Hijri calendar

Rajab 1433

May to June 2012 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 1433 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
		1May 22al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya, Rajab, Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim, Umra of Rajab, Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a)	223, Rajab	324Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Rajab, Laylat al-Raghaib	425, Rajab	526Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning, Rajab
627, Rajab	728Special salat of 7 Rajab, Rajab	829, Rajab	930Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a), Rajab	1031Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a), Rajab	11Jun 1, Rajab	122Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital, Rajab
133Ayyam al-Bid, Rajab, Wiladat of Imam Ali (a)	144, Rajab	155Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries, Rajab, Practices of Umm Dawud, Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	166, Rajab	177, Rajab	188Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s), Rajab	199, Rajab
2010, Rajab	2111, Rajab	2212Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah, Rajab, Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)	2313, Rajab	2414Battle of Khaybar, Rajab	2515Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a), Rajab, Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab	2616Wafat of Abu Talib (a), Rajab, Laylat al-Miraj
2717Eid al-Mabath, Rajab	2818Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina, Rajab	2919Battle of Tabuk, Rajab	3020Amaal of the last day of Rajab, Rajab, Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban

Rajab 1433 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
			1May 23al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya, Rajab, Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim, Umra of Rajab, Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a)	224Laylat al-RaghaibEve of 3, after Maghrib, Rajab	325Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Rajab	426, Rajab
527Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning, Rajab	628, Rajab	729Special salat of 7 Rajab, Rajab	830, Rajab	931Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a), Rajab	10Jun 1Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a), Rajab	112, Rajab
123Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital, Rajab	134Ayyam al-Bid, Rajab, Wiladat of Imam Ali (a)	145, Rajab	156Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries, Rajab, Practices of Umm Dawud, Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	167, Rajab	178, Rajab	189Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s), Rajab
1910, Rajab	2011, Rajab	2112, Rajab	2213Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah, Rajab, Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)	2314, Rajab	2415Battle of Khaybar, Rajab, Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab	2516Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a), Rajab
2617Wafat of Abu Talib (a), Rajab, Laylat al-Miraj	2718Eid al-Mabath, Rajab	2819Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina, Rajab	2920Battle of Tabuk, Rajab	3021Amaal of the last day of Rajab, Rajab, Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban

Rajab 1433 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
			1May 23al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya, Rajab, Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim, Umra of Rajab, Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a)	224Laylat al-RaghaibEve of 3, after Maghrib, Rajab	325Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Rajab	426, Rajab
527Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning, Rajab	628, Rajab	729Special salat of 7 Rajab, Rajab	830, Rajab	931Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a), Rajab	10Jun 1Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a), Rajab	112, Rajab
123Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital, Rajab	134Ayyam al-Bid, Rajab, Wiladat of Imam Ali (a)	145, Rajab	156Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries, Rajab, Practices of Umm Dawud, Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	167, Rajab	178, Rajab	189Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s), Rajab
1910, Rajab	2011, Rajab	2112, Rajab	2213Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah, Rajab, Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)	2314, Rajab	2415Battle of Khaybar, Rajab, Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab	2516Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a), Rajab
2617Wafat of Abu Talib (a), Rajab, Laylat al-Miraj	2718Eid al-Mabath, Rajab	2819Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina, Rajab	2920Battle of Tabuk, Rajab	3021Amaal of the last day of Rajab, 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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1
TueWedWed
22 May23 May23 May
al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya
Worship
A’maal for this day →
1
TueWedWed
22 May23 May23 May
Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
1
TueWedWed
22 May23 May23 May
Umra of Rajab
Worship
A’maal for this day →
1
TueWedWed
22 May23 May23 May
Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a)
Celebration
A’maal for this day →
3
ThuFriFri
24 May25 May25 May
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
24 May
Laylat al-Raghaib
Worship
Thursday 24 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 25 May)
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
26 May27 May27 May
Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Celebration · Rajab reckoning
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Khoja: 2 or 5 Rajab
7
MonTueTue
28 May29 May29 May
Special salat of 7 Rajab
Worship
A’maal for this day →
9
WedThuThu
30 May31 May31 May
Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a)
Celebration
10
ThuFriFri
31 May1 June1 June
Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a)
Celebration
12
SatSunSun
2 June3 June3 June
Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital
Commemoration
13
SunMonMon
3 June4 June4 June
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
3 June4 June4 June
Wiladat of Imam Ali (a)
Celebration
Born inside the Kaba
A’maal for this day →
15
TueWedWed
5 June6 June6 June
Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries
Commemoration
A’maal for this day →
15
TueWedWed
5 June6 June6 June
Practices of Umm Dawud
Worship
A’maal for this day →
15
TueWedWed
5 June6 June6 June
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
8 June9 June9 June
Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s)
Mourning
22
TueWedWed
12 June13 June13 June
Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah
Mourning
22
TueWedWed
12 June13 June13 June
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
14 June15 June15 June
Battle of Khaybar
Commemoration
25
FriSatSat
15 June16 June16 June
Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)
Mourning
252424
Fri
15 June
Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab
Worship
A’maal for this day →
26
SatSunSun
16 June17 June17 June
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
17 June18 June18 June
Eid al-Mabath
Celebration
Bi'tha -- the beginning of the prophetic mission
A’maal for this day →
27
Eve
SatSunSun
16 June17 June17 June
Laylat al-Miraj
Worship
Saturday 16 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 17 June)Sunday 17 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 18 June)Sunday 17 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 18 June)
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
18 June19 June19 June
Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina
Mourning
29
TueWedWed
19 June20 June20 June
Battle of Tabuk
Commemoration
30
WedThuThu
20 June21 June21 June
Amaal of the last day of Rajab
Worship
A’maal for this day →