Hijri calendar

Rajab 1357

August to September 1938 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 1357 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
						1Aug 27al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya, Rajab, Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim, Umra of Rajab, Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a)
228, Rajab	329Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Rajab	430, Rajab	531Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning, Rajab	6Sep 1Laylat al-RaghaibEve of 7, after Maghrib, Rajab	72Special salat of 7 Rajab, Rajab	83, Rajab
94Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a), Rajab	105Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a), Rajab	116, Rajab	127Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital, Rajab	138Ayyam al-Bid, Rajab, Wiladat of Imam Ali (a)	149, Rajab	1510Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries, Rajab, Practices of Umm Dawud, Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
1611, Rajab	1712, Rajab	1813Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s), Rajab	1914, Rajab	2015, Rajab	2116, Rajab	2217Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah, Rajab, Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
2318, Rajab	2419Battle of Khaybar, Rajab	2520Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a), Rajab	2621Wafat of Abu Talib (a), Rajab, Laylat al-Miraj	2722Eid al-Mabath, Rajab	2823Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina, Rajab, Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab	2924Amaal of the last day of Rajab, Rajab, Battle of Tabuk, Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban

Rajab 1357 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
1Aug 28al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya, Rajab, Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim, Umra of Rajab, Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a)	229, Rajab	330Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Rajab	431, Rajab	5Sep 1Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning, Rajab, Laylat al-Raghaib	62, Rajab	73Special salat of 7 Rajab, Rajab
84, Rajab	95Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a), Rajab	106Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a), Rajab	117, Rajab	128Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital, Rajab	139Ayyam al-Bid, Rajab, Wiladat of Imam Ali (a)	1410, Rajab
1511Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries, Rajab, Practices of Umm Dawud, Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	1612, Rajab	1713, Rajab	1814Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s), Rajab	1915, Rajab	2016, Rajab	2117, Rajab
2218Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah, Rajab, Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)	2319, Rajab	2420Battle of Khaybar, Rajab	2521Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a), Rajab	2622Wafat of Abu Talib (a), Rajab, Laylat al-Miraj	2723Eid al-Mabath, Rajab, Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab	2824Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina, Rajab
2925Amaal of the last day of Rajab, Rajab, Battle of Tabuk, Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban

Rajab 1357 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
1Aug 28al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya, Rajab, Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim, Umra of Rajab, Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a)	229, Rajab	330Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Rajab	431, Rajab	5Sep 1Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning, Rajab, Laylat al-Raghaib	62, Rajab	73Special salat of 7 Rajab, Rajab
84, Rajab	95Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a), Rajab	106Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a), Rajab	117, Rajab	128Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital, Rajab	139Ayyam al-Bid, Rajab, Wiladat of Imam Ali (a)	1410, Rajab
1511Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries, Rajab, Practices of Umm Dawud, Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	1612, Rajab	1713, Rajab	1814Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s), Rajab	1915, Rajab	2016, Rajab	2117, Rajab
2218Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah, Rajab, Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)	2319, Rajab	2420Battle of Khaybar, Rajab	2521Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a), Rajab	2622Wafat of Abu Talib (a), Rajab, Laylat al-Miraj	2723Eid al-Mabath, Rajab, Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab	2824Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina, Rajab
2925Amaal of the last day of Rajab, Rajab, Battle of Tabuk, Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban

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Celebration
Worship
Commemoration
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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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1
SatSunSun
27 Aug28 Aug28 Aug
al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya
Worship
A’maal for this day →
1
SatSunSun
27 Aug28 Aug28 Aug
Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
1
SatSunSun
27 Aug28 Aug28 Aug
Umra of Rajab
Worship
A’maal for this day →
1
SatSunSun
27 Aug28 Aug28 Aug
Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a)
Celebration
A’maal for this day →
3
MonTueTue
29 Aug30 Aug30 Aug
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
5
WedThuThu
31 Aug1 Sept1 Sept
Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Celebration · Rajab reckoning
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Khoja: 2 or 5 Rajab
766
Eve
Thu
1 Sept
Laylat al-Raghaib
Worship
Thursday 1 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 2 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
7
FriSatSat
2 Sept3 Sept3 Sept
Special salat of 7 Rajab
Worship
A’maal for this day →
9
SunMonMon
4 Sept5 Sept5 Sept
Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a)
Celebration
10
MonTueTue
5 Sept6 Sept6 Sept
Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a)
Celebration
12
WedThuThu
7 Sept8 Sept8 Sept
Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital
Commemoration
13
ThuFriFri
8 Sept9 Sept9 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
ThuFriFri
8 Sept9 Sept9 Sept
Wiladat of Imam Ali (a)
Celebration
Born inside the Kaba
A’maal for this day →
15
SatSunSun
10 Sept11 Sept11 Sept
Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries
Commemoration
A’maal for this day →
15
SatSunSun
10 Sept11 Sept11 Sept
Practices of Umm Dawud
Worship
A’maal for this day →
15
SatSunSun
10 Sept11 Sept11 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
TueWedWed
13 Sept14 Sept14 Sept
Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s)
Mourning
22
SatSunSun
17 Sept18 Sept18 Sept
Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah
Mourning
22
SatSunSun
17 Sept18 Sept18 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
MonTueTue
19 Sept20 Sept20 Sept
Battle of Khaybar
Commemoration
25
TueWedWed
20 Sept21 Sept21 Sept
Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)
Mourning
26
WedThuThu
21 Sept22 Sept22 Sept
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
ThuFriFri
22 Sept23 Sept23 Sept
Eid al-Mabath
Celebration
Bi'tha -- the beginning of the prophetic mission
A’maal for this day →
27
Eve
WedThuThu
21 Sept22 Sept22 Sept
Laylat al-Miraj
Worship
Wednesday 21 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 22 September)Thursday 22 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 23 September)Thursday 22 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 23 September)
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
FriSatSat
23 Sept24 Sept24 Sept
Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina
Mourning
282727
Fri
23 Sept
Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab
Worship
A’maal for this day →
29
SatSunSun
24 Sept25 Sept25 Sept
Amaal of the last day of Rajab
Worship
A’maal for this day →
29
SatSunSun
24 Sept25 Sept25 Sept
Battle of Tabuk
Commemoration