Well, the Hijri date 8 Rajab 1378 corresponds to the Gregorian date Saturday, 17 January 1959. This date lies in the seventh month of the Hijri year 1378 AH, which is Rajab of 1378 AH. Both this Hijri and Gregorian date occur on the single day that is Saturday without any doubt. The Arabic date 1378/07/08 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 17 January 1959 to its equivalent Arabic date.
The following is the conversion of the Arabic date 8 Rajab 1378 AH to its equivalent Gregorian date.
وَأَقِمِ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ طَرَفَىِ ٱلنَّهَارِ وَزُلَفًۭا مِّنَ ٱلَّيْلِ ۚ إِنَّ ٱلْحَسَنَٰتِ يُذْهِبْنَ ٱلسَّيِّـَٔاتِ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ ذِكْرَىٰ لِلذَّٰكِرِينَ
Establish worship at the two ends of the day and in some watches of the night. Lo! good deeds annul ill-deeds. This is reminder for the mindful.
Surah Hud(11:114)
Sahih al-Bukhari
Pilgrims Prevented from Completing the Pilgrimage
Chapter: If one is prevented from 'Umra
Narrated Ibn `Abbas:
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) was prevented from performing (`Umra) Therefore, he shaved his head and had sexual relations with his wives and slaughtered his Hadi and performed Umra in the following year.
Sahih al-Bukhari 1809
