Well, the Hijri date 17 Shawwal 1440 corresponds to the Gregorian date Thursday, 20 June 2019. This date lies in the tenth month of the Hijri year 1440 AH, which is Shawwal of 1440 AH. Both this Hijri and Gregorian date occur on the single day that is Thursday without any doubt. The Arabic date 1440/10/17 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 20 June 2019 to its equivalent Arabic date.
The following is the conversion of the Arabic date 17 Shawwal 1440 AH to its equivalent Gregorian date.
كَذَٰلِكَ نَفْعَلُ بِٱلْمُجْرِمِينَ
Thus deal We ever with the guilty.
Surah Al-Mursalaat(77:18)
Sahih al-Bukhari
Funerals (Al-Janaa'iz)
Chapter: The order of following the funeral procession
Narrated Abu Huraira:
I heard Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) saying, "The rights of a Muslim on the Muslims are five: to respond to the salaam, visiting the sick, to follow the funeral processions, to accept an invitation, and to reply to those who sneeze. (see Hadith 1239)
Sahih al-Bukhari 1240
