Hijri calendar

Safar 1540

October to November 2115 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 1540 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
1Oct 20Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus, Safar	221, Safar	322Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report, Safar	423, Safar	524Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus, Safar	625, Safar	726Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning, Safar, Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)
827, Safar	928, Safar	1029Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a), Safar	1130, Safar	1231, Safar	13Nov 1Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Safar	142, Safar
153, Safar	164, Safar	175Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning, Safar	186, Safar	197, Safar	208Arbain, Safar, Arbain juloos, Last Ten Days of Safar	219, Safar
2210, Safar	2311, Safar	2412Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a), Safar	2513, Safar	2614, Safar	2715, Safar	2816Demise of the Holy Prophet (s), Safar, Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)
2917, Safar	3018Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a), Safar, Laylat al-Mabit

Safar 1540 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
1Oct 20Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus, Safar	221, Safar	322Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report, Safar	423, Safar	524Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus, Safar	625, Safar	726Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning, Safar, Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)
827, Safar	928, Safar	1029Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a), Safar	1130, Safar	1231, Safar	13Nov 1Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Safar	142, Safar
153, Safar	164, Safar	175Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning, Safar	186, Safar	197, Safar	208Arbain, Safar, Arbain juloos, Last Ten Days of Safar	219, Safar
2210, Safar	2311, Safar	2412Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a), Safar	2513, Safar	2614, Safar	2715, Safar	2816Demise of the Holy Prophet (s), Safar, Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)
2917, Safar	3018Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a), Safar, Laylat al-Mabit

Safar 1540 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
1Oct 20Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus, Safar	221, Safar	322Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report, Safar	423, Safar	524Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus, Safar	625, Safar	726Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning, Safar, Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)
827, Safar	928, Safar	1029Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a), Safar	1130, Safar	1231, Safar	13Nov 1Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Safar	142, Safar
153, Safar	164, Safar	175Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning, Safar	186, Safar	197, Safar	208Arbain, Safar, Arbain juloos, Last Ten Days of Safar	219, Safar
2210, Safar	2311, Safar	2412Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a), Safar	2513, Safar	2614, Safar	2715, Safar	2816Demise of the Holy Prophet (s), Safar, Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)
2917, Safar	3018Shahadat 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
Sun
20 Oct
Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus
Mourning
3
Tue
22 Oct
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
Thu
24 Oct
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
Sat
26 Oct
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
Sat
26 Oct
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
Tue
29 Oct
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
Fri
1 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
Tue
5 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
Fri
8 Nov
Arbain
Mourning
Chehlum of Imam al-Husayn (a)
A’maal for this day →
20
Fri
8 Nov
Arbain juloos
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
20
Fri
8 Nov
Last Ten Days of Safar
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
24
Tue
12 Nov
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Mourning
Also marked on 15 Rajab
28
Sat
16 Nov
Demise of the Holy Prophet (s)
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
28
Sat
16 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
Mon
18 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