Well, the Hijri date 21 Shawwal 1408 corresponds to the Gregorian date Sunday, 5 June 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 1408/10/21 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 5 June 1988 to its equivalent Arabic date.
The following is the conversion of the Arabic date 21 Shawwal 1408 AH to its equivalent Gregorian date.
ٱلَّذِينَ عَٰهَدتَّ مِنْهُمْ ثُمَّ يَنقُضُونَ عَهْدَهُمْ فِى كُلِّ مَرَّةٍۢ وَهُمْ لَا يَتَّقُونَ
Those of them with whom thou madest a treaty, and then at every opportunity they break their treaty, and they keep not duty (to Allah).
Surah Al-Anfaal(8:56)
Sahih al-Bukhari
Afflictions and the End of the World
Chapter: “Do not renegade as disbelievers after me by striking the neck of one another.”
Narrated Ibn `Abbas:
The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Beware! Do not renegade as (disbelievers) after me by striking (cutting) the necks of one another."
Sahih al-Bukhari 7079
