Hijri calendar

Rajab 1356

September to October 1937 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.

Rajab 1356 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
		1Sep 7al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya, Rajab, Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim, Umra of Rajab, Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a)	28, Rajab	39Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Rajab, Laylat al-Raghaib	410, Rajab	511Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning, Rajab
612, Rajab	713Special salat of 7 Rajab, Rajab	814, Rajab	915Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a), Rajab	1016Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a), Rajab	1117, Rajab	1218Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital, Rajab
1319Ayyam al-Bid, Rajab, Wiladat of Imam Ali (a)	1420, Rajab	1521Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries, Rajab, Practices of Umm Dawud, Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	1622, Rajab	1723, Rajab	1824Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s), Rajab	1925, Rajab
2026, Rajab	2127, Rajab	2228Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah, Rajab, Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)	2329, Rajab	2430Battle of Khaybar, Rajab	25Oct 1Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a), Rajab, Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab	262Wafat of Abu Talib (a), Rajab, Laylat al-Miraj
273Eid al-Mabath, Rajab	284Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina, Rajab	295Amaal of the last day of Rajab, Rajab, Battle of Tabuk, Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban

Rajab 1356 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
		1Sep 7al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya, Rajab, Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim, Umra of Rajab, Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a)	28, Rajab	39Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Rajab, Laylat al-Raghaib	410, Rajab	511Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning, Rajab
612, Rajab	713Special salat of 7 Rajab, Rajab	814, Rajab	915Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a), Rajab	1016Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a), Rajab	1117, Rajab	1218Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital, Rajab
1319Ayyam al-Bid, Rajab, Wiladat of Imam Ali (a)	1420, Rajab	1521Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries, Rajab, Practices of Umm Dawud, Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	1622, Rajab	1723, Rajab	1824Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s), Rajab	1925, Rajab
2026, Rajab	2127, Rajab	2228Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah, Rajab, Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)	2329, Rajab	2430Battle of Khaybar, Rajab	25Oct 1Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a), Rajab, Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab	262Wafat of Abu Talib (a), Rajab, Laylat al-Miraj
273Eid al-Mabath, Rajab	284Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina, Rajab	295Battle of Tabuk, Rajab	306Amaal of the last day of Rajab, Rajab, Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban

Rajab 1356 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
			1Sep 8al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya, Rajab, Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim, Umra of Rajab, Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a)	29Laylat al-RaghaibEve of 3, after Maghrib, Rajab	310Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Rajab	411, Rajab
512Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning, Rajab	613, Rajab	714Special salat of 7 Rajab, Rajab	815, Rajab	916Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a), Rajab	1017Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a), Rajab	1118, Rajab
1219Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital, Rajab	1320Ayyam al-Bid, Rajab, Wiladat of Imam Ali (a)	1421, Rajab	1522Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries, Rajab, Practices of Umm Dawud, Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	1623, Rajab	1724, Rajab	1825Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s), Rajab
1926, Rajab	2027, Rajab	2128, Rajab	2229Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah, Rajab, Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)	2330, Rajab	24Oct 1Battle of Khaybar, Rajab, Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab	252Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a), Rajab
263Wafat of Abu Talib (a), Rajab, Laylat al-Miraj	274Eid al-Mabath, Rajab	285Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina, Rajab	296Amaal of the last day of Rajab, Rajab, Battle of Tabuk, Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban

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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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TueTueWed
7 Sept7 Sept8 Sept
al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya
Worship
A’maal for this day →
1
TueTueWed
7 Sept7 Sept8 Sept
Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
1
TueTueWed
7 Sept7 Sept8 Sept
Umra of Rajab
Worship
A’maal for this day →
1
TueTueWed
7 Sept7 Sept8 Sept
Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a)
Celebration
A’maal for this day →
3
ThuThuFri
9 Sept9 Sept10 Sept
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
443
Eve
Thu
9 Sept
Laylat al-Raghaib
Worship
Thursday 9 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 10 September)
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
5
SatSatSun
11 Sept11 Sept12 Sept
Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Celebration · Rajab reckoning
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Khoja: 2 or 5 Rajab
7
MonMonTue
13 Sept13 Sept14 Sept
Special salat of 7 Rajab
Worship
A’maal for this day →
9
WedWedThu
15 Sept15 Sept16 Sept
Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a)
Celebration
10
ThuThuFri
16 Sept16 Sept17 Sept
Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a)
Celebration
12
SatSatSun
18 Sept18 Sept19 Sept
Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital
Commemoration
13
SunSunMon
19 Sept19 Sept20 Sept
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
SunSunMon
19 Sept19 Sept20 Sept
Wiladat of Imam Ali (a)
Celebration
Born inside the Kaba
A’maal for this day →
15
TueTueWed
21 Sept21 Sept22 Sept
Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries
Commemoration
A’maal for this day →
15
TueTueWed
21 Sept21 Sept22 Sept
Practices of Umm Dawud
Worship
A’maal for this day →
15
TueTueWed
21 Sept21 Sept22 Sept
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)
18
FriFriSat
24 Sept24 Sept25 Sept
Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s)
Mourning
22
TueTueWed
28 Sept28 Sept29 Sept
Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah
Mourning
22
TueTueWed
28 Sept28 Sept29 Sept
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
24
ThuThuFri
30 Sept30 Sept1 Oct
Battle of Khaybar
Commemoration
25
FriFriSat
1 Oct1 Oct2 Oct
Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)
Mourning
252524
Fri
1 Oct
Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab
Worship
A’maal for this day →
26
SatSatSun
2 Oct2 Oct3 Oct
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
27
SunSunMon
3 Oct3 Oct4 Oct
Eid al-Mabath
Celebration
Bi'tha -- the beginning of the prophetic mission
A’maal for this day →
27
Eve
SatSatSun
2 Oct2 Oct3 Oct
Laylat al-Miraj
Worship
Saturday 2 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 3 October)Saturday 2 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 3 October)Sunday 3 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 4 October)
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
28
MonMonTue
4 Oct4 Oct5 Oct
Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina
Mourning
293029
TueWedWed
5 Oct6 Oct6 Oct
Amaal of the last day of Rajab
Worship
A’maal for this day →
29
TueTueWed
5 Oct5 Oct6 Oct
Battle of Tabuk
Commemoration