Hijri calendar

Safar 1409

September to October 1988 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 1409 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
		1Sep 13Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus, Safar	214, Safar	315Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report, Safar	416, Safar	517Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus, Safar
618, Safar	719Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning, Safar, Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)	820, Safar	921, Safar	1022Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a), Safar	1123, Safar	1224, Safar
1325Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Safar	1426, Safar	1527, Safar	1628, Safar	1729Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning, Safar	1830, Safar	19Oct 1, Safar
202Arbain, Safar, Arbain juloos, Last Ten Days of Safar	213, Safar	224, Safar	235, Safar	246Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a), Safar	257, Safar	268, Safar
279, Safar	2810Demise of the Holy Prophet (s), Safar, Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)	2911, Safar	3012Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a), Safar, Laylat al-Mabit

Safar 1409 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
			1Sep 14Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus, Safar	215, Safar	316Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report, Safar	417, Safar
518Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus, Safar	619, Safar	720Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning, Safar, Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)	821, Safar	922, Safar	1023Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a), Safar	1124, Safar
1225, Safar	1326Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Safar	1427, Safar	1528, Safar	1629, Safar	1730Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning, Safar	18Oct 1, Safar
192, Safar	203Arbain, Safar, Arbain juloos, Last Ten Days of Safar	214, Safar	225, Safar	236, Safar	247Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a), Safar	258, Safar
269, Safar	2710, Safar	2811Demise of the Holy Prophet (s), Safar, Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)	2912Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a), Safar, Laylat al-Mabit

Safar 1409 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
			1Sep 14Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus, Safar	215, Safar	316Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report, Safar	417, Safar
518Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus, Safar	619, Safar	720Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning, Safar, Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)	821, Safar	922, Safar	1023Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a), Safar	1124, Safar
1225, Safar	1326Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Safar	1427, Safar	1528, Safar	1629, Safar	1730Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning, Safar	18Oct 1, Safar
192, Safar	203Arbain, Safar, Arbain juloos, Last Ten Days of Safar	214, Safar	225, Safar	236, Safar	247Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a), Safar	258, Safar
269, Safar	2710, Safar	2811Demise of the Holy Prophet (s), Safar, Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)	2912, Safar	3013Shahadat 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
13 Sept14 Sept14 Sept
Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus
Mourning
3
ThuFriFri
15 Sept16 Sept16 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
SatSunSun
17 Sept18 Sept18 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
MonTueTue
19 Sept20 Sept20 Sept
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
19 Sept20 Sept20 Sept
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
22 Sept23 Sept23 Sept
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
25 Sept26 Sept26 Sept
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
29 Sept30 Sept30 Sept
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
2 Oct3 Oct3 Oct
Arbain
Mourning
Chehlum of Imam al-Husayn (a)
A’maal for this day →
20
SunMonMon
2 Oct3 Oct3 Oct
Arbain juloos
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
20
SunMonMon
2 Oct3 Oct3 Oct
Last Ten Days of Safar
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
24
ThuFriFri
6 Oct7 Oct7 Oct
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Mourning
Also marked on 15 Rajab
28
MonTueTue
10 Oct11 Oct11 Oct
Demise of the Holy Prophet (s)
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
28
MonTueTue
10 Oct11 Oct11 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)
302930
WedWedThu
12 Oct12 Oct13 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