Hijri calendar

Safar 1577

September to October 2151 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 1577 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
	1Sep 13Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus, Safar	214, Safar	315Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report, Safar	416, Safar	517Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus, Safar	618, Safar
719Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning, Safar, Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)	820, Safar	921, Safar	1022Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a), Safar	1123, Safar	1224, Safar	1325Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Safar
1426, Safar	1527, Safar	1628, Safar	1729Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning, Safar	1830, Safar	19Oct 1, Safar	202Arbain, Safar, Arbain juloos, Last Ten Days of Safar
213, Safar	224, Safar	235, Safar	246Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a), Safar	257, Safar	268, Safar	279, Safar
2810Demise of the Holy Prophet (s), Safar, Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)	2911Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a), Safar, Laylat al-Mabit

Safar 1577 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
1Sep 12Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus, Safar	213, Safar	314Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report, Safar	415, Safar	516Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus, Safar	617, Safar	718Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning, Safar, Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)
819, Safar	920, Safar	1021Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a), Safar	1122, Safar	1223, Safar	1324Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Safar	1425, Safar
1526, Safar	1627, Safar	1728Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning, Safar	1829, Safar	1930, Safar	20Oct 1Arbain, Safar, Arbain juloos, Last Ten Days of Safar	212, Safar
223, Safar	234, Safar	245Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a), Safar	256, Safar	267, Safar	278, Safar	289Demise of the Holy Prophet (s), Safar, Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)
2910, Safar	3011Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a), Safar, Laylat al-Mabit

Safar 1577 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
1Sep 12Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus, Safar	213, Safar	314Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report, Safar	415, Safar	516Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus, Safar	617, Safar	718Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning, Safar, Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)
819, Safar	920, Safar	1021Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a), Safar	1122, Safar	1223, Safar	1324Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Safar	1425, Safar
1526, Safar	1627, Safar	1728Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning, Safar	1829, Safar	1930, Safar	20Oct 1Arbain, Safar, Arbain juloos, Last Ten Days of Safar	212, Safar
223, Safar	234, Safar	245Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a), Safar	256, Safar	267, Safar	278, Safar	289Demise of the Holy Prophet (s), Safar, Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)
2910, Safar	3011Shahadat 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
MonSunSun
13 Sept12 Sept12 Sept
Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus
Mourning
3
WedTueTue
15 Sept14 Sept14 Sept
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
FriThuThu
17 Sept16 Sept16 Sept
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
SunSatSat
19 Sept18 Sept18 Sept
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
SunSatSat
19 Sept18 Sept18 Sept
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
WedTueTue
22 Sept21 Sept21 Sept
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
SatFriFri
25 Sept24 Sept24 Sept
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
WedTueTue
29 Sept28 Sept28 Sept
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
SatFriFri
2 Oct1 Oct1 Oct
Arbain
Mourning
Chehlum of Imam al-Husayn (a)
A’maal for this day →
20
SatFriFri
2 Oct1 Oct1 Oct
Arbain juloos
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
20
SatFriFri
2 Oct1 Oct1 Oct
Last Ten Days of Safar
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
24
WedTueTue
6 Oct5 Oct5 Oct
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Mourning
Also marked on 15 Rajab
28
SunSatSat
10 Oct9 Oct9 Oct
Demise of the Holy Prophet (s)
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
28
SunSatSat
10 Oct9 Oct9 Oct
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
Mon
11 Oct
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