Hijri calendar

Safar 1494

March to April 2071 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 1494 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
				1Mar 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	1721Nawruz, Safar, Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning
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	2731, Safar	28Apr 1Demise of the Holy Prophet (s), Safar, Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)	292Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a), Safar, Laylat al-Mabit

Safar 1494 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
			1Mar 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	1821Nawruz, 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	2831Demise of the Holy Prophet (s), Safar, Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)	29Apr 1, Safar	302Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a), Safar, Laylat al-Mabit

Safar 1494 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
			1Mar 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	1821Nawruz, 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	2831Demise of the Holy Prophet (s), Safar, Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)	29Apr 1, Safar	302Shahadat 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 Mar4 Mar4 Mar
Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus
Mourning
3
SatFriFri
7 Mar6 Mar6 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
MonSunSun
9 Mar8 Mar8 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
7
WedTueTue
11 Mar10 Mar10 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
WedTueTue
11 Mar10 Mar10 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
SatFriFri
14 Mar13 Mar13 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
TueMonMon
17 Mar16 Mar16 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
171818
Sat
21 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
17
SatFriFri
21 Mar20 Mar20 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
TueMonMon
24 Mar23 Mar23 Mar
Arbain
Mourning
Chehlum of Imam al-Husayn (a)
A’maal for this day →
20
TueMonMon
24 Mar23 Mar23 Mar
Arbain juloos
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
20
TueMonMon
24 Mar23 Mar23 Mar
Last Ten Days of Safar
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
24
SatFriFri
28 Mar27 Mar27 Mar
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Mourning
Also marked on 15 Rajab
28
WedTueTue
1 Apr31 Mar31 Mar
Demise of the Holy Prophet (s)
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
28
WedTueTue
1 Apr31 Mar31 Mar
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
2 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