Hijri calendar

Safar 1459

March to April 2037 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 1459 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
				1Mar 19Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus, Safar	220Nawruz, 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	14Apr 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)	2916, Safar	3017Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a), Safar, Laylat al-Mabit

Safar 1459 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
				1Mar 19Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus, Safar	220Nawruz, 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	14Apr 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)	2916, Safar	3017Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a), Safar, Laylat al-Mabit

Safar 1459 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
				1Mar 19Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus, Safar	220Nawruz, 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	14Apr 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)	2916, Safar	3017Shahadat 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
19 Mar
Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus
Mourning
2
Fri
20 Mar
Nawruz
Celebration
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Iranian: Observed; al-Majlisi held the recognising hadiths more reliable
- Hazara: Observed
- Indo-Pak: Generally not observed
- Khoja: Generally not observed
3
Sat
21 Mar
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
23 Mar
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
25 Mar
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
25 Mar
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
28 Mar
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
31 Mar
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
4 Apr
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
7 Apr
Arbain
Mourning
Chehlum of Imam al-Husayn (a)
A’maal for this day →
20
Tue
7 Apr
Arbain juloos
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
20
Tue
7 Apr
Last Ten Days of Safar
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
24
Sat
11 Apr
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Mourning
Also marked on 15 Rajab
28
Wed
15 Apr
Demise of the Holy Prophet (s)
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
28
Wed
15 Apr
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
17 Apr
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