Well, the Hijri date 24 Shaban 1417 corresponds to the Gregorian date Friday, 3 January 1997. This date lies in the eighth month of the Hijri year 1417 AH, which is Shaban of 1417 AH. Both this Hijri and Gregorian date occur on the single day that is Friday without any doubt. The Arabic date 1417/08/24 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 January 1997 to its equivalent Arabic date.
The following is the conversion of the Arabic date 24 Shaban 1417 AH to its equivalent Gregorian date.
وَأَنفِقُوا۟ فِى سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ وَلَا تُلْقُوا۟ بِأَيْدِيكُمْ إِلَى ٱلتَّهْلُكَةِ ۛ وَأَحْسِنُوٓا۟ ۛ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يُحِبُّ ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ
Spend your wealth for the cause of Allah, and be not cast by your own hands to ruin; and do good. Lo! Allah loveth the beneficent.
Surah Al-Baqara(2:195)
Sahih al-Bukhari
Retiring to a Mosque for Remembrance of Allah (I'tikaf)
Chapter: Vow in the pre-Islamic period to perform I'tikaf
Narrated Ibn `Umar:
that `Umar had vowed in the Pre-Islamic period to perform I`tikaf in Al-Masjid-al-Haram. (A subnarrator thinks that `Umar vowed to perform I`tikaf for one night.) Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said to `Umar, "Fulfill your vow."
Sahih al-Bukhari 2043
