Hijri calendar

Safar 1376

September to October 1956 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 1376 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
				1Sep 6Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus, Safar	27, Safar	38Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report, Safar
49, Safar	510Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus, Safar	611, Safar	712Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning, Safar, Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)	813, Safar	914, Safar	1015Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a), Safar
1116, Safar	1217, Safar	1318Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Safar	1419, Safar	1520, Safar	1621, Safar	1722Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning, Safar
1823, Safar	1924, Safar	2025Arbain, Safar, Arbain juloos, Last Ten Days of Safar	2126, Safar	2227, Safar	2328, Safar	2429Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a), Safar
2530, Safar	26Oct 1, Safar	272, Safar	283Demise of the Holy Prophet (s), Safar, Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)	294, Safar	305Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a), Safar, Laylat al-Mabit

Safar 1376 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
					1Sep 7Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus, Safar	28, Safar
39Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report, Safar	410, Safar	511Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus, Safar	612, Safar	713Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning, Safar, Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)	814, Safar	915, Safar
1016Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a), Safar	1117, Safar	1218, Safar	1319Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Safar	1420, Safar	1521, Safar	1622, Safar
1723Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning, Safar	1824, Safar	1925, Safar	2026Arbain, Safar, Arbain juloos, Last Ten Days of Safar	2127, Safar	2228, Safar	2329, Safar
2430Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a), Safar	25Oct 1, Safar	262, Safar	273, Safar	284Demise of the Holy Prophet (s), Safar, Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)	295Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a), Safar, Laylat al-Mabit

Safar 1376 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
					1Sep 7Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus, Safar	28, Safar
39Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report, Safar	410, Safar	511Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus, Safar	612, Safar	713Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning, Safar, Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)	814, Safar	915, Safar
1016Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a), Safar	1117, Safar	1218, Safar	1319Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Safar	1420, Safar	1521, Safar	1622, Safar
1723Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning, Safar	1824, Safar	1925, Safar	2026Arbain, Safar, Arbain juloos, Last Ten Days of Safar	2127, Safar	2228, Safar	2329, Safar
2430Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a), Safar	25Oct 1, Safar	262, Safar	273, Safar	284Demise of the Holy Prophet (s), Safar, Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)	295, Safar	306Shahadat 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
ThuFriFri
6 Sept7 Sept7 Sept
Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus
Mourning
3
SatSunSun
8 Sept9 Sept9 Sept
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
10 Sept11 Sept11 Sept
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
12 Sept13 Sept13 Sept
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
12 Sept13 Sept13 Sept
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
15 Sept16 Sept16 Sept
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
18 Sept19 Sept19 Sept
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
22 Sept23 Sept23 Sept
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
25 Sept26 Sept26 Sept
Arbain
Mourning
Chehlum of Imam al-Husayn (a)
A’maal for this day →
20
TueWedWed
25 Sept26 Sept26 Sept
Arbain juloos
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
20
TueWedWed
25 Sept26 Sept26 Sept
Last Ten Days of Safar
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
24
SatSunSun
29 Sept30 Sept30 Sept
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Mourning
Also marked on 15 Rajab
28
WedThuThu
3 Oct4 Oct4 Oct
Demise of the Holy Prophet (s)
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
28
WedThuThu
3 Oct4 Oct4 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)
302930
FriFriSat
5 Oct5 Oct6 Oct
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