Festival
2021: Learn all about the date Shabaan 15 will start in Pakistan and the history of the Muslim festival along with its meaning and the traditional rituals that are part of its celebrations.
Translating "The Night of Fortune and Forgiveness," Shab-e-Barat means a night of forgiveness or atonement and is observed between the night of the 14th and 15th of the month of Sha'aban, the eighth month of the Islamic calendar. 'Shab' is a Persian word for night, while 'Barat' in Arabic means salvation and forgiveness and Muslims believe that on this night, Allah decides the fortune of the people for the coming year, their livelihood, and whether they will have the chance. to perform Hajj. (pilgrimage).
So they pray to Allah to forgive all his sins and those of his deceased ancestors and release his destiny from hell. The day is also known as Shab-e-Raat, Bara'a Night, Mid-Sha'ban, Barat Night, Cheragh e Brat (light), Berat Kandili, or Nisfu Syaaban (in Southeast Asian Muslims) or Laylat al-Baraat.
It should be noted that this night of remembrance is observed among Sufis throughout the Indian subcontinent, in Central Asia and Turkey, but not among the Salafis, Wahhabis, and the more orthodox Arabs and Islamic followers.
Date:
This year, Mid-Sha'ban 2021 will begin on the night of Sunday, March 28, and end on the night of Monday, March 29.
History:
Shab-e-Barat commemorates the day that Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) entered the city of Mecca. Another belief says that Prophet Muhammad's wife, Hazrat Aisha Siddiqa, went out looking for him when she found him missing that night. She later found him in the Medina cemetery, mourning and praying for the forgiveness of the deceased for a long time, and this gave maximum sanctity to this day.
According to the Quran, on this night Allah said: “Whoever wants forgiveness, I will forgive you. Whoever wants food, I will give him food. "It is believed that Allah said this throughout the night until it was the Fajr, the time when Muslims pray at dawn. It is believed that on this day the destinies of all people are written by Allah considering his past actions and when he also forgives sinners.
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Meaning:
According to some Sunni traditions, on this night the names of the souls who will be born and those who will leave the world and the sustenance will be sent are also determined. The Gates of Mercy and Forgiveness are believed to be wide open on this night as you can draw close to Allah by His infinite mercy.
However, some qualities are unacceptable and no mercy will be shown, for example, a person who creates conflict between two Muslims or a person who unfairly takes away the right and property of another Muslim and it has not yet been rectified.
According to a hadith, “Without doubt, Allah surrounds everything on the fifteenth night of Sha’aban with His mercy. He forgives all his creatures except the mushriks (polytheists) and those whose hearts are filled with hatred or enmity towards others ... ”(Al-Targhib wa al-Tarhib, 2: 118).
In a hadith, Aisha is reported to have said that Muhammad said: "This is Sha'ban midnight. Allah frees a large number of people from Hell in it, more than the number of hairs that grow on the sheep of the tribe. , Kalb. But he does not even look at a person who associates partners with Allah, nor at a person who feeds malice in his heart (against another Muslim), nor at a person who cuts the ties of relationships of the womb, or at a man that leaves the clothes beyond the ankles (as a sign of pride), to a person who disobeys their parents, or to a person who has the habit of drinking wine ".
Another hadith classified Hassan by Albani in his silsilah Al-Sahihah says: "Allah looks at the creation of him on the night of the 15th of Sha'aban and forgives his servants except two: one with hateful intent (mushanin) and one assassin (qatilu nafs) ".
Also reported by Tabrani and Al Bayhaqi, "The Prophet said: 'In the middle night of Shaban, Allah the Highest descends to the lowest heaven and remits more sins than the hair of the goats of Banu Kalb.'"
Celebrations:
This occasion is celebrated with great fervor throughout South Asia, including India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Azerbaijan, and Turkey, and in Central Asia, including Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, and Kyrgyzstan. Those Muslims who observe this night do so with special prayers, fasts, and rituals such as staying awake most of the night, usually taking short breaks and praying to Allah, and reciting the Qur'an until dawn.
Sometimes night vigils are also organized along with prayers, but in general, people pray mainly at home with their own families. Charity is made with money and food that are distributed to the poor.
Muslims also have a tradition of visiting mosques and cemeteries on this day. Also, on this day, Shiite Muslims commemorate the birthday of Muhammad al-Mahdi, the last of his "Twelve Imams" who were divinely ordained to succeed the Prophet and who is believed to appear again to destroy the false Messiah and save the Lord. world.
Due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, the Government of India's Ministry of Health and Family Welfare issued an order that read: "In view of upcoming festivals such as Holi, Shab-e-Barat, Easter, Bihu, and Eid -ul -Fitr, etc., it is strongly recommended that States consider imposing local restrictions on public observation of these festivals and limiting/eliminating mass gatherings, in the exercise of the powers conferred under Section 22 of the Disaster Management Act of 2005 ".
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