Hijri calendar

Rajab 1305

March to April 1888 رجب

Dates for

Dates calculatedThe start of this month was not recorded here, so the dates below are the calculation, not a sighting.

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.

Calculated for PakistanThese are Pakistan’s dates, calculated, not announced. A month there is expected to begin the day after the crescent can first be seen there by eye. The Centre in North Ipswich keeps the Australian dates.

Calculated for IndiaThese are India’s dates, calculated, not announced. A month there is expected to begin the day after the crescent can first be seen there by eye. The Centre in North Ipswich keeps the Australian dates.

Rajab 1305 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
			1Mar 14al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya, Rajab, Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim, Umra of Rajab, Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a)	215Laylat al-RaghaibEve of 3, after Maghrib, Rajab	316Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Rajab	417, Rajab
518Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning, Rajab	619, Rajab	720Nawruz, Rajab, Special salat of 7 Rajab	821, Rajab	922Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a), Rajab	1023Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a), Rajab	1124, Rajab
1225Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital, Rajab	1326Ayyam al-Bid, Rajab, Wiladat of Imam Ali (a)	1427, Rajab	1528Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries, Rajab, Practices of Umm Dawud, Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	1629, Rajab	1730, Rajab	1831Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s), Rajab
19Apr 1, Rajab	202, Rajab	213, Rajab	224Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah, Rajab, Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)	235, Rajab	246Battle of Khaybar, Rajab, Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab	257Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a), Rajab
268Wafat of Abu Talib (a), Rajab, Laylat al-Miraj	279Eid al-Mabath, Rajab	2810Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina, Rajab	2911Battle of Tabuk, Rajab	3012Amaal of the last day of Rajab, Rajab, Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban

Rajab 1305 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
				1Mar 15al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya, Rajab, Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim, Umra of Rajab, Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a), Laylat al-Raghaib	216, Rajab	317Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Rajab
418, Rajab	519Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning, Rajab	620Nawruz, Rajab	721Special salat of 7 Rajab, Rajab	822, Rajab	923Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a), Rajab	1024Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a), Rajab
1125, Rajab	1226Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital, Rajab	1327Ayyam al-Bid, Rajab, Wiladat of Imam Ali (a)	1428, Rajab	1529Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries, Rajab, Practices of Umm Dawud, Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	1630, Rajab	1731, Rajab
18Apr 1Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s), Rajab	192, Rajab	203, Rajab	214, Rajab	225Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah, Rajab, Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)	236Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab, Rajab	247Battle of Khaybar, Rajab
258Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a), Rajab	269Wafat of Abu Talib (a), Rajab, Laylat al-Miraj	2710Eid al-Mabath, Rajab	2811Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina, Rajab	2912Battle of Tabuk, Rajab, Amaal of the last day of Rajab, Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban

Rajab 1305 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
				1Mar 15al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya, Rajab, Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim, Umra of Rajab, Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a), Laylat al-Raghaib	216, Rajab	317Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Rajab
418, Rajab	519Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning, Rajab	620Nawruz, Rajab	721Special salat of 7 Rajab, Rajab	822, Rajab	923Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a), Rajab	1024Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a), Rajab
1125, Rajab	1226Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital, Rajab	1327Ayyam al-Bid, Rajab, Wiladat of Imam Ali (a)	1428, Rajab	1529Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries, Rajab, Practices of Umm Dawud, Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	1630, Rajab	1731, Rajab
18Apr 1Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s), Rajab	192, Rajab	203, Rajab	214, Rajab	225Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah, Rajab, Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)	236Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab, Rajab	247Battle of Khaybar, Rajab
258Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a), Rajab	269Wafat of Abu Talib (a), Rajab, Laylat al-Miraj	2710Eid al-Mabath, Rajab	2811Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina, Rajab	2912Battle of Tabuk, Rajab, Amaal of the last day of Rajab, Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban

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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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WedThuThu
14 Mar15 Mar15 Mar
al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya
Worship
A’maal for this day →
1
WedThuThu
14 Mar15 Mar15 Mar
Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
1
WedThuThu
14 Mar15 Mar15 Mar
Umra of Rajab
Worship
A’maal for this day →
1
WedThuThu
14 Mar15 Mar15 Mar
Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a)
Celebration
A’maal for this day →
322
Eve
Thu
15 Mar
Laylat al-Raghaib
Worship
Thursday 15 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 16 March)
A’maal for this day →
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
3
FriSatSat
16 Mar17 Mar17 Mar
Shahadat 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
5
SunMonMon
18 Mar19 Mar19 Mar
Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Celebration · Rajab reckoning
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Khoja: 2 or 5 Rajab
766
Tue
20 Mar
Nawruz
Celebration
A’maal for this day →
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Iranian: Observed; al-Majlisi held the recognising hadiths more reliable
- Hazara: Observed
- Indo-Pak: Generally not observed
- Khoja: Generally not observed
7
TueWedWed
20 Mar21 Mar21 Mar
Special salat of 7 Rajab
Worship
A’maal for this day →
9
ThuFriFri
22 Mar23 Mar23 Mar
Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a)
Celebration
10
FriSatSat
23 Mar24 Mar24 Mar
Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a)
Celebration
12
SunMonMon
25 Mar26 Mar26 Mar
Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital
Commemoration
13
MonTueTue
26 Mar27 Mar27 Mar
Ayyam al-Bid
Worship
A’maal for this day →
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
MonTueTue
26 Mar27 Mar27 Mar
Wiladat of Imam Ali (a)
Celebration
Born inside the Kaba
A’maal for this day →
15
WedThuThu
28 Mar29 Mar29 Mar
Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries
Commemoration
A’maal for this day →
15
WedThuThu
28 Mar29 Mar29 Mar
Practices of Umm Dawud
Worship
A’maal for this day →
15
WedThuThu
28 Mar29 Mar29 Mar
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Mourning
Also marked on 24 Safar
A’maal for this day →
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
SatSunSun
31 Mar1 Apr1 Apr
Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s)
Mourning
22
WedThuThu
4 Apr5 Apr5 Apr
Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah
Mourning
22
WedThuThu
4 Apr5 Apr5 Apr
Koonda / 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
FriSatSat
6 Apr7 Apr7 Apr
Battle of Khaybar
Commemoration
242323
Fri
6 Apr
Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab
Worship
A’maal for this day →
25
SatSunSun
7 Apr8 Apr8 Apr
Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)
Mourning
26
SunMonMon
8 Apr9 Apr9 Apr
Wafat 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
MonTueTue
9 Apr10 Apr10 Apr
Eid al-Mabath
Celebration
Bi'tha -- the beginning of the prophetic mission
A’maal for this day →
27
Eve
SunMonMon
8 Apr9 Apr9 Apr
Laylat al-Miraj
Worship
Sunday 8 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 9 April)Monday 9 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 10 April)Monday 9 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 10 April)
A’maal for this day →
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
TueWedWed
10 Apr11 Apr11 Apr
Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina
Mourning
29
WedThuThu
11 Apr12 Apr12 Apr
Battle of Tabuk
Commemoration
302929
Thu
12 Apr
Amaal of the last day of Rajab
Worship
A’maal for this day →