Well, the Hijri date 20 Shawwal 1423 corresponds to the Gregorian date Tuesday, 24 December 2002. This date lies in the tenth month of the Hijri year 1423 AH, which is Shawwal of 1423 AH. Both this Hijri and Gregorian date occur on the single day that is Tuesday without any doubt. The Arabic date 1423/10/20 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 24 December 2002 to its equivalent Arabic date.
The following is the conversion of the Arabic date 20 Shawwal 1423 AH to its equivalent Gregorian date.
فَإِذَا جَآءَتِ ٱلطَّآمَّةُ ٱلْكُبْرَىٰ
But when the great disaster cometh,
Surah An-Naazi'aat(79:34)
Sahih al-Bukhari
Judgments (Ahkaam)
Chapter: To bear witness as to the writer of a stamped letter; and the letter of a ruler to a governor, and of a judge to a judge
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
When the Prophet (ﷺ) intended to write to the Byzantines, the people said, "They do not read a letter unless it is sealed (stamped)." Therefore the Prophet (ﷺ) took a silver ring----as if I am looking at its glitter now----and its engraving was: 'Muhammad, Apostle of Allah'.
Sahih al-Bukhari 7162
