Well, the Hijri date 18 Dhul Hijjah 1358 corresponds to the Gregorian date Saturday, 27 January 1940. This date lies in the twelfth month of the Hijri year 1358 AH, which is Dhu Al-Hijjah of 1358 AH. Both this Hijri and Gregorian date occur on the single day that is Saturday without any doubt. The Arabic date 1358/12/18 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 January 1940 to its equivalent Arabic date.
The following is the conversion of the Arabic date 18 Dhul Hijjah 1358 AH to its equivalent Gregorian date.
إِنَّ عِبَادِى لَيْسَ لَكَ عَلَيْهِمْ سُلْطَٰنٌۭ ۚ وَكَفَىٰ بِرَبِّكَ وَكِيلًۭا
Lo! My (faithful) bondmen - over them thou hast no power, and thy Lord sufficeth as (their) guardian.
Surah Al-Israa(17:65)
Sahih al-Bukhari
Manumission of Slaves
Chapter: Manumitting slaves at the time of eclipses
Narrated Asma' bint Abu Bakr:
The Prophet (ﷺ) ordered us to free slaves at the time of solar eclipses.
Sahih al-Bukhari 2519
