Hijri calendar

Safar 1401

December 1980 to January 1981 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 1401 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
		1Dec 9Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus, Safar	210, Safar	311Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report, Safar	412, Safar	513Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus, Safar
614, Safar	715Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning, Safar, Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)	816, Safar	917, Safar	1018Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a), Safar	1119, Safar	1220, Safar
1321Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Safar	1422, Safar	1523, Safar	1624, Safar	1725Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning, Safar	1826, Safar	1927, Safar
2028Arbain, Safar, Arbain juloos, Last Ten Days of Safar	2129, Safar	2230, Safar	2331, Safar	24Jan 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)	296, Safar	307Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a), Safar, Laylat al-Mabit

Safar 1401 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
			1Dec 10Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus, Safar	211, Safar	312Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report, Safar	413, Safar
514Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus, Safar	615, Safar	716Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning, Safar, Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)	817, Safar	918, Safar	1019Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a), Safar	1120, Safar
1221, Safar	1322Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Safar	1423, Safar	1524, Safar	1625, Safar	1726Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning, Safar	1827, Safar
1928, Safar	2029Arbain, Safar, Arbain juloos, Last Ten Days of Safar	2130, Safar	2231, Safar	23Jan 1, Safar	242Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a), Safar	253, Safar
264, Safar	275, Safar	286Demise of the Holy Prophet (s), Safar, Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)	297Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a), Safar, Laylat al-Mabit

Safar 1401 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
			1Dec 10Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus, Safar	211, Safar	312Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report, Safar	413, Safar
514Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus, Safar	615, Safar	716Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning, Safar, Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)	817, Safar	918, Safar	1019Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a), Safar	1120, Safar
1221, Safar	1322Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Safar	1423, Safar	1524, Safar	1625, Safar	1726Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning, Safar	1827, Safar
1928, Safar	2029Arbain, Safar, Arbain juloos, Last Ten Days of Safar	2130, Safar	2231, Safar	23Jan 1, Safar	242Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a), Safar	253, Safar
264, Safar	275, Safar	286Demise of the Holy Prophet (s), Safar, Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)	297Shahadat 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
9 Dec10 Dec10 Dec
Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus
Mourning
3
ThuFriFri
11 Dec12 Dec12 Dec
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
13 Dec14 Dec14 Dec
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
15 Dec16 Dec16 Dec
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
15 Dec16 Dec16 Dec
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
18 Dec19 Dec19 Dec
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
21 Dec22 Dec22 Dec
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
25 Dec26 Dec26 Dec
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
28 Dec29 Dec29 Dec
Arbain
Mourning
Chehlum of Imam al-Husayn (a)
A’maal for this day →
20
SunMonMon
28 Dec29 Dec29 Dec
Arbain juloos
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
20
SunMonMon
28 Dec29 Dec29 Dec
Last Ten Days of Safar
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
24
ThuFriFri
1 Jan2 Jan2 Jan
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Mourning
Also marked on 15 Rajab
28
MonTueTue
5 Jan6 Jan6 Jan
Demise of the Holy Prophet (s)
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
28
MonTueTue
5 Jan6 Jan6 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)
302929
Wed
7 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