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Safar
al-Muzaffar is the second month of the Islamic calendar. Literal
meaning of Safar is empty. During this month the houses used to be empty
and deserted because the ban on going to war in the month of Muharram
came to an end and everyone proceeded towards the battlefield.
Safar also means to be yellow. When the names of the months were being given it was the season of autumn and the leaves of the trees were yellow.
Many people
have erroneous beliefs regarding this month i.e. it is a month of
misfortune and calamities. The teachings of Allah Ta'ala and His Most
Beloved Rasool (SallAllahu Alaihi wa Sallam) gives us clear guidelines
on such incorrect beliefs.
Allah (Subhanahu wa Ta'ala) says in the Qur'an al-Kareem:
These erroneous beliefs have also been condemned in the context of the following Ahadith:
The above Ahadith clearly refutes all incorrect beliefs and superstitions regarding the month of Safar. These incorrect beliefs flow from the pre-Islamic period of Jahiliyyah .
The Muhaddithin have recorded many of the superstitions harboured by the Arabs during the Days of Ignorance. A few are mentioned below:
1. The pre-Islamic Arabs believed Safar to be a snake which lives in the stomach of a human being and when hungry, bites the person. This is the discomfort one experiences when gripped by the pangs of hunger.
2. Some said Safar are worms which originate in the liver and ribs due to which the colour of the person becomes yellow, a condition we know today as jaundice.
3. According to some, the month of Safar flanked by Muharram and Rabi al Awwal is full of calamities and misfortune.
With the advent of Islam and the teachings of Sayyadina Rasoolullah (SallAllaho Alaihi wa Sallam), all evil and incorrect beliefs common in pre-Islamic times were discarded.
Incorrect Beliefs:
Today too, there are some Muslims who hold incorrect beliefs regarding the month of Safar.
What to do:
1. To shun all types of erroneous beliefs regarding the blessed month of Safar.
2. To understand that the most unfortunate person is he who disobeys Allah Ta'ala's commandments e.g. does not perform the five daily salaah etc. It is narrated in a hadith that Rasoolullah (SallAllaho Alaihi wa Sallam) said: "Pray, 0 Allah! Cause not anyone of us to be a wretched destitute." He then asked: "Do you know who is a wretched destitute?" Upon the request of the Sahabah (Radi Allahu Ta'ala Anhum) he replied, "A wretched destitute is he who neglects his salaat."
3. We should understand that all conditions which befalls us, good or bad, favourable, or unfavourable are from Allah Ta'ala, (as a result of our actions). Allah Ta'ala says: " Whatever misfortune befalls you, it is due to the things your hands have wrought, and He forgives many a sin." (Surah 42 - Verse 30).
This can also be confirmed by the following Hadith:
Sayyadina Jabir (Radi Allahu Ta'ala Anhu) has said that, "I have heard Sayyadina Rasoolullah (SallAllaho Alaihi wa Sallam) saying, the descending of illness and evil superstition befalling in the month of Safar is untrue."
Safar also means to be yellow. When the names of the months were being given it was the season of autumn and the leaves of the trees were yellow.
Allah (Subhanahu wa Ta'ala) says in the Qur'an al-Kareem:
ما أصاب من مصيبة إلا بإذن الله
"No misfortune befalls except by Allah’s command..." [Surah Tagabun, Verse 11]
These erroneous beliefs have also been condemned in the context of the following Ahadith:
لا عدوى ولا طيرة ولا هامة ولاصفر
There is no superstitious owl, bird, no star-promising rain, no bad omen in the month of Safar. [Sahih Bukhari, Hadith 5707]
لا عدوى ولا صفر ولا غول
There is no bad omen in the month of Safar and no Ghouls (evil spirits). [Sahih Muslim, Hadith 2222]
The above Ahadith clearly refutes all incorrect beliefs and superstitions regarding the month of Safar. These incorrect beliefs flow from the pre-Islamic period of Jahiliyyah .
The Month of Safar during the Days of Ignorance
The Muhaddithin have recorded many of the superstitions harboured by the Arabs during the Days of Ignorance. A few are mentioned below:
1. The pre-Islamic Arabs believed Safar to be a snake which lives in the stomach of a human being and when hungry, bites the person. This is the discomfort one experiences when gripped by the pangs of hunger.
2. Some said Safar are worms which originate in the liver and ribs due to which the colour of the person becomes yellow, a condition we know today as jaundice.
3. According to some, the month of Safar flanked by Muharram and Rabi al Awwal is full of calamities and misfortune.
With the advent of Islam and the teachings of Sayyadina Rasoolullah (SallAllaho Alaihi wa Sallam), all evil and incorrect beliefs common in pre-Islamic times were discarded.
Incorrect Beliefs:
Today too, there are some Muslims who hold incorrect beliefs regarding the month of Safar.
1. A nikah performed in this month would not be successful.
2. This month is full of misfortune and calamities.
3. To commence any important venture, business etc. during this month will bring bad luck.
4. The first to the thirteenth of Safar is ill-fortune and evil.
5. The person who distributes food or money on the 13th of Safar will be saved from its ill-fortune.
6. To celebrate the last Wednesday of Safar and regard it as a holiday.
What to do:
1. To shun all types of erroneous beliefs regarding the blessed month of Safar.
2. To understand that the most unfortunate person is he who disobeys Allah Ta'ala's commandments e.g. does not perform the five daily salaah etc. It is narrated in a hadith that Rasoolullah (SallAllaho Alaihi wa Sallam) said: "Pray, 0 Allah! Cause not anyone of us to be a wretched destitute." He then asked: "Do you know who is a wretched destitute?" Upon the request of the Sahabah (Radi Allahu Ta'ala Anhum) he replied, "A wretched destitute is he who neglects his salaat."
3. We should understand that all conditions which befalls us, good or bad, favourable, or unfavourable are from Allah Ta'ala, (as a result of our actions). Allah Ta'ala says: " Whatever misfortune befalls you, it is due to the things your hands have wrought, and He forgives many a sin." (Surah 42 - Verse 30).
This can also be confirmed by the following Hadith:
Sayyadina Jabir (Radi Allahu Ta'ala Anhu) has said that, "I have heard Sayyadina Rasoolullah (SallAllaho Alaihi wa Sallam) saying, the descending of illness and evil superstition befalling in the month of Safar is untrue."
Important dates and Anniversaries in the month of Safar
| 1st | Hadrat Haji Waris Ali Shah |
| 1st | Hadrat Abul Qasim Shah Ismail Hasan Marehrawi |
| 1st | Hadrat Khwaja Shah Muhammad Suleman Tonswi |
| 5th | Umm al-Mu'mineen Sayyidah Maymoonah |
| 6th | Hadrat Sayyid Abdullah Shah Qadiri (Baba Bulleh Shah) |
| 7th | Sayyiduna Baha al-Din Zakariya Multani Suharwardi |
| 9th | Sayyiduna Imam Ali Moosa |
| 9th | Sayyiduna Imam Ali Rida |
| 10th | Umm al-Mu'mineen Sayyidah Juwairiyah bint al-Harith |
| 11th | Mufassir al-Aazam Shaykh Muhammad Ibrahim Rida Jilani Miyan |
| 11th | Shaykh al-Quran Allama Gulam Ali Ashrafi Okarvi |
| 12th | Sayyidatuna Ruqaiyyah bint Rasoolullah SallAllaho Alaihi wa Sallam |
| 12th | Hadrat Mawlana Fadl al-Haq Khayrabadi |
| 12th | Hadrat Shah Abd al-Latif Bhittai |
| 13th | Hadrat Abu Abd ar-RaHman Ahmad Nisai (Compiler Sunan al-Nasai) |
| 14th | Hadrat Sayyiduna Maalik Ibn Dinar |
| 16th | Raees al-Qalam Allama Arshadul Qadiri |
| 19th | Hadrat Sayyid Ahmed Kalpawi |
| 20th | Hadrat Sayyiduna Yahya Ibn Bukayr |
| 23rd | Hadrat Sayyiduna Imam Baqir |
| 23rd | Hadrat Sayyiduna Sultan Mehmood Ghaznavi |
| 23rd | Mawlana Muhammad Saleem Qadiri Shaheed |
| 25th | Mujaddid al Aa'zam AlaHadrat ash-Shah Imam Ahmad Rida Khan |
| 26th | Hadrat Sayyiduna Hasan Jilani al-Baghadi |
| 27th | Hadrat Imam Badr al-Din Al-Ayni [Shaarih al-Bukhari] |
| 27th | Hijrat from Makkah of the Beloved Prophet (SallAllaho Alaihi wa Sallam) |
| 27th | Mujahid al-Kabeer Sultan Salah al-Din al-Ayyubi |
| 27th | Birth Hadrat Khawaja Nizamuddin Awliya |
| 28th | Martyrdom of Hadrat Sayyiduna Imam Hasan Ibn Sayyiduna Ali |
| 29th | Hadrat Imam ar-Rabbani Mujaddid Alf Thaani Shaykh Ahamd Sarhindi |
| 29th | Hadrat Sayyiduna Pir Mahr Ali Shah Gilani Golarrwi |
| 30th | Hafidh al-Hadith Imam Muhammad Haakim Nishapuri |
Radi Allahu Ta'ala Anhum Ajma'een (May Allah be well please with them All)
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