Hijri calendar

Rajab 1569

May to June 2144 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 1569 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
		1May 5al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya, Rajab, Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim, Umra of Rajab, Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a)	26, Rajab	37Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Rajab, Laylat al-Raghaib	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)	2327, Rajab	2428Battle of Khaybar, Rajab	2529Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a), Rajab, Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab	2630Wafat of Abu Talib (a), Rajab, Laylat al-Miraj
2731Eid al-Mabath, Rajab	28Jun 1Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina, Rajab	292Battle of Tabuk, Rajab	303Amaal of the last day of Rajab, Rajab, Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban

Rajab 1569 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
		1May 5al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya, Rajab, Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim, Umra of Rajab, Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a)	26, Rajab	37Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Rajab, Laylat al-Raghaib	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)	2327, Rajab	2428Battle of Khaybar, Rajab	2529Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a), Rajab, Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab	2630Wafat of Abu Talib (a), Rajab, Laylat al-Miraj
2731Eid al-Mabath, Rajab	28Jun 1Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina, Rajab	292Battle of Tabuk, Rajab	303Amaal of the last day of Rajab, Rajab, Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban

Rajab 1569 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
		1May 5al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya, Rajab, Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim, Umra of Rajab, Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a)	26, Rajab	37Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Rajab, Laylat al-Raghaib	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)	2327, Rajab	2428Battle of Khaybar, Rajab	2529Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a), Rajab, Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab	2630Wafat of Abu Talib (a), Rajab, Laylat al-Miraj
2731Eid al-Mabath, Rajab	28Jun 1Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina, Rajab	292Battle of Tabuk, Rajab	303Amaal 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
5 May
al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya
Worship
A’maal for this day →
1
Tue
5 May
Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
1
Tue
5 May
Umra of Rajab
Worship
A’maal for this day →
1
Tue
5 May
Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a)
Celebration
A’maal for this day →
3
Thu
7 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
4
Eve
Thu
7 May
Laylat al-Raghaib
Worship
Thursday 7 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 8 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
5
Sat
9 May
Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Celebration · Rajab reckoning
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Khoja: 2 or 5 Rajab
7
Mon
11 May
Special salat of 7 Rajab
Worship
A’maal for this day →
9
Wed
13 May
Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a)
Celebration
10
Thu
14 May
Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a)
Celebration
12
Sat
16 May
Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital
Commemoration
13
Sun
17 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
Sun
17 May
Wiladat of Imam Ali (a)
Celebration
Born inside the Kaba
A’maal for this day →
15
Tue
19 May
Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries
Commemoration
A’maal for this day →
15
Tue
19 May
Practices of Umm Dawud
Worship
A’maal for this day →
15
Tue
19 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
Fri
22 May
Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s)
Mourning
22
Tue
26 May
Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah
Mourning
22
Tue
26 May
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
28 May
Battle of Khaybar
Commemoration
25
Fri
29 May
Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)
Mourning
25
Fri
29 May
Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab
Worship
A’maal for this day →
26
Sat
30 May
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
31 May
Eid al-Mabath
Celebration
Bi'tha -- the beginning of the prophetic mission
A’maal for this day →
27
Eve
Sat
30 May
Laylat al-Miraj
Worship
Saturday 30 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 31 May)
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
1 June
Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina
Mourning
29
Tue
2 June
Battle of Tabuk
Commemoration
30
Wed
3 June
Amaal of the last day of Rajab
Worship
A’maal for this day →