Hijri calendar

Safar 1369

November to December 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 1369 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
		1Nov 22Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus, Safar	223, Safar	324Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report, Safar	425, Safar	526Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus, Safar
627, Safar	728Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning, Safar, Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)	829, Safar	930, Safar	10Dec 1Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a), Safar	112, Safar	123, Safar
134Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Safar	145, Safar	156, Safar	167, Safar	178Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning, Safar	189, Safar	1910, Safar
2011Arbain, Safar, Arbain juloos, Last Ten Days of Safar	2112, Safar	2213, Safar	2314, Safar	2415Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a), Safar	2516, Safar	2617, Safar
2718, Safar	2819Demise of the Holy Prophet (s), Safar, Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)	2920Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a), Safar, Laylat al-Mabit

Safar 1369 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
		1Nov 22Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus, Safar	223, Safar	324Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report, Safar	425, Safar	526Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus, Safar
627, Safar	728Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning, Safar, Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)	829, Safar	930, Safar	10Dec 1Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a), Safar	112, Safar	123, Safar
134Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Safar	145, Safar	156, Safar	167, Safar	178Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning, Safar	189, Safar	1910, Safar
2011Arbain, Safar, Arbain juloos, Last Ten Days of Safar	2112, Safar	2213, Safar	2314, Safar	2415Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a), Safar	2516, Safar	2617, Safar
2718, Safar	2819Demise of the Holy Prophet (s), Safar, Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)	2920, Safar	3021Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a), Safar, Laylat al-Mabit

Safar 1369 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
			1Nov 23Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus, Safar	224, Safar	325Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report, Safar	426, Safar
527Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus, Safar	628, Safar	729Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning, Safar, Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)	830, Safar	9Dec 1, Safar	102Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a), Safar	113, Safar
124, Safar	135Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Safar	146, Safar	157, Safar	168, Safar	179Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning, Safar	1810, Safar
1911, Safar	2012Arbain, Safar, Arbain juloos, Last Ten Days of Safar	2113, Safar	2214, Safar	2315, Safar	2416Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a), Safar	2517, Safar
2618, Safar	2719, Safar	2820Demise of the Holy Prophet (s), Safar, Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)	2921Shahadat 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
TueTueWed
22 Nov22 Nov23 Nov
Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus
Mourning
3
ThuThuFri
24 Nov24 Nov25 Nov
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
SatSatSun
26 Nov26 Nov27 Nov
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
MonMonTue
28 Nov28 Nov29 Nov
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
MonMonTue
28 Nov28 Nov29 Nov
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
ThuThuFri
1 Dec1 Dec2 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
SunSunMon
4 Dec4 Dec5 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
ThuThuFri
8 Dec8 Dec9 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
SunSunMon
11 Dec11 Dec12 Dec
Arbain
Mourning
Chehlum of Imam al-Husayn (a)
A’maal for this day →
20
SunSunMon
11 Dec11 Dec12 Dec
Arbain juloos
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
20
SunSunMon
11 Dec11 Dec12 Dec
Last Ten Days of Safar
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
24
ThuThuFri
15 Dec15 Dec16 Dec
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Mourning
Also marked on 15 Rajab
28
MonMonTue
19 Dec19 Dec20 Dec
Demise of the Holy Prophet (s)
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
28
MonMonTue
19 Dec19 Dec20 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)
293029
TueWedWed
20 Dec21 Dec21 Dec
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