Well, the Hijri date 8 Dhul Qidah 1404 corresponds to the Gregorian date Sunday, 5 August 1984. This date lies in the eleventh month of the Hijri year 1404 AH, which is Dhu Al-Qidah of 1404 AH. Both this Hijri and Gregorian date occur on the single day that is Sunday without any doubt. The Arabic date 1404/11/08 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 5 August 1984 to its equivalent Arabic date.
The following is the conversion of the Arabic date 8 Dhul Qidah 1404 AH to its equivalent Gregorian date.
يَطُوفُونَ بَيْنَهَا وَبَيْنَ حَمِيمٍ ءَانٍۢ
They go circling round between it and fierce, boiling water.
Surah Ar-Rahmaan(55:44)
Sahih al-Bukhari
Invoking Allah for Rain (Istisqaa)
Chapter: Facing the Qiblah while offering the Istisqa' prayer
Narrated `Abdullah bin Zaid Al-Ansari:
The Prophet (ﷺ) went out towards the Musalla in order to offer the Istisqa' prayer and when he intended to invoke (Allah) or started invoking, he faced the Qibla and turned his cloak inside out.
Sahih al-Bukhari 1028
