Hijri calendar

Rajab 1524

September to October 2100 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 1524 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
	1Sep 6al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya, Rajab, Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim, Umra of Rajab, Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a)	27, Rajab	38Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Rajab	49Laylat al-RaghaibEve of 5, after Maghrib, Rajab	510Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning, Rajab	611, Rajab
712Special salat of 7 Rajab, Rajab	813, Rajab	914Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a), Rajab	1015Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a), Rajab	1116, Rajab	1217Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital, Rajab	1318Ayyam al-Bid, Rajab, Wiladat of Imam Ali (a)
1419, Rajab	1520Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries, Rajab, Practices of Umm Dawud, Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	1621, Rajab	1722, Rajab	1823Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s), Rajab	1924, Rajab	2025, Rajab
2126, Rajab	2227Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah, Rajab, Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)	2328, Rajab	2429Battle of Khaybar, Rajab	2530Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a), Rajab	26Oct 1Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab, Rajab, Wafat of Abu Talib (a), Laylat al-Miraj	272Eid al-Mabath, Rajab
283Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina, Rajab	294Battle of Tabuk, Rajab	305Amaal of the last day of Rajab, Rajab, Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban

Rajab 1524 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
		1Sep 7al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya, Rajab, Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim, Umra of Rajab, Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a)	28, Rajab	39Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Rajab, Laylat al-Raghaib	410, Rajab	511Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning, Rajab
612, Rajab	713Special salat of 7 Rajab, Rajab	814, Rajab	915Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a), Rajab	1016Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a), Rajab	1117, Rajab	1218Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital, Rajab
1319Ayyam al-Bid, Rajab, Wiladat of Imam Ali (a)	1420, Rajab	1521Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries, Rajab, Practices of Umm Dawud, Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	1622, Rajab	1723, Rajab	1824Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s), Rajab	1925, Rajab
2026, Rajab	2127, Rajab	2228Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah, Rajab, Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)	2329, Rajab	2430Battle of Khaybar, Rajab	25Oct 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, Amaal of the last day of Rajab, Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban

Rajab 1524 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
		1Sep 7al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya, Rajab, Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim, Umra of Rajab, Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a)	28, Rajab	39Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Rajab, Laylat al-Raghaib	410, Rajab	511Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning, Rajab
612, Rajab	713Special salat of 7 Rajab, Rajab	814, Rajab	915Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a), Rajab	1016Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a), Rajab	1117, Rajab	1218Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital, Rajab
1319Ayyam al-Bid, Rajab, Wiladat of Imam Ali (a)	1420, Rajab	1521Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries, Rajab, Practices of Umm Dawud, Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	1622, Rajab	1723, Rajab	1824Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s), Rajab	1925, Rajab
2026, Rajab	2127, Rajab	2228Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah, Rajab, Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)	2329, Rajab	2430Battle of Khaybar, Rajab	25Oct 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, Amaal of the last day of 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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MonTueTue
6 Sept7 Sept7 Sept
al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya
Worship
A’maal for this day →
1
MonTueTue
6 Sept7 Sept7 Sept
Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
1
MonTueTue
6 Sept7 Sept7 Sept
Umra of Rajab
Worship
A’maal for this day →
1
MonTueTue
6 Sept7 Sept7 Sept
Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a)
Celebration
A’maal for this day →
3
WedThuThu
8 Sept9 Sept9 Sept
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
544
Eve
Thu
9 Sept
Laylat al-Raghaib
Worship
Thursday 9 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 10 September)
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
FriSatSat
10 Sept11 Sept11 Sept
Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Celebration · Rajab reckoning
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Khoja: 2 or 5 Rajab
7
SunMonMon
12 Sept13 Sept13 Sept
Special salat of 7 Rajab
Worship
A’maal for this day →
9
TueWedWed
14 Sept15 Sept15 Sept
Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a)
Celebration
10
WedThuThu
15 Sept16 Sept16 Sept
Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a)
Celebration
12
FriSatSat
17 Sept18 Sept18 Sept
Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital
Commemoration
13
SatSunSun
18 Sept19 Sept19 Sept
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
SatSunSun
18 Sept19 Sept19 Sept
Wiladat of Imam Ali (a)
Celebration
Born inside the Kaba
A’maal for this day →
15
MonTueTue
20 Sept21 Sept21 Sept
Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries
Commemoration
A’maal for this day →
15
MonTueTue
20 Sept21 Sept21 Sept
Practices of Umm Dawud
Worship
A’maal for this day →
15
MonTueTue
20 Sept21 Sept21 Sept
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
ThuFriFri
23 Sept24 Sept24 Sept
Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s)
Mourning
22
MonTueTue
27 Sept28 Sept28 Sept
Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah
Mourning
22
MonTueTue
27 Sept28 Sept28 Sept
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
WedThuThu
29 Sept30 Sept30 Sept
Battle of Khaybar
Commemoration
25
ThuFriFri
30 Sept1 Oct1 Oct
Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)
Mourning
262525
Fri
1 Oct
Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab
Worship
A’maal for this day →
26
FriSatSat
1 Oct2 Oct2 Oct
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
SatSunSun
2 Oct3 Oct3 Oct
Eid al-Mabath
Celebration
Bi'tha -- the beginning of the prophetic mission
A’maal for this day →
27
Eve
FriSatSat
1 Oct2 Oct2 Oct
Laylat al-Miraj
Worship
Friday 1 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 2 October)Saturday 2 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 3 October)Saturday 2 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 3 October)
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
SunMonMon
3 Oct4 Oct4 Oct
Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina
Mourning
29
MonTueTue
4 Oct5 Oct5 Oct
Battle of Tabuk
Commemoration
302929
Tue
5 Oct
Amaal of the last day of Rajab
Worship
A’maal for this day →