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Hijri calendar

Safar 1600

January to February 2174 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 1600 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1Jan 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
27Feb 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 1600 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1Jan 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
27Feb 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 1600 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1Jan 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
27Feb 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
  • 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. 1

    Thu
    6 Jan

    Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus

    Mourning

  2. 3

    Sat
    8 Jan

    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

  3. 5

    Mon
    10 Jan

    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

  4. 7

    Wed
    12 Jan

    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

  5. 7

    Wed
    12 Jan

    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

  6. 10

    Sat
    15 Jan

    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

  7. 13

    Tue
    18 Jan

    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

  8. 17

    Sat
    22 Jan

    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

  9. 20

    Tue
    25 Jan

    Arbain

    Mourning

    Chehlum of Imam al-Husayn (a)

    A’maal for this day →

  10. 20

    Tue
    25 Jan

    Arbain juloos

    Mourning

    A’maal for this day →

  11. 20

    Tue
    25 Jan

    Last Ten Days of Safar

    Mourning

    A’maal for this day →

  12. 24

    Sat
    29 Jan

    Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)

    Mourning

    Also marked on 15 Rajab

  13. 28

    Wed
    2 Feb

    Demise of the Holy Prophet (s)

    Mourning

    A’maal for this day →

  14. 28

    Wed
    2 Feb

    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)

  15. 29

    Thu
    3 Feb

    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
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