Hijri calendar

Safar 1594

March to April 2168 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 1594 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
						1Mar 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
920Nawruz, 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	2031Arbain, Safar, Arbain juloos, Last Ten Days of Safar	21Apr 1, Safar	222, Safar
233, Safar	244Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a), Safar	255, Safar	266, Safar	277, Safar	288Demise of the Holy Prophet (s), Safar, Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)	299Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a), Safar, Laylat al-Mabit

Safar 1594 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
						1Mar 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
920Nawruz, 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	2031Arbain, Safar, Arbain juloos, Last Ten Days of Safar	21Apr 1, Safar	222, Safar
233, Safar	244Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a), Safar	255, Safar	266, Safar	277, Safar	288Demise of the Holy Prophet (s), Safar, Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)	299Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a), Safar, Laylat al-Mabit

Safar 1594 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
						1Mar 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
920Nawruz, 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	2031Arbain, Safar, Arbain juloos, Last Ten Days of Safar	21Apr 1, Safar	222, Safar
233, Safar	244Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a), Safar	255, Safar	266, Safar	277, Safar	288Demise of the Holy Prophet (s), Safar, Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)	299Shahadat 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
12 Mar
Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus
Mourning
3
Mon
14 Mar
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
16 Mar
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
18 Mar
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
18 Mar
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
9
Sun
20 Mar
Nawruz
Celebration
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Iranian: Observed; al-Majlisi held the recognising hadiths more reliable
- Hazara: Observed
- Indo-Pak: Generally not observed
- Khoja: Generally not observed
10
Mon
21 Mar
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
24 Mar
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
28 Mar
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
31 Mar
Arbain
Mourning
Chehlum of Imam al-Husayn (a)
A’maal for this day →
20
Thu
31 Mar
Arbain juloos
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
20
Thu
31 Mar
Last Ten Days of Safar
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
24
Mon
4 Apr
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Mourning
Also marked on 15 Rajab
28
Fri
8 Apr
Demise of the Holy Prophet (s)
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
28
Fri
8 Apr
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)
29
Sat
9 Apr
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