Hijri calendar
Rajab 1334
May to June 1916 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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WedThuThu
3 May4 May4 May1
WedThuThu
3 May4 May4 May1
WedThuThu
3 May4 May4 May1
WedThuThu
3 May4 May4 May322
Eve
Thu
4 MayLaylat al-Raghaib
Worship
Thursday 4 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 5 May)
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
3
FriSatSat
5 May6 May6 MayShahadat 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
SunMonMon
7 May8 May8 MayWiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Celebration · Rajab reckoning
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Khoja: 2 or 5 Rajab
7
TueWedWed
9 May10 May10 May9
ThuFriFri
11 May12 May12 MayWiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a)
Celebration
10
FriSatSat
12 May13 May13 MayWiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a)
Celebration
12
SunMonMon
14 May15 May15 May13
MonTueTue
15 May16 May16 MayAyyam 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
MonTueTue
15 May16 May16 May15
WedThuThu
17 May18 May18 May15
WedThuThu
17 May18 May18 May15
WedThuThu
17 May18 May18 MayWafat 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
SatSunSun
20 May21 May21 May22
WedThuThu
24 May25 May25 May22
WedThuThu
24 May25 May25 MayKoonda / 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
FriSatSat
26 May27 May27 MayBattle of Khaybar
Commemoration
243030
Fri
26 May2 June2 June25
SatSunSun
27 May28 May28 May26
SunMonMon
28 May29 May29 MayWafat 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
MonTueTue
29 May30 May30 May27
Eve
SunMonMon
28 May29 May29 MayLaylat al-Miraj
Worship
Sunday 28 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 29 May)Monday 29 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 30 May)Monday 29 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 30 May)
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
TueWedWed
30 May31 May31 MayImam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina
Mourning
29
WedThuThu
31 May1 June1 JuneBattle of Tabuk
Commemoration
30
ThuFriFri
1 June2 June2 June
