Well, the Hijri date 26 Shawwal 1378 corresponds to the Gregorian date Monday, 4 May 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 1378/10/26 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 4 May 1959 to its equivalent Arabic date.
The following is the conversion of the Arabic date 26 Shawwal 1378 AH to its equivalent Gregorian date.
وَلِلَّهِ مَا فِى ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَمَا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ ۚ يَغْفِرُ لِمَن يَشَآءُ وَيُعَذِّبُ مَن يَشَآءُ ۚ وَٱللَّهُ غَفُورٌۭ رَّحِيمٌۭ
Unto Allah belongeth whatsoever is in the heavens and whatsoever is in the earth. He forgiveth whom He will, and punisheth whom He will. Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.
Surah Aal-i-Imraan(3:129)
Sahih al-Bukhari
Companions of the Prophet
Chapter: "If I were to take Khalil ..."
Narrated Aiyub:
The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "If I were to take a Khalil, I would have taken him (i.e. Abu Bakr) as a Khalil, but the Islamic brotherhood is better."
Sahih al-Bukhari 3657
