Hijri calendar

Safar 1454

May to June 2032 صفر

Dates for

Dates expectedHijri months begin on the sighting of the new moon, which cannot be known in advance. Every date below may move by a day.

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, and every date below may move by a day when it is announced in Pakistan. 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, and every date below may move by a day when it is announced in India. The Centre in North Ipswich keeps the Australian dates.

Safar 1454 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
			1May 12Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus, Safar	213, Safar	314Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report, Safar	415, Safar
516Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus, Safar	617, Safar	718Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning, Safar, Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)	819, Safar	920, Safar	1021Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a), Safar	1122, Safar
1223, Safar	1324Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Safar	1425, Safar	1526, Safar	1627, Safar	1728Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning, Safar	1829, Safar
1930, Safar	2031Arbain, Safar, Arbain juloos, Last Ten Days of Safar	21Jun 1, Safar	222, Safar	233, Safar	244Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a), Safar	255, Safar
266, Safar	277, Safar	288Demise of the Holy Prophet (s), Safar, Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)	299Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a), Safar, Laylat al-Mabit

Safar 1454 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
		1May 11Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus, Safar	212, Safar	313Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report, Safar	414, Safar	515Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus, Safar
616, Safar	717Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning, Safar, Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)	818, Safar	919, Safar	1020Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a), Safar	1121, Safar	1222, Safar
1323Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Safar	1424, Safar	1525, Safar	1626, Safar	1727Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning, Safar	1828, Safar	1929, Safar
2030Arbain, Safar, Arbain juloos, Last Ten Days of Safar	2131, Safar	22Jun 1, Safar	232, Safar	243Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a), Safar	254, Safar	265, Safar
276, Safar	287Demise of the Holy Prophet (s), Safar, Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)	298, Safar	309Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a), Safar, Laylat al-Mabit

Safar 1454 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
			1May 12Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus, Safar	213, Safar	314Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report, Safar	415, Safar
516Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus, Safar	617, Safar	718Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning, Safar, Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)	819, Safar	920, Safar	1021Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a), Safar	1122, Safar
1223, Safar	1324Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Safar	1425, Safar	1526, Safar	1627, Safar	1728Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning, Safar	1829, Safar
1930, Safar	2031Arbain, Safar, Arbain juloos, Last Ten Days of Safar	21Jun 1, Safar	222, Safar	233, Safar	244Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a), Safar	255, Safar
266, Safar	277, Safar	288Demise of the Holy Prophet (s), Safar, Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)	299Shahadat 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
WedTueWed
12 May11 May12 May
Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus
Mourning
3
FriThuFri
14 May13 May14 May
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
SunSatSun
16 May15 May16 May
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
TueMonTue
18 May17 May18 May
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
TueMonTue
18 May17 May18 May
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
FriThuFri
21 May20 May21 May
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
MonSunMon
24 May23 May24 May
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
FriThuFri
28 May27 May28 May
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
MonSunMon
31 May30 May31 May
Arbain
Mourning
Chehlum of Imam al-Husayn (a)
A’maal for this day →
20
MonSunMon
31 May30 May31 May
Arbain juloos
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
20
MonSunMon
31 May30 May31 May
Last Ten Days of Safar
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
24
FriThuFri
4 June3 June4 June
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Mourning
Also marked on 15 Rajab
28
TueMonTue
8 June7 June8 June
Demise of the Holy Prophet (s)
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
28
TueMonTue
8 June7 June8 June
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)
293029
Wed
9 June
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