Well, the Hijri date 9 Shawwal 1388 corresponds to the Gregorian date Saturday, 28 December 1968. This date lies in the tenth month of the Hijri year 1388 AH, which is Shawwal of 1388 AH. Both this Hijri and Gregorian date occur on the single day that is Saturday without any doubt. The Arabic date 1388/10/09 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 28 December 1968 to its equivalent Arabic date.
The following is the conversion of the Arabic date 9 Shawwal 1388 AH to its equivalent Gregorian date.
وَلَوْ عَلِمَ ٱللَّهُ فِيهِمْ خَيْرًۭا لَّأَسْمَعَهُمْ ۖ وَلَوْ أَسْمَعَهُمْ لَتَوَلَّوا۟ وَّهُم مُّعْرِضُونَ
Had Allah known of any good in them He would have made them hear, but had He made them hear they would have turned away, averse.
Surah Al-Anfaal(8:23)
Sahih al-Bukhari
Sales and Trade
Chapter: Selling of gold for silver from hand to hand
Narrated `Abdur-Rahman bin Abu Bakra:
that his father said, "The Prophet (ﷺ) forbade the selling of gold for gold and silver for silver except if they are equivalent in weight, and allowed us to sell gold for silver and vice versa as we wished."
Sahih al-Bukhari 2182
