Well, the Hijri date 16 Safar 1378 corresponds to the Gregorian date Sunday, 31 August 1958. This date lies in the second month of the Hijri year 1378 AH, which is Safar of 1378 AH. Both this Hijri and Gregorian date occur on the single day that is Sunday without any doubt. The Arabic date 1378/02/16 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 31 August 1958 to its equivalent Arabic date.
The following is the conversion of the Arabic date 16 Safar 1378 AH to its equivalent Gregorian date.
قَالَ أَفَتَعْبُدُونَ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ مَا لَا يَنفَعُكُمْ شَيْـًۭٔا وَلَا يَضُرُّكُمْ
He said: Worship ye then instead of Allah that which cannot profit you at all, nor harm you?
Surah Al-Anbiyaa(21:66)
Sahih al-Bukhari
Funerals (Al-Janaa'iz)
Chapter: The recitation of Surah Al-Fathiha in the funeral Salat
Narrated Talha bin `Abdullah bin `Auf:
I offered the funeral prayer behind Ibn `Abbas and he recited Al-Fatiha and said, "You should know that it (i.e. recitation of Al-Fatiha) is the tradition of the Prophet (ﷺ) Muhammad.
Sahih al-Bukhari 1335
