Hijri calendar

Safar 1521

May to June 2097 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 1521 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
		1May 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	19Jun 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 1521 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
		1May 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	19Jun 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 1521 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
		1May 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	19Jun 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
Tue
14 May
Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus
Mourning
3
Thu
16 May
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
Sat
18 May
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
Mon
20 May
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
Mon
20 May
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
Thu
23 May
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
Sun
26 May
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
Thu
30 May
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
Sun
2 June
Arbain
Mourning
Chehlum of Imam al-Husayn (a)
A’maal for this day →
20
Sun
2 June
Arbain juloos
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
20
Sun
2 June
Last Ten Days of Safar
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
24
Thu
6 June
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Mourning
Also marked on 15 Rajab
28
Mon
10 June
Demise of the Holy Prophet (s)
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
28
Mon
10 June
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
Tue
11 June
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