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Definition of Shaaban
1. Noun. The eighth month of the Islamic calendar.
Group relationships: Islamic Calendar, Mohammedan Calendar, Moslem Calendar, Muhammadan Calendar, Muslim Calendar
Generic synonyms: Islamic Calendar Month
Lexicographical Neighbors of Shaaban
Literary usage of Shaaban
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Life of Captain Sir Richd F. Burton by Isabel Burton (1893)
"None but Hamdan had brought a calabash. shaaban clamoured for water. ...
Our purblind guide once more lagged in the rear, yielding the lead to old shaaban. ..."
2. An Account of the British Settlement of Aden in Arabia by Frederick Mercer Hunter (1877)
"Ziarah held 13th shaaban. 9. 1 Shaikh Ahmed bin A'li was a learned Kazi of Aden,
... Ziarah held 12th shaaban in Aden, since the last twenty years only. 12. ..."
3. The Democratisation Process in Zanzibar: A Retarded Transition by Mohammed Ali Bakari (2001)
"... from his job hours after he had issued a new warrant for the arrest of the
CUF Secretary General, Seif Shariff Hamad, and Vice Chairman, shaaban ..."
4. Egyptian Calendar for the Year 1295 A.H. (1878 A.D.): Corresponding with the (1877)
"This night, the eve of 15th of shaaban, is held in great reverence : and special
prayers are ordained for use. On this night the Lotus Tree of Paradise, ..."
5. An Account of the Manners and Customs of the Modern Egyptians: Written in by Edward William Lane (1871)
"... already described are the most famous, and the ceremonies of all are nearly
the same " The Night of the Middle of shaaban," or ..."
6. An Account of the Manners and Customs of the Modern Egyptians: Written in by Edward William Lane (1871)
"... already described are the most famous, and the ceremonies of all are nearly
the same " The Night of the Middle of shaaban," or ..."
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