Well, the Hijri date 23 Shawwal 1179 corresponds to the Gregorian date Thursday, 3 April 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 1179/10/23 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 3 April 1766 to its equivalent Arabic date.
The following is the conversion of the Arabic date 23 Shawwal 1179 AH to its equivalent Gregorian date.
لِتَسْتَوُۥا۟ عَلَىٰ ظُهُورِهِۦ ثُمَّ تَذْكُرُوا۟ نِعْمَةَ رَبِّكُمْ إِذَا ٱسْتَوَيْتُمْ عَلَيْهِ وَتَقُولُوا۟ سُبْحَٰنَ ٱلَّذِى سَخَّرَ لَنَا هَٰذَا وَمَا كُنَّا لَهُۥ مُقْرِنِينَ
That ye may mount upon their backs, and may remember your Lord's favour when ye mount thereon, and may say: Glorified be He Who hath subdued these unto us, and we were not capable (of subduing them);
Surah Az-Zukhruf(43:13)
