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Hijri calendar

Rajab 1392

August to September 1972 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

    FriSatSat
    11 Aug12 Aug12 Aug

  2. 177

    Eve

    Thu
    10 Aug17 Aug17 Aug

    Laylat al-Raghaib

    Worship

    Thursday 10 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 11 August)Thursday 17 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 18 August)Thursday 17 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 18 August)

    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
  3. 1

    FriSatSat
    11 Aug12 Aug12 Aug

  4. 1

    FriSatSat
    11 Aug12 Aug12 Aug

  5. 1

    FriSatSat
    11 Aug12 Aug12 Aug

  6. 3

    SunMonMon
    13 Aug14 Aug14 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
  7. 5

    TueWedWed
    15 Aug16 Aug16 Aug

    Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a)

    Celebration · Rajab reckoning

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

    ThuFriFri
    17 Aug18 Aug18 Aug

  9. 9

    SatSunSun
    19 Aug20 Aug20 Aug

  10. 10

    SunMonMon
    20 Aug21 Aug21 Aug

  11. 12

    TueWedWed
    22 Aug23 Aug23 Aug

  12. 13

    WedThuThu
    23 Aug24 Aug24 Aug

    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

    WedThuThu
    23 Aug24 Aug24 Aug

  14. 15

    FriSatSat
    25 Aug26 Aug26 Aug

  15. 15

    FriSatSat
    25 Aug26 Aug26 Aug

  16. 15

    FriSatSat
    25 Aug26 Aug26 Aug

    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

    MonTueTue
    28 Aug29 Aug29 Aug

  18. 22

    FriSatSat
    1 Sept2 Sept2 Sept

  19. 22

    FriSatSat
    1 Sept2 Sept2 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
  20. 24

    SunMonMon
    3 Sept4 Sept4 Sept

    Battle of Khaybar

    Commemoration

  21. 25

    MonTueTue
    4 Sept5 Sept5 Sept

  22. 26

    TueWedWed
    5 Sept6 Sept6 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
  23. 27

    WedThuThu
    6 Sept7 Sept7 Sept

    Eid al-Mabath

    Celebration

    Bi'tha -- the beginning of the prophetic mission

    A’maal for this day →

  24. 27

    Eve

    TueWedWed
    5 Sept6 Sept6 Sept

    Laylat al-Miraj

    Worship

    Tuesday 5 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 6 September)Wednesday 6 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 7 September)Wednesday 6 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 7 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
  25. 28

    ThuFriFri
    7 Sept8 Sept8 Sept

  26. 29

    FriSatSat
    8 Sept9 Sept9 Sept

  27. 29

    FriSatSat
    8 Sept9 Sept9 Sept

    Battle of Tabuk

    Commemoration

  28. 292828

    Fri
    8 Sept

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