Shab-e-Barat
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Shab-e-Barat () or Nisfu Syaaban (Southeastern Asian Muslims) is a Mid-Sha'ban related religious celebration celebrated in many South Asian, Central Asian, South East Asian and Middle Eastern Muslim countries, on the 15th night (the night on 15th only) of the month of Sha'ban, the eighth month of the Islamic calendar.
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Encyclopedic overview
14 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Description
- Origins
- Significance and traditions
- Customs in different countries
- Iran
- Iraq
- Bangladesh
- India
- Pakistan
- Turkey
- See also
- References
- External links
Shab-e-Barat () or Nisfu Syaaban (Southeastern Asian Muslims) is a Mid-Sha'ban related religious celebration celebrated in many South Asian, Central Asian, South East Asian and Middle Eastern Muslim countries, on the 15th night (the night on 15th only) of the month of Sha'ban, the eighth month of the Islamic calendar.
== Etymology ==
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