Hijri calendar

Safar 1423

April to May 2002 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 1423 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
1Apr 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	18May 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 1423 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
	1Apr 15Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus, Safar	216, Safar	317Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report, Safar	418, Safar	519Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus, Safar	620, Safar
721Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning, Safar, Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)	822, Safar	923, Safar	1024Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a), Safar	1125, Safar	1226, Safar	1327Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Safar
1428, Safar	1529, Safar	1630, Safar	17May 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 1423 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
	1Apr 15Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus, Safar	216, Safar	317Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report, Safar	418, Safar	519Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus, Safar	620, Safar
721Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning, Safar, Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)	822, Safar	923, Safar	1024Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a), Safar	1125, Safar	1226, Safar	1327Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Safar
1428, Safar	1529, Safar	1630, Safar	17May 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

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
14 Apr15 Apr15 Apr
Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus
Mourning
3
TueWedWed
16 Apr17 Apr17 Apr
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
18 Apr19 Apr19 Apr
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
20 Apr21 Apr21 Apr
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
20 Apr21 Apr21 Apr
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
23 Apr24 Apr24 Apr
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
26 Apr27 Apr27 Apr
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
30 Apr1 May1 May
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
3 May4 May4 May
Arbain
Mourning
Chehlum of Imam al-Husayn (a)
A’maal for this day →
20
FriSatSat
3 May4 May4 May
Arbain juloos
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
20
FriSatSat
3 May4 May4 May
Last Ten Days of Safar
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
24
TueWedWed
7 May8 May8 May
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Mourning
Also marked on 15 Rajab
28
SatSunSun
11 May12 May12 May
Demise of the Holy Prophet (s)
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
28
SatSunSun
11 May12 May12 May
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
SunMonMon
12 May13 May13 May
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