Well, the Hijri date 22 Rajab 1359 corresponds to the Gregorian date Sunday, 25 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 1359/07/22 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 August 1940 to its equivalent Arabic date.
The following is the conversion of the Arabic date 22 Rajab 1359 AH to its equivalent Gregorian date.
وَٱلَّذِينَ إِذَا ذُكِّرُوا۟ بِـَٔايَٰتِ رَبِّهِمْ لَمْ يَخِرُّوا۟ عَلَيْهَا صُمًّۭا وَعُمْيَانًۭا
And those who, when they are reminded of the revelations of their Lord, fall not deaf and blind thereat.
Surah Al-Furqaan(25:73)
Sahih al-Bukhari
Fighting for the Cause of Allah (Jihaad)
Chapter: To invoke Allah to defeat and shake Al-Mushrikun
Narrated `Ali:
When it was the day of the battle of Al-Ahzab (i.e. the clans), Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "O Allah! Fill their (i.e. the infidels') houses and graves with fire as they busied us so much that we did not perform the prayer (i.e. `Asr) till the sun set."
Sahih al-Bukhari 2931
