Hijri calendar

Safar 1562

February to March 2137 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 1562 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
						1Feb 23Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus, Safar
224, Safar	325Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report, Safar	426, Safar	527Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus, Safar	628, Safar	7Mar 1Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning, Safar, Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)	82, Safar
93, Safar	104Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a), Safar	115, Safar	126, Safar	137Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Safar	148, Safar	159, Safar
1610, Safar	1711Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning, Safar	1812, Safar	1913, Safar	2014Arbain, Safar, Arbain juloos, Last Ten Days of Safar	2115, Safar	2216, Safar
2317, Safar	2418Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a), Safar	2519, Safar	2620, Safar	2721Nawruz, Safar	2822Demise of the Holy Prophet (s), Safar, Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)	2923Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a), Safar, Laylat al-Mabit

Safar 1562 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
					1Feb 22Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus, Safar	223, Safar
324Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report, Safar	425, Safar	526Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus, Safar	627, Safar	728Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning, Safar, Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)	8Mar 1, Safar	92, Safar
103Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a), Safar	114, Safar	125, Safar	136Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Safar	147, Safar	158, Safar	169, Safar
1710Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning, Safar	1811, Safar	1912, Safar	2013Arbain, Safar, Arbain juloos, Last Ten Days of Safar	2114, Safar	2215, Safar	2316, Safar
2417Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a), Safar	2518, Safar	2619, Safar	2720, Safar	2821Nawruz, Safar, Demise of the Holy Prophet (s), Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)	2922, Safar	3023Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a), Safar, Laylat al-Mabit

Safar 1562 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
					1Feb 22Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus, Safar	223, Safar
324Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report, Safar	425, Safar	526Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus, Safar	627, Safar	728Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning, Safar, Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)	8Mar 1, Safar	92, Safar
103Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a), Safar	114, Safar	125, Safar	136Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Safar	147, Safar	158, Safar	169, Safar
1710Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning, Safar	1811, Safar	1912, Safar	2013Arbain, Safar, Arbain juloos, Last Ten Days of Safar	2114, Safar	2215, Safar	2316, Safar
2417Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a), Safar	2518, Safar	2619, Safar	2720, Safar	2821Nawruz, Safar, Demise of the Holy Prophet (s), Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)	2922, Safar	3023Shahadat 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
SatFriFri
23 Feb22 Feb22 Feb
Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus
Mourning
3
MonSunSun
25 Feb24 Feb24 Feb
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
WedTueTue
27 Feb26 Feb26 Feb
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
FriThuThu
1 Mar28 Feb28 Feb
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
FriThuThu
1 Mar28 Feb28 Feb
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
MonSunSun
4 Mar3 Mar3 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
ThuWedWed
7 Mar6 Mar6 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
MonSunSun
11 Mar10 Mar10 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
ThuWedWed
14 Mar13 Mar13 Mar
Arbain
Mourning
Chehlum of Imam al-Husayn (a)
A’maal for this day →
20
ThuWedWed
14 Mar13 Mar13 Mar
Arbain juloos
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
20
ThuWedWed
14 Mar13 Mar13 Mar
Last Ten Days of Safar
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
24
MonSunSun
18 Mar17 Mar17 Mar
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Mourning
Also marked on 15 Rajab
272828
Thu
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
28
FriThuThu
22 Mar21 Mar21 Mar
Demise of the Holy Prophet (s)
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
28
FriThuThu
22 Mar21 Mar21 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)
293030
Sat
23 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