Well, the Hijri date 27 Shawwal 1378 corresponds to the Gregorian date Tuesday, 5 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 Tuesday without any doubt. The Arabic date 1378/10/27 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 5 May 1959 to its equivalent Arabic date.
The following is the conversion of the Arabic date 27 Shawwal 1378 AH to its equivalent Gregorian date.
وَلَوْ تَرَىٰٓ إِذْ وُقِفُوا۟ عَلَى ٱلنَّارِ فَقَالُوا۟ يَٰلَيْتَنَا نُرَدُّ وَلَا نُكَذِّبَ بِـَٔايَٰتِ رَبِّنَا وَنَكُونَ مِنَ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ
If thou couldst see when they are set before the Fire and say: Oh, would that we might return! Then would we not deny the revelations of our Lord but we would be of the believers!
Surah Al-An'aam(6:27)
Sahih al-Bukhari
Military Expeditions led by the Prophet (pbuh) (Al-Maghaazi)
Chapter: The dismounting of the Prophet (saws) at Al-Hijr
Narrated Ibn `Umar:
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said to his companions who were at Al-Hijr, "Do not enter upon these people who are being punished, except in a weeping state, lest the same calamity as of theirs should befall you..."
Sahih al-Bukhari 4420
