Well, the Hijri date 18 Rajab 1438 corresponds to the Gregorian date Saturday, 15 April 2017. This date lies in the seventh month of the Hijri year 1438 AH, which is Rajab of 1438 AH. Both this Hijri and Gregorian date occur on the single day that is Saturday without any doubt. The Arabic date 1438/07/18 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 15 April 2017 to its equivalent Arabic date.
The following is the conversion of the Arabic date 18 Rajab 1438 AH to its equivalent Gregorian date.
وَيَسْـَٔلُونَكَ عَن ذِى ٱلْقَرْنَيْنِ ۖ قُلْ سَأَتْلُوا۟ عَلَيْكُم مِّنْهُ ذِكْرًا
They will ask thee of Dhu'l-Qarneyn. Say: I shall recite unto you a remembrance of him.
Surah Al-Kahf(18:83)
Sahih al-Bukhari
Holding Fast to the Qur'an and Sunnah
Chapter: The religious learned men should not differ
Narrated Ibn `Umar:
The Jews brought a man and a woman who had committed illegal sexual intercourse, to the Prophet (ﷺ) and the Prophet (ﷺ) ordered them to be stoned to death, and they were stoned to death near the mosque where the biers used to be placed.
Sahih al-Bukhari 7332
