Well, the Hijri date 26 Muharram 1438 corresponds to the Gregorian date Thursday, 27 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 1438/01/26 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 27 October 2016 to its equivalent Arabic date.
The following is the conversion of the Arabic date 26 Muharram 1438 AH to its equivalent Gregorian date.
يَوْمَ تَرَى ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَٱلْمُؤْمِنَٰتِ يَسْعَىٰ نُورُهُم بَيْنَ أَيْدِيهِمْ وَبِأَيْمَٰنِهِم بُشْرَىٰكُمُ ٱلْيَوْمَ جَنَّٰتٌۭ تَجْرِى مِن تَحْتِهَا ٱلْأَنْهَٰرُ خَٰلِدِينَ فِيهَا ۚ ذَٰلِكَ هُوَ ٱلْفَوْزُ ٱلْعَظِيمُ
On the day when thou (Muhammad) wilt see the believers, men and women, their light shining forth before them and on their right hands, (and wilt hear it said unto them): Glad news for you this day: Gardens underneath which rivers flow, wherein ye are immortal. That is the supreme triumph.
Surah Al-Hadid(57:12)