Hijri calendar

Rajab 1544

February to March 2120 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 1544 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
					1Feb 2al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya, Rajab, Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim, Umra of Rajab, Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a)	23, Rajab
34Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Rajab	45, Rajab	56Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning, Rajab	67, Rajab	78Special salat of 7 Rajab, Rajab	89, Rajab	910Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a), Rajab
1011Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a), Rajab	1112, Rajab	1213Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital, Rajab	1314Ayyam al-Bid, Rajab, Wiladat of Imam Ali (a)	1415, Rajab	1516Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries, Rajab, Practices of Umm Dawud, Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	1617, Rajab
1718, Rajab	1819Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s), Rajab	1920, Rajab	2021, Rajab	2122, Rajab	2223Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah, Rajab, Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)	2324, Rajab
2425Battle of Khaybar, Rajab	2526Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a), Rajab	2627Wafat of Abu Talib (a), Rajab, Laylat al-Miraj	2728Eid al-Mabath, Rajab	2829Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina, Rajab	29Mar 1Amaal of the last day of Rajab, Rajab, Battle of Tabuk, Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab, Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban

Rajab 1544 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
				1Feb 1al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya, Rajab, Laylat al-Raghaib, 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	66, 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	2929Battle of Tabuk, Rajab	30Mar 1Amaal of the last day of Rajab, Rajab, Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab, Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban

Rajab 1544 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
				1Feb 1al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya, Rajab, Laylat al-Raghaib, 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	66, 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	2929Battle of Tabuk, Rajab	30Mar 1Amaal of the last day of Rajab, Rajab, Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab, Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban

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Observances in Rajab

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1
FriThuThu
2 Feb1 Feb1 Feb
al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya
Worship
A’maal for this day →
122
Eve
Thu
1 Feb
Laylat al-Raghaib
Worship
Thursday 1 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 2 February)
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
1
FriThuThu
2 Feb1 Feb1 Feb
Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
1
FriThuThu
2 Feb1 Feb1 Feb
Umra of Rajab
Worship
A’maal for this day →
1
FriThuThu
2 Feb1 Feb1 Feb
Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a)
Celebration
A’maal for this day →
3
SunSatSat
4 Feb3 Feb3 Feb
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
TueMonMon
6 Feb5 Feb5 Feb
Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Celebration · Rajab reckoning
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Khoja: 2 or 5 Rajab
7
ThuWedWed
8 Feb7 Feb7 Feb
Special salat of 7 Rajab
Worship
A’maal for this day →
9
SatFriFri
10 Feb9 Feb9 Feb
Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a)
Celebration
10
SunSatSat
11 Feb10 Feb10 Feb
Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a)
Celebration
12
TueMonMon
13 Feb12 Feb12 Feb
Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital
Commemoration
13
WedTueTue
14 Feb13 Feb13 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
WedTueTue
14 Feb13 Feb13 Feb
Wiladat of Imam Ali (a)
Celebration
Born inside the Kaba
A’maal for this day →
15
FriThuThu
16 Feb15 Feb15 Feb
Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries
Commemoration
A’maal for this day →
15
FriThuThu
16 Feb15 Feb15 Feb
Practices of Umm Dawud
Worship
A’maal for this day →
15
FriThuThu
16 Feb15 Feb15 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
MonSunSun
19 Feb18 Feb18 Feb
Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s)
Mourning
22
FriThuThu
23 Feb22 Feb22 Feb
Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah
Mourning
22
FriThuThu
23 Feb22 Feb22 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
SunSatSat
25 Feb24 Feb24 Feb
Battle of Khaybar
Commemoration
25
MonSunSun
26 Feb25 Feb25 Feb
Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)
Mourning
26
TueMonMon
27 Feb26 Feb26 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
WedTueTue
28 Feb27 Feb27 Feb
Eid al-Mabath
Celebration
Bi'tha -- the beginning of the prophetic mission
A’maal for this day →
27
Eve
TueMonMon
27 Feb26 Feb26 Feb
Laylat al-Miraj
Worship
Tuesday 27 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 28 February)Monday 26 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 27 February)Monday 26 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 27 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
ThuWedWed
29 Feb28 Feb28 Feb
Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina
Mourning
293030
Fri
1 Mar
Amaal of the last day of Rajab
Worship
A’maal for this day →
29
FriThuThu
1 Mar29 Feb29 Feb
Battle of Tabuk
Commemoration
293030
Fri
1 Mar
Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab
Worship
A’maal for this day →