Hijri calendar

Safar 1539

October to November 2114 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 1539 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
			1Oct 31Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus, Safar	2Nov 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	2221, 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)	2928, Safar	3029Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a), Safar, Laylat al-Mabit

Safar 1539 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
			1Oct 31Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus, Safar	2Nov 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	2221, 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)	2928, Safar	3029Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a), Safar, Laylat al-Mabit

Safar 1539 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
			1Oct 31Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus, Safar	2Nov 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	2221, 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)	2928, Safar	3029Shahadat 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
Wed
31 Oct
Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus
Mourning
3
Fri
2 Nov
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
Sun
4 Nov
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
Tue
6 Nov
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
Tue
6 Nov
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
Fri
9 Nov
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
Mon
12 Nov
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
Fri
16 Nov
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
Mon
19 Nov
Arbain
Mourning
Chehlum of Imam al-Husayn (a)
A’maal for this day →
20
Mon
19 Nov
Arbain juloos
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
20
Mon
19 Nov
Last Ten Days of Safar
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
24
Fri
23 Nov
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Mourning
Also marked on 15 Rajab
28
Tue
27 Nov
Demise of the Holy Prophet (s)
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
28
Tue
27 Nov
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
Thu
29 Nov
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