Well, the Hijri date 18 Shawwal 1396 corresponds to the Gregorian date Monday, 11 October 1976. This date lies in the tenth month of the Hijri year 1396 AH, which is Shawwal of 1396 AH. Both this Hijri and Gregorian date occur on the single day that is Monday without any doubt. The Arabic date 1396/10/18 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 11 October 1976 to its equivalent Arabic date.
The following is the conversion of the Arabic date 18 Shawwal 1396 AH to its equivalent Gregorian date.
ثُمَّ نُتْبِعُهُمُ ٱلْءَاخِرِينَ
Then caused the latter folk to follow after?
Surah Al-Mursalaat(77:17)
Sahih al-Bukhari
Companions of the Prophet
Chapter: The mention of Al-'Abbas رضي الله عنه
Narrated Anas:
Whenever there was drought, `Umar bin Al-Khattab used to ask Allah for rain through Al-`Abbas bin `Abdul Muttalib, saying, "O Allah! We used to request our Prophet to ask You for rain, and You would give us. Now we request the uncle of our Prophet to ask You for rain, so give us rain." And they would be given rain."
Sahih al-Bukhari 3710
