Well, the Hijri date 28 Safar 1408 corresponds to the Gregorian date Wednesday, 21 October 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 Wednesday without any doubt. The Arabic date 1408/02/28 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 21 October 1987 to its equivalent Arabic date.
The following is the conversion of the Arabic date 28 Safar 1408 AH to its equivalent Gregorian date.
وَمَا كَانَ ٱسْتِغْفَارُ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ لِأَبِيهِ إِلَّا عَن مَّوْعِدَةٍۢ وَعَدَهَآ إِيَّاهُ فَلَمَّا تَبَيَّنَ لَهُۥٓ أَنَّهُۥ عَدُوٌّۭ لِّلَّهِ تَبَرَّأَ مِنْهُ ۚ إِنَّ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ لَأَوَّٰهٌ حَلِيمٌۭ
Surah At-Tawba(9:114)
Sahih al-Bukhari
Prayers (Salat)
Chapter: The order of banning the trade of alcoholic drinks was issues in the mosque
Narrated `Aisha:
When the verses of Surat "Al-Baqara"' about the usury Riba were revealed, the Prophet (ﷺ) went to the mosque and recited them in front of the people and then banned the trade of alcohol.
Sahih al-Bukhari 459
