Hijri calendar

Safar 1495

February to March 2072 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 1495 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
	1Feb 22Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus, Safar	223, Safar	324Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report, Safar	425, Safar	526Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus, Safar	627, Safar
728Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning, Safar, Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)	829, Safar	9Mar 1, Safar	102Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a), Safar	113, Safar	124, Safar	135Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Safar
146, Safar	157, Safar	168, Safar	179Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning, Safar	1810, Safar	1911, Safar	2012Arbain, Safar, Arbain juloos, Last Ten Days of Safar
2113, Safar	2214, Safar	2315, Safar	2416Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a), Safar	2517, Safar	2618, Safar	2719, Safar
2820Demise of the Holy Prophet (s), Safar, Nawruz, Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)	2921Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a), Safar, Laylat al-Mabit

Safar 1495 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
1Feb 21Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus, Safar	222, Safar	323Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report, Safar	424, Safar	525Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus, Safar	626, Safar	727Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning, Safar, Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)
828, Safar	929, Safar	10Mar 1Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a), Safar	112, Safar	123, Safar	134Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Safar	145, Safar
156, Safar	167, Safar	178Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning, Safar	189, Safar	1910, Safar	2011Arbain, Safar, Arbain juloos, Last Ten Days of Safar	2112, Safar
2213, Safar	2314, Safar	2415Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a), Safar	2516, Safar	2617, Safar	2718, Safar	2819Demise of the Holy Prophet (s), Safar, Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)
2920Nawruz, Safar	3021Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a), Safar, Laylat al-Mabit

Safar 1495 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
1Feb 21Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus, Safar	222, Safar	323Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report, Safar	424, Safar	525Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus, Safar	626, Safar	727Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning, Safar, Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)
828, Safar	929, Safar	10Mar 1Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a), Safar	112, Safar	123, Safar	134Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Safar	145, Safar
156, Safar	167, Safar	178Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning, Safar	189, Safar	1910, Safar	2011Arbain, Safar, Arbain juloos, Last Ten Days of Safar	2112, Safar
2213, Safar	2314, Safar	2415Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a), Safar	2516, Safar	2617, Safar	2718, Safar	2819Demise of the Holy Prophet (s), Safar, Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)
2920Nawruz, Safar	3021Shahadat 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
22 Feb21 Feb21 Feb
Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus
Mourning
3
WedTueTue
24 Feb23 Feb23 Feb
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
26 Feb25 Feb25 Feb
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
28 Feb27 Feb27 Feb
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
28 Feb27 Feb27 Feb
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
2 Mar1 Mar1 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
SatFriFri
5 Mar4 Mar4 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
WedTueTue
9 Mar8 Mar8 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
SatFriFri
12 Mar11 Mar11 Mar
Arbain
Mourning
Chehlum of Imam al-Husayn (a)
A’maal for this day →
20
SatFriFri
12 Mar11 Mar11 Mar
Arbain juloos
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
20
SatFriFri
12 Mar11 Mar11 Mar
Last Ten Days of Safar
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
24
WedTueTue
16 Mar15 Mar15 Mar
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Mourning
Also marked on 15 Rajab
28
SunSatSat
20 Mar19 Mar19 Mar
Demise of the Holy Prophet (s)
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
282929
Sun
20 Mar
Nawruz
Celebration
A’maal for this day →
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
28
SunSatSat
20 Mar19 Mar19 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
Mon
21 Mar
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