Hijri calendar

Rajab 1401

May to June 1981 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 1401 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
		1May 5al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya, Rajab, Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim, Umra of Rajab, Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a)	26, Rajab	37Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Rajab, Laylat al-Raghaib	48, Rajab	59Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning, Rajab
610, Rajab	711Special salat of 7 Rajab, Rajab	812, Rajab	913Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a), Rajab	1014Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a), Rajab	1115, Rajab	1216Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital, Rajab
1317Ayyam al-Bid, Rajab, Wiladat of Imam Ali (a)	1418, Rajab	1519Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries, Rajab, Practices of Umm Dawud, Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	1620, Rajab	1721, Rajab	1822Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s), Rajab	1923, Rajab
2024, Rajab	2125, Rajab	2226Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah, Rajab, Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)	2327, Rajab	2428Battle of Khaybar, Rajab	2529Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a), Rajab, Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab	2630Wafat of Abu Talib (a), Rajab, Laylat al-Miraj
2731Eid al-Mabath, Rajab	28Jun 1Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina, Rajab	292Battle of Tabuk, Rajab	303Amaal of the last day of Rajab, Rajab, Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban

Rajab 1401 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
			1May 6al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya, Rajab, Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim, Umra of Rajab, Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a)	27Laylat al-RaghaibEve of 3, after Maghrib, Rajab	38Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Rajab	49, Rajab
510Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning, Rajab	611, 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)	1621, 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, Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab	2530Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a), Rajab
2631Wafat of Abu Talib (a), Rajab, Laylat al-Miraj	27Jun 1Eid al-Mabath, Rajab	282Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina, Rajab	293Battle of Tabuk, Rajab, Amaal of the last day of Rajab, Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban

Rajab 1401 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
			1May 6al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya, Rajab, Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim, Umra of Rajab, Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a)	27Laylat al-RaghaibEve of 3, after Maghrib, Rajab	38Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Rajab	49, Rajab
510Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning, Rajab	611, 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)	1621, 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, Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab	2530Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a), Rajab
2631Wafat of Abu Talib (a), Rajab, Laylat al-Miraj	27Jun 1Eid al-Mabath, Rajab	282Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina, Rajab	293Battle of Tabuk, Rajab, Amaal of the last day of Rajab, Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban

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Commemoration
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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
TueWedWed
5 May6 May6 May
al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya
Worship
A’maal for this day →
1
TueWedWed
5 May6 May6 May
Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
1
TueWedWed
5 May6 May6 May
Umra of Rajab
Worship
A’maal for this day →
1
TueWedWed
5 May6 May6 May
Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a)
Celebration
A’maal for this day →
3
ThuFriFri
7 May8 May8 May
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
433
Eve
Thu
7 May
Laylat al-Raghaib
Worship
Thursday 7 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 8 May)
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
5
SatSunSun
9 May10 May10 May
Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Celebration · Rajab reckoning
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Khoja: 2 or 5 Rajab
7
MonTueTue
11 May12 May12 May
Special salat of 7 Rajab
Worship
A’maal for this day →
9
WedThuThu
13 May14 May14 May
Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a)
Celebration
10
ThuFriFri
14 May15 May15 May
Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a)
Celebration
12
SatSunSun
16 May17 May17 May
Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital
Commemoration
13
SunMonMon
17 May18 May18 May
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
SunMonMon
17 May18 May18 May
Wiladat of Imam Ali (a)
Celebration
Born inside the Kaba
A’maal for this day →
15
TueWedWed
19 May20 May20 May
Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries
Commemoration
A’maal for this day →
15
TueWedWed
19 May20 May20 May
Practices of Umm Dawud
Worship
A’maal for this day →
15
TueWedWed
19 May20 May20 May
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
FriSatSat
22 May23 May23 May
Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s)
Mourning
22
TueWedWed
26 May27 May27 May
Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah
Mourning
22
TueWedWed
26 May27 May27 May
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
ThuFriFri
28 May29 May29 May
Battle of Khaybar
Commemoration
25
FriSatSat
29 May30 May30 May
Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)
Mourning
252424
Fri
29 May
Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab
Worship
A’maal for this day →
26
SatSunSun
30 May31 May31 May
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
SunMonMon
31 May1 June1 June
Eid al-Mabath
Celebration
Bi'tha -- the beginning of the prophetic mission
A’maal for this day →
27
Eve
SatSunSun
30 May31 May31 May
Laylat al-Miraj
Worship
Saturday 30 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 31 May)Sunday 31 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 1 June)Sunday 31 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 1 June)
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
MonTueTue
1 June2 June2 June
Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina
Mourning
29
TueWedWed
2 June3 June3 June
Battle of Tabuk
Commemoration
302929
Wed
3 June
Amaal of the last day of Rajab
Worship
A’maal for this day →