Shab-e-Barat 2024: Shah-e-Barat, also known as the night of fortune and forgiveness, is a major celebration for the Muslim community. This festival is celebrated on the 14th or 15th day of Sha’ban, the eighth month of the Islamic calendar, and the festivities begin in the evening where people observing the night stay awake, do fast and read the Quran till the dawn of the next day.
Shab-e-Barat 2024: Date
Shab-e-Barat or Mid-Sha’ban 2024 date starts in the evening of 18th March and ends in the evening of the 19th March.
Shab-e-Barat 2024: Significance
A night of atonement, it is believed that on this day the Almighty forgives sins of those who pray and reward them with fortune for the whole year. Muslims believe that on the Shab-e-Barat’s night, God writes the destinies of all men and women for the coming year by taking into account the deeds they committed in the past.
Shab-e-Barat: History
It is believed that Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) entered the city of Makkah on this day. As per another belief, Prophet Mohammad’s wife, Hazrat Aisha Siddiqa went out in search of him when she found him missing on this night. Later, she found him in Median’s cemetery, praying for the forgiveness of the deceased for a long time.
