Well, the Hijri date 20 Shaban 1429 corresponds to the Gregorian date Thursday, 21 August 2008. This date lies in the eighth month of the Hijri year 1429 AH, which is Shaban of 1429 AH. Both this Hijri and Gregorian date occur on the single day that is Thursday without any doubt. The Arabic date 1429/08/20 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 21 August 2008 to its equivalent Arabic date.
The following is the conversion of the Arabic date 20 Shaban 1429 AH to its equivalent Gregorian date.
وَنَجَّيْنَٰهُ وَلُوطًا إِلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ ٱلَّتِى بَٰرَكْنَا فِيهَا لِلْعَٰلَمِينَ
And We rescued him and Lot (and brought them) to the land which We have blessed for (all) peoples.
Surah Al-Anbiyaa(21:71)
Sahih al-Bukhari
Eclipses
Chapter: To prolong the prostrations in the eclipse Salat
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Amr:
When the sun eclipsed in the lifetime of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and an announcement was made that the prayer was to be held in congregation. The Prophet (ﷺ) performed two bowing in one rak`a. Then he stood up and performed two bowing in one rak`a. Then he sat down and finished the prayer; and by then the (eclipse) had cleared `Aisha said, "I had never performed such a long prostration."
Sahih al-Bukhari 1051
