Hijri calendar
Rajab 1325
August to September 1907 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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Sun
11 Aug1
Sun
11 Aug1
Sun
11 Aug1
Sun
11 Aug3
Tue
13 AugShahadat 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
Thu
15 AugWiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Celebration · Rajab reckoning
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Khoja: 2 or 5 Rajab
6
Eve
Thu
15 AugLaylat al-Raghaib
Worship
Thursday 15 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 16 August)
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
Sat
17 Aug9
Mon
19 AugWiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a)
Celebration
10
Tue
20 AugWiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a)
Celebration
12
Thu
22 Aug13
Fri
23 AugAyyam 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
Fri
23 Aug15
Sun
25 Aug15
Sun
25 Aug15
Sun
25 AugWafat 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
Wed
28 Aug22
Sun
1 Sept22
Sun
1 SeptKoonda / 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
Tue
3 SeptBattle of Khaybar
Commemoration
25
Wed
4 Sept26
Thu
5 SeptWafat 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
Fri
6 Sept27
Eve
Thu
5 SeptLaylat al-Miraj
Worship
Thursday 5 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 6 September)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Khoja: Miraj amaal by night, Bitha celebration by day (MKSI Leicester)
- Iranian: Mabath only
- Iraqi: Mabath only
27
Fri
6 Sept28
Sat
7 SeptImam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina
Mourning
293030
SunMonMon
8 Sept9 Sept9 Sept29
Sun
8 SeptBattle of Tabuk
Commemoration
