Hijri calendar

Safar 1596

February to March 2170 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 1596 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
1Feb 18Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus, Safar	219, Safar	320Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report, Safar	421, Safar	522Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus, Safar	623, Safar	724Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning, Safar, Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)
825, Safar	926, Safar	1027Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a), Safar	1128, Safar	12Mar 1, Safar	132Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Safar	143, Safar
154, Safar	165, Safar	176Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning, Safar	187, Safar	198, Safar	209Arbain, Safar, Arbain juloos, Last Ten Days of Safar	2110, Safar
2211, Safar	2312, Safar	2413Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a), Safar	2514, Safar	2615, Safar	2716, Safar	2817Demise of the Holy Prophet (s), Safar, Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)
2918, Safar	3019Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a), Safar, Laylat al-Mabit

Safar 1596 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
1Feb 18Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus, Safar	219, Safar	320Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report, Safar	421, Safar	522Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus, Safar	623, Safar	724Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning, Safar, Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)
825, Safar	926, Safar	1027Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a), Safar	1128, Safar	12Mar 1, Safar	132Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Safar	143, Safar
154, Safar	165, Safar	176Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning, Safar	187, Safar	198, Safar	209Arbain, Safar, Arbain juloos, Last Ten Days of Safar	2110, Safar
2211, Safar	2312, Safar	2413Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a), Safar	2514, Safar	2615, Safar	2716, Safar	2817Demise of the Holy Prophet (s), Safar, Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)
2918, Safar	3019Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a), Safar, Laylat al-Mabit

Safar 1596 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
1Feb 18Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus, Safar	219, Safar	320Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report, Safar	421, Safar	522Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus, Safar	623, Safar	724Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning, Safar, Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)
825, Safar	926, Safar	1027Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a), Safar	1128, Safar	12Mar 1, Safar	132Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Safar	143, Safar
154, Safar	165, Safar	176Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning, Safar	187, Safar	198, Safar	209Arbain, Safar, Arbain juloos, Last Ten Days of Safar	2110, Safar
2211, Safar	2312, Safar	2413Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a), Safar	2514, Safar	2615, Safar	2716, Safar	2817Demise of the Holy Prophet (s), Safar, Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)
2918, Safar	3019Shahadat 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
Sun
18 Feb
Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus
Mourning
3
Tue
20 Feb
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
Thu
22 Feb
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
Sat
24 Feb
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
Sat
24 Feb
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
Tue
27 Feb
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
Fri
2 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
Tue
6 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
Fri
9 Mar
Arbain
Mourning
Chehlum of Imam al-Husayn (a)
A’maal for this day →
20
Fri
9 Mar
Arbain juloos
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
20
Fri
9 Mar
Last Ten Days of Safar
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
24
Tue
13 Mar
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Mourning
Also marked on 15 Rajab
28
Sat
17 Mar
Demise of the Holy Prophet (s)
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
28
Sat
17 Mar
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)
30
Mon
19 Mar
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