Well, the Hijri date 16 Shawwal 1253 corresponds to the Gregorian date Friday, 12 January 1838. This date lies in the tenth month of the Hijri year 1253 AH, which is Shawwal of 1253 AH. Both this Hijri and Gregorian date occur on the single day that is Friday without any doubt. The Arabic date 1253/10/16 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 12 January 1838 to its equivalent Arabic date.
The following is the conversion of the Arabic date 16 Shawwal 1253 AH to its equivalent Gregorian date.
وَمَا كَانَ جَوَابَ قَوْمِهِۦٓ إِلَّآ أَن قَالُوٓا۟ أَخْرِجُوهُم مِّن قَرْيَتِكُمْ ۖ إِنَّهُمْ أُنَاسٌۭ يَتَطَهَّرُونَ
And the answer of his people was only that they said (one to another): Turn them out of your township. They are folk, forsooth, who keep pure.
Surah Al-A'raaf(7:82)
