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Hijri calendar

Rajab 1326

July to August 1908 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

    Thu
    30 July

  2. 1

    Thu
    30 July

  3. 1

    Thu
    30 July

  4. 1

    Thu
    30 July

  5. 2

    Eve

    Thu
    30 July

    Laylat al-Raghaib

    Worship

    Thursday 30 July evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 31 July)

    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

    Sat
    1 Aug

    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

    Mon
    3 Aug

    Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a)

    Celebration · Rajab reckoning

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

    Wed
    5 Aug

  9. 9

    Fri
    7 Aug

  10. 10

    Sat
    8 Aug

  11. 12

    Mon
    10 Aug

  12. 13

    Tue
    11 Aug

    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

    Tue
    11 Aug

  14. 15

    Thu
    13 Aug

  15. 15

    Thu
    13 Aug

  16. 15

    Thu
    13 Aug

    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

    Sun
    16 Aug

  18. 22

    Thu
    20 Aug

  19. 22

    Thu
    20 Aug

    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. 233030

    Fri
    21 Aug28 Aug28 Aug

  21. 24

    Sat
    22 Aug

    Battle of Khaybar

    Commemoration

  22. 25

    Sun
    23 Aug

  23. 26

    Mon
    24 Aug

    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

    Tue
    25 Aug

    Eid al-Mabath

    Celebration

    Bi'tha -- the beginning of the prophetic mission

    A’maal for this day →

  25. 27

    Eve

    Mon
    24 Aug

    Laylat al-Miraj

    Worship

    Monday 24 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 25 August)

    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

    Wed
    26 Aug

  27. 293030

    ThuFriFri
    27 Aug28 Aug28 Aug

  28. 29

    Thu
    27 Aug

    Battle of Tabuk

    Commemoration

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