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26 Jumada al-Ula 144826 Jumada al-Ula 1448 in Pakistan26 Jumada al-Ula 1448 in IndiaMaghribMaghrib in IpswichMaghrib in Ipswich

Hijri calendar

Rajab 1380

December 1960 to January 1961 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.
  • 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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  1. 1

    Tue
    20 Dec

  2. 1

    Tue
    20 Dec

  3. 1

    Tue
    20 Dec

  4. 1

    Tue
    20 Dec

  5. 3

    Thu
    22 Dec

    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
  6. 4

    Eve

    Thu
    22 Dec

    Laylat al-Raghaib

    Worship

    Thursday 22 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 23 December)

    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. 5

    Sat
    24 Dec

    Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a)

    Celebration · Rajab reckoning

    Observed on different dates by different communities
    • Khoja: 2 or 5 Rajab
  8. 7

    Mon
    26 Dec

  9. 9

    Wed
    28 Dec

  10. 10

    Thu
    29 Dec

  11. 12

    Sat
    31 Dec

  12. 13

    Sun
    1 Jan

    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. 13

    Sun
    1 Jan

  14. 15

    Tue
    3 Jan

  15. 15

    Tue
    3 Jan

  16. 15

    Tue
    3 Jan

    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)
  17. 18

    Fri
    6 Jan

  18. 22

    Tue
    10 Jan

  19. 22

    Tue
    10 Jan

    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
  20. 24

    Thu
    12 Jan

    Battle of Khaybar

    Commemoration

  21. 25

    Fri
    13 Jan

  22. 25

    Fri
    13 Jan

  23. 26

    Sat
    14 Jan

    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
  24. 27

    Sun
    15 Jan

    Eid al-Mabath

    Celebration

    Bi'tha -- the beginning of the prophetic mission

    A’maal for this day →

  25. 27

    Eve

    Sat
    14 Jan

    Laylat al-Miraj

    Worship

    Saturday 14 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 15 January)

    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
  26. 28

    Mon
    16 Jan

  27. 293030

    TueWedWed
    17 Jan18 Jan18 Jan

  28. 29

    Tue
    17 Jan

    Battle of Tabuk

    Commemoration

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