Well, the Hijri date 17 Muharram 1359 corresponds to the Gregorian date Sunday, 25 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 Sunday without any doubt. The Arabic date 1359/01/17 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 25 February 1940 to its equivalent Arabic date.
The following is the conversion of the Arabic date 17 Muharram 1359 AH to its equivalent Gregorian date.
فَذَٰلِكُمُ ٱللَّهُ رَبُّكُمُ ٱلْحَقُّ ۖ فَمَاذَا بَعْدَ ٱلْحَقِّ إِلَّا ٱلضَّلَٰلُ ۖ فَأَنَّىٰ تُصْرَفُونَ
Such then is Allah, your rightful Lord. After the Truth what is there saving error? How then are ye turned away!
Surah Yunus(10:32)
Sahih al-Bukhari
Obligatory Charity Tax (Zakat)
Chapter: Sadaqat-ul-Fitr is to be given before the 'Eid prayers
Narrated Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri:
In the lifetime of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) , we used to give one Sa' of food (edible things) as Sadaqat-ul-Fitr (to the poor). Our food used to be either of barley, raisins (dried grapes), cottage cheese or dates.
Sahih al-Bukhari 1510
