Hijri calendar

Rajab 1561

July to August 2136 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 1561 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
		1Jul 31al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya, Rajab, Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim, Umra of Rajab, Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a)	2Aug 1, Rajab	32Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Rajab, Laylat al-Raghaib	43, Rajab	54Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning, Rajab
65, Rajab	76Special salat of 7 Rajab, Rajab	87, Rajab	98Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a), Rajab	109Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a), Rajab	1110, Rajab	1211Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital, Rajab
1312Ayyam al-Bid, Rajab, Wiladat of Imam Ali (a)	1413, Rajab	1514Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries, Rajab, Practices of Umm Dawud, Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	1615, Rajab	1716, Rajab	1817Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s), Rajab	1918, Rajab
2019, Rajab	2120, Rajab	2221Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah, Rajab, Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)	2322, Rajab	2423Battle of Khaybar, Rajab	2524Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a), Rajab, Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab	2625Wafat of Abu Talib (a), Rajab, Laylat al-Miraj
2726Eid al-Mabath, Rajab	2827Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina, Rajab	2928Battle of Tabuk, Rajab	3029Amaal of the last day of Rajab, Rajab, Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban

Rajab 1561 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
		1Jul 31al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya, Rajab, Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim, Umra of Rajab, Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a)	2Aug 1, Rajab	32Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Rajab, Laylat al-Raghaib	43, Rajab	54Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning, Rajab
65, Rajab	76Special salat of 7 Rajab, Rajab	87, Rajab	98Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a), Rajab	109Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a), Rajab	1110, Rajab	1211Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital, Rajab
1312Ayyam al-Bid, Rajab, Wiladat of Imam Ali (a)	1413, Rajab	1514Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries, Rajab, Practices of Umm Dawud, Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	1615, Rajab	1716, Rajab	1817Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s), Rajab	1918, Rajab
2019, Rajab	2120, Rajab	2221Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah, Rajab, Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)	2322, Rajab	2423Battle of Khaybar, Rajab	2524Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a), Rajab, Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab	2625Wafat of Abu Talib (a), Rajab, Laylat al-Miraj
2726Eid al-Mabath, Rajab	2827Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina, Rajab	2928Battle of Tabuk, Rajab	3029Amaal of the last day of Rajab, Rajab, Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban

Rajab 1561 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
		1Jul 31al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya, Rajab, Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim, Umra of Rajab, Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a)	2Aug 1, Rajab	32Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Rajab, Laylat al-Raghaib	43, Rajab	54Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning, Rajab
65, Rajab	76Special salat of 7 Rajab, Rajab	87, Rajab	98Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a), Rajab	109Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a), Rajab	1110, Rajab	1211Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital, Rajab
1312Ayyam al-Bid, Rajab, Wiladat of Imam Ali (a)	1413, Rajab	1514Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries, Rajab, Practices of Umm Dawud, Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	1615, Rajab	1716, Rajab	1817Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s), Rajab	1918, Rajab
2019, Rajab	2120, Rajab	2221Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah, Rajab, Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)	2322, Rajab	2423Battle of Khaybar, Rajab	2524Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a), Rajab, Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab	2625Wafat of Abu Talib (a), Rajab, Laylat al-Miraj
2726Eid al-Mabath, Rajab	2827Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina, Rajab	2928Battle of Tabuk, Rajab	3029Amaal of the last day of Rajab, 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
31 July
al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya
Worship
A’maal for this day →
1
Tue
31 July
Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
1
Tue
31 July
Umra of Rajab
Worship
A’maal for this day →
1
Tue
31 July
Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a)
Celebration
A’maal for this day →
3
Thu
2 Aug
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
2 Aug
Laylat al-Raghaib
Worship
Thursday 2 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 3 August)
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
4 Aug
Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Celebration · Rajab reckoning
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Khoja: 2 or 5 Rajab
7
Mon
6 Aug
Special salat of 7 Rajab
Worship
A’maal for this day →
9
Wed
8 Aug
Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a)
Celebration
10
Thu
9 Aug
Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a)
Celebration
12
Sat
11 Aug
Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital
Commemoration
13
Sun
12 Aug
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
12 Aug
Wiladat of Imam Ali (a)
Celebration
Born inside the Kaba
A’maal for this day →
15
Tue
14 Aug
Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries
Commemoration
A’maal for this day →
15
Tue
14 Aug
Practices of Umm Dawud
Worship
A’maal for this day →
15
Tue
14 Aug
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
17 Aug
Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s)
Mourning
22
Tue
21 Aug
Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah
Mourning
22
Tue
21 Aug
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
23 Aug
Battle of Khaybar
Commemoration
25
Fri
24 Aug
Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)
Mourning
25
Fri
24 Aug
Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab
Worship
A’maal for this day →
26
Sat
25 Aug
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
26 Aug
Eid al-Mabath
Celebration
Bi'tha -- the beginning of the prophetic mission
A’maal for this day →
27
Eve
Sat
25 Aug
Laylat al-Miraj
Worship
Saturday 25 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 26 August)
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
27 Aug
Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina
Mourning
29
Tue
28 Aug
Battle of Tabuk
Commemoration
30
Wed
29 Aug
Amaal of the last day of Rajab
Worship
A’maal for this day →