Hijri calendar

Rajab 1420

October to November 1999 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 1420 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
1Oct 10al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya, Rajab, Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim, Umra of Rajab, Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a)	211, Rajab	312Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Rajab	413, Rajab	514Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning, Rajab, Laylat al-Raghaib	615, Rajab	716Special salat of 7 Rajab, Rajab
817, Rajab	918Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a), Rajab	1019Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a), Rajab	1120, Rajab	1221Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital, Rajab	1322Ayyam al-Bid, Rajab, Wiladat of Imam Ali (a)	1423, Rajab
1524Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries, Rajab, Practices of Umm Dawud, Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	1625, Rajab	1726, Rajab	1827Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s), Rajab	1928, Rajab	2029, Rajab	2130, Rajab
2231Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah, Rajab, Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)	23Nov 1, Rajab	242Battle of Khaybar, Rajab	253Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a), Rajab	264Wafat of Abu Talib (a), Rajab, Laylat al-Miraj	275Eid al-Mabath, Rajab, Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab	286Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina, Rajab
297Battle of Tabuk, Rajab	308Amaal of the last day of Rajab, Rajab, Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban

Rajab 1420 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
	1Oct 11al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya, Rajab, Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim, Umra of Rajab, Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a)	212, Rajab	313Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Rajab	414Laylat al-RaghaibEve of 5, after Maghrib, Rajab	515Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning, Rajab	616, Rajab
717Special salat of 7 Rajab, Rajab	818, Rajab	919Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a), Rajab	1020Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a), Rajab	1121, Rajab	1222Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital, Rajab	1323Ayyam al-Bid, Rajab, Wiladat of Imam Ali (a)
1424, Rajab	1525Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries, Rajab, Practices of Umm Dawud, Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	1626, Rajab	1727, Rajab	1828Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s), Rajab	1929, Rajab	2030, Rajab
2131, Rajab	22Nov 1Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah, Rajab, Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)	232, Rajab	243Battle of Khaybar, Rajab	254Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a), Rajab	265Wafat of Abu Talib (a), Rajab, Laylat al-Miraj, Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab	276Eid al-Mabath, Rajab
287Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina, Rajab	298Battle of Tabuk, Rajab	309Amaal of the last day of Rajab, Rajab, Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban

Rajab 1420 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
		1Oct 12al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya, Rajab, Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim, Umra of Rajab, Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a)	213, Rajab	314Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Rajab, Laylat al-Raghaib	415, Rajab	516Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning, Rajab
617, Rajab	718Special salat of 7 Rajab, Rajab	819, Rajab	920Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a), Rajab	1021Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a), Rajab	1122, Rajab	1223Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital, Rajab
1324Ayyam al-Bid, Rajab, Wiladat of Imam Ali (a)	1425, Rajab	1526Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries, Rajab, Practices of Umm Dawud, Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	1627, Rajab	1728, Rajab	1829Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s), Rajab	1930, Rajab
2031, Rajab	21Nov 1, Rajab	222Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah, Rajab, Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)	233, Rajab	244Battle of Khaybar, Rajab	255Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a), Rajab, Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab	266Wafat of Abu Talib (a), Rajab, Laylat al-Miraj
277Eid al-Mabath, Rajab	288Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina, Rajab	299Battle 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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SunMonTue
10 Oct11 Oct12 Oct
al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya
Worship
A’maal for this day →
1
SunMonTue
10 Oct11 Oct12 Oct
Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
1
SunMonTue
10 Oct11 Oct12 Oct
Umra of Rajab
Worship
A’maal for this day →
1
SunMonTue
10 Oct11 Oct12 Oct
Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a)
Celebration
A’maal for this day →
3
TueWedThu
12 Oct13 Oct14 Oct
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
ThuFriSat
14 Oct15 Oct16 Oct
Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Celebration · Rajab reckoning
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Khoja: 2 or 5 Rajab
654
Eve
Thu
14 Oct
Laylat al-Raghaib
Worship
Thursday 14 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 15 October)
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
SatSunMon
16 Oct17 Oct18 Oct
Special salat of 7 Rajab
Worship
A’maal for this day →
9
MonTueWed
18 Oct19 Oct20 Oct
Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a)
Celebration
10
TueWedThu
19 Oct20 Oct21 Oct
Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a)
Celebration
12
ThuFriSat
21 Oct22 Oct23 Oct
Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital
Commemoration
13
FriSatSun
22 Oct23 Oct24 Oct
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
FriSatSun
22 Oct23 Oct24 Oct
Wiladat of Imam Ali (a)
Celebration
Born inside the Kaba
A’maal for this day →
15
SunMonTue
24 Oct25 Oct26 Oct
Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries
Commemoration
A’maal for this day →
15
SunMonTue
24 Oct25 Oct26 Oct
Practices of Umm Dawud
Worship
A’maal for this day →
15
SunMonTue
24 Oct25 Oct26 Oct
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
WedThuFri
27 Oct28 Oct29 Oct
Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s)
Mourning
22
SunMonTue
31 Oct1 Nov2 Nov
Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah
Mourning
22
SunMonTue
31 Oct1 Nov2 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
TueWedThu
2 Nov3 Nov4 Nov
Battle of Khaybar
Commemoration
25
WedThuFri
3 Nov4 Nov5 Nov
Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)
Mourning
26
ThuFriSat
4 Nov5 Nov6 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
FriSatSun
5 Nov6 Nov7 Nov
Eid al-Mabath
Celebration
Bi'tha -- the beginning of the prophetic mission
A’maal for this day →
27
Eve
ThuFriSat
4 Nov5 Nov6 Nov
Laylat al-Miraj
Worship
Thursday 4 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 5 November)Friday 5 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 6 November)Saturday 6 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 7 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
272625
Fri
5 Nov
Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab
Worship
A’maal for this day →
28
SatSunMon
6 Nov7 Nov8 Nov
Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina
Mourning
29
SunMonTue
7 Nov8 Nov9 Nov
Battle of Tabuk
Commemoration
303029
MonTueTue
8 Nov9 Nov9 Nov
Amaal of the last day of Rajab
Worship
A’maal for this day →