Well, the Hijri date 20 Jumada Al Oula 1408 corresponds to the Gregorian date Saturday, 9 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 Saturday without any doubt. The Arabic date 1408/05/20 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 9 January 1988 to its equivalent Arabic date.
The following is the conversion of the Arabic date 20 Jumada Al Oula 1408 AH to its equivalent Gregorian date.
لِّكُلِّ نَبَإٍۢ مُّسْتَقَرٌّۭ ۚ وَسَوْفَ تَعْلَمُونَ
For every announcement there is a term, and ye will come to know.
Surah Al-An'aam(6:67)
Sahih al-Bukhari
Call to Prayers (Adhaan)
Chapter: What to say after the Takbir
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
The Prophet, Abu Bakr and `Umar used to start the prayer with "Al hamdu li l-lahi Rabbi l-`alamin (All praise is but to Allah, Lord of the Worlds).
Sahih al-Bukhari 743