Shaʽban (Arabic: شَعْبَان, Šaʿbān) is the eighth month of the Islamic calendar.
[1] The fifteenth night of this month is Mid-Sha'ban,[2] which coincides with the celebration of Shab-e-Barat in Muslim communities all over Asia.
In the second Hijri year (624), fasting during Ramadan was made obligatory during this month.
[1] The virtues of Sha'ban is mentioned in various traditions of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.
The estimated start and end dates for Sha'ban, based on the Umm al-Qura calendar of Saudi Arabia, are:[10]