Hijri calendar

Safar 1516

July to August 2092 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 1516 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
	1Jul 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	26Aug 1, Safar	272, Safar
283Demise of the Holy Prophet (s), Safar, Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)	294, Safar	305Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a), Safar, Laylat al-Mabit

Safar 1516 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
	1Jul 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	26Aug 1, Safar	272, Safar
283Demise of the Holy Prophet (s), Safar, Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)	294, Safar	305Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a), Safar, Laylat al-Mabit

Safar 1516 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
	1Jul 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	26Aug 1, Safar	272, Safar
283Demise of the Holy Prophet (s), Safar, Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)	294, Safar	305Shahadat 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
7 July
Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus
Mourning
3
Wed
9 July
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
11 July
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
13 July
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
13 July
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
16 July
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
19 July
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
23 July
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
26 July
Arbain
Mourning
Chehlum of Imam al-Husayn (a)
A’maal for this day →
20
Sat
26 July
Arbain juloos
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
20
Sat
26 July
Last Ten Days of Safar
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
24
Wed
30 July
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Mourning
Also marked on 15 Rajab
28
Sun
3 Aug
Demise of the Holy Prophet (s)
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
28
Sun
3 Aug
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)
30
Tue
5 Aug
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