- Sha'aban
Sha'aban (Arabic: _ar. شعبان) 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. On the fifteenth night of this month falls the Shab-i-Barat: ‘The Night of Records’; some people think that on this night Muhammad told his followers that Allah records all the deeds that the humans have to perform for the next year. Although there is a difference amongst wahabi muslims and sunni muslims on the authenticity of hadiths that prove such a practice."'
Timing
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Islamic calendar is alunar calendar , and months begin when the first crescent of anew moon is sighted. Since the Islamic lunar calendar year is 11 to 12 days shorter than" thesolar year , Sha'aban migrates throughout the seasons. The start and end dates for Sha'aban are as follows (all future dates are estimates):* 1426 AH – First day:
September 5 ,2005 ; last day:October 3 ,2005
* 1427 AH – First day:August 26 ,2006 ; last day:September 23 ,2006
* 1428 AH – First day:August 15 ,2007 ; last day:September 12 ,2007
* 1429 AH – First day:August 4 ,2008 ; last day:September 1 ,2008 Islamic Events
Islamic events""'Shi'a Muslims celebrate the birth dates of several people during this month:
* 01 Sha'aban, birth of Zaynab bint Ali, daughter of Imam Ali.
* 03 Sha'aban, birth of the third Imam Husayn ibn Ali.
* 04 Sha'aban, birth of Abbas ibn Ali, son of Ali ibn Abi Talib.
* 05 Sha'aban, The fourth Imam Ali ibn Husayn.
* 05 Sha'aban, death of Hazrat Fiza, the Qaneez(hand-maiden) of Fatima Zahra.
* 07 Sha'aban, birth of Qasim, son of the second Shi'a Imam Hassan ibn Ali.
* 11 Sha'aban, birth of Ali Akbar, son of the third Shi'a Imam Husayn.
* 14 Sha'aban, night of prayer known as Shab-e-Barat observed by Muslims.
* 15 Sha'aban (Mid-Sha'aban), birth of the twelfth Shia Imam, Muhammad al-Mahdi.ee also
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Islamic calendar External links
* [http://www.phys.uu.nl/~vgent/islam/islam_tabcal.htm Islamic-Western Calendar Converter (Based on the Arithmetical or Tabular Calendar)]
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