Hijri calendar

Safar 1359

March to April 1940 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 1359 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
1Mar 10Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus, Safar	211, Safar	312Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report, Safar	413, Safar	514Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus, Safar	615, Safar	716Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning, Safar, Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)
817, Safar	918, Safar	1019Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a), Safar	1120, Safar	1221Nawruz, Safar	1322Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Safar	1423, Safar
1524, Safar	1625, Safar	1726Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning, Safar	1827, Safar	1928, Safar	2029Arbain, Safar, Arbain juloos, Last Ten Days of Safar	2130, Safar
2231, Safar	23Apr 1, Safar	242Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a), Safar	253, Safar	264, Safar	275, Safar	286Demise of the Holy Prophet (s), Safar, Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)
297, Safar	308Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a), Safar, Laylat al-Mabit

Safar 1359 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
	1Mar 11Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus, Safar	212, Safar	313Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report, Safar	414, Safar	515Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus, Safar	616, Safar
717Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning, Safar, Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)	818, Safar	919, Safar	1020Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a), Safar	1121Nawruz, Safar	1222, Safar	1323Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Safar
1424, Safar	1525, Safar	1626, Safar	1727Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning, Safar	1828, Safar	1929, Safar	2030Arbain, Safar, Arbain juloos, Last Ten Days of Safar
2131, Safar	22Apr 1, Safar	232, Safar	243Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a), Safar	254, Safar	265, Safar	276, Safar
287Demise of the Holy Prophet (s), Safar, Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)	298, Safar	309Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a), Safar, Laylat al-Mabit

Safar 1359 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
	1Mar 11Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus, Safar	212, Safar	313Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report, Safar	414, Safar	515Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus, Safar	616, Safar
717Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning, Safar, Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)	818, Safar	919, Safar	1020Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a), Safar	1121Nawruz, Safar	1222, Safar	1323Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Safar
1424, Safar	1525, Safar	1626, Safar	1727Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning, Safar	1828, Safar	1929, Safar	2030Arbain, Safar, Arbain juloos, Last Ten Days of Safar
2131, Safar	22Apr 1, Safar	232, Safar	243Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a), Safar	254, Safar	265, Safar	276, Safar
287Demise of the Holy Prophet (s), Safar, Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)	298, Safar	309Shahadat 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
SunMonMon
10 Mar11 Mar11 Mar
Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus
Mourning
3
TueWedWed
12 Mar13 Mar13 Mar
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
ThuFriFri
14 Mar15 Mar15 Mar
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
SatSunSun
16 Mar17 Mar17 Mar
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
SatSunSun
16 Mar17 Mar17 Mar
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
TueWedWed
19 Mar20 Mar20 Mar
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
121111
Thu
21 Mar
Nawruz
Celebration
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Iranian: Observed; al-Majlisi held the recognising hadiths more reliable
- Hazara: Observed
- Indo-Pak: Generally not observed
- Khoja: Generally not observed
13
FriSatSat
22 Mar23 Mar23 Mar
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
TueWedWed
26 Mar27 Mar27 Mar
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
FriSatSat
29 Mar30 Mar30 Mar
Arbain
Mourning
Chehlum of Imam al-Husayn (a)
A’maal for this day →
20
FriSatSat
29 Mar30 Mar30 Mar
Arbain juloos
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
20
FriSatSat
29 Mar30 Mar30 Mar
Last Ten Days of Safar
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
24
TueWedWed
2 Apr3 Apr3 Apr
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Mourning
Also marked on 15 Rajab
28
SatSunSun
6 Apr7 Apr7 Apr
Demise of the Holy Prophet (s)
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
28
SatSunSun
6 Apr7 Apr7 Apr
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
MonTueTue
8 Apr9 Apr9 Apr
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