Well, the Hijri date 16 Muharram 1399 corresponds to the Gregorian date Saturday, 16 December 1978. This date lies in the first month of the Hijri year 1399 AH, which is Muharram of 1399 AH. Both this Hijri and Gregorian date occur on the single day that is Saturday without any doubt. The Arabic date 1399/01/16 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 16 December 1978 to its equivalent Arabic date.
The following is the conversion of the Arabic date 16 Muharram 1399 AH to its equivalent Gregorian date.
ٱقْرَأْ كِتَٰبَكَ كَفَىٰ بِنَفْسِكَ ٱلْيَوْمَ عَلَيْكَ حَسِيبًۭا
Surah Al-Israa(17:14)
Sahih al-Bukhari
Funerals (Al-Janaa'iz)
Chapter: To start from the right side while giving a bath to a dead body
Narrated Um 'Atiyya:
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) , concerning his (dead) daughter's bath, said, "Start with the right side, and the parts which are washed in ablution."
Sahih al-Bukhari 1255
