Hijri calendar

Rajab 1418

November 1997November to December 1997November to December 1997 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 1418 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
1Nov 2al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya, Rajab, Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim, Umra of Rajab, Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a)	23, Rajab	34Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Rajab	45, Rajab	56Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning, Rajab, Laylat al-Raghaib	67, Rajab	78Special salat of 7 Rajab, Rajab
89, Rajab	910Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a), Rajab	1011Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a), Rajab	1112, Rajab	1213Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital, Rajab	1314Ayyam al-Bid, Rajab, Wiladat of Imam Ali (a)	1415, Rajab
1516Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries, Rajab, Practices of Umm Dawud, Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	1617, Rajab	1718, Rajab	1819Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s), Rajab	1920, Rajab	2021, Rajab	2122, Rajab
2223Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah, Rajab, Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)	2324, Rajab	2425Battle of Khaybar, Rajab	2526Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a), Rajab	2627Wafat of Abu Talib (a), Rajab, Laylat al-Miraj	2728Eid al-Mabath, Rajab, Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab	2829Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina, Rajab
2930Amaal of the last day of Rajab, Rajab, Battle of Tabuk, Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban

Rajab 1418 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
1Nov 2al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya, Rajab, Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim, Umra of Rajab, Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a)	23, Rajab	34Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Rajab	45, Rajab	56Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning, Rajab, Laylat al-Raghaib	67, Rajab	78Special salat of 7 Rajab, Rajab
89, Rajab	910Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a), Rajab	1011Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a), Rajab	1112, Rajab	1213Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital, Rajab	1314Ayyam al-Bid, Rajab, Wiladat of Imam Ali (a)	1415, Rajab
1516Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries, Rajab, Practices of Umm Dawud, Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	1617, Rajab	1718, Rajab	1819Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s), Rajab	1920, Rajab	2021, Rajab	2122, Rajab
2223Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah, Rajab, Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)	2324, Rajab	2425Battle of Khaybar, Rajab	2526Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a), Rajab	2627Wafat of Abu Talib (a), Rajab, Laylat al-Miraj	2728Eid al-Mabath, Rajab, Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab	2829Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina, Rajab
2930Battle of Tabuk, Rajab	30Dec 1Amaal of the last day of Rajab, Rajab, Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban

Rajab 1418 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
1Nov 2al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya, Rajab, Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim, Umra of Rajab, Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a)	23, Rajab	34Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Rajab	45, Rajab	56Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning, Rajab, Laylat al-Raghaib	67, Rajab	78Special salat of 7 Rajab, Rajab
89, Rajab	910Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a), Rajab	1011Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a), Rajab	1112, Rajab	1213Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital, Rajab	1314Ayyam al-Bid, Rajab, Wiladat of Imam Ali (a)	1415, Rajab
1516Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries, Rajab, Practices of Umm Dawud, Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	1617, Rajab	1718, Rajab	1819Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s), Rajab	1920, Rajab	2021, Rajab	2122, Rajab
2223Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah, Rajab, Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)	2324, Rajab	2425Battle of Khaybar, Rajab	2526Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a), Rajab	2627Wafat of Abu Talib (a), Rajab, Laylat al-Miraj	2728Eid al-Mabath, Rajab, Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab	2829Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina, Rajab
2930Battle of Tabuk, Rajab	30Dec 1Amaal of the last day of Rajab, Rajab, Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban

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Celebration
Worship
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
Sun
2 Nov
al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya
Worship
A’maal for this day →
1
Sun
2 Nov
Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
1
Sun
2 Nov
Umra of Rajab
Worship
A’maal for this day →
1
Sun
2 Nov
Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a)
Celebration
A’maal for this day →
3
Tue
4 Nov
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
Thu
6 Nov
Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Celebration · Rajab reckoning
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Khoja: 2 or 5 Rajab
6
Eve
Thu
6 Nov
Laylat al-Raghaib
Worship
Thursday 6 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 7 November)
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
Sat
8 Nov
Special salat of 7 Rajab
Worship
A’maal for this day →
9
Mon
10 Nov
Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a)
Celebration
10
Tue
11 Nov
Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a)
Celebration
12
Thu
13 Nov
Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital
Commemoration
13
Fri
14 Nov
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
Fri
14 Nov
Wiladat of Imam Ali (a)
Celebration
Born inside the Kaba
A’maal for this day →
15
Sun
16 Nov
Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries
Commemoration
A’maal for this day →
15
Sun
16 Nov
Practices of Umm Dawud
Worship
A’maal for this day →
15
Sun
16 Nov
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
Wed
19 Nov
Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s)
Mourning
22
Sun
23 Nov
Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah
Mourning
22
Sun
23 Nov
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
Tue
25 Nov
Battle of Khaybar
Commemoration
25
Wed
26 Nov
Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)
Mourning
26
Thu
27 Nov
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
Fri
28 Nov
Eid al-Mabath
Celebration
Bi'tha -- the beginning of the prophetic mission
A’maal for this day →
27
Eve
Thu
27 Nov
Laylat al-Miraj
Worship
Thursday 27 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 28 November)
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
27
Fri
28 Nov
Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab
Worship
A’maal for this day →
28
Sat
29 Nov
Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina
Mourning
293030
SunMonMon
30 Nov1 Dec1 Dec
Amaal of the last day of Rajab
Worship
A’maal for this day →
29
Sun
30 Nov
Battle of Tabuk
Commemoration