Hijri calendar

Safar 1489

April to May 2066 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 1489 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
		1Apr 27Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus, Safar	228, Safar	329Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report, Safar	430, Safar	5May 1Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus, Safar
62, Safar	73Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning, Safar, Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)	84, Safar	95, Safar	106Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a), Safar	117, Safar	128, Safar
139Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Safar	1410, Safar	1511, Safar	1612, Safar	1713Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning, Safar	1814, Safar	1915, Safar
2016Arbain, Safar, Arbain juloos, Last Ten Days of Safar	2117, Safar	2218, Safar	2319, Safar	2420Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a), Safar	2521, Safar	2622, Safar
2723, Safar	2824Demise of the Holy Prophet (s), Safar, Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)	2925, Safar	3026Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a), Safar, Laylat al-Mabit

Safar 1489 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
	1Apr 26Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus, Safar	227, Safar	328Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report, Safar	429, Safar	530Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus, Safar	6May 1, Safar
72Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning, Safar, Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)	83, Safar	94, Safar	105Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a), Safar	116, Safar	127, Safar	138Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Safar
149, Safar	1510, Safar	1611, Safar	1712Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning, Safar	1813, Safar	1914, Safar	2015Arbain, Safar, Arbain juloos, Last Ten Days of Safar
2116, Safar	2217, Safar	2318, Safar	2419Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a), Safar	2520, Safar	2621, Safar	2722, Safar
2823Demise of the Holy Prophet (s), Safar, Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)	2924, Safar	3025Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a), Safar, Laylat al-Mabit

Safar 1489 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
	1Apr 26Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus, Safar	227, Safar	328Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report, Safar	429, Safar	530Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus, Safar	6May 1, Safar
72Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning, Safar, Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)	83, Safar	94, Safar	105Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a), Safar	116, Safar	127, Safar	138Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Safar
149, Safar	1510, Safar	1611, Safar	1712Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning, Safar	1813, Safar	1914, Safar	2015Arbain, Safar, Arbain juloos, Last Ten Days of Safar
2116, Safar	2217, Safar	2318, Safar	2419Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a), Safar	2520, Safar	2621, Safar	2722, Safar
2823Demise of the Holy Prophet (s), Safar, Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)	2924, Safar	3025Shahadat 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
TueMonMon
27 Apr26 Apr26 Apr
Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus
Mourning
3
ThuWedWed
29 Apr28 Apr28 Apr
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
SatFriFri
1 May30 Apr30 Apr
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
MonSunSun
3 May2 May2 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
MonSunSun
3 May2 May2 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
ThuWedWed
6 May5 May5 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
SunSatSat
9 May8 May8 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
ThuWedWed
13 May12 May12 May
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
SunSatSat
16 May15 May15 May
Arbain
Mourning
Chehlum of Imam al-Husayn (a)
A’maal for this day →
20
SunSatSat
16 May15 May15 May
Arbain juloos
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
20
SunSatSat
16 May15 May15 May
Last Ten Days of Safar
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
24
ThuWedWed
20 May19 May19 May
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Mourning
Also marked on 15 Rajab
28
MonSunSun
24 May23 May23 May
Demise of the Holy Prophet (s)
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
28
MonSunSun
24 May23 May23 May
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)
30
WedTueTue
26 May25 May25 May
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