Hijri calendar

Safar 1502

December 2078 to January 2079 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 1502 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
			1Dec 7Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus, Safar	28, Safar	39Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report, Safar	410, Safar
511Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus, Safar	612, Safar	713Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning, Safar, Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)	814, Safar	915, Safar	1016Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a), Safar	1117, Safar
1218, Safar	1319Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Safar	1420, Safar	1521, Safar	1622, Safar	1723Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning, Safar	1824, Safar
1925, Safar	2026Arbain, Safar, Arbain juloos, Last Ten Days of Safar	2127, Safar	2228, Safar	2329, Safar	2430Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a), Safar	2531, Safar
26Jan 1, Safar	272, Safar	283Demise of the Holy Prophet (s), Safar, Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)	294Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a), Safar, Laylat al-Mabit

Safar 1502 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
			1Dec 7Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus, Safar	28, Safar	39Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report, Safar	410, Safar
511Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus, Safar	612, Safar	713Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning, Safar, Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)	814, Safar	915, Safar	1016Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a), Safar	1117, Safar
1218, Safar	1319Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Safar	1420, Safar	1521, Safar	1622, Safar	1723Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning, Safar	1824, Safar
1925, Safar	2026Arbain, Safar, Arbain juloos, Last Ten Days of Safar	2127, Safar	2228, Safar	2329, Safar	2430Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a), Safar	2531, Safar
26Jan 1, Safar	272, Safar	283Demise of the Holy Prophet (s), Safar, Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)	294Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a), Safar, Laylat al-Mabit

Safar 1502 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
			1Dec 7Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus, Safar	28, Safar	39Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report, Safar	410, Safar
511Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus, Safar	612, Safar	713Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning, Safar, Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)	814, Safar	915, Safar	1016Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a), Safar	1117, Safar
1218, Safar	1319Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Safar	1420, Safar	1521, Safar	1622, Safar	1723Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning, Safar	1824, Safar
1925, Safar	2026Arbain, Safar, Arbain juloos, Last Ten Days of Safar	2127, Safar	2228, Safar	2329, Safar	2430Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a), Safar	2531, Safar
26Jan 1, Safar	272, Safar	283Demise of the Holy Prophet (s), Safar, Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)	294Shahadat 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
Wed
7 Dec
Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus
Mourning
3
Fri
9 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
Sun
11 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
Tue
13 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
Tue
13 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
Fri
16 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
Mon
19 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
Fri
23 Dec
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
Mon
26 Dec
Arbain
Mourning
Chehlum of Imam al-Husayn (a)
A’maal for this day →
20
Mon
26 Dec
Arbain juloos
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
20
Mon
26 Dec
Last Ten Days of Safar
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
24
Fri
30 Dec
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Mourning
Also marked on 15 Rajab
28
Tue
3 Jan
Demise of the Holy Prophet (s)
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
28
Tue
3 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
Wed
4 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