Hijri calendar

Rajab 1478

January to February 2056 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 1478 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
			1Jan 19al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya, Rajab, Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim, Umra of Rajab, Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a)	220Laylat al-RaghaibEve of 3, after Maghrib, Rajab	321Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Rajab	422, Rajab
523Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning, Rajab	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)	14Feb 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, Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab	2512Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a), Rajab
2613Wafat of Abu Talib (a), Rajab, Laylat al-Miraj	2714Eid al-Mabath, Rajab	2815Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina, Rajab	2916Battle of Tabuk, Rajab	3017Amaal of the last day of Rajab, Rajab, Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban

Rajab 1478 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
			1Jan 19al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya, Rajab, Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim, Umra of Rajab, Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a)	220Laylat al-RaghaibEve of 3, after Maghrib, Rajab	321Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Rajab	422, Rajab
523Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning, Rajab	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)	14Feb 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, Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab	2512Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a), Rajab
2613Wafat of Abu Talib (a), Rajab, Laylat al-Miraj	2714Eid al-Mabath, Rajab	2815Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina, Rajab	2916Battle of Tabuk, Rajab	3017Amaal of the last day of Rajab, Rajab, Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban

Rajab 1478 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
			1Jan 19al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya, Rajab, Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim, Umra of Rajab, Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a)	220Laylat al-RaghaibEve of 3, after Maghrib, Rajab	321Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Rajab	422, Rajab
523Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning, Rajab	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)	14Feb 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, Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab	2512Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a), Rajab
2613Wafat of Abu Talib (a), Rajab, Laylat al-Miraj	2714Eid al-Mabath, Rajab	2815Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina, Rajab	2916Battle of Tabuk, Rajab	3017Amaal 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
Wed
19 Jan
al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya
Worship
A’maal for this day →
1
Wed
19 Jan
Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
1
Wed
19 Jan
Umra of Rajab
Worship
A’maal for this day →
1
Wed
19 Jan
Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a)
Celebration
A’maal for this day →
3
Eve
Thu
20 Jan
Laylat al-Raghaib
Worship
Thursday 20 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 21 January)
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
3
Fri
21 Jan
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
Sun
23 Jan
Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Celebration · Rajab reckoning
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Khoja: 2 or 5 Rajab
7
Tue
25 Jan
Special salat of 7 Rajab
Worship
A’maal for this day →
9
Thu
27 Jan
Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a)
Celebration
10
Fri
28 Jan
Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a)
Celebration
12
Sun
30 Jan
Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital
Commemoration
13
Mon
31 Jan
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
Mon
31 Jan
Wiladat of Imam Ali (a)
Celebration
Born inside the Kaba
A’maal for this day →
15
Wed
2 Feb
Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries
Commemoration
A’maal for this day →
15
Wed
2 Feb
Practices of Umm Dawud
Worship
A’maal for this day →
15
Wed
2 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
Sat
5 Feb
Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s)
Mourning
22
Wed
9 Feb
Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah
Mourning
22
Wed
9 Feb
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
Fri
11 Feb
Battle of Khaybar
Commemoration
24
Fri
11 Feb
Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab
Worship
A’maal for this day →
25
Sat
12 Feb
Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)
Mourning
26
Sun
13 Feb
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
Mon
14 Feb
Eid al-Mabath
Celebration
Bi'tha -- the beginning of the prophetic mission
A’maal for this day →
27
Eve
Sun
13 Feb
Laylat al-Miraj
Worship
Sunday 13 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 14 February)
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
Tue
15 Feb
Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina
Mourning
29
Wed
16 Feb
Battle of Tabuk
Commemoration
30
Thu
17 Feb
Amaal of the last day of Rajab
Worship
A’maal for this day →