Hijri calendar
Rajab 1312
December 1894 to January 1895 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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Sat
29 Dec1
Sat
29 Dec1
Sat
29 Dec1
Sat
29 Dec3
Mon
31 DecShahadat 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
Wed
2 JanWiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Celebration · Rajab reckoning
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Khoja: 2 or 5 Rajab
7
Eve
Thu
3 JanLaylat al-Raghaib
Worship
Thursday 3 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 4 January)
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
Fri
4 Jan9
Sun
6 JanWiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a)
Celebration
10
Mon
7 JanWiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a)
Celebration
12
Wed
9 Jan13
Thu
10 JanAyyam 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
Thu
10 Jan15
Sat
12 Jan15
Sat
12 Jan15
Sat
12 JanWafat 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
Tue
15 Jan22
Sat
19 Jan22
Sat
19 JanKoonda / 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
Mon
21 JanBattle of Khaybar
Commemoration
25
Tue
22 Jan26
Wed
23 JanWafat 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
Thu
24 Jan27
Eve
Wed
23 JanLaylat al-Miraj
Worship
Wednesday 23 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 24 January)
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
Fri
25 JanImam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina
Mourning
28
Fri
25 Jan293030
SatSunSun
26 Jan27 Jan27 Jan29
Sat
26 JanBattle of Tabuk
Commemoration
