Well, the Hijri date 17 Shawwal 1314 corresponds to the Gregorian date Saturday, 20 March 1897. This date lies in the tenth month of the Hijri year 1314 AH, which is Shawwal of 1314 AH. Both this Hijri and Gregorian date occur on the single day that is Saturday without any doubt. The Arabic date 1314/10/17 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 20 March 1897 to its equivalent Arabic date.
The following is the conversion of the Arabic date 17 Shawwal 1314 AH to its equivalent Gregorian date.
وَمِنَ ٱلشَّيَٰطِينِ مَن يَغُوصُونَ لَهُۥ وَيَعْمَلُونَ عَمَلًۭا دُونَ ذَٰلِكَ ۖ وَكُنَّا لَهُمْ حَٰفِظِينَ
And of the evil ones (subdued We unto him) some who dived (for pearls) for him and did other work, and We were warders unto them.
Surah Al-Anbiyaa(21:82)
