Thu Feb 13 12:50:03 UTC 2025: **Muslims Observe Shab-e-Barat on February 13, 2025**

NEW DELHI—The Muslim community observed Shab-e-Barat, or Shab-e-Baraat, on the night of Thursday, February 13, 2025. This significant Islamic holiday, falling on the 15th of Shaban (the eighth month of the Islamic calendar), is a night of prayer, repentance, and seeking forgiveness.

Celebrations began after the Maghrib (sunset) prayers. Throughout the night, Muslims engage in intense prayer (ibadat), seeking forgiveness for their sins, reciting the Quran, and offering prayers for the well-being of their families, communities, and the world. Shab-e-Barat is considered a night of divine mercy (rahmat) and forgiveness (magfirat), with a belief that prayers offered are readily accepted by Allah.

Many also pray for the forgiveness of their deceased ancestors and some visit cemeteries to read Fatiha. Shab-e-Barat is one of five nights in the Islamic calendar believed to be particularly blessed, along with the nights of Eid, Bakrid, Miraj, and Shab-e-Qadr in Ramadan.

While observing a two-day fast (on Shab-e-Barat and the following day) is a common practice, it is considered a voluntary (nafil) fast, not obligatory. The belief is that this fast can lead to forgiveness for past sins.

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