Hijri calendar

Safar 1403

November to December 1982 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 1403 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
			1Nov 17Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus, Safar	218, Safar	319Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report, Safar	420, Safar
521Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus, Safar	622, Safar	723Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning, Safar, Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)	824, Safar	925, Safar	1026Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a), Safar	1127, Safar
1228, Safar	1329Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Safar	1430, Safar	15Dec 1, Safar	162, Safar	173Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning, Safar	184, Safar
195, Safar	206Arbain, Safar, Arbain juloos, Last Ten Days of Safar	217, Safar	228, Safar	239, Safar	2410Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a), Safar	2511, Safar
2612, Safar	2713, Safar	2814Demise of the Holy Prophet (s), Safar, Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)	2915, Safar	3016Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a), Safar, Laylat al-Mabit

Safar 1403 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
				1Nov 18Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus, Safar	219, Safar	320Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report, Safar
421, Safar	522Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus, Safar	623, Safar	724Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning, Safar, Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)	825, Safar	926, Safar	1027Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a), Safar
1128, Safar	1229, Safar	1330Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Safar	14Dec 1, Safar	152, Safar	163, Safar	174Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning, Safar
185, Safar	196, Safar	207Arbain, Safar, Arbain juloos, Last Ten Days of Safar	218, Safar	229, Safar	2310, Safar	2411Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a), Safar
2512, Safar	2613, Safar	2714, Safar	2815Demise of the Holy Prophet (s), Safar, Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)	2916, Safar	3017Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a), Safar, Laylat al-Mabit

Safar 1403 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
				1Nov 18Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus, Safar	219, Safar	320Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report, Safar
421, Safar	522Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus, Safar	623, Safar	724Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning, Safar, Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)	825, Safar	926, Safar	1027Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a), Safar
1128, Safar	1229, Safar	1330Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Safar	14Dec 1, Safar	152, Safar	163, Safar	174Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning, Safar
185, Safar	196, Safar	207Arbain, Safar, Arbain juloos, Last Ten Days of Safar	218, Safar	229, Safar	2310, Safar	2411Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a), Safar
2512, Safar	2613, Safar	2714, Safar	2815Demise of the Holy Prophet (s), Safar, Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)	2916, Safar	3017Shahadat 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
WedThuThu
17 Nov18 Nov18 Nov
Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus
Mourning
3
FriSatSat
19 Nov20 Nov20 Nov
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
SunMonMon
21 Nov22 Nov22 Nov
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
TueWedWed
23 Nov24 Nov24 Nov
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
TueWedWed
23 Nov24 Nov24 Nov
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
FriSatSat
26 Nov27 Nov27 Nov
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
MonTueTue
29 Nov30 Nov30 Nov
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
FriSatSat
3 Dec4 Dec4 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
MonTueTue
6 Dec7 Dec7 Dec
Arbain
Mourning
Chehlum of Imam al-Husayn (a)
A’maal for this day →
20
MonTueTue
6 Dec7 Dec7 Dec
Arbain juloos
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
20
MonTueTue
6 Dec7 Dec7 Dec
Last Ten Days of Safar
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
24
FriSatSat
10 Dec11 Dec11 Dec
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Mourning
Also marked on 15 Rajab
28
TueWedWed
14 Dec15 Dec15 Dec
Demise of the Holy Prophet (s)
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
28
TueWedWed
14 Dec15 Dec15 Dec
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)
30
ThuFriFri
16 Dec17 Dec17 Dec
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