Well, the Hijri date 9 Muharram 1359 corresponds to the Gregorian date Saturday, 17 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 Saturday without any doubt. The Arabic date 1359/01/09 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 17 February 1940 to its equivalent Arabic date.
The following is the conversion of the Arabic date 9 Muharram 1359 AH to its equivalent Gregorian date.
رِجَالٌۭ لَّا تُلْهِيهِمْ تِجَٰرَةٌۭ وَلَا بَيْعٌ عَن ذِكْرِ ٱللَّهِ وَإِقَامِ ٱلصَّلَوٰةِ وَإِيتَآءِ ٱلزَّكَوٰةِ ۙ يَخَافُونَ يَوْمًۭا تَتَقَلَّبُ فِيهِ ٱلْقُلُوبُ وَٱلْأَبْصَٰرُ
Men whom neither merchandise nor sale beguileth from remembrance of Allah and constancy in prayer and paying to the poor their due; who fear a day when hearts and eyeballs will be overturned;
Surah An-Noor(24:37)
Sahih al-Bukhari
Fasting
Chapter: Observing Saum (fast) on Friday
Narrated Muhammad bin `Abbas:
I asked Jabir "Did the Prophet (ﷺ) forbid fasting on Fridays?" He replied, "Yes." (Other narrators added, "If he intends to fast only that day.")
Sahih al-Bukhari 1984
