Hijri calendar

Rajab 1437

April to May 2016 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 1437 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
					1Apr 8al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya, Rajab, Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim, Umra of Rajab, Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a)	29, Rajab
310Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Rajab	411, Rajab	512Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning, Rajab	613, Rajab	714Special salat of 7 Rajab, Rajab	815, Rajab	916Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a), Rajab
1017Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a), Rajab	1118, Rajab	1219Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital, Rajab	1320Ayyam al-Bid, Rajab, Wiladat of Imam Ali (a)	1421, Rajab	1522Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries, Rajab, Practices of Umm Dawud, Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	1623, Rajab
1724, Rajab	1825Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s), Rajab	1926, Rajab	2027, Rajab	2128, Rajab	2229Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah, Rajab, Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)	2330, Rajab
24May 1Battle of Khaybar, Rajab	252Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a), Rajab	263Wafat of Abu Talib (a), Rajab, Laylat al-Miraj	274Eid al-Mabath, Rajab	285Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina, Rajab	296Battle of Tabuk, Rajab, Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab	307Amaal of the last day of Rajab, Rajab, Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban

Rajab 1437 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
						1Apr 9al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya, Rajab, Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim, Umra of Rajab, Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a)
210, Rajab	311Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Rajab	412, Rajab	513Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning, Rajab	614Laylat al-RaghaibEve of 7, after Maghrib, Rajab	715Special salat of 7 Rajab, Rajab	816, Rajab
917Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a), Rajab	1018Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a), Rajab	1119, Rajab	1220Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital, Rajab	1321Ayyam al-Bid, Rajab, Wiladat of Imam Ali (a)	1422, Rajab	1523Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries, Rajab, Practices of Umm Dawud, Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
1624, Rajab	1725, Rajab	1826Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s), Rajab	1927, Rajab	2028, Rajab	2129, Rajab	2230Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah, Rajab, Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
23May 1, Rajab	242Battle of Khaybar, Rajab	253Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a), Rajab	264Wafat of Abu Talib (a), Rajab, Laylat al-Miraj	275Eid al-Mabath, Rajab	286Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina, Rajab, Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab	297Battle of Tabuk, Rajab
308Amaal of the last day of Rajab, Rajab, Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban

Rajab 1437 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
						1Apr 9al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya, Rajab, Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim, Umra of Rajab, Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a)
210, Rajab	311Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Rajab	412, Rajab	513Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning, Rajab	614Laylat al-RaghaibEve of 7, after Maghrib, Rajab	715Special salat of 7 Rajab, Rajab	816, Rajab
917Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a), Rajab	1018Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a), Rajab	1119, Rajab	1220Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital, Rajab	1321Ayyam al-Bid, Rajab, Wiladat of Imam Ali (a)	1422, Rajab	1523Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries, Rajab, Practices of Umm Dawud, Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
1624, Rajab	1725, Rajab	1826Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s), Rajab	1927, Rajab	2028, Rajab	2129, Rajab	2230Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah, Rajab, Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
23May 1, Rajab	242Battle of Khaybar, Rajab	253Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a), Rajab	264Wafat of Abu Talib (a), Rajab, Laylat al-Miraj	275Eid al-Mabath, Rajab	286Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina, Rajab, Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab	297Battle of Tabuk, Rajab
308Amaal of the last day of Rajab, 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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FriSatSat
8 Apr9 Apr9 Apr
al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya
Worship
A’maal for this day →
177
Eve
Thu
7 Apr14 Apr14 Apr
Laylat al-Raghaib
Worship
Thursday 7 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 8 April)Thursday 14 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 15 April)Thursday 14 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 15 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
1
FriSatSat
8 Apr9 Apr9 Apr
Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
1
FriSatSat
8 Apr9 Apr9 Apr
Umra of Rajab
Worship
A’maal for this day →
1
FriSatSat
8 Apr9 Apr9 Apr
Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a)
Celebration
A’maal for this day →
3
SunMonMon
10 Apr11 Apr11 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
5
TueWedWed
12 Apr13 Apr13 Apr
Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Celebration · Rajab reckoning
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Khoja: 2 or 5 Rajab
7
ThuFriFri
14 Apr15 Apr15 Apr
Special salat of 7 Rajab
Worship
A’maal for this day →
9
SatSunSun
16 Apr17 Apr17 Apr
Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a)
Celebration
10
SunMonMon
17 Apr18 Apr18 Apr
Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a)
Celebration
12
TueWedWed
19 Apr20 Apr20 Apr
Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital
Commemoration
13
WedThuThu
20 Apr21 Apr21 Apr
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
WedThuThu
20 Apr21 Apr21 Apr
Wiladat of Imam Ali (a)
Celebration
Born inside the Kaba
A’maal for this day →
15
FriSatSat
22 Apr23 Apr23 Apr
Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries
Commemoration
A’maal for this day →
15
FriSatSat
22 Apr23 Apr23 Apr
Practices of Umm Dawud
Worship
A’maal for this day →
15
FriSatSat
22 Apr23 Apr23 Apr
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
MonTueTue
25 Apr26 Apr26 Apr
Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s)
Mourning
22
FriSatSat
29 Apr30 Apr30 Apr
Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah
Mourning
22
FriSatSat
29 Apr30 Apr30 Apr
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
SunMonMon
1 May2 May2 May
Battle of Khaybar
Commemoration
25
MonTueTue
2 May3 May3 May
Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)
Mourning
26
TueWedWed
3 May4 May4 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
WedThuThu
4 May5 May5 May
Eid al-Mabath
Celebration
Bi'tha -- the beginning of the prophetic mission
A’maal for this day →
27
Eve
TueWedWed
3 May4 May4 May
Laylat al-Miraj
Worship
Tuesday 3 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 4 May)Wednesday 4 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 5 May)Wednesday 4 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 5 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
ThuFriFri
5 May6 May6 May
Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina
Mourning
29
FriSatSat
6 May7 May7 May
Battle of Tabuk
Commemoration
292828
Fri
6 May
Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab
Worship
A’maal for this day →
30
SatSunSun
7 May8 May8 May
Amaal of the last day of Rajab
Worship
A’maal for this day →