Well, the Hijri date 1 Safar 1408 corresponds to the Gregorian date Thursday, 24 September 1987. This date lies in the second month of the Hijri year 1408 AH, which is Safar of 1408 AH. Both this Hijri and Gregorian date occur on the single day that is Thursday without any doubt. The Arabic date 1408/02/01 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 24 September 1987 to its equivalent Arabic date.
The following is the conversion of the Arabic date 1 Safar 1408 AH to its equivalent Gregorian date.
فَلَمَّا جَآءَهُم بِـَٔايَٰتِنَآ إِذَا هُم مِّنْهَا يَضْحَكُونَ
But when he brought them Our tokens, behold! they laughed at them.
Surah Az-Zukhruf(43:47)
Sahih al-Bukhari
Merits of the Helpers in Madinah (Ansaar)
Chapter: The virtues of Ubayy bin Ka’b
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
The Prophet (ﷺ) said to Ubai, "Allah has ordered me to recite to you: 'Those who disbelieve (Surat-al- Bayina 98).' " Ubai said, "Has He mentioned my name?" The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Yes." On hearing this, Ubai started weeping.
Sahih al-Bukhari 3809
