Hijri calendar

Safar 1399

December 1978 to January 1979January 1979January 1979 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 1399 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
1Dec 31Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus, Safar	2Jan 1, Safar	32Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report, Safar	43, Safar	54Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus, Safar	65, Safar	76Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning, Safar, Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)
87, Safar	98, Safar	109Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a), Safar	1110, Safar	1211, Safar	1312Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Safar	1413, Safar
1514, Safar	1615, Safar	1716Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning, Safar	1817, Safar	1918, Safar	2019Arbain, Safar, Arbain juloos, Last Ten Days of Safar	2120, Safar
2221, Safar	2322, Safar	2423Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a), Safar	2524, Safar	2625, Safar	2726, Safar	2827Demise of the Holy Prophet (s), Safar, Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)
2928Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a), Safar, Laylat al-Mabit

Safar 1399 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
	1Jan 1Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus, Safar	22, Safar	33Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report, Safar	44, Safar	55Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus, Safar	66, Safar
77Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning, Safar, Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)	88, Safar	99, Safar	1010Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a), Safar	1111, Safar	1212, Safar	1313Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Safar
1414, Safar	1515, Safar	1616, Safar	1717Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning, Safar	1818, Safar	1919, Safar	2020Arbain, Safar, Arbain juloos, Last Ten Days of Safar
2121, Safar	2222, Safar	2323, Safar	2424Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a), Safar	2525, Safar	2626, Safar	2727, Safar
2828Demise of the Holy Prophet (s), Safar, Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)	2929Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a), Safar, Laylat al-Mabit

Safar 1399 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
	1Jan 1Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus, Safar	22, Safar	33Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report, Safar	44, Safar	55Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus, Safar	66, Safar
77Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning, Safar, Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)	88, Safar	99, Safar	1010Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a), Safar	1111, Safar	1212, Safar	1313Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Safar
1414, Safar	1515, Safar	1616, Safar	1717Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning, Safar	1818, Safar	1919, Safar	2020Arbain, Safar, Arbain juloos, Last Ten Days of Safar
2121, Safar	2222, Safar	2323, Safar	2424Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a), Safar	2525, Safar	2626, Safar	2727, Safar
2828Demise of the Holy Prophet (s), Safar, Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)	2929Shahadat 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
SunMonMon
31 Dec1 Jan1 Jan
Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus
Mourning
3
TueWedWed
2 Jan3 Jan3 Jan
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
ThuFriFri
4 Jan5 Jan5 Jan
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
SatSunSun
6 Jan7 Jan7 Jan
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
SatSunSun
6 Jan7 Jan7 Jan
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
TueWedWed
9 Jan10 Jan10 Jan
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
FriSatSat
12 Jan13 Jan13 Jan
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
TueWedWed
16 Jan17 Jan17 Jan
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
FriSatSat
19 Jan20 Jan20 Jan
Arbain
Mourning
Chehlum of Imam al-Husayn (a)
A’maal for this day →
20
FriSatSat
19 Jan20 Jan20 Jan
Arbain juloos
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
20
FriSatSat
19 Jan20 Jan20 Jan
Last Ten Days of Safar
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
24
TueWedWed
23 Jan24 Jan24 Jan
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Mourning
Also marked on 15 Rajab
28
SatSunSun
27 Jan28 Jan28 Jan
Demise of the Holy Prophet (s)
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
28
SatSunSun
27 Jan28 Jan28 Jan
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)
29
SunMonMon
28 Jan29 Jan29 Jan
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