Well, the Hijri date 8 Muharram 1442 corresponds to the Gregorian date Thursday, 27 August 2020. This date lies in the first month of the Hijri year 1442 AH, which is Muharram of 1442 AH. Both this Hijri and Gregorian date occur on the single day that is Thursday without any doubt. The Arabic date 1442/01/08 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 27 August 2020 to its equivalent Arabic date.
The following is the conversion of the Arabic date 8 Muharram 1442 AH to its equivalent Gregorian date.
فَأَمَّا مَنْ أُوتِىَ كِتَٰبَهُۥ بِيَمِينِهِۦ فَيَقُولُ هَآؤُمُ ٱقْرَءُوا۟ كِتَٰبِيَهْ
Then, as for him who is given his record in his right hand, he will say: Take, read my book!
Surah Al-Haaqqa(69:19)
Sahih al-Bukhari
Fighting for the Cause of Allah (Jihaad)
Chapter: The wages given to fight on somebody else's behalf
Narrated `Umar bin Al-Khattab:
I gave a horse to be used in Allah's Cause, but later on I saw it being sold. I asked the Prophet (ﷺ) whether I could buy it. He said, "Don't buy it and don't take back your gift of charity."
Sahih al-Bukhari 2970
