Well, the Hijri date 16 Rabi Al Awwal 1359 corresponds to the Gregorian date Tuesday, 23 April 1940. This date lies in the third month of the Hijri year 1359 AH, which is Rabi Al-Awwal of 1359 AH. Both this Hijri and Gregorian date occur on the single day that is Tuesday without any doubt. The Arabic date 1359/03/16 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 23 April 1940 to its equivalent Arabic date.
The following is the conversion of the Arabic date 16 Rabi Al Awwal 1359 AH to its equivalent Gregorian date.
وَلَقَدْ ضَلَّ قَبْلَهُمْ أَكْثَرُ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ
And verily most of the men of old went astray before them,
Surah As-Saaffaat(37:71)
Sahih al-Bukhari
Sales and Trade
Chapter: Al-Hajjam (i.e. the one who practises cupping)
Narrated Ibn `Abbas:
Once the Prophet (ﷺ) got his blood out (medically) and paid that person who had done it. If it had been illegal, the Prophet (ﷺ) would not have paid him.
Sahih al-Bukhari 2103
