Mid-Sha'ban
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 Sufi Muslim communities on the eve of 15th of Sha'ban (i.e., the night following the sunset on the 14th day) — the same night as Shab-e-barat or Laylat al-Bara’ah (Arabic: ليلة البراءة).
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Mid-Sha'ban observance | |
Observed by | Muslims |
Type | Islamic |
Observances | Prayers for forgiveness |
Date | Eve of 15th of Sha'ban (after sunset on the 14th) |
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