Blessed Night
When Is Laylat al-Bara'ah? 2027 Date and Countdown
Date
Friday, January 22, 2027 evening
night of 15 Sha'ban 1448
The night begins with the evening ezan; in Istanbul that is 18:15.
Laylat al-Bara'ah 2027 falls on Friday, January 22, 2027, beginning at the evening ezan. Hijri date: night of 15 Sha'ban 1448. 83 days to go.
NIGHT OF
BARA'AH
Friday, January 22, 2027 evening
Tonight's guide
Evening of Friday, January 22, 2027.
The night begins with the evening ezan on January 22, 2027 (Istanbul: 18:15) and ends at İmsak, the dawn, on January 23, 2027 (Istanbul: 06:47). The times of your own province differ.
Suggestions for tonight
The hundred-rak'ah prayer known as the Berat prayer has no sound basis.
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What to know about Laylat al-Bara'ah
Laylat al-Bara'ah is the night of mid-Sha'ban. 'Bara'ah' means release from an obligation and freedom from guilt, and believers hope for forgiveness on this night. The chains of the narrations about it are considered weak. It falls about two weeks before Ramadan, a stop on the way of spiritual preparation.
Diyanet's list gives a Blessed Night under the date of the evening on which it begins. According to the TDV Encyclopedia of Islam, the date of a Blessed Night always belongs to the day that follows the night, so the night begins with the evening ezan of the listed day.
Laylat al-Bara'ah dates, 2027 to 2033
The Hijri year is about 11 days shorter than the Gregorian year, so the date moves earlier every year. Dates for 2026 and 2027 follow the list Diyanet has published; later ones are estimates.
| Year | Date | Hijri |
|---|---|---|
| 2027 | Friday, January 22, 2027 evening | night of 15 Sha'ban 1448 |
| 2028 | Tuesday, January 11, 2028 eveningestimated | night of 15 Sha'ban 1449 |
| 2028 | Saturday, December 30, 2028 eveningestimated | night of 15 Sha'ban 1450 |
| 2029 | Thursday, December 20, 2029 eveningestimated | night of 15 Sha'ban 1451 |
| 2030 | Monday, December 9, 2030 eveningestimated | night of 15 Sha'ban 1452 |
| 2031 | Saturday, November 29, 2031 eveningestimated | night of 15 Sha'ban 1453 |
| 2032 | Wednesday, November 17, 2032 eveningestimated | night of 15 Sha'ban 1454 |
| 2033 | Sunday, November 6, 2033 eveningestimated | night of 15 Sha'ban 1455 |
Diyanet has not yet published its list of religious days for this year. This date is an estimate from lunar-month calculations and may turn out one day different. It is updated when Diyanet publishes its list.
What is known about this night
The notes come from Diyanet and the TDV Encyclopedia of Islam. Where schools differ, the Hanafi view used in Türkiye is given together with the others.
Bara'ah is the night of 15 Sha'ban. The word means release from an obligation and freedom from guilt, and believers hope for forgiveness on this night.
Source: TDV, Bara'ah Night
The TDV Encyclopedia notes that the chains of the hadiths about this night are weak. No special prayer is prescribed for it either; the hundred-rak'ah prayer reported by al-Ghazali was rejected by al-Nawawi and al-Iraqi as baseless.
Source: TDV, Bara'ah Night
Scholars agree that prayer, Quran recitation and supplication on this night can bring reward, while holding that inventing special rites or celebrations for it and making them customary has no place in religion.
Source: TDV, Bara'ah Night
The Prophet (pbuh) did not prescribe a special prayer or form of worship for the Blessed Nights. According to Türkiye's Diyanet Higher Board of Religious Affairs, these nights are used to review one's life, repent, make supplication, read and reflect on the Quran, and pray make-up or voluntary prayers.
The same fatwa holds that fasting on the day after a Blessed Night is recommended (mustahab).
Sources
- TDV Encyclopedia of Islam: Bara'ah Night (Turkish)
- Diyanet Higher Board: is there a special prayer for the Blessed Nights? (Turkish)
- Diyanet Vakit Hesaplama: 2026 list of religious days (Turkish)
- Diyanet Vakit Hesaplama: 2027 list of religious days (Turkish)
- TDV Encyclopedia of Islam: the Blessed Nights (Turkish)
