Hijri calendar

Rajab 1444

January to February 2023 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 1444 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
	1Jan 23al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya, Rajab, Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim, Umra of Rajab, Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a)	224, Rajab	325Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Rajab	426Laylat al-RaghaibEve of 5, after Maghrib, Rajab	527Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning, Rajab	628, Rajab
729Special salat of 7 Rajab, Rajab	830, Rajab	931Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a), Rajab	10Feb 1Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a), Rajab	112, Rajab	123Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital, Rajab	134Ayyam al-Bid, Rajab, Wiladat of Imam Ali (a)
145, Rajab	156Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries, Rajab, Practices of Umm Dawud, Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	167, Rajab	178, Rajab	189Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s), Rajab	1910, Rajab	2011, Rajab
2112, Rajab	2213Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah, Rajab, Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)	2314, Rajab	2415Battle of Khaybar, Rajab	2516Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a), Rajab	2617Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab, Rajab, Wafat of Abu Talib (a), Laylat al-Miraj	2718Eid al-Mabath, Rajab
2819Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina, Rajab	2920Amaal of the last day of Rajab, Rajab, Battle of Tabuk, Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban

Rajab 1444 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
		1Jan 24al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya, Rajab, Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim, Umra of Rajab, Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a)	225, Rajab	326Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Rajab, Laylat al-Raghaib	427, Rajab	528Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning, Rajab
629, Rajab	730Special salat of 7 Rajab, Rajab	831, Rajab	9Feb 1Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a), Rajab	102Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a), Rajab	113, Rajab	124Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital, Rajab
135Ayyam al-Bid, Rajab, Wiladat of Imam Ali (a)	146, Rajab	157Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries, Rajab, Practices of Umm Dawud, Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	168, Rajab	179, Rajab	1810Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s), Rajab	1911, Rajab
2012, Rajab	2113, Rajab	2214Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah, Rajab, Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)	2315, Rajab	2416Battle of Khaybar, Rajab	2517Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a), Rajab, Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab	2618Wafat of Abu Talib (a), Rajab, Laylat al-Miraj
2719Eid al-Mabath, Rajab	2820Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina, Rajab	2921Amaal of the last day of Rajab, Rajab, Battle of Tabuk, Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban

Rajab 1444 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
		1Jan 24al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya, Rajab, Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim, Umra of Rajab, Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a)	225, Rajab	326Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Rajab, Laylat al-Raghaib	427, Rajab	528Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning, Rajab
629, Rajab	730Special salat of 7 Rajab, Rajab	831, Rajab	9Feb 1Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a), Rajab	102Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a), Rajab	113, Rajab	124Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital, Rajab
135Ayyam al-Bid, Rajab, Wiladat of Imam Ali (a)	146, Rajab	157Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries, Rajab, Practices of Umm Dawud, Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	168, Rajab	179, Rajab	1810Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s), Rajab	1911, Rajab
2012, Rajab	2113, Rajab	2214Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah, Rajab, Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)	2315, Rajab	2416Battle of Khaybar, Rajab	2517Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a), Rajab, Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab	2618Wafat of Abu Talib (a), Rajab, Laylat al-Miraj
2719Eid al-Mabath, Rajab	2820Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina, Rajab	2921Amaal 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
MonTueTue
23 Jan24 Jan24 Jan
al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya
Worship
A’maal for this day →
1
MonTueTue
23 Jan24 Jan24 Jan
Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
1
MonTueTue
23 Jan24 Jan24 Jan
Umra of Rajab
Worship
A’maal for this day →
1
MonTueTue
23 Jan24 Jan24 Jan
Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a)
Celebration
A’maal for this day →
3
WedThuThu
25 Jan26 Jan26 Jan
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
26 Jan
Laylat al-Raghaib
Worship
Thursday 26 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 27 January)
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
27 Jan28 Jan28 Jan
Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Celebration · Rajab reckoning
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Khoja: 2 or 5 Rajab
7
SunMonMon
29 Jan30 Jan30 Jan
Special salat of 7 Rajab
Worship
A’maal for this day →
9
TueWedWed
31 Jan1 Feb1 Feb
Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a)
Celebration
10
WedThuThu
1 Feb2 Feb2 Feb
Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a)
Celebration
12
FriSatSat
3 Feb4 Feb4 Feb
Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital
Commemoration
13
SatSunSun
4 Feb5 Feb5 Feb
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
4 Feb5 Feb5 Feb
Wiladat of Imam Ali (a)
Celebration
Born inside the Kaba
A’maal for this day →
15
MonTueTue
6 Feb7 Feb7 Feb
Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries
Commemoration
A’maal for this day →
15
MonTueTue
6 Feb7 Feb7 Feb
Practices of Umm Dawud
Worship
A’maal for this day →
15
MonTueTue
6 Feb7 Feb7 Feb
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
9 Feb10 Feb10 Feb
Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s)
Mourning
22
MonTueTue
13 Feb14 Feb14 Feb
Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah
Mourning
22
MonTueTue
13 Feb14 Feb14 Feb
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
15 Feb16 Feb16 Feb
Battle of Khaybar
Commemoration
25
ThuFriFri
16 Feb17 Feb17 Feb
Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)
Mourning
262525
Fri
17 Feb
Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab
Worship
A’maal for this day →
26
FriSatSat
17 Feb18 Feb18 Feb
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
18 Feb19 Feb19 Feb
Eid al-Mabath
Celebration
Bi'tha -- the beginning of the prophetic mission
A’maal for this day →
27
Eve
FriSatSat
17 Feb18 Feb18 Feb
Laylat al-Miraj
Worship
Friday 17 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 18 February)Saturday 18 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 19 February)Saturday 18 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 19 February)
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
19 Feb20 Feb20 Feb
Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina
Mourning
29
MonTueTue
20 Feb21 Feb21 Feb
Amaal of the last day of Rajab
Worship
A’maal for this day →
29
MonTueTue
20 Feb21 Feb21 Feb
Battle of Tabuk
Commemoration