Hijri calendar

Rajab 1441

February to March 2020 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 1441 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
		1Feb 25al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya, Rajab, Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim, Umra of Rajab, Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a)	226, Rajab	327Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Rajab, Laylat al-Raghaib	428, Rajab	529Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning, Rajab
6Mar 1, Rajab	72Special salat of 7 Rajab, Rajab	83, Rajab	94Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a), Rajab	105Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a), Rajab	116, Rajab	127Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital, Rajab
138Ayyam al-Bid, Rajab, Wiladat of Imam Ali (a)	149, Rajab	1510Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries, Rajab, Practices of Umm Dawud, Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	1611, Rajab	1712, Rajab	1813Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s), Rajab	1914, Rajab
2015, Rajab	2116, Rajab	2217Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah, Rajab, Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)	2318, Rajab	2419Battle of Khaybar, Rajab	2520Nawruz, Rajab, Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a), Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab	2621Wafat of Abu Talib (a), Rajab, Laylat al-Miraj
2722Eid al-Mabath, Rajab	2823Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina, Rajab	2924Amaal of the last day of Rajab, Rajab, Battle of Tabuk, Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban

Rajab 1441 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
			1Feb 26al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya, Rajab, Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim, Umra of Rajab, Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a)	227Laylat al-RaghaibEve of 3, after Maghrib, Rajab	328Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Rajab	429, Rajab
5Mar 1Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning, Rajab	62, Rajab	73Special salat of 7 Rajab, Rajab	84, Rajab	95Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a), Rajab	106Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a), Rajab	117, Rajab
128Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital, Rajab	139Ayyam al-Bid, Rajab, Wiladat of Imam Ali (a)	1410, Rajab	1511Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries, Rajab, Practices of Umm Dawud, Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	1612, Rajab	1713, Rajab	1814Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s), Rajab
1915, Rajab	2016, Rajab	2117, Rajab	2218Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah, Rajab, Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)	2319, Rajab	2420Battle of Khaybar, Rajab, Nawruz, Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab	2521Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a), Rajab
2622Wafat of Abu Talib (a), Rajab, Laylat al-Miraj	2723Eid al-Mabath, Rajab	2824Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina, Rajab	2925Amaal of the last day of Rajab, Rajab, Battle of Tabuk, Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban

Rajab 1441 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
			1Feb 26al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya, Rajab, Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim, Umra of Rajab, Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a)	227Laylat al-RaghaibEve of 3, after Maghrib, Rajab	328Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Rajab	429, Rajab
5Mar 1Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning, Rajab	62, Rajab	73Special salat of 7 Rajab, Rajab	84, Rajab	95Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a), Rajab	106Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a), Rajab	117, Rajab
128Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital, Rajab	139Ayyam al-Bid, Rajab, Wiladat of Imam Ali (a)	1410, Rajab	1511Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries, Rajab, Practices of Umm Dawud, Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	1612, Rajab	1713, Rajab	1814Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s), Rajab
1915, Rajab	2016, Rajab	2117, Rajab	2218Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah, Rajab, Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)	2319, Rajab	2420Battle of Khaybar, Rajab, Nawruz, Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab	2521Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a), Rajab
2622Wafat of Abu Talib (a), Rajab, Laylat al-Miraj	2723Eid al-Mabath, Rajab	2824Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina, Rajab	2925Amaal of the last day of Rajab, Rajab, Battle of Tabuk, 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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1
TueWedWed
25 Feb26 Feb26 Feb
al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya
Worship
A’maal for this day →
1
TueWedWed
25 Feb26 Feb26 Feb
Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
1
TueWedWed
25 Feb26 Feb26 Feb
Umra of Rajab
Worship
A’maal for this day →
1
TueWedWed
25 Feb26 Feb26 Feb
Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a)
Celebration
A’maal for this day →
3
ThuFriFri
27 Feb28 Feb28 Feb
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
27 Feb
Laylat al-Raghaib
Worship
Thursday 27 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 28 February)
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
29 Feb1 Mar1 Mar
Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Celebration · Rajab reckoning
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Khoja: 2 or 5 Rajab
7
MonTueTue
2 Mar3 Mar3 Mar
Special salat of 7 Rajab
Worship
A’maal for this day →
9
WedThuThu
4 Mar5 Mar5 Mar
Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a)
Celebration
10
ThuFriFri
5 Mar6 Mar6 Mar
Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a)
Celebration
12
SatSunSun
7 Mar8 Mar8 Mar
Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital
Commemoration
13
SunMonMon
8 Mar9 Mar9 Mar
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
8 Mar9 Mar9 Mar
Wiladat of Imam Ali (a)
Celebration
Born inside the Kaba
A’maal for this day →
15
TueWedWed
10 Mar11 Mar11 Mar
Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries
Commemoration
A’maal for this day →
15
TueWedWed
10 Mar11 Mar11 Mar
Practices of Umm Dawud
Worship
A’maal for this day →
15
TueWedWed
10 Mar11 Mar11 Mar
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
13 Mar14 Mar14 Mar
Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s)
Mourning
22
TueWedWed
17 Mar18 Mar18 Mar
Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah
Mourning
22
TueWedWed
17 Mar18 Mar18 Mar
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
19 Mar20 Mar20 Mar
Battle of Khaybar
Commemoration
252424
Fri
20 Mar
Nawruz
Celebration
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Iranian: Observed; al-Majlisi held the recognising hadiths more reliable
- Hazara: Observed
- Indo-Pak: Generally not observed
- Khoja: Generally not observed
25
FriSatSat
20 Mar21 Mar21 Mar
Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)
Mourning
252424
Fri
20 Mar
Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab
Worship
A’maal for this day →
26
SatSunSun
21 Mar22 Mar22 Mar
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
22 Mar23 Mar23 Mar
Eid al-Mabath
Celebration
Bi'tha -- the beginning of the prophetic mission
A’maal for this day →
27
Eve
SatSunSun
21 Mar22 Mar22 Mar
Laylat al-Miraj
Worship
Saturday 21 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 22 March)Sunday 22 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 23 March)Sunday 22 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 23 March)
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
23 Mar24 Mar24 Mar
Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina
Mourning
29
TueWedWed
24 Mar25 Mar25 Mar
Amaal of the last day of Rajab
Worship
A’maal for this day →
29
TueWedWed
24 Mar25 Mar25 Mar
Battle of Tabuk
Commemoration