Well, the Hijri date 20 Rajab 1429 corresponds to the Gregorian date Wednesday, 23 July 2008. This date lies in the seventh month of the Hijri year 1429 AH, which is Rajab of 1429 AH. Both this Hijri and Gregorian date occur on the single day that is Wednesday without any doubt. The Arabic date 1429/07/20 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 July 2008 to its equivalent Arabic date.
The following is the conversion of the Arabic date 20 Rajab 1429 AH to its equivalent Gregorian date.
قَالَ هَلْ ءَامَنُكُمْ عَلَيْهِ إِلَّا كَمَآ أَمِنتُكُمْ عَلَىٰٓ أَخِيهِ مِن قَبْلُ ۖ فَٱللَّهُ خَيْرٌ حَٰفِظًۭا ۖ وَهُوَ أَرْحَمُ ٱلرَّٰحِمِينَ
He said: Can I entrust him to you save as I entrusted his brother to you aforetime? Allah is better at guarding, and He is the Most Merciful of those who show mercy.
Surah Yusuf(12:64)
Sahih al-Bukhari
Shortening the Prayers (At-Taqseer)
Chapter: When a traveller leaves his original place, he can shorten his Salat (prayer)
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
offered four rak`at of Zuhr prayer with the Prophet (p.b.u.h) at Medina and two rak`at at Dhul-Hulaifa. (i.e. shortened the `Asr prayer).
Sahih al-Bukhari 1089
