Hijri calendar
Rajab 1337
April 1919April to May 1919April to May 1919 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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2 Apr3 Apr3 Apr1
WedThuThu
2 Apr3 Apr3 Apr1
WedThuThu
2 Apr3 Apr3 Apr1
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2 Apr3 Apr3 Apr322
Eve
Thu
3 AprLaylat al-Raghaib
Worship
Thursday 3 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 4 April)
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
4 Apr5 Apr5 AprShahadat 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
6 Apr7 Apr7 AprWiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Celebration · Rajab reckoning
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Khoja: 2 or 5 Rajab
7
TueWedWed
8 Apr9 Apr9 Apr9
ThuFriFri
10 Apr11 Apr11 AprWiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a)
Celebration
10
FriSatSat
11 Apr12 Apr12 AprWiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a)
Celebration
12
SunMonMon
13 Apr14 Apr14 Apr13
MonTueTue
14 Apr15 Apr15 AprAyyam 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
14 Apr15 Apr15 Apr15
WedThuThu
16 Apr17 Apr17 Apr15
WedThuThu
16 Apr17 Apr17 Apr15
WedThuThu
16 Apr17 Apr17 AprWafat 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
19 Apr20 Apr20 Apr22
WedThuThu
23 Apr24 Apr24 Apr22
WedThuThu
23 Apr24 Apr24 AprKoonda / 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
25 Apr26 Apr26 AprBattle of Khaybar
Commemoration
242323
Fri
25 Apr25
SatSunSun
26 Apr27 Apr27 Apr26
SunMonMon
27 Apr28 Apr28 AprWafat 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
28 Apr29 Apr29 Apr27
Eve
SunMonMon
27 Apr28 Apr28 AprLaylat al-Miraj
Worship
Sunday 27 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 28 April)Monday 28 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 29 April)Monday 28 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 29 April)
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
29 Apr30 Apr30 AprImam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina
Mourning
29
WedThuThu
30 Apr1 May1 May29
WedThuThu
30 Apr1 May1 MayBattle of Tabuk
Commemoration
