Well, the Hijri date 19 Muharram 1438 corresponds to the Gregorian date Thursday, 20 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 Thursday without any doubt. The Arabic date 1438/01/19 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 20 October 2016 to its equivalent Arabic date.
The following is the conversion of the Arabic date 19 Muharram 1438 AH to its equivalent Gregorian date.
۞ وَهُوَ ٱلَّذِى مَرَجَ ٱلْبَحْرَيْنِ هَٰذَا عَذْبٌۭ فُرَاتٌۭ وَهَٰذَا مِلْحٌ أُجَاجٌۭ وَجَعَلَ بَيْنَهُمَا بَرْزَخًۭا وَحِجْرًۭا مَّحْجُورًۭا
And He it is Who hath given independence to the two seas (though they meet); one palatable, sweet, and the other saltish, bitter; and hath set a bar and a forbidding ban between them.
Surah Al-Furqaan(25:53)
Sahih al-Bukhari
`Umrah (Minor pilgrimage)
Chapter: Returning after midday till sunset
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet (ﷺ) never returned to his family from a journey at night. He used to return either in the morning or in the afternoon.
Sahih al-Bukhari 1800
