Well, the Hijri date 29 Jumada Al Akhira 1378 corresponds to the Gregorian date Thursday, 8 January 1959. This date lies in the sixth month of the Hijri year 1378 AH, which is Jumada Al-Thani of 1378 AH. Both this Hijri and Gregorian date occur on the single day that is Thursday without any doubt. The Arabic date 1378/06/29 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 8 January 1959 to its equivalent Arabic date.
The following is the conversion of the Arabic date 29 Jumada Al Akhira 1378 AH to its equivalent Gregorian date.
وَلَمَّا فَصَلَتِ ٱلْعِيرُ قَالَ أَبُوهُمْ إِنِّى لَأَجِدُ رِيحَ يُوسُفَ ۖ لَوْلَآ أَن تُفَنِّدُونِ
When the caravan departed their father had said: Truly I am conscious of the breath of Joseph, though ye call me dotard.
Surah Yusuf(12:94)
Sahih al-Bukhari
Funerals (Al-Janaa'iz)
Chapter: The perfuming of a dead body with Hanut
Narrated Ibn `Abbas:
While a man was at `Arafat (for Hajj) with Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) the fell down from his Mount and broke his neck (and died). So Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "Wash him with water and Sidr and shroud him in two pieces of cloth and neither perfume him nor cover his head, for Allah will resurrect him on the Day of Resurrection and he will be saying 'Labbaik."
Sahih al-Bukhari 1266
