Hijri calendar

Rajab 1438

March to April 2017 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 1438 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
			1Mar 29al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya, Rajab, Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim, Umra of Rajab, Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a)	230Laylat al-RaghaibEve of 3, after Maghrib, Rajab	331Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Rajab	4Apr 1, Rajab
52Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning, Rajab	63, Rajab	74Special salat of 7 Rajab, Rajab	85, Rajab	96Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a), Rajab	107Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a), Rajab	118, Rajab
129Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital, Rajab	1310Ayyam al-Bid, Rajab, Wiladat of Imam Ali (a)	1411, Rajab	1512Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries, Rajab, Practices of Umm Dawud, Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	1613, Rajab	1714, Rajab	1815Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s), Rajab
1916, Rajab	2017, Rajab	2118, Rajab	2219Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah, Rajab, Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)	2320, Rajab	2421Battle of Khaybar, Rajab, Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab	2522Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a), Rajab
2623Wafat of Abu Talib (a), Rajab, Laylat al-Miraj	2724Eid al-Mabath, Rajab	2825Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina, Rajab	2926Amaal of the last day of Rajab, Rajab, Battle of Tabuk, Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban

Rajab 1438 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
				1Mar 30al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya, Rajab, Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim, Umra of Rajab, Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a), Laylat al-Raghaib	231, Rajab	3Apr 1Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Rajab
42, Rajab	53Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning, Rajab	64, Rajab	75Special salat of 7 Rajab, Rajab	86, Rajab	97Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a), Rajab	108Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a), Rajab
119, Rajab	1210Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital, Rajab	1311Ayyam al-Bid, Rajab, Wiladat of Imam Ali (a)	1412, Rajab	1513Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries, Rajab, Practices of Umm Dawud, Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	1614, Rajab	1715, Rajab
1816Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s), Rajab	1917, Rajab	2018, Rajab	2119, Rajab	2220Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah, Rajab, Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)	2321Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab, Rajab	2422Battle of Khaybar, Rajab
2523Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a), Rajab	2624Wafat of Abu Talib (a), Rajab, Laylat al-Miraj	2725Eid al-Mabath, Rajab	2826Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina, Rajab	2927Amaal of the last day of Rajab, Rajab, Battle of Tabuk, Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban

Rajab 1438 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
				1Mar 30al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya, Rajab, Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim, Umra of Rajab, Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a), Laylat al-Raghaib	231, Rajab	3Apr 1Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Rajab
42, Rajab	53Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning, Rajab	64, Rajab	75Special salat of 7 Rajab, Rajab	86, Rajab	97Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a), Rajab	108Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a), Rajab
119, Rajab	1210Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital, Rajab	1311Ayyam al-Bid, Rajab, Wiladat of Imam Ali (a)	1412, Rajab	1513Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries, Rajab, Practices of Umm Dawud, Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	1614, Rajab	1715, Rajab
1816Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s), Rajab	1917, Rajab	2018, Rajab	2119, Rajab	2220Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah, Rajab, Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)	2321Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab, Rajab	2422Battle of Khaybar, Rajab
2523Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a), Rajab	2624Wafat of Abu Talib (a), Rajab, Laylat al-Miraj	2725Eid al-Mabath, Rajab	2826Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina, Rajab	2927Amaal 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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WedThuThu
29 Mar30 Mar30 Mar
al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya
Worship
A’maal for this day →
1
WedThuThu
29 Mar30 Mar30 Mar
Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
1
WedThuThu
29 Mar30 Mar30 Mar
Umra of Rajab
Worship
A’maal for this day →
1
WedThuThu
29 Mar30 Mar30 Mar
Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a)
Celebration
A’maal for this day →
322
Eve
Thu
30 Mar
Laylat al-Raghaib
Worship
Thursday 30 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 31 March)
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
31 Mar1 Apr1 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
SunMonMon
2 Apr3 Apr3 Apr
Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Celebration · Rajab reckoning
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Khoja: 2 or 5 Rajab
7
TueWedWed
4 Apr5 Apr5 Apr
Special salat of 7 Rajab
Worship
A’maal for this day →
9
ThuFriFri
6 Apr7 Apr7 Apr
Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a)
Celebration
10
FriSatSat
7 Apr8 Apr8 Apr
Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a)
Celebration
12
SunMonMon
9 Apr10 Apr10 Apr
Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital
Commemoration
13
MonTueTue
10 Apr11 Apr11 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
MonTueTue
10 Apr11 Apr11 Apr
Wiladat of Imam Ali (a)
Celebration
Born inside the Kaba
A’maal for this day →
15
WedThuThu
12 Apr13 Apr13 Apr
Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries
Commemoration
A’maal for this day →
15
WedThuThu
12 Apr13 Apr13 Apr
Practices of Umm Dawud
Worship
A’maal for this day →
15
WedThuThu
12 Apr13 Apr13 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
SatSunSun
15 Apr16 Apr16 Apr
Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s)
Mourning
22
WedThuThu
19 Apr20 Apr20 Apr
Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah
Mourning
22
WedThuThu
19 Apr20 Apr20 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
FriSatSat
21 Apr22 Apr22 Apr
Battle of Khaybar
Commemoration
242323
Fri
21 Apr
Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab
Worship
A’maal for this day →
25
SatSunSun
22 Apr23 Apr23 Apr
Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)
Mourning
26
SunMonMon
23 Apr24 Apr24 Apr
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
24 Apr25 Apr25 Apr
Eid al-Mabath
Celebration
Bi'tha -- the beginning of the prophetic mission
A’maal for this day →
27
Eve
SunMonMon
23 Apr24 Apr24 Apr
Laylat al-Miraj
Worship
Sunday 23 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 24 April)Monday 24 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 25 April)Monday 24 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 25 April)
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
25 Apr26 Apr26 Apr
Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina
Mourning
29
WedThuThu
26 Apr27 Apr27 Apr
Amaal of the last day of Rajab
Worship
A’maal for this day →
29
WedThuThu
26 Apr27 Apr27 Apr
Battle of Tabuk
Commemoration