Hijri calendar

Rajab 1398

June to July 1978 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 1398 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
			1Jun 7al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya, Rajab, Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim, Umra of Rajab, Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a)	28Laylat al-RaghaibEve of 3, after Maghrib, Rajab	39Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Rajab	410, Rajab
511Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning, Rajab	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)	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, Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab	25Jul 1Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a), Rajab
262Wafat of Abu Talib (a), Rajab, Laylat al-Miraj	273Eid al-Mabath, Rajab	284Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina, Rajab	295Battle of Tabuk, Rajab	306Amaal of the last day of Rajab, Rajab, Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban

Rajab 1398 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
				1Jun 8al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya, Rajab, Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim, Umra of Rajab, Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a), Laylat al-Raghaib	29, Rajab	310Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Rajab
411, Rajab	512Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning, Rajab	613, Rajab	714Special salat of 7 Rajab, Rajab	815, Rajab	916Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a), Rajab	1017Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a), Rajab
1118, Rajab	1219Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital, Rajab	1320Ayyam al-Bid, Rajab, Wiladat of Imam Ali (a)	1421, Rajab	1522Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries, Rajab, Practices of Umm Dawud, Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	1623, Rajab	1724, Rajab
1825Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s), Rajab	1926, Rajab	2027, Rajab	2128, Rajab	2229Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah, Rajab, Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)	2330, Rajab	24Jul 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	296Battle of Tabuk, Rajab	307Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab, Rajab, Amaal of the last day of Rajab, Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban

Rajab 1398 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
				1Jun 8al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya, Rajab, Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim, Umra of Rajab, Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a), Laylat al-Raghaib	29, Rajab	310Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Rajab
411, Rajab	512Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning, Rajab	613, Rajab	714Special salat of 7 Rajab, Rajab	815, Rajab	916Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a), Rajab	1017Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a), Rajab
1118, Rajab	1219Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital, Rajab	1320Ayyam al-Bid, Rajab, Wiladat of Imam Ali (a)	1421, Rajab	1522Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries, Rajab, Practices of Umm Dawud, Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	1623, Rajab	1724, Rajab
1825Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s), Rajab	1926, Rajab	2027, Rajab	2128, Rajab	2229Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah, Rajab, Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)	2330, Rajab	24Jul 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	296Battle of Tabuk, Rajab	307Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab, 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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WedThuThu
7 June8 June8 June
al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya
Worship
A’maal for this day →
1
WedThuThu
7 June8 June8 June
Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
1
WedThuThu
7 June8 June8 June
Umra of Rajab
Worship
A’maal for this day →
1
WedThuThu
7 June8 June8 June
Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a)
Celebration
A’maal for this day →
322
Eve
Thu
8 June
Laylat al-Raghaib
Worship
Thursday 8 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 9 June)
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
FriSatSat
9 June10 June10 June
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
SunMonMon
11 June12 June12 June
Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Celebration · Rajab reckoning
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Khoja: 2 or 5 Rajab
7
TueWedWed
13 June14 June14 June
Special salat of 7 Rajab
Worship
A’maal for this day →
9
ThuFriFri
15 June16 June16 June
Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a)
Celebration
10
FriSatSat
16 June17 June17 June
Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a)
Celebration
12
SunMonMon
18 June19 June19 June
Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital
Commemoration
13
MonTueTue
19 June20 June20 June
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
MonTueTue
19 June20 June20 June
Wiladat of Imam Ali (a)
Celebration
Born inside the Kaba
A’maal for this day →
15
WedThuThu
21 June22 June22 June
Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries
Commemoration
A’maal for this day →
15
WedThuThu
21 June22 June22 June
Practices of Umm Dawud
Worship
A’maal for this day →
15
WedThuThu
21 June22 June22 June
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
SatSunSun
24 June25 June25 June
Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s)
Mourning
22
WedThuThu
28 June29 June29 June
Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah
Mourning
22
WedThuThu
28 June29 June29 June
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
FriSatSat
30 June1 July1 July
Battle of Khaybar
Commemoration
243030
Fri
30 June7 July7 July
Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab
Worship
A’maal for this day →
25
SatSunSun
1 July2 July2 July
Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)
Mourning
26
SunMonMon
2 July3 July3 July
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
MonTueTue
3 July4 July4 July
Eid al-Mabath
Celebration
Bi'tha -- the beginning of the prophetic mission
A’maal for this day →
27
Eve
SunMonMon
2 July3 July3 July
Laylat al-Miraj
Worship
Sunday 2 July evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 3 July)Monday 3 July evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 4 July)Monday 3 July evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 4 July)
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
TueWedWed
4 July5 July5 July
Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina
Mourning
29
WedThuThu
5 July6 July6 July
Battle of Tabuk
Commemoration
30
ThuFriFri
6 July7 July7 July
Amaal of the last day of Rajab
Worship
A’maal for this day →