15 Rajab
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Also marked on 24 Safar
This year
15 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 15 Rajab 1447 | Expected | |
| 15 Rajab 1448 | Expected | |
| 15 Rajab 1449 | Expected | |
| 15 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
Twelver communities mark the passing of Sayyida Zaynab (a), who died in the year 62 AH, on more than one date. This is the date the Centre carries; the day is also marked in Safar, on the twenty-fourth. Her shrine is in Damascus, where she is most widely held to be buried.
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.