Hijri calendar

Safar 1434

December 2012 to January 2013 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 1434 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
					1Dec 14Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus, Safar	215, Safar
316Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report, Safar	417, Safar	518Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus, Safar	619, Safar	720Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning, Safar, Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)	821, Safar	922, Safar
1023Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a), Safar	1124, Safar	1225, Safar	1326Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Safar	1427, Safar	1528, Safar	1629, Safar
1730Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning, Safar	1831, Safar	19Jan 1, Safar	202Arbain, Safar, Arbain juloos, Last Ten Days of Safar	213, Safar	224, Safar	235, Safar
246Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a), Safar	257, Safar	268, Safar	279, Safar	2810Demise of the Holy Prophet (s), Safar, Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)	2911, Safar	3012Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a), Safar, Laylat al-Mabit

Safar 1434 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
						1Dec 15Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus, Safar
216, Safar	317Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report, Safar	418, Safar	519Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus, Safar	620, Safar	721Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning, Safar, Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)	822, Safar
923, Safar	1024Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a), Safar	1125, Safar	1226, Safar	1327Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Safar	1428, Safar	1529, Safar
1630, Safar	1731Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning, Safar	18Jan 1, Safar	192, Safar	203Arbain, Safar, Arbain juloos, Last Ten Days of Safar	214, Safar	225, Safar
236, Safar	247Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a), Safar	258, Safar	269, Safar	2710, Safar	2811Demise of the Holy Prophet (s), Safar, Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)	2912, Safar
3013Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a), Safar, Laylat al-Mabit

Safar 1434 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
						1Dec 15Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus, Safar
216, Safar	317Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report, Safar	418, Safar	519Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus, Safar	620, Safar	721Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning, Safar, Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)	822, Safar
923, Safar	1024Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a), Safar	1125, Safar	1226, Safar	1327Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Safar	1428, Safar	1529, Safar
1630, Safar	1731Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning, Safar	18Jan 1, Safar	192, Safar	203Arbain, Safar, Arbain juloos, Last Ten Days of Safar	214, Safar	225, Safar
236, Safar	247Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a), Safar	258, Safar	269, Safar	2710, Safar	2811Demise of the Holy Prophet (s), Safar, Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)	2912, Safar
3013Shahadat 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
14 Dec15 Dec15 Dec
Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus
Mourning
3
SunMonMon
16 Dec17 Dec17 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
TueWedWed
18 Dec19 Dec19 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
ThuFriFri
20 Dec21 Dec21 Dec
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
20 Dec21 Dec21 Dec
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
23 Dec24 Dec24 Dec
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
26 Dec27 Dec27 Dec
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
30 Dec31 Dec31 Dec
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
2 Jan3 Jan3 Jan
Arbain
Mourning
Chehlum of Imam al-Husayn (a)
A’maal for this day →
20
WedThuThu
2 Jan3 Jan3 Jan
Arbain juloos
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
20
WedThuThu
2 Jan3 Jan3 Jan
Last Ten Days of Safar
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
24
SunMonMon
6 Jan7 Jan7 Jan
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Mourning
Also marked on 15 Rajab
28
ThuFriFri
10 Jan11 Jan11 Jan
Demise of the Holy Prophet (s)
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
28
ThuFriFri
10 Jan11 Jan11 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)
30
SatSunSun
12 Jan13 Jan13 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