Well, the Hijri date 17 Shawwal 1429 corresponds to the Gregorian date Friday, 17 October 2008. This date lies in the tenth month of the Hijri year 1429 AH, which is Shawwal of 1429 AH. Both this Hijri and Gregorian date occur on the single day that is Friday without any doubt. The Arabic date 1429/10/17 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 October 2008 to its equivalent Arabic date.
The following is the conversion of the Arabic date 17 Shawwal 1429 AH to its equivalent Gregorian date.
وَكَمْ أَهْلَكْنَا قَبْلَهُم مِّن قَرْنٍ هُمْ أَحْسَنُ أَثَٰثًۭا وَرِءْيًۭا
How many a generation have We destroyed before them, who were more imposing in respect of gear and outward seeming!
Surah Maryam(19:74)
Sahih al-Bukhari
Laws of Inheritance (Al-Faraa'id)
Chapter: Whoever claims to be the son of a person other than his father
Narrated Sa`d:
I heard the Prophet (ﷺ) saying, "Whoever claims to be the son of a person other than his father, and he knows that person is not his father, then Paradise will be forbidden for him." I mentioned that to Abu Bakra, and he said, "My ears heard that and my heart memorized it from Allah's Messenger (ﷺ).
Sahih al-Bukhari 6766, 6767
