Hijri calendar

Safar 1470

November to December 2047 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 1470 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
			1Nov 20Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus, Safar	221, Safar	322Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report, Safar	423, Safar
524Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus, Safar	625, Safar	726Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning, Safar, Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)	827, Safar	928, Safar	1029Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a), Safar	1130, Safar
12Dec 1, Safar	132Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Safar	143, Safar	154, Safar	165, Safar	176Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning, Safar	187, Safar
198, Safar	209Arbain, Safar, Arbain juloos, Last Ten Days of Safar	2110, Safar	2211, Safar	2312, Safar	2413Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a), Safar	2514, Safar
2615, Safar	2716, Safar	2817Demise of the Holy Prophet (s), Safar, Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)	2918Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a), Safar, Laylat al-Mabit

Safar 1470 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
			1Nov 20Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus, Safar	221, Safar	322Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report, Safar	423, Safar
524Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus, Safar	625, Safar	726Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning, Safar, Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)	827, Safar	928, Safar	1029Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a), Safar	1130, Safar
12Dec 1, Safar	132Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Safar	143, Safar	154, Safar	165, Safar	176Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning, Safar	187, Safar
198, Safar	209Arbain, Safar, Arbain juloos, Last Ten Days of Safar	2110, Safar	2211, Safar	2312, Safar	2413Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a), Safar	2514, Safar
2615, Safar	2716, Safar	2817Demise of the Holy Prophet (s), Safar, Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)	2918Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a), Safar, Laylat al-Mabit

Safar 1470 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
			1Nov 20Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus, Safar	221, Safar	322Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report, Safar	423, Safar
524Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus, Safar	625, Safar	726Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning, Safar, Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)	827, Safar	928, Safar	1029Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a), Safar	1130, Safar
12Dec 1, Safar	132Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Safar	143, Safar	154, Safar	165, Safar	176Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning, Safar	187, Safar
198, Safar	209Arbain, Safar, Arbain juloos, Last Ten Days of Safar	2110, Safar	2211, Safar	2312, Safar	2413Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a), Safar	2514, Safar
2615, Safar	2716, Safar	2817Demise of the Holy Prophet (s), Safar, Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)	2918Shahadat 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
Wed
20 Nov
Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus
Mourning
3
Fri
22 Nov
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
Sun
24 Nov
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
Tue
26 Nov
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
Tue
26 Nov
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
Fri
29 Nov
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
Mon
2 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
Fri
6 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
Mon
9 Dec
Arbain
Mourning
Chehlum of Imam al-Husayn (a)
A’maal for this day →
20
Mon
9 Dec
Arbain juloos
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
20
Mon
9 Dec
Last Ten Days of Safar
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
24
Fri
13 Dec
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Mourning
Also marked on 15 Rajab
28
Tue
17 Dec
Demise of the Holy Prophet (s)
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
28
Tue
17 Dec
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)
29
Wed
18 Dec
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