announced in India. The Centre in North Ipswich keeps the Australian date.
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Islamic and Gregorian dates, year by year
| Hijri | Gregorian | |
|---|---|---|
| 6 Rajab 1447 | Calculated | Calculated |
| 1 Rajab 1448 | Expected | Expected |
| 4 Rajab 1449 | Expected | Expected |
| 6 Rajab 1450 | Expected | 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. A past date marked calculated is one for which no sighting was recorded.
| Hijri | Gregorian | |
|---|---|---|
| 5 Rajab 1447 | Calculated | Calculated |
| 1 Rajab 1448 | Expected | Expected |
| 4 Rajab 1449 | Expected | Expected |
| 6 Rajab 1450 | Expected | Expected |
Dates marked confirmed are as announced in Pakistan. The others are calculated from when the crescent can first be seen there by eye, and may move by a day when the month is announced.
| Hijri | Gregorian | |
|---|---|---|
| 5 Rajab 1447 | Calculated | Calculated |
| 1 Rajab 1448 | Expected | Expected |
| 4 Rajab 1449 | Expected | Expected |
| 6 Rajab 1450 | Expected | Expected |
Dates marked confirmed are as announced in India. The others are calculated from when the crescent can first be seen there by eye, and may move by a day when the month is announced.
About this day
Laylat al-Ragha'ib falls on the first Thursday eve of Rajab, which in practice is a Wednesday evening, because the Islamic day begins at maghrib. A twelve-rak'a prayer is associated with the night, but the report is weakly attested: it first appears in Iqbal al-a'mal with no chain of narrators. Twelver communities differ over whether it is kept at all.
Communities differ on this
Families at the Centre 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.
More from the calendar
- Next: Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya, 1 Jumada al-Thani · Wed, 11 Nov, expected →
- Next: Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya, 1 Jumada al-Thani · Thu, 12 Nov, expected →
- Next: Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya, 1 Jumada al-Thani · Thu, 12 Nov, expected →
- Rajab 1448 in the calendar →
Sayings for this occasion
Dates, answered
- When is Laylat al-Raghaib in 2026?
- Expected on the evening of Thursday 10 December 2026, the night of 1 Rajab 1448. The Hijri month begins by moon sighting, so this date is subject to confirmation by the Centre.
- When is Laylat al-Raghaib in 2027?
- Expected on the evening of Thursday 2 December 2027, the night of 4 Rajab 1449. The Hijri month begins by moon sighting, so this date is subject to confirmation by the Centre.
- When is Laylat al-Raghaib in 2028?
- Expected on the evening of Thursday 23 November 2028, the night of 6 Rajab 1450. The Hijri month begins by moon sighting, so this date is subject to confirmation by the Centre.