Hijri calendar

Safar 1508

October 2084 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 1508 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
	1Oct 2Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus, Safar	23, Safar	34Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report, Safar	45, Safar	56Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus, Safar	67, Safar
78Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning, Safar, Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)	89, Safar	910, Safar	1011Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a), Safar	1112, Safar	1213, Safar	1314Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Safar
1415, Safar	1516, Safar	1617, Safar	1718Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning, Safar	1819, Safar	1920, Safar	2021Arbain, Safar, Arbain juloos, Last Ten Days of Safar
2122, Safar	2223, Safar	2324, Safar	2425Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a), Safar	2526, Safar	2627, Safar	2728, Safar
2829Demise of the Holy Prophet (s), Safar, Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)	2930Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a), Safar, Laylat al-Mabit

Safar 1508 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
	1Oct 2Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus, Safar	23, Safar	34Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report, Safar	45, Safar	56Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus, Safar	67, Safar
78Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning, Safar, Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)	89, Safar	910, Safar	1011Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a), Safar	1112, Safar	1213, Safar	1314Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Safar
1415, Safar	1516, Safar	1617, Safar	1718Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning, Safar	1819, Safar	1920, Safar	2021Arbain, Safar, Arbain juloos, Last Ten Days of Safar
2122, Safar	2223, Safar	2324, Safar	2425Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a), Safar	2526, Safar	2627, Safar	2728, Safar
2829Demise of the Holy Prophet (s), Safar, Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)	2930, Safar	3031Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a), Safar, Laylat al-Mabit

Safar 1508 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
	1Oct 2Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus, Safar	23, Safar	34Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report, Safar	45, Safar	56Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus, Safar	67, Safar
78Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning, Safar, Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)	89, Safar	910, Safar	1011Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a), Safar	1112, Safar	1213, Safar	1314Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Safar
1415, Safar	1516, Safar	1617, Safar	1718Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning, Safar	1819, Safar	1920, Safar	2021Arbain, Safar, Arbain juloos, Last Ten Days of Safar
2122, Safar	2223, Safar	2324, Safar	2425Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a), Safar	2526, Safar	2627, Safar	2728, Safar
2829Demise of the Holy Prophet (s), Safar, Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)	2930, Safar	3031Shahadat 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
Mon
2 Oct
Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus
Mourning
3
Wed
4 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
Fri
6 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
Sun
8 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
Sun
8 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
Wed
11 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
Sat
14 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
Wed
18 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
Sat
21 Oct
Arbain
Mourning
Chehlum of Imam al-Husayn (a)
A’maal for this day →
20
Sat
21 Oct
Arbain juloos
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
20
Sat
21 Oct
Last Ten Days of Safar
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
24
Wed
25 Oct
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Mourning
Also marked on 15 Rajab
28
Sun
29 Oct
Demise of the Holy Prophet (s)
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
28
Sun
29 Oct
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
MonTueTue
30 Oct31 Oct31 Oct
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