Hijri calendar

Safar 1444

August to September 2022 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 1444 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
1Aug 28Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus, Safar	229, Safar	330Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report, Safar	431, Safar	5Sep 1Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus, Safar	62, Safar	73Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning, Safar, Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)
84, Safar	95, Safar	106Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a), Safar	117, Safar	128, Safar	139Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Safar	1410, Safar
1511, Safar	1612, Safar	1713Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning, Safar	1814, Safar	1915, Safar	2016Arbain, Safar, Arbain juloos, Last Ten Days of Safar	2117, Safar
2218, Safar	2319, Safar	2420Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a), Safar	2521, Safar	2622, Safar	2723, Safar	2824Demise of the Holy Prophet (s), Safar, Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)
2925, Safar	3026Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a), Safar, Laylat al-Mabit

Safar 1444 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
	1Aug 29Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus, Safar	230, Safar	331Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report, Safar	4Sep 1, Safar	52Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus, Safar	63, Safar
74Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning, Safar, Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)	85, Safar	96, Safar	107Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a), Safar	118, Safar	129, Safar	1310Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Safar
1411, Safar	1512, Safar	1613, Safar	1714Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning, Safar	1815, Safar	1916, Safar	2017Arbain, Safar, Arbain juloos, Last Ten Days of Safar
2118, Safar	2219, Safar	2320, Safar	2421Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a), Safar	2522, Safar	2623, Safar	2724, Safar
2825Demise of the Holy Prophet (s), Safar, Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)	2926, Safar	3027Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a), Safar, Laylat al-Mabit

Safar 1444 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
	1Aug 29Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus, Safar	230, Safar	331Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report, Safar	4Sep 1, Safar	52Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus, Safar	63, Safar
74Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning, Safar, Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)	85, Safar	96, Safar	107Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a), Safar	118, Safar	129, Safar	1310Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Safar
1411, Safar	1512, Safar	1613, Safar	1714Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning, Safar	1815, Safar	1916, Safar	2017Arbain, Safar, Arbain juloos, Last Ten Days of Safar
2118, Safar	2219, Safar	2320, Safar	2421Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a), Safar	2522, Safar	2623, Safar	2724, Safar
2825Demise of the Holy Prophet (s), Safar, Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)	2926, Safar	3027Shahadat 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
SunMonMon
28 Aug29 Aug29 Aug
Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus
Mourning
3
TueWedWed
30 Aug31 Aug31 Aug
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
ThuFriFri
1 Sept2 Sept2 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
SatSunSun
3 Sept4 Sept4 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
SatSunSun
3 Sept4 Sept4 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
TueWedWed
6 Sept7 Sept7 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
FriSatSat
9 Sept10 Sept10 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
TueWedWed
13 Sept14 Sept14 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
FriSatSat
16 Sept17 Sept17 Sept
Arbain
Mourning
Chehlum of Imam al-Husayn (a)
A’maal for this day →
20
FriSatSat
16 Sept17 Sept17 Sept
Arbain juloos
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
20
FriSatSat
16 Sept17 Sept17 Sept
Last Ten Days of Safar
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
24
TueWedWed
20 Sept21 Sept21 Sept
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Mourning
Also marked on 15 Rajab
28
SatSunSun
24 Sept25 Sept25 Sept
Demise of the Holy Prophet (s)
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
28
SatSunSun
24 Sept25 Sept25 Sept
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
MonTueTue
26 Sept27 Sept27 Sept
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