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27 Jumada al-Ula 144826 Jumada al-Ula 1448 in Pakistan26 Jumada al-Ula 1448 in IndiaMaghribMaghrib in IpswichMaghrib in Ipswich

Hijri calendar

Rajab 1334

May to June 1916 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

    WedThuThu
    3 May4 May4 May

  2. 1

    WedThuThu
    3 May4 May4 May

  3. 1

    WedThuThu
    3 May4 May4 May

  4. 1

    WedThuThu
    3 May4 May4 May

  5. 322

    Eve

    Thu
    4 May

    Laylat al-Raghaib

    Worship

    Thursday 4 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 5 May)

    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

    FriSatSat
    5 May6 May6 May

    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

    SunMonMon
    7 May8 May8 May

    Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a)

    Celebration · Rajab reckoning

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

    TueWedWed
    9 May10 May10 May

  9. 9

    ThuFriFri
    11 May12 May12 May

  10. 10

    FriSatSat
    12 May13 May13 May

  11. 12

    SunMonMon
    14 May15 May15 May

  12. 13

    MonTueTue
    15 May16 May16 May

    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

    MonTueTue
    15 May16 May16 May

  14. 15

    WedThuThu
    17 May18 May18 May

  15. 15

    WedThuThu
    17 May18 May18 May

  16. 15

    WedThuThu
    17 May18 May18 May

    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

    SatSunSun
    20 May21 May21 May

  18. 22

    WedThuThu
    24 May25 May25 May

  19. 22

    WedThuThu
    24 May25 May25 May

    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

    FriSatSat
    26 May27 May27 May

    Battle of Khaybar

    Commemoration

  21. 243030

    Fri
    26 May2 June2 June

  22. 25

    SatSunSun
    27 May28 May28 May

  23. 26

    SunMonMon
    28 May29 May29 May

    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

    MonTueTue
    29 May30 May30 May

    Eid al-Mabath

    Celebration

    Bi'tha -- the beginning of the prophetic mission

    A’maal for this day →

  25. 27

    Eve

    SunMonMon
    28 May29 May29 May

    Laylat 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)

    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

    TueWedWed
    30 May31 May31 May

  27. 29

    WedThuThu
    31 May1 June1 June

    Battle of Tabuk

    Commemoration

  28. 30

    ThuFriFri
    1 June2 June2 June

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