Well, the Hijri date 23 Shawwal 1471 corresponds to the Gregorian date Friday, 23 July 2049. This date lies in the tenth month of the Hijri year 1471 AH, which is Shawwal of 1471 AH. Both this Hijri and Gregorian date occur on the single day that is Friday without any doubt. The Arabic date 1471/10/23 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 July 2049 to its equivalent Arabic date.
The following is the conversion of the Arabic date 23 Shawwal 1471 AH to its equivalent Gregorian date.
وَكَمْ قَصَمْنَا مِن قَرْيَةٍۢ كَانَتْ ظَالِمَةًۭ وَأَنشَأْنَا بَعْدَهَا قَوْمًا ءَاخَرِينَ
How many a community that dealt unjustly have We shattered, and raised up after them another folk!
Surah Al-Anbiyaa(21:11)
Sahih al-Bukhari
Prophetic Commentary on the Qur'an (Tafseer of the Prophet (pbuh))
"...And the moon has been cleft asunder (the people of Makkah requested Prophet Muḥammad pbuh to show them a miracle, so he showed them the splitting of the moon). And if they see a sign, they turn away..." (V.54:1,2)
Narrated Ibn `Abbas:
The moon was cleft asunder during the lifetime of the Prophet.
Sahih al-Bukhari 4866
