Hijri calendar

Safar 1496

February to March 2073 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 1496 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
					1Feb 10Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus, Safar	211, Safar
312Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report, Safar	413, Safar	514Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus, Safar	615, Safar	716Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning, Safar, Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)	817, Safar	918, Safar
1019Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a), Safar	1120, Safar	1221, Safar	1322Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Safar	1423, Safar	1524, Safar	1625, Safar
1726Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning, Safar	1827, Safar	1928, Safar	20Mar 1Arbain, Safar, Arbain juloos, Last Ten Days of Safar	212, Safar	223, Safar	234, Safar
245Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a), Safar	256, Safar	267, Safar	278, Safar	289Demise of the Holy Prophet (s), Safar, Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)	2910Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a), Safar, Laylat al-Mabit

Safar 1496 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
				1Feb 9Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus, Safar	210, Safar	311Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report, Safar
412, Safar	513Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus, Safar	614, Safar	715Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning, Safar, Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)	816, Safar	917, Safar	1018Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a), Safar
1119, Safar	1220, Safar	1321Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Safar	1422, Safar	1523, Safar	1624, Safar	1725Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning, Safar
1826, Safar	1927, Safar	2028Arbain, Safar, Arbain juloos, Last Ten Days of Safar	21Mar 1, Safar	222, Safar	233, Safar	244Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a), Safar
255, Safar	266, Safar	277, Safar	288Demise of the Holy Prophet (s), Safar, Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)	299, Safar	3010Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a), Safar, Laylat al-Mabit

Safar 1496 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
				1Feb 9Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus, Safar	210, Safar	311Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report, Safar
412, Safar	513Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus, Safar	614, Safar	715Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning, Safar, Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)	816, Safar	917, Safar	1018Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a), Safar
1119, Safar	1220, Safar	1321Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Safar	1422, Safar	1523, Safar	1624, Safar	1725Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning, Safar
1826, Safar	1927, Safar	2028Arbain, Safar, Arbain juloos, Last Ten Days of Safar	21Mar 1, Safar	222, Safar	233, Safar	244Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a), Safar
255, Safar	266, Safar	277, Safar	288Demise of the Holy Prophet (s), Safar, Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)	299, Safar	3010Shahadat 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
FriThuThu
10 Feb9 Feb9 Feb
Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus
Mourning
3
SunSatSat
12 Feb11 Feb11 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
TueMonMon
14 Feb13 Feb13 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
ThuWedWed
16 Feb15 Feb15 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
ThuWedWed
16 Feb15 Feb15 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
SunSatSat
19 Feb18 Feb18 Feb
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
WedTueTue
22 Feb21 Feb21 Feb
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
SunSatSat
26 Feb25 Feb25 Feb
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
WedTueTue
1 Mar28 Feb28 Feb
Arbain
Mourning
Chehlum of Imam al-Husayn (a)
A’maal for this day →
20
WedTueTue
1 Mar28 Feb28 Feb
Arbain juloos
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
20
WedTueTue
1 Mar28 Feb28 Feb
Last Ten Days of Safar
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
24
SunSatSat
5 Mar4 Mar4 Mar
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Mourning
Also marked on 15 Rajab
28
ThuWedWed
9 Mar8 Mar8 Mar
Demise of the Holy Prophet (s)
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
28
ThuWedWed
9 Mar8 Mar8 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
Fri
10 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