Well, the Hijri date 18 Shawwal 1462 corresponds to the Gregorian date Wednesday, 24 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 Wednesday without any doubt. The Arabic date 1462/10/18 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 October 2040 to its equivalent Arabic date.
The following is the conversion of the Arabic date 18 Shawwal 1462 AH to its equivalent Gregorian date.
وَهُوَ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ مِنَ ٱلْمَآءِ بَشَرًۭا فَجَعَلَهُۥ نَسَبًۭا وَصِهْرًۭا ۗ وَكَانَ رَبُّكَ قَدِيرًۭا
And He it is Who hath created man from water, and hath appointed for him kindred by blood and kindred by marriage; for thy Lord is ever Powerful.
Surah Al-Furqaan(25:54)
Sahih al-Bukhari
Military Expeditions led by the Prophet (pbuh) (Al-Maghaazi)
Chapter: Ghazwa of Khaibar
Narrated Ibn `Abbas:
I do not know whether the Prophet (ﷺ) forbade the eating of donkey-meat (temporarily) because they were the beasts of burden for the people, and he disliked that their means of transportation should be lost, or he forbade it on the day of Khaibar permanently.
Sahih al-Bukhari 4227
