Well, the Hijri date 8 Dhul Hijjah 1359 corresponds to the Gregorian date Sunday, 5 January 1941. This date lies in the twelfth month of the Hijri year 1359 AH, which is Dhu Al-Hijjah of 1359 AH. Both this Hijri and Gregorian date occur on the single day that is Sunday without any doubt. The Arabic date 1359/12/08 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 5 January 1941 to its equivalent Arabic date.
The following is the conversion of the Arabic date 8 Dhul Hijjah 1359 AH to its equivalent Gregorian date.
وَإِذْ قُلْنَا لِلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةِ ٱسْجُدُوا۟ لِءَادَمَ فَسَجَدُوٓا۟ إِلَّآ إِبْلِيسَ أَبَىٰ
And when We said unto the angels: Fall prostrate before Adam, they fell prostrate (all) save Iblis; he refused.
Surah Taa-Haa(20:116)
Sahih al-Bukhari
Hajj (Pilgrimage)
Chapter: Tawaf of the Ka'bah on reaching Makkah
Narrated `Urwa:
`Aisha said, "The first thing the Prophet (ﷺ) did on reaching Mecca, was the ablution and then he performed Tawaf of the Ka`ba and that was not `Umra (alone), (but Hajj-al-Qiran). `Urwa added: Later Abu Bakr and `Umar did the same in their Hajj." And I performed the Hajj with my father Az- Zubair, and the first thing he did was Tawaf of the Ka`ba. Later I saw the Muhajirin (Emigrants) and the Ansar doing the same. My mother (Asma') told me that she, her sister (`Aisha), Az-Zubair and such and such persons assumed Ihram for `Umra, and after they passed their hands over the Black Stone Corner (of the Ka`ba) they finished the Ihram. (i.e. After doing Tawaf of the Ka`ba and Sa`i between Safa-Marwa.
Sahih al-Bukhari 1614, 1615
