Well, the Hijri date 17 Rabi Al Awwal 1417 corresponds to the Gregorian date Thursday, 1 August 1996. This date lies in the third month of the Hijri year 1417 AH, which is Rabi Al-Awwal of 1417 AH. Both this Hijri and Gregorian date occur on the single day that is Thursday without any doubt. The Arabic date 1417/03/17 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 August 1996 to its equivalent Arabic date.
The following is the conversion of the Arabic date 17 Rabi Al Awwal 1417 AH to its equivalent Gregorian date.
وَذَٰلِكُمْ ظَنُّكُمُ ٱلَّذِى ظَنَنتُم بِرَبِّكُمْ أَرْدَىٰكُمْ فَأَصْبَحْتُم مِّنَ ٱلْخَٰسِرِينَ
That, your thought which ye did think about your Lord, hath ruined you; and ye find yourselves (this day) among the lost.
Surah Fussilat(41:23)
Sahih al-Bukhari
Divorce
Chapter: Ash-Shiqaq (the breach between the man and his wife).
Narrated Al-Miswar bin Makhrama Az-Zuhri:
I heard the Prophet (ﷺ) saying, "Banu Al-Mughira have asked my leave to let `Ali marry their daughter, but I give no leave to this effect."
Sahih al-Bukhari 5278