Hijri calendar

Rajab 1533

June 2109 رجب

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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 1533 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
						1Jun 1al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya, Rajab, Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim, Umra of Rajab, Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a)
22, Rajab	33Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Rajab	44, Rajab	55Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning, Rajab	66Laylat al-RaghaibEve of 7, after Maghrib, 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	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, Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab	2929Battle of Tabuk, Rajab
3030Amaal of the last day of Rajab, Rajab, Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban

Rajab 1533 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
						1Jun 1al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya, Rajab, Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim, Umra of Rajab, Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a)
22, Rajab	33Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Rajab	44, Rajab	55Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning, Rajab	66Laylat al-RaghaibEve of 7, after Maghrib, 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	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, Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab	2929Battle of Tabuk, Rajab
3030Amaal of the last day of Rajab, Rajab, Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban

Rajab 1533 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
						1Jun 1al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya, Rajab, Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim, Umra of Rajab, Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a)
22, Rajab	33Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Rajab	44, Rajab	55Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning, Rajab	66Laylat al-RaghaibEve of 7, after Maghrib, 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	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, Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab	2929Battle of Tabuk, Rajab
3030Amaal 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
Sat
1 June
al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya
Worship
A’maal for this day →
1
Sat
1 June
Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
1
Sat
1 June
Umra of Rajab
Worship
A’maal for this day →
1
Sat
1 June
Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a)
Celebration
A’maal for this day →
3
Mon
3 June
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
Wed
5 June
Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Celebration · Rajab reckoning
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Khoja: 2 or 5 Rajab
7
Eve
Thu
6 June
Laylat al-Raghaib
Worship
Thursday 6 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 7 June)
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
Fri
7 June
Special salat of 7 Rajab
Worship
A’maal for this day →
9
Sun
9 June
Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a)
Celebration
10
Mon
10 June
Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a)
Celebration
12
Wed
12 June
Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital
Commemoration
13
Thu
13 June
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
Thu
13 June
Wiladat of Imam Ali (a)
Celebration
Born inside the Kaba
A’maal for this day →
15
Sat
15 June
Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries
Commemoration
A’maal for this day →
15
Sat
15 June
Practices of Umm Dawud
Worship
A’maal for this day →
15
Sat
15 June
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
Tue
18 June
Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s)
Mourning
22
Sat
22 June
Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah
Mourning
22
Sat
22 June
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
Mon
24 June
Battle of Khaybar
Commemoration
25
Tue
25 June
Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)
Mourning
26
Wed
26 June
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
Thu
27 June
Eid al-Mabath
Celebration
Bi'tha -- the beginning of the prophetic mission
A’maal for this day →
27
Eve
Wed
26 June
Laylat al-Miraj
Worship
Wednesday 26 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 27 June)
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
Fri
28 June
Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina
Mourning
28
Fri
28 June
Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab
Worship
A’maal for this day →
29
Sat
29 June
Battle of Tabuk
Commemoration
30
Sun
30 June
Amaal of the last day of Rajab
Worship
A’maal for this day →