Hijri calendar

Rajab 1306

March to April 1889 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 1306 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
1Mar 3al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya, Rajab, Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim, Umra of Rajab, Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a)	24, Rajab	35Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Rajab	46, Rajab	57Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning, Rajab, Laylat al-Raghaib	68, Rajab	79Special salat of 7 Rajab, Rajab
810, Rajab	911Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a), Rajab	1012Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a), Rajab	1113, Rajab	1214Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital, Rajab	1315Ayyam al-Bid, Rajab, Wiladat of Imam Ali (a)	1416, Rajab
1517Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries, Rajab, Practices of Umm Dawud, Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	1618, Rajab	1719, Rajab	1820Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s), Rajab	1921Nawruz, Rajab	2022, Rajab	2123, Rajab
2224Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah, Rajab, Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)	2325, Rajab	2426Battle of Khaybar, Rajab	2527Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a), Rajab	2628Wafat of Abu Talib (a), Rajab, Laylat al-Miraj	2729Eid al-Mabath, Rajab, Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab	2830Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina, Rajab
2931Battle of Tabuk, Rajab	30Apr 1Amaal of the last day of Rajab, Rajab, Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban

Rajab 1306 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
	1Mar 4al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya, Rajab, Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim, Umra of Rajab, Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a)	25, Rajab	36Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Rajab	47Laylat al-RaghaibEve of 5, after Maghrib, Rajab	58Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning, Rajab	69, Rajab
710Special salat of 7 Rajab, Rajab	811, Rajab	912Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a), Rajab	1013Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a), Rajab	1114, Rajab	1215Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital, Rajab	1316Ayyam al-Bid, Rajab, Wiladat of Imam Ali (a)
1417, Rajab	1518Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries, Rajab, Practices of Umm Dawud, Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	1619, Rajab	1720, Rajab	1821Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s), Rajab, Nawruz	1922, Rajab	2023, Rajab
2124, Rajab	2225Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah, Rajab, Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)	2326, Rajab	2427Battle of Khaybar, Rajab	2528Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a), Rajab	2629Wafat of Abu Talib (a), Rajab, Laylat al-Miraj, Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab	2730Eid al-Mabath, Rajab
2831Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina, Rajab	29Apr 1Battle of Tabuk, Rajab, Amaal of the last day of Rajab, Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban

Rajab 1306 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
	1Mar 4al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya, Rajab, Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim, Umra of Rajab, Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a)	25, Rajab	36Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Rajab	47Laylat al-RaghaibEve of 5, after Maghrib, Rajab	58Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning, Rajab	69, Rajab
710Special salat of 7 Rajab, Rajab	811, Rajab	912Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a), Rajab	1013Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a), Rajab	1114, Rajab	1215Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital, Rajab	1316Ayyam al-Bid, Rajab, Wiladat of Imam Ali (a)
1417, Rajab	1518Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries, Rajab, Practices of Umm Dawud, Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	1619, Rajab	1720, Rajab	1821Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s), Rajab, Nawruz	1922, Rajab	2023, Rajab
2124, Rajab	2225Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah, Rajab, Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)	2326, Rajab	2427Battle of Khaybar, Rajab	2528Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a), Rajab	2629Wafat of Abu Talib (a), Rajab, Laylat al-Miraj, Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab	2730Eid al-Mabath, Rajab
2831Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina, Rajab	29Apr 1Battle of Tabuk, Rajab, Amaal of the last day of Rajab, Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban

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Commemoration
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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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1
SunMonMon
3 Mar4 Mar4 Mar
al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya
Worship
A’maal for this day →
1
SunMonMon
3 Mar4 Mar4 Mar
Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
1
SunMonMon
3 Mar4 Mar4 Mar
Umra of Rajab
Worship
A’maal for this day →
1
SunMonMon
3 Mar4 Mar4 Mar
Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a)
Celebration
A’maal for this day →
3
TueWedWed
5 Mar6 Mar6 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
ThuFriFri
7 Mar8 Mar8 Mar
Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Celebration · Rajab reckoning
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Khoja: 2 or 5 Rajab
655
Eve
Thu
7 Mar
Laylat al-Raghaib
Worship
Thursday 7 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 8 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
7
SatSunSun
9 Mar10 Mar10 Mar
Special salat of 7 Rajab
Worship
A’maal for this day →
9
MonTueTue
11 Mar12 Mar12 Mar
Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a)
Celebration
10
TueWedWed
12 Mar13 Mar13 Mar
Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a)
Celebration
12
ThuFriFri
14 Mar15 Mar15 Mar
Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital
Commemoration
13
FriSatSat
15 Mar16 Mar16 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
FriSatSat
15 Mar16 Mar16 Mar
Wiladat of Imam Ali (a)
Celebration
Born inside the Kaba
A’maal for this day →
15
SunMonMon
17 Mar18 Mar18 Mar
Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries
Commemoration
A’maal for this day →
15
SunMonMon
17 Mar18 Mar18 Mar
Practices of Umm Dawud
Worship
A’maal for this day →
15
SunMonMon
17 Mar18 Mar18 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
WedThuThu
20 Mar21 Mar21 Mar
Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s)
Mourning
191818
Thu
21 Mar
Nawruz
Celebration
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
22
SunMonMon
24 Mar25 Mar25 Mar
Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah
Mourning
22
SunMonMon
24 Mar25 Mar25 Mar
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
TueWedWed
26 Mar27 Mar27 Mar
Battle of Khaybar
Commemoration
25
WedThuThu
27 Mar28 Mar28 Mar
Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)
Mourning
26
ThuFriFri
28 Mar29 Mar29 Mar
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
FriSatSat
29 Mar30 Mar30 Mar
Eid al-Mabath
Celebration
Bi'tha -- the beginning of the prophetic mission
A’maal for this day →
27
Eve
ThuFriFri
28 Mar29 Mar29 Mar
Laylat al-Miraj
Worship
Thursday 28 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 29 March)Friday 29 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 30 March)Friday 29 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 30 March)
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
272626
Fri
29 Mar
Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab
Worship
A’maal for this day →
28
SatSunSun
30 Mar31 Mar31 Mar
Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina
Mourning
29
SunMonMon
31 Mar1 Apr1 Apr
Battle of Tabuk
Commemoration
302929
Mon
1 Apr
Amaal of the last day of Rajab
Worship
A’maal for this day →