Well, the Hijri date 18 Ramadan 1408 corresponds to the Gregorian date Wednesday, 4 May 1988. This date lies in the ninth month of the Hijri year 1408 AH, which is Ramadan of 1408 AH. Both this Hijri and Gregorian date occur on the single day that is Wednesday without any doubt. The Arabic date 1408/09/18 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 4 May 1988 to its equivalent Arabic date.
The following is the conversion of the Arabic date 18 Ramadan 1408 AH to its equivalent Gregorian date.
وَإِذَا قِيلَ لَهُ ٱتَّقِ ٱللَّهَ أَخَذَتْهُ ٱلْعِزَّةُ بِٱلْإِثْمِ ۚ فَحَسْبُهُۥ جَهَنَّمُ ۚ وَلَبِئْسَ ٱلْمِهَادُ
And when it is said unto him: Be careful of thy duty to Allah, pride taketh him to sin. Hell will settle his account, an evil resting-place.
Surah Al-Baqara(2:206)
Sahih al-Bukhari
Judgments (Ahkaam)
Chapter: The ruler not ruling in an honest manner
Narrated Ma'qil:
I heard the Prophet (ﷺ) saying, "Any man whom Allah has given the authority of ruling some people and he does not look after them in an honest manner, will never feel even the smell of Paradise."
Sahih al-Bukhari 7150
