Well, the Hijri date 25 Shawwal 1438 corresponds to the Gregorian date Wednesday, 19 July 2017. This date lies in the tenth month of the Hijri year 1438 AH, which is Shawwal of 1438 AH. Both this Hijri and Gregorian date occur on the single day that is Wednesday without any doubt. The Arabic date 1438/10/25 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 19 July 2017 to its equivalent Arabic date.
The following is the conversion of the Arabic date 25 Shawwal 1438 AH to its equivalent Gregorian date.
وَلَوْ عَلِمَ ٱللَّهُ فِيهِمْ خَيْرًۭا لَّأَسْمَعَهُمْ ۖ وَلَوْ أَسْمَعَهُمْ لَتَوَلَّوا۟ وَّهُم مُّعْرِضُونَ
Had Allah known of any good in them He would have made them hear, but had He made them hear they would have turned away, averse.
Surah Al-Anfaal(8:23)
Sahih al-Bukhari
Friday Prayer
Chapter: What should be recited in the Fajr prayer on Friday
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet (ﷺ) used to recite the following in the Fajr prayer of Friday, "Alif, Lam, Mim, Tanzil" (Suratas- Sajda #32) and "Hal-ata-ala-l-Insani" (i.e. Surah-Ad-Dahr #76).
Sahih al-Bukhari 891
