Well, the Hijri date 18 Rajab 1400 corresponds to the Gregorian date Sunday, 1 June 1980. This date lies in the seventh month of the Hijri year 1400 AH, which is Rajab of 1400 AH. Both this Hijri and Gregorian date occur on the single day that is Sunday without any doubt. The Arabic date 1400/07/18 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 1 June 1980 to its equivalent Arabic date.
The following is the conversion of the Arabic date 18 Rajab 1400 AH to its equivalent Gregorian date.
إِنَّ فِى ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ لَءَايَٰتٍۢ لِّلْمُؤْمِنِينَ
Lo! in the heavens and the earth are portents for believers.
Surah Al-Jaathiya(45:3)
Sahih al-Bukhari
Prayers (Salat)
Chapter: [During the obligatory Salat (prayers)] one should face the Qiblah (Kabah at Makkah) wherever one may be
Narrated Bara' bin `Azib:
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) prayed facing Baitul-Maqdis for sixteen or seventeen months but he loved to face the Ka`ba (at Mecca) so Allah revealed: "Verily, We have seen the turning of your face to the heaven!" (2:144) So the Prophet (ﷺ) faced the Ka`ba and the fools amongst the people namely "the Jews" said, "What has turned them from their Qibla (Baitul-Maqdis) which they formerly observed"" (Allah revealed): "Say: 'To Allah belongs the East and the West. He guides whom he will to a straight path'." (2:142) A man prayed with the Prophet (facing the Ka`ba) and went out. He saw some of the Ansar praying the `Asr prayer with their faces towards Baitul-Maqdis, he said, "I bear witness that I prayed with Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) facing the Ka`ba." So all the people turned their faces towards the Ka`ba.
Sahih al-Bukhari 399
