Hijri calendar

Safar 1566

January to February 2141 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 1566 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
			1Jan 11Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus, Safar	212, Safar	313Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report, Safar	414, Safar
515Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus, Safar	616, Safar	717Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning, Safar, Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)	818, Safar	919, Safar	1020Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a), Safar	1121, Safar
1222, Safar	1323Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Safar	1424, Safar	1525, Safar	1626, Safar	1727Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning, Safar	1828, Safar
1929, Safar	2030Arbain, Safar, Arbain juloos, Last Ten Days of Safar	2131, Safar	22Feb 1, Safar	232, Safar	243Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a), Safar	254, Safar
265, Safar	276, Safar	287Demise of the Holy Prophet (s), Safar, Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)	298, Safar	309Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a), Safar, Laylat al-Mabit

Safar 1566 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
		1Jan 10Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus, Safar	211, Safar	312Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report, Safar	413, Safar	514Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus, Safar
615, Safar	716Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning, Safar, Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)	817, Safar	918, Safar	1019Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a), Safar	1120, Safar	1221, Safar
1322Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Safar	1423, Safar	1524, Safar	1625, Safar	1726Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning, Safar	1827, Safar	1928, Safar
2029Arbain, Safar, Arbain juloos, Last Ten Days of Safar	2130, Safar	2231, Safar	23Feb 1, Safar	242Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a), Safar	253, Safar	264, Safar
275, Safar	286Demise of the Holy Prophet (s), Safar, Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)	297, Safar	308Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a), Safar, Laylat al-Mabit

Safar 1566 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
		1Jan 10Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus, Safar	211, Safar	312Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report, Safar	413, Safar	514Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus, Safar
615, Safar	716Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning, Safar, Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)	817, Safar	918, Safar	1019Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a), Safar	1120, Safar	1221, Safar
1322Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Safar	1423, Safar	1524, Safar	1625, Safar	1726Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning, Safar	1827, Safar	1928, Safar
2029Arbain, Safar, Arbain juloos, Last Ten Days of Safar	2130, Safar	2231, Safar	23Feb 1, Safar	242Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a), Safar	253, Safar	264, Safar
275, Safar	286Demise of the Holy Prophet (s), Safar, Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)	297, Safar	308Shahadat 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
WedTueTue
11 Jan10 Jan10 Jan
Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus
Mourning
3
FriThuThu
13 Jan12 Jan12 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
SunSatSat
15 Jan14 Jan14 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
TueMonMon
17 Jan16 Jan16 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
TueMonMon
17 Jan16 Jan16 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
FriThuThu
20 Jan19 Jan19 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
MonSunSun
23 Jan22 Jan22 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
FriThuThu
27 Jan26 Jan26 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
MonSunSun
30 Jan29 Jan29 Jan
Arbain
Mourning
Chehlum of Imam al-Husayn (a)
A’maal for this day →
20
MonSunSun
30 Jan29 Jan29 Jan
Arbain juloos
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
20
MonSunSun
30 Jan29 Jan29 Jan
Last Ten Days of Safar
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
24
FriThuThu
3 Feb2 Feb2 Feb
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Mourning
Also marked on 15 Rajab
28
TueMonMon
7 Feb6 Feb6 Feb
Demise of the Holy Prophet (s)
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
28
TueMonMon
7 Feb6 Feb6 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
ThuWedWed
9 Feb8 Feb8 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