Sha’ban

Just as al-Sunan al-Rawātib are better than other kinds of voluntary prayers, so fasts observed (in the months) before and after Ramadān are better than fasts at other times...

We have come to the end of the sacred month of Rajab. The 1st Sha’bān 1439 will commence on Tuesday 17th April 2018. Now that we are reaching another Sha’bān we must ask: What will be the difference between Sha’bān 1438 and Sha’bān ...

The Supreme Court of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has called on Muslims in its jurisdictions to go out to sight the crescent of the sacred month of Ramadan, in an announcement that was released earlier today, 27th of Shaʿbān ...

Read what is likely one of the most in-depth pieces on this topic in the English language.

What’s the difference between Sha’bān 1435 and Sha’bān 1436? This question may seem confusing or pointless, but before you read on, I want you to ponder for a moment over what you feel the difference is. Sha’bān is the month where last year’s ...

We have come to the end of the sacred month of Rajab, according to the Umm al Qura calendar, with today or tomorrow being the last day depending on the birth of the new moon . The first of Sha’bān 1436 ...