Well, the Hijri date 16 Dhul Qidah 1288 corresponds to the Gregorian date Friday, 26 January 1872. This date lies in the eleventh month of the Hijri year 1288 AH, which is Dhu Al-Qidah of 1288 AH. Both this Hijri and Gregorian date occur on the single day that is Friday without any doubt. The Arabic date 1288/11/16 is calculated using the Umm Al-Qura calendar and the sighting of the moon. One thing to remember is that this Arabic date may occur on different Gregorian date depending upon the region and country and obviously the moon.
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The following is the conversion of the Gregorian date 26 January 1872 to its equivalent Arabic date.
The following is the conversion of the Arabic date 16 Dhul Qidah 1288 AH to its equivalent Gregorian date.
وَمَا كَانَ جَوَابَ قَوْمِهِۦٓ إِلَّآ أَن قَالُوٓا۟ أَخْرِجُوهُم مِّن قَرْيَتِكُمْ ۖ إِنَّهُمْ أُنَاسٌۭ يَتَطَهَّرُونَ
And the answer of his people was only that they said (one to another): Turn them out of your township. They are folk, forsooth, who keep pure.
Surah Al-A'raaf(7:82)