Hijri calendar

Safar 1478

August to September 2055 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 1478 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
			1Aug 25Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus, Safar	226, Safar	327Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report, Safar	428, Safar
529Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus, Safar	630, Safar	731Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning, Safar, Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)	8Sep 1, Safar	92, Safar	103Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a), Safar	114, Safar
125, Safar	136Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Safar	147, Safar	158, Safar	169, Safar	1710Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning, Safar	1811, Safar
1912, Safar	2013Arbain, Safar, Arbain juloos, Last Ten Days of Safar	2114, Safar	2215, Safar	2316, Safar	2417Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a), Safar	2518, Safar
2619, Safar	2720, Safar	2821Demise of the Holy Prophet (s), Safar, Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)	2922Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a), Safar, Laylat al-Mabit

Safar 1478 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
			1Aug 25Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus, Safar	226, Safar	327Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report, Safar	428, Safar
529Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus, Safar	630, Safar	731Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning, Safar, Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)	8Sep 1, Safar	92, Safar	103Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a), Safar	114, Safar
125, Safar	136Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Safar	147, Safar	158, Safar	169, Safar	1710Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning, Safar	1811, Safar
1912, Safar	2013Arbain, Safar, Arbain juloos, Last Ten Days of Safar	2114, Safar	2215, Safar	2316, Safar	2417Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a), Safar	2518, Safar
2619, Safar	2720, Safar	2821Demise of the Holy Prophet (s), Safar, Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)	2922Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a), Safar, Laylat al-Mabit

Safar 1478 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
			1Aug 25Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus, Safar	226, Safar	327Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report, Safar	428, Safar
529Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus, Safar	630, Safar	731Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning, Safar, Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)	8Sep 1, Safar	92, Safar	103Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a), Safar	114, Safar
125, Safar	136Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Safar	147, Safar	158, Safar	169, Safar	1710Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning, Safar	1811, Safar
1912, Safar	2013Arbain, Safar, Arbain juloos, Last Ten Days of Safar	2114, Safar	2215, Safar	2316, Safar	2417Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a), Safar	2518, Safar
2619, Safar	2720, Safar	2821Demise of the Holy Prophet (s), Safar, Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)	2922Shahadat 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
25 Aug
Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus
Mourning
3
Fri
27 Aug
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
29 Aug
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
31 Aug
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
31 Aug
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
3 Sept
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
6 Sept
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
10 Sept
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
13 Sept
Arbain
Mourning
Chehlum of Imam al-Husayn (a)
A’maal for this day →
20
Mon
13 Sept
Arbain juloos
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
20
Mon
13 Sept
Last Ten Days of Safar
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
24
Fri
17 Sept
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Mourning
Also marked on 15 Rajab
28
Tue
21 Sept
Demise of the Holy Prophet (s)
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
28
Tue
21 Sept
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
22 Sept
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