Ramadan’s Practices and Duas

آداب شهر رمضان

Practices of the Holy Month of Ramadan

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  Handouts:

• Print for first day of Ramadan – Welcoming Ramadan
  Recite on the night before first day of Ramadan
• Print for daily Prayer – Iftar, Suhoor, and Tarawih Duas –
  Supplications for breaking fast, intention, and Tarawih (nightly prayer)
  
• Print for 17th of Ramadan 313 Names of Ashabul Badr– Ahlil Badr –
  On the night preceding the 17th of Ramadan, read the names of 313 Companions of Prophet Muhammad (saws) in the Battle of Badr.

Important Events:

• 3^rd of Ramadan – Urs of Mawlana Khas Muhammad Sirwani (Q),
  (33^rd Shakyh of Naqshbandi Golden Chain)
• 4^th of Ramadan (1393 AH/1973)- Urs of Grandshaykh Abdullah al Faiz Daghestani (Q), (39^thShakyh of Naqshbandi Golden Chain)
• 8^th of Ramadan – Birth of Imam Jafar as Sadiq (as) – (Great grandson of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) and 5^th Shakyh of Naqshbandi Golden Chain)
• 10^th of Ramadan ‐ Passing of Sayyidatina Khadija tul Kubra (as), First wife Prophet Mohammad(saw) and the blessed mother of his children
• 15^th of Ramadan (2 AH)- Birth of Imam Hassan (as) – Grandson of Prophet Muhammad (saws)
  
• 17^th of Ramadan (2AH) – Battle of Badr (313 holy Companions of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) took part in Badr)
  
• 21^st of Ramadan (40 AH) – Shahadat (Martyrdom) of Imam Ali (as), 4th Khalifa (Viceroy) of Prophet Muhammad (saws)
  
• 26^th of Ramadan, the Night preceding 27 of Ramadan is Laylatul Qadr (Night of Power)

Welcoming Blessed Ramadan

Reported by Hasan al-Basri that the Prophet of Allah, Sayyidina Muhammad said:

رَجَبٌ شَهْرُ اللَّهِ ، وَشَعْبَانُ شَهْرِي ، وَرَمَضَانُ شَهْرُ أُمَّتِي

“Rajabu shahr ullahi, wa Sha’banu shahryi, wa ramadanu shahru Ummati.”

“Rajab is the month of Allah, Sha’ban is my month, and Ramadan is the month of my followers.”

The Welcoming of Ramadan’s adab (Etiquette/practice) is to be performed on the day prior to first day of Ramadan, in the evening between Salatul ‘Asr and Maghrib. It`s recommended to do the following:

1. Perform ritual purification Ghusul/Shower after Salatul ‘Asr (before sunset).
2. Dress in best clothes and pray 2 raka`at Salaat al Wudu.
3. Make Intention – Niyyat اَلْنِيَّةْ by reciting: 

نُوَيْتُ الْاَرْبَعِينْ، نُوَيْتُ الْاَعْتِكَافْ، نُوَيْتُ الْخَلْوَة، نُوَيْتُ الْعِزْلَة، نُوَيْتُ الرِّيَاضَة، نُوَيْتُ السُّلُوكْ لِلّهِ تَعَالَي اَلْعَظِيمْ
فِيْ هَذَا الْمَسْجِدْ(فِيْ هَذَا الْجَامِعْ)

Nawaytul Arba’een, Nawaytul ‘itikaf, Nawaytul Khalwah, Nawaytul ‘Uzlah, Nawaytur Riyada, Nawaytus Sulook, Lillahi Ta’al al ‘Azhim fee hadhal masjid (or fee hadhal jami’)

I intend the forty (days of seclusion), I intend seclusion in the mosque, I intend seclusion, I intend isolation, I intend discipline (of the ego), I intend to travel in God’s Path, for the sake of God in this mosque.

4. Recite 100 X Salawat – send praising upon Sayyidina Muhammad (saws)
(Imagine yourself in Rawdah Sharif (blessed garden), in front of the maqamof the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh), in Madinatul Munawera facing the holy Messenger of Allah and praising:

اَللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ، وَّعَلَى آلِ سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ

“Allahumma salli ‘ala Sayyidina Muhammadin, wa ‘ala aali Muhammadin wa sallim”

O Allah! Send Peace and blessings upon Muhammad and upon the Family of Muhammad (Peace be Upon him)

5. Recite the Welcoming Ramadan

Blessings of Ramadan and Fasting