Well, the Hijri date 21 Rajab 1497 corresponds to the Gregorian date Monday, 16 July 2074. This date lies in the seventh month of the Hijri year 1497 AH, which is Rajab of 1497 AH. Both this Hijri and Gregorian date occur on the single day that is Monday without any doubt. The Arabic date 1497/07/21 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 16 July 2074 to its equivalent Arabic date.
The following is the conversion of the Arabic date 21 Rajab 1497 AH to its equivalent Gregorian date.
قُلْ يَٰٓأَهْلَ ٱلْكِتَٰبِ لِمَ تَصُدُّونَ عَن سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ مَنْ ءَامَنَ تَبْغُونَهَا عِوَجًۭا وَأَنتُمْ شُهَدَآءُ ۗ وَمَا ٱللَّهُ بِغَٰفِلٍ عَمَّا تَعْمَلُونَ
Say: O People of the Scripture! Why drive ye back believers from the way of Allah, seeking to make it crooked, when ye are witnesses (to Allah's guidance)? Allah is not unaware of what ye do.
Surah Aal-i-Imraan(3:99)
Sahih al-Bukhari
Prophets
Chapter: The Statement of Allah Taa'la: "And mention in the Book, the story of Maryam..."
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Jesus, seeing a man stealing, asked him, 'Did you steal?, He said, 'No, by Allah, besides Whom there is none who has the right to be worshipped' Jesus said, 'I believe in Allah and suspect my eyes."
Sahih al-Bukhari 3444