Hijri calendar

Safar 1507

October to November 2083 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 1507 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
			1Oct 13Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus, Safar	214, Safar	315Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report, Safar	416, Safar
517Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus, Safar	618, Safar	719Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning, Safar, Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)	820, Safar	921, Safar	1022Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a), Safar	1123, Safar
1224, Safar	1325Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Safar	1426, Safar	1527, Safar	1628, Safar	1729Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning, Safar	1830, Safar
1931, Safar	20Nov 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)	2910, Safar	3011Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a), Safar, Laylat al-Mabit

Safar 1507 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
				1Oct 14Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus, Safar	215, Safar	316Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report, Safar
417, Safar	518Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus, Safar	619, Safar	720Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning, Safar, Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)	821, Safar	922, Safar	1023Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a), Safar
1124, Safar	1225, Safar	1326Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Safar	1427, Safar	1528, Safar	1629, Safar	1730Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning, Safar
1831, Safar	19Nov 1, Safar	202Arbain, Safar, Arbain juloos, Last Ten Days of Safar	213, Safar	224, Safar	235, Safar	246Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a), Safar
257, Safar	268, Safar	279, Safar	2810Demise of the Holy Prophet (s), Safar, Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)	2911Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a), Safar, Laylat al-Mabit

Safar 1507 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
				1Oct 14Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus, Safar	215, Safar	316Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report, Safar
417, Safar	518Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus, Safar	619, Safar	720Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning, Safar, Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)	821, Safar	922, Safar	1023Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a), Safar
1124, Safar	1225, Safar	1326Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Safar	1427, Safar	1528, Safar	1629, Safar	1730Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning, Safar
1831, Safar	19Nov 1, Safar	202Arbain, Safar, Arbain juloos, Last Ten Days of Safar	213, Safar	224, Safar	235, Safar	246Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a), Safar
257, Safar	268, Safar	279, Safar	2810Demise of the Holy Prophet (s), Safar, Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)	2911Shahadat 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
WedThuThu
13 Oct14 Oct14 Oct
Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus
Mourning
3
FriSatSat
15 Oct16 Oct16 Oct
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
SunMonMon
17 Oct18 Oct18 Oct
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
TueWedWed
19 Oct20 Oct20 Oct
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
TueWedWed
19 Oct20 Oct20 Oct
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
FriSatSat
22 Oct23 Oct23 Oct
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
MonTueTue
25 Oct26 Oct26 Oct
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
FriSatSat
29 Oct30 Oct30 Oct
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
MonTueTue
1 Nov2 Nov2 Nov
Arbain
Mourning
Chehlum of Imam al-Husayn (a)
A’maal for this day →
20
MonTueTue
1 Nov2 Nov2 Nov
Arbain juloos
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
20
MonTueTue
1 Nov2 Nov2 Nov
Last Ten Days of Safar
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
24
FriSatSat
5 Nov6 Nov6 Nov
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Mourning
Also marked on 15 Rajab
28
TueWedWed
9 Nov10 Nov10 Nov
Demise of the Holy Prophet (s)
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
28
TueWedWed
9 Nov10 Nov10 Nov
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)
302929
Thu
11 Nov
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