Safar
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Safar (صفر) 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 would 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.
There's no month which is considered "unluckiest" in Islam. There are months which have special blessings, for example, Ramadhan. However, there's no month which is unlucky, bear in mind.
[edit] 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
[edit] 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, Martyrdom of Sakina bint Husayn.
- 17 Safar, Martyrdom of Eight Shia Imam Ali Raza.
- 20 Safar, Arba'een is observed by Shiite Muslims, forty days after the Day of Ashurah.
- 28 Safar, Martyrdom of Prophet Muhammad & Imam Hasan. (According to Shi'a Islam)
