Well, the Hijri date 4 Shawwal 1374 corresponds to the Gregorian date Wednesday, 25 May 1955. This date lies in the tenth month of the Hijri year 1374 AH, which is Shawwal of 1374 AH. Both this Hijri and Gregorian date occur on the single day that is Wednesday without any doubt. The Arabic date 1374/10/04 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.
If you are still not sure about the date then you can use our Arabic date converter.
The following is the conversion of the Gregorian date 25 May 1955 to its equivalent Arabic date.
The following is the conversion of the Arabic date 4 Shawwal 1374 AH to its equivalent Gregorian date.
وَأُمْلِى لَهُمْ ۚ إِنَّ كَيْدِى مَتِينٌ
I give them rein (for) lo! My scheme is strong.
Surah Al-A'raaf(7:183)
Sahih al-Bukhari
Obligatory Charity Tax (Zakat)
Chapter: Neither an old, nor a defective animal, nor a male-goat may be taken as Zakat
Narrated Anas:
Abu Bakr wrote to me what Allah had ordered His Apostle (about Zakat) which goes: Neither an old nor a defected animal, nor a male-goat may be taken as Zakat except if the Zakat collector wishes (to take it).
Sahih al-Bukhari 1455
