Hijri calendar

Safar 1485

June to July 2062 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 1485 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
						1Jun 10Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus, Safar
211, Safar	312Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report, Safar	413, Safar	514Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus, Safar	615, Safar	716Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning, Safar, Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)	817, Safar
918, Safar	1019Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a), Safar	1120, Safar	1221, Safar	1322Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Safar	1423, Safar	1524, Safar
1625, Safar	1726Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning, Safar	1827, Safar	1928, Safar	2029Arbain, Safar, Arbain juloos, Last Ten Days of Safar	2130, Safar	22Jul 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 1485 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
					1Jun 9Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus, Safar	210, Safar
311Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report, Safar	412, Safar	513Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus, Safar	614, Safar	715Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning, Safar, Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)	816, Safar	917, Safar
1018Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a), Safar	1119, Safar	1220, Safar	1321Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Safar	1422, Safar	1523, Safar	1624, Safar
1725Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning, Safar	1826, Safar	1927, Safar	2028Arbain, Safar, Arbain juloos, Last Ten Days of Safar	2129, Safar	2230, Safar	23Jul 1, Safar
242Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a), Safar	253, Safar	264, Safar	275, Safar	286Demise of the Holy Prophet (s), Safar, Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)	297Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a), Safar, Laylat al-Mabit

Safar 1485 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
					1Jun 9Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus, Safar	210, Safar
311Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report, Safar	412, Safar	513Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus, Safar	614, Safar	715Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning, Safar, Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)	816, Safar	917, Safar
1018Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a), Safar	1119, Safar	1220, Safar	1321Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Safar	1422, Safar	1523, Safar	1624, Safar
1725Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning, Safar	1826, Safar	1927, Safar	2028Arbain, Safar, Arbain juloos, Last Ten Days of Safar	2129, Safar	2230, Safar	23Jul 1, Safar
242Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a), Safar	253, Safar	264, Safar	275, Safar	286Demise of the Holy Prophet (s), Safar, Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)	297Shahadat 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
SatFriFri
10 June9 June9 June
Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus
Mourning
3
MonSunSun
12 June11 June11 June
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
WedTueTue
14 June13 June13 June
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
FriThuThu
16 June15 June15 June
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
FriThuThu
16 June15 June15 June
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
MonSunSun
19 June18 June18 June
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
ThuWedWed
22 June21 June21 June
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
MonSunSun
26 June25 June25 June
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
ThuWedWed
29 June28 June28 June
Arbain
Mourning
Chehlum of Imam al-Husayn (a)
A’maal for this day →
20
ThuWedWed
29 June28 June28 June
Arbain juloos
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
20
ThuWedWed
29 June28 June28 June
Last Ten Days of Safar
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
24
MonSunSun
3 July2 July2 July
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Mourning
Also marked on 15 Rajab
28
FriThuThu
7 July6 July6 July
Demise of the Holy Prophet (s)
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
28
FriThuThu
7 July6 July6 July
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
SatFriFri
8 July7 July7 July
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