Ruwa: Beliefs and Practices on Laylah al-Barāʾah or Laylah al-Niṣf min Shaʿbān
by Maulana Irshaad Sedick Traditionally the night of the 15th of Shaʿbān or Layla al-Barāʾah is known as Ruwa and in Cape Town, South Africa. Every year on this night, Muslims gather in their local masjid to commemorate this night as one of die groot aande (the big nights). The […]
