Hijri calendar

Safar 1433

December 2011 to January 2012 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 1433 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
	1Dec 26Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus, Safar	227, Safar	328Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report, Safar	429, Safar	530Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus, Safar	631, Safar
7Jan 1Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning, Safar, Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)	82, Safar	93, Safar	104Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a), Safar	115, Safar	126, Safar	137Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Safar
148, Safar	159, Safar	1610, Safar	1711Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning, Safar	1812, Safar	1913, Safar	2014Arbain, Safar, Arbain juloos, Last Ten Days of Safar
2115, Safar	2216, Safar	2317, Safar	2418Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a), Safar	2519, Safar	2620, Safar	2721, Safar
2822Demise of the Holy Prophet (s), Safar, Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)	2923Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a), Safar, Laylat al-Mabit

Safar 1433 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
		1Dec 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
6Jan 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)	2924Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a), Safar, Laylat al-Mabit

Safar 1433 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
		1Dec 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
6Jan 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)	2924Shahadat 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
26 Dec27 Dec27 Dec
Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus
Mourning
3
WedThuThu
28 Dec29 Dec29 Dec
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
30 Dec31 Dec31 Dec
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
1 Jan2 Jan2 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
SunMonMon
1 Jan2 Jan2 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
WedThuThu
4 Jan5 Jan5 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
SatSunSun
7 Jan8 Jan8 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
WedThuThu
11 Jan12 Jan12 Jan
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
14 Jan15 Jan15 Jan
Arbain
Mourning
Chehlum of Imam al-Husayn (a)
A’maal for this day →
20
SatSunSun
14 Jan15 Jan15 Jan
Arbain juloos
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
20
SatSunSun
14 Jan15 Jan15 Jan
Last Ten Days of Safar
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
24
WedThuThu
18 Jan19 Jan19 Jan
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Mourning
Also marked on 15 Rajab
28
SunMonMon
22 Jan23 Jan23 Jan
Demise of the Holy Prophet (s)
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
28
SunMonMon
22 Jan23 Jan23 Jan
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)
29
MonTueTue
23 Jan24 Jan24 Jan
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