Well, the Hijri date 28 Dhul Hijjah 1259 corresponds to the Gregorian date Thursday, 18 January 1844. This date lies in the twelfth month of the Hijri year 1259 AH, which is Dhu Al-Hijjah of 1259 AH. Both this Hijri and Gregorian date occur on the single day that is Thursday without any doubt. The Arabic date 1259/12/28 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 18 January 1844 to its equivalent Arabic date.
The following is the conversion of the Arabic date 28 Dhul Hijjah 1259 AH to its equivalent Gregorian date.
وَإِذْ يَعِدُكُمُ ٱللَّهُ إِحْدَى ٱلطَّآئِفَتَيْنِ أَنَّهَا لَكُمْ وَتَوَدُّونَ أَنَّ غَيْرَ ذَاتِ ٱلشَّوْكَةِ تَكُونُ لَكُمْ وَيُرِيدُ ٱللَّهُ أَن يُحِقَّ ٱلْحَقَّ بِكَلِمَٰتِهِۦ وَيَقْطَعَ دَابِرَ ٱلْكَٰفِرِينَ
And when Allah promised you one of the two bands (of the enemy) that it should be yours, and ye longed that other than the armed one might be yours. And Allah willed that He should cause the Truth to triumph by His words, and cut the root of the disbelievers;
Surah Al-Anfaal(8:7)