Hijri calendar

Rajab 1496

July to August 2073 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 1496 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
					1Jul 7al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya, Rajab, Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim, Umra of Rajab, Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a)	28, Rajab
39Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Rajab	410, Rajab	511Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning, Rajab	612, Rajab	713Special salat of 7 Rajab, Rajab	814, Rajab	915Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a), Rajab
1016Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a), Rajab	1117, Rajab	1218Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital, Rajab	1319Ayyam al-Bid, Rajab, Wiladat of Imam Ali (a)	1420, Rajab	1521Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries, Rajab, Practices of Umm Dawud, Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	1622, Rajab
1723, Rajab	1824Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s), Rajab	1925, Rajab	2026, Rajab	2127, Rajab	2228Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah, Rajab, Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)	2329, Rajab
2430Battle of Khaybar, Rajab	2531Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a), Rajab	26Aug 1Wafat of Abu Talib (a), Rajab, Laylat al-Miraj	272Eid al-Mabath, Rajab	283Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina, Rajab	294Battle of Tabuk, Rajab, Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab	305Amaal of the last day of Rajab, Rajab, Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban

Rajab 1496 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
					1Jul 7al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya, Rajab, Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim, Umra of Rajab, Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a)	28, Rajab
39Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Rajab	410, Rajab	511Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning, Rajab	612, Rajab	713Special salat of 7 Rajab, Rajab	814, Rajab	915Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a), Rajab
1016Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a), Rajab	1117, Rajab	1218Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital, Rajab	1319Ayyam al-Bid, Rajab, Wiladat of Imam Ali (a)	1420, Rajab	1521Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries, Rajab, Practices of Umm Dawud, Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	1622, Rajab
1723, Rajab	1824Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s), Rajab	1925, Rajab	2026, Rajab	2127, Rajab	2228Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah, Rajab, Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)	2329, Rajab
2430Battle of Khaybar, Rajab	2531Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a), Rajab	26Aug 1Wafat of Abu Talib (a), Rajab, Laylat al-Miraj	272Eid al-Mabath, Rajab	283Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina, Rajab	294Battle of Tabuk, Rajab, Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab	305Amaal of the last day of Rajab, Rajab, Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban

Rajab 1496 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
					1Jul 7al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya, Rajab, Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim, Umra of Rajab, Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a)	28, Rajab
39Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Rajab	410, Rajab	511Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning, Rajab	612, Rajab	713Special salat of 7 Rajab, Rajab	814, Rajab	915Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a), Rajab
1016Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a), Rajab	1117, Rajab	1218Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital, Rajab	1319Ayyam al-Bid, Rajab, Wiladat of Imam Ali (a)	1420, Rajab	1521Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries, Rajab, Practices of Umm Dawud, Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	1622, Rajab
1723, Rajab	1824Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s), Rajab	1925, Rajab	2026, Rajab	2127, Rajab	2228Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah, Rajab, Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)	2329, Rajab
2430Battle of Khaybar, Rajab	2531Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a), Rajab	26Aug 1Wafat of Abu Talib (a), Rajab, Laylat al-Miraj	272Eid al-Mabath, Rajab	283Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina, Rajab	294Battle of Tabuk, Rajab, Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab	305Amaal 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
Fri
7 July
al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya
Worship
A’maal for this day →
1
Eve
Thu
6 July
Laylat al-Raghaib
Worship
Thursday 6 July evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 7 July)
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
Fri
7 July
Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
1
Fri
7 July
Umra of Rajab
Worship
A’maal for this day →
1
Fri
7 July
Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a)
Celebration
A’maal for this day →
3
Sun
9 July
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
Tue
11 July
Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Celebration · Rajab reckoning
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Khoja: 2 or 5 Rajab
7
Thu
13 July
Special salat of 7 Rajab
Worship
A’maal for this day →
9
Sat
15 July
Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a)
Celebration
10
Sun
16 July
Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a)
Celebration
12
Tue
18 July
Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital
Commemoration
13
Wed
19 July
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
Wed
19 July
Wiladat of Imam Ali (a)
Celebration
Born inside the Kaba
A’maal for this day →
15
Fri
21 July
Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries
Commemoration
A’maal for this day →
15
Fri
21 July
Practices of Umm Dawud
Worship
A’maal for this day →
15
Fri
21 July
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
Mon
24 July
Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s)
Mourning
22
Fri
28 July
Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah
Mourning
22
Fri
28 July
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
Sun
30 July
Battle of Khaybar
Commemoration
25
Mon
31 July
Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)
Mourning
26
Tue
1 Aug
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
Wed
2 Aug
Eid al-Mabath
Celebration
Bi'tha -- the beginning of the prophetic mission
A’maal for this day →
27
Eve
Tue
1 Aug
Laylat al-Miraj
Worship
Tuesday 1 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 2 August)
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
Thu
3 Aug
Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina
Mourning
29
Fri
4 Aug
Battle of Tabuk
Commemoration
29
Fri
4 Aug
Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab
Worship
A’maal for this day →
30
Sat
5 Aug
Amaal of the last day of Rajab
Worship
A’maal for this day →