Hijri calendar

Rajab 1491

August to September 2068 رجب

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Rajab 1491 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
				1Aug 30al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya, Rajab, Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim, Umra of Rajab, Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a), Laylat al-Raghaib	231, Rajab	3Sep 1Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Rajab
42, Rajab	53Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning, Rajab	64, Rajab	75Special salat of 7 Rajab, Rajab	86, Rajab	97Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a), Rajab	108Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a), Rajab
119, Rajab	1210Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital, Rajab	1311Ayyam al-Bid, Rajab, Wiladat of Imam Ali (a)	1412, Rajab	1513Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries, Rajab, Practices of Umm Dawud, Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	1614, Rajab	1715, Rajab
1816Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s), Rajab	1917, Rajab	2018, Rajab	2119, Rajab	2220Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah, Rajab, Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)	2321, Rajab	2422Battle of Khaybar, Rajab
2523Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a), Rajab	2624Wafat of Abu Talib (a), Rajab, Laylat al-Miraj	2725Eid al-Mabath, Rajab	2826Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina, Rajab	2927Battle of Tabuk, Rajab	3028Amaal of the last day of Rajab, Rajab, Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab, Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban

Rajab 1491 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
				1Aug 30al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya, Rajab, Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim, Umra of Rajab, Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a), Laylat al-Raghaib	231, Rajab	3Sep 1Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Rajab
42, Rajab	53Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning, Rajab	64, Rajab	75Special salat of 7 Rajab, Rajab	86, Rajab	97Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a), Rajab	108Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a), Rajab
119, Rajab	1210Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital, Rajab	1311Ayyam al-Bid, Rajab, Wiladat of Imam Ali (a)	1412, Rajab	1513Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries, Rajab, Practices of Umm Dawud, Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	1614, Rajab	1715, Rajab
1816Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s), Rajab	1917, Rajab	2018, Rajab	2119, Rajab	2220Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah, Rajab, Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)	2321, Rajab	2422Battle of Khaybar, Rajab
2523Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a), Rajab	2624Wafat of Abu Talib (a), Rajab, Laylat al-Miraj	2725Eid al-Mabath, Rajab	2826Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina, Rajab	2927Battle of Tabuk, Rajab	3028Amaal of the last day of Rajab, Rajab, Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab, Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban

Rajab 1491 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
				1Aug 30al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya, Rajab, Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim, Umra of Rajab, Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a), Laylat al-Raghaib	231, Rajab	3Sep 1Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Rajab
42, Rajab	53Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning, Rajab	64, Rajab	75Special salat of 7 Rajab, Rajab	86, Rajab	97Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a), Rajab	108Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a), Rajab
119, Rajab	1210Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital, Rajab	1311Ayyam al-Bid, Rajab, Wiladat of Imam Ali (a)	1412, Rajab	1513Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries, Rajab, Practices of Umm Dawud, Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	1614, Rajab	1715, Rajab
1816Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s), Rajab	1917, Rajab	2018, Rajab	2119, Rajab	2220Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah, Rajab, Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)	2321, Rajab	2422Battle of Khaybar, Rajab
2523Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a), Rajab	2624Wafat of Abu Talib (a), Rajab, Laylat al-Miraj	2725Eid al-Mabath, Rajab	2826Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina, Rajab	2927Battle of Tabuk, Rajab	3028Amaal of the last day of Rajab, Rajab, Supplication of the last Friday 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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1
Thu
30 Aug
al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya
Worship
A’maal for this day →
1
Thu
30 Aug
Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
1
Thu
30 Aug
Umra of Rajab
Worship
A’maal for this day →
1
Thu
30 Aug
Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a)
Celebration
A’maal for this day →
2
Eve
Thu
30 Aug
Laylat al-Raghaib
Worship
Thursday 30 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 31 August)
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
Sat
1 Sept
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
Mon
3 Sept
Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Celebration · Rajab reckoning
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Khoja: 2 or 5 Rajab
7
Wed
5 Sept
Special salat of 7 Rajab
Worship
A’maal for this day →
9
Fri
7 Sept
Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a)
Celebration
10
Sat
8 Sept
Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a)
Celebration
12
Mon
10 Sept
Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital
Commemoration
13
Tue
11 Sept
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
Tue
11 Sept
Wiladat of Imam Ali (a)
Celebration
Born inside the Kaba
A’maal for this day →
15
Thu
13 Sept
Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries
Commemoration
A’maal for this day →
15
Thu
13 Sept
Practices of Umm Dawud
Worship
A’maal for this day →
15
Thu
13 Sept
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
Sun
16 Sept
Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s)
Mourning
22
Thu
20 Sept
Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah
Mourning
22
Thu
20 Sept
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
Sat
22 Sept
Battle of Khaybar
Commemoration
25
Sun
23 Sept
Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)
Mourning
26
Mon
24 Sept
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
Tue
25 Sept
Eid al-Mabath
Celebration
Bi'tha -- the beginning of the prophetic mission
A’maal for this day →
27
Eve
Mon
24 Sept
Laylat al-Miraj
Worship
Monday 24 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 25 September)
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
Wed
26 Sept
Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina
Mourning
29
Thu
27 Sept
Battle of Tabuk
Commemoration
30
Fri
28 Sept
Amaal of the last day of Rajab
Worship
A’maal for this day →
30
Fri
28 Sept
Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab
Worship
A’maal for this day →