Hijri calendar

Rajab 1555

October to November 2130 رجب

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Rajab 1555 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
				1Oct 5al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya, Rajab, Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim, Umra of Rajab, Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a), Laylat al-Raghaib	26, Rajab	37Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Rajab
48, Rajab	59Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning, Rajab	610, Rajab	711Special salat of 7 Rajab, Rajab	812, Rajab	913Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a), Rajab	1014Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a), Rajab
1115, Rajab	1216Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital, Rajab	1317Ayyam al-Bid, Rajab, Wiladat of Imam Ali (a)	1418, Rajab	1519Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries, Rajab, Practices of Umm Dawud, Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	1620, Rajab	1721, Rajab
1822Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s), Rajab	1923, Rajab	2024, Rajab	2125, Rajab	2226Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah, Rajab, Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)	2327Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab, Rajab	2428Battle of Khaybar, Rajab
2529Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a), Rajab	2630Wafat of Abu Talib (a), Rajab, Laylat al-Miraj	2731Eid al-Mabath, Rajab	28Nov 1Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina, Rajab	292Amaal of the last day of Rajab, Rajab, Battle of Tabuk, Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban

Rajab 1555 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
			1Oct 4al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya, Rajab, Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim, Umra of Rajab, Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a)	25Laylat al-RaghaibEve of 3, after Maghrib, Rajab	36Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Rajab	47, Rajab
58Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning, Rajab	69, Rajab	710Special salat of 7 Rajab, Rajab	811, Rajab	912Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a), Rajab	1013Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a), Rajab	1114, Rajab
1215Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital, Rajab	1316Ayyam al-Bid, Rajab, Wiladat of Imam Ali (a)	1417, Rajab	1518Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries, Rajab, Practices of Umm Dawud, Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	1619, Rajab	1720, Rajab	1821Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s), Rajab
1922, Rajab	2023, Rajab	2124, Rajab	2225Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah, Rajab, Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)	2326, Rajab	2427Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab, Rajab, Battle of Khaybar	2528Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a), Rajab
2629Wafat of Abu Talib (a), Rajab, Laylat al-Miraj	2730Eid al-Mabath, Rajab	2831Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina, Rajab	29Nov 1Battle of Tabuk, Rajab	302Amaal of the last day of Rajab, Rajab, Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban

Rajab 1555 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
				1Oct 5al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya, Rajab, Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim, Umra of Rajab, Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a), Laylat al-Raghaib	26, Rajab	37Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Rajab
48, Rajab	59Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning, Rajab	610, Rajab	711Special salat of 7 Rajab, Rajab	812, Rajab	913Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a), Rajab	1014Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a), Rajab
1115, Rajab	1216Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital, Rajab	1317Ayyam al-Bid, Rajab, Wiladat of Imam Ali (a)	1418, Rajab	1519Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries, Rajab, Practices of Umm Dawud, Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	1620, Rajab	1721, Rajab
1822Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s), Rajab	1923, Rajab	2024, Rajab	2125, Rajab	2226Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah, Rajab, Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)	2327Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab, Rajab	2428Battle of Khaybar, Rajab
2529Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a), Rajab	2630Wafat of Abu Talib (a), Rajab, Laylat al-Miraj	2731Eid al-Mabath, Rajab	28Nov 1Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina, Rajab	292Amaal of the last day of Rajab, Rajab, Battle of Tabuk, 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
ThuWedThu
5 Oct4 Oct5 Oct
al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya
Worship
A’maal for this day →
1
ThuWedThu
5 Oct4 Oct5 Oct
Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
1
ThuWedThu
5 Oct4 Oct5 Oct
Umra of Rajab
Worship
A’maal for this day →
1
ThuWedThu
5 Oct4 Oct5 Oct
Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a)
Celebration
A’maal for this day →
232
Eve
Thu
5 Oct
Laylat al-Raghaib
Worship
Thursday 5 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 6 October)
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
3
SatFriSat
7 Oct6 Oct7 Oct
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
MonSunMon
9 Oct8 Oct9 Oct
Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Celebration · Rajab reckoning
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Khoja: 2 or 5 Rajab
7
WedTueWed
11 Oct10 Oct11 Oct
Special salat of 7 Rajab
Worship
A’maal for this day →
9
FriThuFri
13 Oct12 Oct13 Oct
Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a)
Celebration
10
SatFriSat
14 Oct13 Oct14 Oct
Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a)
Celebration
12
MonSunMon
16 Oct15 Oct16 Oct
Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital
Commemoration
13
TueMonTue
17 Oct16 Oct17 Oct
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
TueMonTue
17 Oct16 Oct17 Oct
Wiladat of Imam Ali (a)
Celebration
Born inside the Kaba
A’maal for this day →
15
ThuWedThu
19 Oct18 Oct19 Oct
Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries
Commemoration
A’maal for this day →
15
ThuWedThu
19 Oct18 Oct19 Oct
Practices of Umm Dawud
Worship
A’maal for this day →
15
ThuWedThu
19 Oct18 Oct19 Oct
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
SunSatSun
22 Oct21 Oct22 Oct
Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s)
Mourning
22
ThuWedThu
26 Oct25 Oct26 Oct
Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah
Mourning
22
ThuWedThu
26 Oct25 Oct26 Oct
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
232423
Fri
27 Oct
Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab
Worship
A’maal for this day →
24
SatFriSat
28 Oct27 Oct28 Oct
Battle of Khaybar
Commemoration
25
SunSatSun
29 Oct28 Oct29 Oct
Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)
Mourning
26
MonSunMon
30 Oct29 Oct30 Oct
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
TueMonTue
31 Oct30 Oct31 Oct
Eid al-Mabath
Celebration
Bi'tha -- the beginning of the prophetic mission
A’maal for this day →
27
Eve
MonSunMon
30 Oct29 Oct30 Oct
Laylat al-Miraj
Worship
Monday 30 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 31 October)Sunday 29 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 30 October)Monday 30 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 31 October)
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
WedTueWed
1 Nov31 Oct1 Nov
Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina
Mourning
293029
Thu
2 Nov
Amaal of the last day of Rajab
Worship
A’maal for this day →
29
ThuWedThu
2 Nov1 Nov2 Nov
Battle of Tabuk
Commemoration