Well, the Hijri date 16 Safar 1401 corresponds to the Gregorian date Tuesday, 23 December 1980. This date lies in the second month of the Hijri year 1401 AH, which is Safar of 1401 AH. Both this Hijri and Gregorian date occur on the single day that is Tuesday without any doubt. The Arabic date 1401/02/16 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 23 December 1980 to its equivalent Arabic date.
The following is the conversion of the Arabic date 16 Safar 1401 AH to its equivalent Gregorian date.
فَكُلِى وَٱشْرَبِى وَقَرِّى عَيْنًۭا ۖ فَإِمَّا تَرَيِنَّ مِنَ ٱلْبَشَرِ أَحَدًۭا فَقُولِىٓ إِنِّى نَذَرْتُ لِلرَّحْمَٰنِ صَوْمًۭا فَلَنْ أُكَلِّمَ ٱلْيَوْمَ إِنسِيًّۭا
So eat and drink and be consoled. And if thou meetest any mortal, say: Lo! I have vowed a fast unto the Beneficent, and may not speak this day to any mortal.
Surah Maryam(19:26)
Sahih al-Bukhari
Limits and Punishments set by Allah (Hudood)
Chapter: What punishment may be inflicted on the person so that they may not commit the same sin again, or so that they may learn good manners
Narrated Abu Burda:
The Prophet (ﷺ) used to say, "Nobody should be flogged more than ten stripes except if he is guilty of a crime, the legal punishment of which is assigned by Allah."
Sahih al-Bukhari 6848