Well, the Hijri date 19 Dhul Qidah 1408 corresponds to the Gregorian date Sunday, 3 July 1988. This date lies in the eleventh month of the Hijri year 1408 AH, which is Dhu Al-Qidah of 1408 AH. Both this Hijri and Gregorian date occur on the single day that is Sunday without any doubt. The Arabic date 1408/11/19 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 3 July 1988 to its equivalent Arabic date.
The following is the conversion of the Arabic date 19 Dhul Qidah 1408 AH to its equivalent Gregorian date.
ذَٰلِكَ ٱلْكِتَٰبُ لَا رَيْبَ ۛ فِيهِ ۛ هُدًۭى لِّلْمُتَّقِينَ
This is the Scripture whereof there is no doubt, a guidance unto those who ward off (evil).
Surah Al-Baqara(2:2)
Sahih al-Bukhari
Prayers (Salat)
Chapter: The Statement of Allah " And take you (people) the Maqam (place) of Ibrahim (Abraham) (or the stone on which Abrahim stood while he was building the Kabah as a place of prayer (for some of your Salat e.g., two Raka after the Tawaf of Kabah)"
Narrated Ibn `Abbas:
When the Prophet (ﷺ) entered the Ka`ba, he invoked Allah in each and every side of it and did not pray till he came out of it, and offered a two-rak`at prayer facing the Ka`ba and said, "This is the Qibla."
Sahih al-Bukhari 398
