Hijri calendar

Rajab 1545

January to February 2121 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 1545 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
		1Jan 21al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya, Rajab, Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim, Umra of Rajab, Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a)	222, Rajab	323Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Rajab, Laylat al-Raghaib	424, Rajab	525Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning, Rajab
626, Rajab	727Special salat of 7 Rajab, Rajab	828, Rajab	929Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a), Rajab	1030Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a), Rajab	1131, Rajab	12Feb 1Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital, Rajab
132Ayyam al-Bid, Rajab, Wiladat of Imam Ali (a)	143, Rajab	154Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries, Rajab, Practices of Umm Dawud, Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	165, Rajab	176, Rajab	187Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s), Rajab	198, Rajab
209, Rajab	2110, Rajab	2211Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah, Rajab, Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)	2312, Rajab	2413Battle of Khaybar, Rajab	2514Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a), Rajab, Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab	2615Wafat of Abu Talib (a), Rajab, Laylat al-Miraj
2716Eid al-Mabath, Rajab	2817Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina, Rajab	2918Battle of Tabuk, Rajab	3019Amaal of the last day of Rajab, Rajab, Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban

Rajab 1545 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
		1Jan 21al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya, Rajab, Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim, Umra of Rajab, Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a)	222, Rajab	323Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Rajab, Laylat al-Raghaib	424, Rajab	525Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning, Rajab
626, Rajab	727Special salat of 7 Rajab, Rajab	828, Rajab	929Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a), Rajab	1030Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a), Rajab	1131, Rajab	12Feb 1Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital, Rajab
132Ayyam al-Bid, Rajab, Wiladat of Imam Ali (a)	143, Rajab	154Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries, Rajab, Practices of Umm Dawud, Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	165, Rajab	176, Rajab	187Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s), Rajab	198, Rajab
209, Rajab	2110, Rajab	2211Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah, Rajab, Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)	2312, Rajab	2413Battle of Khaybar, Rajab	2514Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a), Rajab, Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab	2615Wafat of Abu Talib (a), Rajab, Laylat al-Miraj
2716Eid al-Mabath, Rajab	2817Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina, Rajab	2918Battle of Tabuk, Rajab, Amaal of the last day of Rajab, Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban

Rajab 1545 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
		1Jan 21al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya, Rajab, Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim, Umra of Rajab, Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a)	222, Rajab	323Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Rajab, Laylat al-Raghaib	424, Rajab	525Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning, Rajab
626, Rajab	727Special salat of 7 Rajab, Rajab	828, Rajab	929Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a), Rajab	1030Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a), Rajab	1131, Rajab	12Feb 1Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital, Rajab
132Ayyam al-Bid, Rajab, Wiladat of Imam Ali (a)	143, Rajab	154Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries, Rajab, Practices of Umm Dawud, Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	165, Rajab	176, Rajab	187Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s), Rajab	198, Rajab
209, Rajab	2110, Rajab	2211Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah, Rajab, Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)	2312, Rajab	2413Battle of Khaybar, Rajab	2514Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a), Rajab, Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab	2615Wafat of Abu Talib (a), Rajab, Laylat al-Miraj
2716Eid al-Mabath, Rajab	2817Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina, Rajab	2918Battle 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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1
Tue
21 Jan
al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya
Worship
A’maal for this day →
1
Tue
21 Jan
Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
1
Tue
21 Jan
Umra of Rajab
Worship
A’maal for this day →
1
Tue
21 Jan
Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a)
Celebration
A’maal for this day →
3
Thu
23 Jan
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
23 Jan
Laylat al-Raghaib
Worship
Thursday 23 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 24 January)
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
25 Jan
Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Celebration · Rajab reckoning
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Khoja: 2 or 5 Rajab
7
Mon
27 Jan
Special salat of 7 Rajab
Worship
A’maal for this day →
9
Wed
29 Jan
Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a)
Celebration
10
Thu
30 Jan
Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a)
Celebration
12
Sat
1 Feb
Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital
Commemoration
13
Sun
2 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
Sun
2 Feb
Wiladat of Imam Ali (a)
Celebration
Born inside the Kaba
A’maal for this day →
15
Tue
4 Feb
Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries
Commemoration
A’maal for this day →
15
Tue
4 Feb
Practices of Umm Dawud
Worship
A’maal for this day →
15
Tue
4 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
Fri
7 Feb
Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s)
Mourning
22
Tue
11 Feb
Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah
Mourning
22
Tue
11 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
Thu
13 Feb
Battle of Khaybar
Commemoration
25
Fri
14 Feb
Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)
Mourning
25
Fri
14 Feb
Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab
Worship
A’maal for this day →
26
Sat
15 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
Sun
16 Feb
Eid al-Mabath
Celebration
Bi'tha -- the beginning of the prophetic mission
A’maal for this day →
27
Eve
Sat
15 Feb
Laylat al-Miraj
Worship
Saturday 15 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 16 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
Mon
17 Feb
Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina
Mourning
29
Tue
18 Feb
Battle of Tabuk
Commemoration
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Amaal of the last day of Rajab
Worship
A’maal for this day →