Well, the Hijri date 18 Rabi Al Thani 1359 corresponds to the Gregorian date Saturday, 25 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 Saturday without any doubt. The Arabic date 1359/04/18 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 May 1940 to its equivalent Arabic date.
The following is the conversion of the Arabic date 18 Rabi Al Thani 1359 AH to its equivalent Gregorian date.
إِذْ يَغْشَى ٱلسِّدْرَةَ مَا يَغْشَىٰ
When that which shroudeth did enshroud the lote-tree,
Surah An-Najm(53:16)
Sahih al-Bukhari
Fighting for the Cause of Allah (Jihaad)
Chapter: Idmar (the preparation) of horses for racing
Narrated `Abdullah:
The Prophet (ﷺ) arranged for a horse race of the horses which had not been made lean; the area of the race was from Ath-Thaniya to the mosque of Bani Zuraiq. (The sub-narrator said, "`Abdullah bin `Umar was amongst those who participated in that horse race.").
Sahih al-Bukhari 2869
