Hijri calendar

Rajab 1381

December 1961 to January 1962 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 1381 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
						1Dec 9al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya, Rajab, Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim, Umra of Rajab, Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a)
210, Rajab	311Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Rajab	412, Rajab	513Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning, Rajab	614Laylat al-RaghaibEve of 7, after Maghrib, Rajab	715Special salat of 7 Rajab, Rajab	816, Rajab
917Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a), Rajab	1018Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a), Rajab	1119, Rajab	1220Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital, Rajab	1321Ayyam al-Bid, Rajab, Wiladat of Imam Ali (a)	1422, Rajab	1523Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries, Rajab, Practices of Umm Dawud, Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
1624, Rajab	1725, Rajab	1826Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s), Rajab	1927, Rajab	2028, Rajab	2129, Rajab	2230Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah, Rajab, Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
2331, Rajab	24Jan 1Battle of Khaybar, 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, Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab	296Battle of Tabuk, Rajab
307Amaal of the last day of Rajab, Rajab, Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban

Rajab 1381 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
1Dec 10al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya, Rajab, Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim, Umra of Rajab, Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a)	211, Rajab	312Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Rajab	413, Rajab	514Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning, Rajab, Laylat al-Raghaib	615, Rajab	716Special salat of 7 Rajab, Rajab
817, Rajab	918Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a), Rajab	1019Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a), Rajab	1120, Rajab	1221Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital, Rajab	1322Ayyam al-Bid, Rajab, Wiladat of Imam Ali (a)	1423, Rajab
1524Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries, Rajab, Practices of Umm Dawud, Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	1625, Rajab	1726, Rajab	1827Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s), Rajab	1928, Rajab	2029, Rajab	2130, Rajab
2231Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah, Rajab, Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)	23Jan 1, Rajab	242Battle of Khaybar, Rajab	253Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a), Rajab	264Wafat of Abu Talib (a), Rajab, Laylat al-Miraj	275Eid al-Mabath, Rajab, Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab	286Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina, Rajab
297Battle of Tabuk, Rajab, Amaal of the last day of Rajab, Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban

Rajab 1381 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
1Dec 10al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya, Rajab, Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim, Umra of Rajab, Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a)	211, Rajab	312Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Rajab	413, Rajab	514Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning, Rajab, Laylat al-Raghaib	615, Rajab	716Special salat of 7 Rajab, Rajab
817, Rajab	918Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a), Rajab	1019Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a), Rajab	1120, Rajab	1221Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital, Rajab	1322Ayyam al-Bid, Rajab, Wiladat of Imam Ali (a)	1423, Rajab
1524Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries, Rajab, Practices of Umm Dawud, Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	1625, Rajab	1726, Rajab	1827Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s), Rajab	1928, Rajab	2029, Rajab	2130, Rajab
2231Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah, Rajab, Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)	23Jan 1, Rajab	242Battle of Khaybar, Rajab	253Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a), Rajab	264Wafat of Abu Talib (a), Rajab, Laylat al-Miraj	275Eid al-Mabath, Rajab, Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab	286Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina, Rajab
297Battle 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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SatSunSun
9 Dec10 Dec10 Dec
al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya
Worship
A’maal for this day →
1
SatSunSun
9 Dec10 Dec10 Dec
Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
1
SatSunSun
9 Dec10 Dec10 Dec
Umra of Rajab
Worship
A’maal for this day →
1
SatSunSun
9 Dec10 Dec10 Dec
Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a)
Celebration
A’maal for this day →
3
MonTueTue
11 Dec12 Dec12 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
5
WedThuThu
13 Dec14 Dec14 Dec
Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Celebration · Rajab reckoning
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Khoja: 2 or 5 Rajab
766
Eve
Thu
14 Dec
Laylat al-Raghaib
Worship
Thursday 14 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 15 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
FriSatSat
15 Dec16 Dec16 Dec
Special salat of 7 Rajab
Worship
A’maal for this day →
9
SunMonMon
17 Dec18 Dec18 Dec
Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a)
Celebration
10
MonTueTue
18 Dec19 Dec19 Dec
Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a)
Celebration
12
WedThuThu
20 Dec21 Dec21 Dec
Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital
Commemoration
13
ThuFriFri
21 Dec22 Dec22 Dec
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
21 Dec22 Dec22 Dec
Wiladat of Imam Ali (a)
Celebration
Born inside the Kaba
A’maal for this day →
15
SatSunSun
23 Dec24 Dec24 Dec
Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries
Commemoration
A’maal for this day →
15
SatSunSun
23 Dec24 Dec24 Dec
Practices of Umm Dawud
Worship
A’maal for this day →
15
SatSunSun
23 Dec24 Dec24 Dec
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
26 Dec27 Dec27 Dec
Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s)
Mourning
22
SatSunSun
30 Dec31 Dec31 Dec
Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah
Mourning
22
SatSunSun
30 Dec31 Dec31 Dec
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
1 Jan2 Jan2 Jan
Battle of Khaybar
Commemoration
25
TueWedWed
2 Jan3 Jan3 Jan
Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)
Mourning
26
WedThuThu
3 Jan4 Jan4 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
27
ThuFriFri
4 Jan5 Jan5 Jan
Eid al-Mabath
Celebration
Bi'tha -- the beginning of the prophetic mission
A’maal for this day →
27
Eve
WedThuThu
3 Jan4 Jan4 Jan
Laylat al-Miraj
Worship
Wednesday 3 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 4 January)Thursday 4 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 5 January)Thursday 4 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 5 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
28
FriSatSat
5 Jan6 Jan6 Jan
Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina
Mourning
282727
Fri
5 Jan
Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab
Worship
A’maal for this day →
29
SatSunSun
6 Jan7 Jan7 Jan
Battle of Tabuk
Commemoration
302929
Sun
7 Jan
Amaal of the last day of Rajab
Worship
A’maal for this day →