Safar

For the 1970 Rajesh Khanna film, see Safar (film).

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

The root of the name, صفر ṣafr, has three basic areas of meaning: 1) whistle, hiss, chirp; 2) be yellow, pale (for humans); 3) to be empty, devoid, vacant. The name of the month likely derives from the color yellow or vacancy.

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 (based on the Umm al-Qura calendar of Saudi Arabia):

AH	First day (CE / AD)	Last day (CE / AD)
1431	16 January 2010	14 February 2010
1432	5 January 2011	3 February 2011
1433	26 December 2011	23 January 2012
1434	14 December 2012	12 January 2013
1435	4 December 2013	1 January 2014
1436	23 November 2014	22 December 2014
1437	13 November 2015	11 December 2015
Safar dates between 2010 and 2015

Islamic Events

• 01 Safar, prisoners of Karbalā entered Yazid's Palace in Syria
• 06 Safar, martyrdom of Sukayna bint Husayn, youngest daughter of Hussain ibn Ali and a prisoner of Karbalā
• 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 Sukayna bint Husayn, youngest daughter of Hussain ibn Ali and a prisoner of Karbalā
• 17 Safar, death of the Twelver Shī‘ah Imām, ‘Alī al-Ridhā
• 18 Safar, Amadou Bamba exil departure (GRAND MAGAL DE TOUBA)
• 20 Safar, Arba'een is observed by Shī‘ah Muslims, the fortienth day after the Day of ‘Āshūrā'.
• 28 Safar, death of Hasan ibn ‘Alī

External links

• Islamic-Western Calendar Converter (Based on the Arithmetical or Tabular Calendar)
• Islamic Calendar / Hijri Calendar for Makkah

• Safar also refers to Safar: Youth Mobility Fund