Hijri calendar

Safar 1589

May to June 2163 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 1589 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
					1May 6Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus, Safar	27, Safar
38Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report, Safar	49, Safar	510Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus, Safar	611, Safar	712Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning, Safar, Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)	813, Safar	914, Safar
1015Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a), Safar	1116, Safar	1217, Safar	1318Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Safar	1419, Safar	1520, Safar	1621, Safar
1722Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning, Safar	1823, Safar	1924, Safar	2025Arbain, Safar, Arbain juloos, Last Ten Days of Safar	2126, Safar	2227, Safar	2328, Safar
2429Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a), Safar	2530, Safar	2631, Safar	27Jun 1, Safar	282Demise of the Holy Prophet (s), Safar, Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)	293Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a), Safar, Laylat al-Mabit

Safar 1589 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
				1May 5Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus, Safar	26, Safar	37Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report, Safar
48, Safar	59Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus, Safar	610, Safar	711Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning, Safar, Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)	812, Safar	913, Safar	1014Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a), Safar
1115, Safar	1216, Safar	1317Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Safar	1418, Safar	1519, Safar	1620, Safar	1721Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning, Safar
1822, Safar	1923, Safar	2024Arbain, Safar, Arbain juloos, Last Ten Days of Safar	2125, Safar	2226, Safar	2327, Safar	2428Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a), Safar
2529, Safar	2630, Safar	2731, Safar	28Jun 1Demise of the Holy Prophet (s), Safar, Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)	292, Safar	303Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a), Safar, Laylat al-Mabit

Safar 1589 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
				1May 5Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus, Safar	26, Safar	37Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report, Safar
48, Safar	59Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus, Safar	610, Safar	711Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning, Safar, Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)	812, Safar	913, Safar	1014Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a), Safar
1115, Safar	1216, Safar	1317Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Safar	1418, Safar	1519, Safar	1620, Safar	1721Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning, Safar
1822, Safar	1923, Safar	2024Arbain, Safar, Arbain juloos, Last Ten Days of Safar	2125, Safar	2226, Safar	2327, Safar	2428Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a), Safar
2529, Safar	2630, Safar	2731, Safar	28Jun 1Demise of the Holy Prophet (s), Safar, Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)	292, Safar	303Shahadat 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
FriThuThu
6 May5 May5 May
Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus
Mourning
3
SunSatSat
8 May7 May7 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
TueMonMon
10 May9 May9 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
ThuWedWed
12 May11 May11 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
ThuWedWed
12 May11 May11 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
SunSatSat
15 May14 May14 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
WedTueTue
18 May17 May17 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
SunSatSat
22 May21 May21 May
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
WedTueTue
25 May24 May24 May
Arbain
Mourning
Chehlum of Imam al-Husayn (a)
A’maal for this day →
20
WedTueTue
25 May24 May24 May
Arbain juloos
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
20
WedTueTue
25 May24 May24 May
Last Ten Days of Safar
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
24
SunSatSat
29 May28 May28 May
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Mourning
Also marked on 15 Rajab
28
ThuWedWed
2 June1 June1 June
Demise of the Holy Prophet (s)
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
28
ThuWedWed
2 June1 June1 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
Fri
3 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