Well, the Hijri date 17 Shawwal 1388 corresponds to the Gregorian date Sunday, 5 January 1969. 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 Sunday without any doubt. The Arabic date 1388/10/17 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 5 January 1969 to its equivalent Arabic date.
The following is the conversion of the Arabic date 17 Shawwal 1388 AH to its equivalent Gregorian date.
۞ وَسَارِعُوٓا۟ إِلَىٰ مَغْفِرَةٍۢ مِّن رَّبِّكُمْ وَجَنَّةٍ عَرْضُهَا ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتُ وَٱلْأَرْضُ أُعِدَّتْ لِلْمُتَّقِينَ
And vie one with another for forgiveness from your Lord, and for a paradise as wide as are the heavens and the earth, prepared for those who ward off (evil);
Surah Aal-i-Imraan(3:133)
Sahih al-Bukhari
Beginning of Creation
Chapter: The reference to angels
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "On every Friday the angels take their stand at every gate of the mosque to write the names of the people chronologically (i.e. according to the time of their arrival for the Friday prayer) and when the Imam sits (on the pulpit) they fold up their scrolls and get ready to listen to the sermon."
Sahih al-Bukhari 3211
