Hijri calendar

Rajab 1435

April to May 2014May 2014May 2014 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 1435 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
			1Apr 30al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya, Rajab, Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim, Umra of Rajab, Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a)	2May 1Laylat al-RaghaibEve of 3, after Maghrib, Rajab	32Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Rajab	43, Rajab
54Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning, Rajab	65, 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, Supplication of the last Friday of 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	2928Battle of Tabuk, Rajab	3029Amaal of the last day of Rajab, Rajab, Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban

Rajab 1435 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
				1May 1al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya, Rajab, Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim, Umra of Rajab, Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a), Laylat al-Raghaib	22, Rajab	33Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Rajab
44, Rajab	55Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning, Rajab	66, Rajab	77Special salat of 7 Rajab, Rajab	88, Rajab	99Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a), Rajab	1010Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a), Rajab
1111, Rajab	1212Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital, Rajab	1313Ayyam al-Bid, Rajab, Wiladat of Imam Ali (a)	1414, Rajab	1515Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries, Rajab, Practices of Umm Dawud, Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	1616, Rajab	1717, Rajab
1818Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s), Rajab	1919, Rajab	2020, Rajab	2121, Rajab	2222Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah, Rajab, Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)	2323, Rajab	2424Battle of Khaybar, Rajab
2525Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a), Rajab	2626Wafat of Abu Talib (a), Rajab, Laylat al-Miraj	2727Eid al-Mabath, Rajab	2828Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina, Rajab	2929Battle of Tabuk, Rajab	3030Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab, Rajab, Amaal of the last day of Rajab, Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban

Rajab 1435 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
				1May 1al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya, Rajab, Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim, Umra of Rajab, Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a), Laylat al-Raghaib	22, Rajab	33Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Rajab
44, Rajab	55Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning, Rajab	66, Rajab	77Special salat of 7 Rajab, Rajab	88, Rajab	99Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a), Rajab	1010Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a), Rajab
1111, Rajab	1212Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital, Rajab	1313Ayyam al-Bid, Rajab, Wiladat of Imam Ali (a)	1414, Rajab	1515Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries, Rajab, Practices of Umm Dawud, Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	1616, Rajab	1717, Rajab
1818Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s), Rajab	1919, Rajab	2020, Rajab	2121, Rajab	2222Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah, Rajab, Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)	2323, Rajab	2424Battle of Khaybar, Rajab
2525Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a), Rajab	2626Wafat of Abu Talib (a), Rajab, Laylat al-Miraj	2727Eid al-Mabath, Rajab	2828Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina, Rajab	2929Battle of Tabuk, Rajab	3030Supplication 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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WedThuThu
30 Apr1 May1 May
al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya
Worship
A’maal for this day →
1
WedThuThu
30 Apr1 May1 May
Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
1
WedThuThu
30 Apr1 May1 May
Umra of Rajab
Worship
A’maal for this day →
1
WedThuThu
30 Apr1 May1 May
Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a)
Celebration
A’maal for this day →
322
Eve
Thu
1 May
Laylat al-Raghaib
Worship
Thursday 1 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 2 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
3
FriSatSat
2 May3 May3 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
5
SunMonMon
4 May5 May5 May
Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Celebration · Rajab reckoning
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Khoja: 2 or 5 Rajab
7
TueWedWed
6 May7 May7 May
Special salat of 7 Rajab
Worship
A’maal for this day →
9
ThuFriFri
8 May9 May9 May
Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a)
Celebration
10
FriSatSat
9 May10 May10 May
Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a)
Celebration
12
SunMonMon
11 May12 May12 May
Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital
Commemoration
13
MonTueTue
12 May13 May13 May
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
12 May13 May13 May
Wiladat of Imam Ali (a)
Celebration
Born inside the Kaba
A’maal for this day →
15
WedThuThu
14 May15 May15 May
Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries
Commemoration
A’maal for this day →
15
WedThuThu
14 May15 May15 May
Practices of Umm Dawud
Worship
A’maal for this day →
15
WedThuThu
14 May15 May15 May
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
17 May18 May18 May
Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s)
Mourning
22
WedThuThu
21 May22 May22 May
Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah
Mourning
22
WedThuThu
21 May22 May22 May
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
23 May24 May24 May
Battle of Khaybar
Commemoration
243030
Fri
23 May30 May30 May
Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab
Worship
A’maal for this day →
25
SatSunSun
24 May25 May25 May
Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)
Mourning
26
SunMonMon
25 May26 May26 May
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
26 May27 May27 May
Eid al-Mabath
Celebration
Bi'tha -- the beginning of the prophetic mission
A’maal for this day →
27
Eve
SunMonMon
25 May26 May26 May
Laylat al-Miraj
Worship
Sunday 25 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 26 May)Monday 26 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 27 May)Monday 26 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 27 May)
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
27 May28 May28 May
Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina
Mourning
29
WedThuThu
28 May29 May29 May
Battle of Tabuk
Commemoration
30
ThuFriFri
29 May30 May30 May
Amaal of the last day of Rajab
Worship
A’maal for this day →