Hijri calendar

Safar 1390

April to May 1970 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 1390 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
		1Apr 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	25May 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

Safar 1390 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
			1Apr 8Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus, Safar	29, Safar	310Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report, Safar	411, Safar
512Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus, Safar	613, Safar	714Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning, Safar, Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)	815, Safar	916, Safar	1017Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a), Safar	1118, Safar
1219, Safar	1320Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Safar	1421, Safar	1522, Safar	1623, Safar	1724Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning, Safar	1825, Safar
1926, Safar	2027Arbain, Safar, Arbain juloos, Last Ten Days of Safar	2128, Safar	2229, Safar	2330, Safar	24May 1Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a), Safar	252, Safar
263, Safar	274, Safar	285Demise of the Holy Prophet (s), Safar, Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)	296Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a), Safar, Laylat al-Mabit

Safar 1390 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
			1Apr 8Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus, Safar	29, Safar	310Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report, Safar	411, Safar
512Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus, Safar	613, Safar	714Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning, Safar, Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)	815, Safar	916, Safar	1017Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a), Safar	1118, Safar
1219, Safar	1320Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Safar	1421, Safar	1522, Safar	1623, Safar	1724Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning, Safar	1825, Safar
1926, Safar	2027Arbain, Safar, Arbain juloos, Last Ten Days of Safar	2128, Safar	2229, Safar	2330, Safar	24May 1Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a), Safar	252, Safar
263, Safar	274, Safar	285Demise of the Holy Prophet (s), Safar, Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)	296Shahadat 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
TueWedWed
7 Apr8 Apr8 Apr
Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus
Mourning
3
ThuFriFri
9 Apr10 Apr10 Apr
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
SatSunSun
11 Apr12 Apr12 Apr
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
MonTueTue
13 Apr14 Apr14 Apr
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
MonTueTue
13 Apr14 Apr14 Apr
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
ThuFriFri
16 Apr17 Apr17 Apr
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
SunMonMon
19 Apr20 Apr20 Apr
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
ThuFriFri
23 Apr24 Apr24 Apr
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
SunMonMon
26 Apr27 Apr27 Apr
Arbain
Mourning
Chehlum of Imam al-Husayn (a)
A’maal for this day →
20
SunMonMon
26 Apr27 Apr27 Apr
Arbain juloos
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
20
SunMonMon
26 Apr27 Apr27 Apr
Last Ten Days of Safar
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
24
ThuFriFri
30 Apr1 May1 May
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Mourning
Also marked on 15 Rajab
28
MonTueTue
4 May5 May5 May
Demise of the Holy Prophet (s)
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
28
MonTueTue
4 May5 May5 May
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)
302929
Wed
6 May
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