Hijri calendar

Safar 1431

January to February 2010 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 1431 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
						1Jan 16Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus, Safar
217, Safar	318Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report, Safar	419, Safar	520Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus, Safar	621, Safar	722Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning, Safar, Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)	823, Safar
924, Safar	1025Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a), Safar	1126, Safar	1227, Safar	1328Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Safar	1429, Safar	1530, Safar
1631, Safar	17Feb 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)	2913, Safar
3014Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a), Safar, Laylat al-Mabit

Safar 1431 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
1Jan 17Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus, Safar	218, Safar	319Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report, Safar	420, Safar	521Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus, Safar	622, Safar	723Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning, Safar, Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)
824, Safar	925, Safar	1026Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a), Safar	1127, Safar	1228, Safar	1329Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Safar	1430, Safar
1531, Safar	16Feb 1, Safar	172Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning, Safar	183, Safar	194, Safar	205Arbain, Safar, Arbain juloos, Last Ten Days of Safar	216, Safar
227, Safar	238, Safar	249Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a), Safar	2510, Safar	2611, Safar	2712, Safar	2813Demise of the Holy Prophet (s), Safar, Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)
2914, Safar	3015Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a), Safar, Laylat al-Mabit

Safar 1431 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
1Jan 17Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus, Safar	218, Safar	319Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report, Safar	420, Safar	521Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus, Safar	622, Safar	723Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning, Safar, Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)
824, Safar	925, Safar	1026Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a), Safar	1127, Safar	1228, Safar	1329Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Safar	1430, Safar
1531, Safar	16Feb 1, Safar	172Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning, Safar	183, Safar	194, Safar	205Arbain, Safar, Arbain juloos, Last Ten Days of Safar	216, Safar
227, Safar	238, Safar	249Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a), Safar	2510, Safar	2611, Safar	2712, Safar	2813Demise of the Holy Prophet (s), Safar, Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)
2914, Safar	3015Shahadat 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

Subscribe to the calendar

1
SatSunSun
16 Jan17 Jan17 Jan
Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus
Mourning
3
MonTueTue
18 Jan19 Jan19 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
WedThuThu
20 Jan21 Jan21 Jan
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
FriSatSat
22 Jan23 Jan23 Jan
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
FriSatSat
22 Jan23 Jan23 Jan
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
MonTueTue
25 Jan26 Jan26 Jan
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
ThuFriFri
28 Jan29 Jan29 Jan
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
MonTueTue
1 Feb2 Feb2 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
ThuFriFri
4 Feb5 Feb5 Feb
Arbain
Mourning
Chehlum of Imam al-Husayn (a)
A’maal for this day →
20
ThuFriFri
4 Feb5 Feb5 Feb
Arbain juloos
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
20
ThuFriFri
4 Feb5 Feb5 Feb
Last Ten Days of Safar
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
24
MonTueTue
8 Feb9 Feb9 Feb
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Mourning
Also marked on 15 Rajab
28
FriSatSat
12 Feb13 Feb13 Feb
Demise of the Holy Prophet (s)
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
28
FriSatSat
12 Feb13 Feb13 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
SunMonMon
14 Feb15 Feb15 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