Hijri calendar

Rajab 1404

April to May 1984 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 1404 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
		1Apr 3al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya, Rajab, Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim, Umra of Rajab, Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a)	24, Rajab	35Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Rajab, Laylat al-Raghaib	46, Rajab	57Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning, Rajab
68, Rajab	79Special salat of 7 Rajab, Rajab	810, Rajab	911Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a), Rajab	1012Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a), Rajab	1113, Rajab	1214Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital, Rajab
1315Ayyam al-Bid, Rajab, Wiladat of Imam Ali (a)	1416, Rajab	1517Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries, Rajab, Practices of Umm Dawud, Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	1618, Rajab	1719, Rajab	1820Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s), Rajab	1921, Rajab
2022, Rajab	2123, Rajab	2224Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah, Rajab, Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)	2325, Rajab	2426Battle of Khaybar, Rajab	2527Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a), Rajab, Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab	2628Wafat of Abu Talib (a), Rajab, Laylat al-Miraj
2729Eid al-Mabath, Rajab	2830Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina, Rajab	29May 1Amaal of the last day of Rajab, Rajab, Battle of Tabuk, Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban

Rajab 1404 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
			1Apr 4al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya, Rajab, Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim, Umra of Rajab, Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a)	25Laylat al-RaghaibEve of 3, after Maghrib, Rajab	36Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Rajab	47, Rajab
58Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning, Rajab	69, Rajab	710Special salat of 7 Rajab, Rajab	811, Rajab	912Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a), Rajab	1013Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a), Rajab	1114, Rajab
1215Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital, Rajab	1316Ayyam al-Bid, Rajab, Wiladat of Imam Ali (a)	1417, Rajab	1518Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries, Rajab, Practices of Umm Dawud, Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	1619, Rajab	1720, Rajab	1821Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s), Rajab
1922, Rajab	2023, Rajab	2124, Rajab	2225Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah, Rajab, Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)	2326, Rajab	2427Battle of Khaybar, Rajab, Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab	2528Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a), Rajab
2629Wafat of Abu Talib (a), Rajab, Laylat al-Miraj	2730Eid al-Mabath, Rajab	28May 1Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina, Rajab	292Amaal of the last day of Rajab, Rajab, Battle of Tabuk, Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban

Rajab 1404 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
			1Apr 4al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya, Rajab, Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim, Umra of Rajab, Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a)	25Laylat al-RaghaibEve of 3, after Maghrib, Rajab	36Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Rajab	47, Rajab
58Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning, Rajab	69, Rajab	710Special salat of 7 Rajab, Rajab	811, Rajab	912Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a), Rajab	1013Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a), Rajab	1114, Rajab
1215Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital, Rajab	1316Ayyam al-Bid, Rajab, Wiladat of Imam Ali (a)	1417, Rajab	1518Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries, Rajab, Practices of Umm Dawud, Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	1619, Rajab	1720, Rajab	1821Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s), Rajab
1922, Rajab	2023, Rajab	2124, Rajab	2225Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah, Rajab, Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)	2326, Rajab	2427Battle of Khaybar, Rajab, Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab	2528Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a), Rajab
2629Wafat of Abu Talib (a), Rajab, Laylat al-Miraj	2730Eid al-Mabath, Rajab	28May 1Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina, Rajab	292Amaal of the last day of Rajab, Rajab, Battle of Tabuk, 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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1
TueWedWed
3 Apr4 Apr4 Apr
al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya
Worship
A’maal for this day →
1
TueWedWed
3 Apr4 Apr4 Apr
Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
1
TueWedWed
3 Apr4 Apr4 Apr
Umra of Rajab
Worship
A’maal for this day →
1
TueWedWed
3 Apr4 Apr4 Apr
Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a)
Celebration
A’maal for this day →
3
ThuFriFri
5 Apr6 Apr6 Apr
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
5 Apr
Laylat al-Raghaib
Worship
Thursday 5 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 6 April)
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
7 Apr8 Apr8 Apr
Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Celebration · Rajab reckoning
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Khoja: 2 or 5 Rajab
7
MonTueTue
9 Apr10 Apr10 Apr
Special salat of 7 Rajab
Worship
A’maal for this day →
9
WedThuThu
11 Apr12 Apr12 Apr
Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a)
Celebration
10
ThuFriFri
12 Apr13 Apr13 Apr
Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a)
Celebration
12
SatSunSun
14 Apr15 Apr15 Apr
Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital
Commemoration
13
SunMonMon
15 Apr16 Apr16 Apr
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
15 Apr16 Apr16 Apr
Wiladat of Imam Ali (a)
Celebration
Born inside the Kaba
A’maal for this day →
15
TueWedWed
17 Apr18 Apr18 Apr
Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries
Commemoration
A’maal for this day →
15
TueWedWed
17 Apr18 Apr18 Apr
Practices of Umm Dawud
Worship
A’maal for this day →
15
TueWedWed
17 Apr18 Apr18 Apr
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
20 Apr21 Apr21 Apr
Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s)
Mourning
22
TueWedWed
24 Apr25 Apr25 Apr
Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah
Mourning
22
TueWedWed
24 Apr25 Apr25 Apr
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
26 Apr27 Apr27 Apr
Battle of Khaybar
Commemoration
25
FriSatSat
27 Apr28 Apr28 Apr
Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)
Mourning
252424
Fri
27 Apr
Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab
Worship
A’maal for this day →
26
SatSunSun
28 Apr29 Apr29 Apr
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
29 Apr30 Apr30 Apr
Eid al-Mabath
Celebration
Bi'tha -- the beginning of the prophetic mission
A’maal for this day →
27
Eve
SatSunSun
28 Apr29 Apr29 Apr
Laylat al-Miraj
Worship
Saturday 28 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 29 April)Sunday 29 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 30 April)Sunday 29 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 30 April)
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
30 Apr1 May1 May
Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina
Mourning
29
TueWedWed
1 May2 May2 May
Amaal of the last day of Rajab
Worship
A’maal for this day →
29
TueWedWed
1 May2 May2 May
Battle of Tabuk
Commemoration