Well, the Hijri date 4 Muharram 1438 corresponds to the Gregorian date Wednesday, 5 October 2016. This date lies in the first month of the Hijri year 1438 AH, which is Muharram of 1438 AH. Both this Hijri and Gregorian date occur on the single day that is Wednesday without any doubt. The Arabic date 1438/01/04 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 5 October 2016 to its equivalent Arabic date.
The following is the conversion of the Arabic date 4 Muharram 1438 AH to its equivalent Gregorian date.
وَلِسُلَيْمَٰنَ ٱلرِّيحَ عَاصِفَةًۭ تَجْرِى بِأَمْرِهِۦٓ إِلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ ٱلَّتِى بَٰرَكْنَا فِيهَا ۚ وَكُنَّا بِكُلِّ شَىْءٍ عَٰلِمِينَ
And unto Solomon (We subdued) the wind in its raging. It set by his command toward the land which We had blessed. And of everything We are Aware.
Surah Al-Anbiyaa(21:81)
Sahih al-Bukhari
Virtues of the Qur'an
Chapter: The Qur'an was revealed to be recited in seven different ways
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Abbas:
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "Gabriel recited the Qur'an to me in one way. Then I requested him (to read it in another way), and continued asking him to recite it in other ways, and he recited it in several ways till he ultimately recited it in seven different ways."
Sahih al-Bukhari 4991
