Hijri calendar

Rajab 1476

February to March 2054 رجب

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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 1476 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
		1Feb 10al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya, Rajab, Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim, Umra of Rajab, Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a)	211, Rajab	312Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Rajab, Laylat al-Raghaib	413, Rajab	514Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning, Rajab
615, Rajab	716Special salat of 7 Rajab, Rajab	817, Rajab	918Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a), Rajab	1019Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a), Rajab	1120, Rajab	1221Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital, Rajab
1322Ayyam al-Bid, Rajab, Wiladat of Imam Ali (a)	1423, Rajab	1524Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries, Rajab, Practices of Umm Dawud, Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	1625, Rajab	1726, Rajab	1827Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s), Rajab	1928, Rajab
20Mar 1, Rajab	212, Rajab	223Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah, Rajab, Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)	234, Rajab	245Battle of Khaybar, Rajab	256Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a), Rajab, Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab	267Wafat of Abu Talib (a), Rajab, Laylat al-Miraj
278Eid al-Mabath, Rajab	289Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina, Rajab	2910Battle of Tabuk, Rajab	3011Amaal of the last day of Rajab, Rajab, Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban

Rajab 1476 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
		1Feb 10al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya, Rajab, Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim, Umra of Rajab, Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a)	211, Rajab	312Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Rajab, Laylat al-Raghaib	413, Rajab	514Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning, Rajab
615, Rajab	716Special salat of 7 Rajab, Rajab	817, Rajab	918Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a), Rajab	1019Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a), Rajab	1120, Rajab	1221Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital, Rajab
1322Ayyam al-Bid, Rajab, Wiladat of Imam Ali (a)	1423, Rajab	1524Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries, Rajab, Practices of Umm Dawud, Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	1625, Rajab	1726, Rajab	1827Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s), Rajab	1928, Rajab
20Mar 1, Rajab	212, Rajab	223Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah, Rajab, Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)	234, Rajab	245Battle of Khaybar, Rajab	256Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a), Rajab, Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab	267Wafat of Abu Talib (a), Rajab, Laylat al-Miraj
278Eid al-Mabath, Rajab	289Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina, Rajab	2910Battle of Tabuk, Rajab	3011Amaal of the last day of Rajab, Rajab, Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban

Rajab 1476 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
		1Feb 10al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya, Rajab, Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim, Umra of Rajab, Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a)	211, Rajab	312Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Rajab, Laylat al-Raghaib	413, Rajab	514Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning, Rajab
615, Rajab	716Special salat of 7 Rajab, Rajab	817, Rajab	918Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a), Rajab	1019Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a), Rajab	1120, Rajab	1221Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital, Rajab
1322Ayyam al-Bid, Rajab, Wiladat of Imam Ali (a)	1423, Rajab	1524Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries, Rajab, Practices of Umm Dawud, Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	1625, Rajab	1726, Rajab	1827Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s), Rajab	1928, Rajab
20Mar 1, Rajab	212, Rajab	223Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah, Rajab, Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)	234, Rajab	245Battle of Khaybar, Rajab	256Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a), Rajab, Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab	267Wafat of Abu Talib (a), Rajab, Laylat al-Miraj
278Eid al-Mabath, Rajab	289Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina, Rajab	2910Battle of Tabuk, Rajab	3011Amaal of the last day of Rajab, 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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1
Tue
10 Feb
al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya
Worship
A’maal for this day →
1
Tue
10 Feb
Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
1
Tue
10 Feb
Umra of Rajab
Worship
A’maal for this day →
1
Tue
10 Feb
Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a)
Celebration
A’maal for this day →
3
Thu
12 Feb
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
4
Eve
Thu
12 Feb
Laylat al-Raghaib
Worship
Thursday 12 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 13 February)
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
Sat
14 Feb
Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Celebration · Rajab reckoning
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Khoja: 2 or 5 Rajab
7
Mon
16 Feb
Special salat of 7 Rajab
Worship
A’maal for this day →
9
Wed
18 Feb
Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a)
Celebration
10
Thu
19 Feb
Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a)
Celebration
12
Sat
21 Feb
Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital
Commemoration
13
Sun
22 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
Sun
22 Feb
Wiladat of Imam Ali (a)
Celebration
Born inside the Kaba
A’maal for this day →
15
Tue
24 Feb
Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries
Commemoration
A’maal for this day →
15
Tue
24 Feb
Practices of Umm Dawud
Worship
A’maal for this day →
15
Tue
24 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
Fri
27 Feb
Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s)
Mourning
22
Tue
3 Mar
Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah
Mourning
22
Tue
3 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
Thu
5 Mar
Battle of Khaybar
Commemoration
25
Fri
6 Mar
Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)
Mourning
25
Fri
6 Mar
Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab
Worship
A’maal for this day →
26
Sat
7 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
Sun
8 Mar
Eid al-Mabath
Celebration
Bi'tha -- the beginning of the prophetic mission
A’maal for this day →
27
Eve
Sat
7 Mar
Laylat al-Miraj
Worship
Saturday 7 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 8 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
Mon
9 Mar
Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina
Mourning
29
Tue
10 Mar
Battle of Tabuk
Commemoration
30
Wed
11 Mar
Amaal of the last day of Rajab
Worship
A’maal for this day →