Well, the Hijri date 24 Dhul Hijjah 1408 corresponds to the Gregorian date Saturday, 6 August 1988. This date lies in the twelfth month of the Hijri year 1408 AH, which is Dhu Al-Hijjah of 1408 AH. Both this Hijri and Gregorian date occur on the single day that is Saturday without any doubt. The Arabic date 1408/12/24 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.
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The following is the conversion of the Gregorian date 6 August 1988 to its equivalent Arabic date.
The following is the conversion of the Arabic date 24 Dhul Hijjah 1408 AH to its equivalent Gregorian date.
مَا يُبَدَّلُ ٱلْقَوْلُ لَدَىَّ وَمَآ أَنَا۠ بِظَلَّٰمٍۢ لِّلْعَبِيدِ
The sentence that cometh from Me cannot be changed, and I am in no wise a tyrant unto the slaves.
Surah Qaaf(50:29)
Sahih al-Bukhari
Funerals (Al-Janaa'iz)
Chapter: Talking about the wicked among the dead
Narrated Ibn `Abbas.:
Abu Lahab, may Allah curse him, once said to the Prophet (p.b.u.h), "Perish you all the day." Then the Divine Inspiration came: "Perish the hands of Abi Lahab! And perish he!" (111.1).
Sahih al-Bukhari 1394
