Well, the Hijri date 8 Muharram 1298 corresponds to the Gregorian date Friday, 10 December 1880. This date lies in the first month of the Hijri year 1298 AH, which is Muharram of 1298 AH. Both this Hijri and Gregorian date occur on the single day that is Friday without any doubt. The Arabic date 1298/01/08 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 10 December 1880 to its equivalent Arabic date.
The following is the conversion of the Arabic date 8 Muharram 1298 AH to its equivalent Gregorian date.
فَأَعْرَضُوا۟ فَأَرْسَلْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ سَيْلَ ٱلْعَرِمِ وَبَدَّلْنَٰهُم بِجَنَّتَيْهِمْ جَنَّتَيْنِ ذَوَاتَىْ أُكُلٍ خَمْطٍۢ وَأَثْلٍۢ وَشَىْءٍۢ مِّن سِدْرٍۢ قَلِيلٍۢ
But they were froward, so We sent on them the flood of 'Iram, and in exchange for their two gardens gave them two gardens bearing bitter fruit, the tamarisk and here and there a lote-tree.
Surah Saba(34:16)