Well, the Hijri date 20 Muharram 1438 corresponds to the Gregorian date Friday, 21 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 Friday without any doubt. The Arabic date 1438/01/20 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 21 October 2016 to its equivalent Arabic date.
The following is the conversion of the Arabic date 20 Muharram 1438 AH to its equivalent Gregorian date.
وَقَالَ لِفِتْيَٰنِهِ ٱجْعَلُوا۟ بِضَٰعَتَهُمْ فِى رِحَالِهِمْ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَعْرِفُونَهَآ إِذَا ٱنقَلَبُوٓا۟ إِلَىٰٓ أَهْلِهِمْ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَرْجِعُونَ
He said unto his young men: Place their merchandise in their saddlebags, so that they may know it when they go back to their folk, and so will come again.
Surah Yusuf(12:62)
Sahih al-Bukhari
Witnesses
Chapter: If (some people have to take an oath) and each of them wants to take it first
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet (ﷺ) asked some people to take an oath, and they hurried for it. The Prophet (ﷺ) ordered that lots should be drawn amongst them as to who would take an oath first.
Sahih al-Bukhari 2674
