Hijri calendar

Safar 1523

April to May 2099 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 1523 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
				1Apr 23Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus, Safar	224, Safar	325Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report, Safar
426, Safar	527Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus, Safar	628, Safar	729Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning, Safar, Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)	830, Safar	9May 1, Safar	102Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a), Safar
113, Safar	124, Safar	135Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Safar	146, Safar	157, Safar	168, Safar	179Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning, Safar
1810, Safar	1911, Safar	2012Arbain, Safar, Arbain juloos, Last Ten Days of Safar	2113, Safar	2214, Safar	2315, Safar	2416Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a), Safar
2517, Safar	2618, Safar	2719, Safar	2820Demise of the Holy Prophet (s), Safar, Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)	2921, Safar	3022Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a), Safar, Laylat al-Mabit

Safar 1523 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
				1Apr 23Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus, Safar	224, Safar	325Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report, Safar
426, Safar	527Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus, Safar	628, Safar	729Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning, Safar, Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)	830, Safar	9May 1, Safar	102Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a), Safar
113, Safar	124, Safar	135Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Safar	146, Safar	157, Safar	168, Safar	179Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning, Safar
1810, Safar	1911, Safar	2012Arbain, Safar, Arbain juloos, Last Ten Days of Safar	2113, Safar	2214, Safar	2315, Safar	2416Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a), Safar
2517, Safar	2618, Safar	2719, Safar	2820Demise of the Holy Prophet (s), Safar, Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)	2921Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a), Safar, Laylat al-Mabit

Safar 1523 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
				1Apr 23Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus, Safar	224, Safar	325Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report, Safar
426, Safar	527Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus, Safar	628, Safar	729Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning, Safar, Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)	830, Safar	9May 1, Safar	102Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a), Safar
113, Safar	124, Safar	135Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Safar	146, Safar	157, Safar	168, Safar	179Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning, Safar
1810, Safar	1911, Safar	2012Arbain, Safar, Arbain juloos, Last Ten Days of Safar	2113, Safar	2214, Safar	2315, Safar	2416Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a), Safar
2517, Safar	2618, Safar	2719, Safar	2820Demise of the Holy Prophet (s), Safar, Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)	2921Shahadat 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
Thu
23 Apr
Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus
Mourning
3
Sat
25 Apr
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
Mon
27 Apr
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
Wed
29 Apr
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
Wed
29 Apr
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
Sat
2 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
Tue
5 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
Sat
9 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
Tue
12 May
Arbain
Mourning
Chehlum of Imam al-Husayn (a)
A’maal for this day →
20
Tue
12 May
Arbain juloos
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
20
Tue
12 May
Last Ten Days of Safar
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
24
Sat
16 May
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Mourning
Also marked on 15 Rajab
28
Wed
20 May
Demise of the Holy Prophet (s)
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
28
Wed
20 May
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
FriThuThu
22 May21 May21 May
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