Hijri calendar

Safar 1532

January to February 2108 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 1532 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
	1Jan 16Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus, Safar	217, Safar	318Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report, Safar	419, Safar	520Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus, Safar	621, Safar
722Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning, Safar, Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)	823, Safar	924, Safar	1025Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a), Safar	1126, Safar	1227, Safar	1328Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Safar
1429, Safar	1530, Safar	1631, Safar	17Feb 1Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning, Safar	182, Safar	193, Safar	204Arbain, Safar, Arbain juloos, Last Ten Days of Safar
215, Safar	226, Safar	237, Safar	248Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a), Safar	259, Safar	2610, Safar	2711, Safar
2812Demise of the Holy Prophet (s), Safar, Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)	2913, Safar	3014Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a), Safar, Laylat al-Mabit

Safar 1532 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
1Jan 15Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus, Safar	216, Safar	317Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report, Safar	418, Safar	519Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus, Safar	620, Safar	721Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning, Safar, Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)
822, Safar	923, Safar	1024Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a), Safar	1125, Safar	1226, Safar	1327Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Safar	1428, Safar
1529, Safar	1630, Safar	1731Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning, Safar	18Feb 1, Safar	192, Safar	203Arbain, Safar, Arbain juloos, Last Ten Days of Safar	214, Safar
225, Safar	236, Safar	247Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a), Safar	258, Safar	269, Safar	2710, Safar	2811Demise of the Holy Prophet (s), Safar, Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)
2912, Safar	3013Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a), Safar, Laylat al-Mabit

Safar 1532 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
1Jan 15Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus, Safar	216, Safar	317Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report, Safar	418, Safar	519Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus, Safar	620, Safar	721Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning, Safar, Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)
822, Safar	923, Safar	1024Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a), Safar	1125, Safar	1226, Safar	1327Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Safar	1428, Safar
1529, Safar	1630, Safar	1731Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning, Safar	18Feb 1, Safar	192, Safar	203Arbain, Safar, Arbain juloos, Last Ten Days of Safar	214, Safar
225, Safar	236, Safar	247Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a), Safar	258, Safar	269, Safar	2710, Safar	2811Demise of the Holy Prophet (s), Safar, Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)
2912, Safar	3013Shahadat 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
MonSunSun
16 Jan15 Jan15 Jan
Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus
Mourning
3
WedTueTue
18 Jan17 Jan17 Jan
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
FriThuThu
20 Jan19 Jan19 Jan
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
SunSatSat
22 Jan21 Jan21 Jan
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
SunSatSat
22 Jan21 Jan21 Jan
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
WedTueTue
25 Jan24 Jan24 Jan
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
SatFriFri
28 Jan27 Jan27 Jan
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
WedTueTue
1 Feb31 Jan31 Jan
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
SatFriFri
4 Feb3 Feb3 Feb
Arbain
Mourning
Chehlum of Imam al-Husayn (a)
A’maal for this day →
20
SatFriFri
4 Feb3 Feb3 Feb
Arbain juloos
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
20
SatFriFri
4 Feb3 Feb3 Feb
Last Ten Days of Safar
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
24
WedTueTue
8 Feb7 Feb7 Feb
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Mourning
Also marked on 15 Rajab
28
SunSatSat
12 Feb11 Feb11 Feb
Demise of the Holy Prophet (s)
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
28
SunSatSat
12 Feb11 Feb11 Feb
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
TueMonMon
14 Feb13 Feb13 Feb
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