Hijri calendar

Safar 1528

February to March 2104 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 1528 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
					1Feb 29Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus, Safar	2Mar 1, Safar
32Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report, Safar	43, Safar	54Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus, Safar	65, Safar	76Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning, Safar, Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)	87, Safar	98, Safar
109Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a), Safar	1110, Safar	1211, Safar	1312Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Safar	1413, Safar	1514, Safar	1615, Safar
1716Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning, Safar	1817, Safar	1918, Safar	2019Arbain, Safar, Arbain juloos, Last Ten Days of Safar	2120, Safar	2221Nawruz, Safar	2322, Safar
2423Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a), Safar	2524, Safar	2625, Safar	2726, Safar	2827Demise of the Holy Prophet (s), Safar, Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)	2928Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a), Safar, Laylat al-Mabit

Safar 1528 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
				1Feb 28Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus, Safar	229, Safar	3Mar 1Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report, Safar
42, Safar	53Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus, Safar	64, Safar	75Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning, Safar, Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)	86, Safar	97, Safar	108Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a), Safar
119, Safar	1210, Safar	1311Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Safar	1412, Safar	1513, Safar	1614, Safar	1715Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning, Safar
1816, Safar	1917, Safar	2018Arbain, Safar, Arbain juloos, Last Ten Days of Safar	2119, Safar	2220, Safar	2321Nawruz, Safar	2422Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a), Safar
2523, Safar	2624, Safar	2725, Safar	2826Demise of the Holy Prophet (s), Safar, Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)	2927Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a), Safar, Laylat al-Mabit

Safar 1528 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
				1Feb 28Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus, Safar	229, Safar	3Mar 1Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report, Safar
42, Safar	53Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus, Safar	64, Safar	75Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning, Safar, Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)	86, Safar	97, Safar	108Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a), Safar
119, Safar	1210, Safar	1311Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Safar	1412, Safar	1513, Safar	1614, Safar	1715Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning, Safar
1816, Safar	1917, Safar	2018Arbain, Safar, Arbain juloos, Last Ten Days of Safar	2119, Safar	2220, Safar	2321Nawruz, Safar	2422Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a), Safar
2523, Safar	2624, Safar	2725, Safar	2826Demise of the Holy Prophet (s), Safar, Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)	2927Shahadat 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
FriThuThu
29 Feb28 Feb28 Feb
Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus
Mourning
3
SunSatSat
2 Mar1 Mar1 Mar
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
TueMonMon
4 Mar3 Mar3 Mar
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
ThuWedWed
6 Mar5 Mar5 Mar
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
ThuWedWed
6 Mar5 Mar5 Mar
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
SunSatSat
9 Mar8 Mar8 Mar
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
WedTueTue
12 Mar11 Mar11 Mar
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
SunSatSat
16 Mar15 Mar15 Mar
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
WedTueTue
19 Mar18 Mar18 Mar
Arbain
Mourning
Chehlum of Imam al-Husayn (a)
A’maal for this day →
20
WedTueTue
19 Mar18 Mar18 Mar
Arbain juloos
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
20
WedTueTue
19 Mar18 Mar18 Mar
Last Ten Days of Safar
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
222323
Fri
21 Mar
Nawruz
Celebration
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Iranian: Observed; al-Majlisi held the recognising hadiths more reliable
- Hazara: Observed
- Indo-Pak: Generally not observed
- Khoja: Generally not observed
24
SunSatSat
23 Mar22 Mar22 Mar
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Mourning
Also marked on 15 Rajab
28
ThuWedWed
27 Mar26 Mar26 Mar
Demise of the Holy Prophet (s)
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
28
ThuWedWed
27 Mar26 Mar26 Mar
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
FriThuThu
28 Mar27 Mar27 Mar
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