Hijri calendar

Rajab 1486

October to November 2063 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 1486 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
			1Oct 24al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya, Rajab, Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim, Umra of Rajab, Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a)	225Laylat al-RaghaibEve of 3, after Maghrib, Rajab	326Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Rajab	427, Rajab
528Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning, Rajab	629, Rajab	730Special salat of 7 Rajab, Rajab	831, Rajab	9Nov 1Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a), Rajab	102Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a), Rajab	113, Rajab
124Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital, Rajab	135Ayyam al-Bid, Rajab, Wiladat of Imam Ali (a)	146, Rajab	157Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries, Rajab, Practices of Umm Dawud, Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	168, Rajab	179, Rajab	1810Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s), Rajab
1911, Rajab	2012, Rajab	2113, Rajab	2214Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah, Rajab, Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)	2315, Rajab	2416Battle of Khaybar, Rajab, Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab	2517Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a), Rajab
2618Wafat of Abu Talib (a), Rajab, Laylat al-Miraj	2719Eid al-Mabath, Rajab	2820Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina, Rajab	2921Amaal of the last day of Rajab, Rajab, Battle of Tabuk, Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban

Rajab 1486 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
			1Oct 24al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya, Rajab, Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim, Umra of Rajab, Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a)	225Laylat al-RaghaibEve of 3, after Maghrib, Rajab	326Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Rajab	427, Rajab
528Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning, Rajab	629, Rajab	730Special salat of 7 Rajab, Rajab	831, Rajab	9Nov 1Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a), Rajab	102Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a), Rajab	113, Rajab
124Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital, Rajab	135Ayyam al-Bid, Rajab, Wiladat of Imam Ali (a)	146, Rajab	157Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries, Rajab, Practices of Umm Dawud, Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	168, Rajab	179, Rajab	1810Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s), Rajab
1911, Rajab	2012, Rajab	2113, Rajab	2214Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah, Rajab, Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)	2315, Rajab	2416Battle of Khaybar, Rajab, Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab	2517Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a), Rajab
2618Wafat of Abu Talib (a), Rajab, Laylat al-Miraj	2719Eid al-Mabath, Rajab	2820Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina, Rajab	2921Amaal of the last day of Rajab, Rajab, Battle of Tabuk, Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban

Rajab 1486 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
			1Oct 24al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya, Rajab, Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim, Umra of Rajab, Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a)	225Laylat al-RaghaibEve of 3, after Maghrib, Rajab	326Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Rajab	427, Rajab
528Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning, Rajab	629, Rajab	730Special salat of 7 Rajab, Rajab	831, Rajab	9Nov 1Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a), Rajab	102Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a), Rajab	113, Rajab
124Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital, Rajab	135Ayyam al-Bid, Rajab, Wiladat of Imam Ali (a)	146, Rajab	157Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries, Rajab, Practices of Umm Dawud, Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	168, Rajab	179, Rajab	1810Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s), Rajab
1911, Rajab	2012, Rajab	2113, Rajab	2214Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah, Rajab, Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)	2315, Rajab	2416Battle of Khaybar, Rajab, Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab	2517Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a), Rajab
2618Wafat of Abu Talib (a), Rajab, Laylat al-Miraj	2719Eid al-Mabath, Rajab	2820Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina, Rajab	2921Battle of Tabuk, Rajab	3022Amaal 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
24 Oct
al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya
Worship
A’maal for this day →
1
Wed
24 Oct
Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
1
Wed
24 Oct
Umra of Rajab
Worship
A’maal for this day →
1
Wed
24 Oct
Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a)
Celebration
A’maal for this day →
3
Eve
Thu
25 Oct
Laylat al-Raghaib
Worship
Thursday 25 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 26 October)
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
26 Oct
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
28 Oct
Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Celebration · Rajab reckoning
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Khoja: 2 or 5 Rajab
7
Tue
30 Oct
Special salat of 7 Rajab
Worship
A’maal for this day →
9
Thu
1 Nov
Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a)
Celebration
10
Fri
2 Nov
Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a)
Celebration
12
Sun
4 Nov
Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital
Commemoration
13
Mon
5 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
Mon
5 Nov
Wiladat of Imam Ali (a)
Celebration
Born inside the Kaba
A’maal for this day →
15
Wed
7 Nov
Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries
Commemoration
A’maal for this day →
15
Wed
7 Nov
Practices of Umm Dawud
Worship
A’maal for this day →
15
Wed
7 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
Sat
10 Nov
Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s)
Mourning
22
Wed
14 Nov
Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah
Mourning
22
Wed
14 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
Fri
16 Nov
Battle of Khaybar
Commemoration
24
Fri
16 Nov
Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab
Worship
A’maal for this day →
25
Sat
17 Nov
Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)
Mourning
26
Sun
18 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
Mon
19 Nov
Eid al-Mabath
Celebration
Bi'tha -- the beginning of the prophetic mission
A’maal for this day →
27
Eve
Sun
18 Nov
Laylat al-Miraj
Worship
Sunday 18 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 19 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
Tue
20 Nov
Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina
Mourning
292930
WedWedThu
21 Nov21 Nov22 Nov
Amaal of the last day of Rajab
Worship
A’maal for this day →
29
Wed
21 Nov
Battle of Tabuk
Commemoration