Well, the Hijri date 26 Dhul Hijjah 1396 corresponds to the Gregorian date Friday, 17 December 1976. This date lies in the twelfth month of the Hijri year 1396 AH, which is Dhu Al-Hijjah of 1396 AH. Both this Hijri and Gregorian date occur on the single day that is Friday without any doubt. The Arabic date 1396/12/26 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 17 December 1976 to its equivalent Arabic date.
The following is the conversion of the Arabic date 26 Dhul Hijjah 1396 AH to its equivalent Gregorian date.
وَقَالُوا۟ لَوْ شَآءَ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنُ مَا عَبَدْنَٰهُم ۗ مَّا لَهُم بِذَٰلِكَ مِنْ عِلْمٍ ۖ إِنْ هُمْ إِلَّا يَخْرُصُونَ
And they say: If the Beneficent One had (so) willed, we should not have worshipped them. They have no knowledge whatsoever of that. They do but guess.
Surah Az-Zukhruf(43:20)
Sahih al-Bukhari
Afflictions and the End of the World
Chapter: “The destruction of my followers will be through the hands of foolish young men.”
Narrated Abu Huraira:
I heard the truthful and trusted by Allah (i.e., the Prophet (ﷺ) ) saying, "The destruction of my followers will be through the hands of young men from Quraish."
Sahih al-Bukhari 7058