Hijri calendar

Safar 1440

October to November 2018 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 1440 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
			1Oct 10Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus, Safar	211, Safar	312Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report, Safar	413, Safar
514Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus, Safar	615, Safar	716Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning, Safar, Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)	817, Safar	918, Safar	1019Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a), Safar	1120, Safar
1221, Safar	1322Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Safar	1423, Safar	1524, Safar	1625, Safar	1726Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning, Safar	1827, Safar
1928, Safar	2029Arbain, Safar, Arbain juloos, Last Ten Days of Safar	2130, Safar	2231, Safar	23Nov 1, Safar	242Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a), Safar	253, Safar
264, Safar	275, Safar	286Demise of the Holy Prophet (s), Safar, Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)	297, Safar	308Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a), Safar, Laylat al-Mabit

Safar 1440 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
				1Oct 11Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus, Safar	212, Safar	313Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report, Safar
414, Safar	515Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus, Safar	616, Safar	717Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning, Safar, Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)	818, Safar	919, Safar	1020Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a), Safar
1121, Safar	1222, Safar	1323Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Safar	1424, Safar	1525, Safar	1626, Safar	1727Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning, Safar
1828, Safar	1929, Safar	2030Arbain, Safar, Arbain juloos, Last Ten Days of Safar	2131, Safar	22Nov 1, Safar	232, Safar	243Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a), Safar
254, Safar	265, Safar	276, Safar	287Demise of the Holy Prophet (s), Safar, Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)	298, Safar	309Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a), Safar, Laylat al-Mabit

Safar 1440 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
				1Oct 11Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus, Safar	212, Safar	313Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report, Safar
414, Safar	515Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus, Safar	616, Safar	717Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning, Safar, Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)	818, Safar	919, Safar	1020Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a), Safar
1121, Safar	1222, Safar	1323Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Safar	1424, Safar	1525, Safar	1626, Safar	1727Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning, Safar
1828, Safar	1929, Safar	2030Arbain, Safar, Arbain juloos, Last Ten Days of Safar	2131, Safar	22Nov 1, Safar	232, Safar	243Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a), Safar
254, Safar	265, Safar	276, Safar	287Demise of the Holy Prophet (s), Safar, Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)	298, Safar	309Shahadat 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
10 Oct11 Oct11 Oct
Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus
Mourning
3
FriSatSat
12 Oct13 Oct13 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
SunMonMon
14 Oct15 Oct15 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
TueWedWed
16 Oct17 Oct17 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
TueWedWed
16 Oct17 Oct17 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
FriSatSat
19 Oct20 Oct20 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
MonTueTue
22 Oct23 Oct23 Oct
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
26 Oct27 Oct27 Oct
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
29 Oct30 Oct30 Oct
Arbain
Mourning
Chehlum of Imam al-Husayn (a)
A’maal for this day →
20
MonTueTue
29 Oct30 Oct30 Oct
Arbain juloos
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
20
MonTueTue
29 Oct30 Oct30 Oct
Last Ten Days of Safar
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
24
FriSatSat
2 Nov3 Nov3 Nov
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Mourning
Also marked on 15 Rajab
28
TueWedWed
6 Nov7 Nov7 Nov
Demise of the Holy Prophet (s)
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
28
TueWedWed
6 Nov7 Nov7 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)
30
ThuFriFri
8 Nov9 Nov9 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