Well, the Hijri date 17 Rabi Al Thani 1361 corresponds to the Gregorian date Saturday, 2 May 1942. This date lies in the fourth month of the Hijri year 1361 AH, which is Rabi Al-Thani of 1361 AH. Both this Hijri and Gregorian date occur on the single day that is Saturday without any doubt. The Arabic date 1361/04/17 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 2 May 1942 to its equivalent Arabic date.
The following is the conversion of the Arabic date 17 Rabi Al Thani 1361 AH to its equivalent Gregorian date.
يُطَافُ عَلَيْهِم بِكَأْسٍۢ مِّن مَّعِينٍۭ
A cup from a gushing spring is brought round for them,
Surah As-Saaffaat(37:45)
Sahih al-Bukhari
Prayers (Salat)
Chapter: [During the obligatory Salat (prayers)] one should face the Qiblah (Kabah at Makkah) wherever one may be
Narrated Jabir:
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) used to pray (optional, non-obligatory prayer) while riding on his mount (Rahila) wherever it turned, and whenever he wanted to pray the compulsory prayer he dismounted and prayed facing the Qibla.
Sahih al-Bukhari 400
