Hijri calendar

Safar 1509

September to October 2085 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 1509 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
					1Sep 21Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus, Safar	222, Safar
323Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report, Safar	424, Safar	525Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus, Safar	626, Safar	727Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning, Safar, Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)	828, Safar	929, Safar
1030Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a), Safar	11Oct 1, Safar	122, Safar	133Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Safar	144, Safar	155, Safar	166, Safar
177Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning, Safar	188, Safar	199, Safar	2010Arbain, Safar, Arbain juloos, Last Ten Days of Safar	2111, Safar	2212, Safar	2313, Safar
2414Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a), Safar	2515, Safar	2616, Safar	2717, Safar	2818Demise of the Holy Prophet (s), Safar, Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)	2919, Safar	3020Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a), Safar, Laylat al-Mabit

Safar 1509 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
						1Sep 22Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus, Safar
223, Safar	324Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report, Safar	425, Safar	526Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus, Safar	627, Safar	728Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning, Safar, Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)	829, Safar
930, Safar	10Oct 1Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a), Safar	112, Safar	123, Safar	134Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Safar	145, Safar	156, Safar
167, Safar	178Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning, Safar	189, Safar	1910, Safar	2011Arbain, Safar, Arbain juloos, Last Ten Days of Safar	2112, Safar	2213, Safar
2314, Safar	2415Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a), Safar	2516, Safar	2617, Safar	2718, Safar	2819Demise of the Holy Prophet (s), Safar, Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)	2920Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a), Safar, Laylat al-Mabit

Safar 1509 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
						1Sep 22Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus, Safar
223, Safar	324Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report, Safar	425, Safar	526Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus, Safar	627, Safar	728Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning, Safar, Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)	829, Safar
930, Safar	10Oct 1Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a), Safar	112, Safar	123, Safar	134Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Safar	145, Safar	156, Safar
167, Safar	178Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning, Safar	189, Safar	1910, Safar	2011Arbain, Safar, Arbain juloos, Last Ten Days of Safar	2112, Safar	2213, Safar
2314, Safar	2415Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a), Safar	2516, Safar	2617, Safar	2718, Safar	2819Demise of the Holy Prophet (s), Safar, Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)	2920Shahadat 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
FriSatSat
21 Sept22 Sept22 Sept
Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus
Mourning
3
SunMonMon
23 Sept24 Sept24 Sept
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
TueWedWed
25 Sept26 Sept26 Sept
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
ThuFriFri
27 Sept28 Sept28 Sept
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
ThuFriFri
27 Sept28 Sept28 Sept
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
SunMonMon
30 Sept1 Oct1 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
WedThuThu
3 Oct4 Oct4 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
SunMonMon
7 Oct8 Oct8 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
WedThuThu
10 Oct11 Oct11 Oct
Arbain
Mourning
Chehlum of Imam al-Husayn (a)
A’maal for this day →
20
WedThuThu
10 Oct11 Oct11 Oct
Arbain juloos
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
20
WedThuThu
10 Oct11 Oct11 Oct
Last Ten Days of Safar
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
24
SunMonMon
14 Oct15 Oct15 Oct
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Mourning
Also marked on 15 Rajab
28
ThuFriFri
18 Oct19 Oct19 Oct
Demise of the Holy Prophet (s)
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
28
ThuFriFri
18 Oct19 Oct19 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)
302929
Sat
20 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