Hijri calendar

Rajab 1474

March to April 2052 رجب

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Rajab 1474 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
	1Mar 4al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya, Rajab, Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim, Umra of Rajab, Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a)	25, Rajab	36Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Rajab	47Laylat al-RaghaibEve of 5, after Maghrib, Rajab	58Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning, Rajab	69, Rajab
710Special salat of 7 Rajab, Rajab	811, Rajab	912Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a), Rajab	1013Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a), Rajab	1114, Rajab	1215Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital, Rajab	1316Ayyam al-Bid, Rajab, Wiladat of Imam Ali (a)
1417, Rajab	1518Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries, Rajab, Practices of Umm Dawud, Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	1619, Rajab	1720Nawruz, Rajab	1821Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s), Rajab	1922, Rajab	2023, Rajab
2124, Rajab	2225Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah, Rajab, Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)	2326, Rajab	2427Battle of Khaybar, Rajab	2528Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a), Rajab	2629Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab, Rajab, Wafat of Abu Talib (a), Laylat al-Miraj	2730Eid al-Mabath, Rajab
2831Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina, Rajab	29Apr 1Amaal of the last day of Rajab, Rajab, Battle of Tabuk, Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban

Rajab 1474 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
1Mar 3al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya, Rajab, Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim, Umra of Rajab, Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a)	24, Rajab	35Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Rajab	46, Rajab	57Laylat al-RaghaibEve of 6, after Maghrib, Rajab, Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning	68, Rajab	79Special salat of 7 Rajab, Rajab
810, Rajab	911Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a), Rajab	1012Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a), Rajab	1113, Rajab	1214Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital, Rajab	1315Ayyam al-Bid, Rajab, Wiladat of Imam Ali (a)	1416, Rajab
1517Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries, Rajab, Practices of Umm Dawud, Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	1618, Rajab	1719, Rajab	1820Nawruz, Rajab, Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s)	1921, Rajab	2022, Rajab	2123, Rajab
2224Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah, Rajab, Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)	2325, Rajab	2426Battle of Khaybar, Rajab	2527Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a), Rajab	2628Wafat of Abu Talib (a), Rajab, Laylat al-Miraj	2729Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab, Rajab, Eid al-Mabath	2830Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina, Rajab
2931Battle of Tabuk, Rajab	30Apr 1Amaal of the last day of Rajab, Rajab, Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban

Rajab 1474 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
1Mar 3al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya, Rajab, Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim, Umra of Rajab, Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a)	24, Rajab	35Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Rajab	46, Rajab	57Laylat al-RaghaibEve of 6, after Maghrib, Rajab, Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning	68, Rajab	79Special salat of 7 Rajab, Rajab
810, Rajab	911Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a), Rajab	1012Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a), Rajab	1113, Rajab	1214Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital, Rajab	1315Ayyam al-Bid, Rajab, Wiladat of Imam Ali (a)	1416, Rajab
1517Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries, Rajab, Practices of Umm Dawud, Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	1618, Rajab	1719, Rajab	1820Nawruz, Rajab, Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s)	1921, Rajab	2022, Rajab	2123, Rajab
2224Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah, Rajab, Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)	2325, Rajab	2426Battle of Khaybar, Rajab	2527Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a), Rajab	2628Wafat of Abu Talib (a), Rajab, Laylat al-Miraj	2729Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab, Rajab, Eid al-Mabath	2830Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina, Rajab
2931Battle of Tabuk, Rajab	30Apr 1Amaal of the last day of Rajab, Rajab, Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban

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Commemoration
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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
MonSunSun
4 Mar3 Mar3 Mar
al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya
Worship
A’maal for this day →
1
MonSunSun
4 Mar3 Mar3 Mar
Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
1
MonSunSun
4 Mar3 Mar3 Mar
Umra of Rajab
Worship
A’maal for this day →
1
MonSunSun
4 Mar3 Mar3 Mar
Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a)
Celebration
A’maal for this day →
3
WedTueTue
6 Mar5 Mar5 Mar
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
566
Eve
Thu
7 Mar
Laylat al-Raghaib
Worship
Thursday 7 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 8 March)
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
FriThuThu
8 Mar7 Mar7 Mar
Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Celebration · Rajab reckoning
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Khoja: 2 or 5 Rajab
7
SunSatSat
10 Mar9 Mar9 Mar
Special salat of 7 Rajab
Worship
A’maal for this day →
9
TueMonMon
12 Mar11 Mar11 Mar
Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a)
Celebration
10
WedTueTue
13 Mar12 Mar12 Mar
Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a)
Celebration
12
FriThuThu
15 Mar14 Mar14 Mar
Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital
Commemoration
13
SatFriFri
16 Mar15 Mar15 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
SatFriFri
16 Mar15 Mar15 Mar
Wiladat of Imam Ali (a)
Celebration
Born inside the Kaba
A’maal for this day →
15
MonSunSun
18 Mar17 Mar17 Mar
Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries
Commemoration
A’maal for this day →
15
MonSunSun
18 Mar17 Mar17 Mar
Practices of Umm Dawud
Worship
A’maal for this day →
15
MonSunSun
18 Mar17 Mar17 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)
171818
Wed
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
18
ThuWedWed
21 Mar20 Mar20 Mar
Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s)
Mourning
22
MonSunSun
25 Mar24 Mar24 Mar
Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah
Mourning
22
MonSunSun
25 Mar24 Mar24 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
WedTueTue
27 Mar26 Mar26 Mar
Battle of Khaybar
Commemoration
25
ThuWedWed
28 Mar27 Mar27 Mar
Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)
Mourning
262727
Fri
29 Mar
Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab
Worship
A’maal for this day →
26
FriThuThu
29 Mar28 Mar28 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
SatFriFri
30 Mar29 Mar29 Mar
Eid al-Mabath
Celebration
Bi'tha -- the beginning of the prophetic mission
A’maal for this day →
27
Eve
FriThuThu
29 Mar28 Mar28 Mar
Laylat al-Miraj
Worship
Friday 29 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 30 March)Thursday 28 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 29 March)Thursday 28 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 29 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
SunSatSat
31 Mar30 Mar30 Mar
Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina
Mourning
293030
Mon
1 Apr
Amaal of the last day of Rajab
Worship
A’maal for this day →
29
MonSunSun
1 Apr31 Mar31 Mar
Battle of Tabuk
Commemoration