Hijri calendar

Safar 1386

May to June 1966 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 1386 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
1May 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	1031Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a), Safar	11Jun 1, Safar	122, Safar	133Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Safar	144, Safar
155, Safar	166, Safar	177Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning, Safar	188, Safar	199, Safar	2010Arbain, Safar, Arbain juloos, Last Ten Days of Safar	2111, Safar
2212, Safar	2313, Safar	2414Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a), Safar	2515, Safar	2616, Safar	2717, Safar	2818Demise of the Holy Prophet (s), Safar, Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)
2919Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a), Safar, Laylat al-Mabit

Safar 1386 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
1May 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	1031Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a), Safar	11Jun 1, Safar	122, Safar	133Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Safar	144, Safar
155, Safar	166, Safar	177Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning, Safar	188, Safar	199, Safar	2010Arbain, Safar, Arbain juloos, Last Ten Days of Safar	2111, Safar
2212, Safar	2313, Safar	2414Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a), Safar	2515, Safar	2616, Safar	2717, Safar	2818Demise of the Holy Prophet (s), Safar, Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)
2919, Safar	3020Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a), Safar, Laylat al-Mabit

Safar 1386 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
1May 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	1031Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a), Safar	11Jun 1, Safar	122, Safar	133Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Safar	144, Safar
155, Safar	166, Safar	177Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning, Safar	188, Safar	199, Safar	2010Arbain, Safar, Arbain juloos, Last Ten Days of Safar	2111, Safar
2212, Safar	2313, Safar	2414Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a), Safar	2515, Safar	2616, Safar	2717, Safar	2818Demise of the Holy Prophet (s), Safar, Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)
2919, Safar	3020Shahadat 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
Sun
22 May
Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus
Mourning
3
Tue
24 May
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
Thu
26 May
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
Sat
28 May
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
Sat
28 May
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
Tue
31 May
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
Fri
3 June
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
Tue
7 June
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
Fri
10 June
Arbain
Mourning
Chehlum of Imam al-Husayn (a)
A’maal for this day →
20
Fri
10 June
Arbain juloos
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
20
Fri
10 June
Last Ten Days of Safar
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
24
Tue
14 June
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Mourning
Also marked on 15 Rajab
28
Sat
18 June
Demise of the Holy Prophet (s)
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
28
Sat
18 June
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)
293030
SunMonMon
19 June20 June20 June
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