Hijri calendar

Rajab 1578

January to February 2153 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 1578 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
						1Jan 27al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya, Rajab, Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim, Umra of Rajab, Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a)
228, Rajab	329Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Rajab	430, Rajab	531Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning, Rajab	6Feb 1Laylat al-RaghaibEve of 7, after Maghrib, Rajab	72Special salat of 7 Rajab, Rajab	83, Rajab
94Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a), Rajab	105Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a), Rajab	116, Rajab	127Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital, Rajab	138Ayyam al-Bid, Rajab, Wiladat of Imam Ali (a)	149, Rajab	1510Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries, Rajab, Practices of Umm Dawud, Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
1611, Rajab	1712, Rajab	1813Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s), Rajab	1914, Rajab	2015, Rajab	2116, Rajab	2217Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah, Rajab, Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
2318, Rajab	2419Battle of Khaybar, Rajab	2520Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a), Rajab	2621Wafat of Abu Talib (a), Rajab, Laylat al-Miraj	2722Eid al-Mabath, Rajab	2823Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina, Rajab, Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab	2924Battle of Tabuk, Rajab
3025Amaal of the last day of Rajab, Rajab, Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban

Rajab 1578 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
						1Jan 27al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya, Rajab, Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim, Umra of Rajab, Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a)
228, Rajab	329Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Rajab	430, Rajab	531Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning, Rajab	6Feb 1Laylat al-RaghaibEve of 7, after Maghrib, Rajab	72Special salat of 7 Rajab, Rajab	83, Rajab
94Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a), Rajab	105Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a), Rajab	116, Rajab	127Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital, Rajab	138Ayyam al-Bid, Rajab, Wiladat of Imam Ali (a)	149, Rajab	1510Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries, Rajab, Practices of Umm Dawud, Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
1611, Rajab	1712, Rajab	1813Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s), Rajab	1914, Rajab	2015, Rajab	2116, Rajab	2217Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah, Rajab, Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
2318, Rajab	2419Battle of Khaybar, Rajab	2520Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a), Rajab	2621Wafat of Abu Talib (a), Rajab, Laylat al-Miraj	2722Eid al-Mabath, Rajab	2823Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina, Rajab, Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab	2924Battle of Tabuk, Rajab, Amaal of the last day of Rajab, Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban

Rajab 1578 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
						1Jan 27al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya, Rajab, Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim, Umra of Rajab, Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a)
228, Rajab	329Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Rajab	430, Rajab	531Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning, Rajab	6Feb 1Laylat al-RaghaibEve of 7, after Maghrib, Rajab	72Special salat of 7 Rajab, Rajab	83, Rajab
94Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a), Rajab	105Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a), Rajab	116, Rajab	127Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital, Rajab	138Ayyam al-Bid, Rajab, Wiladat of Imam Ali (a)	149, Rajab	1510Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries, Rajab, Practices of Umm Dawud, Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
1611, Rajab	1712, Rajab	1813Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s), Rajab	1914, Rajab	2015, Rajab	2116, Rajab	2217Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah, Rajab, Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
2318, Rajab	2419Battle of Khaybar, Rajab	2520Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a), Rajab	2621Wafat of Abu Talib (a), Rajab, Laylat al-Miraj	2722Eid al-Mabath, Rajab	2823Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina, Rajab, Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab	2924Battle of Tabuk, Rajab, Amaal of the last day 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
Sat
27 Jan
al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya
Worship
A’maal for this day →
1
Sat
27 Jan
Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
1
Sat
27 Jan
Umra of Rajab
Worship
A’maal for this day →
1
Sat
27 Jan
Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a)
Celebration
A’maal for this day →
3
Mon
29 Jan
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
Wed
31 Jan
Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Celebration · Rajab reckoning
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Khoja: 2 or 5 Rajab
7
Eve
Thu
1 Feb
Laylat al-Raghaib
Worship
Thursday 1 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 2 February)
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
Fri
2 Feb
Special salat of 7 Rajab
Worship
A’maal for this day →
9
Sun
4 Feb
Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a)
Celebration
10
Mon
5 Feb
Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a)
Celebration
12
Wed
7 Feb
Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital
Commemoration
13
Thu
8 Feb
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
Thu
8 Feb
Wiladat of Imam Ali (a)
Celebration
Born inside the Kaba
A’maal for this day →
15
Sat
10 Feb
Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries
Commemoration
A’maal for this day →
15
Sat
10 Feb
Practices of Umm Dawud
Worship
A’maal for this day →
15
Sat
10 Feb
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
Tue
13 Feb
Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s)
Mourning
22
Sat
17 Feb
Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah
Mourning
22
Sat
17 Feb
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
Mon
19 Feb
Battle of Khaybar
Commemoration
25
Tue
20 Feb
Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)
Mourning
26
Wed
21 Feb
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
Thu
22 Feb
Eid al-Mabath
Celebration
Bi'tha -- the beginning of the prophetic mission
A’maal for this day →
27
Eve
Wed
21 Feb
Laylat al-Miraj
Worship
Wednesday 21 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 22 February)
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
Fri
23 Feb
Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina
Mourning
28
Fri
23 Feb
Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab
Worship
A’maal for this day →
29
Sat
24 Feb
Battle of Tabuk
Commemoration
302929
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25 Feb24 Feb24 Feb
Amaal of the last day of Rajab
Worship
A’maal for this day →