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
Translation
The word "Safar" occurs as such in the following languages: English, Danish, German, French, Indonesian, Italian, Malay, Uzbek, Portuguese, Swedish, Tatar.
Translation(s) in other languages: Arabic: شهر صفر, Azeri: Səfər, Bengali: সফর, Catalan: Sàfar, Persian: صفر (ماه), Hebrew: צפר (חודש), Javanese: Sapar, Kurdish: Sefer, Russian: Сафар, Thai: ศอฟัร, Turkish: Safer, Urdu: صفر, Wolof: Diggi-gàmmu, Chinese: 色法尔月.
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