Well, the Hijri date 8 Rajab 1426 corresponds to the Gregorian date Saturday, 13 August 2005. This date lies in the seventh month of the Hijri year 1426 AH, which is Rajab of 1426 AH. Both this Hijri and Gregorian date occur on the single day that is Saturday without any doubt. The Arabic date 1426/07/08 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 13 August 2005 to its equivalent Arabic date.
The following is the conversion of the Arabic date 8 Rajab 1426 AH to its equivalent Gregorian date.
وَلَقَدْ ءَاتَيْنَا دَاوُۥدَ وَسُلَيْمَٰنَ عِلْمًۭا ۖ وَقَالَا ٱلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ ٱلَّذِى فَضَّلَنَا عَلَىٰ كَثِيرٍۢ مِّنْ عِبَادِهِ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ
And We verily gave knowledge unto David and Solomon, and they said: Praise be to Allah, Who hath preferred us above many of His believing slaves!
Surah An-Naml(27:15)
Sahih al-Bukhari
Hajj (Pilgrimage)
Chapter: Slaughtering before having one’s head shaved
Narrated Ibn `Abbas:
The Prophet (ﷺ) was asked about a person who had his head shaved before slaughtering (his Hadi) (or other similar ceremonies of Hajj). He replied, "There is no harm, there is no harm."
Sahih al-Bukhari 1721
