The end of Ramadan is marked by Eid Ul-Fitr. Eid Ul-Fitr is celebrated on the first day of Shaw’waal.”Eid” is an Arabic meaning “festival“, while Fitr means “to purify”. So Eid Ul-Fitr represents the purification after completing the fasting month. Continue Reading →
Monthly Archives: August 2013
I`tikaf – Spiritual Retreat
The general and preferred Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah (pbuh) was to dedicate himself to the worship and remembrance of the Lord in isolation in the masjid for a period in the month of Ramadan. In the year the Prophet (pbuh) died, he (pbuh) observed ‘itikaf’ for twenty days of Ramadan. Continue Reading →
Shab-e-Qadr – Night of Power
Shab-e-Qadr (the night of Qadr) is a highly virtuous night since the Holy Quran was transferred on the holy heart of the Prophet(pbuh) from LOH-E-MEHFOOZ (the Preserved Tablet) to the earth in this night. Continue Reading →
Ramadan- Duas’ for the Last 10 Nights
1. In ‘al-Kafi’, Shaykh al-Kulayniy has reported Imam Ja`far al-Sadiq (a.s) to recite:
أَعُوذُ بِجَلالِ وَجْهِكَ الكَرِيمِ
أَنْ يَنْقَضِيَ عَنّي شَهْرُ رَمَضَانَ
أَوْ يَطْلُعَ الفَجْرُ مِنْ لَيْلَتِي هذِهِ
وَلَكَ قِبَلِي تَبِعَةٌ أَوْ ذَنْبٌ تُعَذّبُنِي عَلَيْهِ
a`udhu bijalali wajhika alkarimi
an yanqadhiya `anni shahru ramadhana
aw yathlu`a alfajru min laylaty hadhihi
wa laka qibaly tabi`atun aw dhanbun tu`adhdhibuny `alayhi
Ramdan-The Month of Patience
Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) described Ramadan as the month of patience (narrated by Nesa’ee). He also stated that being grateful to Allah is half the faith, and being patient is the other half of faith. Continue Reading →