Well, the Hijri date 16 Shawwal 1361 corresponds to the Gregorian date Monday, 26 October 1942. This date lies in the tenth month of the Hijri year 1361 AH, which is Shawwal of 1361 AH. Both this Hijri and Gregorian date occur on the single day that is Monday without any doubt. The Arabic date 1361/10/16 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 26 October 1942 to its equivalent Arabic date.
The following is the conversion of the Arabic date 16 Shawwal 1361 AH to its equivalent Gregorian date.
وَلْتَكُن مِّنكُمْ أُمَّةٌۭ يَدْعُونَ إِلَى ٱلْخَيْرِ وَيَأْمُرُونَ بِٱلْمَعْرُوفِ وَيَنْهَوْنَ عَنِ ٱلْمُنكَرِ ۚ وَأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلْمُفْلِحُونَ
And there may spring from you a nation who invite to goodness, and enjoin right conduct and forbid indecency. Such are they who are successful.
Surah Aal-i-Imraan(3:104)
Sahih al-Bukhari
Sales and Trade
Chapter: The sale of date-palms before their benefit is evident
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
The Prophet (ﷺ) forbade the sale of fruits till their benefit is evident; and the sale of date palms till the dates are almost ripe. He was asked what 'are almost ripe' meant. He replied, "Got red and yellow."
Sahih al-Bukhari 2197
