Hijri calendar

Rajab 1503

April to May 2080 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 1503 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
		1Apr 23al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya, Rajab, Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim, Umra of Rajab, Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a)	224, Rajab	325Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Rajab, Laylat al-Raghaib	426, Rajab	527Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning, Rajab
628, Rajab	729Special salat of 7 Rajab, Rajab	830, Rajab	9May 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	2517Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a), Rajab, Supplication of the last Friday of 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 1503 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
	1Apr 22al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya, Rajab, Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim, Umra of Rajab, Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a)	223, Rajab	324Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Rajab	425Laylat al-RaghaibEve of 5, after Maghrib, Rajab	526Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning, Rajab	627, Rajab
728Special salat of 7 Rajab, Rajab	829, Rajab	930Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a), Rajab	10May 1Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a), Rajab	112, Rajab	123Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital, Rajab	134Ayyam al-Bid, Rajab, Wiladat of Imam Ali (a)
145, Rajab	156Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries, Rajab, Practices of Umm Dawud, Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	167, Rajab	178, Rajab	189Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s), Rajab	1910, Rajab	2011, Rajab
2112, Rajab	2213Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah, Rajab, Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)	2314, Rajab	2415Battle of Khaybar, Rajab	2516Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a), Rajab	2617Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab, Rajab, Wafat of Abu Talib (a), Laylat al-Miraj	2718Eid al-Mabath, Rajab
2819Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina, Rajab	2920Amaal of the last day of Rajab, Rajab, Battle of Tabuk, Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban

Rajab 1503 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
	1Apr 22al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya, Rajab, Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim, Umra of Rajab, Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a)	223, Rajab	324Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Rajab	425Laylat al-RaghaibEve of 5, after Maghrib, Rajab	526Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning, Rajab	627, Rajab
728Special salat of 7 Rajab, Rajab	829, Rajab	930Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a), Rajab	10May 1Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a), Rajab	112, Rajab	123Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital, Rajab	134Ayyam al-Bid, Rajab, Wiladat of Imam Ali (a)
145, Rajab	156Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries, Rajab, Practices of Umm Dawud, Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	167, Rajab	178, Rajab	189Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s), Rajab	1910, Rajab	2011, Rajab
2112, Rajab	2213Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah, Rajab, Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)	2314, Rajab	2415Battle of Khaybar, Rajab	2516Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a), Rajab	2617Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab, Rajab, Wafat of Abu Talib (a), Laylat al-Miraj	2718Eid al-Mabath, Rajab
2819Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina, Rajab	2920Amaal 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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TueMonMon
23 Apr22 Apr22 Apr
al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya
Worship
A’maal for this day →
1
TueMonMon
23 Apr22 Apr22 Apr
Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
1
TueMonMon
23 Apr22 Apr22 Apr
Umra of Rajab
Worship
A’maal for this day →
1
TueMonMon
23 Apr22 Apr22 Apr
Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a)
Celebration
A’maal for this day →
3
ThuWedWed
25 Apr24 Apr24 Apr
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
455
Eve
Thu
25 Apr
Laylat al-Raghaib
Worship
Thursday 25 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 26 April)
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
5
SatFriFri
27 Apr26 Apr26 Apr
Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Celebration · Rajab reckoning
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Khoja: 2 or 5 Rajab
7
MonSunSun
29 Apr28 Apr28 Apr
Special salat of 7 Rajab
Worship
A’maal for this day →
9
WedTueTue
1 May30 Apr30 Apr
Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a)
Celebration
10
ThuWedWed
2 May1 May1 May
Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a)
Celebration
12
SatFriFri
4 May3 May3 May
Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital
Commemoration
13
SunSatSat
5 May4 May4 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
SunSatSat
5 May4 May4 May
Wiladat of Imam Ali (a)
Celebration
Born inside the Kaba
A’maal for this day →
15
TueMonMon
7 May6 May6 May
Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries
Commemoration
A’maal for this day →
15
TueMonMon
7 May6 May6 May
Practices of Umm Dawud
Worship
A’maal for this day →
15
TueMonMon
7 May6 May6 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
FriThuThu
10 May9 May9 May
Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s)
Mourning
22
TueMonMon
14 May13 May13 May
Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah
Mourning
22
TueMonMon
14 May13 May13 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
24
ThuWedWed
16 May15 May15 May
Battle of Khaybar
Commemoration
25
FriThuThu
17 May16 May16 May
Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)
Mourning
252626
Fri
17 May
Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab
Worship
A’maal for this day →
26
SatFriFri
18 May17 May17 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
SunSatSat
19 May18 May18 May
Eid al-Mabath
Celebration
Bi'tha -- the beginning of the prophetic mission
A’maal for this day →
27
Eve
SatFriFri
18 May17 May17 May
Laylat al-Miraj
Worship
Saturday 18 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 19 May)Friday 17 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 18 May)Friday 17 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 18 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
MonSunSun
20 May19 May19 May
Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina
Mourning
29
TueMonMon
21 May20 May20 May
Amaal of the last day of Rajab
Worship
A’maal for this day →
29
TueMonMon
21 May20 May20 May
Battle of Tabuk
Commemoration