Well, the Hijri date 8 Rabi Al Thani 1359 corresponds to the Gregorian date Wednesday, 15 May 1940. This date lies in the fourth month of the Hijri year 1359 AH, which is Rabi Al-Thani of 1359 AH. Both this Hijri and Gregorian date occur on the single day that is Wednesday without any doubt. The Arabic date 1359/04/08 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 15 May 1940 to its equivalent Arabic date.
The following is the conversion of the Arabic date 8 Rabi Al Thani 1359 AH to its equivalent Gregorian date.
يَٰصَىٰحِبَىِ ٱلسِّجْنِ أَمَّآ أَحَدُكُمَا فَيَسْقِى رَبَّهُۥ خَمْرًۭا ۖ وَأَمَّا ٱلْءَاخَرُ فَيُصْلَبُ فَتَأْكُلُ ٱلطَّيْرُ مِن رَّأْسِهِۦ ۚ قُضِىَ ٱلْأَمْرُ ٱلَّذِى فِيهِ تَسْتَفْتِيَانِ
O my two fellow-prisoners! As for one of you, he will pour out wine for his lord to drink; and as for the other, he will be crucified so that the birds will eat from his head. Thus is the case judged concerning which ye did inquire.
Surah Yusuf(12:41)
Sahih al-Bukhari
Conditions
Chapter: Conditions in loans
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) mentioned a person who asked an Israeli man to lend him one-thousand Dinars, and the Israeli lent him the sum for a certain fixed period.
Sahih al-Bukhari 2734