Hijri calendar

Rajab 1505

April 2082March to April 2082March to April 2082 رجب

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Rajab 1505 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
			1Apr 1al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya, Rajab, Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim, Umra of Rajab, Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a)	22Laylat al-RaghaibEve of 3, after Maghrib, Rajab	33Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Rajab	44, Rajab
55Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning, Rajab	66, Rajab	77Special salat of 7 Rajab, Rajab	88, Rajab	99Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a), Rajab	1010Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a), Rajab	1111, Rajab
1212Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital, Rajab	1313Ayyam al-Bid, Rajab, Wiladat of Imam Ali (a)	1414, Rajab	1515Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries, Rajab, Practices of Umm Dawud, Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	1616, Rajab	1717, Rajab	1818Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s), Rajab
1919, Rajab	2020, Rajab	2121, Rajab	2222Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah, Rajab, Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)	2323, Rajab	2424Battle of Khaybar, Rajab, Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab	2525Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a), Rajab
2626Wafat of Abu Talib (a), Rajab, Laylat al-Miraj	2727Eid al-Mabath, Rajab	2828Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina, Rajab	2929Battle of Tabuk, Rajab	3030Amaal of the last day of Rajab, Rajab, Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban

Rajab 1505 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
		1Mar 31al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya, Rajab, Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim, Umra of Rajab, Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a)	2Apr 1, Rajab	32Laylat al-RaghaibEve of 4, after Maghrib, Rajab, Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a)	43, Rajab	54Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning, Rajab
65, Rajab	76Special salat of 7 Rajab, Rajab	87, Rajab	98Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a), Rajab	109Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a), Rajab	1110, Rajab	1211Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital, Rajab
1312Ayyam al-Bid, Rajab, Wiladat of Imam Ali (a)	1413, Rajab	1514Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries, Rajab, Practices of Umm Dawud, Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	1615, Rajab	1716, Rajab	1817Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s), Rajab	1918, Rajab
2019, Rajab	2120, Rajab	2221Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah, Rajab, Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)	2322, Rajab	2423Battle of Khaybar, Rajab	2524Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab, Rajab, Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)	2625Wafat of Abu Talib (a), Rajab, Laylat al-Miraj
2726Eid al-Mabath, Rajab	2827Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina, Rajab	2928Battle of Tabuk, Rajab	3029Amaal of the last day of Rajab, Rajab, Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban

Rajab 1505 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
		1Mar 31al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya, Rajab, Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim, Umra of Rajab, Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a)	2Apr 1, Rajab	32Laylat al-RaghaibEve of 4, after Maghrib, Rajab, Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a)	43, Rajab	54Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning, Rajab
65, Rajab	76Special salat of 7 Rajab, Rajab	87, Rajab	98Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a), Rajab	109Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a), Rajab	1110, Rajab	1211Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital, Rajab
1312Ayyam al-Bid, Rajab, Wiladat of Imam Ali (a)	1413, Rajab	1514Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries, Rajab, Practices of Umm Dawud, Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	1615, Rajab	1716, Rajab	1817Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s), Rajab	1918, Rajab
2019, Rajab	2120, Rajab	2221Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah, Rajab, Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)	2322, Rajab	2423Battle of Khaybar, Rajab	2524Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab, Rajab, Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)	2625Wafat of Abu Talib (a), Rajab, Laylat al-Miraj
2726Eid al-Mabath, Rajab	2827Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina, Rajab	2928Battle of Tabuk, Rajab	3029Amaal of the last day of Rajab, Rajab, Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban

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Commemoration
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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
WedTueTue
1 Apr31 Mar31 Mar
al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya
Worship
A’maal for this day →
1
WedTueTue
1 Apr31 Mar31 Mar
Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
1
WedTueTue
1 Apr31 Mar31 Mar
Umra of Rajab
Worship
A’maal for this day →
1
WedTueTue
1 Apr31 Mar31 Mar
Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a)
Celebration
A’maal for this day →
344
Eve
Thu
2 Apr
Laylat al-Raghaib
Worship
Thursday 2 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 3 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
3
FriThuThu
3 Apr2 Apr2 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
5
SunSatSat
5 Apr4 Apr4 Apr
Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Celebration · Rajab reckoning
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Khoja: 2 or 5 Rajab
7
TueMonMon
7 Apr6 Apr6 Apr
Special salat of 7 Rajab
Worship
A’maal for this day →
9
ThuWedWed
9 Apr8 Apr8 Apr
Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a)
Celebration
10
FriThuThu
10 Apr9 Apr9 Apr
Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a)
Celebration
12
SunSatSat
12 Apr11 Apr11 Apr
Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital
Commemoration
13
MonSunSun
13 Apr12 Apr12 Apr
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
MonSunSun
13 Apr12 Apr12 Apr
Wiladat of Imam Ali (a)
Celebration
Born inside the Kaba
A’maal for this day →
15
WedTueTue
15 Apr14 Apr14 Apr
Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries
Commemoration
A’maal for this day →
15
WedTueTue
15 Apr14 Apr14 Apr
Practices of Umm Dawud
Worship
A’maal for this day →
15
WedTueTue
15 Apr14 Apr14 Apr
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
SatFriFri
18 Apr17 Apr17 Apr
Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s)
Mourning
22
WedTueTue
22 Apr21 Apr21 Apr
Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah
Mourning
22
WedTueTue
22 Apr21 Apr21 Apr
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
FriThuThu
24 Apr23 Apr23 Apr
Battle of Khaybar
Commemoration
242525
Fri
24 Apr
Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab
Worship
A’maal for this day →
25
SatFriFri
25 Apr24 Apr24 Apr
Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)
Mourning
26
SunSatSat
26 Apr25 Apr25 Apr
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
MonSunSun
27 Apr26 Apr26 Apr
Eid al-Mabath
Celebration
Bi'tha -- the beginning of the prophetic mission
A’maal for this day →
27
Eve
SunSatSat
26 Apr25 Apr25 Apr
Laylat al-Miraj
Worship
Sunday 26 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 27 April)Saturday 25 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 26 April)Saturday 25 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 26 April)
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
TueMonMon
28 Apr27 Apr27 Apr
Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina
Mourning
29
WedTueTue
29 Apr28 Apr28 Apr
Battle of Tabuk
Commemoration
30
ThuWedWed
30 Apr29 Apr29 Apr
Amaal of the last day of Rajab
Worship
A’maal for this day →