Hijri calendar

Rajab 1568

May to June 2143 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 1568 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
					1May 17al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya, Rajab, Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim, Umra of Rajab, Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a)	218, Rajab
319Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Rajab	420, Rajab	521Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning, Rajab	622, Rajab	723Special salat of 7 Rajab, Rajab	824, Rajab	925Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a), Rajab
1026Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a), Rajab	1127, Rajab	1228Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital, Rajab	1329Ayyam al-Bid, Rajab, Wiladat of Imam Ali (a)	1430, Rajab	1531Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries, Rajab, Practices of Umm Dawud, Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	16Jun 1, Rajab
172, Rajab	183Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s), Rajab	194, Rajab	205, Rajab	216, Rajab	227Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah, Rajab, Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)	238, Rajab
249Battle of Khaybar, Rajab	2510Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a), Rajab	2611Wafat of Abu Talib (a), Rajab, Laylat al-Miraj	2712Eid al-Mabath, Rajab	2813Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina, Rajab	2914Amaal 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 1568 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
					1May 17al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya, Rajab, Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim, Umra of Rajab, Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a)	218, Rajab
319Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Rajab	420, Rajab	521Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning, Rajab	622, Rajab	723Special salat of 7 Rajab, Rajab	824, Rajab	925Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a), Rajab
1026Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a), Rajab	1127, Rajab	1228Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital, Rajab	1329Ayyam al-Bid, Rajab, Wiladat of Imam Ali (a)	1430, Rajab	1531Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries, Rajab, Practices of Umm Dawud, Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	16Jun 1, Rajab
172, Rajab	183Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s), Rajab	194, Rajab	205, Rajab	216, Rajab	227Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah, Rajab, Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)	238, Rajab
249Battle of Khaybar, Rajab	2510Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a), Rajab	2611Wafat of Abu Talib (a), Rajab, Laylat al-Miraj	2712Eid al-Mabath, Rajab	2813Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina, Rajab	2914Amaal 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 1568 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
					1May 17al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya, Rajab, Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim, Umra of Rajab, Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a)	218, Rajab
319Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Rajab	420, Rajab	521Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning, Rajab	622, Rajab	723Special salat of 7 Rajab, Rajab	824, Rajab	925Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a), Rajab
1026Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a), Rajab	1127, Rajab	1228Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital, Rajab	1329Ayyam al-Bid, Rajab, Wiladat of Imam Ali (a)	1430, Rajab	1531Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries, Rajab, Practices of Umm Dawud, Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	16Jun 1, Rajab
172, Rajab	183Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s), Rajab	194, Rajab	205, Rajab	216, Rajab	227Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah, Rajab, Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)	238, Rajab
249Battle of Khaybar, Rajab	2510Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a), Rajab	2611Wafat of Abu Talib (a), Rajab, Laylat al-Miraj	2712Eid al-Mabath, Rajab	2813Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina, Rajab	2914Amaal of the last day of Rajab, Rajab, Battle of Tabuk, 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
Fri
17 May
al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya
Worship
A’maal for this day →
1
Eve
Thu
16 May
Laylat al-Raghaib
Worship
Thursday 16 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 17 May)
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
Fri
17 May
Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
1
Fri
17 May
Umra of Rajab
Worship
A’maal for this day →
1
Fri
17 May
Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a)
Celebration
A’maal for this day →
3
Sun
19 May
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
Tue
21 May
Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Celebration · Rajab reckoning
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Khoja: 2 or 5 Rajab
7
Thu
23 May
Special salat of 7 Rajab
Worship
A’maal for this day →
9
Sat
25 May
Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a)
Celebration
10
Sun
26 May
Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a)
Celebration
12
Tue
28 May
Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital
Commemoration
13
Wed
29 May
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
Wed
29 May
Wiladat of Imam Ali (a)
Celebration
Born inside the Kaba
A’maal for this day →
15
Fri
31 May
Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries
Commemoration
A’maal for this day →
15
Fri
31 May
Practices of Umm Dawud
Worship
A’maal for this day →
15
Fri
31 May
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
Mon
3 June
Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s)
Mourning
22
Fri
7 June
Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah
Mourning
22
Fri
7 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
Sun
9 June
Battle of Khaybar
Commemoration
25
Mon
10 June
Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)
Mourning
26
Tue
11 June
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
Wed
12 June
Eid al-Mabath
Celebration
Bi'tha -- the beginning of the prophetic mission
A’maal for this day →
27
Eve
Tue
11 June
Laylat al-Miraj
Worship
Tuesday 11 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 12 June)
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
Thu
13 June
Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina
Mourning
29
Fri
14 June
Amaal of the last day of Rajab
Worship
A’maal for this day →
29
Fri
14 June
Battle of Tabuk
Commemoration
29
Fri
14 June
Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab
Worship
A’maal for this day →