Well, the Hijri date 12 Jumada Al Oula 1408 corresponds to the Gregorian date Friday, 1 January 1988. This date lies in the fifth month of the Hijri year 1408 AH, which is Jumada Al-Awwal of 1408 AH. Both this Hijri and Gregorian date occur on the single day that is Friday without any doubt. The Arabic date 1408/05/12 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 1 January 1988 to its equivalent Arabic date.
The following is the conversion of the Arabic date 12 Jumada Al Oula 1408 AH to its equivalent Gregorian date.
وَسَخَّرَ لَكُم مَّا فِى ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَمَا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ جَمِيعًۭا مِّنْهُ ۚ إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَءَايَٰتٍۢ لِّقَوْمٍۢ يَتَفَكَّرُونَ
And hath made of service unto you whatsoever is in the heavens and whatsoever is in the earth; it is all from Him. Lo! herein verily are portents for a people who reflect.
Surah Al-Jaathiya(45:13)
Sahih al-Bukhari
Hajj (Pilgrimage)
Chapter: To twist (and make) the garlands for the Budn
Narrated `Aisha:
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) used to send the Hadi from Medina and I used to twist the garlands for his Hadi and he did not keep away from any of these things which a Muhrim keeps away from.
Sahih al-Bukhari 1698
