Hijri calendar

Safar 1426

March to April 2005 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 1426 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
					1Mar 11Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus, Safar	212, Safar
313Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report, Safar	414, Safar	515Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus, Safar	616, Safar	717Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning, Safar, Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)	818, Safar	919, Safar
1020Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a), Safar	1121Nawruz, Safar	1222, Safar	1323Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Safar	1424, Safar	1525, Safar	1626, Safar
1727Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning, Safar	1828, Safar	1929, Safar	2030Arbain, Safar, Arbain juloos, Last Ten Days of Safar	2131, Safar	22Apr 1, Safar	232, Safar
243Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a), Safar	254, Safar	265, Safar	276, Safar	287Demise of the Holy Prophet (s), Safar, Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)	298, Safar	309Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a), Safar, Laylat al-Mabit

Safar 1426 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
						1Mar 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, Nawruz	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	21Apr 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 1426 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
						1Mar 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, Nawruz	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	21Apr 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
FriSatSat
11 Mar12 Mar12 Mar
Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus
Mourning
3
SunMonMon
13 Mar14 Mar14 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
TueWedWed
15 Mar16 Mar16 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
ThuFriFri
17 Mar18 Mar18 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
ThuFriFri
17 Mar18 Mar18 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
SunMonMon
20 Mar21 Mar21 Mar
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
111010
Mon
21 Mar
Nawruz
Celebration
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Iranian: Observed; al-Majlisi held the recognising hadiths more reliable
- Hazara: Observed
- Indo-Pak: Generally not observed
- Khoja: Generally not observed
13
WedThuThu
23 Mar24 Mar24 Mar
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
SunMonMon
27 Mar28 Mar28 Mar
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
WedThuThu
30 Mar31 Mar31 Mar
Arbain
Mourning
Chehlum of Imam al-Husayn (a)
A’maal for this day →
20
WedThuThu
30 Mar31 Mar31 Mar
Arbain juloos
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
20
WedThuThu
30 Mar31 Mar31 Mar
Last Ten Days of Safar
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
24
SunMonMon
3 Apr4 Apr4 Apr
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Mourning
Also marked on 15 Rajab
28
ThuFriFri
7 Apr8 Apr8 Apr
Demise of the Holy Prophet (s)
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
28
ThuFriFri
7 Apr8 Apr8 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)
30
SatSunSun
9 Apr10 Apr10 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