Well, the Hijri date 15 Shawwal 1408 corresponds to the Gregorian date Monday, 30 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 Monday without any doubt. The Arabic date 1408/10/15 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 30 May 1988 to its equivalent Arabic date.
The following is the conversion of the Arabic date 15 Shawwal 1408 AH to its equivalent Gregorian date.
فَسَخَّرْنَا لَهُ ٱلرِّيحَ تَجْرِى بِأَمْرِهِۦ رُخَآءً حَيْثُ أَصَابَ
So We made the wind subservient unto him, setting fair by his command whithersoever he intended.
Surah Saad(38:36)
Sahih al-Bukhari
Call to Prayers (Adhaan)
Chapter: The necessity of saying the Takbir, i.e., Allahu Akbar (Allah is the Most Great) and the commencement of As-Salat (the prayer)
Narrated Anas bin Malik Al-Ansari:
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) rode a horse and fell down and the right side of his body was injured. On that day he prayed one of the prayers sitting and we also prayed behind him sitting. When the Prophet (ﷺ) finished the prayer with Taslim, he said, "The Imam is to be followed and if he prays standing then pray standing, and bow when he bows, and raise your heads when he raises his head; prostrate when he prostrates; and if he says "Sami`a l-lahu liman hamidah", you should say, "Rabbana wa laka l-hamd.:
Sahih al-Bukhari 732