Hijri calendar

Rajab 1552

November to December 2127 رجب

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Dates expectedHijri months begin on the sighting of the new moon, which cannot be known in advance. Every date below may move by a day.

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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.

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 1552 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
					1Nov 7al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya, Rajab, Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim, Umra of Rajab, Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a)	28, Rajab
39Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Rajab	410, Rajab	511Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning, Rajab	612, Rajab	713Special salat of 7 Rajab, Rajab	814, Rajab	915Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a), Rajab
1016Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a), Rajab	1117, Rajab	1218Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital, Rajab	1319Ayyam al-Bid, Rajab, Wiladat of Imam Ali (a)	1420, Rajab	1521Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries, Rajab, Practices of Umm Dawud, Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	1622, Rajab
1723, Rajab	1824Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s), Rajab	1925, Rajab	2026, Rajab	2127, Rajab	2228Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah, Rajab, Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)	2329, Rajab
2430Battle of Khaybar, Rajab	25Dec 1Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a), Rajab	262Wafat of Abu Talib (a), Rajab, Laylat al-Miraj	273Eid al-Mabath, Rajab	284Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina, Rajab	295Amaal 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 1552 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
				1Nov 6al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya, Rajab, Laylat al-Raghaib, 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
49, 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	26Dec 1Wafat of Abu Talib (a), Rajab, Laylat al-Miraj	272Eid al-Mabath, Rajab	283Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina, Rajab	294Battle of Tabuk, Rajab	305Amaal of the last day of Rajab, Rajab, Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab, Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban

Rajab 1552 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
				1Nov 6al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya, Rajab, Laylat al-Raghaib, 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
49, 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	26Dec 1Wafat of Abu Talib (a), Rajab, Laylat al-Miraj	272Eid al-Mabath, Rajab	283Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina, Rajab	294Battle of Tabuk, Rajab	305Amaal 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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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
FriThuThu
7 Nov6 Nov6 Nov
al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya
Worship
A’maal for this day →
122
Eve
Thu
6 Nov
Laylat al-Raghaib
Worship
Thursday 6 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 7 November)
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
7 Nov6 Nov6 Nov
Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
1
FriThuThu
7 Nov6 Nov6 Nov
Umra of Rajab
Worship
A’maal for this day →
1
FriThuThu
7 Nov6 Nov6 Nov
Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a)
Celebration
A’maal for this day →
3
SunSatSat
9 Nov8 Nov8 Nov
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
11 Nov10 Nov10 Nov
Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Celebration · Rajab reckoning
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Khoja: 2 or 5 Rajab
7
ThuWedWed
13 Nov12 Nov12 Nov
Special salat of 7 Rajab
Worship
A’maal for this day →
9
SatFriFri
15 Nov14 Nov14 Nov
Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a)
Celebration
10
SunSatSat
16 Nov15 Nov15 Nov
Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a)
Celebration
12
TueMonMon
18 Nov17 Nov17 Nov
Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital
Commemoration
13
WedTueTue
19 Nov18 Nov18 Nov
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
19 Nov18 Nov18 Nov
Wiladat of Imam Ali (a)
Celebration
Born inside the Kaba
A’maal for this day →
15
FriThuThu
21 Nov20 Nov20 Nov
Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries
Commemoration
A’maal for this day →
15
FriThuThu
21 Nov20 Nov20 Nov
Practices of Umm Dawud
Worship
A’maal for this day →
15
FriThuThu
21 Nov20 Nov20 Nov
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
24 Nov23 Nov23 Nov
Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s)
Mourning
22
FriThuThu
28 Nov27 Nov27 Nov
Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah
Mourning
22
FriThuThu
28 Nov27 Nov27 Nov
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
30 Nov29 Nov29 Nov
Battle of Khaybar
Commemoration
25
MonSunSun
1 Dec30 Nov30 Nov
Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)
Mourning
26
TueMonMon
2 Dec1 Dec1 Dec
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
3 Dec2 Dec2 Dec
Eid al-Mabath
Celebration
Bi'tha -- the beginning of the prophetic mission
A’maal for this day →
27
Eve
TueMonMon
2 Dec1 Dec1 Dec
Laylat al-Miraj
Worship
Tuesday 2 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 3 December)Monday 1 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 2 December)Monday 1 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 2 December)
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
4 Dec3 Dec3 Dec
Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina
Mourning
293030
Fri
5 Dec
Amaal of the last day of Rajab
Worship
A’maal for this day →
29
FriThuThu
5 Dec4 Dec4 Dec
Battle of Tabuk
Commemoration
293030
Fri
5 Dec
Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab
Worship
A’maal for this day →