Hijri calendar

Safar 1588

May to June 2162 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 1588 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
	1May 17Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus, Safar	218, Safar	319Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report, Safar	420, Safar	521Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus, Safar	622, Safar
723Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning, Safar, Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)	824, Safar	925, Safar	1026Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a), Safar	1127, Safar	1228, Safar	1329Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Safar
1430, Safar	1531, Safar	16Jun 1, Safar	172Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning, Safar	183, Safar	194, Safar	205Arbain, Safar, Arbain juloos, Last Ten Days of Safar
216, Safar	227, Safar	238, Safar	249Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a), Safar	2510, Safar	2611, Safar	2712, Safar
2813Demise of the Holy Prophet (s), Safar, Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)	2914Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a), Safar, Laylat al-Mabit

Safar 1588 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
1May 16Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus, Safar	217, Safar	318Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report, Safar	419, Safar	520Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus, Safar	621, Safar	722Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning, Safar, Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)
823, Safar	924, Safar	1025Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a), Safar	1126, Safar	1227, Safar	1328Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Safar	1429, Safar
1530, Safar	1631, Safar	17Jun 1Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning, Safar	182, Safar	193, Safar	204Arbain, Safar, Arbain juloos, Last Ten Days of Safar	215, Safar
226, Safar	237, Safar	248Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a), Safar	259, Safar	2610, Safar	2711, Safar	2812Demise of the Holy Prophet (s), Safar, Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)
2913, Safar	3014Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a), Safar, Laylat al-Mabit

Safar 1588 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
1May 16Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus, Safar	217, Safar	318Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report, Safar	419, Safar	520Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus, Safar	621, Safar	722Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning, Safar, Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)
823, Safar	924, Safar	1025Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a), Safar	1126, Safar	1227, Safar	1328Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Safar	1429, Safar
1530, Safar	1631, Safar	17Jun 1Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning, Safar	182, Safar	193, Safar	204Arbain, Safar, Arbain juloos, Last Ten Days of Safar	215, Safar
226, Safar	237, Safar	248Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a), Safar	259, Safar	2610, Safar	2711, Safar	2812Demise of the Holy Prophet (s), Safar, Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)
2913, Safar	3014Shahadat 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

Subscribe to the calendar

1
MonSunSun
17 May16 May16 May
Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus
Mourning
3
WedTueTue
19 May18 May18 May
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
21 May20 May20 May
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
23 May22 May22 May
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
23 May22 May22 May
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
26 May25 May25 May
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
29 May28 May28 May
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
2 June1 June1 June
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
5 June4 June4 June
Arbain
Mourning
Chehlum of Imam al-Husayn (a)
A’maal for this day →
20
SatFriFri
5 June4 June4 June
Arbain juloos
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
20
SatFriFri
5 June4 June4 June
Last Ten Days of Safar
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
24
WedTueTue
9 June8 June8 June
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Mourning
Also marked on 15 Rajab
28
SunSatSat
13 June12 June12 June
Demise of the Holy Prophet (s)
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
28
SunSatSat
13 June12 June12 June
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
14 June
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