Hijri calendar

Safar 1559

March to April 2134 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 1559 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
1Mar 28Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus, Safar	229, Safar	330Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report, Safar	431, Safar	5Apr 1Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus, Safar	62, Safar	73Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning, Safar, Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)
84, Safar	95, Safar	106Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a), Safar	117, Safar	128, Safar	139Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Safar	1410, Safar
1511, Safar	1612, Safar	1713Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning, Safar	1814, Safar	1915, Safar	2016Arbain, Safar, Arbain juloos, Last Ten Days of Safar	2117, Safar
2218, Safar	2319, Safar	2420Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a), Safar	2521, Safar	2622, Safar	2723, Safar	2824Demise of the Holy Prophet (s), Safar, Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)
2925, Safar	3026Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a), Safar, Laylat al-Mabit

Safar 1559 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
1Mar 28Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus, Safar	229, Safar	330Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report, Safar	431, Safar	5Apr 1Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus, Safar	62, Safar	73Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning, Safar, Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)
84, Safar	95, Safar	106Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a), Safar	117, Safar	128, Safar	139Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Safar	1410, Safar
1511, Safar	1612, Safar	1713Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning, Safar	1814, Safar	1915, Safar	2016Arbain, Safar, Arbain juloos, Last Ten Days of Safar	2117, Safar
2218, Safar	2319, Safar	2420Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a), Safar	2521, Safar	2622, Safar	2723, Safar	2824Demise of the Holy Prophet (s), Safar, Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)
2925Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a), Safar, Laylat al-Mabit

Safar 1559 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
1Mar 28Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus, Safar	229, Safar	330Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report, Safar	431, Safar	5Apr 1Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus, Safar	62, Safar	73Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning, Safar, Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)
84, Safar	95, Safar	106Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a), Safar	117, Safar	128, Safar	139Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Safar	1410, Safar
1511, Safar	1612, Safar	1713Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning, Safar	1814, Safar	1915, Safar	2016Arbain, Safar, Arbain juloos, Last Ten Days of Safar	2117, Safar
2218, Safar	2319, Safar	2420Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a), Safar	2521, Safar	2622, Safar	2723, Safar	2824Demise of the Holy Prophet (s), Safar, Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)
2925Shahadat 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
28 Mar
Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus
Mourning
3
Tue
30 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
Thu
1 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
Sat
3 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
Sat
3 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
Tue
6 Apr
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
9 Apr
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
13 Apr
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
16 Apr
Arbain
Mourning
Chehlum of Imam al-Husayn (a)
A’maal for this day →
20
Fri
16 Apr
Arbain juloos
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
20
Fri
16 Apr
Last Ten Days of Safar
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
24
Tue
20 Apr
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Mourning
Also marked on 15 Rajab
28
Sat
24 Apr
Demise of the Holy Prophet (s)
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
28
Sat
24 Apr
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
MonSunSun
26 Apr25 Apr25 Apr
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