Hijri calendar

Safar 1501

December 2077 to January 2078 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 1501 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
						1Dec 18Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus, Safar
219, Safar	320Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report, Safar	421, Safar	522Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus, Safar	623, Safar	724Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning, Safar, Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)	825, Safar
926, Safar	1027Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a), Safar	1128, Safar	1229, Safar	1330Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Safar	1431, Safar	15Jan 1, Safar
162, Safar	173Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning, Safar	184, Safar	195, Safar	206Arbain, Safar, Arbain juloos, Last Ten Days of Safar	217, Safar	228, Safar
239, Safar	2410Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a), Safar	2511, Safar	2612, Safar	2713, Safar	2814Demise of the Holy Prophet (s), Safar, Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)	2915Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a), Safar, Laylat al-Mabit

Safar 1501 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
						1Dec 18Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus, Safar
219, Safar	320Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report, Safar	421, Safar	522Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus, Safar	623, Safar	724Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning, Safar, Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)	825, Safar
926, Safar	1027Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a), Safar	1128, Safar	1229, Safar	1330Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Safar	1431, Safar	15Jan 1, Safar
162, Safar	173Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning, Safar	184, Safar	195, Safar	206Arbain, Safar, Arbain juloos, Last Ten Days of Safar	217, Safar	228, Safar
239, Safar	2410Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a), Safar	2511, Safar	2612, Safar	2713, Safar	2814Demise of the Holy Prophet (s), Safar, Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)	2915Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a), Safar, Laylat al-Mabit

Safar 1501 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
						1Dec 18Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus, Safar
219, Safar	320Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report, Safar	421, Safar	522Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus, Safar	623, Safar	724Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning, Safar, Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)	825, Safar
926, Safar	1027Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a), Safar	1128, Safar	1229, Safar	1330Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Safar	1431, Safar	15Jan 1, Safar
162, Safar	173Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning, Safar	184, Safar	195, Safar	206Arbain, Safar, Arbain juloos, Last Ten Days of Safar	217, Safar	228, Safar
239, Safar	2410Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a), Safar	2511, Safar	2612, Safar	2713, Safar	2814Demise of the Holy Prophet (s), Safar, Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)	2915Shahadat 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
Sat
18 Dec
Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus
Mourning
3
Mon
20 Dec
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
Wed
22 Dec
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
Fri
24 Dec
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
Fri
24 Dec
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
Mon
27 Dec
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
Thu
30 Dec
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
Mon
3 Jan
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
Thu
6 Jan
Arbain
Mourning
Chehlum of Imam al-Husayn (a)
A’maal for this day →
20
Thu
6 Jan
Arbain juloos
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
20
Thu
6 Jan
Last Ten Days of Safar
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
24
Mon
10 Jan
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Mourning
Also marked on 15 Rajab
28
Fri
14 Jan
Demise of the Holy Prophet (s)
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
28
Fri
14 Jan
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)
29
Sat
15 Jan
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