20 Safar
Last Ten Days of Safar
MourningA majlis is held
This year
20 Safar 1448 · Expected — subject to moon sighting
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Dates year by year
| Hijri | Gregorian | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 20 Safar 1447 | Expected | |
| 20 Safar 1448 | Expected | |
| 20 Safar 1449 | Expected | |
| 20 Safar 1450 | Expected |
Hijri months begin by moon sighting, not by calculation. A date marked expected is the calculated one and may move by a day when the Centre confirms the month.
About this day
The last ten days of Safar are a named mourning decade rather than a single occasion, running from the 20th to the end of the month. They are kept in mourning for the Ahl al-Bayt; the notion that Safar is an unlucky month is a superstition rejected in Islamic teaching.