Hijri calendar

Safar 1425

March to April 2004 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 1425 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
	1Mar 22Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus, Safar	223, Safar	324Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report, Safar	425, Safar	526Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus, Safar	627, Safar
728Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning, Safar, Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)	829, Safar	930, Safar	1031Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a), Safar	11Apr 1, Safar	122, Safar	133Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Safar
144, Safar	155, Safar	166, Safar	177Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning, Safar	188, Safar	199, Safar	2010Arbain, Safar, Arbain juloos, Last Ten Days of Safar
2111, Safar	2212, Safar	2313, Safar	2414Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a), Safar	2515, Safar	2616, Safar	2717, Safar
2818Demise of the Holy Prophet (s), Safar, Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)	2919Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a), Safar, Laylat al-Mabit

Safar 1425 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
		1Mar 23Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus, Safar	224, Safar	325Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report, Safar	426, Safar	527Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus, Safar
628, Safar	729Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning, Safar, Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)	830, Safar	931, Safar	10Apr 1Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a), Safar	112, Safar	123, Safar
134Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Safar	145, Safar	156, Safar	167, Safar	178Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning, Safar	189, Safar	1910, Safar
2011Arbain, Safar, Arbain juloos, Last Ten Days of Safar	2112, Safar	2213, Safar	2314, Safar	2415Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a), Safar	2516, Safar	2617, Safar
2718, Safar	2819Demise of the Holy Prophet (s), Safar, Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)	2920, Safar	3021Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a), Safar, Laylat al-Mabit

Safar 1425 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
		1Mar 23Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus, Safar	224, Safar	325Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report, Safar	426, Safar	527Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus, Safar
628, Safar	729Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning, Safar, Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)	830, Safar	931, Safar	10Apr 1Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a), Safar	112, Safar	123, Safar
134Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Safar	145, Safar	156, Safar	167, Safar	178Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning, Safar	189, Safar	1910, Safar
2011Arbain, Safar, Arbain juloos, Last Ten Days of Safar	2112, Safar	2213, Safar	2314, Safar	2415Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a), Safar	2516, Safar	2617, Safar
2718, Safar	2819Demise of the Holy Prophet (s), Safar, Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)	2920, Safar	3021Shahadat 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
MonTueTue
22 Mar23 Mar23 Mar
Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus
Mourning
3
WedThuThu
24 Mar25 Mar25 Mar
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
FriSatSat
26 Mar27 Mar27 Mar
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
SunMonMon
28 Mar29 Mar29 Mar
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
SunMonMon
28 Mar29 Mar29 Mar
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
WedThuThu
31 Mar1 Apr1 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
SatSunSun
3 Apr4 Apr4 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
WedThuThu
7 Apr8 Apr8 Apr
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
SatSunSun
10 Apr11 Apr11 Apr
Arbain
Mourning
Chehlum of Imam al-Husayn (a)
A’maal for this day →
20
SatSunSun
10 Apr11 Apr11 Apr
Arbain juloos
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
20
SatSunSun
10 Apr11 Apr11 Apr
Last Ten Days of Safar
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
24
WedThuThu
14 Apr15 Apr15 Apr
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Mourning
Also marked on 15 Rajab
28
SunMonMon
18 Apr19 Apr19 Apr
Demise of the Holy Prophet (s)
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
28
SunMonMon
18 Apr19 Apr19 Apr
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
MonWedWed
19 Apr21 Apr21 Apr
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