Well, the Hijri date 19 Ramadan 1359 corresponds to the Gregorian date Sunday, 20 October 1940. This date lies in the ninth month of the Hijri year 1359 AH, which is Ramadan of 1359 AH. Both this Hijri and Gregorian date occur on the single day that is Sunday without any doubt. The Arabic date 1359/09/19 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 20 October 1940 to its equivalent Arabic date.
The following is the conversion of the Arabic date 19 Ramadan 1359 AH to its equivalent Gregorian date.
وَلِلَّهِ مُلْكُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ ۖ وَإِلَى ٱللَّهِ ٱلْمَصِيرُ
And unto Allah belongeth the Sovereignty of the heavens and the earth, and unto Allah is the journeying.
Surah An-Noor(24:42)
Sahih al-Bukhari
Prophetic Commentary on the Qur'an (Tafseer of the Prophet (pbuh))
The Statement of Allah the Exalted: "Glorified (and Exalted) is He (Allah) [above all that (evil) they associate with Him], Who took His slave (Muḥammad pbuh) for a Journey by Night from Al-Masjid-al-Ḥarām (at Makkah) to Al-Masjid-al-Aqsā (in Jerusalem)..." (V.17:1)
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) was presented with two cups one containing wine and the other milk on the night of his night journey at Jerusalem. He looked at it and took the milk. Gabriel said, "Thanks to Allah Who guided you to the Fitra (i.e. Islam); if you had taken the wine, your followers would have gone astray.
Sahih al-Bukhari 4709
