Hijri calendar

Safar 1436

November to December 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 1436 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
1Nov 23Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus, Safar	224, Safar	325Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report, Safar	426, Safar	527Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus, Safar	628, Safar	729Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning, Safar, Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)
830, Safar	9Dec 1, Safar	102Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a), Safar	113, Safar	124, Safar	135Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Safar	146, Safar
157, Safar	168, Safar	179Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning, Safar	1810, Safar	1911, Safar	2012Arbain, Safar, Arbain juloos, Last Ten Days of Safar	2113, Safar
2214, Safar	2315, Safar	2416Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a), Safar	2517, Safar	2618, Safar	2719, Safar	2820Demise of the Holy Prophet (s), Safar, Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)
2921, Safar	3022Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a), Safar, Laylat al-Mabit

Safar 1436 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
	1Nov 24Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus, Safar	225, Safar	326Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report, Safar	427, Safar	528Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus, Safar	629, Safar
730Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning, Safar, Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)	8Dec 1, Safar	92, Safar	103Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a), Safar	114, Safar	125, Safar	136Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Safar
147, Safar	158, Safar	169, Safar	1710Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning, Safar	1811, Safar	1912, Safar	2013Arbain, Safar, Arbain juloos, Last Ten Days of Safar
2114, Safar	2215, Safar	2316, Safar	2417Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a), Safar	2518, Safar	2619, Safar	2720, Safar
2821Demise of the Holy Prophet (s), Safar, Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)	2922, Safar	3023Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a), Safar, Laylat al-Mabit

Safar 1436 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
	1Nov 24Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus, Safar	225, Safar	326Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report, Safar	427, Safar	528Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus, Safar	629, Safar
730Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning, Safar, Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)	8Dec 1, Safar	92, Safar	103Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a), Safar	114, Safar	125, Safar	136Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Safar
147, Safar	158, Safar	169, Safar	1710Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning, Safar	1811, Safar	1912, Safar	2013Arbain, Safar, Arbain juloos, Last Ten Days of Safar
2114, Safar	2215, Safar	2316, Safar	2417Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a), Safar	2518, Safar	2619, Safar	2720, Safar
2821Demise of the Holy Prophet (s), Safar, Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)	2922, Safar	3023Shahadat 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
SunMonMon
23 Nov24 Nov24 Nov
Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus
Mourning
3
TueWedWed
25 Nov26 Nov26 Nov
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
ThuFriFri
27 Nov28 Nov28 Nov
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
SatSunSun
29 Nov30 Nov30 Nov
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
SatSunSun
29 Nov30 Nov30 Nov
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
TueWedWed
2 Dec3 Dec3 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
FriSatSat
5 Dec6 Dec6 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
TueWedWed
9 Dec10 Dec10 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
FriSatSat
12 Dec13 Dec13 Dec
Arbain
Mourning
Chehlum of Imam al-Husayn (a)
A’maal for this day →
20
FriSatSat
12 Dec13 Dec13 Dec
Arbain juloos
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
20
FriSatSat
12 Dec13 Dec13 Dec
Last Ten Days of Safar
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
24
TueWedWed
16 Dec17 Dec17 Dec
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Mourning
Also marked on 15 Rajab
28
SatSunSun
20 Dec21 Dec21 Dec
Demise of the Holy Prophet (s)
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
28
SatSunSun
20 Dec21 Dec21 Dec
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
MonTueTue
22 Dec23 Dec23 Dec
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