Well, the Hijri date 16 Rabi Al Thani 1297 corresponds to the Gregorian date Saturday, 27 March 1880. This date lies in the fourth month of the Hijri year 1297 AH, which is Rabi Al-Thani of 1297 AH. Both this Hijri and Gregorian date occur on the single day that is Saturday without any doubt. The Arabic date 1297/04/16 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.
If you are still not sure about the date then you can use our Arabic date converter.
The following is the conversion of the Gregorian date 27 March 1880 to its equivalent Arabic date.
The following is the conversion of the Arabic date 16 Rabi Al Thani 1297 AH to its equivalent Gregorian date.
وَمَآ أَصَٰبَكُمْ يَوْمَ ٱلْتَقَى ٱلْجَمْعَانِ فَبِإِذْنِ ٱللَّهِ وَلِيَعْلَمَ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ
That which befell you, on the day when the two armies met, was by permission of Allah; that He might know the true believers;
Surah Aal-i-Imraan(3:166)
