Hijri calendar

Safar 1591

April to May 2165 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 1591 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
						1Apr 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	19May 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)	2911, Safar
3012Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a), Safar, Laylat al-Mabit

Safar 1591 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
						1Apr 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	19May 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 1591 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
						1Apr 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	19May 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

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
Sat
13 Apr
Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus
Mourning
3
Mon
15 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
Wed
17 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
Fri
19 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
Fri
19 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
Mon
22 Apr
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
Thu
25 Apr
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
Mon
29 Apr
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
Thu
2 May
Arbain
Mourning
Chehlum of Imam al-Husayn (a)
A’maal for this day →
20
Thu
2 May
Arbain juloos
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
20
Thu
2 May
Last Ten Days of Safar
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
24
Mon
6 May
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Mourning
Also marked on 15 Rajab
28
Fri
10 May
Demise of the Holy Prophet (s)
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
28
Fri
10 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)
302929
SunSatSat
12 May11 May11 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