Shaʽban ( ') is the eighth month of the Islamic calendar. It is called the month of 'separation', as the word means 'to disperse' or 'to separate' because the pre-Islamic Arabs used to disperse in search of water.

The fifteenth night of this month is Mid-Sha'ban, which coincides with the celebration of Shab-e-Barat in Muslim communities all over Asia.

Sha'ban is the last lunar month before Ramadan, and so Muslims determine in it when the first day of Ramadan fasting will be. In the second Hijri year (624CE), fasting during Ramadan was made obligatory during this month.<!--See Strauss's citations--> spelled Chaban. The current Turkish spelling today is Şâban.

In another narration Muhammad said, "Do those deeds which you can do easily, as Allah will not get tired (of giving rewards) till you get bored and tired (of performing religious deeds)."

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 estimated start and end dates for Sha'ban, based on the Umm al-Qura calendar of Saudi Arabia, are:

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|11 February 2024

|10 March 2024

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|31 January 2025

|28 February 2025

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|20 January 2026

|17 February 2026

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|10 January 2027

|7 February 2027

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|29 December 2027

|27 January 2028

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|17 December 2028

|15 January 2029

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Islamic events

  • 01 Sha'ban, birth of Zaynab bint Ali
  • 02 Sha'ban, death of (Imam Azam) Abu Hanifa
  • 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
  • 15 Sha'ban, holiday known as Laylat al-Bara'at or Nisfu Sha'ban; birth of Muhammad al-Mahdi
  • 21 Sha'ban, death of Lal Shahbaz Qalandar
  • 22 Sha'ban, death of Muhammad Usman Damani
  • 27 Sha'ban, death of Sayyad Laal Shah Hamdani

See also

  • Maahefun

References

  • Islamic-Western Calendar Converter (Based on the Arithmetical or Tabular Calendar)