Hijri calendar

Rajab 1373

March to April 1954 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 1373 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
						1Mar 6al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya, Rajab, Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim, Umra of Rajab, Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a)
27, Rajab	38Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Rajab	49, Rajab	510Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning, Rajab	611Laylat al-RaghaibEve of 7, after Maghrib, Rajab	712Special salat of 7 Rajab, Rajab	813, Rajab
914Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a), Rajab	1015Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a), Rajab	1116, Rajab	1217Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital, Rajab	1318Ayyam al-Bid, Rajab, Wiladat of Imam Ali (a)	1419, Rajab	1520Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries, Rajab, Practices of Umm Dawud, Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
1621Nawruz, Rajab	1722, Rajab	1823Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s), Rajab	1924, Rajab	2025, Rajab	2126, Rajab	2227Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah, Rajab, Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
2328, Rajab	2429Battle of Khaybar, Rajab	2530Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a), Rajab	2631Wafat of Abu Talib (a), Rajab, Laylat al-Miraj	27Apr 1Eid al-Mabath, Rajab	282Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina, Rajab, Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab	293Battle of Tabuk, Rajab
304Amaal of the last day of Rajab, Rajab, Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban

Rajab 1373 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
1Mar 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	410, Rajab	511Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning, Rajab, Laylat al-Raghaib	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), Nawruz	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	2531Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a), Rajab	26Apr 1Wafat of Abu Talib (a), Rajab, Laylat al-Miraj	272Eid al-Mabath, Rajab, Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab	283Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina, Rajab
294Battle of Tabuk, Rajab, Amaal of the last day of Rajab, Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban

Rajab 1373 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
1Mar 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	410, Rajab	511Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning, Rajab, Laylat al-Raghaib	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), Nawruz	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	2531Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a), Rajab	26Apr 1Wafat of Abu Talib (a), Rajab, Laylat al-Miraj	272Eid al-Mabath, Rajab, Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab	283Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina, Rajab
294Battle of Tabuk, Rajab, Amaal of the last day of Rajab, 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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1
SatSunSun
6 Mar7 Mar7 Mar
al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya
Worship
A’maal for this day →
1
SatSunSun
6 Mar7 Mar7 Mar
Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
1
SatSunSun
6 Mar7 Mar7 Mar
Umra of Rajab
Worship
A’maal for this day →
1
SatSunSun
6 Mar7 Mar7 Mar
Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a)
Celebration
A’maal for this day →
3
MonTueTue
8 Mar9 Mar9 Mar
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
10 Mar11 Mar11 Mar
Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Celebration · Rajab reckoning
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Khoja: 2 or 5 Rajab
766
Eve
Thu
11 Mar
Laylat al-Raghaib
Worship
Thursday 11 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 12 March)
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
12 Mar13 Mar13 Mar
Special salat of 7 Rajab
Worship
A’maal for this day →
9
SunMonMon
14 Mar15 Mar15 Mar
Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a)
Celebration
10
MonTueTue
15 Mar16 Mar16 Mar
Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a)
Celebration
12
WedThuThu
17 Mar18 Mar18 Mar
Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital
Commemoration
13
ThuFriFri
18 Mar19 Mar19 Mar
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
18 Mar19 Mar19 Mar
Wiladat of Imam Ali (a)
Celebration
Born inside the Kaba
A’maal for this day →
15
SatSunSun
20 Mar21 Mar21 Mar
Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries
Commemoration
A’maal for this day →
15
SatSunSun
20 Mar21 Mar21 Mar
Practices of Umm Dawud
Worship
A’maal for this day →
15
SatSunSun
20 Mar21 Mar21 Mar
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)
161515
Sun
21 Mar
Nawruz
Celebration
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Iranian: Observed; al-Majlisi held the recognising hadiths more reliable
- Hazara: Observed
- Indo-Pak: Generally not observed
- Khoja: Generally not observed
18
TueWedWed
23 Mar24 Mar24 Mar
Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s)
Mourning
22
SatSunSun
27 Mar28 Mar28 Mar
Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah
Mourning
22
SatSunSun
27 Mar28 Mar28 Mar
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
29 Mar30 Mar30 Mar
Battle of Khaybar
Commemoration
25
TueWedWed
30 Mar31 Mar31 Mar
Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)
Mourning
26
WedThuThu
31 Mar1 Apr1 Apr
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
1 Apr2 Apr2 Apr
Eid al-Mabath
Celebration
Bi'tha -- the beginning of the prophetic mission
A’maal for this day →
27
Eve
WedThuThu
31 Mar1 Apr1 Apr
Laylat al-Miraj
Worship
Wednesday 31 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 1 April)Thursday 1 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 2 April)Thursday 1 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 2 April)
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
2 Apr3 Apr3 Apr
Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina
Mourning
282727
Fri
2 Apr
Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab
Worship
A’maal for this day →
29
SatSunSun
3 Apr4 Apr4 Apr
Battle of Tabuk
Commemoration
302929
Sun
4 Apr
Amaal of the last day of Rajab
Worship
A’maal for this day →