Well, the Hijri date 18 Muharram 1297 corresponds to the Gregorian date Wednesday, 31 December 1879. This date lies in the first month of the Hijri year 1297 AH, which is Muharram of 1297 AH. Both this Hijri and Gregorian date occur on the single day that is Wednesday without any doubt. The Arabic date 1297/01/18 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 31 December 1879 to its equivalent Arabic date.
The following is the conversion of the Arabic date 18 Muharram 1297 AH to its equivalent Gregorian date.
لَّا يَأْتِيهِ ٱلْبَٰطِلُ مِنۢ بَيْنِ يَدَيْهِ وَلَا مِنْ خَلْفِهِۦ ۖ تَنزِيلٌۭ مِّنْ حَكِيمٍ حَمِيدٍۢ
Surah Fussilat(41:42)