Hijri calendar
Rajab 1344
January to February 1926 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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Sat
16 Jan1
Sat
16 Jan1
Sat
16 Jan1
Sat
16 Jan3
Mon
18 JanShahadat 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
Wed
20 JanWiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Celebration · Rajab reckoning
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Khoja: 2 or 5 Rajab
7
Eve
Thu
21 JanLaylat al-Raghaib
Worship
Thursday 21 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 22 January)
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
Fri
22 Jan9
Sun
24 JanWiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a)
Celebration
10
Mon
25 JanWiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a)
Celebration
12
Wed
27 Jan13
Thu
28 JanAyyam 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
Thu
28 Jan15
Sat
30 Jan15
Sat
30 Jan15
Sat
30 JanWafat 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
Tue
2 Feb22
Sat
6 Feb22
Sat
6 FebKoonda / 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
Mon
8 FebBattle of Khaybar
Commemoration
25
Tue
9 Feb26
Wed
10 FebWafat 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
Thu
11 Feb27
Eve
Wed
10 FebLaylat al-Miraj
Worship
Wednesday 10 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 11 February)
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
Fri
12 FebImam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina
Mourning
28
Fri
12 Feb293030
SatSunSun
13 Feb14 Feb14 Feb29
Sat
13 FebBattle of Tabuk
Commemoration
