Well, the Hijri date 13 Shawwal 1408 corresponds to the Gregorian date Saturday, 28 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 Saturday without any doubt. The Arabic date 1408/10/13 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 28 May 1988 to its equivalent Arabic date.
The following is the conversion of the Arabic date 13 Shawwal 1408 AH to its equivalent Gregorian date.
يَوْمَ تُوَلُّونَ مُدْبِرِينَ مَا لَكُم مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ مِنْ عَاصِمٍۢ ۗ وَمَن يُضْلِلِ ٱللَّهُ فَمَا لَهُۥ مِنْ هَادٍۢ
A day when ye will turn to flee, having no preserver from Allah: and he whom Allah sendeth astray, for him there is no guide.
Surah Ghafir(40:33)
Sahih al-Bukhari
Invocations
Chapter: To invoke Allah against Al-Mushrikun
Narrated Ibn Abi `Aufa:
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) asked for Allah's wrath upon the Ahzab (confederates), saying, "O Allah, the Revealer of the Holy Book, and the One swift at reckoning! Defeat the confederates; Defeat them and shake them."
Sahih al-Bukhari 6392
