Well, the Hijri date 8 Ramadan 1396 corresponds to the Gregorian date Thursday, 2 September 1976. This date lies in the ninth month of the Hijri year 1396 AH, which is Ramadan of 1396 AH. Both this Hijri and Gregorian date occur on the single day that is Thursday without any doubt. The Arabic date 1396/09/08 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 2 September 1976 to its equivalent Arabic date.
The following is the conversion of the Arabic date 8 Ramadan 1396 AH to its equivalent Gregorian date.
وَلَوْلَا نِعْمَةُ رَبِّى لَكُنتُ مِنَ ٱلْمُحْضَرِينَ
And had it not been for the favour of my Lord, I too had been of those haled forth (to doom).
Surah As-Saaffaat(37:57)