Hijri calendar

Safar 1442

September to October 2020 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 1442 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
					1Sep 18Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus, Safar	219, Safar
320Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report, Safar	421, Safar	522Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus, Safar	623, Safar	724Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning, Safar, Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)	825, Safar	926, Safar
1027Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a), Safar	1128, Safar	1229, Safar	1330Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Safar	14Oct 1, Safar	152, Safar	163, Safar
174Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning, Safar	185, Safar	196, Safar	207Arbain, Safar, Arbain juloos, Last Ten Days of Safar	218, Safar	229, Safar	2310, Safar
2411Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a), Safar	2512, Safar	2613, Safar	2714, Safar	2815Demise of the Holy Prophet (s), Safar, Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)	2916, Safar	3017Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a), Safar, Laylat al-Mabit

Safar 1442 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
						1Sep 19Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus, Safar
220, Safar	321Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report, Safar	422, Safar	523Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus, Safar	624, Safar	725Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning, Safar, Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)	826, Safar
927, Safar	1028Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a), Safar	1129, Safar	1230, Safar	13Oct 1Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Safar	142, Safar	153, Safar
164, Safar	175Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning, Safar	186, Safar	197, Safar	208Arbain, Safar, Arbain juloos, Last Ten Days of Safar	219, Safar	2210, Safar
2311, Safar	2412Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a), Safar	2513, Safar	2614, Safar	2715, Safar	2816Demise of the Holy Prophet (s), Safar, Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)	2917, Safar
3018Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a), Safar, Laylat al-Mabit

Safar 1442 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
						1Sep 19Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus, Safar
220, Safar	321Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report, Safar	422, Safar	523Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus, Safar	624, Safar	725Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning, Safar, Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)	826, Safar
927, Safar	1028Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a), Safar	1129, Safar	1230, Safar	13Oct 1Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Safar	142, Safar	153, Safar
164, Safar	175Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning, Safar	186, Safar	197, Safar	208Arbain, Safar, Arbain juloos, Last Ten Days of Safar	219, Safar	2210, Safar
2311, Safar	2412Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a), Safar	2513, Safar	2614, Safar	2715, Safar	2816Demise of the Holy Prophet (s), Safar, Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)	2917, Safar
3018Shahadat 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
FriSatSat
18 Sept19 Sept19 Sept
Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus
Mourning
3
SunMonMon
20 Sept21 Sept21 Sept
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
TueWedWed
22 Sept23 Sept23 Sept
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
ThuFriFri
24 Sept25 Sept25 Sept
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
ThuFriFri
24 Sept25 Sept25 Sept
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
SunMonMon
27 Sept28 Sept28 Sept
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
WedThuThu
30 Sept1 Oct1 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
SunMonMon
4 Oct5 Oct5 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
WedThuThu
7 Oct8 Oct8 Oct
Arbain
Mourning
Chehlum of Imam al-Husayn (a)
A’maal for this day →
20
WedThuThu
7 Oct8 Oct8 Oct
Arbain juloos
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
20
WedThuThu
7 Oct8 Oct8 Oct
Last Ten Days of Safar
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
24
SunMonMon
11 Oct12 Oct12 Oct
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Mourning
Also marked on 15 Rajab
28
ThuFriFri
15 Oct16 Oct16 Oct
Demise of the Holy Prophet (s)
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
28
ThuFriFri
15 Oct16 Oct16 Oct
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
SatSunSun
17 Oct18 Oct18 Oct
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