Hijri calendar

Safar 1412

August to September 1991 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 1412 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
	1Aug 12Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus, Safar	213, Safar	314Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report, Safar	415, Safar	516Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus, Safar	617, Safar
718Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning, Safar, Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)	819, Safar	920, Safar	1021Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a), Safar	1122, Safar	1223, Safar	1324Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Safar
1425, Safar	1526, Safar	1627, Safar	1728Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning, Safar	1829, Safar	1930, Safar	2031Arbain, Safar, Arbain juloos, Last Ten Days of Safar
21Sep 1, Safar	222, Safar	233, Safar	244Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a), Safar	255, Safar	266, Safar	277, Safar
288Demise of the Holy Prophet (s), Safar, Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)	299Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a), Safar, Laylat al-Mabit

Safar 1412 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
	1Aug 12Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus, Safar	213, Safar	314Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report, Safar	415, Safar	516Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus, Safar	617, Safar
718Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning, Safar, Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)	819, Safar	920, Safar	1021Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a), Safar	1122, Safar	1223, Safar	1324Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Safar
1425, Safar	1526, Safar	1627, Safar	1728Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning, Safar	1829, Safar	1930, Safar	2031Arbain, Safar, Arbain juloos, Last Ten Days of Safar
21Sep 1, Safar	222, Safar	233, Safar	244Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a), Safar	255, Safar	266, Safar	277, Safar
288Demise of the Holy Prophet (s), Safar, Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)	299, Safar	3010Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a), Safar, Laylat al-Mabit

Safar 1412 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
	1Aug 12Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus, Safar	213, Safar	314Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report, Safar	415, Safar	516Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus, Safar	617, Safar
718Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning, Safar, Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)	819, Safar	920, Safar	1021Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a), Safar	1122, Safar	1223, Safar	1324Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Safar
1425, Safar	1526, Safar	1627, Safar	1728Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning, Safar	1829, Safar	1930, Safar	2031Arbain, Safar, Arbain juloos, Last Ten Days of Safar
21Sep 1, Safar	222, Safar	233, Safar	244Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a), Safar	255, Safar	266, Safar	277, Safar
288Demise of the Holy Prophet (s), Safar, Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)	299, Safar	3010Shahadat 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
Mon
12 Aug
Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus
Mourning
3
Wed
14 Aug
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
Fri
16 Aug
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
Sun
18 Aug
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
Sun
18 Aug
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
Wed
21 Aug
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
Sat
24 Aug
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
Wed
28 Aug
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
Sat
31 Aug
Arbain
Mourning
Chehlum of Imam al-Husayn (a)
A’maal for this day →
20
Sat
31 Aug
Arbain juloos
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
20
Sat
31 Aug
Last Ten Days of Safar
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
24
Wed
4 Sept
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Mourning
Also marked on 15 Rajab
28
Sun
8 Sept
Demise of the Holy Prophet (s)
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
28
Sun
8 Sept
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)
293030
MonTueTue
9 Sept10 Sept10 Sept
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