Well, the Hijri date 16 Shaban 1359 corresponds to the Gregorian date Wednesday, 18 September 1940. This date lies in the eighth month of the Hijri year 1359 AH, which is Shaban of 1359 AH. Both this Hijri and Gregorian date occur on the single day that is Wednesday without any doubt. The Arabic date 1359/08/16 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 18 September 1940 to its equivalent Arabic date.
The following is the conversion of the Arabic date 16 Shaban 1359 AH to its equivalent Gregorian date.
Surah (:)
Sahih al-Bukhari
Virtues and Merits of the Prophet (pbuh) and his Companions
Chapter: Whoever related kinship to his forefathers
Narrated Ibn `Abbas:
When the Verse:-- 'And warn your tribe of near kindred.' (26.214) was revealed, the Prophet (ﷺ) started calling (the 'Arab tribes), "O Bani Fihr, O Bani `Adi" mentioning first the various branch tribes of Quraish.
Sahih al-Bukhari 3525
