Hijri calendar

Safar 1340

October 1921October to November 1921October to November 1921 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 1340 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
	1Oct 3Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus, Safar	24, Safar	35Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report, Safar	46, Safar	57Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus, Safar	68, Safar
79Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning, Safar, Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)	810, Safar	911, Safar	1012Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a), Safar	1113, Safar	1214, Safar	1315Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Safar
1416, Safar	1517, Safar	1618, Safar	1719Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning, Safar	1820, Safar	1921, Safar	2022Arbain, Safar, Arbain juloos, Last Ten Days of Safar
2123, Safar	2224, Safar	2325, Safar	2426Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a), Safar	2527, Safar	2628, Safar	2729, Safar
2830Demise of the Holy Prophet (s), Safar, Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)	2931Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a), Safar, Laylat al-Mabit

Safar 1340 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
		1Oct 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	2831Demise of the Holy Prophet (s), Safar, Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)	29Nov 1Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a), Safar, Laylat al-Mabit

Safar 1340 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
		1Oct 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	2831Demise of the Holy Prophet (s), Safar, Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)	29Nov 1Shahadat 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
MonTueTue
3 Oct4 Oct4 Oct
Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus
Mourning
3
WedThuThu
5 Oct6 Oct6 Oct
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
FriSatSat
7 Oct8 Oct8 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
7
SunMonMon
9 Oct10 Oct10 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
7
SunMonMon
9 Oct10 Oct10 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
10
WedThuThu
12 Oct13 Oct13 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
13
SatSunSun
15 Oct16 Oct16 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
17
WedThuThu
19 Oct20 Oct20 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
20
SatSunSun
22 Oct23 Oct23 Oct
Arbain
Mourning
Chehlum of Imam al-Husayn (a)
A’maal for this day →
20
SatSunSun
22 Oct23 Oct23 Oct
Arbain juloos
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
20
SatSunSun
22 Oct23 Oct23 Oct
Last Ten Days of Safar
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
24
WedThuThu
26 Oct27 Oct27 Oct
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Mourning
Also marked on 15 Rajab
28
SunMonMon
30 Oct31 Oct31 Oct
Demise of the Holy Prophet (s)
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
28
SunMonMon
30 Oct31 Oct31 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)
29
MonTueTue
31 Oct1 Nov1 Nov
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