Well, the Hijri date 20 Shawwal 1388 corresponds to the Gregorian date Wednesday, 8 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 Wednesday without any doubt. The Arabic date 1388/10/20 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 8 January 1969 to its equivalent Arabic date.
The following is the conversion of the Arabic date 20 Shawwal 1388 AH to its equivalent Gregorian date.
فَلَمَّا رَأَوْهُ زُلْفَةًۭ سِيٓـَٔتْ وُجُوهُ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ وَقِيلَ هَٰذَا ٱلَّذِى كُنتُم بِهِۦ تَدَّعُونَ
But when they see it nigh, the faces of those who disbelieve will be awry, and it will be said (unto them): This is that for which ye used to call.
Surah Al-Mulk(67:27)
Sahih al-Bukhari
Merits of the Helpers in Madinah (Ansaar)
Chapter: “Accept the good of the good-doers amongst them, and excuse the wrong-doers.”
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
Abu Bakr and Al-`Abbas passed by one of the gatherings of the Ansar who were weeping then. He (i.e. Abu Bakr or Al-`Abbas) asked, "Why are you weeping?" They replied, "We are weeping because we remember the gathering of the Prophet (ﷺ) with us." So Abu Bakr went to the Prophet (ﷺ) and told him of that. The Prophet (ﷺ) came out, tying his head with a piece of the hem of a sheet. He ascended the pulpit which he never ascended after that day. He glorified and praised Allah and then said, "I request you to take care of the Ansar as they are my near companions to whom I confided my private secrets. They have fulfilled their obligations and rights which were enjoined on them but there remains what is for them. So, accept the good of the good-doers amongst them and excuse the wrongdoers amongst them."
Sahih al-Bukhari 3799
