Well, the Hijri date 23 Jumada Al Oula 1359 corresponds to the Gregorian date Saturday, 29 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 Saturday without any doubt. The Arabic date 1359/05/23 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 29 June 1940 to its equivalent Arabic date.
The following is the conversion of the Arabic date 23 Jumada Al Oula 1359 AH to its equivalent Gregorian date.
إِنَّآ أَرْسَلْنَآ إِلَيْكُمْ رَسُولًۭا شَٰهِدًا عَلَيْكُمْ كَمَآ أَرْسَلْنَآ إِلَىٰ فِرْعَوْنَ رَسُولًۭا
Lo! We have sent unto you a messenger as witness against you, even as We sent unto Pharaoh a messenger.
Surah Al-Muzzammil(73:15)
Sahih al-Bukhari
Military Expeditions led by the Prophet (pbuh) (Al-Maghaazi)
Chapter: The Ghazwa of Al-Khandaq or Al-Ahzab Battle
Narrated `Aisha:
As regards the following Qur'anic Verse:-- "When they came on you from above and from below you (from east and west of the valley) and when the eyes grew wild and the hearts reached up to the throats....." (33.10) That happened on the day of Al-Khandaq (i.e. Trench).
Sahih al-Bukhari 4103
