Hijri calendar

Safar 1445

August to September 2023 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 1445 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
				1Aug 17Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus, Safar	218, Safar	319Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report, Safar
420, Safar	521Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus, Safar	622, Safar	723Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning, Safar, Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)	824, Safar	925, Safar	1026Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a), Safar
1127, Safar	1228, Safar	1329Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Safar	1430, Safar	1531, Safar	16Sep 1, Safar	172Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning, Safar
183, Safar	194, Safar	205Arbain, Safar, Arbain juloos, Last Ten Days of Safar	216, Safar	227, Safar	238, Safar	249Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a), Safar
2510, Safar	2611, Safar	2712, Safar	2813Demise of the Holy Prophet (s), Safar, Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)	2914, Safar	3015Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a), Safar, Laylat al-Mabit

Safar 1445 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
					1Aug 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	1431, Safar	15Sep 1, Safar	162, Safar
173Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning, Safar	184, Safar	195, Safar	206Arbain, Safar, Arbain juloos, Last Ten Days of Safar	217, Safar	228, Safar	239, Safar
2410Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a), Safar	2511, Safar	2612, Safar	2713, Safar	2814Demise of the Holy Prophet (s), Safar, Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)	2915, Safar	3016Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a), Safar, Laylat al-Mabit

Safar 1445 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
						1Aug 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	1331Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Safar	14Sep 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)	2916Shahadat 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
ThuFriSat
17 Aug18 Aug19 Aug
Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus
Mourning
3
SatSunMon
19 Aug20 Aug21 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
MonTueWed
21 Aug22 Aug23 Aug
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
WedThuFri
23 Aug24 Aug25 Aug
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
WedThuFri
23 Aug24 Aug25 Aug
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
SatSunMon
26 Aug27 Aug28 Aug
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
TueWedThu
29 Aug30 Aug31 Aug
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
SatSunMon
2 Sept3 Sept4 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
TueWedThu
5 Sept6 Sept7 Sept
Arbain
Mourning
Chehlum of Imam al-Husayn (a)
A’maal for this day →
20
TueWedThu
5 Sept6 Sept7 Sept
Arbain juloos
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
20
TueWedThu
5 Sept6 Sept7 Sept
Last Ten Days of Safar
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
24
SatSunMon
9 Sept10 Sept11 Sept
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Mourning
Also marked on 15 Rajab
28
WedThuFri
13 Sept14 Sept15 Sept
Demise of the Holy Prophet (s)
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
28
WedThuFri
13 Sept14 Sept15 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)
303029
FriSatSat
15 Sept16 Sept16 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