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Hijri calendar

Rajab 1458

August to September 2036 رجب

Dates for

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.
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, 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.
  • 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. 1

    Sun
    24 Aug

  2. 1

    Sun
    24 Aug

  3. 1

    Sun
    24 Aug

  4. 1

    Sun
    24 Aug

  5. 3

    Tue
    26 Aug

    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
  6. 5

    Thu
    28 Aug

    Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a)

    Celebration · Rajab reckoning

    Observed on different dates by different communities
    • Khoja: 2 or 5 Rajab
  7. 6

    Eve

    Thu
    28 Aug

    Laylat al-Raghaib

    Worship

    Thursday 28 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 29 August)

    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
  8. 7

    Sat
    30 Aug

  9. 9

    Mon
    1 Sept

  10. 10

    Tue
    2 Sept

  11. 12

    Thu
    4 Sept

  12. 13

    Fri
    5 Sept

    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. 13

    Fri
    5 Sept

  14. 15

    Sun
    7 Sept

  15. 15

    Sun
    7 Sept

  16. 15

    Sun
    7 Sept

    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)
  17. 18

    Wed
    10 Sept

  18. 22

    Sun
    14 Sept

  19. 22

    Sun
    14 Sept

    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
  20. 24

    Tue
    16 Sept

    Battle of Khaybar

    Commemoration

  21. 25

    Wed
    17 Sept

  22. 26

    Thu
    18 Sept

    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
  23. 27

    Fri
    19 Sept

    Eid al-Mabath

    Celebration

    Bi'tha -- the beginning of the prophetic mission

    A’maal for this day →

  24. 27

    Eve

    Thu
    18 Sept

    Laylat al-Miraj

    Worship

    Thursday 18 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 19 September)

    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
  25. 27

    Fri
    19 Sept

  26. 28

    Sat
    20 Sept

  27. 29

    Sun
    21 Sept

  28. 29

    Sun
    21 Sept

    Battle of Tabuk

    Commemoration

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