Well, the Hijri date 17 Ramadan 1429 corresponds to the Gregorian date Wednesday, 17 September 2008. This date lies in the ninth month of the Hijri year 1429 AH, which is Ramadan of 1429 AH. Both this Hijri and Gregorian date occur on the single day that is Wednesday without any doubt. The Arabic date 1429/09/17 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 17 September 2008 to its equivalent Arabic date.
The following is the conversion of the Arabic date 17 Ramadan 1429 AH to its equivalent Gregorian date.
وَإِذَا رَأَوْكَ إِن يَتَّخِذُونَكَ إِلَّا هُزُوًا أَهَٰذَا ٱلَّذِى بَعَثَ ٱللَّهُ رَسُولًا
And when they see thee (O Muhammad) they treat thee only as a jest (saying): Is this he whom Allah sendeth as a messenger?
Surah Al-Furqaan(25:41)