Well, the Hijri date 8 Shawwal 1394 corresponds to the Gregorian date Wednesday, 23 October 1974. This date lies in the tenth month of the Hijri year 1394 AH, which is Shawwal of 1394 AH. Both this Hijri and Gregorian date occur on the single day that is Wednesday without any doubt. The Arabic date 1394/10/08 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 23 October 1974 to its equivalent Arabic date.
The following is the conversion of the Arabic date 8 Shawwal 1394 AH to its equivalent Gregorian date.
قُلْ أَرَءَيْتُمْ إِن جَعَلَ ٱللَّهُ عَلَيْكُمُ ٱلَّيْلَ سَرْمَدًا إِلَىٰ يَوْمِ ٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ مَنْ إِلَٰهٌ غَيْرُ ٱللَّهِ يَأْتِيكُم بِضِيَآءٍ ۖ أَفَلَا تَسْمَعُونَ
Say: Have ye thought, if Allah made night everlasting for you till the Day of Resurrection, who is a god beside Allah who could bring you light? Will ye not then hear?
Surah Al-Qasas(28:71)
Sahih al-Bukhari
Oneness, Uniqueness of Allah (Tawheed)
Chapter: “…And His Throne was on the water…”
Narrated Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri:
The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "The people will fall unconscious on the Day of Resurrection, then suddenly I will see Moses holding one of the pillars of the Throne." Abu Huraira said: The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "I will be the first person to be resurrected and will see Moses holding the Throne."
Sahih al-Bukhari 7427, 7428