Shab-e-barat

February 24, Saturday

Shab-e-Barat, Barat Night, Cheragh e Barat, Berat Kandili, or Nisfu Syaaban (in Southeastern Asian Muslims) Shab-e-Barat is one of the major festivals for the Muslims, celebrated on the 15th night (the night on 15th only) of the month of Sha'ban, the eighth month of the Islamic calendar. This blessed night starts at sunset on the 15th Shaban and ends at dawn on the 15th of Shaban. Different countries have different ways of celebrating this day and each has a different name for it. Shab-e-Barat is observed simultaneously with the Shia Mid-Sha'ban Mahdi birthday festival, but Barat has different origins.

Shab-e-barat

Shab-e-barat in other countries