Well, the Hijri date 28 Jumada Al Oula 1438 corresponds to the Gregorian date Saturday, 25 February 2017. This date lies in the fifth month of the Hijri year 1438 AH, which is Jumada Al-Awwal of 1438 AH. Both this Hijri and Gregorian date occur on the single day that is Saturday without any doubt. The Arabic date 1438/05/28 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 25 February 2017 to its equivalent Arabic date.
The following is the conversion of the Arabic date 28 Jumada Al Oula 1438 AH to its equivalent Gregorian date.
فَإِذَا نُقِرَ فِى ٱلنَّاقُورِ
For when the trumpet shall sound,
Surah Al-Muddaththir(74:8)
Sahih al-Bukhari
Fasting
Chapter: "Start observing Saum on seeing the crescent of Ramadan, and stop on seeing the crescent (of Shawwal)."
Narrated Um Salama:
The Prophet (ﷺ) vowed to keep aloof from his wives for a period of one month, and after the completion of 29 days he went either in the morning or in the afternoon to his wives. Someone said to him "You vowed that you would not go to your wives for one month." He replied, "The month is of 29 days."
Sahih al-Bukhari 1910
