Well, the Hijri date 16 Shawwal 1179 corresponds to the Gregorian date Thursday, 27 March 1766. This date lies in the tenth month of the Hijri year 1179 AH, which is Shawwal of 1179 AH. Both this Hijri and Gregorian date occur on the single day that is Thursday without any doubt. The Arabic date 1179/10/16 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 March 1766 to its equivalent Arabic date.
The following is the conversion of the Arabic date 16 Shawwal 1179 AH to its equivalent Gregorian date.
وَأَنذِرْهُمْ يَوْمَ ٱلْءَازِفَةِ إِذِ ٱلْقُلُوبُ لَدَى ٱلْحَنَاجِرِ كَٰظِمِينَ ۚ مَا لِلظَّٰلِمِينَ مِنْ حَمِيمٍۢ وَلَا شَفِيعٍۢ يُطَاعُ
Warn them (O Muhammad) of the Day of the approaching (doom), when the hearts will be choking the throats, (when) there will be no friend for the wrong-doers, nor any intercessor who will be heard.
Surah Ghafir(40:18)
