Hijri calendar

Rajab 1436

April to May 2015 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 1436 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
	1Apr 20al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya, Rajab, Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim, Umra of Rajab, Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a)	221, Rajab	322Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Rajab	423Laylat al-RaghaibEve of 5, after Maghrib, Rajab	524Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning, Rajab	625, Rajab
726Special salat of 7 Rajab, Rajab	827, Rajab	928Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a), Rajab	1029Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a), Rajab	1130, Rajab	12May 1Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital, Rajab	132Ayyam al-Bid, Rajab, Wiladat of Imam Ali (a)
143, Rajab	154Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries, Rajab, Practices of Umm Dawud, Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	165, Rajab	176, Rajab	187Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s), Rajab	198, Rajab	209, Rajab
2110, Rajab	2211Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah, Rajab, Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)	2312, Rajab	2413Battle of Khaybar, Rajab	2514Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a), Rajab	2615Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab, Rajab, Wafat of Abu Talib (a), Laylat al-Miraj	2716Eid al-Mabath, Rajab
2817Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina, Rajab	2918Amaal of the last day of Rajab, Rajab, Battle of Tabuk, Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban

Rajab 1436 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
		1Apr 21al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya, Rajab, Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim, Umra of Rajab, Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a)	222, Rajab	323Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Rajab, Laylat al-Raghaib	424, Rajab	525Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning, Rajab
626, Rajab	727Special salat of 7 Rajab, Rajab	828, Rajab	929Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a), Rajab	1030Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a), Rajab	11May 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	2919Amaal of the last day of Rajab, Rajab, Battle of Tabuk, Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban

Rajab 1436 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
		1Apr 21al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya, Rajab, Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim, Umra of Rajab, Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a)	222, Rajab	323Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Rajab, Laylat al-Raghaib	424, Rajab	525Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning, Rajab
626, Rajab	727Special salat of 7 Rajab, Rajab	828, Rajab	929Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a), Rajab	1030Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a), Rajab	11May 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	2919Amaal of the last day of Rajab, Rajab, Battle of Tabuk, 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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MonTueTue
20 Apr21 Apr21 Apr
al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya
Worship
A’maal for this day →
1
MonTueTue
20 Apr21 Apr21 Apr
Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
1
MonTueTue
20 Apr21 Apr21 Apr
Umra of Rajab
Worship
A’maal for this day →
1
MonTueTue
20 Apr21 Apr21 Apr
Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a)
Celebration
A’maal for this day →
3
WedThuThu
22 Apr23 Apr23 Apr
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
544
Eve
Thu
23 Apr
Laylat al-Raghaib
Worship
Thursday 23 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 24 April)
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
FriSatSat
24 Apr25 Apr25 Apr
Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Celebration · Rajab reckoning
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Khoja: 2 or 5 Rajab
7
SunMonMon
26 Apr27 Apr27 Apr
Special salat of 7 Rajab
Worship
A’maal for this day →
9
TueWedWed
28 Apr29 Apr29 Apr
Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a)
Celebration
10
WedThuThu
29 Apr30 Apr30 Apr
Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a)
Celebration
12
FriSatSat
1 May2 May2 May
Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital
Commemoration
13
SatSunSun
2 May3 May3 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
SatSunSun
2 May3 May3 May
Wiladat of Imam Ali (a)
Celebration
Born inside the Kaba
A’maal for this day →
15
MonTueTue
4 May5 May5 May
Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries
Commemoration
A’maal for this day →
15
MonTueTue
4 May5 May5 May
Practices of Umm Dawud
Worship
A’maal for this day →
15
MonTueTue
4 May5 May5 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
ThuFriFri
7 May8 May8 May
Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s)
Mourning
22
MonTueTue
11 May12 May12 May
Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah
Mourning
22
MonTueTue
11 May12 May12 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
WedThuThu
13 May14 May14 May
Battle of Khaybar
Commemoration
25
ThuFriFri
14 May15 May15 May
Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)
Mourning
262525
Fri
15 May
Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab
Worship
A’maal for this day →
26
FriSatSat
15 May16 May16 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
SatSunSun
16 May17 May17 May
Eid al-Mabath
Celebration
Bi'tha -- the beginning of the prophetic mission
A’maal for this day →
27
Eve
FriSatSat
15 May16 May16 May
Laylat al-Miraj
Worship
Friday 15 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 16 May)Saturday 16 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 17 May)Saturday 16 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 17 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
SunMonMon
17 May18 May18 May
Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina
Mourning
29
MonTueTue
18 May19 May19 May
Amaal of the last day of Rajab
Worship
A’maal for this day →
29
MonTueTue
18 May19 May19 May
Battle of Tabuk
Commemoration