Hijri calendar

Safar 1429

February to March 2008 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 1429 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
					1Feb 8Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus, Safar	29, Safar
310Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report, Safar	411, Safar	512Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus, Safar	613, Safar	714Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning, Safar, Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)	815, Safar	916, Safar
1017Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a), Safar	1118, Safar	1219, Safar	1320Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Safar	1421, Safar	1522, Safar	1623, Safar
1724Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning, Safar	1825, Safar	1926, Safar	2027Arbain, Safar, Arbain juloos, Last Ten Days of Safar	2128, Safar	2229, Safar	23Mar 1, Safar
242Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a), Safar	253, Safar	264, Safar	275, Safar	286Demise of the Holy Prophet (s), Safar, Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)	297, Safar	308Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a), Safar, Laylat al-Mabit

Safar 1429 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
						1Feb 9Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus, Safar
210, Safar	311Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report, Safar	412, Safar	513Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus, Safar	614, Safar	715Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning, Safar, Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)	816, Safar
917, Safar	1018Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a), Safar	1119, Safar	1220, Safar	1321Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Safar	1422, Safar	1523, Safar
1624, Safar	1725Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning, Safar	1826, Safar	1927, Safar	2028Arbain, Safar, Arbain juloos, Last Ten Days of Safar	2129, Safar	22Mar 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 1429 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
						1Feb 9Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus, Safar
210, Safar	311Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report, Safar	412, Safar	513Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus, Safar	614, Safar	715Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning, Safar, Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)	816, Safar
917, Safar	1018Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a), Safar	1119, Safar	1220, Safar	1321Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Safar	1422, Safar	1523, Safar
1624, Safar	1725Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning, Safar	1826, Safar	1927, Safar	2028Arbain, Safar, Arbain juloos, Last Ten Days of Safar	2129, Safar	22Mar 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

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
8 Feb9 Feb9 Feb
Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus
Mourning
3
SunMonMon
10 Feb11 Feb11 Feb
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
12 Feb13 Feb13 Feb
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
14 Feb15 Feb15 Feb
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
14 Feb15 Feb15 Feb
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
17 Feb18 Feb18 Feb
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
WedThuThu
20 Feb21 Feb21 Feb
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
24 Feb25 Feb25 Feb
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
27 Feb28 Feb28 Feb
Arbain
Mourning
Chehlum of Imam al-Husayn (a)
A’maal for this day →
20
WedThuThu
27 Feb28 Feb28 Feb
Arbain juloos
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
20
WedThuThu
27 Feb28 Feb28 Feb
Last Ten Days of Safar
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
24
SunMonMon
2 Mar3 Mar3 Mar
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Mourning
Also marked on 15 Rajab
28
ThuFriFri
6 Mar7 Mar7 Mar
Demise of the Holy Prophet (s)
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
28
ThuFriFri
6 Mar7 Mar7 Mar
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
8 Mar9 Mar9 Mar
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