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Hijri calendar

Safar 1307

September to October 1889 صفر

Dates for

Dates calculatedThe start of this month was not recorded here, so the dates below are the calculation, not a sighting.
How the Centre establishes these dates

Hijri dates on this site are established by moon sighting, not by calculation. A month begins for the Centre when the new crescent has been sighted with the naked eye on our own horizon, south-east Queensland; where no sighting is confirmed here, the outgoing month is completed at 30 days. Dates shown as expected are subject to that confirmation. Members who follow a marja with a different ruling on the horizon, or on sighting through instruments, should follow their own marja — these dates govern the Centre’s programme.

Calculated for PakistanThese are Pakistan’s dates, calculated, not announced. A month there is expected to begin the day after the crescent can first be seen there by eye. The Centre in North Ipswich keeps the Australian dates.
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. The Centre in North Ipswich keeps the Australian dates.
  • Mourning
  • Celebration
  • Worship
  • Bar: in the calendar, no programme announced yet
  • Friday

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 Safar

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  1. 1

    ThuFriFri
    26 Sept27 Sept27 Sept

  2. 3

    SatSunSun
    28 Sept29 Sept29 Sept

    Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a)

    Celebration · minority report

    A’maal for this day →

    Observed on different dates by different communities
    • Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab is the main date
    • Iranian: 1 Rajab is the main date; 3 Safar per some reports
  3. 5

    MonTueTue
    30 Sept1 Oct1 Oct

    Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus

    Mourning

    Observed on different dates by different communities
    • Iranian: 5 Safar
    • Hazara: 5 Safar
    • Khoja: 9-10 Safar (Thirtieth of Ashura)
    • Indo-Pak: 13 Safar, or 20 Muharram for Sakina
  4. 7

    WedThuThu
    2 Oct3 Oct3 Oct

    Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)

    Mourning · Najafi reckoning

    Observed on different dates by different communities
    • Iraqi: 7 Safar (Najaf hawza and Iraqi popular practice)
    • Khoja: 7 Safar in practice (KSIMC London)
    • Indo-Pak: 28 Safar
    • Iranian: 28 Safar
  5. 7

    WedThuThu
    2 Oct3 Oct3 Oct

    Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)

    Celebration

    Observed on different dates by different communities
    • Indo-Pak: 7 Safar 128 AH
    • Iranian: 7 Safar, year 128 or 129 AH
  6. 10

    SatSunSun
    5 Oct6 Oct6 Oct

    Thirtieth of Ashura

    Mourning · Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a)

    Observed on different dates by different communities
    • Khoja: 9-10 Safar (KSIMC London convention)
    • Indo-Pak: 13 Safar or 20 Muharram
    • Iranian: 5 Safar, as Ruqayya
  7. 13

    TueWedWed
    8 Oct9 Oct9 Oct

    Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a)

    Mourning

    Observed on different dates by different communities
    • Indo-Pak: 13 Safar (duas.org convention)
    • Iranian: 5 Safar, as Ruqayya
    • Khoja: 9-10 Safar
  8. 17

    SatSunSun
    12 Oct13 Oct13 Oct

    Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a)

    Mourning · 17 Safar reckoning

    Observed on different dates by different communities
    • Indo-Pak: 17 Safar (SABA, duas.org, IMAM-US print tradition)
    • Khoja: Prints 17 but runs the majlis on 29 Safar (KSIMC London)
    • Iranian: Last day of Safar
    • Hazara: Last day of Safar
  9. 20

    TueWedWed
    15 Oct16 Oct16 Oct

    Arbain

    Mourning

    Chehlum of Imam al-Husayn (a)

    A’maal for this day →

  10. 20

    TueWedWed
    15 Oct16 Oct16 Oct

  11. 20

    TueWedWed
    15 Oct16 Oct16 Oct

  12. 24

    SatSunSun
    19 Oct20 Oct20 Oct

    Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)

    Mourning

    Also marked on 15 Rajab

  13. 28

    WedThuThu
    23 Oct24 Oct24 Oct

  14. 28

    WedThuThu
    23 Oct24 Oct24 Oct

    Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)

    Mourning

    A’maal for this day →

    Observed on different dates by different communities
    • Indo-Pak: 28 Safar
    • Iranian: 28 Safar (national holiday)
    • Iraqi: 7 Safar (Najaf hawza)
    • Khoja: 7 Safar in practice (KSIMC London)
  15. 302930

    FriFriSat
    25 Oct25 Oct26 Oct

    Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a)

    Mourning

    Observed on different dates by different communities
    • Hazara: Last day of Safar (29 or 30)
    • Khoja: Last day of Safar in diaspora practice
    • Indo-Pak: 17 Safar in print
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