Well, the Hijri date 16 Safar 1429 corresponds to the Gregorian date Saturday, 23 February 2008. This date lies in the second month of the Hijri year 1429 AH, which is Safar of 1429 AH. Both this Hijri and Gregorian date occur on the single day that is Saturday without any doubt. The Arabic date 1429/02/16 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 23 February 2008 to its equivalent Arabic date.
The following is the conversion of the Arabic date 16 Safar 1429 AH to its equivalent Gregorian date.
لِّنُحْۦِىَ بِهِۦ بَلْدَةًۭ مَّيْتًۭا وَنُسْقِيَهُۥ مِمَّا خَلَقْنَآ أَنْعَٰمًۭا وَأَنَاسِىَّ كَثِيرًۭا
That We may give life thereby to a dead land, and We give many beasts and men that We have created to drink thereof.
Surah Al-Furqaan(25:49)
Sahih al-Bukhari
Wills and Testaments (Wasaayaa)
Chapter: The salary of the administrator of an endowment
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "My heirs will not inherit a Dinar or a Dirham (i.e. money), for whatever I leave (excluding the adequate support of my wives and the wages of my employees) is given in charity."
Sahih al-Bukhari 2776