Hijri calendar

Safar 1590

April to May 2164 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 1590 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
		1Apr 24Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus, Safar	225, Safar	326Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report, Safar	427, Safar	528Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus, Safar
629, Safar	730Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning, Safar, Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)	8May 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	2821Demise of the Holy Prophet (s), Safar, Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)	2922Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a), Safar, Laylat al-Mabit

Safar 1590 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
	1Apr 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
729Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning, Safar, Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)	830, Safar	9May 1, Safar	102Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a), Safar	113, Safar	124, Safar	135Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Safar
146, Safar	157, Safar	168, Safar	179Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning, Safar	1810, Safar	1911, Safar	2012Arbain, Safar, Arbain juloos, Last Ten Days of Safar
2113, Safar	2214, Safar	2315, Safar	2416Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a), Safar	2517, Safar	2618, Safar	2719, Safar
2820Demise of the Holy Prophet (s), Safar, Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)	2921, Safar	3022Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a), Safar, Laylat al-Mabit

Safar 1590 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
		1Apr 24Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus, Safar	225, Safar	326Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report, Safar	427, Safar	528Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus, Safar
629, Safar	730Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning, Safar, Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)	8May 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	2821Demise of the Holy Prophet (s), Safar, Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)	2922Shahadat 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
TueMonTue
24 Apr23 Apr24 Apr
Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus
Mourning
3
ThuWedThu
26 Apr25 Apr26 Apr
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
SatFriSat
28 Apr27 Apr28 Apr
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
MonSunMon
30 Apr29 Apr30 Apr
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
MonSunMon
30 Apr29 Apr30 Apr
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
ThuWedThu
3 May2 May3 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
SunSatSun
6 May5 May6 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
ThuWedThu
10 May9 May10 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
SunSatSun
13 May12 May13 May
Arbain
Mourning
Chehlum of Imam al-Husayn (a)
A’maal for this day →
20
SunSatSun
13 May12 May13 May
Arbain juloos
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
20
SunSatSun
13 May12 May13 May
Last Ten Days of Safar
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
24
ThuWedThu
17 May16 May17 May
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Mourning
Also marked on 15 Rajab
28
MonSunMon
21 May20 May21 May
Demise of the Holy Prophet (s)
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
28
MonSunMon
21 May20 May21 May
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)
293029
Tue
22 May
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