Hijri calendar

Safar 1408

September to October 1987 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 1408 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
					1Sep 25Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus, Safar	226, Safar
327Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report, Safar	428, Safar	529Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus, Safar	630, Safar	7Oct 1Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning, Safar, Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)	82, Safar	93, Safar
104Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a), Safar	115, Safar	126, Safar	137Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Safar	148, Safar	159, Safar	1610, Safar
1711Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning, Safar	1812, Safar	1913, Safar	2014Arbain, Safar, Arbain juloos, Last Ten Days of Safar	2115, Safar	2216, Safar	2317, Safar
2418Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a), Safar	2519, Safar	2620, Safar	2721, Safar	2822Demise of the Holy Prophet (s), Safar, Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)	2923Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a), Safar, Laylat al-Mabit

Safar 1408 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
						1Sep 26Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus, Safar
227, Safar	328Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report, Safar	429, Safar	530Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus, Safar	6Oct 1, Safar	72Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning, Safar, Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)	83, Safar
94, Safar	105Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a), Safar	116, Safar	127, Safar	138Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Safar	149, Safar	1510, Safar
1611, Safar	1712Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning, Safar	1813, Safar	1914, Safar	2015Arbain, Safar, Arbain juloos, Last Ten Days of Safar	2116, Safar	2217, Safar
2318, Safar	2419Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a), Safar	2520, Safar	2621, Safar	2722, Safar	2823Demise of the Holy Prophet (s), Safar, Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)	2924Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a), Safar, Laylat al-Mabit

Safar 1408 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
						1Sep 26Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus, Safar
227, Safar	328Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report, Safar	429, Safar	530Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus, Safar	6Oct 1, Safar	72Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning, Safar, Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)	83, Safar
94, Safar	105Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a), Safar	116, Safar	127, Safar	138Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Safar	149, Safar	1510, Safar
1611, Safar	1712Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning, Safar	1813, Safar	1914, Safar	2015Arbain, Safar, Arbain juloos, Last Ten Days of Safar	2116, Safar	2217, Safar
2318, Safar	2419Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a), Safar	2520, Safar	2621, Safar	2722, Safar	2823Demise of the Holy Prophet (s), Safar, Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)	2924Shahadat 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
FriSatSat
25 Sept26 Sept26 Sept
Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus
Mourning
3
SunMonMon
27 Sept28 Sept28 Sept
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
TueWedWed
29 Sept30 Sept30 Sept
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
ThuFriFri
1 Oct2 Oct2 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
7
ThuFriFri
1 Oct2 Oct2 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
10
SunMonMon
4 Oct5 Oct5 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
13
WedThuThu
7 Oct8 Oct8 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
17
SunMonMon
11 Oct12 Oct12 Oct
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
WedThuThu
14 Oct15 Oct15 Oct
Arbain
Mourning
Chehlum of Imam al-Husayn (a)
A’maal for this day →
20
WedThuThu
14 Oct15 Oct15 Oct
Arbain juloos
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
20
WedThuThu
14 Oct15 Oct15 Oct
Last Ten Days of Safar
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
24
SunMonMon
18 Oct19 Oct19 Oct
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Mourning
Also marked on 15 Rajab
28
ThuFriFri
22 Oct23 Oct23 Oct
Demise of the Holy Prophet (s)
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
28
ThuFriFri
22 Oct23 Oct23 Oct
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
FriSatSat
23 Oct24 Oct24 Oct
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