Hijri calendar

Safar 1430

January to February 2009 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 1430 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
		1Jan 27Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus, Safar	228, Safar	329Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report, Safar	430, Safar	531Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus, Safar
6Feb 1, Safar	72Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning, Safar, Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)	83, Safar	94, Safar	105Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a), Safar	116, Safar	127, Safar
138Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Safar	149, Safar	1510, Safar	1611, Safar	1712Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning, Safar	1813, Safar	1914, Safar
2015Arbain, Safar, Arbain juloos, Last Ten Days of Safar	2116, Safar	2217, Safar	2318, Safar	2419Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a), Safar	2520, Safar	2621, Safar
2722, Safar	2823Demise of the Holy Prophet (s), Safar, Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)	2924, Safar	3025Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a), Safar, Laylat al-Mabit

Safar 1430 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
			1Jan 28Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus, Safar	229, Safar	330Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report, Safar	431, Safar
5Feb 1Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus, Safar	62, Safar	73Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning, Safar, Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)	84, Safar	95, Safar	106Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a), Safar	117, Safar
128, Safar	139Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Safar	1410, Safar	1511, Safar	1612, Safar	1713Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning, Safar	1814, Safar
1915, Safar	2016Arbain, Safar, Arbain juloos, Last Ten Days of Safar	2117, Safar	2218, Safar	2319, Safar	2420Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a), Safar	2521, Safar
2622, Safar	2723, Safar	2824Demise of the Holy Prophet (s), Safar, Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)	2925, Safar	3026Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a), Safar, Laylat al-Mabit

Safar 1430 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
			1Jan 28Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus, Safar	229, Safar	330Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report, Safar	431, Safar
5Feb 1Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus, Safar	62, Safar	73Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning, Safar, Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)	84, Safar	95, Safar	106Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a), Safar	117, Safar
128, Safar	139Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Safar	1410, Safar	1511, Safar	1612, Safar	1713Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning, Safar	1814, Safar
1915, Safar	2016Arbain, Safar, Arbain juloos, Last Ten Days of Safar	2117, Safar	2218, Safar	2319, Safar	2420Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a), Safar	2521, Safar
2622, Safar	2723, Safar	2824Demise of the Holy Prophet (s), Safar, Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)	2925, Safar	3026Shahadat 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
TueWedWed
27 Jan28 Jan28 Jan
Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus
Mourning
3
ThuFriFri
29 Jan30 Jan30 Jan
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
SatSunSun
31 Jan1 Feb1 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
MonTueTue
2 Feb3 Feb3 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
MonTueTue
2 Feb3 Feb3 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
ThuFriFri
5 Feb6 Feb6 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
SunMonMon
8 Feb9 Feb9 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
ThuFriFri
12 Feb13 Feb13 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
SunMonMon
15 Feb16 Feb16 Feb
Arbain
Mourning
Chehlum of Imam al-Husayn (a)
A’maal for this day →
20
SunMonMon
15 Feb16 Feb16 Feb
Arbain juloos
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
20
SunMonMon
15 Feb16 Feb16 Feb
Last Ten Days of Safar
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
24
ThuFriFri
19 Feb20 Feb20 Feb
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Mourning
Also marked on 15 Rajab
28
MonTueTue
23 Feb24 Feb24 Feb
Demise of the Holy Prophet (s)
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
28
MonTueTue
23 Feb24 Feb24 Feb
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
WedThuThu
25 Feb26 Feb26 Feb
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