Hijri calendar

Safar 1487

May to June 2064 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 1487 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
	1May 19Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus, Safar	220, 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
14Jun 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)	2916Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a), Safar, Laylat al-Mabit

Safar 1487 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
1May 18Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus, Safar	219, Safar	320Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report, Safar	421, Safar	522Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus, Safar	623, Safar	724Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning, Safar, Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)
825, Safar	926, Safar	1027Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a), Safar	1128, Safar	1229, Safar	1330Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Safar	1431, Safar
15Jun 1, Safar	162, Safar	173Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning, Safar	184, Safar	195, Safar	206Arbain, Safar, Arbain juloos, Last Ten Days of Safar	217, Safar
228, Safar	239, Safar	2410Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a), Safar	2511, Safar	2612, Safar	2713, Safar	2814Demise of the Holy Prophet (s), Safar, Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)
2915, Safar	3016Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a), Safar, Laylat al-Mabit

Safar 1487 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
1May 18Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus, Safar	219, Safar	320Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report, Safar	421, Safar	522Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus, Safar	623, Safar	724Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning, Safar, Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)
825, Safar	926, Safar	1027Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a), Safar	1128, Safar	1229, Safar	1330Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Safar	1431, Safar
15Jun 1, Safar	162, Safar	173Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning, Safar	184, Safar	195, Safar	206Arbain, Safar, Arbain juloos, Last Ten Days of Safar	217, Safar
228, Safar	239, Safar	2410Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a), Safar	2511, Safar	2612, Safar	2713, Safar	2814Demise of the Holy Prophet (s), Safar, Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)
2915, Safar	3016Shahadat 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
MonSunSun
19 May18 May18 May
Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus
Mourning
3
WedTueTue
21 May20 May20 May
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
FriThuThu
23 May22 May22 May
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
SunSatSat
25 May24 May24 May
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
SunSatSat
25 May24 May24 May
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
WedTueTue
28 May27 May27 May
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
SatFriFri
31 May30 May30 May
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
WedTueTue
4 June3 June3 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
SatFriFri
7 June6 June6 June
Arbain
Mourning
Chehlum of Imam al-Husayn (a)
A’maal for this day →
20
SatFriFri
7 June6 June6 June
Arbain juloos
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
20
SatFriFri
7 June6 June6 June
Last Ten Days of Safar
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
24
WedTueTue
11 June10 June10 June
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Mourning
Also marked on 15 Rajab
28
SunSatSat
15 June14 June14 June
Demise of the Holy Prophet (s)
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
28
SunSatSat
15 June14 June14 June
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)
293030
Mon
16 June
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