Well, the Hijri date 1 Rajab 1359 corresponds to the Gregorian date Sunday, 4 August 1940. This date lies in the seventh month of the Hijri year 1359 AH, which is Rajab of 1359 AH. Both this Hijri and Gregorian date occur on the single day that is Sunday without any doubt. The Arabic date 1359/07/01 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 4 August 1940 to its equivalent Arabic date.
The following is the conversion of the Arabic date 1 Rajab 1359 AH to its equivalent Gregorian date.
وَأَمَّا مَنْ أُوتِىَ كِتَٰبَهُۥ بِشِمَالِهِۦ فَيَقُولُ يَٰلَيْتَنِى لَمْ أُوتَ كِتَٰبِيَهْ
But as for him who is given his record in his left hand, he will say: Oh, would that I had not been given my book
Surah Al-Haaqqa(69:25)
Sahih al-Bukhari
Judgments (Ahkaam)
Chapter:
Narrated Jabir bin Samura:
I heard the Prophet (ﷺ) saying, "There will be twelve Muslim rulers (who will rule all the Islamic world)." He then said a sentence which I did not hear. My father said, "All of them (those rulers) will be from Quraish."
Sahih al-Bukhari 7222, 7223
