Hijri calendar

Safar 1491

April to May 2068 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 1491 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
				1Apr 5Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus, Safar	26, Safar	37Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report, Safar
48, Safar	59Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus, Safar	610, Safar	711Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning, Safar, Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)	812, Safar	913, Safar	1014Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a), Safar
1115, Safar	1216, Safar	1317Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Safar	1418, Safar	1519, Safar	1620, Safar	1721Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning, Safar
1822, Safar	1923, Safar	2024Arbain, Safar, Arbain juloos, Last Ten Days of Safar	2125, Safar	2226, Safar	2327, Safar	2428Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a), Safar
2529, Safar	2630, Safar	27May 1, Safar	282Demise of the Holy Prophet (s), Safar, Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)	293Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a), Safar, Laylat al-Mabit

Safar 1491 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
			1Apr 4Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus, Safar	25, Safar	36Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report, Safar	47, Safar
58Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus, Safar	69, Safar	710Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning, Safar, Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)	811, Safar	912, Safar	1013Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a), Safar	1114, Safar
1215, Safar	1316Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Safar	1417, Safar	1518, Safar	1619, Safar	1720Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning, Safar	1821, Safar
1922, Safar	2023Arbain, Safar, Arbain juloos, Last Ten Days of Safar	2124, Safar	2225, Safar	2326, Safar	2427Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a), Safar	2528, Safar
2629, Safar	2730, Safar	28May 1Demise of the Holy Prophet (s), Safar, Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)	292, Safar	303Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a), Safar, Laylat al-Mabit

Safar 1491 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
			1Apr 4Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus, Safar	25, Safar	36Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report, Safar	47, Safar
58Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus, Safar	69, Safar	710Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning, Safar, Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)	811, Safar	912, Safar	1013Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a), Safar	1114, Safar
1215, Safar	1316Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Safar	1417, Safar	1518, Safar	1619, Safar	1720Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning, Safar	1821, Safar
1922, Safar	2023Arbain, Safar, Arbain juloos, Last Ten Days of Safar	2124, Safar	2225, Safar	2326, Safar	2427Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a), Safar	2528, Safar
2629, Safar	2730, Safar	28May 1Demise of the Holy Prophet (s), Safar, Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)	292, Safar	303Shahadat 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
ThuWedWed
5 Apr4 Apr4 Apr
Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus
Mourning
3
SatFriFri
7 Apr6 Apr6 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
MonSunSun
9 Apr8 Apr8 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
WedTueTue
11 Apr10 Apr10 Apr
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
WedTueTue
11 Apr10 Apr10 Apr
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
SatFriFri
14 Apr13 Apr13 Apr
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
TueMonMon
17 Apr16 Apr16 Apr
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
SatFriFri
21 Apr20 Apr20 Apr
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
TueMonMon
24 Apr23 Apr23 Apr
Arbain
Mourning
Chehlum of Imam al-Husayn (a)
A’maal for this day →
20
TueMonMon
24 Apr23 Apr23 Apr
Arbain juloos
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
20
TueMonMon
24 Apr23 Apr23 Apr
Last Ten Days of Safar
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
24
SatFriFri
28 Apr27 Apr27 Apr
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Mourning
Also marked on 15 Rajab
28
WedTueTue
2 May1 May1 May
Demise of the Holy Prophet (s)
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
28
WedTueTue
2 May1 May1 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)
293030
Thu
3 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