Well, the Hijri date 23 Muharram 1431 corresponds to the Gregorian date Saturday, 9 January 2010. This date lies in the first month of the Hijri year 1431 AH, which is Muharram of 1431 AH. Both this Hijri and Gregorian date occur on the single day that is Saturday without any doubt. The Arabic date 1431/01/23 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 9 January 2010 to its equivalent Arabic date.
The following is the conversion of the Arabic date 23 Muharram 1431 AH to its equivalent Gregorian date.
وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلْحُطَمَةُ
Ah, what will convey unto thee what the Consuming One is!
Surah Al-Humaza(104:5)
Sahih al-Bukhari
Invoking Allah for Rain (Istisqaa)
Chapter: Request of the people to the Imam to offer the Istisqa' prayer
Narrated `Abdullah bin Dinar:
My father said, "I heard Ibn `Umar reciting the poetic verses of Abu Talib: And a white (person) (i.e. the Prophet) who is requested to pray for rain and who takes care of the orphans and is the guardian of widows." Salim's father (Ibn `Umar) said, "The following poetic verse occurred to my mind while I was looking at the face of the Prophet (p.b.u.h) while he was praying for rain. He did not get down till the rain water flowed profusely from every roof-gutter: And a white (person) who is requested to pray for rain and who takes care of the orphans and is the guardian of widows . . . And these were the words of Abu Talib."
Sahih al-Bukhari 1008, 1009
