Hijri calendar

Safar 1468

December 2045 to January 2046 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 1468 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
	1Dec 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	22Jan 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 1468 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
	1Dec 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	22Jan 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)	298Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a), Safar, Laylat al-Mabit

Safar 1468 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
	1Dec 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	22Jan 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)	298Shahadat 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
Mon
11 Dec
Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus
Mourning
3
Wed
13 Dec
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
Fri
15 Dec
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
Sun
17 Dec
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
Sun
17 Dec
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
Wed
20 Dec
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
Sat
23 Dec
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
Wed
27 Dec
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
Sat
30 Dec
Arbain
Mourning
Chehlum of Imam al-Husayn (a)
A’maal for this day →
20
Sat
30 Dec
Arbain juloos
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
20
Sat
30 Dec
Last Ten Days of Safar
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
24
Wed
3 Jan
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Mourning
Also marked on 15 Rajab
28
Sun
7 Jan
Demise of the Holy Prophet (s)
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
28
Sun
7 Jan
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)
302929
TueMonMon
9 Jan8 Jan8 Jan
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