Hijri calendar

Safar 1438

November 2016November 2016November to December 2016 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 1438 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
		1Nov 1Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus, Safar	22, Safar	33Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report, Safar	44, Safar	55Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus, Safar
66, Safar	77Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning, Safar, Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)	88, Safar	99, Safar	1010Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a), Safar	1111, Safar	1212, Safar
1313Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Safar	1414, Safar	1515, Safar	1616, Safar	1717Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning, Safar	1818, Safar	1919, Safar
2020Arbain, Safar, Arbain juloos, Last Ten Days of Safar	2121, Safar	2222, Safar	2323, Safar	2424Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a), Safar	2525, Safar	2626, Safar
2727, Safar	2828Demise of the Holy Prophet (s), Safar, Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)	2929Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a), Safar, Laylat al-Mabit

Safar 1438 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
			1Nov 2Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus, Safar	23, Safar	34Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report, Safar	45, Safar
56Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus, Safar	67, Safar	78Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning, Safar, Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)	89, Safar	910, Safar	1011Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a), Safar	1112, Safar
1213, Safar	1314Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Safar	1415, Safar	1516, Safar	1617, Safar	1718Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning, Safar	1819, Safar
1920, Safar	2021Arbain, Safar, Arbain juloos, Last Ten Days of Safar	2122, Safar	2223, Safar	2324, Safar	2425Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a), Safar	2526, Safar
2627, Safar	2728, Safar	2829Demise of the Holy Prophet (s), Safar, Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)	2930Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a), Safar, Laylat al-Mabit

Safar 1438 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
			1Nov 2Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus, Safar	23, Safar	34Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report, Safar	45, Safar
56Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus, Safar	67, Safar	78Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning, Safar, Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)	89, Safar	910, Safar	1011Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a), Safar	1112, Safar
1213, Safar	1314Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Safar	1415, Safar	1516, Safar	1617, Safar	1718Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning, Safar	1819, Safar
1920, Safar	2021Arbain, Safar, Arbain juloos, Last Ten Days of Safar	2122, Safar	2223, Safar	2324, Safar	2425Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a), Safar	2526, Safar
2627, Safar	2728, Safar	2829Demise of the Holy Prophet (s), Safar, Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)	2930, Safar	30Dec 1Shahadat 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
TueWedWed
1 Nov2 Nov2 Nov
Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus
Mourning
3
ThuFriFri
3 Nov4 Nov4 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
SatSunSun
5 Nov6 Nov6 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
MonTueTue
7 Nov8 Nov8 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
MonTueTue
7 Nov8 Nov8 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
ThuFriFri
10 Nov11 Nov11 Nov
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
SunMonMon
13 Nov14 Nov14 Nov
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
ThuFriFri
17 Nov18 Nov18 Nov
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
SunMonMon
20 Nov21 Nov21 Nov
Arbain
Mourning
Chehlum of Imam al-Husayn (a)
A’maal for this day →
20
SunMonMon
20 Nov21 Nov21 Nov
Arbain juloos
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
20
SunMonMon
20 Nov21 Nov21 Nov
Last Ten Days of Safar
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
24
ThuFriFri
24 Nov25 Nov25 Nov
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Mourning
Also marked on 15 Rajab
28
MonTueTue
28 Nov29 Nov29 Nov
Demise of the Holy Prophet (s)
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
28
MonTueTue
28 Nov29 Nov29 Nov
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)
292930
TueWedThu
29 Nov30 Nov1 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