Hijri calendar

Safar 1393

March to April 1973 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 1393 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
		1Mar 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	1621Nawruz, 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	2631, Safar
27Apr 1, Safar	282Demise of the Holy Prophet (s), Safar, Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)	293, Safar	304Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a), Safar, Laylat al-Mabit

Safar 1393 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
			1Mar 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	1521Nawruz, 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	2531, Safar
26Apr 1, Safar	272, Safar	283Demise of the Holy Prophet (s), Safar, Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)	294Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a), Safar, Laylat al-Mabit

Safar 1393 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
			1Mar 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	1521Nawruz, 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	2531, Safar
26Apr 1, Safar	272, Safar	283Demise of the Holy Prophet (s), Safar, Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)	294Shahadat 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
6 Mar7 Mar7 Mar
Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus
Mourning
3
ThuFriFri
8 Mar9 Mar9 Mar
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
10 Mar11 Mar11 Mar
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
12 Mar13 Mar13 Mar
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
12 Mar13 Mar13 Mar
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
15 Mar16 Mar16 Mar
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
18 Mar19 Mar19 Mar
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
161515
Wed
21 Mar
Nawruz
Celebration
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Iranian: Observed; al-Majlisi held the recognising hadiths more reliable
- Hazara: Observed
- Indo-Pak: Generally not observed
- Khoja: Generally not observed
17
ThuFriFri
22 Mar23 Mar23 Mar
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
25 Mar26 Mar26 Mar
Arbain
Mourning
Chehlum of Imam al-Husayn (a)
A’maal for this day →
20
SunMonMon
25 Mar26 Mar26 Mar
Arbain juloos
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
20
SunMonMon
25 Mar26 Mar26 Mar
Last Ten Days of Safar
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
24
ThuFriFri
29 Mar30 Mar30 Mar
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Mourning
Also marked on 15 Rajab
28
MonTueTue
2 Apr3 Apr3 Apr
Demise of the Holy Prophet (s)
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
28
MonTueTue
2 Apr3 Apr3 Apr
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
4 Apr
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