Well, the Hijri date 8 Muharram 1359 corresponds to the Gregorian date Friday, 16 February 1940. This date lies in the first month of the Hijri year 1359 AH, which is Muharram of 1359 AH. Both this Hijri and Gregorian date occur on the single day that is Friday without any doubt. The Arabic date 1359/01/08 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 16 February 1940 to its equivalent Arabic date.
The following is the conversion of the Arabic date 8 Muharram 1359 AH to its equivalent Gregorian date.
وَلَا تَحَٰٓضُّونَ عَلَىٰ طَعَامِ ٱلْمِسْكِينِ
And urge not on the feeding of the poor.
Surah Al-Fajr(89:18)
Sahih al-Bukhari
Holding Fast to the Qur'an and Sunnah
Chapter: The religious learned men should not differ
Narrated Hisham's father:
`Aisha said to `Abdullah bin Az-Zubair, "Bury me with my female companions (i.e. the wives of the Prophet) and do not bury me with the Prophet (ﷺ) in the house, for I do not like to be regarded as sanctified (just for being buried there).'' Narrated Hisham's father: `Umar sent a message to `Aisha, saying, "Will you allow me to be buried with my two companions (the Prophet (ﷺ) and Abu Bakr) ?" She said, "Yes, by Allah." though it was her habit that if a man from among the companions (of the Prophet (ﷺ) ) sent her a message asking her to allow him to be buried there, she would say, "No, by Allah, I will never give permission to anyone to be buried with them."
Sahih al-Bukhari 7327, 7328
