Sha'ban (Arabic: شعبان, translit. sha‘bān) is the eighth month of the Islamic calendar.
This is the month of "separation", so called because the pagan Arabs used to disperse in search of water.
The fifteenth night of this month is known as the"Night of Records" (Laylat al-Bara'at).
However, observance of this day is disputed. Sha'ban is the last lunar month before Ramadan,
and so Muslims determine in it when the first day of
Ramadan fasting will be.
