Hijri calendar

Safar 1368

December 1948December 1948 to January 1949December 1948 to January 1949 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 1368 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
				1Dec 2Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus, Safar	23, Safar	34Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report, Safar
45, Safar	56Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus, Safar	67, Safar	78Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning, Safar, Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)	89, Safar	910, Safar	1011Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a), Safar
1112, Safar	1213, Safar	1314Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Safar	1415, Safar	1516, Safar	1617, Safar	1718Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning, Safar
1819, Safar	1920, Safar	2021Arbain, Safar, Arbain juloos, Last Ten Days of Safar	2122, Safar	2223, Safar	2324, Safar	2425Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a), Safar
2526, Safar	2627, Safar	2728, Safar	2829Demise of the Holy Prophet (s), Safar, Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)	2930, Safar	3031Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a), Safar, Laylat al-Mabit

Safar 1368 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
					1Dec 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)	2931, Safar	30Jan 1Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a), Safar, Laylat al-Mabit

Safar 1368 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
					1Dec 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)	2931, Safar	30Jan 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

Subscribe to the calendar

1
ThuFriFri
2 Dec3 Dec3 Dec
Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus
Mourning
3
SatSunSun
4 Dec5 Dec5 Dec
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
MonTueTue
6 Dec7 Dec7 Dec
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
WedThuThu
8 Dec9 Dec9 Dec
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
WedThuThu
8 Dec9 Dec9 Dec
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
SatSunSun
11 Dec12 Dec12 Dec
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
TueWedWed
14 Dec15 Dec15 Dec
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
SatSunSun
18 Dec19 Dec19 Dec
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
TueWedWed
21 Dec22 Dec22 Dec
Arbain
Mourning
Chehlum of Imam al-Husayn (a)
A’maal for this day →
20
TueWedWed
21 Dec22 Dec22 Dec
Arbain juloos
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
20
TueWedWed
21 Dec22 Dec22 Dec
Last Ten Days of Safar
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
24
SatSunSun
25 Dec26 Dec26 Dec
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Mourning
Also marked on 15 Rajab
28
WedThuThu
29 Dec30 Dec30 Dec
Demise of the Holy Prophet (s)
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
28
WedThuThu
29 Dec30 Dec30 Dec
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
FriSatSat
31 Dec1 Jan1 Jan
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