Hijri calendar
Rajab 1549
December 2124 to January 2125 رجب
Dates for
How the Centre establishes these dates
Hijri dates on this site are established by moon sighting, not by calculation. A month begins for the Centre when the new crescent has been sighted with the naked eye on our own horizon, south-east Queensland; where no sighting is confirmed here, the outgoing month is completed at 30 days. Dates shown as expected are subject to that confirmation. Members who follow a marja with a different ruling on the horizon, or on sighting through instruments, should follow their own marja — these dates govern the Centre’s programme.
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Bar: in the calendar, no programme announced yet
- Friday
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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Fri
8 Dec1
Eve
Thu
7 DecLaylat al-Raghaib
Worship
Thursday 7 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 8 December)
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
Fri
8 Dec1
Fri
8 Dec1
Fri
8 Dec3
Sun
10 DecShahadat 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
Tue
12 DecWiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Celebration · Rajab reckoning
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Khoja: 2 or 5 Rajab
7
Thu
14 Dec9
Sat
16 DecWiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a)
Celebration
10
Sun
17 DecWiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a)
Celebration
12
Tue
19 Dec13
Wed
20 DecAyyam al-Bid
Worship
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
Wed
20 Dec15
Fri
22 Dec15
Fri
22 Dec15
Fri
22 DecWafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Mourning
Also marked on 24 Safar
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
Mon
25 Dec22
Fri
29 Dec22
Fri
29 DecKoonda / 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
Sun
31 DecBattle of Khaybar
Commemoration
25
Mon
1 Jan26
Tue
2 JanWafat 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
Wed
3 Jan27
Eve
Tue
2 JanLaylat al-Miraj
Worship
Tuesday 2 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 3 January)
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
Thu
4 JanImam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina
Mourning
29
Fri
5 JanBattle of Tabuk
Commemoration
29
Fri
5 Jan30
Sat
6 Jan
