Hijri calendar

Rajab 1427

July to August 2006 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 1427 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
			1Jul 26al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya, Rajab, Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim, Umra of Rajab, Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a)	227Laylat al-RaghaibEve of 3, after Maghrib, Rajab	328Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Rajab	429, Rajab
530Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning, Rajab	631, Rajab	7Aug 1Special salat of 7 Rajab, Rajab	82, Rajab	93Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a), Rajab	104Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a), Rajab	115, Rajab
126Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital, Rajab	137Ayyam al-Bid, Rajab, Wiladat of Imam Ali (a)	148, Rajab	159Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries, Rajab, Practices of Umm Dawud, Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	1610, Rajab	1711, Rajab	1812Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s), Rajab
1913, Rajab	2014, Rajab	2115, Rajab	2216Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah, Rajab, Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)	2317, Rajab	2418Battle of Khaybar, Rajab, Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab	2519Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a), Rajab
2620Wafat of Abu Talib (a), Rajab, Laylat al-Miraj	2721Eid al-Mabath, Rajab	2822Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina, Rajab	2923Battle of Tabuk, Rajab	3024Amaal of the last day of Rajab, Rajab, Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban

Rajab 1427 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
				1Jul 27al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya, Rajab, Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim, Umra of Rajab, Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a), Laylat al-Raghaib	228, Rajab	329Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Rajab
430, Rajab	531Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning, Rajab	6Aug 1, Rajab	72Special salat of 7 Rajab, Rajab	83, Rajab	94Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a), Rajab	105Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a), Rajab
116, Rajab	127Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital, Rajab	138Ayyam al-Bid, Rajab, Wiladat of Imam Ali (a)	149, Rajab	1510Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries, Rajab, Practices of Umm Dawud, Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	1611, Rajab	1712, Rajab
1813Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s), Rajab	1914, Rajab	2015, Rajab	2116, Rajab	2217Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah, Rajab, Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)	2318, Rajab	2419Battle of Khaybar, Rajab
2520Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a), Rajab	2621Wafat of Abu Talib (a), Rajab, Laylat al-Miraj	2722Eid al-Mabath, Rajab	2823Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina, Rajab	2924Battle of Tabuk, Rajab	3025Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab, Rajab, Amaal of the last day of Rajab, Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban

Rajab 1427 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
				1Jul 27al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya, Rajab, Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim, Umra of Rajab, Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a), Laylat al-Raghaib	228, Rajab	329Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Rajab
430, Rajab	531Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning, Rajab	6Aug 1, Rajab	72Special salat of 7 Rajab, Rajab	83, Rajab	94Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a), Rajab	105Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a), Rajab
116, Rajab	127Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital, Rajab	138Ayyam al-Bid, Rajab, Wiladat of Imam Ali (a)	149, Rajab	1510Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries, Rajab, Practices of Umm Dawud, Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	1611, Rajab	1712, Rajab
1813Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s), Rajab	1914, Rajab	2015, Rajab	2116, Rajab	2217Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah, Rajab, Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)	2318, Rajab	2419Battle of Khaybar, Rajab
2520Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a), Rajab	2621Wafat of Abu Talib (a), Rajab, Laylat al-Miraj	2722Eid al-Mabath, Rajab	2823Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina, Rajab	2924Battle of Tabuk, Rajab	3025Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab, 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
WedThuThu
26 July27 July27 July
al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya
Worship
A’maal for this day →
1
WedThuThu
26 July27 July27 July
Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
1
WedThuThu
26 July27 July27 July
Umra of Rajab
Worship
A’maal for this day →
1
WedThuThu
26 July27 July27 July
Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a)
Celebration
A’maal for this day →
322
Eve
Thu
27 July
Laylat al-Raghaib
Worship
Thursday 27 July evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 28 July)
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
FriSatSat
28 July29 July29 July
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
SunMonMon
30 July31 July31 July
Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Celebration · Rajab reckoning
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Khoja: 2 or 5 Rajab
7
TueWedWed
1 Aug2 Aug2 Aug
Special salat of 7 Rajab
Worship
A’maal for this day →
9
ThuFriFri
3 Aug4 Aug4 Aug
Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a)
Celebration
10
FriSatSat
4 Aug5 Aug5 Aug
Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a)
Celebration
12
SunMonMon
6 Aug7 Aug7 Aug
Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital
Commemoration
13
MonTueTue
7 Aug8 Aug8 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
MonTueTue
7 Aug8 Aug8 Aug
Wiladat of Imam Ali (a)
Celebration
Born inside the Kaba
A’maal for this day →
15
WedThuThu
9 Aug10 Aug10 Aug
Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries
Commemoration
A’maal for this day →
15
WedThuThu
9 Aug10 Aug10 Aug
Practices of Umm Dawud
Worship
A’maal for this day →
15
WedThuThu
9 Aug10 Aug10 Aug
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
SatSunSun
12 Aug13 Aug13 Aug
Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s)
Mourning
22
WedThuThu
16 Aug17 Aug17 Aug
Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah
Mourning
22
WedThuThu
16 Aug17 Aug17 Aug
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
FriSatSat
18 Aug19 Aug19 Aug
Battle of Khaybar
Commemoration
243030
Fri
18 Aug25 Aug25 Aug
Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab
Worship
A’maal for this day →
25
SatSunSun
19 Aug20 Aug20 Aug
Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)
Mourning
26
SunMonMon
20 Aug21 Aug21 Aug
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
MonTueTue
21 Aug22 Aug22 Aug
Eid al-Mabath
Celebration
Bi'tha -- the beginning of the prophetic mission
A’maal for this day →
27
Eve
SunMonMon
20 Aug21 Aug21 Aug
Laylat al-Miraj
Worship
Sunday 20 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 21 August)Monday 21 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 22 August)Monday 21 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 22 August)
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
TueWedWed
22 Aug23 Aug23 Aug
Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina
Mourning
29
WedThuThu
23 Aug24 Aug24 Aug
Battle of Tabuk
Commemoration
30
ThuFriFri
24 Aug25 Aug25 Aug
Amaal of the last day of Rajab
Worship
A’maal for this day →