Hijri calendar

Rajab 1424

August to September 2003 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 1424 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
					1Aug 29al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya, Rajab, Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim, Umra of Rajab, Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a)	230, Rajab
331Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Rajab	4Sep 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	2926Amaal of the last day of Rajab, Rajab, Battle of Tabuk, Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab, Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban

Rajab 1424 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
						1Aug 30al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya, Rajab, Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim, Umra of Rajab, Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a)
231, Rajab	3Sep 1Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Rajab	42, Rajab	53Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning, Rajab	64Laylat al-RaghaibEve of 7, after Maghrib, Rajab	75Special salat of 7 Rajab, Rajab	86, Rajab
97Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a), Rajab	108Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a), Rajab	119, Rajab	1210Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital, Rajab	1311Ayyam al-Bid, Rajab, Wiladat of Imam Ali (a)	1412, Rajab	1513Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries, Rajab, Practices of Umm Dawud, Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
1614, Rajab	1715, Rajab	1816Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s), Rajab	1917, Rajab	2018, Rajab	2119, Rajab	2220Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah, Rajab, Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
2321, Rajab	2422Battle of Khaybar, Rajab	2523Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a), Rajab	2624Wafat of Abu Talib (a), Rajab, Laylat al-Miraj	2725Eid al-Mabath, Rajab	2826Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina, Rajab, Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab	2927Amaal of the last day of Rajab, Rajab, Battle of Tabuk, Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban

Rajab 1424 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
						1Aug 30al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya, Rajab, Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim, Umra of Rajab, Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a)
231, Rajab	3Sep 1Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Rajab	42, Rajab	53Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning, Rajab	64Laylat al-RaghaibEve of 7, after Maghrib, Rajab	75Special salat of 7 Rajab, Rajab	86, Rajab
97Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a), Rajab	108Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a), Rajab	119, Rajab	1210Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital, Rajab	1311Ayyam al-Bid, Rajab, Wiladat of Imam Ali (a)	1412, Rajab	1513Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries, Rajab, Practices of Umm Dawud, Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
1614, Rajab	1715, Rajab	1816Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s), Rajab	1917, Rajab	2018, Rajab	2119, Rajab	2220Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah, Rajab, Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
2321, Rajab	2422Battle of Khaybar, Rajab	2523Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a), Rajab	2624Wafat of Abu Talib (a), Rajab, Laylat al-Miraj	2725Eid al-Mabath, Rajab	2826Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina, Rajab, Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab	2927Amaal 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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FriSatSat
29 Aug30 Aug30 Aug
al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya
Worship
A’maal for this day →
177
Eve
Thu
28 Aug4 Sept4 Sept
Laylat al-Raghaib
Worship
Thursday 28 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 29 August)Thursday 4 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 5 September)Thursday 4 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 5 September)
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
1
FriSatSat
29 Aug30 Aug30 Aug
Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
1
FriSatSat
29 Aug30 Aug30 Aug
Umra of Rajab
Worship
A’maal for this day →
1
FriSatSat
29 Aug30 Aug30 Aug
Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a)
Celebration
A’maal for this day →
3
SunMonMon
31 Aug1 Sept1 Sept
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
TueWedWed
2 Sept3 Sept3 Sept
Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Celebration · Rajab reckoning
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Khoja: 2 or 5 Rajab
7
ThuFriFri
4 Sept5 Sept5 Sept
Special salat of 7 Rajab
Worship
A’maal for this day →
9
SatSunSun
6 Sept7 Sept7 Sept
Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a)
Celebration
10
SunMonMon
7 Sept8 Sept8 Sept
Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a)
Celebration
12
TueWedWed
9 Sept10 Sept10 Sept
Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital
Commemoration
13
WedThuThu
10 Sept11 Sept11 Sept
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
WedThuThu
10 Sept11 Sept11 Sept
Wiladat of Imam Ali (a)
Celebration
Born inside the Kaba
A’maal for this day →
15
FriSatSat
12 Sept13 Sept13 Sept
Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries
Commemoration
A’maal for this day →
15
FriSatSat
12 Sept13 Sept13 Sept
Practices of Umm Dawud
Worship
A’maal for this day →
15
FriSatSat
12 Sept13 Sept13 Sept
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
MonTueTue
15 Sept16 Sept16 Sept
Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s)
Mourning
22
FriSatSat
19 Sept20 Sept20 Sept
Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah
Mourning
22
FriSatSat
19 Sept20 Sept20 Sept
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
SunMonMon
21 Sept22 Sept22 Sept
Battle of Khaybar
Commemoration
25
MonTueTue
22 Sept23 Sept23 Sept
Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)
Mourning
26
TueWedWed
23 Sept24 Sept24 Sept
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
WedThuThu
24 Sept25 Sept25 Sept
Eid al-Mabath
Celebration
Bi'tha -- the beginning of the prophetic mission
A’maal for this day →
27
Eve
TueWedWed
23 Sept24 Sept24 Sept
Laylat al-Miraj
Worship
Tuesday 23 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 24 September)Wednesday 24 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 25 September)Wednesday 24 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 25 September)
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
ThuFriFri
25 Sept26 Sept26 Sept
Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina
Mourning
29
FriSatSat
26 Sept27 Sept27 Sept
Amaal of the last day of Rajab
Worship
A’maal for this day →
29
FriSatSat
26 Sept27 Sept27 Sept
Battle of Tabuk
Commemoration
292828
Fri
26 Sept
Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab
Worship
A’maal for this day →