1 Rajab
Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim
This year
1 Rajab 1448 · Expected — subject to moon sighting
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Dates year by year
| Hijri | Gregorian | Status |
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| 1 Rajab 1447 | Expected | |
| 1 Rajab 1448 | Expected | |
| 1 Rajab 1449 | Expected | |
| 1 Rajab 1450 | Expected |
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About this day
Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim was an Iraqi Shia scholar from a well-known religious family of Najaf, and a leading figure in the Iraqi Shia community after his years in exile. He was killed on 1 Rajab 1424, corresponding to 29 August 2003, by a car bomb outside the Shrine of Imam Ali (a) in Najaf as worshippers were leaving Friday prayers; many others were killed with him. The anniversary is kept by Iraqi families and by centres connected to the Hakim family, and is not marked on every community calendar.