Sha'ban
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Sha`ban (Arabic: شعبان sha‘bān) is the eighth month of the Islamic calendar. This is the month of "separation", so called because the pagan Arabs used to disperse in search of water.
The fifteenth night of this month is known as "The Night of Records" (Laylat al-Bara'at).[1] However, observance of this day is disputed.[2]
Timing
The Islamic calendar is a lunar calendar, and months begin when the first crescent of a new moon is sighted. Since the Islamic lunar calendar year is 11 to 12 days shorter than the solar year, Sha`ban migrates throughout the seasons. The start and end dates for Sha`ban are as follows (based on the Umm al-Qura calendar of Saudi Arabia):[3]
| CE / AD | AH | First day | Last day |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 1435 | 30 May | 28 June |
| 2015 | 1436 | 19 May | 17 June |
| 2016 | 1437 | 8 May | 5 June |
| 2017 | 1438 | 27 April | 26 May |
| 2018 | 1439 | 17 April | 15 May |
| 2019 | 1440 | 6 April | 5 May |
| 2020 | 1441 | 27 March | 25 April |
| 2021 | 1442 | 16 March | 17 May |
| 2022 | 1443 | 6 March | 4 April |
| 2023 | 1444 | 25 February | 26 March |
| 2024 | 1445 | 15 February | 13 March |
| Sha`ban dates between 2014 and 2024. Dates may vary. | |||
Islamic events
- 01 Sha`ban, birth of Zaynab bint Ali
- 03 Sha`ban, birth of Husayn ibn Ali
- 04 Sha`ban, birth of Abbas ibn Ali
- 05 Sha`ban, birth of Ali ibn Husayn
- 05 Sha`ban, death of Fizza, the hand-maiden (Qaneez) of Fatimah
- 07 Sha`ban, birth of Qasim ibn Hasan
- 11 Sha`ban, birth of Ali al-Akbar ibn Husayn
- 11 Sha`ban 1293 AH, Abdulhamid II became sultan/caliph of the Ottoman Empire
- 15 Sha`ban, holiday known as Laylat al-Bara'at or Nisfu Sha`ban; birth of Muhammad al-Mahdi
- 22 Sha`ban 1314 AH, death of Muhammad Usman Damani
- 23 Sha`ban 492 AH, Jerusalem was conquered in the First Crusade
- 27 Sha`ban 1313 AH, Birth of Sayyad Laal Shah Hamdani
