Well, the Hijri date 16 Rabi Al Awwal 1408 corresponds to the Gregorian date Saturday, 7 November 1987. This date lies in the third month of the Hijri year 1408 AH, which is Rabi Al-Awwal of 1408 AH. Both this Hijri and Gregorian date occur on the single day that is Saturday without any doubt. The Arabic date 1408/03/16 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 7 November 1987 to its equivalent Arabic date.
The following is the conversion of the Arabic date 16 Rabi Al Awwal 1408 AH to its equivalent Gregorian date.
تَنَزَّلُ ٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ وَٱلرُّوحُ فِيهَا بِإِذْنِ رَبِّهِم مِّن كُلِّ أَمْرٍۢ
Surah Al-Qadr(97:4)
Sahih al-Bukhari
Prayer at Night (Tahajjud)
Chapter: To offer two Rak'at before the Fajr prayer
Narrated `Aisha:
The Prophet (p.b.u.h) used to make the two rak`at before the Fajr prayer so light that I would wonder whether he recited Al-Fatiha (or not).
Sahih al-Bukhari 1165
