Well, the Hijri date 17 Shawwal 1389 corresponds to the Gregorian date Friday, 26 December 1969. This date lies in the tenth month of the Hijri year 1389 AH, which is Shawwal of 1389 AH. Both this Hijri and Gregorian date occur on the single day that is Friday without any doubt. The Arabic date 1389/10/17 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 26 December 1969 to its equivalent Arabic date.
The following is the conversion of the Arabic date 17 Shawwal 1389 AH to its equivalent Gregorian date.
وَتِلْكَ ٱلْقُرَىٰٓ أَهْلَكْنَٰهُمْ لَمَّا ظَلَمُوا۟ وَجَعَلْنَا لِمَهْلِكِهِم مَّوْعِدًۭا
And (all) those townships! We destroyed them when they did wrong, and We appointed a fixed time for their destruction.
Surah Al-Kahf(18:59)
Sahih al-Bukhari
Funerals (Al-Janaa'iz)
Chapter: What (sort of) wailing over a deceased is disliked
Narrated Ibn 'Umar from his father:
The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "The deceased is tortured in his grave for the wailing done over him." Narrated Shu'ba: The deceased is tortured for the wailing of the living ones over him .
Sahih al-Bukhari 1292
