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Hijri calendar

Safar 1406

October to November 1985 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 1406 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1Oct 16Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus, Safar
217, Safar
318Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report, Safar
419, Safar
520Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus, Safar
621, Safar
722Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning, Safar, Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)
823, Safar
924, Safar
1025Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a), Safar
1126, Safar
1227, Safar
1328Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Safar
1429, Safar
1530, Safar
1631, Safar
17Nov 1Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning, Safar
182, Safar
193, Safar
204Arbain, Safar, Arbain juloos, Last Ten Days of Safar
215, Safar
226, Safar
237, Safar
248Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a), Safar
259, Safar
2610, Safar
2711, Safar
2812Demise of the Holy Prophet (s), Safar, Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)2913Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a), Safar, Laylat al-Mabit
Safar 1406 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1Oct 16Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus, Safar
217, Safar
318Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report, Safar
419, Safar
520Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus, Safar
621, Safar
722Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning, Safar, Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)
823, Safar
924, Safar
1025Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a), Safar
1126, Safar
1227, Safar
1328Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Safar
1429, Safar
1530, Safar
1631, Safar
17Nov 1Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning, Safar
182, Safar
193, Safar
204Arbain, Safar, Arbain juloos, Last Ten Days of Safar
215, Safar
226, Safar
237, Safar
248Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a), Safar
259, Safar
2610, Safar
2711, Safar
2812Demise of the Holy Prophet (s), Safar, Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)
2913, Safar
3014Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a), Safar, Laylat al-Mabit
Safar 1406 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1Oct 16Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus, Safar
217, Safar
318Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report, Safar
419, Safar
520Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus, Safar
621, Safar
722Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning, Safar, Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)
823, Safar
924, Safar
1025Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a), Safar
1126, Safar
1227, Safar
1328Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Safar
1429, Safar
1530, Safar
1631, Safar
17Nov 1Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning, Safar
182, Safar
193, Safar
204Arbain, Safar, Arbain juloos, Last Ten Days of Safar
215, Safar
226, Safar
237, Safar
248Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a), Safar
259, Safar
2610, Safar
2711, Safar
2812Demise of the Holy Prophet (s), Safar, Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)
2913, Safar
3014Shahadat 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. 1

    Wed
    16 Oct

    Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus

    Mourning

  2. 3

    Fri
    18 Oct

    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

  3. 5

    Sun
    20 Oct

    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

  4. 7

    Tue
    22 Oct

    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

  5. 7

    Tue
    22 Oct

    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

  6. 10

    Fri
    25 Oct

    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

  7. 13

    Mon
    28 Oct

    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

  8. 17

    Fri
    1 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

  9. 20

    Mon
    4 Nov

    Arbain

    Mourning

    Chehlum of Imam al-Husayn (a)

    A’maal for this day →

  10. 20

    Mon
    4 Nov

    Arbain juloos

    Mourning

    A’maal for this day →

  11. 20

    Mon
    4 Nov

    Last Ten Days of Safar

    Mourning

    A’maal for this day →

  12. 24

    Fri
    8 Nov

    Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)

    Mourning

    Also marked on 15 Rajab

  13. 28

    Tue
    12 Nov

    Demise of the Holy Prophet (s)

    Mourning

    A’maal for this day →

  14. 28

    Tue
    12 Nov

    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)

  15. 293030

    WedThuThu
    13 Nov14 Nov14 Nov

    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
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