Well, the Hijri date 16 Shawwal 1457 corresponds to the Gregorian date Sunday, 16 December 2035. This date lies in the tenth month of the Hijri year 1457 AH, which is Shawwal of 1457 AH. Both this Hijri and Gregorian date occur on the single day that is Sunday without any doubt. The Arabic date 1457/10/16 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 16 December 2035 to its equivalent Arabic date.
The following is the conversion of the Arabic date 16 Shawwal 1457 AH to its equivalent Gregorian date.
وَأَقْبَلَ بَعْضُهُمْ عَلَىٰ بَعْضٍۢ يَتَسَآءَلُونَ
And some of them draw near unto others, mutually questioning.
Surah As-Saaffaat(37:27)
Sahih al-Bukhari
Prophetic Commentary on the Qur'an (Tafseer of the Prophet (pbuh))
"... and to draw their veils all over their Juyubihinna (i.e., their bodies, faces, necks and bosoms)..." (V.24:31)
Narrated Safiya bint Shaiba:
`Aisha used to say: "When (the Verse): "They should draw their veils over their necks and bosoms," was revealed, (the ladies) cut their waist sheets at the edges and covered their heads and faces with those cut pieces of cloth."
Sahih al-Bukhari 4759
