Well, the Hijri date 16 Rabi Al Awwal 1459 corresponds to the Gregorian date Saturday, 2 May 2037. This date lies in the third month of the Hijri year 1459 AH, which is Rabi Al-Awwal of 1459 AH. Both this Hijri and Gregorian date occur on the single day that is Saturday without any doubt. The Arabic date 1459/03/16 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 2 May 2037 to its equivalent Arabic date.
The following is the conversion of the Arabic date 16 Rabi Al Awwal 1459 AH to its equivalent Gregorian date.
وَقَالَ لِفِتْيَٰنِهِ ٱجْعَلُوا۟ بِضَٰعَتَهُمْ فِى رِحَالِهِمْ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَعْرِفُونَهَآ إِذَا ٱنقَلَبُوٓا۟ إِلَىٰٓ أَهْلِهِمْ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَرْجِعُونَ
He said unto his young men: Place their merchandise in their saddlebags, so that they may know it when they go back to their folk, and so will come again.
Surah Yusuf(12:62)
Sahih al-Bukhari
Prophetic Commentary on the Qur'an (Tafseer of the Prophet (pbuh))
"For every nation there is a direction to which they face (in their prayers)..." (V.2:148)
Narrated Al-Bara:
We prayed along with the Prophet (ﷺ) facing Jerusalem for sixteen or seventeen months. Then Allah ordered him to turn his face towards the Qibla (in Mecca):-- "And from whence-so-ever you start forth (for prayers) turn your face in the direction of (the Sacred Mosque of Mecca) Al-Masjid-ul Haram.." (2.149)
Sahih al-Bukhari 4492
