Hijri calendar

Safar 1420

May to June 1999 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 1420 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
1May 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	17Jun 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 1420 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
	1May 17Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus, Safar	218, Safar	319Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report, Safar	420, Safar	521Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus, Safar	622, Safar
723Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning, Safar, Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)	824, Safar	925, Safar	1026Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a), Safar	1127, Safar	1228, Safar	1329Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Safar
1430, Safar	1531, Safar	16Jun 1, Safar	172Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning, Safar	183, Safar	194, Safar	205Arbain, Safar, Arbain juloos, Last Ten Days of Safar
216, Safar	227, Safar	238, Safar	249Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a), Safar	2510, Safar	2611, Safar	2712, Safar
2813Demise of the Holy Prophet (s), Safar, Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)	2914, Safar	3015Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a), Safar, Laylat al-Mabit

Safar 1420 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
	1May 17Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus, Safar	218, Safar	319Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report, Safar	420, Safar	521Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus, Safar	622, Safar
723Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning, Safar, Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)	824, Safar	925, Safar	1026Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a), Safar	1127, Safar	1228, Safar	1329Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Safar
1430, Safar	1531, Safar	16Jun 1, Safar	172Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning, Safar	183, Safar	194, Safar	205Arbain, Safar, Arbain juloos, Last Ten Days of Safar
216, Safar	227, Safar	238, Safar	249Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a), Safar	2510, Safar	2611, Safar	2712, Safar
2813Demise of the Holy Prophet (s), Safar, Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)	2914, Safar	3015Shahadat 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
16 May17 May17 May
Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus
Mourning
3
TueWedWed
18 May19 May19 May
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
20 May21 May21 May
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
22 May23 May23 May
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
22 May23 May23 May
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
25 May26 May26 May
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
28 May29 May29 May
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
1 June2 June2 June
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
4 June5 June5 June
Arbain
Mourning
Chehlum of Imam al-Husayn (a)
A’maal for this day →
20
FriSatSat
4 June5 June5 June
Arbain juloos
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
20
FriSatSat
4 June5 June5 June
Last Ten Days of Safar
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
24
TueWedWed
8 June9 June9 June
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Mourning
Also marked on 15 Rajab
28
SatSunSun
12 June13 June13 June
Demise of the Holy Prophet (s)
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
28
SatSunSun
12 June13 June13 June
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
14 June15 June15 June
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