Well, the Hijri date 18 Shawwal 1430 corresponds to the Gregorian date Wednesday, 7 October 2009. This date lies in the tenth month of the Hijri year 1430 AH, which is Shawwal of 1430 AH. Both this Hijri and Gregorian date occur on the single day that is Wednesday without any doubt. The Arabic date 1430/10/18 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 7 October 2009 to its equivalent Arabic date.
The following is the conversion of the Arabic date 18 Shawwal 1430 AH to its equivalent Gregorian date.
فَقُولَا لَهُۥ قَوْلًۭا لَّيِّنًۭا لَّعَلَّهُۥ يَتَذَكَّرُ أَوْ يَخْشَىٰ
And speak unto him a gentle word, that peradventure he may heed or fear.
Surah Taa-Haa(20:44)
Sahih al-Bukhari
Military Expeditions led by the Prophet (pbuh) (Al-Maghaazi)
Chapter
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) returned from the Ghazwa of Tabuk, and when he approached Medina, he said, "There are some people in Medina who were with you all the time, you did not travel any portion of the journey nor crossed any valley, but they were with you they (i.e. the people) said, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! Even though they were at Medina?" He said, "Yes, because they were stopped by a genuine excuse."
Sahih al-Bukhari 4423
