The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (773 page)

sh
r
’ (10 Mu
arram, for
Sunnis
a day of blessing, but for Shi‘ites the anniversary of the martyrdom of
al-Husain
); Mawlid al-Nab
(12 Rab
‘ al-Awwal, Mu
ammad's birthday); Laylat al-
Mi‘r
j
(27 Rajab, the Night Journey); Laylat al-Bar
‘ah (15 Sha‘b
n, the night on which sins are forgiven and the destiny of the next year is fixed); Rama
n, a month of fasting during daylight hours which includes on the 10th the commemoration of the
Exodus
, and on the 27th,
Laylat al-Qadr
, the night of the descent of the Qur'
n;
‘
d
al-Fi