Well, the Hijri date 16 Rabi Al Thani 1359 corresponds to the Gregorian date Thursday, 23 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 Thursday without any doubt. The Arabic date 1359/04/16 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 May 1940 to its equivalent Arabic date.
The following is the conversion of the Arabic date 16 Rabi Al Thani 1359 AH to its equivalent Gregorian date.
فَٱلْتَقَطَهُۥٓ ءَالُ فِرْعَوْنَ لِيَكُونَ لَهُمْ عَدُوًّۭا وَحَزَنًا ۗ إِنَّ فِرْعَوْنَ وَهَٰمَٰنَ وَجُنُودَهُمَا كَانُوا۟ خَٰطِـِٔينَ
And the family of Pharaoh took him up, that he might become for them an enemy and a sorrow, Lo! Pharaoh and Haman and their hosts were ever sinning.
Surah Al-Qasas(28:8)
Sahih al-Bukhari
Judgments (Ahkaam)
Chapter: The reward of judging according to Al-Hikmah
Narrated `Abdullah:
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "Do not wish to be like anyone, except in two cases: (1) A man whom Allah has given wealth and he spends it righteously. (2) A man whom Allah has given wisdom (knowledge of the Qur'an and the Hadith) and he acts according to it and teaches it to others."
Sahih al-Bukhari 7141
