Well, the Hijri date 16 Muharram 1397 corresponds to the Gregorian date Thursday, 6 January 1977. This date lies in the first month of the Hijri year 1397 AH, which is Muharram of 1397 AH. Both this Hijri and Gregorian date occur on the single day that is Thursday without any doubt. The Arabic date 1397/01/16 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 6 January 1977 to its equivalent Arabic date.
The following is the conversion of the Arabic date 16 Muharram 1397 AH to its equivalent Gregorian date.
أَمْرًۭا مِّنْ عِندِنَآ ۚ إِنَّا كُنَّا مُرْسِلِينَ
As a command from Our presence - Lo! We are ever sending -
Surah Ad-Dukhaan(44:5)
Sahih al-Bukhari
Friday Prayer
Chapter: To offer Jumu'ah prayer and Khutba in villages and towns
Narrated Ibn `Abbas:
The first Jumua prayer which was offered after a Jumua prayer offered at the mosque of Allah's Apostle took place in the mosque of the tribe of `Abdul Qais at Jawathi in Bahrain.
Sahih al-Bukhari 892
