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1 Safar or 1 Safar al-Khair or 1 Safar al-Muzaffar or Day 1 \ 2 (the first day of the second month) is the thirty-first day of the days of the year according to the Hijri Qamari calendar (Arabic). There are 323 or 324 days left for the end of the year.

Events

* 2 AH - The Battle of Abu Ayyad, the first battle of Prophet Muhammad and Muslims, resulted in a treaty with Banu Dhamra from Kinana. Therefore, there was no fighting.
* 12 AH - The Battle of Muthar (Thani) between Muslim forces led by Khalid bin Al-Walid and the Sassanian Persians took place, resulting in a Muslim victory.
* 13 AH - Caliph Abu Bakr al-Siddiq formed four armies to conquer Syria after completing the wars of apostasy. He appointed Abu Ubaidah bin al-Jarrah, Amr bin Al-As, Sharhabil bin Hasana, and Yazid bin Abi Sufyan as their leaders.
* 37 AH - The Battle of Siffin took place between the army of Imam Ali bin Abi Talib and the army of Muawiya bin Abu Sufyan. It is said to have occurred in 39 AH.
* 61 AH - The prisoners of the event of Taf (the massacre) arrived in Syria, including the daughters of the Prophet Muhammad and Imam Ali Zain al-Abidin, at the behest of Yazid bin Muawiya.
* 187 AH - Ja'far bin Yahya Al-Barmaki, a minister of Caliph Harun al-Rashid, was killed. This event is known as "The Barmakids' Disaster".
* 478 AH - The Muslim city of Toledo fell to the Castilians, marking the beginning of the fall of Islamic strongholds in Al-Andalus.
* 929 AH - The Ottomans conquered the island of Rhodes, led by Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent. This was the last stronghold of the Crusaders in Eastern Mediterranean.
* 1248 AH - A rebellion broke out in Baghdad against the Ottoman governor, led by Mufi Abd al-Ghani Al-Jamil.
* 1332 AH - Britain deposed Khedive Abbas Hilmi from the throne of Egypt after announcing its decision to declare a protectorate over Egypt. This was part of Britain's policy to isolate Egypt from the Ottoman Caliphate, which had entered World War I against Britain and its allies.
* 1337 AH - Imam Yahya Hamid al-Din entered Sana'a, marking the beginning of the Yemeni Mutawakkilite Kingdom as an independent state.
* 1382 AH - The Algerian National Liberation Front announced the end of the liberation war after France recognized Algeria's independence. Only the formal ratification of the agreement between the two parties remained.
* 1395 AH - Turkish Cypriots declared the establishment of a "Turkish Federal Republic of Cyprus" as an independent Turkish administration on the island, following the failure of negotiations between Turkey and Greece over the island, and the occupation by Turkish military forces of approximately 35% of the island's area.
* 1404 AH - The Motherland Party (Turkey) led by Turgut Özal won the elections and was able to form a government in Turkey.
* 1420 AH - Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah issued an amiri decree granting women the right to nominate and vote in Kuwait, during the period of dissolution of the National Assembly and preparation for new elections. The National Assembly later repealed this decree after holding elections.
* 1425 AH - Sheikh Ahmed Yassin, founder of Hamas, was assassinated while on his way to perform morning prayers.
* 1431 AH - The Muslim Brotherhood chose Dr. Muhammad Badie as its general guide, succeeding Muhammad Mahdi Akef, making him the eighth general guide of the organization.
* 1436 AH - Presidential elections were held in Tunisia for the first time after the new constitution and second time since the revolution.

Births

* 1255 AH - Ya'qub Sanu', a pioneer of Egyptian theater and satirical journalism.
* 1350 AH - Kawkab Ramzi, an Egyptian actress.
* 1393 AH - Muhammad Al-Hajji, a Saudi actor.
* 1397 AH - Hussein Abdul Ghani, a Saudi football player.
* 1404 AH -
* May Suleiman, an Arab Jordanian actress and singer.
* Amira Al-Taweel, a Saudi businesswoman.

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