Hijri calendar

Safar 1493

March to April 2070 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 1493 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
						1Mar 15Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus, Safar
216, Safar	317Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report, Safar	418, Safar	519Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus, Safar	620Nawruz, Safar	721Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning, Safar, Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)	822, Safar
923, Safar	1024Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a), Safar	1125, Safar	1226, Safar	1327Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Safar	1428, Safar	1529, Safar
1630, Safar	1731Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning, Safar	18Apr 1, Safar	192, Safar	203Arbain, Safar, Arbain juloos, Last Ten Days of Safar	214, Safar	225, Safar
236, Safar	247Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a), Safar	258, Safar	269, Safar	2710, Safar	2811Demise of the Holy Prophet (s), Safar, Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)	2912Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a), Safar, Laylat al-Mabit

Safar 1493 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
					1Mar 14Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus, Safar	215, Safar
316Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report, Safar	417, Safar	518Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus, Safar	619, Safar	720Nawruz, Safar, Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning, Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)	821, Safar	922, Safar
1023Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a), Safar	1124, Safar	1225, Safar	1326Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Safar	1427, Safar	1528, Safar	1629, Safar
1730Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning, Safar	1831, Safar	19Apr 1, Safar	202Arbain, Safar, Arbain juloos, Last Ten Days of Safar	213, Safar	224, Safar	235, Safar
246Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a), Safar	257, Safar	268, Safar	279, Safar	2810Demise of the Holy Prophet (s), Safar, Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)	2911, Safar	3012Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a), Safar, Laylat al-Mabit

Safar 1493 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
						1Mar 15Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus, Safar
216, Safar	317Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report, Safar	418, Safar	519Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus, Safar	620Nawruz, Safar	721Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning, Safar, Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)	822, Safar
923, Safar	1024Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a), Safar	1125, Safar	1226, Safar	1327Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Safar	1428, Safar	1529, Safar
1630, Safar	1731Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning, Safar	18Apr 1, Safar	192, Safar	203Arbain, Safar, Arbain juloos, Last Ten Days of Safar	214, Safar	225, Safar
236, Safar	247Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a), Safar	258, Safar	269, Safar	2710, Safar	2811Demise of the Holy Prophet (s), Safar, Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)	2912Shahadat 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
SatFriSat
15 Mar14 Mar15 Mar
Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus
Mourning
3
MonSunMon
17 Mar16 Mar17 Mar
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
WedTueWed
19 Mar18 Mar19 Mar
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
676
Thu
20 Mar
Nawruz
Celebration
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Iranian: Observed; al-Majlisi held the recognising hadiths more reliable
- Hazara: Observed
- Indo-Pak: Generally not observed
- Khoja: Generally not observed
7
FriThuFri
21 Mar20 Mar21 Mar
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
FriThuFri
21 Mar20 Mar21 Mar
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
MonSunMon
24 Mar23 Mar24 Mar
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
ThuWedThu
27 Mar26 Mar27 Mar
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
MonSunMon
31 Mar30 Mar31 Mar
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
ThuWedThu
3 Apr2 Apr3 Apr
Arbain
Mourning
Chehlum of Imam al-Husayn (a)
A’maal for this day →
20
ThuWedThu
3 Apr2 Apr3 Apr
Arbain juloos
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
20
ThuWedThu
3 Apr2 Apr3 Apr
Last Ten Days of Safar
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
24
MonSunMon
7 Apr6 Apr7 Apr
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Mourning
Also marked on 15 Rajab
28
FriThuFri
11 Apr10 Apr11 Apr
Demise of the Holy Prophet (s)
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
28
FriThuFri
11 Apr10 Apr11 Apr
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)
293029
Sat
12 Apr
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