Hijri calendar

Rajab 1502

May to June 2079May 2079May 2079 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 1502 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
				1May 4al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya, Rajab, Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim, Umra of Rajab, Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a), Laylat al-Raghaib	25, Rajab	36Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Rajab
47, Rajab	58Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning, Rajab	69, 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)	2326Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab, 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	2831Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina, Rajab	29Jun 1Amaal of the last day of Rajab, Rajab, Battle of Tabuk, Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban

Rajab 1502 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
			1May 3al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya, Rajab, Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim, Umra of Rajab, Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a)	24Laylat al-RaghaibEve of 3, after Maghrib, 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	2426Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab, Rajab, Battle of Khaybar	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	2931Amaal of the last day of Rajab, Rajab, Battle of Tabuk, Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban

Rajab 1502 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
			1May 3al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya, Rajab, Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim, Umra of Rajab, Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a)	24Laylat al-RaghaibEve of 3, after Maghrib, 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	2426Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab, Rajab, Battle of Khaybar	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	2931Amaal of the last day of Rajab, Rajab, Battle of Tabuk, 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
ThuWedWed
4 May3 May3 May
al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya
Worship
A’maal for this day →
1
ThuWedWed
4 May3 May3 May
Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
1
ThuWedWed
4 May3 May3 May
Umra of Rajab
Worship
A’maal for this day →
1
ThuWedWed
4 May3 May3 May
Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a)
Celebration
A’maal for this day →
233
Eve
Thu
4 May
Laylat al-Raghaib
Worship
Thursday 4 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 5 May)
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
SatFriFri
6 May5 May5 May
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
MonSunSun
8 May7 May7 May
Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Celebration · Rajab reckoning
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Khoja: 2 or 5 Rajab
7
WedTueTue
10 May9 May9 May
Special salat of 7 Rajab
Worship
A’maal for this day →
9
FriThuThu
12 May11 May11 May
Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a)
Celebration
10
SatFriFri
13 May12 May12 May
Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a)
Celebration
12
MonSunSun
15 May14 May14 May
Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital
Commemoration
13
TueMonMon
16 May15 May15 May
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
TueMonMon
16 May15 May15 May
Wiladat of Imam Ali (a)
Celebration
Born inside the Kaba
A’maal for this day →
15
ThuWedWed
18 May17 May17 May
Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries
Commemoration
A’maal for this day →
15
ThuWedWed
18 May17 May17 May
Practices of Umm Dawud
Worship
A’maal for this day →
15
ThuWedWed
18 May17 May17 May
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
SunSatSat
21 May20 May20 May
Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s)
Mourning
22
ThuWedWed
25 May24 May24 May
Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah
Mourning
22
ThuWedWed
25 May24 May24 May
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
232424
Fri
26 May
Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab
Worship
A’maal for this day →
24
SatFriFri
27 May26 May26 May
Battle of Khaybar
Commemoration
25
SunSatSat
28 May27 May27 May
Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)
Mourning
26
MonSunSun
29 May28 May28 May
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
TueMonMon
30 May29 May29 May
Eid al-Mabath
Celebration
Bi'tha -- the beginning of the prophetic mission
A’maal for this day →
27
Eve
MonSunSun
29 May28 May28 May
Laylat al-Miraj
Worship
Monday 29 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 30 May)Sunday 28 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 29 May)Sunday 28 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 29 May)
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
WedTueTue
31 May30 May30 May
Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina
Mourning
29
ThuWedWed
1 June31 May31 May
Amaal of the last day of Rajab
Worship
A’maal for this day →
29
ThuWedWed
1 June31 May31 May
Battle of Tabuk
Commemoration