Mid-Sha'ban (Arabic: نصف شعبان, romanized: niṣf šaʿbān or ليلة نصف مِن شعبان laylat niṣf min šaʿbān "night on the half of Sha'ban") is a Muslim holiday observed by Shia and Sunni Muslim communities on the eve of 15th of Sha'ban (i.e., the night following the sunset on the 14th day of the eighth month of the Islamic calendar). On this night, some communities celebrate a similar holiday called Shab-e-barat (lit. 'Barat Night') or Laylat al-Bara’ah (Arabic: ليلة البراءة).
Mid-Sha'ban (Arabic: نصف شعبان, romanized: niṣf šaʿbān or ليلة نصف مِن شعبان laylat niṣf min šaʿbān "night on the half of Sha'ban") is a Muslim holiday observed by Shia and Sunni Muslim communities on the eve of 15th of Sha'ban (i.e., the night following the sunset on the 14th day of the eighth month of the Islamic calendar). On this night, some communities celebrate a similar holiday called Shab-e-barat (lit. 'Barat Night') or Laylat al-Bara’ah (Arabic: ليلة البراءة).
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