Well, the Hijri date 4 Shaban 1438 corresponds to the Gregorian date Sunday, 30 April 2017. This date lies in the eighth month of the Hijri year 1438 AH, which is Shaban of 1438 AH. Both this Hijri and Gregorian date occur on the single day that is Sunday without any doubt. The Arabic date 1438/08/04 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 30 April 2017 to its equivalent Arabic date.
The following is the conversion of the Arabic date 4 Shaban 1438 AH to its equivalent Gregorian date.
إِنَّمَا قَوْلُنَا لِشَىْءٍ إِذَآ أَرَدْنَٰهُ أَن نَّقُولَ لَهُۥ كُن فَيَكُونُ
Surah An-Nahl(16:40)
Sahih al-Bukhari
Fighting for the Cause of Allah (Jihaad)
Chapter: The Statement of Allah Taa'la: "Think not of those who are killed in the Way of Allah as dead..."
Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah:
"Some people drank alcohol in the morning of the day (of the battle) of Uhud and were martyred (on the same day)." Sufyan was asked, "(Were they martyred) in the last part of the day?)" He replied, "Such information does not occur in the narration."
Sahih al-Bukhari 2815