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Sha'ban

Eighth month of the Islamic calendar

Summary

Eighth month of the Islamic calendar

Field	Value
native_name	ar
calendar	Islamic calendar
num	8
days	29–30 (depends on actual observation of the moon's crescent)
holidays	Shab-e-Barat
prev_month	Rajab
next_month	Ramadan

Shaʽban ( ar) 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.

In the post-Tanzimat Ottoman Empire context, the word was, in French, the main language of diplomacy and a common language among educated and among non-Muslim subjects, spelled Chaban. The current Turkish spelling today is Şâban.

Virtues

The virtues of Sha'ban is mentioned in various traditions of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.

Aisha, the wife of Muhammad, narrated that "(she) did not see him fasting in any month more than in the month of Sha'ban," except Ramadan.

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:

AH	First day (CE/AD)	Last day (CE/AD)	1443	1444	1445	1446	1447
4 March 2022	1 April 2022
21 February 2023	22 March 2023
11 February 2024	10 March 2024
31 January 2025	28 February 2025
20 January 2026	17 February 2026

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
27 Sha'ban, birth of Eissa Hussain Allaqband

References

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G.E. von Grunebaum, ''Muhammadan Festivals'' (London: Curzon Press, 1976), pp. 53-54.
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Youssof, R.. (1890). "Dictionnaire portatif turc-français de la langue usuelle en caractères latins et turcs".
"Sahih al-Bukhari 1969 - Fasting - كتاب الصوم - Sunnah.com - Sayings and Teachings of Prophet Muhammad (صلى الله عليه و سلم)".
"Sunan an-Nasa'i 2351 - The Book of Fasting - كتاب الصيام - Sunnah.com - Sayings and Teachings of Prophet Muhammad (صلى الله عليه و سلم)".
"Riyad as-Salihin 1226 - The Book of Virtues - كتاب الفضائل - Sunnah.com - Sayings and Teachings of Prophet Muhammad (صلى الله عليه و سلم)".
"Sahih al-Bukhari 1970 - Fasting - كتاب الصوم - Sunnah.com - Sayings and Teachings of Prophet Muhammad (صلى الله عليه و سلم)".
"The Umm al-Qura Calendar of Saudi Arabia".

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