Hijri calendar

Rajab 1527

August to September 2103 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 1527 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
1Aug 5al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya, Rajab, Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim, Umra of Rajab, Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a)	26, Rajab	37Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Rajab	48, Rajab	59Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning, Rajab, Laylat al-Raghaib	610, Rajab	711Special salat of 7 Rajab, Rajab
812, Rajab	913Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a), Rajab	1014Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a), Rajab	1115, Rajab	1216Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital, Rajab	1317Ayyam al-Bid, Rajab, Wiladat of Imam Ali (a)	1418, Rajab
1519Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries, Rajab, Practices of Umm Dawud, Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	1620, Rajab	1721, Rajab	1822Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s), Rajab	1923, Rajab	2024, Rajab	2125, Rajab
2226Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah, Rajab, Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)	2327, Rajab	2428Battle of Khaybar, Rajab	2529Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a), Rajab	2630Wafat of Abu Talib (a), Rajab, Laylat al-Miraj	2731Eid al-Mabath, Rajab, Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab	28Sep 1Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina, Rajab
292Battle of Tabuk, Rajab	303Amaal of the last day of Rajab, Rajab, Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban

Rajab 1527 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
	1Aug 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	2631Wafat of Abu Talib (a), Rajab, Laylat al-Miraj, Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab	27Sep 1Eid al-Mabath, Rajab
282Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina, Rajab	293Battle of Tabuk, Rajab, Amaal of the last day of Rajab, Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban

Rajab 1527 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
	1Aug 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	2631Wafat of Abu Talib (a), Rajab, Laylat al-Miraj, Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab	27Sep 1Eid al-Mabath, Rajab
282Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina, Rajab	293Battle 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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SunMonMon
5 Aug6 Aug6 Aug
al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya
Worship
A’maal for this day →
1
SunMonMon
5 Aug6 Aug6 Aug
Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
1
SunMonMon
5 Aug6 Aug6 Aug
Umra of Rajab
Worship
A’maal for this day →
1
SunMonMon
5 Aug6 Aug6 Aug
Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a)
Celebration
A’maal for this day →
3
TueWedWed
7 Aug8 Aug8 Aug
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
ThuFriFri
9 Aug10 Aug10 Aug
Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Celebration · Rajab reckoning
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Khoja: 2 or 5 Rajab
655
Eve
Thu
9 Aug
Laylat al-Raghaib
Worship
Thursday 9 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 10 August)
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
7
SatSunSun
11 Aug12 Aug12 Aug
Special salat of 7 Rajab
Worship
A’maal for this day →
9
MonTueTue
13 Aug14 Aug14 Aug
Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a)
Celebration
10
TueWedWed
14 Aug15 Aug15 Aug
Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a)
Celebration
12
ThuFriFri
16 Aug17 Aug17 Aug
Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital
Commemoration
13
FriSatSat
17 Aug18 Aug18 Aug
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
FriSatSat
17 Aug18 Aug18 Aug
Wiladat of Imam Ali (a)
Celebration
Born inside the Kaba
A’maal for this day →
15
SunMonMon
19 Aug20 Aug20 Aug
Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries
Commemoration
A’maal for this day →
15
SunMonMon
19 Aug20 Aug20 Aug
Practices of Umm Dawud
Worship
A’maal for this day →
15
SunMonMon
19 Aug20 Aug20 Aug
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
WedThuThu
22 Aug23 Aug23 Aug
Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s)
Mourning
22
SunMonMon
26 Aug27 Aug27 Aug
Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah
Mourning
22
SunMonMon
26 Aug27 Aug27 Aug
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
TueWedWed
28 Aug29 Aug29 Aug
Battle of Khaybar
Commemoration
25
WedThuThu
29 Aug30 Aug30 Aug
Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)
Mourning
26
ThuFriFri
30 Aug31 Aug31 Aug
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
FriSatSat
31 Aug1 Sept1 Sept
Eid al-Mabath
Celebration
Bi'tha -- the beginning of the prophetic mission
A’maal for this day →
27
Eve
ThuFriFri
30 Aug31 Aug31 Aug
Laylat al-Miraj
Worship
Thursday 30 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 31 August)Friday 31 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 1 September)Friday 31 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 1 September)
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
272626
Fri
31 Aug
Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab
Worship
A’maal for this day →
28
SatSunSun
1 Sept2 Sept2 Sept
Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina
Mourning
29
SunMonMon
2 Sept3 Sept3 Sept
Battle of Tabuk
Commemoration
302929
Mon
3 Sept
Amaal of the last day of Rajab
Worship
A’maal for this day →