Well, the Hijri date 22 Shaban 1408 corresponds to the Gregorian date Saturday, 9 April 1988. This date lies in the eighth month of the Hijri year 1408 AH, which is Shaban of 1408 AH. Both this Hijri and Gregorian date occur on the single day that is Saturday without any doubt. The Arabic date 1408/08/22 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 9 April 1988 to its equivalent Arabic date.
The following is the conversion of the Arabic date 22 Shaban 1408 AH to its equivalent Gregorian date.
وَقَالُوا۟ مَا هِىَ إِلَّا حَيَاتُنَا ٱلدُّنْيَا نَمُوتُ وَنَحْيَا وَمَا يُهْلِكُنَآ إِلَّا ٱلدَّهْرُ ۚ وَمَا لَهُم بِذَٰلِكَ مِنْ عِلْمٍ ۖ إِنْ هُمْ إِلَّا يَظُنُّونَ
And they say: There is naught but our life of the world; we die and we live, and naught destroyeth us save time; when they have no knowledge whatsoever of (all) that; they do but guess.
Surah Al-Jaathiya(45:24)
Sahih al-Bukhari
Virtues of the Qur'an
Chapter: Recite the Qur'an together as long as you agree about its interpretation
Narrated `Abdullah:
That he heard a man reciting a Quranic Verse which he had heard the Prophet (ﷺ) reciting in a different way. So he took that man to the Prophet (and told him the story). The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Both of you are reciting in a correct way, so carry on reciting." The Prophet (ﷺ) further added, "The nations which were before you were destroyed (by Allah) because they differed."
Sahih al-Bukhari 5062