Hijri calendar

Rajab 1421

September to October 2000 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 1421 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
				1Sep 28al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya, Rajab, Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim, Umra of Rajab, Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a), Laylat al-Raghaib	229, Rajab	330Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Rajab
4Oct 1, Rajab	52Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning, Rajab	63, Rajab	74Special salat of 7 Rajab, Rajab	85, Rajab	96Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a), Rajab	107Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a), Rajab
118, Rajab	129Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital, Rajab	1310Ayyam al-Bid, Rajab, Wiladat of Imam Ali (a)	1411, Rajab	1512Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries, Rajab, Practices of Umm Dawud, Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	1613, Rajab	1714, Rajab
1815Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s), Rajab	1916, Rajab	2017, Rajab	2118, Rajab	2219Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah, Rajab, Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)	2320, Rajab	2421Battle of Khaybar, Rajab
2522Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a), Rajab	2623Wafat of Abu Talib (a), Rajab, Laylat al-Miraj	2724Eid al-Mabath, Rajab	2825Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina, Rajab	2926Battle of Tabuk, Rajab	3027Amaal of the last day of Rajab, Rajab, Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab, Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban

Rajab 1421 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
						1Sep 30al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya, Rajab, Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim, Umra of Rajab, Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a)
2Oct 1, Rajab	32Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Rajab	43, Rajab	54Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning, Rajab	65Laylat al-RaghaibEve of 7, after Maghrib, Rajab	76Special salat of 7 Rajab, Rajab	87, Rajab
98Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a), Rajab	109Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a), Rajab	1110, Rajab	1211Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital, Rajab	1312Ayyam al-Bid, Rajab, Wiladat of Imam Ali (a)	1413, Rajab	1514Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries, Rajab, Practices of Umm Dawud, Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
1615, Rajab	1716, Rajab	1817Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s), Rajab	1918, Rajab	2019, Rajab	2120, Rajab	2221Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah, Rajab, Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
2322, Rajab	2423Battle of Khaybar, Rajab	2524Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a), Rajab	2625Wafat of Abu Talib (a), Rajab, Laylat al-Miraj	2726Eid al-Mabath, Rajab	2827Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina, Rajab, Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab	2928Battle of Tabuk, Rajab, Amaal of the last day of Rajab, Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban

Rajab 1421 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
						1Sep 30al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya, Rajab, Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim, Umra of Rajab, Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a)
2Oct 1, Rajab	32Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Rajab	43, Rajab	54Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning, Rajab	65Laylat al-RaghaibEve of 7, after Maghrib, Rajab	76Special salat of 7 Rajab, Rajab	87, Rajab
98Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a), Rajab	109Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a), Rajab	1110, Rajab	1211Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital, Rajab	1312Ayyam al-Bid, Rajab, Wiladat of Imam Ali (a)	1413, Rajab	1514Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries, Rajab, Practices of Umm Dawud, Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
1615, Rajab	1716, Rajab	1817Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s), Rajab	1918, Rajab	2019, Rajab	2120, Rajab	2221Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah, Rajab, Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
2322, Rajab	2423Battle of Khaybar, Rajab	2524Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a), Rajab	2625Wafat of Abu Talib (a), Rajab, Laylat al-Miraj	2726Eid al-Mabath, Rajab	2827Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina, Rajab, Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab	2928Battle of Tabuk, 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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1
ThuSatSat
28 Sept30 Sept30 Sept
al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya
Worship
A’maal for this day →
1
ThuSatSat
28 Sept30 Sept30 Sept
Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
1
ThuSatSat
28 Sept30 Sept30 Sept
Umra of Rajab
Worship
A’maal for this day →
1
ThuSatSat
28 Sept30 Sept30 Sept
Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a)
Celebration
A’maal for this day →
277
Eve
Thu
28 Sept5 Oct5 Oct
Laylat al-Raghaib
Worship
Thursday 28 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 29 September)Thursday 5 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 6 October)Thursday 5 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 6 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
3
SatMonMon
30 Sept2 Oct2 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
MonWedWed
2 Oct4 Oct4 Oct
Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Celebration · Rajab reckoning
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Khoja: 2 or 5 Rajab
7
WedFriFri
4 Oct6 Oct6 Oct
Special salat of 7 Rajab
Worship
A’maal for this day →
9
FriSunSun
6 Oct8 Oct8 Oct
Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a)
Celebration
10
SatMonMon
7 Oct9 Oct9 Oct
Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a)
Celebration
12
MonWedWed
9 Oct11 Oct11 Oct
Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital
Commemoration
13
TueThuThu
10 Oct12 Oct12 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
TueThuThu
10 Oct12 Oct12 Oct
Wiladat of Imam Ali (a)
Celebration
Born inside the Kaba
A’maal for this day →
15
ThuSatSat
12 Oct14 Oct14 Oct
Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries
Commemoration
A’maal for this day →
15
ThuSatSat
12 Oct14 Oct14 Oct
Practices of Umm Dawud
Worship
A’maal for this day →
15
ThuSatSat
12 Oct14 Oct14 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
SunTueTue
15 Oct17 Oct17 Oct
Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s)
Mourning
22
ThuSatSat
19 Oct21 Oct21 Oct
Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah
Mourning
22
ThuSatSat
19 Oct21 Oct21 Oct
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
SatMonMon
21 Oct23 Oct23 Oct
Battle of Khaybar
Commemoration
25
SunTueTue
22 Oct24 Oct24 Oct
Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)
Mourning
26
MonWedWed
23 Oct25 Oct25 Oct
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
TueThuThu
24 Oct26 Oct26 Oct
Eid al-Mabath
Celebration
Bi'tha -- the beginning of the prophetic mission
A’maal for this day →
27
Eve
MonWedWed
23 Oct25 Oct25 Oct
Laylat al-Miraj
Worship
Monday 23 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 24 October)Wednesday 25 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 26 October)Wednesday 25 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 26 October)
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
WedFriFri
25 Oct27 Oct27 Oct
Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina
Mourning
29
ThuSatSat
26 Oct28 Oct28 Oct
Battle of Tabuk
Commemoration
302929
FriSatSat
27 Oct28 Oct28 Oct
Amaal of the last day of Rajab
Worship
A’maal for this day →
302828
Fri
27 Oct
Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab
Worship
A’maal for this day →