Well, the Hijri date 16 Jumada Al Akhira 1359 corresponds to the Gregorian date Sunday, 21 July 1940. This date lies in the sixth month of the Hijri year 1359 AH, which is Jumada 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 1359/06/16 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 21 July 1940 to its equivalent Arabic date.
The following is the conversion of the Arabic date 16 Jumada Al Akhira 1359 AH to its equivalent Gregorian date.
وَهُوَ ٱلَّذِىٓ أَحْيَاكُمْ ثُمَّ يُمِيتُكُمْ ثُمَّ يُحْيِيكُمْ ۗ إِنَّ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ لَكَفُورٌۭ
And He it is Who gave you life, then He will cause you to die, and then will give you life (again). Lo! man is verily an ingrate.
Surah Al-Hajj(22:66)
Sahih al-Bukhari
Judgments (Ahkaam)
Chapter: The rulers from the Quraish
Narrated Ibn `Umar:
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "This matter (caliphate) will remain with the Quraish even if only two of them were still existing."
Sahih al-Bukhari 7140
