Well, the Hijri date 3 Safar 1440 corresponds to the Gregorian date Friday, 12 October 2018. This date lies in the second month of the Hijri year 1440 AH, which is Safar of 1440 AH. Both this Hijri and Gregorian date occur on the single day that is Friday without any doubt. The Arabic date 1440/02/03 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 12 October 2018 to its equivalent Arabic date.
The following is the conversion of the Arabic date 3 Safar 1440 AH to its equivalent Gregorian date.
فَٱلْمُلْقِيَٰتِ ذِكْرًا
By those who bring down the Reminder,
Surah Al-Mursalaat(77:5)
Sahih al-Bukhari
Shortening the Prayers (At-Taqseer)
Chapter: As-Salat (the prayers) at Mina (during Hajj)
Narrated Haritha bin Wahab:
The Prophet (ﷺ) I led us in the prayer at Mina during the peace period by offering two rak`at.
Sahih al-Bukhari 1083