Well, the Hijri date 17 Safar 1398 corresponds to the Gregorian date Thursday, 26 January 1978. This date lies in the second month of the Hijri year 1398 AH, which is Safar of 1398 AH. Both this Hijri and Gregorian date occur on the single day that is Thursday without any doubt. The Arabic date 1398/02/17 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 26 January 1978 to its equivalent Arabic date.
The following is the conversion of the Arabic date 17 Safar 1398 AH to its equivalent Gregorian date.
أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ ٱلَّذِينَ ٱشْتَرَوُا۟ ٱلضَّلَٰلَةَ بِٱلْهُدَىٰ وَٱلْعَذَابَ بِٱلْمَغْفِرَةِ ۚ فَمَآ أَصْبَرَهُمْ عَلَى ٱلنَّارِ
Those are they who purchase error at the price of guidance, and torment at the price of pardon. How constant are they in their strife to reach the Fire!
Surah Al-Baqara(2:175)
