Hijri calendar

Rajab 1597

July to August 2171 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 1597 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
						1Jul 6al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya, Rajab, Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim, Umra of Rajab, Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a)
27, Rajab	38Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Rajab	49, Rajab	510Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning, Rajab	611Laylat al-RaghaibEve of 7, after Maghrib, 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	2530Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a), Rajab	2631Wafat of Abu Talib (a), Rajab, Laylat al-Miraj	27Aug 1Eid al-Mabath, Rajab	282Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina, Rajab, Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab	293Amaal of the last day of Rajab, Rajab, Battle of Tabuk, Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban

Rajab 1597 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
					1Jul 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	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	2630Wafat of Abu Talib (a), Rajab, Laylat al-Miraj	2731Eid al-Mabath, Rajab	28Aug 1Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina, Rajab	292Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab, Rajab, Battle of Tabuk	303Amaal of the last day of Rajab, Rajab, Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban

Rajab 1597 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
					1Jul 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	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	2630Wafat of Abu Talib (a), Rajab, Laylat al-Miraj	2731Eid al-Mabath, Rajab	28Aug 1Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina, Rajab	292Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab, Rajab, Battle of Tabuk	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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SatFriFri
6 July5 July5 July
al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya
Worship
A’maal for this day →
1
SatFriFri
6 July5 July5 July
Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
1
SatFriFri
6 July5 July5 July
Umra of Rajab
Worship
A’maal for this day →
1
SatFriFri
6 July5 July5 July
Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a)
Celebration
A’maal for this day →
3
MonSunSun
8 July7 July7 July
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
WedTueTue
10 July9 July9 July
Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Celebration · Rajab reckoning
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Khoja: 2 or 5 Rajab
711
Eve
Thu
11 July4 July4 July
Laylat al-Raghaib
Worship
Thursday 11 July evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 12 July)Thursday 4 July evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 5 July)Thursday 4 July evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 5 July)
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
FriThuThu
12 July11 July11 July
Special salat of 7 Rajab
Worship
A’maal for this day →
9
SunSatSat
14 July13 July13 July
Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a)
Celebration
10
MonSunSun
15 July14 July14 July
Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a)
Celebration
12
WedTueTue
17 July16 July16 July
Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital
Commemoration
13
ThuWedWed
18 July17 July17 July
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
ThuWedWed
18 July17 July17 July
Wiladat of Imam Ali (a)
Celebration
Born inside the Kaba
A’maal for this day →
15
SatFriFri
20 July19 July19 July
Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries
Commemoration
A’maal for this day →
15
SatFriFri
20 July19 July19 July
Practices of Umm Dawud
Worship
A’maal for this day →
15
SatFriFri
20 July19 July19 July
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
TueMonMon
23 July22 July22 July
Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s)
Mourning
22
SatFriFri
27 July26 July26 July
Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah
Mourning
22
SatFriFri
27 July26 July26 July
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
MonSunSun
29 July28 July28 July
Battle of Khaybar
Commemoration
25
TueMonMon
30 July29 July29 July
Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)
Mourning
26
WedTueTue
31 July30 July30 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
ThuWedWed
1 Aug31 July31 July
Eid al-Mabath
Celebration
Bi'tha -- the beginning of the prophetic mission
A’maal for this day →
27
Eve
WedTueTue
31 July30 July30 July
Laylat al-Miraj
Worship
Wednesday 31 July evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 1 August)Tuesday 30 July evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 31 July)Tuesday 30 July evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 31 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
FriThuThu
2 Aug1 Aug1 Aug
Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina
Mourning
282929
Fri
2 Aug
Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab
Worship
A’maal for this day →
293030
Sat
3 Aug
Amaal of the last day of Rajab
Worship
A’maal for this day →
29
SatFriFri
3 Aug2 Aug2 Aug
Battle of Tabuk
Commemoration