Hijri calendar

Rajab 1570

April to May 2145 رجب

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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 1570 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
1Apr 25al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya, Rajab, Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim, Umra of Rajab, Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a)	226, Rajab	327Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Rajab	428, Rajab	529Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning, Rajab, Laylat al-Raghaib	630, Rajab	7May 1Special salat of 7 Rajab, Rajab
82, Rajab	93Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a), Rajab	104Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a), Rajab	115, Rajab	126Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital, Rajab	137Ayyam al-Bid, Rajab, Wiladat of Imam Ali (a)	148, Rajab
159Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries, Rajab, Practices of Umm Dawud, Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	1610, Rajab	1711, Rajab	1812Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s), Rajab	1913, Rajab	2014, Rajab	2115, Rajab
2216Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah, Rajab, Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)	2317, Rajab	2418Battle of Khaybar, Rajab	2519Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a), Rajab	2620Wafat of Abu Talib (a), Rajab, Laylat al-Miraj	2721Eid al-Mabath, Rajab, Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab	2822Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina, Rajab
2923Amaal of the last day of Rajab, Rajab, Battle of Tabuk, Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban

Rajab 1570 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
						1Apr 24al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya, Rajab, Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim, Umra of Rajab, Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a)
225, Rajab	326Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Rajab	427, Rajab	528Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning, Rajab	629Laylat al-RaghaibEve of 7, after Maghrib, Rajab	730Special salat of 7 Rajab, Rajab	8May 1, Rajab
92Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a), Rajab	103Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a), Rajab	114, Rajab	125Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital, Rajab	136Ayyam al-Bid, Rajab, Wiladat of Imam Ali (a)	147, Rajab	158Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries, Rajab, Practices of Umm Dawud, Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
169, Rajab	1710, Rajab	1811Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s), Rajab	1912, Rajab	2013, Rajab	2114, Rajab	2215Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah, Rajab, Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
2316, Rajab	2417Battle of Khaybar, Rajab	2518Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a), Rajab	2619Wafat of Abu Talib (a), Rajab, Laylat al-Miraj	2720Eid al-Mabath, Rajab	2821Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab, Rajab, Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina	2922Battle of Tabuk, Rajab
3023Amaal of the last day of Rajab, Rajab, Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban

Rajab 1570 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
						1Apr 24al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya, Rajab, Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim, Umra of Rajab, Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a)
225, Rajab	326Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Rajab	427, Rajab	528Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning, Rajab	629Laylat al-RaghaibEve of 7, after Maghrib, Rajab	730Special salat of 7 Rajab, Rajab	8May 1, Rajab
92Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a), Rajab	103Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a), Rajab	114, Rajab	125Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital, Rajab	136Ayyam al-Bid, Rajab, Wiladat of Imam Ali (a)	147, Rajab	158Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries, Rajab, Practices of Umm Dawud, Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
169, Rajab	1710, Rajab	1811Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s), Rajab	1912, Rajab	2013, Rajab	2114, Rajab	2215Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah, Rajab, Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
2316, Rajab	2417Battle of Khaybar, Rajab	2518Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a), Rajab	2619Wafat of Abu Talib (a), Rajab, Laylat al-Miraj	2720Eid al-Mabath, Rajab	2821Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab, Rajab, Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina	2922Battle of Tabuk, Rajab
3023Amaal 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
SunSatSat
25 Apr24 Apr24 Apr
al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya
Worship
A’maal for this day →
1
SunSatSat
25 Apr24 Apr24 Apr
Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
1
SunSatSat
25 Apr24 Apr24 Apr
Umra of Rajab
Worship
A’maal for this day →
1
SunSatSat
25 Apr24 Apr24 Apr
Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a)
Celebration
A’maal for this day →
3
TueMonMon
27 Apr26 Apr26 Apr
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
ThuWedWed
29 Apr28 Apr28 Apr
Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Celebration · Rajab reckoning
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Khoja: 2 or 5 Rajab
677
Eve
Thu
29 Apr
Laylat al-Raghaib
Worship
Thursday 29 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 30 April)
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
7
SatFriFri
1 May30 Apr30 Apr
Special salat of 7 Rajab
Worship
A’maal for this day →
9
MonSunSun
3 May2 May2 May
Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a)
Celebration
10
TueMonMon
4 May3 May3 May
Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a)
Celebration
12
ThuWedWed
6 May5 May5 May
Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital
Commemoration
13
FriThuThu
7 May6 May6 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
FriThuThu
7 May6 May6 May
Wiladat of Imam Ali (a)
Celebration
Born inside the Kaba
A’maal for this day →
15
SunSatSat
9 May8 May8 May
Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries
Commemoration
A’maal for this day →
15
SunSatSat
9 May8 May8 May
Practices of Umm Dawud
Worship
A’maal for this day →
15
SunSatSat
9 May8 May8 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
WedTueTue
12 May11 May11 May
Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s)
Mourning
22
SunSatSat
16 May15 May15 May
Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah
Mourning
22
SunSatSat
16 May15 May15 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
TueMonMon
18 May17 May17 May
Battle of Khaybar
Commemoration
25
WedTueTue
19 May18 May18 May
Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)
Mourning
26
ThuWedWed
20 May19 May19 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
FriThuThu
21 May20 May20 May
Eid al-Mabath
Celebration
Bi'tha -- the beginning of the prophetic mission
A’maal for this day →
27
Eve
ThuWedWed
20 May19 May19 May
Laylat al-Miraj
Worship
Thursday 20 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 21 May)Wednesday 19 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 20 May)Wednesday 19 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 20 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
272828
Fri
21 May
Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab
Worship
A’maal for this day →
28
SatFriFri
22 May21 May21 May
Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina
Mourning
293030
Sun
23 May
Amaal of the last day of Rajab
Worship
A’maal for this day →
29
SunSatSat
23 May22 May22 May
Battle of Tabuk
Commemoration