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Hijri calendar

Rajab 1321

September to October 1903 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.
  • 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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  1. 1

    Wed
    23 Sept

  2. 1

    Wed
    23 Sept

  3. 1

    Wed
    23 Sept

  4. 1

    Wed
    23 Sept

  5. 3

    Eve

    Thu
    24 Sept

    Laylat al-Raghaib

    Worship

    Thursday 24 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 25 September)

    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
  6. 3

    Fri
    25 Sept

    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
  7. 5

    Sun
    27 Sept

    Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a)

    Celebration · Rajab reckoning

    Observed on different dates by different communities
    • Khoja: 2 or 5 Rajab
  8. 7

    Tue
    29 Sept

  9. 9

    Thu
    1 Oct

  10. 10

    Fri
    2 Oct

  11. 12

    Sun
    4 Oct

  12. 13

    Mon
    5 Oct

    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. 13

    Mon
    5 Oct

  14. 15

    Wed
    7 Oct

  15. 15

    Wed
    7 Oct

  16. 15

    Wed
    7 Oct

    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)
  17. 18

    Sat
    10 Oct

  18. 22

    Wed
    14 Oct

  19. 22

    Wed
    14 Oct

    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
  20. 24

    Fri
    16 Oct

    Battle of Khaybar

    Commemoration

  21. 24

    Fri
    16 Oct

  22. 25

    Sat
    17 Oct

  23. 26

    Sun
    18 Oct

    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
  24. 27

    Mon
    19 Oct

    Eid al-Mabath

    Celebration

    Bi'tha -- the beginning of the prophetic mission

    A’maal for this day →

  25. 27

    Eve

    Sun
    18 Oct

    Laylat al-Miraj

    Worship

    Sunday 18 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 19 October)

    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
  26. 28

    Tue
    20 Oct

  27. 293030

    WedThuThu
    21 Oct22 Oct22 Oct

  28. 29

    Wed
    21 Oct

    Battle of Tabuk

    Commemoration

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