Hijri calendar

Safar 1443

September to October 2021 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 1443 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
			1Sep 8Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus, Safar	29, Safar	310Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report, Safar	411, Safar
512Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus, Safar	613, Safar	714Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning, Safar, Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)	815, Safar	916, Safar	1017Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a), Safar	1118, Safar
1219, Safar	1320Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Safar	1421, Safar	1522, Safar	1623, Safar	1724Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning, Safar	1825, Safar
1926, Safar	2027Arbain, Safar, Arbain juloos, Last Ten Days of Safar	2128, Safar	2229, Safar	2330, Safar	24Oct 1Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a), Safar	252, Safar
263, Safar	274, Safar	285Demise of the Holy Prophet (s), Safar, Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)	296Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a), Safar, Laylat al-Mabit

Safar 1443 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
				1Sep 9Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus, Safar	210, Safar	311Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report, Safar
412, Safar	513Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus, Safar	614, Safar	715Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning, Safar, Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)	816, Safar	917, Safar	1018Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a), Safar
1119, Safar	1220, Safar	1321Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Safar	1422, Safar	1523, Safar	1624, Safar	1725Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning, Safar
1826, Safar	1927, Safar	2028Arbain, Safar, Arbain juloos, Last Ten Days of Safar	2129, Safar	2230, Safar	23Oct 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)	297Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a), Safar, Laylat al-Mabit

Safar 1443 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
				1Sep 9Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus, Safar	210, Safar	311Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report, Safar
412, Safar	513Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus, Safar	614, Safar	715Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning, Safar, Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)	816, Safar	917, Safar	1018Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a), Safar
1119, Safar	1220, Safar	1321Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Safar	1422, Safar	1523, Safar	1624, Safar	1725Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning, Safar
1826, Safar	1927, Safar	2028Arbain, Safar, Arbain juloos, Last Ten Days of Safar	2129, Safar	2230, Safar	23Oct 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)	297Shahadat 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
8 Sept9 Sept9 Sept
Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus
Mourning
3
FriSatSat
10 Sept11 Sept11 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
SunMonMon
12 Sept13 Sept13 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
TueWedWed
14 Sept15 Sept15 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
TueWedWed
14 Sept15 Sept15 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
FriSatSat
17 Sept18 Sept18 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
MonTueTue
20 Sept21 Sept21 Sept
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
24 Sept25 Sept25 Sept
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
27 Sept28 Sept28 Sept
Arbain
Mourning
Chehlum of Imam al-Husayn (a)
A’maal for this day →
20
MonTueTue
27 Sept28 Sept28 Sept
Arbain juloos
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
20
MonTueTue
27 Sept28 Sept28 Sept
Last Ten Days of Safar
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
24
FriSatSat
1 Oct2 Oct2 Oct
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Mourning
Also marked on 15 Rajab
28
TueWedWed
5 Oct6 Oct6 Oct
Demise of the Holy Prophet (s)
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
28
TueWedWed
5 Oct6 Oct6 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)
29
WedThuThu
6 Oct7 Oct7 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