Well, the Hijri date 12 Rabi Al Thani 1359 corresponds to the Gregorian date Sunday, 19 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 Sunday without any doubt. The Arabic date 1359/04/12 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 19 May 1940 to its equivalent Arabic date.
The following is the conversion of the Arabic date 12 Rabi Al Thani 1359 AH to its equivalent Gregorian date.
قَالُوا۟ ٱدْعُ لَنَا رَبَّكَ يُبَيِّن لَّنَا مَا لَوْنُهَا ۚ قَالَ إِنَّهُۥ يَقُولُ إِنَّهَا بَقَرَةٌۭ صَفْرَآءُ فَاقِعٌۭ لَّوْنُهَا تَسُرُّ ٱلنَّٰظِرِينَ
They said: Pray for us unto thy Lord that He make clear to us of what colour she is. (Moses) answered: Lo! He saith: Verily she is a yellow cow. Bright is her colour, gladdening beholders.
Surah Al-Baqara(2:69)
Sahih al-Bukhari
Companions of the Prophet
Chapter: "If I were to take Khalil ..."
Narrated Aiyub:
The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "If I were to take a Khalil, I would have taken him (i.e. Abu Bakr) as a Khalil, but the Islamic brotherhood is better."
Sahih al-Bukhari 3657