Hijri calendar

Rajab 1453

October to November 2031 رجب

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Dates expectedHijri months begin on the sighting of the new moon, which cannot be known in advance. Every date below may move by a day.

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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, and every date below may move by a day when it is announced in Pakistan. 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, and every date below may move by a day when it is announced in India. The Centre in North Ipswich keeps the Australian dates.

Rajab 1453 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
						1Oct 18al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya, Rajab, Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim, Umra of Rajab, Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a)
219, Rajab	320Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Rajab	421, Rajab	522Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning, Rajab	623Laylat al-RaghaibEve of 7, after Maghrib, Rajab	724Special salat of 7 Rajab, Rajab	825, Rajab
926Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a), Rajab	1027Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a), Rajab	1128, Rajab	1229Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital, Rajab	1330Ayyam al-Bid, Rajab, Wiladat of Imam Ali (a)	1431, Rajab	15Nov 1Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries, Rajab, Practices of Umm Dawud, Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
162, Rajab	173, Rajab	184Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s), Rajab	195, Rajab	206, Rajab	217, Rajab	228Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah, Rajab, Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
239, Rajab	2410Battle of Khaybar, Rajab	2511Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a), Rajab	2612Wafat of Abu Talib (a), Rajab, Laylat al-Miraj	2713Eid al-Mabath, Rajab	2814Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina, Rajab, Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab	2915Battle of Tabuk, Rajab
3016Amaal of the last day of Rajab, Rajab, Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban

Rajab 1453 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
1Oct 19al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya, Rajab, Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim, Umra of Rajab, Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a)	220, Rajab	321Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Rajab	422, Rajab	523Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning, Rajab, Laylat al-Raghaib	624, Rajab	725Special salat of 7 Rajab, Rajab
826, Rajab	927Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a), Rajab	1028Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a), Rajab	1129, Rajab	1230Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital, Rajab	1331Ayyam al-Bid, Rajab, Wiladat of Imam Ali (a)	14Nov 1, Rajab
152Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries, Rajab, Practices of Umm Dawud, Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	163, Rajab	174, Rajab	185Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s), Rajab	196, Rajab	207, Rajab	218, Rajab
229Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah, Rajab, Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)	2310, Rajab	2411Battle of Khaybar, Rajab	2512Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a), Rajab	2613Wafat of Abu Talib (a), Rajab, Laylat al-Miraj	2714Eid al-Mabath, Rajab, Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab	2815Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina, Rajab
2916Battle of Tabuk, Rajab, Amaal of the last day of Rajab, Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban

Rajab 1453 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
1Oct 19al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya, Rajab, Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim, Umra of Rajab, Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a)	220, Rajab	321Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Rajab	422, Rajab	523Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning, Rajab, Laylat al-Raghaib	624, Rajab	725Special salat of 7 Rajab, Rajab
826, Rajab	927Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a), Rajab	1028Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a), Rajab	1129, Rajab	1230Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital, Rajab	1331Ayyam al-Bid, Rajab, Wiladat of Imam Ali (a)	14Nov 1, Rajab
152Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries, Rajab, Practices of Umm Dawud, Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	163, Rajab	174, Rajab	185Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s), Rajab	196, Rajab	207, Rajab	218, Rajab
229Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah, Rajab, Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)	2310, Rajab	2411Battle of Khaybar, Rajab	2512Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a), Rajab	2613Wafat of Abu Talib (a), Rajab, Laylat al-Miraj	2714Eid al-Mabath, Rajab, Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab	2815Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina, Rajab
2916Battle of Tabuk, Rajab, Amaal of the last day of 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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SatSunSun
18 Oct19 Oct19 Oct
al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya
Worship
A’maal for this day →
1
SatSunSun
18 Oct19 Oct19 Oct
Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
1
SatSunSun
18 Oct19 Oct19 Oct
Umra of Rajab
Worship
A’maal for this day →
1
SatSunSun
18 Oct19 Oct19 Oct
Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a)
Celebration
A’maal for this day →
3
MonTueTue
20 Oct21 Oct21 Oct
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
WedThuThu
22 Oct23 Oct23 Oct
Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Celebration · Rajab reckoning
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Khoja: 2 or 5 Rajab
766
Eve
Thu
23 Oct
Laylat al-Raghaib
Worship
Thursday 23 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 24 October)
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
7
FriSatSat
24 Oct25 Oct25 Oct
Special salat of 7 Rajab
Worship
A’maal for this day →
9
SunMonMon
26 Oct27 Oct27 Oct
Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a)
Celebration
10
MonTueTue
27 Oct28 Oct28 Oct
Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a)
Celebration
12
WedThuThu
29 Oct30 Oct30 Oct
Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital
Commemoration
13
ThuFriFri
30 Oct31 Oct31 Oct
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
ThuFriFri
30 Oct31 Oct31 Oct
Wiladat of Imam Ali (a)
Celebration
Born inside the Kaba
A’maal for this day →
15
SatSunSun
1 Nov2 Nov2 Nov
Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries
Commemoration
A’maal for this day →
15
SatSunSun
1 Nov2 Nov2 Nov
Practices of Umm Dawud
Worship
A’maal for this day →
15
SatSunSun
1 Nov2 Nov2 Nov
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
TueWedWed
4 Nov5 Nov5 Nov
Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s)
Mourning
22
SatSunSun
8 Nov9 Nov9 Nov
Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah
Mourning
22
SatSunSun
8 Nov9 Nov9 Nov
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
MonTueTue
10 Nov11 Nov11 Nov
Battle of Khaybar
Commemoration
25
TueWedWed
11 Nov12 Nov12 Nov
Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)
Mourning
26
WedThuThu
12 Nov13 Nov13 Nov
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
ThuFriFri
13 Nov14 Nov14 Nov
Eid al-Mabath
Celebration
Bi'tha -- the beginning of the prophetic mission
A’maal for this day →
27
Eve
WedThuThu
12 Nov13 Nov13 Nov
Laylat al-Miraj
Worship
Wednesday 12 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 13 November)Thursday 13 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 14 November)Thursday 13 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 14 November)
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
FriSatSat
14 Nov15 Nov15 Nov
Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina
Mourning
282727
Fri
14 Nov
Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab
Worship
A’maal for this day →
29
SatSunSun
15 Nov16 Nov16 Nov
Battle of Tabuk
Commemoration
302929
Sun
16 Nov
Amaal of the last day of Rajab
Worship
A’maal for this day →