Hijri calendar

Rajab 1425

August to September 2004 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 1425 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
		1Aug 17al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya, Rajab, Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim, Umra of Rajab, Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a)	218, Rajab	319Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Rajab, Laylat al-Raghaib	420, Rajab	521Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning, Rajab
622, Rajab	723Special salat of 7 Rajab, Rajab	824, Rajab	925Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a), Rajab	1026Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a), Rajab	1127, Rajab	1228Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital, Rajab
1329Ayyam al-Bid, Rajab, Wiladat of Imam Ali (a)	1430, Rajab	1531Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries, Rajab, Practices of Umm Dawud, Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	16Sep 1, Rajab	172, Rajab	183Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s), Rajab	194, Rajab
205, Rajab	216, Rajab	227Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah, Rajab, Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)	238, Rajab	249Battle of Khaybar, Rajab	2510Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a), Rajab, Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab	2611Wafat of Abu Talib (a), Rajab, Laylat al-Miraj
2712Eid al-Mabath, Rajab	2813Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina, Rajab	2914Amaal of the last day of Rajab, Rajab, Battle of Tabuk, Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban

Rajab 1425 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
			1Aug 18al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya, Rajab, Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim, Umra of Rajab, Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a)	219Laylat al-RaghaibEve of 3, after Maghrib, Rajab	320Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Rajab	421, Rajab
522Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning, Rajab	623, Rajab	724Special salat of 7 Rajab, Rajab	825, Rajab	926Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a), Rajab	1027Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a), Rajab	1128, Rajab
1229Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital, Rajab	1330Ayyam al-Bid, Rajab, Wiladat of Imam Ali (a)	1431, Rajab	15Sep 1Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries, Rajab, Practices of Umm Dawud, Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	162, Rajab	173, Rajab	184Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s), Rajab
195, Rajab	206, Rajab	217, Rajab	228Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah, Rajab, Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)	239, Rajab	2410Battle of Khaybar, Rajab, Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab	2511Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a), Rajab
2612Wafat of Abu Talib (a), Rajab, Laylat al-Miraj	2713Eid al-Mabath, Rajab	2814Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina, Rajab	2915Battle of Tabuk, Rajab	3016Amaal of the last day of Rajab, Rajab, Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban

Rajab 1425 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
			1Aug 18al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya, Rajab, Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim, Umra of Rajab, Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a)	219Laylat al-RaghaibEve of 3, after Maghrib, Rajab	320Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Rajab	421, Rajab
522Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning, Rajab	623, Rajab	724Special salat of 7 Rajab, Rajab	825, Rajab	926Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a), Rajab	1027Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a), Rajab	1128, Rajab
1229Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital, Rajab	1330Ayyam al-Bid, Rajab, Wiladat of Imam Ali (a)	1431, Rajab	15Sep 1Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries, Rajab, Practices of Umm Dawud, Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	162, Rajab	173, Rajab	184Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s), Rajab
195, Rajab	206, Rajab	217, Rajab	228Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah, Rajab, Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)	239, Rajab	2410Battle of Khaybar, Rajab, Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab	2511Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a), Rajab
2612Wafat of Abu Talib (a), Rajab, Laylat al-Miraj	2713Eid al-Mabath, Rajab	2814Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina, Rajab	2915Battle of Tabuk, Rajab	3016Amaal of the last day of Rajab, Rajab, Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban

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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
TueWedWed
17 Aug18 Aug18 Aug
al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya
Worship
A’maal for this day →
1
TueWedWed
17 Aug18 Aug18 Aug
Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
1
TueWedWed
17 Aug18 Aug18 Aug
Umra of Rajab
Worship
A’maal for this day →
1
TueWedWed
17 Aug18 Aug18 Aug
Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a)
Celebration
A’maal for this day →
3
ThuFriFri
19 Aug20 Aug20 Aug
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
19 Aug
Laylat al-Raghaib
Worship
Thursday 19 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 20 August)
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
21 Aug22 Aug22 Aug
Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Celebration · Rajab reckoning
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Khoja: 2 or 5 Rajab
7
MonTueTue
23 Aug24 Aug24 Aug
Special salat of 7 Rajab
Worship
A’maal for this day →
9
WedThuThu
25 Aug26 Aug26 Aug
Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a)
Celebration
10
ThuFriFri
26 Aug27 Aug27 Aug
Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a)
Celebration
12
SatSunSun
28 Aug29 Aug29 Aug
Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital
Commemoration
13
SunMonMon
29 Aug30 Aug30 Aug
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
29 Aug30 Aug30 Aug
Wiladat of Imam Ali (a)
Celebration
Born inside the Kaba
A’maal for this day →
15
TueWedWed
31 Aug1 Sept1 Sept
Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries
Commemoration
A’maal for this day →
15
TueWedWed
31 Aug1 Sept1 Sept
Practices of Umm Dawud
Worship
A’maal for this day →
15
TueWedWed
31 Aug1 Sept1 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
FriSatSat
3 Sept4 Sept4 Sept
Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s)
Mourning
22
TueWedWed
7 Sept8 Sept8 Sept
Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah
Mourning
22
TueWedWed
7 Sept8 Sept8 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
ThuFriFri
9 Sept10 Sept10 Sept
Battle of Khaybar
Commemoration
25
FriSatSat
10 Sept11 Sept11 Sept
Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)
Mourning
252424
Fri
10 Sept
Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab
Worship
A’maal for this day →
26
SatSunSun
11 Sept12 Sept12 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
SunMonMon
12 Sept13 Sept13 Sept
Eid al-Mabath
Celebration
Bi'tha -- the beginning of the prophetic mission
A’maal for this day →
27
Eve
SatSunSun
11 Sept12 Sept12 Sept
Laylat al-Miraj
Worship
Saturday 11 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 12 September)Sunday 12 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 13 September)Sunday 12 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 13 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
MonTueTue
13 Sept14 Sept14 Sept
Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina
Mourning
293030
TueThuThu
14 Sept16 Sept16 Sept
Amaal of the last day of Rajab
Worship
A’maal for this day →
29
TueWedWed
14 Sept15 Sept15 Sept
Battle of Tabuk
Commemoration