Well, the Hijri date 17 Rabi Al Awwal 1401 corresponds to the Gregorian date Friday, 23 January 1981. This date lies in the third month of the Hijri year 1401 AH, which is Rabi Al-Awwal of 1401 AH. Both this Hijri and Gregorian date occur on the single day that is Friday without any doubt. The Arabic date 1401/03/17 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 23 January 1981 to its equivalent Arabic date.
The following is the conversion of the Arabic date 17 Rabi Al Awwal 1401 AH to its equivalent Gregorian date.
قَالُوا۟ يَٰذَا ٱلْقَرْنَيْنِ إِنَّ يَأْجُوجَ وَمَأْجُوجَ مُفْسِدُونَ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ فَهَلْ نَجْعَلُ لَكَ خَرْجًا عَلَىٰٓ أَن تَجْعَلَ بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَهُمْ سَدًّۭا
They said: O Dhu'l-Qarneyn! Lo! Gog and Magog are spoiling the land. So may we pay thee tribute on condition that thou set a barrier between us and them?
Surah Al-Kahf(18:94)
Sahih al-Bukhari
Prayers (Salat)
Chapter: whoever offered Salat (prayer) with furnace or fire or any other worshipable thing in front of him but he intended Salat solely for Allah
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Abbas:
The sun eclipsed and Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) offered the eclipse prayer and said, "I have been shown the Hellfire (now) and I never saw a worse and horrible sight than the sight I have seen today."
Sahih al-Bukhari 431
