Hijri calendar

Rajab 1511

January to February 2088 رجب

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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 1511 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
		1Jan 27al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya, Rajab, Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim, Umra of Rajab, Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a)	228, Rajab	329Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Rajab, Laylat al-Raghaib	430, Rajab	531Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning, Rajab
6Feb 1, Rajab	72Special salat of 7 Rajab, Rajab	83, Rajab	94Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a), Rajab	105Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a), Rajab	116, Rajab	127Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital, Rajab
138Ayyam al-Bid, Rajab, Wiladat of Imam Ali (a)	149, Rajab	1510Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries, Rajab, Practices of Umm Dawud, Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	1611, Rajab	1712, Rajab	1813Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s), Rajab	1914, Rajab
2015, Rajab	2116, Rajab	2217Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah, Rajab, Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)	2318, Rajab	2419Battle of Khaybar, Rajab	2520Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a), Rajab, Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab	2621Wafat of Abu Talib (a), Rajab, Laylat al-Miraj
2722Eid al-Mabath, Rajab	2823Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina, Rajab	2924Amaal of the last day of Rajab, Rajab, Battle of Tabuk, Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban

Rajab 1511 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
	1Jan 26al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya, Rajab, Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim, Umra of Rajab, Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a)	227, Rajab	328Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Rajab	429Laylat al-RaghaibEve of 5, after Maghrib, Rajab	530Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning, Rajab	631, Rajab
7Feb 1Special salat of 7 Rajab, Rajab	82, Rajab	93Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a), Rajab	104Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a), Rajab	115, Rajab	126Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital, Rajab	137Ayyam al-Bid, Rajab, Wiladat of Imam Ali (a)
148, Rajab	159Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries, Rajab, Practices of Umm Dawud, Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	1610, Rajab	1711, Rajab	1812Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s), Rajab	1913, Rajab	2014, Rajab
2115, Rajab	2216Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah, Rajab, Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)	2317, Rajab	2418Battle of Khaybar, Rajab	2519Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a), Rajab	2620Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab, Rajab, Wafat of Abu Talib (a), Laylat al-Miraj	2721Eid al-Mabath, Rajab
2822Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina, Rajab	2923Amaal of the last day of Rajab, Rajab, Battle of Tabuk, Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban

Rajab 1511 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
	1Jan 26al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya, Rajab, Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim, Umra of Rajab, Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a)	227, Rajab	328Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Rajab	429Laylat al-RaghaibEve of 5, after Maghrib, Rajab	530Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning, Rajab	631, Rajab
7Feb 1Special salat of 7 Rajab, Rajab	82, Rajab	93Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a), Rajab	104Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a), Rajab	115, Rajab	126Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital, Rajab	137Ayyam al-Bid, Rajab, Wiladat of Imam Ali (a)
148, Rajab	159Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries, Rajab, Practices of Umm Dawud, Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	1610, Rajab	1711, Rajab	1812Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s), Rajab	1913, Rajab	2014, Rajab
2115, Rajab	2216Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah, Rajab, Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)	2317, Rajab	2418Battle of Khaybar, Rajab	2519Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a), Rajab	2620Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab, Rajab, Wafat of Abu Talib (a), Laylat al-Miraj	2721Eid al-Mabath, Rajab
2822Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina, Rajab	2923Amaal 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
27 Jan26 Jan26 Jan
al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya
Worship
A’maal for this day →
1
TueMonMon
27 Jan26 Jan26 Jan
Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
1
TueMonMon
27 Jan26 Jan26 Jan
Umra of Rajab
Worship
A’maal for this day →
1
TueMonMon
27 Jan26 Jan26 Jan
Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a)
Celebration
A’maal for this day →
3
ThuWedWed
29 Jan28 Jan28 Jan
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
29 Jan
Laylat al-Raghaib
Worship
Thursday 29 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 30 January)
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
31 Jan30 Jan30 Jan
Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Celebration · Rajab reckoning
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Khoja: 2 or 5 Rajab
7
MonSunSun
2 Feb1 Feb1 Feb
Special salat of 7 Rajab
Worship
A’maal for this day →
9
WedTueTue
4 Feb3 Feb3 Feb
Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a)
Celebration
10
ThuWedWed
5 Feb4 Feb4 Feb
Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a)
Celebration
12
SatFriFri
7 Feb6 Feb6 Feb
Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital
Commemoration
13
SunSatSat
8 Feb7 Feb7 Feb
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
8 Feb7 Feb7 Feb
Wiladat of Imam Ali (a)
Celebration
Born inside the Kaba
A’maal for this day →
15
TueMonMon
10 Feb9 Feb9 Feb
Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries
Commemoration
A’maal for this day →
15
TueMonMon
10 Feb9 Feb9 Feb
Practices of Umm Dawud
Worship
A’maal for this day →
15
TueMonMon
10 Feb9 Feb9 Feb
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
13 Feb12 Feb12 Feb
Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s)
Mourning
22
TueMonMon
17 Feb16 Feb16 Feb
Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah
Mourning
22
TueMonMon
17 Feb16 Feb16 Feb
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
19 Feb18 Feb18 Feb
Battle of Khaybar
Commemoration
25
FriThuThu
20 Feb19 Feb19 Feb
Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)
Mourning
252626
Fri
20 Feb
Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab
Worship
A’maal for this day →
26
SatFriFri
21 Feb20 Feb20 Feb
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
22 Feb21 Feb21 Feb
Eid al-Mabath
Celebration
Bi'tha -- the beginning of the prophetic mission
A’maal for this day →
27
Eve
SatFriFri
21 Feb20 Feb20 Feb
Laylat al-Miraj
Worship
Saturday 21 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 22 February)Friday 20 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 21 February)Friday 20 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 21 February)
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
23 Feb22 Feb22 Feb
Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina
Mourning
29
TueMonMon
24 Feb23 Feb23 Feb
Amaal of the last day of Rajab
Worship
A’maal for this day →
29
TueMonMon
24 Feb23 Feb23 Feb
Battle of Tabuk
Commemoration