Well, the Hijri date 16 Shawwal 1357 corresponds to the Gregorian date Thursday, 8 December 1938. This date lies in the tenth month of the Hijri year 1357 AH, which is Shawwal of 1357 AH. Both this Hijri and Gregorian date occur on the single day that is Thursday without any doubt. The Arabic date 1357/10/16 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 8 December 1938 to its equivalent Arabic date.
The following is the conversion of the Arabic date 16 Shawwal 1357 AH to its equivalent Gregorian date.
وَلَقَدْ أَرْسَلْنَا فِيهِم مُّنذِرِينَ
And verily We sent among them warners.
Surah As-Saaffaat(37:72)
Sahih al-Bukhari
Tricks
Chapter: (Tricks) in Zakat
Narrated Anas:
That Abu Bakr wrote for him, Zakat regulations which Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) had made compulsory, and wrote that one should neither collect various portions (of the property) nor divide the property into various portions in order to avoid paying Zakat.
Sahih al-Bukhari 6955
