Hijri calendar

Safar 1404

November to December 1983 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 1404 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
1Nov 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	1621, 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	26Dec 1, Safar	272, Safar	283Demise of the Holy Prophet (s), Safar, Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)
294, Safar	305Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a), Safar, Laylat al-Mabit

Safar 1404 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
	1Nov 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	25Dec 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 1404 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
	1Nov 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	25Dec 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

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
6 Nov7 Nov7 Nov
Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus
Mourning
3
TueWedWed
8 Nov9 Nov9 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
ThuFriFri
10 Nov11 Nov11 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
SatSunSun
12 Nov13 Nov13 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
SatSunSun
12 Nov13 Nov13 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
TueWedWed
15 Nov16 Nov16 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
FriSatSat
18 Nov19 Nov19 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
TueWedWed
22 Nov23 Nov23 Nov
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
25 Nov26 Nov26 Nov
Arbain
Mourning
Chehlum of Imam al-Husayn (a)
A’maal for this day →
20
FriSatSat
25 Nov26 Nov26 Nov
Arbain juloos
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
20
FriSatSat
25 Nov26 Nov26 Nov
Last Ten Days of Safar
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
24
TueWedWed
29 Nov30 Nov30 Nov
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Mourning
Also marked on 15 Rajab
28
SatSunSun
3 Dec4 Dec4 Dec
Demise of the Holy Prophet (s)
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
28
SatSunSun
3 Dec4 Dec4 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
MonTueTue
5 Dec6 Dec6 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