Well, the Hijri date 17 Shawwal 1462 corresponds to the Gregorian date Tuesday, 23 October 2040. This date lies in the tenth month of the Hijri year 1462 AH, which is Shawwal of 1462 AH. Both this Hijri and Gregorian date occur on the single day that is Tuesday without any doubt. The Arabic date 1462/10/17 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 23 October 2040 to its equivalent Arabic date.
The following is the conversion of the Arabic date 17 Shawwal 1462 AH to its equivalent Gregorian date.
مُّتَّكِـِٔينَ عَلَيْهَا مُتَقَٰبِلِينَ
Reclining therein face to face.
Surah Al-Waaqia(56:16)
Sahih al-Bukhari
Virtues of the Qur'an
Chapter: The compilation of the Qur'an
Narrated Shaqiq:
`Abdullah said, "I learnt An-Naza'ir which the Prophet (ﷺ) used to recite in pairs in each rak`a." Then `Abdullah got up and Alqama accompanied him to his house, and when Alqama came out, we asked him (about those Suras). He said, "They are twenty Suras that start from the beginning of Al- Mufassal, according to the arrangement done be Ibn Mas`ud, and end with the Suras starting with Ha Mim, e.g. Ha Mim (the Smoke). and "About what they question one another?" (78.1)
Sahih al-Bukhari 4996
