Well, the Hijri date 24 Shawwal 1408 corresponds to the Gregorian date Wednesday, 8 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 Wednesday without any doubt. The Arabic date 1408/10/24 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.
If you are still not sure about the date then you can use our Arabic date converter.
The following is the conversion of the Gregorian date 8 June 1988 to its equivalent Arabic date.
The following is the conversion of the Arabic date 24 Shawwal 1408 AH to its equivalent Gregorian date.
إِلَّا عِبَادَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلْمُخْلَصِينَ
Save single-minded slaves of Allah;
Surah As-Saaffaat(37:40)
Sahih al-Bukhari
Oneness, Uniqueness of Allah (Tawheed)
Chapter: What is allowed as regards the interpretation of the Taurat and other Holy Books
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The people of the Scripture used to read the Torah in Hebrew and explain it to the Muslims in Arabic. Then Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "Do not believe the people of the Scripture, and do not disbelieve them, but say, 'We believe in Allah and whatever has been revealed...' (3.84)
Sahih al-Bukhari 7542
