Hijri calendar

Safar 1356

April to May 1937 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 1356 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
	1Apr 12Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus, Safar	213, Safar	314Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report, Safar	415, Safar	516Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus, Safar	617, Safar
718Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning, Safar, Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)	819, Safar	920, Safar	1021Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a), Safar	1122, Safar	1223, Safar	1324Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Safar
1425, Safar	1526, Safar	1627, Safar	1728Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning, Safar	1829, Safar	1930, Safar	20May 1Arbain, Safar, Arbain juloos, Last Ten Days of Safar
212, Safar	223, Safar	234, Safar	245Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a), Safar	256, Safar	267, Safar	278, Safar
289Demise of the Holy Prophet (s), Safar, Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)	2910, Safar	3011Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a), Safar, Laylat al-Mabit

Safar 1356 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
		1Apr 13Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus, Safar	214, Safar	315Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report, Safar	416, Safar	517Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus, Safar
618, Safar	719Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning, Safar, Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)	820, Safar	921, Safar	1022Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a), Safar	1123, Safar	1224, Safar
1325Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Safar	1426, Safar	1527, Safar	1628, Safar	1729Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning, Safar	1830, Safar	19May 1, Safar
202Arbain, Safar, Arbain juloos, Last Ten Days of Safar	213, Safar	224, Safar	235, Safar	246Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a), Safar	257, Safar	268, Safar
279, Safar	2810Demise of the Holy Prophet (s), Safar, Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)	2911Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a), Safar, Laylat al-Mabit

Safar 1356 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
		1Apr 13Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus, Safar	214, Safar	315Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report, Safar	416, Safar	517Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus, Safar
618, Safar	719Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning, Safar, Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)	820, Safar	921, Safar	1022Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a), Safar	1123, Safar	1224, Safar
1325Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Safar	1426, Safar	1527, Safar	1628, Safar	1729Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning, Safar	1830, Safar	19May 1, Safar
202Arbain, Safar, Arbain juloos, Last Ten Days of Safar	213, Safar	224, Safar	235, Safar	246Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a), Safar	257, Safar	268, Safar
279, Safar	2810Demise of the Holy Prophet (s), Safar, Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)	2911Shahadat 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
12 Apr13 Apr13 Apr
Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus
Mourning
3
WedThuThu
14 Apr15 Apr15 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
5
FriSatSat
16 Apr17 Apr17 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
7
SunMonMon
18 Apr19 Apr19 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
7
SunMonMon
18 Apr19 Apr19 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
10
WedThuThu
21 Apr22 Apr22 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
13
SatSunSun
24 Apr25 Apr25 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
17
WedThuThu
28 Apr29 Apr29 Apr
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
1 May2 May2 May
Arbain
Mourning
Chehlum of Imam al-Husayn (a)
A’maal for this day →
20
SatSunSun
1 May2 May2 May
Arbain juloos
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
20
SatSunSun
1 May2 May2 May
Last Ten Days of Safar
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
24
WedThuThu
5 May6 May6 May
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Mourning
Also marked on 15 Rajab
28
SunMonMon
9 May10 May10 May
Demise of the Holy Prophet (s)
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
28
SunMonMon
9 May10 May10 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)
302929
Tue
11 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