Well, the Hijri date 17 Shawwal 1379 corresponds to the Gregorian date Wednesday, 13 April 1960. This date lies in the tenth month of the Hijri year 1379 AH, which is Shawwal of 1379 AH. Both this Hijri and Gregorian date occur on the single day that is Wednesday without any doubt. The Arabic date 1379/10/17 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 13 April 1960 to its equivalent Arabic date.
The following is the conversion of the Arabic date 17 Shawwal 1379 AH to its equivalent Gregorian date.
قَالَ مُوسَىٰٓ أَتَقُولُونَ لِلْحَقِّ لَمَّا جَآءَكُمْ ۖ أَسِحْرٌ هَٰذَا وَلَا يُفْلِحُ ٱلسَّٰحِرُونَ
Moses said: Speak ye (so) of the Truth when it hath come unto you? Is this magic? Now magicians thrive not.
Surah Yunus(10:77)
Sahih al-Bukhari
Ablutions (Wudu')
Chapter: The washing of the body parts (i.e., the parts which are washed in ablution) once only while performing ablution
Narrated Ibn `Abbas:
The Prophet (ﷺ) performed ablution by washing the body parts only once.
Sahih al-Bukhari 157
