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Safar is the second month in the Islamic calendar. Safar literally means ‘the void month’. The origin of this word has two theories: the first says that when the pagan Arabs went on their looting expeditions they'd leave their houses empty or ‘sifr’ meaning void. The second theory says that the word is derived form the Arabic word for yellow called ‘sufr’: as when it was first named it fell in the time of autumn, hence the derivation the word yellow as all the leaves at that time turned yellow. It is held to be the unluckiest month of the calendar, as in this month Adam was turned out of the Garden of Eden.

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, Households of Muhammad entered Yazid's Palace at Syria.

07 Safar, Seventh Shia Imam Musa_al_Kazim was born.

09 Safar, Victory to Imam Ali over Battle of Nahrawan.

13 Safar, Death of Sakina bint Husayn.

17 Safar, Death of eighth Shia Imam Ali Raza.

20 Safar, Arba'een is observed by Shiite Muslims, forty days after the Day of Ashurah.

28 Safar, Death of Muhammad & Imam Hasan. (According to Shi'a Islam)Further Information

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