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.
يَٰبَنِىٓ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ قَدْ أَنجَيْنَٰكُم مِّنْ عَدُوِّكُمْ وَوَٰعَدْنَٰكُمْ جَانِبَ ٱلطُّورِ ٱلْأَيْمَنَ وَنَزَّلْنَا عَلَيْكُمُ ٱلْمَنَّ وَٱلسَّلْوَىٰ
O Children of Israel! We delivered you from your enemy, and we made a covenant with you on the holy mountain's side, and sent down on you the manna and the quails,
Surah Taa-Haa(20:80)