Hijri calendar

Rajab 1521

October to November 2097 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 1521 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
		1Oct 8al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya, Rajab, Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim, Umra of Rajab, Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a)	29, Rajab	310Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Rajab, Laylat al-Raghaib	411, Rajab	512Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning, Rajab
613, Rajab	714Special salat of 7 Rajab, Rajab	815, Rajab	916Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a), Rajab	1017Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a), Rajab	1118, Rajab	1219Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital, Rajab
1320Ayyam al-Bid, Rajab, Wiladat of Imam Ali (a)	1421, Rajab	1522Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries, Rajab, Practices of Umm Dawud, Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	1623, Rajab	1724, Rajab	1825Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s), Rajab	1926, Rajab
2027, Rajab	2128, Rajab	2229Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah, Rajab, Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)	2330, Rajab	2431Battle of Khaybar, Rajab	25Nov 1Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a), Rajab, Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab	262Wafat of Abu Talib (a), Rajab, Laylat al-Miraj
273Eid al-Mabath, Rajab	284Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina, Rajab	295Amaal of the last day of Rajab, Rajab, Battle of Tabuk, Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban

Rajab 1521 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
		1Oct 8al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya, Rajab, Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim, Umra of Rajab, Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a)	29, Rajab	310Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Rajab, Laylat al-Raghaib	411, Rajab	512Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning, Rajab
613, Rajab	714Special salat of 7 Rajab, Rajab	815, Rajab	916Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a), Rajab	1017Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a), Rajab	1118, Rajab	1219Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital, Rajab
1320Ayyam al-Bid, Rajab, Wiladat of Imam Ali (a)	1421, Rajab	1522Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries, Rajab, Practices of Umm Dawud, Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	1623, Rajab	1724, Rajab	1825Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s), Rajab	1926, Rajab
2027, Rajab	2128, Rajab	2229Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah, Rajab, Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)	2330, Rajab	2431Battle of Khaybar, Rajab	25Nov 1Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a), Rajab, Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab	262Wafat of Abu Talib (a), Rajab, Laylat al-Miraj
273Eid al-Mabath, Rajab	284Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina, Rajab	295Amaal of the last day of Rajab, Rajab, Battle of Tabuk, Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban

Rajab 1521 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
		1Oct 8al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya, Rajab, Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim, Umra of Rajab, Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a)	29, Rajab	310Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Rajab, Laylat al-Raghaib	411, Rajab	512Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning, Rajab
613, Rajab	714Special salat of 7 Rajab, Rajab	815, Rajab	916Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a), Rajab	1017Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a), Rajab	1118, Rajab	1219Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital, Rajab
1320Ayyam al-Bid, Rajab, Wiladat of Imam Ali (a)	1421, Rajab	1522Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries, Rajab, Practices of Umm Dawud, Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	1623, Rajab	1724, Rajab	1825Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s), Rajab	1926, Rajab
2027, Rajab	2128, Rajab	2229Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah, Rajab, Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)	2330, Rajab	2431Battle of Khaybar, Rajab	25Nov 1Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a), Rajab, Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab	262Wafat of Abu Talib (a), Rajab, Laylat al-Miraj
273Eid al-Mabath, Rajab	284Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina, Rajab	295Battle of Tabuk, Rajab	306Amaal 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
Tue
8 Oct
al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya
Worship
A’maal for this day →
1
Tue
8 Oct
Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
1
Tue
8 Oct
Umra of Rajab
Worship
A’maal for this day →
1
Tue
8 Oct
Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a)
Celebration
A’maal for this day →
3
Thu
10 Oct
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
4
Eve
Thu
10 Oct
Laylat al-Raghaib
Worship
Thursday 10 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 11 October)
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
Sat
12 Oct
Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Celebration · Rajab reckoning
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Khoja: 2 or 5 Rajab
7
Mon
14 Oct
Special salat of 7 Rajab
Worship
A’maal for this day →
9
Wed
16 Oct
Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a)
Celebration
10
Thu
17 Oct
Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a)
Celebration
12
Sat
19 Oct
Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital
Commemoration
13
Sun
20 Oct
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
Sun
20 Oct
Wiladat of Imam Ali (a)
Celebration
Born inside the Kaba
A’maal for this day →
15
Tue
22 Oct
Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries
Commemoration
A’maal for this day →
15
Tue
22 Oct
Practices of Umm Dawud
Worship
A’maal for this day →
15
Tue
22 Oct
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
Fri
25 Oct
Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s)
Mourning
22
Tue
29 Oct
Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah
Mourning
22
Tue
29 Oct
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
Thu
31 Oct
Battle of Khaybar
Commemoration
25
Fri
1 Nov
Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)
Mourning
25
Fri
1 Nov
Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab
Worship
A’maal for this day →
26
Sat
2 Nov
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
Sun
3 Nov
Eid al-Mabath
Celebration
Bi'tha -- the beginning of the prophetic mission
A’maal for this day →
27
Eve
Sat
2 Nov
Laylat al-Miraj
Worship
Saturday 2 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 3 November)
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
Mon
4 Nov
Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina
Mourning
292930
TueTueWed
5 Nov5 Nov6 Nov
Amaal of the last day of Rajab
Worship
A’maal for this day →
29
Tue
5 Nov
Battle of Tabuk
Commemoration