Well, the Hijri date 26 Shawwal 1408 corresponds to the Gregorian date Friday, 10 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 Friday without any doubt. The Arabic date 1408/10/26 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 10 June 1988 to its equivalent Arabic date.
The following is the conversion of the Arabic date 26 Shawwal 1408 AH to its equivalent Gregorian date.
فَفَرَرْتُ مِنكُمْ لَمَّا خِفْتُكُمْ فَوَهَبَ لِى رَبِّى حُكْمًۭا وَجَعَلَنِى مِنَ ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ
Then I fled from you when I feared you, and my Lord vouchsafed me a command and appointed me (of the number) of those sent (by Him).
Surah Ash-Shu'araa(26:21)
Sahih al-Bukhari
Wishes
Chapter: What kind of wishing is disliked
Narrated Sa`d bin Ubaid:
(the Maula of `Abdur-Rahman bin Azhar) Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "None of you should long for death, for if he is a good man, he may increase his good deeds, and if he is an evil-doer, he may stop the evil deeds and repent."
Sahih al-Bukhari 7235
