Well, the Hijri date 12 Safar 1440 corresponds to the Gregorian date Sunday, 21 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 Sunday without any doubt. The Arabic date 1440/02/12 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 21 October 2018 to its equivalent Arabic date.
The following is the conversion of the Arabic date 12 Safar 1440 AH to its equivalent Gregorian date.
تَبَارَكَ ٱلَّذِىٓ إِن شَآءَ جَعَلَ لَكَ خَيْرًۭا مِّن ذَٰلِكَ جَنَّٰتٍۢ تَجْرِى مِن تَحْتِهَا ٱلْأَنْهَٰرُ وَيَجْعَل لَّكَ قُصُورًۢا
Blessed is He Who, if He will, will assign thee better than (all) that - Gardens underneath which rivers flow - and will assign thee mansions.
Surah Al-Furqaan(25:10)
Sahih al-Bukhari
Military Expeditions led by the Prophet (pbuh) (Al-Maghaazi)
Chapter: The stay of the Prophet (saws) in Makkah
Narrated `Ikrima:
Ibn `Abbas said, "We stayed for 19 days with Prophet on a journey during which we used to offer shortened prayers." Ibn `Abbas added, "We offer the Qasr prayer (i.e. shortened prayer) If we stay up to 19 days as travelers, But if we stay longer, we offer complete prayers.
Sahih al-Bukhari 4299