Hijri calendar

Rajab 1485

November to December 2062 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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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.

Rajab 1485 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
					1Nov 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	57Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning, Rajab	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	1820Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s), Rajab	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	2729Eid al-Mabath, Rajab	2830Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina, Rajab	29Dec 1Battle of Tabuk, Rajab, Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab	302Amaal of the last day of Rajab, Rajab, Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban

Rajab 1485 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
						1Nov 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	47, Rajab	58Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning, Rajab	69Laylat al-RaghaibEve of 7, after Maghrib, 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	1720, 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	2629Wafat of Abu Talib (a), Rajab, Laylat al-Miraj	2730Eid al-Mabath, Rajab	28Dec 1Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina, Rajab, Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab	292Battle of Tabuk, Rajab, Amaal of the last day of Rajab, Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban

Rajab 1485 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
						1Nov 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	47, Rajab	58Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning, Rajab	69Laylat al-RaghaibEve of 7, after Maghrib, 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	1720, 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	2629Wafat of Abu Talib (a), Rajab, Laylat al-Miraj	2730Eid al-Mabath, Rajab	28Dec 1Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina, Rajab, Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab	292Battle 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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FriSatSat
3 Nov4 Nov4 Nov
al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya
Worship
A’maal for this day →
177
Eve
Thu
2 Nov9 Nov9 Nov
Laylat al-Raghaib
Worship
Thursday 2 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 3 November)Thursday 9 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 10 November)Thursday 9 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 10 November)
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
1
FriSatSat
3 Nov4 Nov4 Nov
Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
1
FriSatSat
3 Nov4 Nov4 Nov
Umra of Rajab
Worship
A’maal for this day →
1
FriSatSat
3 Nov4 Nov4 Nov
Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a)
Celebration
A’maal for this day →
3
SunMonMon
5 Nov6 Nov6 Nov
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
TueWedWed
7 Nov8 Nov8 Nov
Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Celebration · Rajab reckoning
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Khoja: 2 or 5 Rajab
7
ThuFriFri
9 Nov10 Nov10 Nov
Special salat of 7 Rajab
Worship
A’maal for this day →
9
SatSunSun
11 Nov12 Nov12 Nov
Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a)
Celebration
10
SunMonMon
12 Nov13 Nov13 Nov
Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a)
Celebration
12
TueWedWed
14 Nov15 Nov15 Nov
Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital
Commemoration
13
WedThuThu
15 Nov16 Nov16 Nov
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
WedThuThu
15 Nov16 Nov16 Nov
Wiladat of Imam Ali (a)
Celebration
Born inside the Kaba
A’maal for this day →
15
FriSatSat
17 Nov18 Nov18 Nov
Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries
Commemoration
A’maal for this day →
15
FriSatSat
17 Nov18 Nov18 Nov
Practices of Umm Dawud
Worship
A’maal for this day →
15
FriSatSat
17 Nov18 Nov18 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
MonTueTue
20 Nov21 Nov21 Nov
Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s)
Mourning
22
FriSatSat
24 Nov25 Nov25 Nov
Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah
Mourning
22
FriSatSat
24 Nov25 Nov25 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
SunMonMon
26 Nov27 Nov27 Nov
Battle of Khaybar
Commemoration
25
MonTueTue
27 Nov28 Nov28 Nov
Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)
Mourning
26
TueWedWed
28 Nov29 Nov29 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
WedThuThu
29 Nov30 Nov30 Nov
Eid al-Mabath
Celebration
Bi'tha -- the beginning of the prophetic mission
A’maal for this day →
27
Eve
TueWedWed
28 Nov29 Nov29 Nov
Laylat al-Miraj
Worship
Tuesday 28 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 29 November)Wednesday 29 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 30 November)Wednesday 29 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 30 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
ThuFriFri
30 Nov1 Dec1 Dec
Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina
Mourning
29
FriSatSat
1 Dec2 Dec2 Dec
Battle of Tabuk
Commemoration
292828
Fri
1 Dec
Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab
Worship
A’maal for this day →
302929
Sat
2 Dec
Amaal of the last day of Rajab
Worship
A’maal for this day →