Safar

Safar (صفر) is the second month in the Islamic calendar.

سفر safar inf. n. fr. سفر 'to go forth to journey' : (???, page 662)

part. adj. & s.m. Travelled; experienced;—one who has travelled, a traveller:—safar karnā, v.n. To go on a journey, to travel; (met.) to depart this life, to die:—safar-nāma, s.m. Account of a journey, travels:—as-safar wasīlatuʼz-z̤afar, Travel produces advantage:—baḥrī-safar or daryāʼī-safar, s.m. Sea-voyage, voyage.

Timing

The Islamic calendar is a lunar calendar, and months begin when the first crescent of a new moon is sighted. Since the Islamic lunar calendar year is 11 to 12 days shorter than the solar year, Safar migrates throughout the seasons. The estimated start and end dates for Safar are as follows (all future dates are estimates):

• 1426 AH – First day: March 12, 2005; last day: April 9, 2005
• 1427 AH – First day: March 2, 2006; last day: March 30, 2006
• 1428 AH – First day: February 19, 2007; last day: March 19, 2007
• 1429 AH – First day: February 9, 2008; last day: March 8, 2008

Islamic Events

• 01 Safar, prisoners of Karbalā entered Yazid's Palace in Syria
• 07 Safar, birth of Twelver Shī‘ah Imām, Mūsā' al-Kādhim
• 09 Safar, victory to Ali in the Battle of Nahrawan.
• 13 Safar, death of Sakina bint Hussain, youngest daughter of Hussain ibn Ali and a prisoner of Karbalā
• 17 Safar, death of the Twelver Shī‘ah Imām, ‘Alī al-Ridhā
• 20 Safar, Arba'een is observed by Shī‘ah Muslims, the fortieth day after the Day of ‘Āshūrā'.
• 28 Safar, death of Muhammad and Hasan ibn ‘Alī

External links

• Islamic-Western Calendar Converter (Based on the Arithmetical or Tabular Calendar)
• Safar also refers to Safar: Youth Mobility Fund