Hijri calendar

Safar 1435

December 2013 to January 2014 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 1435 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
			1Dec 4Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus, Safar	25, Safar	36Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report, Safar	47, Safar
58Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus, Safar	69, Safar	710Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning, Safar, Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)	811, Safar	912, Safar	1013Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a), Safar	1114, Safar
1215, Safar	1316Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Safar	1417, Safar	1518, Safar	1619, Safar	1720Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning, Safar	1821, Safar
1922, Safar	2023Arbain, Safar, Arbain juloos, Last Ten Days of Safar	2124, Safar	2225, Safar	2326, Safar	2427Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a), Safar	2528, Safar
2629, Safar	2730, Safar	2831Demise of the Holy Prophet (s), Safar, Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)	29Jan 1Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a), Safar, Laylat al-Mabit

Safar 1435 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
				1Dec 5Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus, Safar	26, Safar	37Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report, Safar
48, Safar	59Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus, Safar	610, Safar	711Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning, Safar, Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)	812, Safar	913, Safar	1014Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a), Safar
1115, Safar	1216, Safar	1317Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Safar	1418, Safar	1519, Safar	1620, Safar	1721Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning, Safar
1822, Safar	1923, Safar	2024Arbain, Safar, Arbain juloos, Last Ten Days of Safar	2125, Safar	2226, Safar	2327, Safar	2428Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a), Safar
2529, Safar	2630, Safar	2731, Safar	28Jan 1Demise of the Holy Prophet (s), Safar, Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)	292Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a), Safar, Laylat al-Mabit

Safar 1435 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
				1Dec 5Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus, Safar	26, Safar	37Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report, Safar
48, Safar	59Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus, Safar	610, Safar	711Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning, Safar, Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)	812, Safar	913, Safar	1014Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a), Safar
1115, Safar	1216, Safar	1317Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Safar	1418, Safar	1519, Safar	1620, Safar	1721Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning, Safar
1822, Safar	1923, Safar	2024Arbain, Safar, Arbain juloos, Last Ten Days of Safar	2125, Safar	2226, Safar	2327, Safar	2428Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a), Safar
2529, Safar	2630, Safar	2731, Safar	28Jan 1Demise of the Holy Prophet (s), Safar, Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)	292Shahadat 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
WedThuThu
4 Dec5 Dec5 Dec
Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus
Mourning
3
FriSatSat
6 Dec7 Dec7 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
SunMonMon
8 Dec9 Dec9 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
TueWedWed
10 Dec11 Dec11 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
TueWedWed
10 Dec11 Dec11 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
FriSatSat
13 Dec14 Dec14 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
MonTueTue
16 Dec17 Dec17 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
FriSatSat
20 Dec21 Dec21 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
MonTueTue
23 Dec24 Dec24 Dec
Arbain
Mourning
Chehlum of Imam al-Husayn (a)
A’maal for this day →
20
MonTueTue
23 Dec24 Dec24 Dec
Arbain juloos
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
20
MonTueTue
23 Dec24 Dec24 Dec
Last Ten Days of Safar
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
24
FriSatSat
27 Dec28 Dec28 Dec
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Mourning
Also marked on 15 Rajab
28
TueWedWed
31 Dec1 Jan1 Jan
Demise of the Holy Prophet (s)
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
28
TueWedWed
31 Dec1 Jan1 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
WedThuThu
1 Jan2 Jan2 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