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Hijri calendar

Safar 1322

April to May 1904 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

    SunMonMon
    17 Apr18 Apr18 Apr

  2. 3

    TueWedWed
    19 Apr20 Apr20 Apr

    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

    ThuFriFri
    21 Apr22 Apr22 Apr

    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

    SatSunSun
    23 Apr24 Apr24 Apr

    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

    SatSunSun
    23 Apr24 Apr24 Apr

    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

    TueWedWed
    26 Apr27 Apr27 Apr

    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

    FriSatSat
    29 Apr30 Apr30 Apr

    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

    TueWedWed
    3 May4 May4 May

    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

    FriSatSat
    6 May7 May7 May

    Arbain

    Mourning

    Chehlum of Imam al-Husayn (a)

    A’maal for this day →

  10. 20

    FriSatSat
    6 May7 May7 May

  11. 20

    FriSatSat
    6 May7 May7 May

  12. 24

    TueWedWed
    10 May11 May11 May

    Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)

    Mourning

    Also marked on 15 Rajab

  13. 28

    SatSunSun
    14 May15 May15 May

  14. 28

    SatSunSun
    14 May15 May15 May

    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. 302929

    Mon
    16 May

    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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