Hijri calendar
Rajab 1300
May to June 1883 رجب
Dates for
How the Centre establishes these dates
Hijri dates on this site are established by moon sighting, not by calculation. A month begins for the Centre when the new crescent has been sighted with the naked eye on our own horizon, south-east Queensland; where no sighting is confirmed here, the outgoing month is completed at 30 days. Dates shown as expected are subject to that confirmation. Members who follow a marja with a different ruling on the horizon, or on sighting through instruments, should follow their own marja — these dates govern the Centre’s programme.
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Bar: in the calendar, no programme announced yet
- Friday
Where communities differ on a date, both positions are shown rather than one being presented as correct. Families at this Centre follow different maraji, and the calendar reflects that.
Observances in Rajab
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TueWedWed
8 May9 May9 May1
TueWedWed
8 May9 May9 May1
TueWedWed
8 May9 May9 May1
TueWedWed
8 May9 May9 May3
ThuFriFri
10 May11 May11 MayShahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Mourning
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 3 Rajab 254 AH (mainstream; Australian centres run it in Rajab)
- Iranian: 3 Rajab
- Iraqi: 25 or 26 Jumada al-Thani in some sources
433
Eve
Thu
10 MayLaylat al-Raghaib
Worship
Thursday 10 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 11 May)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Prominent on Indo-Pak calendars; 12-raka prayer
- Iraqi: Largely absent from Iraqi and Najafi practice
5
SatSunSun
12 May13 May13 MayWiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Celebration · Rajab reckoning
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Khoja: 2 or 5 Rajab
7
MonTueTue
14 May15 May15 May9
WedThuThu
16 May17 May17 MayWiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a)
Celebration
10
ThuFriFri
17 May18 May18 MayWiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a)
Celebration
12
SatSunSun
19 May20 May20 May13
SunMonMon
20 May21 May21 MayAyyam al-Bid
Worship
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Iranian: Rajab itikaf during Ayyam al-Bid is very prevalent in Iran
- Indo-Pak: Recommended fasting 13-15; itikaf not a norm
13
SunMonMon
20 May21 May21 May15
TueWedWed
22 May23 May23 May15
TueWedWed
22 May23 May23 May15
TueWedWed
22 May23 May23 MayWafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Mourning
Also marked on 24 Safar
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Khoja: 15 Rajab (duas.org); 14 Rajab is a minority report
- Indo-Pak: 24 Safar or 16 Dhu al-Hijja (SABA)
18
FriSatSat
25 May26 May26 May22
TueWedWed
29 May30 May30 May22
TueWedWed
29 May30 May30 MayKoonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Worship
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: The most visible domestic Rajab ritual in Pakistan and India
- Iraqi: Not observed
24
ThuFriFri
31 May1 June1 JuneBattle of Khaybar
Commemoration
25
FriSatSat
1 June2 June2 June252424
Fri
1 June26
SatSunSun
2 June3 June3 JuneWafat of Abu Talib (a)
Mourning
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada or Shawwal in other reports
27
SunMonMon
3 June4 June4 June27
Eve
SatSunSun
2 June3 June3 JuneLaylat al-Miraj
Worship
Saturday 2 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 3 June)Sunday 3 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 4 June)Sunday 3 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 4 June)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Khoja: Miraj amaal by night, Bitha celebration by day (MKSI Leicester)
- Iranian: Mabath only
- Iraqi: Mabath only
28
MonTueTue
4 June5 June5 JuneImam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina
Mourning
29
TueWedWed
5 June6 June6 JuneBattle of Tabuk
Commemoration
302929
Wed
6 June
