Well, the Hijri date 7 Shawwal 1408 corresponds to the Gregorian date Sunday, 22 May 1988. This date lies in the tenth month of the Hijri year 1408 AH, which is Shawwal of 1408 AH. Both this Hijri and Gregorian date occur on the single day that is Sunday without any doubt. The Arabic date 1408/10/07 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 22 May 1988 to its equivalent Arabic date.
The following is the conversion of the Arabic date 7 Shawwal 1408 AH to its equivalent Gregorian date.
أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ ٱلَّذِينَ لَعَنَهُمُ ٱللَّهُ ۖ وَمَن يَلْعَنِ ٱللَّهُ فَلَن تَجِدَ لَهُۥ نَصِيرًا
Those are they whom Allah hath cursed, and he whom Allah hath cursed, thou (O Muhammad) wilt find for him no helper.
Surah An-Nisaa(4:52)
Sahih al-Bukhari
Shortening the Prayers (At-Taqseer)
Chapter: Whoever offered Nawafil not after the compulsory Salat but before it
Narrated Salim bin `Abdullah:
Ibn `Umar said, "Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) used to pray the Nawafil on the back of his Mount (carriage) by signs facing any direction." Ibn `Umar used to do the same.
Sahih al-Bukhari 1105
