Well, the Hijri date 17 Jumada Al Oula 1359 corresponds to the Gregorian date Sunday, 23 June 1940. This date lies in the fifth month of the Hijri year 1359 AH, which is Jumada Al-Awwal of 1359 AH. Both this Hijri and Gregorian date occur on the single day that is Sunday without any doubt. The Arabic date 1359/05/17 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 June 1940 to its equivalent Arabic date.
The following is the conversion of the Arabic date 17 Jumada Al Oula 1359 AH to its equivalent Gregorian date.
إِنَّهَا لَإِحْدَى ٱلْكُبَرِ
Lo! this is one of the greatest (portents)
Surah Al-Muddaththir(74:35)
Sahih al-Bukhari
Obligatory Charity Tax (Zakat)
Chapter: To practise charity before such time when nobody would accept it
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "The Hour (Day of Judgment) will not be established till your wealth increases so much so that one will be worried, for no one will accept his Zakat and the person to whom he will give it will reply, 'I am not in need of it.' "
Sahih al-Bukhari 1412
