Hijri calendar

Safar 1309

September to October 1891 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.

Safar 1309 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
					1Sep 4Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus, Safar	25, Safar
36Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report, Safar	47, Safar	58Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus, Safar	69, Safar	710Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning, Safar, Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)	811, Safar	912, Safar
1013Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a), Safar	1114, Safar	1215, Safar	1316Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Safar	1417, Safar	1518, Safar	1619, Safar
1720Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning, Safar	1821, Safar	1922, Safar	2023Arbain, Safar, Arbain juloos, Last Ten Days of Safar	2124, Safar	2225, Safar	2326, Safar
2427Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a), Safar	2528, Safar	2629, Safar	2730, Safar	28Oct 1Demise of the Holy Prophet (s), Safar, Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)	292, Safar	303Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a), Safar, Laylat al-Mabit

Safar 1309 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
						1Sep 5Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus, Safar
26, Safar	37Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report, Safar	48, Safar	59Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus, Safar	610, Safar	711Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning, Safar, Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)	812, Safar
913, Safar	1014Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a), Safar	1115, Safar	1216, Safar	1317Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Safar	1418, Safar	1519, Safar
1620, Safar	1721Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning, Safar	1822, Safar	1923, Safar	2024Arbain, Safar, Arbain juloos, Last Ten Days of Safar	2125, Safar	2226, Safar
2327, Safar	2428Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a), Safar	2529, Safar	2630, Safar	27Oct 1, Safar	282Demise of the Holy Prophet (s), Safar, Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)	293, Safar
304Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a), Safar, Laylat al-Mabit

Safar 1309 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
						1Sep 5Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus, Safar
26, Safar	37Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report, Safar	48, Safar	59Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus, Safar	610, Safar	711Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning, Safar, Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)	812, Safar
913, Safar	1014Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a), Safar	1115, Safar	1216, Safar	1317Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Safar	1418, Safar	1519, Safar
1620, Safar	1721Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning, Safar	1822, Safar	1923, Safar	2024Arbain, Safar, Arbain juloos, Last Ten Days of Safar	2125, Safar	2226, Safar
2327, Safar	2428Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a), Safar	2529, Safar	2630, Safar	27Oct 1, Safar	282Demise of the Holy Prophet (s), Safar, Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)	293, Safar
304Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a), Safar, Laylat al-Mabit

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
FriSatSat
4 Sept5 Sept5 Sept
Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus
Mourning
3
SunMonMon
6 Sept7 Sept7 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
5
TueWedWed
8 Sept9 Sept9 Sept
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
7
ThuFriFri
10 Sept11 Sept11 Sept
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
7
ThuFriFri
10 Sept11 Sept11 Sept
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
10
SunMonMon
13 Sept14 Sept14 Sept
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
13
WedThuThu
16 Sept17 Sept17 Sept
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
17
SunMonMon
20 Sept21 Sept21 Sept
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
20
WedThuThu
23 Sept24 Sept24 Sept
Arbain
Mourning
Chehlum of Imam al-Husayn (a)
A’maal for this day →
20
WedThuThu
23 Sept24 Sept24 Sept
Arbain juloos
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
20
WedThuThu
23 Sept24 Sept24 Sept
Last Ten Days of Safar
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
24
SunMonMon
27 Sept28 Sept28 Sept
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Mourning
Also marked on 15 Rajab
28
ThuFriFri
1 Oct2 Oct2 Oct
Demise of the Holy Prophet (s)
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
28
ThuFriFri
1 Oct2 Oct2 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)
30
SatSunSun
3 Oct4 Oct4 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