Hijri calendar

Safar 1439

October to November 2017 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 1439 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
						1Oct 21Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus, Safar
222, Safar	323Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report, Safar	424, Safar	525Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus, Safar	626, Safar	727Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning, Safar, Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)	828, Safar
929, Safar	1030Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a), Safar	1131, Safar	12Nov 1, Safar	132Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Safar	143, Safar	154, Safar
165, Safar	176Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning, Safar	187, Safar	198, Safar	209Arbain, Safar, Arbain juloos, Last Ten Days of Safar	2110, Safar	2211, Safar
2312, Safar	2413Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a), Safar	2514, Safar	2615, Safar	2716, Safar	2817Demise of the Holy Prophet (s), Safar, Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)	2918Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a), Safar, Laylat al-Mabit

Safar 1439 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
1Oct 22Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus, Safar	223, Safar	324Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report, Safar	425, Safar	526Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus, Safar	627, Safar	728Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning, Safar, Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)
829, Safar	930, Safar	1031Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a), Safar	11Nov 1, Safar	122, Safar	133Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Safar	144, Safar
155, Safar	166, Safar	177Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning, Safar	188, Safar	199, Safar	2010Arbain, Safar, Arbain juloos, Last Ten Days of Safar	2111, Safar
2212, Safar	2313, Safar	2414Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a), Safar	2515, Safar	2616, Safar	2717, Safar	2818Demise of the Holy Prophet (s), Safar, Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)
2919Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a), Safar, Laylat al-Mabit

Safar 1439 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
1Oct 22Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus, Safar	223, Safar	324Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report, Safar	425, Safar	526Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus, Safar	627, Safar	728Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning, Safar, Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)
829, Safar	930, Safar	1031Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a), Safar	11Nov 1, Safar	122, Safar	133Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Safar	144, Safar
155, Safar	166, Safar	177Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning, Safar	188, Safar	199, Safar	2010Arbain, Safar, Arbain juloos, Last Ten Days of Safar	2111, Safar
2212, Safar	2313, Safar	2414Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a), Safar	2515, Safar	2616, Safar	2717, Safar	2818Demise of the Holy Prophet (s), Safar, Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)
2919, Safar	3020Shahadat 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
SatSunSun
21 Oct22 Oct22 Oct
Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus
Mourning
3
MonTueTue
23 Oct24 Oct24 Oct
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
WedThuThu
25 Oct26 Oct26 Oct
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
FriSatSat
27 Oct28 Oct28 Oct
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
FriSatSat
27 Oct28 Oct28 Oct
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
MonTueTue
30 Oct31 Oct31 Oct
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
ThuFriFri
2 Nov3 Nov3 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
MonTueTue
6 Nov7 Nov7 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
ThuFriFri
9 Nov10 Nov10 Nov
Arbain
Mourning
Chehlum of Imam al-Husayn (a)
A’maal for this day →
20
ThuFriFri
9 Nov10 Nov10 Nov
Arbain juloos
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
20
ThuFriFri
9 Nov10 Nov10 Nov
Last Ten Days of Safar
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
24
MonTueTue
13 Nov14 Nov14 Nov
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Mourning
Also marked on 15 Rajab
28
FriSatSat
17 Nov18 Nov18 Nov
Demise of the Holy Prophet (s)
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
28
FriSatSat
17 Nov18 Nov18 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
SatSunMon
18 Nov19 Nov20 Nov
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