Hijri calendar

Rajab 1566

June to July 2141 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 1566 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
			1Jun 7al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya, Rajab, Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim, Umra of Rajab, Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a)	28Laylat al-RaghaibEve of 3, after Maghrib, 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, Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab	25Jul 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, Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban

Rajab 1566 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
		1Jun 6al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya, Rajab, Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim, Umra of Rajab, Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a)	27, Rajab	38Laylat al-RaghaibEve of 4, after Maghrib, Rajab, Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a)	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	2530Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab, Rajab, Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)	26Jul 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, Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban

Rajab 1566 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
			1Jun 7al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya, Rajab, Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim, Umra of Rajab, Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a)	28Laylat al-RaghaibEve of 3, after Maghrib, 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, Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab	25Jul 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, 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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WedTueWed
7 June6 June7 June
al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya
Worship
A’maal for this day →
1
WedTueWed
7 June6 June7 June
Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
1
WedTueWed
7 June6 June7 June
Umra of Rajab
Worship
A’maal for this day →
1
WedTueWed
7 June6 June7 June
Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a)
Celebration
A’maal for this day →
343
Eve
Thu
8 June
Laylat al-Raghaib
Worship
Thursday 8 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 9 June)
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
FriThuFri
9 June8 June9 June
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
SunSatSun
11 June10 June11 June
Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Celebration · Rajab reckoning
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Khoja: 2 or 5 Rajab
7
TueMonTue
13 June12 June13 June
Special salat of 7 Rajab
Worship
A’maal for this day →
9
ThuWedThu
15 June14 June15 June
Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a)
Celebration
10
FriThuFri
16 June15 June16 June
Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a)
Celebration
12
SunSatSun
18 June17 June18 June
Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital
Commemoration
13
MonSunMon
19 June18 June19 June
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
MonSunMon
19 June18 June19 June
Wiladat of Imam Ali (a)
Celebration
Born inside the Kaba
A’maal for this day →
15
WedTueWed
21 June20 June21 June
Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries
Commemoration
A’maal for this day →
15
WedTueWed
21 June20 June21 June
Practices of Umm Dawud
Worship
A’maal for this day →
15
WedTueWed
21 June20 June21 June
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
SatFriSat
24 June23 June24 June
Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s)
Mourning
22
WedTueWed
28 June27 June28 June
Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah
Mourning
22
WedTueWed
28 June27 June28 June
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
FriThuFri
30 June29 June30 June
Battle of Khaybar
Commemoration
242524
Fri
30 June
Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab
Worship
A’maal for this day →
25
SatFriSat
1 July30 June1 July
Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)
Mourning
26
SunSatSun
2 July1 July2 July
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
MonSunMon
3 July2 July3 July
Eid al-Mabath
Celebration
Bi'tha -- the beginning of the prophetic mission
A’maal for this day →
27
Eve
SunSatSun
2 July1 July2 July
Laylat al-Miraj
Worship
Sunday 2 July evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 3 July)Saturday 1 July evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 2 July)Sunday 2 July evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 3 July)
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
TueMonTue
4 July3 July4 July
Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina
Mourning
293029
Wed
5 July
Amaal of the last day of Rajab
Worship
A’maal for this day →
29
WedTueWed
5 July4 July5 July
Battle of Tabuk
Commemoration