Well, the Hijri date 18 Safar 1401 corresponds to the Gregorian date Thursday, 25 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 Thursday without any doubt. The Arabic date 1401/02/18 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 25 December 1980 to its equivalent Arabic date.
The following is the conversion of the Arabic date 18 Safar 1401 AH to its equivalent Gregorian date.
وَإِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمْ تَعَالَوْا۟ إِلَىٰ مَآ أَنزَلَ ٱللَّهُ وَإِلَى ٱلرَّسُولِ رَأَيْتَ ٱلْمُنَٰفِقِينَ يَصُدُّونَ عَنكَ صُدُودًۭا
And when it is said unto them: Come unto that which Allah hath revealed and unto the messenger, thou seest the hypocrites turn from thee with aversion.
Surah An-Nisaa(4:61)
Sahih al-Bukhari
Prophetic Commentary on the Qur'an (Tafseer of the Prophet (pbuh))
"And why did you not, when you heard it, say: It is not right for us to speak of this..." (V.24:16)
Narrated Al-Qasim:
Ibn `Abbas asked `Aisha's permission to enter. Al-Qasim then narrated the whole Hadith (as in 277) but did not mention: "Would that I had been forgotten and out of sight."
Sahih al-Bukhari 4754
