Muslim Community Confirms Monday as First Day of Rajab

News Desk 

North America: The Moon-Sighting Committee of the Council of Shia Muslim Scholars of North America has announced that Monday, December 22, 2025, will mark the first day of the month of Rajab, 1447 A.H. across the North American region.

The committee confirmed the start of the month following verified naked-eye sightings of the crescent moon at sunset on Sunday, December 21, 2025, from multiple locations across North America.

In their announcement, the committee encouraged the faithful to seek success in performing good deeds and prayed for the hastening of the return of Imam Mahdi (p).

The committee members include:

Sayyid M. Rizvi, Toronto

Shaykh M. Jafar Bangloori, Miami, Florida

Sayyid Hamed Hashemi, Tampa, Florida

Shaykh Amin Rastani, Dallas, Texas

Shaykh Jafar Muhibollah, Austin, Texas

Sayyid Jawad Sajjadi, San Jose, California

Shaykh Ahmad Modarres, Los Angeles, California

Significant Islamic Events in Rajab:

1 Rajab / Dec 22: Birth of Imam Muhammad al-Baqir (p), 57 A.H.

2 Rajab / Dec 23: Birth of Imam Ali al-Hadi (p), 212 A.H.

3 Rajab / Dec 24: Martyrdom of Imam Ali al-Hadi (p), 254 A.H.

10 Rajab / Dec 31: Birth of Imam Muhammad al-Jawad (p), 195 A.H.

13 Rajab / Jan 3: Birth of Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (p), 23 B.H.

15 Rajab / Jan 5: Death of Sayyida Zaynab bint Ali (p), 62 A.H.

25 Rajab / Jan 15: Martyrdom of Imam Musa al-Kadhim (p), 183 A.H.

27 Rajab / Jan 17: Day of Mabath, 13 B.H.

The Moon-Sighting Committee was established during the seventh annual conference of the Council of Shia Muslim Scholars of North America and has been issuing monthly sighting announcements since 2007.

The Council renews its members annually to continue guiding North American Shia Muslim communities in determining the beginnings of Hijri months.