Hijri calendar

Safar 1448

July to August 2026 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 1448 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
				1Jul 16Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus, Safar	217, Safar	318Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report, Safar
419, Safar	520Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus, Safar	621, Safar	722Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning, Safar, Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)	823, Safar	924, Safar	1025Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a), Safar
1126, Safar	1227, Safar	1328Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Safar	1429, Safar	1530, Safar	1631, Safar	17Aug 1Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning, Safar
182, Safar	193Arbaeen Majlis, Safar	204Arbain, Safar, Arbain juloos, Last Ten Days of Safar	215, Safar	226, Safar	237, Safar	248Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a), Safar
259, Safar	2610, Safar	2711Rasool Allah ka Matam, Safar	2812Demise of the Holy Prophet (s), Safar, Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)	2913, Safar	3014Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a), Safar, Laylat al-Mabit

Safar 1448 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
				1Jul 16Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus, Safar	217, Safar	318Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report, Safar
419, Safar	520Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus, Safar	621, Safar	722Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning, Safar, Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)	823, Safar	924, Safar	1025Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a), Safar
1126, Safar	1227, Safar	1328Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Safar	1429, Safar	1530, Safar	1631, Safar	17Aug 1Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning, Safar
182, Safar	193Arbaeen Majlis, Safar	204Arbain, Safar, Arbain juloos, Last Ten Days of Safar	215, Safar	226, Safar	237, Safar	248Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a), Safar
259, Safar	2610, Safar	2711Rasool Allah ka Matam, Safar	2812Demise of the Holy Prophet (s), Safar, Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)	2913, Safar	3014Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a), Safar, Laylat al-Mabit

Safar 1448 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
				1Jul 16Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus, Safar	217, Safar	318Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report, Safar
419, Safar	520Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus, Safar	621, Safar	722Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning, Safar, Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)	823, Safar	924, Safar	1025Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a), Safar
1126, Safar	1227, Safar	1328Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Safar	1429, Safar	1530, Safar	1631, Safar	17Aug 1Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning, Safar
182, Safar	193Arbaeen Majlis, Safar	204Arbain, Safar, Arbain juloos, Last Ten Days of Safar	215, Safar	226, Safar	237, Safar	248Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a), Safar
259, Safar	2610, Safar	2711Rasool Allah ka Matam, Safar	2812Demise of the Holy Prophet (s), Safar, Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)	2913, Safar	3014Shahadat 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
Thu
16 July
Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus
Mourning
3
Sat
18 July
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
Mon
20 July
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
Wed
22 July
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
Wed
22 July
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
Sat
25 July
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
Tue
28 July
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
Sat
1 Aug
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
Tue
4 Aug
Arbain
Mourning
Chehlum of Imam al-Husayn (a)
At the Centre that day
- Arbaeen Majlis (second day) · 2:30 pm
A’maal for this day →
20
Tue
4 Aug
Arbain juloos
Mourning
At the Centre that day
- Arbaeen Majlis (second day) · 2:30 pm
A’maal for this day →
20
Tue
4 Aug
Last Ten Days of Safar
Mourning
At the Centre that day
- Arbaeen Majlis (second day) · 2:30 pm
A’maal for this day →
24
Sat
8 Aug
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Mourning
Also marked on 15 Rajab
28
Wed
12 Aug
Demise of the Holy Prophet (s)
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
28
Wed
12 Aug
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
Fri
14 Aug
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