Hijri calendar
Rajab 1446
January 2025 رجب
Dates for
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.
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Bar: in the calendar, no programme announced yet
- Friday
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 Jan2 Jan2 Jan1
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1 Jan2 Jan2 Jan1
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1 Jan2 Jan2 Jan1
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1 Jan2 Jan2 Jan322
Eve
Thu
2 JanLaylat al-Raghaib
Worship
Thursday 2 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 3 January)
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
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3 Jan4 Jan4 JanShahadat 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
5 Jan6 Jan6 JanWiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Celebration · Rajab reckoning
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Khoja: 2 or 5 Rajab
7
TueWedWed
7 Jan8 Jan8 Jan9
ThuFriFri
9 Jan10 Jan10 JanWiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a)
Celebration
10
FriSatSat
10 Jan11 Jan11 JanWiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a)
Celebration
12
SunMonMon
12 Jan13 Jan13 Jan13
MonTueTue
13 Jan14 Jan14 JanAyyam al-Bid
Worship
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
13 Jan14 Jan14 Jan15
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15 Jan16 Jan16 Jan15
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15 Jan16 Jan16 Jan15
WedThuThu
15 Jan16 Jan16 JanWafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Mourning
Also marked on 24 Safar
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
18 Jan19 Jan19 Jan22
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22 Jan23 Jan23 Jan22
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22 Jan23 Jan23 JanKoonda / 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
24 Jan25 Jan25 JanBattle of Khaybar
Commemoration
242323
Fri
24 Jan25
SatSunSun
25 Jan26 Jan26 Jan26
SunMonMon
26 Jan27 Jan27 JanWafat 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
27 Jan28 Jan28 Jan27
Eve
SunMonMon
26 Jan27 Jan27 JanLaylat al-Miraj
Worship
Sunday 26 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 27 January)Monday 27 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 28 January)Monday 27 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 28 January)
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
28 Jan29 Jan29 JanImam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina
Mourning
29
WedThuThu
29 Jan30 Jan30 JanBattle of Tabuk
Commemoration
302929
Thu
30 Jan
