Well, the Hijri date 12 Shawwal 1378 corresponds to the Gregorian date Monday, 20 April 1959. This date lies in the tenth month of the Hijri year 1378 AH, which is Shawwal of 1378 AH. Both this Hijri and Gregorian date occur on the single day that is Monday without any doubt. The Arabic date 1378/10/12 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 20 April 1959 to its equivalent Arabic date.
The following is the conversion of the Arabic date 12 Shawwal 1378 AH to its equivalent Gregorian date.
فَقَالَ إِنِّىٓ أَحْبَبْتُ حُبَّ ٱلْخَيْرِ عَن ذِكْرِ رَبِّى حَتَّىٰ تَوَارَتْ بِٱلْحِجَابِ
And he said: Lo! I have preferred the good things (of the world) to the remembrance of my Lord; till they were taken out of sight behind the curtain.
Surah Saad(38:32)
Sahih al-Bukhari
Actions while Praying
Chapter: Spreading the clothes over the site of prostration
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
We used to pray with the Prophet (ﷺ) in scorching heat, and if someone of us could not put his face on the earth (because of the heat) then he would spread his clothes and prostrate over them.
Sahih al-Bukhari 1208
