Islamic Year and Months

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TABLE OF CONTENTS Islamic Year and Months... 1 The First Month of the Islamic year is the Month of Ramazan... 5 Days in an Islamic Month:... 6 The four Sacred Months:... 8 Fasting on the last day of Shaban Yom-e-Shuuk :... 10 The Amal of the Month of Ramazan... 12 The First Month of the Islamic year is the Month of Ramazan... 13 The Month of Ramazan:... 14 Supplications at the start of the Month of Ramazan:... 14 Those Who Cannot Fast (Due to Advance Age/being Unwell)... 24 Supplication Prior to breaking of Fast... 25 The bathing during the Month of Ramazan... 26 The Devotion during the Last Days of the Month of Ramazan:... 27 Laylat Al-Qadr (the Night of Pre-determnation)... 27 Salat during the 21 st and 23 rd of Month of Ramazan:... 29 The Supplication during the last ten (days) of a Month of Ramazan... 30 Saying Farewell to the Month of Ramazan:... 39 Al-I tikaf (Fasting for 3 days while staying in a Masjid)... 42 Supplications for the Last Friday of the Month of Ramazan:... 42 Invocation for Friday... 43 Salat of Jumma:... 43 Al-Fitrah Donation/Charity due to Fasting:... 44 Appendix: Month of Ramazan... 45 Supplication for the End of Sahr Time:... 45 Supplications for each day of the Month of Ramazan... 49 The Amal of the Month of Shawwal... 61 The Month of Shawwal:... 62 The Exclamation of Takbeer (the Greatness) of the first night of Shawwal 63 Salat on the Eid Day:... 65 Al-Fitrah Donation/Charity due to Fasting:... 66 The Day of Eid is a Sad Day for a Momin... 69 The Amal of the Month of Ziqaad... 70 The Month of Ziqaad:... 71 Important Dates in the Month of Ziqaad... 72 The Amal of the Month of Zilhajj... 73 The Month of Zilhajj:... 74 2 out of 193

Recitation of Ziyarah of Imam Hussain asws on the Day of Arafah:... 76 10 th of Zilhajj (Eid-ul-Azha)... 77 Ziyarah of Imam Hussain asws on the Day of Eid-ul-Azha:... 78 The Al-Ghadeer (18 th of Zilhajj)... 78 The Rewards of Fasting and the Salaat on Al-Ghadeer... 79 Salat on the Day of Ghadeer... 80 Supplication on the Day of Ghadeer:... 82 Eid-e-Mubahla (24 th of Zilhajj):... 91 Aza (Lamentations) In Zilhajj:... 92 The Amal of the Month of Muharram... 93 The Month of Muharram:... 94 Ashura Aamal (What to do on the 10th of Moharram)... 96 Salat on Day of Ashura:... 101 No Fasting on Ashura and Arafa:... 103 Ziyarat Ashura:... 105 The Amal of the Month of Safar... 109 The Month of Safar:... 110 Shorter Version of Ziyarat-e-Arbaeen:... 110 Ziyarat-e-Arbaeen Method-1... 111 Ziyarat-e-Arbaeen Method-2... 115 The Amal of the Month of Rabi ul Awwal... 118 The Month of Rabi ul Awwal:... 119 HADEETH OF ISLAM OF ALI asws... 120 Eid on the 9 th of Rabi ul Awwal:... 124 Eid on the 17 th of Rabi ul Awwal:... 132 The Amal of the Month of Rabi ul Thani... 134 The Month of Rabi'ul Thani:... 135 Invocation for Days of the Week... 135 Invocation for Saturday... 135 Invocation for Sunday:... 139 Invocation for Monday:... 140 Invocation for Tuesday... 141 Invocation for Wednesday... 142 Invocation for Thursday... 143 Invocation for Friday... 144 The Amal of the Month of Jammadi-ul-Awwal... 146 The Month of Jammadi-ul-Awwal:... 147 Invocation for Days of the Week... 147 Invocation for Saturday... 147 Invocation for Sunday:... 151 3 out of 193

Invocation for Monday:... 152 Invocation for Tuesday... 154 Invocation for Wednesday... 154 Invocation for Thursday... 155 Invocation for Friday... 156 The Amal of the Month of Jammadi-ul-Thanni... 158 The Month of Jammadi-ul-Thanni:... 159 Invocation for Days of the Week... 159 Invocation for Saturday... 159 Invocation for Sunday:... 163 Invocation for Monday:... 165 Invocation for Tuesday... 166 Invocation for Wednesday... 167 Invocation for Thursday... 168 Invocation for Friday... 169 The Amal of the Month of Rajab... 170 The Month of Rajab:... 171 Rajab is one of the four sacred months.... 171 Salat for the 27 th of Rajab:... 173 The most superior of the Eids is Eid of Al-Ghadeer, etc..... 177 The Amal of the Month of Shaban... 179 The Month of Shaban:... 180 The Merits of Shaban... 180 Ammal (worship) for the Eve of the15 th of Shaban:... 182 Ziyarah of Imam Hussain asws on the 15 th of Shaban:... 183 Appendix: Virtues of the month of Shaban... 186 4 out of 193

The First Month of the Islamic year is the Month of Ramazan ع ل ي ب ن إ ب ر اه يم ع ن أ ب يه ع ن ع ب د الل ه ب ن ال م غ ير ة ع ن ع م ر و الش ام ي ع ن أ ب ي ع ب د الل ه ( عليه السالم ) ق ال إ ن ع د ة الش ه ور ع ن د الل ه اث نا ع ش ر ش ه را ف ي ك تاب الل ه ي و م خ ل ق الس ماوات و ا ل ر ض ف غ ر ة الش ه ور ش ه ر الل ه ع ز ذ ك ر ه و ه و ش ه ر ر م ض ان و ق ل ب ش ه ر ر م ض ان ل ي ل ة ال ق د ر و ن ز ل ال ق ر آن ف ي أ و ل ل ي ل ة م ن ش ه ر ر م ض ان ف اس ت ق ب ل الش ه ر ب ال ق ر آ ن. Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Abdullah Bin Al Mugheira, from Amro Al Shamy, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws having said: The number of months in the Presence of Allah azwj are twelve months in the Book of Allah azwj, from the day He azwj Created the skies and the earth. So the commencement of the months is the Month of Allah azwj and it is the Month of Ramazan; and the heart of the Month of Ramazan is the Night of Pre-destination; and the Quran was Revealed in the first night of the Month of Ramazan. Therefore, welcome the Month with the Quran. 1 و ف ي ال ع ل ل ال ت ي ت ر و ى ع ن ال ف ض ل ب ن ش اذ ان الن ي س اب ور ي ر ض ي الل ه ع ن ه و ي ذ ك ر أ ن ه س م ع ه ا م ن الر ض ا ع أ و ل ش ه ور الس ن ة ع ن د أ ه ل ال ح ق ش ه ر ر م ض ان And (it has been narrated) from Fadl ibn Hazan Alnisabure - may Allah azwj be Pleased with him and recalled that he had heard: I heard from (Imam Ali) Al-Reza asws that the first month of the year for the people of Haq is the month of Ramazan. 2 ع ل ي ب ن إ ب ر اه يم ع ن أ ب يه ع ن اب ن م ح ب وب ع ن ع ل ي ب ن ر ئ اب ع ن ال ع ب د الص ال ح ( عليه السالم ) ق ال ا ع ب ه ذ ا الد ع ا ف ي ش ه ر ر م ض ان م س ت ق ب ل خ ول الس ن ة و ذ ك ر أ ن ه م ن ع ا ب ه م ح ت س با م خ ل صا ل م ت ص ب ه ف ي ت ل ك الس ن ة ف ت ن ة و ل آف ة ي ض ر ب ه ا ين ه و ب د ن ه و و ق اه الل ه ع ز ذ ك ر ه ش ر م ا ي أ ت ي ب ه ت ل ك الس ن ة Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Ibn Mahboub, from Ali Bin Raib, (It has been narrated) from Al-Abd Al-Salih asws (7 th Imam asws ) having said: Supplicate with this supplication during the Month of Ramazan, welcoming the entry of the (new) year, and he asws mentioned that the one who supplicates with it, in expectation, sincerely, would neither be hit during that year with ف ت ن ة strife nor آف ة an affliction by which his Religion and his body would be harmed, and Allah azwj would Save him from the evil of what that year would be coming with. See the complete Hadith below: 1 Al Kafi V 4 The Book of Fasts Ch 2 H 1 2 مناليحضرهالفقيه 1 522 5 out of 193

Days in an Islamic Month: ل ي و ما ث ون ث ال ر م ض ان ش ه ر : ق ال ع الل ه ع ب د أ ب ي ع ن م ن ص ور ب ن ح ذ ي ف ة ع ن ن ان س اب ن ع ن ح م ا أ ب ي ب ن ص ال ح ع ن م ح م د ب ن ع ل ي أ ب دا. ي ن ق ص Ali Bin Muhammad, from Salih Bin Abu Hammad, from Ibn Sinan, from Huzeyfa Bin Mansour, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws having said: The Month of Ramazan is of thirty days, not being deficient, ever! م ث ل ه. ح ذ ي ف ة ع ن ن ان س اب ن ع ن ال ح س ي ن ب ن ال ح س ن ع ن ع ن ه و And from, from Al Hassan Bin Al Husayn, from Ibn Sinan, from Huzeyfa similar to it. 3 ر ش ه : ق ال ع الل ه ع ب د أ ب ي ع ن ك ث ير ب ن م ع اذ ع ن م ن ص ور ب ن ح ذ ي ف ة ع ن ن ان س اب ن ع ن ال ح س ي ن ب ن م ح م د ع ن ي ح ي ى ب ن م ح م د أ ب دا. الل ه و ص ي ن ق ل ي و ما ث ون ث ال ر م ض ان Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Muhammad Bin Al Husayn, from Ibn Sinan, from Huzeyfa Bin Mansour, from Moaz Bin Kaseer, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws having said: The Month of Ramazan is of thirty days, not being deficient, by Allah azwj, ever! 4 ت ع ال ى و ت ب ار ك الل ه إ ن : ق ال ع الل ه ع ب د أ ب ي ع ن أ ص ح اب ه ب ع ض ع ن إ س م اع يل ب ن م ح م د ع ن ز ي ا ب ن س ه ل ع ن أ ص ح اب ن ا م ن ع د ة ص ي ن ق ل ر م ض ان أ ب دا ي ت م ل ش ع ب ان ي و ما - خ م س ون و أ ر ب ع و ث م ائ ة ث ال الس ن ة و الس ن ة أ ي ام ع ن اخ ت ز ل ه ا ث م أ ي ا م ت ة س ف ي الد ن ي ا خ ل ق ث و ن ث ال ال ق ع د ة ذ و و ي و ما ع ش ر ون و ت س ع ة ش و ال و ال ع د ة ل ت ك م ل وا و - ي ق ول ج ل و ع ز الل ه إ ن ن اق ص ة ف ر يض ة ت ك ون ل و أ ب دا الل ه و ع ش ر و ن و ت س ع ة جة ال ح ذ و و ل ي ل ة أ ر ب ع ين ر ب ه م يقات ف ت م ب ع ش ر أ ت م م ناها و ل ي ل ة ث الث ين م وسى واع د نا و ج ل - و ع ز الل ه ل ق و ل ي و ما. ص ن اق ر ش ه و ت ا م ش ه ر ك ذ ل د ب ع الش ه ور ث م ي و ما ث ون ث ال ال م ح ر م و ي و ما A number of our companions, from Sahl Bin Ziyad, from Muhammad Bin Ismail, from one of his companions, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws having said: Allah azwj Blessed and High Created the world in six days, then Reduced these from the days of the year; and the year is of three hundred and fifty four (354) days. Shaban will never be complete 5, ever; Ramazan will never be deficient, by Allah azwj, ever! And the Obligation would never happen to be deficient. Allah Mighty and Majestic is Saying [2:185] and (He Desires) that you should complete the number; and Shawwal is of twenty nine days; and Zilqaada is of thirty days due to the Words of Allah azwj Mighty and Majestic [7:142] And We Appointed with Musa a time of thirty nights and Completed them with ten (more), so the Appointed time of his Lord was complete forty nights; and Zilhijja is of twenty nine days; and Al-Muharran is 3 Al Kafi V 4 The Book of Fasts Ch 7 H 1,,الكافي)ط-اإلسالمية( ج 4 ص: 78 H. 1. 4 Al Kafi V 4 The Book of Fasts Ch 7 H 3, -اإلسالمية( ج 4 ص: 79 الكافي)ط, H. 3 5 Except for the leap year as per the Hadith in ref. 58) 6 out of 193

of thirty days. Then, the months after that would be either a complete month or an incomplete month. 6 ت ق ل : ق ال الز ع ف ر ان ي ع م ر ان ع ن ال م د ن ي م ح م د ب ن إ ب ر اه يم ع ن ع ب ي د ب ن ع يس ى ب ن م ح م د ع ن أ ص ح اب ن ا ب ع ض ع ن م ح م د ب ن ع ل ي الس ن ة ن م ت ص م ال ذ ي م ال ي و ان ظ ر ل ق ا ن ص وم ي و م ف أ ي ث ة الث ال و ال ي و م ي ن و ال ي و م ب ال ع ر اق ع ل ي ن ا ت ط ب ق الس م ا إ ن ع الل ه ع ب د ل ب ي. ال خ ام س ي و م ص م و ال م اض ي ة Ali Bin Ibrahim, from one of our companions, from Muhammad Bin Isa Bin Ubeyd, from Ibrahim Bin Muhammad Al Madany, from Imran Al Za afrany who said, I said to Abu Abdullah asws said: They remain cloudy upon us in Al-Iraq for the day, and the two days, and the three. So which day should we be Fasting? He asws said: Look at which day you Fasted the past year, and Fast on the fifth day. 7 ض ب ع ع ن ال خ د ر ي ع ث م ان ب ن م ح م د ع ن ي ح ي ى ب ن ص ف و ان ع ن م ع ر وف ب ن ال ع ب اس ع ن أ ح م د ب ن م ح م د ع ن ي ح ي ى ب ن م ح م د. أ و ل ع ام ف يه ص م ت ي و م م ن ال خ ام س ي و م ال م س ت ق ب ل ال ع ام ف ي ص م : ق ال ع الل ه ع ب د أ ب ي ع ن ه م ش اي خ Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Muhammad Bin Ahmad, from Al Abbas Bin Marouf, from Safwan Bin Yahya, from Muhammad Bin Usman Al Khudry, from one of his elders, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws having said: Fast in the coming year on the fifth day from the day you Fasted in during the former year. 8 ف ي س اب ال ح م ن ر وي ع م ا ي س أ ل ه ع ال ع س ك ر ي إ ل ى ال ف ر ج ب ن م ح م د :ك ت ب ق ال الس ي ار ي ع ن م ح م د ب ن أ ح م د ع ن ي ح ي ى ب ن م ح م د أ ر ب ع ك ل ف ي ع د ل ك ن و يح ص ح ف ك ت ب ت أ ت ي ال ت ي الث ان ي ة الس ن ة و ال م اض ي ة الس ن ة أ و ل ب ي ن أ ي ام خ م س ة ع د ف ي آب ائ ك ع ن الص و م ذه ه و الس ي ار ي ق ال خ م س ة خ م س ة ه و ف إ ن م ا ذ ل ك و ى س م ا و ال ح ا ث و ا ل ول ى س ال خ ام س ة الس ن ة ف ي و خ م سا ن ين س ي ن ب ف يم ا ت ا ن م ائ ت ي و ث ين ث ال و ث م ان س ن ة ف ي ال ف رج ب ن م ح م د إ ل ي ه ك ت ب و ق ال يحا ص ح ف و ج د وه ن ا أ ص ح اب ح س ب ه ق د و ق ال ال ك ب يس ة ه ة ج م ن ل ه ي ص ح ث م ال ك ب يس ة الس ن ة ك ان ت م ت ى ي ع ل م م ن و الس ن ين ي ع ر ف ل م ن ه ذ ا إ ن م ا ع ل ي ه ي ع م ل أ ن إ ن س ان ل ك ل ي ت ه ي أ ل س اب ال ح ه ذ ا الل ه. ش ا إ ن ذ ل ك ل ه ص ح الس ن ين ع ر ف و ل ل ي ل ت ه ل ال ه ال ص ح ف إ ذ ا ل ي ل ة أ و ل ر م ض ان ش ه ر ل ه ال Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Al Sayyari who said, Muhammad Bin Al-Faraj wrote to (Imam) Al-Askari asws asking him asws about what is reported from the accounting regarding the Fasting, from your asws forefathers asws regarding the counting of five days between the first year which is past, and the second year which is coming. So he asws wrote: Correct, but count during every four years, five, and in the fifth year, six, regarding what is between the former and the new (year), and what is besides that, so it is five, five. Al-Sayyari said, And this is from the direction of the leap year He (the narrator) said, And our companions have calculated it, so they found it to be correct. 6 Al Kafi V 4 The Book of Fasts Ch 7 H 2,,الكافي)ط-اإلسالمية( ج 4 ص: 78 H. 2. 7 Al Kafi V 4 The Book of Fasts Ch 8 H 1, -اإلسالمية( ج 4 ص: 80 الكافي)ط, H. 1. 8 Al Kafi V 4 The Book of Fasts Ch 8 H 2, -اإلسالمية( ج 4 ص: 81 الكافي)ط, H. 2. 7 out of 193

He (the narrator) said, And Muhammad Bin Al-Faraj wrote to him in the year two hundred and thirty eight (238), This calculation is not possible for every human being that he acts upon it. But rather, this is for the one who understands the years, and the one who know when the leap year was, then it would be correct for him, the crescent of the Month of Ramaza of the first night. So when the crescent is correct for its night, and he understands the years, so that would be correct for him, if Allah azwj so Desires it. 9 ع الل ه د ع ب ل ب ي ق ل ت : ق ال الز ع ف ر ان ي ع م ر ان ع ن ا ل ح و ل إ ب ر اه يم ع ن ال ع ب اس ب ن م ن ص ور ع ن ز ي ا ب ن س ه ل ع ن أ ص ح اب ن ا م ن ع د ة و ال م اض ي ة الس ن ة م ن ص م ت ال ذ ي ال ي و م ان ظ ر ق ال ن ص وم ي و م ف أ ي ن ج م ل و ش م س ت ر ى ل ال ي و م ي ن و ال ي و م الش ت ا ف ي ن م ك ث إ ن ا ال خ ام س. ال ي و م ص م و أ ي ام خ م س ة ع د A number of our companions, from Sahl Bin Ziyad, from Mansour Bin Al Abbas, from Ibrahim Al Ahowl, from Imran Al Za afrany who said, I said to Abu Abdullah asws, We remain in the winter for the day, and the two days, not seeing the sun, or stars. So which day should we be Fasting? He asws said; Look at the day in which you had Fasted from the past year, and count five days, and Fast on the fifth day. 10. The four Sacred Months: حسان بن محمد حدثنا قال: العطار يحيى بن محمد حدثنا قال: الحسين بن علي أخبرنا قال: النعماني إبراهيم بن محمد فضيل عن سنان بن محمد عن عيسى ابن محمد عن يوسف بن محمد بن إبراهيم عن الكوفي علي بن محمد عن الرازي كان من تفرق فلما يوم ذات السالم( )عليهما الباقر علي بن محمد جعفر أبي عند كنت قال: الثمالي حمزة أبي عن الرسان و بهكافر هو و اهلل لقي أقول فيما شك فمن قائمنا قيام اهلل عند له تبديل ل الذي المحتوم من حمزة أبا»يا لي: قال عنده جاحد«. له Muhammad Bin Ibrahim Al No mani said, Ali Bin Al Husayn Informed us, from Muhammad Bin Yahya Al Ataar, Muhammad Bin Hasaan Al Razy, from Muhammad Bin Ali Kufy, from Ibrahim Bin Muhammad Bin Yunus, from Muhammad Ibn Isa, from Muhammad Bin Sinan, from Fazeyl Al rasaan, from Abu Hamza Al Sumaly who said, I was in the presence of Abu Ja far Muhammad asws Bin Ali Al-Baqir asws one day. So when those who were in his asws presence dispersed, he asws said to me: O Abu Hamza! From the Ordained (matters) for which there would not be a change in the presence of Allah azwj, is the rising of our asws Qaim asws. So the one who doubts in regards to what I asws am saying would meet Allah azwj whilst having disbelieved by it, and ungrateful for it. ملئت عد لكما و قسطا ا لرض يمأل من بأبي بعدي من السابع بكنيتي المكنى و باسمي المسمى أمي و أنت»بأبي قال: ثم جورا«. و ظلما 9 Al Kafi V 4 The Book of Fasts Ch 8 H 3, الكافي)ط-اإلسالمية( ج 4 ص: 81 10 Al Kafi V 4 The Book of Fasts Ch 8 H 4, -اإلسالمية( ج 4 ص: 81 الكافي)ط 8 out of 193

Then he asws said: By my asws father asws and my asws mother asws! The named one with my asws name, and the teknonymed with my asws teknonym, the seventh from after me asws. The one who would fill the earth with equity and justice just as it had been filled with injustice and tyranny (beforehand). ثم قال:»يا أبا حمزة من أ ركه فلم يسلم له فما سلم لمحمد و علي )عليهما السالم( و قد حرم اهلل عليه الجنة و مأواه النار و بئس مثوى الظالمين. و أوضح من هذا- بحمد اهلل- و أنور و أبين و أزهر لمن هداه اهلل و أحسن إليه قول اهلل عز و جل في محكم كتابه: إ ن ع د ة الش ه ور ع ن د الل ه اث نا ع ش ر ش ه را ف ي ك تاب الل ه ي و م خ ل ق الس ماوات و ا ل ر ض م ن ها أ ر ب ع ة ح ر م ذل ك الد ي ن ال ق ي م ف ال ت ظ ل م وا ف يه ن أ ن ف س ك م و معرفة الشهور- المحرم و صفر و ربيع و ما بعده و الحرم منها هي: رجب و ذو القعدة و ذو الحجة و المحرم- Then he asws said: O Abu Hamza! The one who meets him asws, and does not submit to him asws, so he has not submitted to Muhammad saww and Ali asws, and Allah azwj would Prohibit the Paradise to him, and his abode would be the Fire, and evil is the home of the unjust. And clearer than this by the Praise of Allah azwj and (with) more light, and explanatory, and bright, for the one whom Allah azwj Guides, and Favour him are the Words of Allah azwj Mighty and Majestic in the Decisive of His azwj Book [9:36] Surely the number of months with Allah is twelve months in Allah's Book since the day He Created the skies and the earth, from these four are Sacred; that is Al Qayyim Religion; therefore be not unjust to yourselves regarding them. And the recognition of the months Al-Muharran, and Safar, and Rabi e and what is after it. And the Sacred from these are Rajab, and Zil Qadah, and Zil Hijjaj, and Al-Muharram. ل تكون ينا قيما لن اليهو و النصارى و المجوس و سائر الملل و الناس جميعا من الموافقين و المخالفين يعرفون هذه الشهور و يعدونها بأسمائها و إنما هم ا لئمة القوامون بدين اهلل )عليهم السالم( و الحرم منها: أمير المؤمنين علي )عليه السالم( الذي اشتق اهلل تعالى له اسما من اسمه العلي كما اشتق لرسوله )صلى اهلل عليه و آله( اسما من اسمه المحمو و ثالثة من ولده أسماؤهم علي بن الحسين و علي بن موسى و علي بن محمد فصار لهذا ا لسم المشتق من اسم اهلل جل و عز حرمة به و صلوات اهلل على محمد و آله المكرمين المحترمين به«. These cannot become our asws Qayyima Religion because the Jews, and the Christians, and the Magians, and the rest of the nations and the people altogether from the approvers and the opponents. They are recognising these months, and are calling these by their names. But rather, they asws are the Imams asws who are the foundation of the Religion of Allah azwj. And the Sacred ones from these Amir-ul-Momineen Ali asws for whom Allah azwj the High Derived his asws name from His azwj Own Name The Most High,(العلي) just as He azwj Derived it for His azwj Rasool saww a name from His azwj Own Name The Most Praised One,(المحمود) and three from his asws sons, their asws names are Ali asws Bin Al Husayn asws, and Ali asws Bin Musa asws, and Ali asws Bin Muhammad asws. So the derivatives of these names are from the Name of Allah azwj Majestic and Mighty Sanctified by it. And the Blessing of Allah azwj be upon Muhammad saww, and his saww Progeny asws, the Honourable, Revered. 11 11 الغيبة: 86 / 17 9 out of 193

Fasting on the last day of Shaban Yom-e-Shuuk : ال ي و م ع ن ع- الل ه ع ب د أ ب ا س أ ل ت : ق ال ي ال ك اه ل ع ن آ م ب ن ز ك ر ي ا ع ن ي ع ل ى ب ن ح م ز ة ع ن م ح م د ب ن أ ح م د ع ن أ ص ح اب ن ا م ن ع د ة ر م ض ان. ش ه ر م ن ي و ما أ ف ط ر أ ن م ن إ ل ي أ ح ب ش ع ب ان م ن ي و ما أ ص وم ل ن ق ال ش ع ب ان م ن ف يه ي ش ك ال ذ ي A number of our companions, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Hamza Bin Ya la, from Zakariyya Bin Adam, from Al Kahily who said, I asked Abu Abdullah asws about the day in which there is a doubt, it is from Shaban. He asws said: If I asws were to Fast a day from Shaban, it would be more beloved to me asws than if I asws were to break the Fast of the Month of Ramazan. 12 ه و أ ي د ر ي ل ر م ض ان ش ه ر م ن ف يه ي ش ك ال ذ ي ال ي و م ن ع س أ ل ت ه : ق ال س م اع ة ع ن ي ون س ع ن ع يس ى ب ن م ح م د ع ن إ ب ر اه يم ب ن ع ل ي ع ل ي ه. ق ض ا ل و ل ه و ف ق ي و م ه و ق ال ر م ض ان ش ه ر م ن ف ك ان ف ص ام ه ر م ض ان م ن أ و ش ع ب ان م ن Ali Bin Ibrahim, from Muhammad Bin Isa, from Yunus, from Sama at who said, I asked him asws about the day in which there is a doubt, whether it is from the Month of Ramazan, one does not know whether it is from Shaban or from Ramazaan, so one Fasts it as if it was from the Month of Ramazan. He asws said: It is a ي و م و ف ق day commensurate for him, and there is no fulfilment (making up for it) upon it. 13 : ق ال ع الل ه ع ب د أ ب ي ع ن الن ب ال ير ب ش ع ن ش ج ر ة ب ن ع ل ي ع ن ج ن اح ب ن ب ك ر ب ن م ح م د ع ن الص ه ب ان أ ب ي اب ن ع ن م ح م د ب ن أ ح م د ل ه. ت و ف ق م ف ي و ن ر م ض ا ر ش ه ن م ي ك إ ن و ت ط و عا ك ان ش ع ب ان م ن ي ك ف إ ن ص م ه ف ق ال الش ك ي و م ص و م ع ن س أ ل ت ه Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Ibn Abu Al Suhban, from Muhammad Bin Bakr Bin Janah, from Ali Bin Shajara, from Bashir Al Nabbal, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws, said, I asked him asws about a Fast of the day of doubt. So he asws said: Fast it. So, if it was from Shaban, it was a voluntary (Fast), and if it was from the Month of Ramazan, so it would be a commensurate day for it. 14 عن رفعه خالد أيب بن احلسن ابن حممد عن يعلى أيب بن محزة عن عيسى بن حممد بن أمحد عن أصحابنا من عدة الستني. يوم وصم يوما ومخسني تسعة فعد رجب شهر هالل صح إذا السالم( )عليه اهلل عبد أيب Imam Abi Abdullah asws said: Upon sighting of the Rajab moon count 59 days and then fast on the 60 th day (as there will always be 30 days in the months of Rajab and 29 in Shaban). 15 12 Al Kafi V 4 The Book of Fasts Ch 9 H 1,,الكافي)ط-اإلسالمية( ج 4 ص: 81 H. 1. 13 Al Kafi V 4 The Book of Fasts Ch 9 H 2, -اإلسالمية( ج 4 ص: 82 الكافي)ط, H.2 14 Al Kafi V 4 The Book of Fasts Ch 9 H 5, -اإلسالمية( ج 4 ص: 82 الكافي)ط, H. 5 15 Al-Kafi, V 4, The Book of Fasts,Ch 9, H 8,. 10 out of 193

Short Summary: As Per above Ahadith, the number of days in the Islamic months will be as below: Moharram 30 Shabaan 29 or 30 days in the leap year (after every four years) Month of Ramdhan 30 Shawwal 29 Zilhajj 29 The other months will either be 30 or 29. Total number of days in an Islamic year, therefore are 354. The moon cycle around earth takes 354 days and few hours, therefore, one day needs to be added after every four years (in the fifth year) to the month of Shabaan (this is the reason behind the fast on the Yom-e-Shuuk. With this background we present further Ahadith related to the Ammal of each month, starting with the first Islamic month, the month of Ramazan, see each month file, uploaded separately. 11 out of 193

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The First Month of the Islamic year is the Month of Ramazan ع ل ي ب ن إ ب ر اه يم ع ن أ ب يه ع ن ع ب د الل ه ب ن ال م غ ير ة ع ن ع م ر و الش ام ي ع ن أ ب ي ع ب د الل ه ( عليه السالم ) ق ال إ ن ع د ة الش ه ور ع ن د الل ه اث نا ع ش ر ش ه را ف ي ك تاب الل ه ي و م خ ل ق الس ماوات و ا ل ر ض ف غ ر ة الش ه ور ش ه ر الل ه ع ز ذ ك ر ه و ه و ش ه ر ر م ض ان و ق ل ب ش ه ر ر م ض ان ل ي ل ة ال ق د ر و ن ز ل ال ق ر آن ف ي أ و ل ل ي ل ة م ن ش ه ر ر م ض ان ف اس ت ق ب ل الش ه ر ب ال ق ر آن. Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Abdullah Bin Al Mugheira, from Amro Al Shamy, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws having said: The number of months in the Presence of Allah azwj are twelve months in the Book of Allah azwj, from the day He azwj Created the skies and the earth. So the commencement of the months is the Month of Allah azwj and it is the Month of Ramazan; and the heart of the Month of Ramazan is the Night of Pre-destination; and the Quran was Revealed in the first night of the Month of Ramazan. Therefore, welcome the Month with the Quran. 16 و ف ي ال ع ل ل ال ت ي ت ر و ى ع ن ال ف ض ل ب ن ش اذ ان الن ي س اب ور ي ر ض ي الل ه ع ن ه و ي ذ ك ر أ ن ه س م ع ه ا م ن الر ض ا ع أ و ل ش ه ور الس ن ة ع ن د أ ه ل ال ح ق ش ه ر ر م ض ان And (it has been narrated) from Fadl ibn Hazan Alnisabure - may Allah azwj be Pleased with him and recalled that he had heard: I heard from (Imam Ali) Al-Reza asws that the first month of the year for the people of Haq is the month of Ramazan. 17 ع ل ي ب ن إ ب ر اه يم ع ن أ ب يه ع ن اب ن م ح ب وب ع ن ع ل ي ب ن ر ئ اب ع ن ال ع ب د الص ال ح ( عليه السالم ) ق ال ا ع ب ه ذ ا الد ع ا ف ي ش ه ر ر م ض ان م س ت ق ب ل خ ول الس ن ة و ذ ك ر أ ن ه م ن ع ا ب ه م ح ت س با م خ ل صا ل م ت ص ب ه ف ي ت ل ك الس ن ة ف ت ن ة و ل آف ة ي ض ر ب ه ا ين ه و ب د ن ه و و ق اه الل ه ع ز ذ ك ر ه ش ر م ا ي أ ت ي ب ه ت ل ك الس ن ة Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Ibn Mahboub, from Ali Bin Raib, (It has been narrated) from Al-Abd Al-Salih asws (7 th Imam asws ) having said: Supplicate with this supplication during the Month of Ramazan, welcoming the entry of the (new) year, and he asws mentioned that the one who supplicates with it, in expectation, sincerely, would neither be hit during that year with ف ت ن ة strife nor آف ة an affliction by which his Religion and his body would be harmed, and Allah azwj would Save him from the evil of what that year would be coming with. See the complete Hadith below: 16 Al Kafi V 4 The Book of Fasts Ch 2 H 1 17 مناليحضرهالفقيه 1 522 13 out of 193

The Month of Ramazan: Month of Ramazan 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Zahoor Imam Hassan - asws Shahadat Syeda Malika tul Arab -asws 16 17 18 19 Subh-e- Zarbat Amir-ul- Momineen - asws 20 21 Shahadat Amir-ul- Momineen - asws 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Supplications at the start of the Month of Ramazan: (1) ع ل ي ب ن إ ب ر اه يم ع ن أ ب يه ع ن ح م ا ب ن ع يس ى ع ن إ ب ر اه يم ب ن ع م ر ال ي م ان ي ع ن ع م ر و ب ن ش م ر ع ن ج اب ر ع ن أ ب ي ج ع ف ر ( عليه السالم ) ق ال ك ان ر س ول الل ه ( صلى اهلل عليه وآله ) إ ذ ا أ ه ل ه ال ل ش ه ر ر م ض ان اس ت ق ب ل ال ق ب ل ة و ر ف ع ي د ي ه ف ق ا ل Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Hammad Bin Isa, from Ibrahim Bin Umar Al Yamany, from Amro Bin Shimr, from Jabir, (It has been narrated) from Abu Ja far asws having said: Rasool-Allah saww, whenever it was a crescent of a Month of Ramazan, would face the Qiblah and raise his saww hands, so he saww would say: 14 out of 193

الل ه م أ ه ل ه ع ل ي ن ا ب ا ل م ن و ا ل مي ان و الس ال م ة و ا ل س ال م و ال ع اف ي ة ال م ج ل ل ة و ال رز ق ال و اس ع و د ف ع ا ل س ق ام الل ه م ار ز ق ن ا ص ي ام ه و ق ي ام ه و ت ال و ة ال ق ر آن ف يه الل ه م س ل م ه ل ن ا و س ل م ن ا ف يه. ت س ل م ه م ن ا و O Allah azwj! Welcome it (Month of Ramazan) upon us with the security, and the faith, and the peace, and the Islam, and the good spirited health, and the extensive sustenance, and Repel the illnesses. O Allah azwj! Grace us its Fasts, and its standing (for the Prayer), and recitation of the Quran therein. O Allah azwj! Give it as a safety for us, and Receive it back in safety from us, and Keep us safe within. 18 (2) م ح م د ب ن ي ح ي ى ع ن م ح م د ب ن أ ح م د ع ن أ ح م د ب ن ال ح س ن ب ن ع ل ي ع ن ع م ر و ب ن س ع يد ع ن الس اب اط ي ق ال ق ال أ ب و ع ب د الل ه ( عليه السالم ) إ ذ ا ك ان أ و ل ل ي ل ة م ن ش ه ر ر م ض ان ف ق ل م ص د ق ب ن ص د ق ة ع ن ع م ار ب ن م وس ى Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Muhammad Bin Ahmad, from Ahmad Bin Al Hassan Bin Ali, from Amro Bin Saeed, from Musaddaq Bin Sadaqa, from Ammar Bin Musa Al Sabaty who said, Abu Abdullah asws said: Whenever it is the first night a Month of Ramazan, so say, الل ه م ر ب ش ه ر ر م ض ان و م ن ز ل ال ق ر آن ه ذ ا ش ه ر ر م ض ان ال ذ ي أ ن ز ل ت ف يه ال ق ر آن و أ ن ز ل ت ف ي ه آي ات ب ي ن ات م ن ا ل د ى و ال ف ر ق ان الل ه م ار ز ق ن ا ص ي ام ه و أ ع ن ا ع ل ى ق ي ام ه O Allah azwj! Lord azwj of the Month of Ramazan, and the One azwj who Revealed of the Quran! This is the Month of Ramazan in which the Quran was Revealed, and there descended in it clear Verses of the Guidance and the Criterion. O Allah azwj! Grace us its Fasts and Aid us upon its establishing. الل ه م س ل م ه ل ن ا و س ل م ن ا ف يه و ت س ل م ه م ن ا ف ي س ر م ن ك و م ع اف اة و اج ع ل ف يم ا ت ق ض ي و ت ق د ر م ن ا ل م ر ال م ح ت وم ف يم ا ي ف ر ق م ن ا ل م ر احل ك يم ف ل ي ل ة ال ق د ر م ن ال ق ض اء ال ذ ي ل ي ر د و ل ي ب د ل أ ن ت ك ت ب ن م ن ح ج اج ب ي ت ك احل ر ام ال م ب ر ور ح ج ه م ال م ش ك ور س ع ي ه م ال م غ ف و ر ذ ن ب ه م ال م ك ف ر ع ن ه م س ي ئ ات ه م و اج ع ل ف يم ا ت ق ض ي و ت ق د ر أ ن ت ط يل ل ف ع م ر ي و ت و س ع ع ل ي م ن الر ز ق احل ال ل. 18 Al Kafi V 4 The Book of Fasts Ch 5 H 1 15 out of 193

O Allah azwj! Give it as a safety for us, Keep us safe therein and Receive it back in safety from us in Ease from You azwj, and Forgiveness, and Cause it what You azwj have Judged and Ordained from the inevitable Commands, in what the Wise Commands are Made distinct during the Night of Predetermination, from the Judgement which can neither be returned nor changed, if You azwj could Write for me to be from the pilgrims of your azwj Sacred House (Kabah), the ones whose Hajj is Accepted, whose Sa ee (a ritual of Hajj) is Appreciated, ones whose sins are Forgiven, the ones who sins are Remedied, and Make to be in Your azwj Judgement and Ordainment that You azwj would Lengthen my life-span for me, and would Expand for me from the Permissible sustenance. 19 (3) ر ش ه ف ي دع ا ال ب ه ذ ا ا ع ق ال ) السالم عليه ( الص ال ح ال ع ب د ع ن ر ئ اب ب ن ع ل ي ع ن م ح ب وب اب ن ع ن أ ب يه ع ن إ ب ر اه يم ب ن ع ل ي و ب د ن ه و ين ه ب ه ا ي ض ر آف ة ل و ف ت ن ة الس ن ة ت ل ك ف ي ت ص ب ه ل م م خ ل صا با م ح ت س ب ه ع ا م ن أ ن ه ذ ك ر و الس ن ة خ ول م س ت ق ب ل ر م ض ان الس ن ة ت ل ك ب ه ي أ ت ي م ا ش ر ذ ك ر ه ع ز الل ه و ق اه Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Ibn Mahboub, from Ali Bin Raib, (It has been narrated) from Al-Abd Al-Salih asws (7 th Imam asws ) having said: Supplicate with this supplication during the Month of Ramazan, welcoming the entry of the (new) year, and he asws mentioned that the one who supplicates with it, in expectation, sincerely, would neither be hit during that year with آف ة ال ف ت ن ة و strife nor an affliction by which his Religion and his body would be harmed, and Allah azwj would Save him from the evil of what that year would be coming with. ك ب ع ز ت و ش يء ك ل ع ت و س ال ت ب ر مح ت ك و ء ش ي ك ل ل ه د ان ال ذ ي ب ا س ك أ س أ ل ك إ ن الل ه م ل ك ل ا خ ض ع ال ت ب ق و ت ك و ش يء ك ل ل ا ت و اض ع ال ت ظ م ت ك ب ع و ش يء ك ل ب ا ق ه ر ت ال ت ش ي ء ب ك ل أ ح اط ال ذ ي ب ع ل م ك و ء ش ي ك ل غ ل ب ت ال ت ب ب ر وت ك و ء ش ي O Allah azwj! I hereby Plead You azwj by Your azwj Name which every comes closer to it, and by Your azwj Mercy which Extends over everything, and by Your azwj Mighty by which everything is compelled, and by Your azwj Magnificence to which everything is humbled, and by Your azwj Strength to which everything is subdued, by Your azwj Might which overcomes everything, and by Your azwj Knowledge which everything is engulfed by. ل ص الل ه ي ا ر مح ان ي ا الل ه ي ا ش يء ك ل ع د ب ب اق ي ي ا و ء ش ي ك ل ق ب ل أ و ل ي ا ق د وس ي ا ن ور ي ا الن ق م ن ز ل ت ال ت الذ ن وب ل اغ ف ر و الن ع م غ ي ر ت ال ت الذ ن وب ل اغ ف ر و حم م د آل و حم م د ع ل ى ل اغ ف ر و ا ل ع د اء ت د يل ال ت الذ ن وب ل اغ ف ر و الر ج اء ت ق ط ع ال ت الذ ن وب ل اغ ف ر و 19 Al Kafi V 4 The Book of Fasts Ch 5 H 2 16 out of 193

الذ ن وب ال ت ت ر د الد ع اء و اغ ف ر ل الذ ن وب ال ت ي س ت ح ق ب ا ن ز ول ال ب ال ء و اغ ف ر ل الذ ن و ب ال ت ت ب س غ ي ث الس م اء و اغ ف ر ل الذ ن وب ال ت ت ك ش ف ال غ ط اء و اغ ف ر ل الذ ن وب ال ت ت ع ج ل ال ف ن اء و اغ ف ر ل الذ ن وب ال ت ت ور ث الن د م و اغ ف ر ل الذ ن وب ال ت ت ه ت ك ال ع ص م و أ ل ب س ن د ر ع ك احل ص ين ة ال ت ل ت ر ام و ع اف ن م ن ش ر م ا أ ح اذ ر ب الل ي ل و الن ه ار ف م س ت ق ب ل س ن ت ه ذ ه O Light! O Holy! O Foremost before everything, and O Existing One after everything! O Allah azwj! O beneficent! O Allah azwj, Send Blessings upon Muhammad saww and the Progeny asws of Muhammad saww, and Forgive my those sins which change the Bounties, and Forgive for me the sins which bring down the Curses, and Forgive for me the sins which cut-off the hope, and Forgive for me the sins which cause the domination of the enemies, and Forgive for me the sins which repel the supplication, and Forgive for me the sins by which the descent of the afflictions is deserved, and Forgive for me the sins which withhold the rain of the sky, and Forgive for me the sins which uncover the privacy, and Forgive for me the sins which hasten the annihilation, and Forgive for me the sins which inherit the remorse, and Forgive for me the sins which rupture the innocence, and Clothe me with Your azwj Fortified Shield which cannot be shot at (by the arrows), and Obliterate for me the evil of what I am cautious of at night and the day during this coming year of mine. الل ه م ر ب الس م او ات الس ب ع و ا ل ر ض ني الس ب ع و م ا ف يه ن و م ا ب ي ن ه ن و ر ب ال ع ر ش ال ع ظ ي م و ر ب الس ب ع ال م ث ا ن و ال ق ر آن ال ع ظ يم و ر ب إ س ر اف يل و م يك ائ يل و ج ب ر ئ يل و ر ب حم م د ( صلى اهلل عليه وآله ) و أ ه ل ب ي ت ه س ي د ال م ر س ل ني و خ ا ت الن ب ي ني O Allah azwj! Lord azwj of the seven skies and the seven firmaments, and whatever is in these, and whatever is between these; and Lord azwj of the Magnificent Throne, and Lord azwj of the seven doubles and the Magnificent Quran, and Lord azwj of Israfeel as, and Mikaeel as, and Jibraeel as, and Lord azwj of Muhammad saww, and his saww family asws, chief of the Mursil Prophets as, and the seal of the Prophets as. أ س أ ل ك ب ك و ب ا س ي ت ي ا ع ظ يم أ ن ت ال ذ ي ت ن ب ال ع ظ يم و ت د ف ع ك ل حم ذ ور و ت ع ط ي ك ل ج ز يل و ت ض اع ف م ن احل س ن ات ب ال ق ل يل و ال ك ث ري و ت ف ع ل م ا ت ش اء ي ا ق د ير ي ا الل ه ي ا ر مح ان ي ا ر ح يم ص ل ع ل ى حم م د و أ ه ل ب ي ت ه و أ ل ب س ن ف م س ت ق ب ل ه ذ ه الس ن ة س ت ر ك و ن ض ر و ج ه ي ب ن ور ك و أ ح ب ن ب ح ب ت ك و ب ل غ ن ر ض و ان ك و ش ر يف ك ر ام ت ك و ج ز يل ع ط ائ ك م ن خ ري م ا ع ن د ك و م ن خ ري م ا أ ن ت م ع ط أ ح دا م ن خ ل ق ك و أ ل ب س ن م ع ذ ل ك ع اف ي ت ك 17 out of 193

I hereby plead You azwj by Yourself azwj, and by what You azwj have been Named with, O Magnificent! You azwj are the One Who Favours with the Magnificence, and Repels every hazard and Gives everyone a lot, and doubles from the Rewards with the little and the more, and You azwj do whatever You azwj so Desire to. O Powerful! O Allah azwj! O Beneficent! O Merciful! Send Blessings upon Muhammad saww and his saww family asws, and Clothe me during this coming year with Your azwj veil, and Freshen my face with Your azwj Light, and Make me to be loveable with Your azwj Love, and Make Your azwj Pleasure to reach me, and the Nobility of Your azwj Benevolence, and abundance of Your azwj Grants from goodness of what is in Your azwj Presence, and from goodness of what You azwj have not Conferred upon anyone from Your azwj creatures, and Clothe me along with that, with good health from You azwj. ي ا م و ض ع ك ل ش ك و ى و ي ا ش اه د ك ل ن و ى و ي ا ع ا ل ك ل خ ف ي ة و ي ا د اف ع ك ل م ا ت ش اء م ن ب ل ي ة ي ا ك ر مي ال ع ف و ي ا ح س ن الت ج او ز ت و ف ن ع ل ى م ل ة إ ب ر اه يم و ف ط ر ت ه و ع ل ى د ين حم م د و س ن ت ه و ع ل ى خ ري و ف اة ف ت و ف ن م و ال يا ل و ل ي ائ ك م ع اد يا ل ع د ائ ك O Place of every complaint, and O Witness of every whispering, and O Knowledgeable of every concealment, and O Repeller of everything what You azwj so Desire to from the afflictions! O Benevolent, the Forgiver! O best of the Overlookers, Make me to die upon the nation of Ibrahim as and his as nature, and upon the Religion of Muhammad saww and his saww Sunnah, and upon a good death. So Make me to die as a friend of Your azwj Friends, an enemy of Your azwj enemies. الل ه م و ج ن ب ن ف ه ذ ه الس ن ة ك ل ع م ل أ و ق و ل أ و ف ع ل ي ب اع د ن م ن ك و اج ل ب ن إ ل ك ل ع م ل أ و ق و ل أ و ف ع ل ي ق ر ب ن م ن ك ف ه ذ ه الس ن ة ي ا أ ر ح م الر امح ني و ام ن ع ن م ن ك ل ع م ل أ و ف ع ل أ و ق و ل ي ك ون م ن أ خ اف ض ر ر ع اق ب ت ه و أ خ اف م ق ت ك إ ي اي ع ل ي ه ح ذ را أ ن ت ص ر ف و ج ه ك ال ك ر مي ع ن ف أ س ت و ج ب ب ه ن ق صا م ن ح ظ ل ع ن د ك ي ا ر ء وف ي ا ر ح يم O Allah azwj, and Keep me aside during this year, from every work, or word, or deed which distances me from You azwj, and Bring me to every work, or word, or deed which nears me to You azwj during this year. O most Merciful of the merciful ones, and Prevent me from every work, or deed, or word which occurs from me which I fear its end result, and I fear cut-off from You azwj, which is hazardous for me that You azwj would Turn Your azwj Benevolent Face away from me, so it would be Obligated by it a reduction from a share of mine in Your azwj Presence, O Kind, O Merciful! 18 out of 193

الل ه م اج ع ل ن ف م س ت ق ب ل ه ذ ه الس ن ة ف ح ف ظ ك و ج و ار ك و ك ن ف ك و ج ل ل ن س ت ر ع اف ي ت ك و ه ب ل ك ر ام ت ك ع ز ج ار ك و ج ل ث ن اء و ج ه ك و ل إ ل ه غ ي ر ك الل ه م اج ع ل ن ت اب عا ل ص ال ح م ن م ض ى م ن أ و ل ي ائ ك و أ حل ق ن ب م و اج ع ل ن م س ل ما ل م ن ق ال ب الص د ق ع ل ي ك م ن ه م O Allah azwj! Make me to be, in this coming year, to be in Your azwj Protection, and Your azwj Proximity, and Your azwj Shelter, and Cover me with a Veil of good health (and peace of mind) from You azwj, and Endow to me ع اف ي ت ك Your azwj Prestige. Honourable is Your azwj Proximity and Majestic is the Praise of Your azwj Grace, and there is no god apart from You azwj. O Allah azwj! Make me a follower of the righteous ones from the past ones from Your azwj Guardians as, and Attach me with them, and Make me a submitter to the one who speaks with the Truthfulness upon You azwj from them. و أ ع وذ ب ك ي ا إ ل ي أ ن ت يط ب ه خ ط يئ ت و ظ ل م ي و إ س ر ا ف ع ل ى ن ف س ي و ات ب اع ي ل و اي و اش ت غ ا ل ب ش ه و ا ت ف ي ح ول ذ ل ك ب ي ن و ب ني ر مح ت ك و ر ض و ان ك ف أ ك ون م ن س ي ا ع ن د ك م ت ع ر ضا ل س خ ط ك و ن ق م ت ك And I seek Refuge with You azwj, O my God azwj, that my sins should surround me, and my injustices, and my extravagance upon myself, and my following of my own desires, and my pre-occupation with my lustful desires, so they would end up as a barrier between me and Your azwj Mercy, and Your azwj Pleasure. Thus, I would end upon being Forsaken in Your azwj Presence, presented for Your azwj Wrath and Your azwj Curse. الل ه م و ف ق ن ل ك ل ع م ل ص ال ح ت ر ض ى ب ه ع ن و ق ر ب ن ب ه إ ل ي ك ز ل ف ى O Allah azwj! Incline me towards every righteous deed You azwj are Pleased with and I can get closer to You azwj by it in position. الل ه م ك م ا ك ف ي ت ن ب ي ك حم م دا ( صلى اهلل عليه وآله ) ه و ل ع د و ه و ف ر ج ت ه ه و ك ش ف ت و غ م ه و ص د ق ت ه و ع د ك و أ ن ز ت ل ه م و ع د ك ب ع ه د ك الل ه م ب ذ ل ك ف اك ف ن ه و ل ه ذ ه الس ن ة آف ا ت ا و أ س ق ام ه ا و ف ت ن ت ه ا و ش ر ور ه ا و أ ح ز ان ه ا و ض يق ال م ع اش ف يه ا و ب ل غ ن ب ر مح ت ك ك م ا ل ال ع اف ي ة ب ت م ام د و ام ال ع اف ي ة و الن ع م ة ع ن د ي إ ل م ن ت ه ى أ ج ل ي O Allah azwj! Just as You azwj Sufficed Your azwj Prophet as Muhammad saww from the horrors of his saww enemies, and Relieved his saww worries, and Removed his saww grief, and Ratified to him saww Your azwj Promise, and Completed for him saww Your azwj Appointment by the Covenant, so, O Allah azwj! Suffice me by that, from the horrors of this year, and its afflictions, and its illnesses, and its evils, and its grief, and the constriction of the livelihood therein; and Make it 19 out of 193

reach me with Your azwj Mercy, perfectly good health with completeness and continued good health, and the Bounties with me up to the end of my term (life-span). أ س أ ل ك س ؤ ال م ن أ س اء و ظ ل م و اع ت ر ف و أ س أ ل ك أ ن ت غ ف ر ل م ا م ض ى م ن الذ ن وب ال ت ب ق ي ح ص ر ت ه ا ح ف ظ ت ك و أ ح ص ت ه ا ك ر ام م ال ئ ك ت ك ع ل ي و أ ن ت ع ص م ن إ ل ي م ن الذ ن وب ف يم ا م ن ع م ر ي إ ل م ن ت ه ى أ ج ل ي I hereby ask You azwj by a begging of the one who has sinned and been unjust, and acknowledged. And I hereby ask You azwj if You azwj could Forgive for me what is past from the sins which Your azwj Preservers (Recording Angels) have listed and Your azwj Honourable Angels have numbered upon me, and if You azwj could Exempt me, my Allah azwj, from the sins in what is remaining from my life up to the end of my term. ي ا الل ه ي ا ر مح ان ص ل ع ل ى حم م د و ع ل ى أ ه ل ب ي ت حم م د و آت ن ك ل م ا س أ ل ت ك و ر غ ب ت إ ل ي ك ف يه ف إ ن ك أ م ر ت ن ب الد ع اء و ت ك ف ل ت ل ب ا ل ج اب ة. O Allah azwj! O Beneficent! Send Blessings upon Muhammad saww, and upon the People asws of the Household of Muhammad saww, and Give me everything what I have asked for, and hoped to you with regards to it, for You azwj have Commanded me with the supplication and Guaranteed me with its Answering. 20 (4) أ ح م د ب ن م ح م د ع ن ع ل ي ب ن ال ح س ي ن ع ن ع ل ي ب ن أ س ب اط ع ن ال ح ك م ب ن م س ك ين ق ال ح د ث ن ا ع م ر و ب ن ش مر ق ال س م ع ت أ ب ا ع ب د الل ه ( عليه السالم ) ي ق ول ك ان أ م ير ال م ؤ م ن ين ص ل و ات الل ه ع ل ي ه إ ذ ا أ ه ل ه ال ل ش ه ر ر م ض ان أ ق ب ل إ ل ى ال ق ب ل ة ث م ق ا ل Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Ali Bin Al Husayn, from Ali Bin Asbaat, from Al Hakam Bin Miskeen who said, Amro Bin Shimr narrated to me saying, I heard Abu Abdullah asws saying: Amir Al-Momineen asws, whenever the crescent of the Month of Ramazan commenced, used to face towards the Qiblah, then would say; الل ه م أ ه ل ه ع ل ي ن ا ب ا ل م ن و ا ل مي ان و الس ال م ة و ا ل س ال م و ال ع اف ي ة ال م ج ل ل ة الل ه م ار ز ق ن ا ص ي ام ه و ق ي ام ه و ت ال و ة ال ق ر آن ف يه الل ه م س ل م ه ل ن ا و ت س ل م ه م ن ا و س ل م ن ا ف يه. O Allah azwj! Commence upon us with the Favours, and the faith, and the safety, and Al-Islam, and the good spirited health. O Allah azwj! Grace us its 20 Al Kafi V 4 The Book of Fasts Ch 5 H 3 20 out of 193

Fasts, and its establishment, and recitation of the Quran therein. O Allah azwj! Give it as a safety for us, and Receive it back in safety from us, and Keep us safe therein. 21 (5) ع ل ي ع ن أ ب يه ع ن إ س م اع يل ب ن م ر ار ع ن ي ون س ع ن إ ب ر اه يم ع ن م ح م د ب ن م س ل م و ال ح س ي ن ب ن م ح م د ع ن أ ح م د ب ن إ س ح اق ع ن س ع د ان ع ن أ ب ي ب ص ير ق ال ك ان أ ب و ع ب د الل ه ( عليه السالم ) ي د ع و ب ه ذ ا الد ع ا ف ي ش ه ر ر م ض ان Ali, from his father, from Ismail Bin Marrar, from Yunus, from Ibrahim, from Muhammad Bin Muslim and Al Husayn Bin Muhammad, from Ahmad Bin Is haq, from Sa dan, from Abu Baseer who said, Abu Abdullah asws used to supplicate with this supplication during the Month of Ramazan: الل ه م إ ن ب ك أ ت و س ل و م ن ك أ ط ل ب ح اج ت م ن ط ل ب ح اج ة إ ل الن اس ف إ ن ل أ ط ل ب ح اج ت إ ل م ن ك و ح د ك ل ش ر يك ل ك و أ س أ ل ك ب ف ض ل ك و ر ض و ان ك أ ن ت ص ل ي ع ل ى حم م د و ع ل ى أ ه ل ب ي ت ه O Allah azwj! It is to You azwj I beseech, and from You azwj I seek my needs. (There are) ones who seek needs to the people, but I asws do not seek my asws needs except from You azwj and You azwj Alone, there being no associates for You azwj ; and I asws ask You azwj with Your azwj Grace and Your azwj Pleasure, that You azwj Send Blessings upon Muhammad saww and upon the People asws of his saww Household. و أ ن ت ع ل ل ف ع ام ي ه ذ ا إ ل ب ي ت ك احل ر ام س ب يال ح ج ة م ب ر ور ة م ت ق ب ل ة ز اك ي ة خ ال ص ة ل ك ت ق ر ب ا ع ي ن و ت ر ف ع ب ا د ر ج ت و ت ر ز ق ن أ ن أ غ ض ب ص ر ي و أ ن أ ح ف ظ ف ر ج ي و أ ن أ ك ف ب ا ء آث ر ع ن د ي م ن ط اع ت ك و خ ش ي ت ك و ال ع م ل ب ا ع ن ج يع حم ار م ك ح ت ل ي ك ون ش ي أ ح ب ب ت و الت ر ك ل م ا ك ر ه ت و ن ه ي ت ع ن ه And if You azwj were to Make for me asws, in this year of mine asws, a way to Your azwj Sacred House for Hajj which is correct, Accepted, pure, sincerely for You azwj, my asws eyes would be delighted by it, and my asws Level would be raised by it. Grace me asws that I asws should lower my asws gaze, and that I asws should preserve my asws private parts, and that I asws should refrain by it from the entirety of Your azwj Prohibitions until there does not happen to be anything more preferable in my asws presence that obedience to You azwj, and fearing You azwj, and acting with what You azwj Love, and leaving what You azwj Abhor and Forbid from. 21 Al Kafi V 4 The Book of Fasts Ch 5 H 4 21 out of 193

و اج ع ل ذ ل ك ف ي س ر و ي س ار و ع اف ي ة و أ و ز ع ن ش ك ر م ا أ ن ع م ت ب ه ع ل ي و أ س أ ل ك أ ن ت ع ل و ف ا ت ق ت ال ف س ب يل ك ت ت ر اي ة ن ب ي ك م ع أ و ل ي ائ ك و أ س أ ل ك أ ن ت ق ت ل يب أ ع د اء ك و أ ع د اء ر س ول ك و أ س أ ل ك أ ن ت ك ر م ن ب و ان م ن ش ئ ت م ن خ ل ق ك و ل ت ن ب ك ر ام ة أ ح د م ن أ و ل ي ائ ك And Make that to be in difficulty and ease, and good health, and Apportion gratefulness to me asws for whatever You azwj have Favoured with upon me asws. And, I asws ask You azwj that You azwj Make my asws passing away as one killed in Your azwj Way, under the flag of Your azwj Prophet saww, along with Your azwj friends. And, I asws ask You azwj that You saww Kill by me asws, Your azwj enemies and the enemies of Your azwj Rasool saww. And, I asws ask You azwj that You azwj Honour me asws by Humiliating whoever You azwj so Desire to from Your azwj creatures, and do not by Honouring anyone from Your azwj friends. الل ه م اج ع ل ل م ع الر س ول س ب يال ح س ب الل ه م ا ش اء الل ه. O Allah azwj! Make a way to be for me asws with the Rasools saww. Sufficient for me asws is Allah azwj, whatever He azwj so Desires to. 22 (6) أ ح م د ب ن م ح م د ع ن ع ل ي ب ن ال ح س ي ن ع ن ج ع ف ر ب ن م ح م د ع ن ع ل ي ب ن أ س ب اط ع ن ع ب د الر ح م ن ب ن ب ش ير ع ن ب ع ض رج ال ه أ ن ع ل ي ب ن ال ح س ي ن ( عليه السالم ) ك ان ي د ع و ب ه ذ ا الد ع ا ف ي ك ل ي و م م ن ش ه ر ر م ض ان Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Ali Bin Al Husayn, from Ja far Bin Muhammad, from Ali Bin Asbaat, from Abdul Rahman Bin Bashir, from one of his men that, Ali asws Bin Al-Husayn asws used to supplicate with this supplication during every day from the Month of Ramazan: الل ه م إ ن ه ذ ا ش ه ر ر م ض ان و ه ذ ا ش ه ر الص ي ام و ه ذ ا ش ه ر ا ل ن اب ة و ه ذ ا ش ه ر الت و ب ة و ه ذ ا ش ه ر ال م غ ف ر ة و الر مح ة و ه ذ ا ش ه ر ال ع ت ق م ن الن ار و ال ف و ز ب ا ل ن ة O Allah azwj! This is the Month of Ramazan, and this is the month of the Fasts, and this is the month of the representation, and this is the month of the repentance, and this is the month of the Forgiveness and the Mercy, and this is the month of emancipation from the Fire and the success with the Paradise. 22 Al Kafi V 4 The Book of Fasts Ch 5 H 7 22 out of 193

الل ه م ف س ل م ه ل و ت س ل م ه م ن و أ ع ن ع ل ي ه ب أ ف ض ل ع و ن ك و و ف ق ن ف يه ل ط اع ت ك و ف ر غ ن ف ي ه ل ع ب اد ت ك و د ع ائ ك و ت ال و ة ك ت اب ك و أ ع ظ م ل ف يه ال ب ر ك ة و أ ح س ن ل ف يه ال ع اق ب ة و أ ص ح ل ف يه ب د ن و أ و س ع ف يه ر ز ق ي و اك ف ن ف يه م ا أ ه ن و اس ت ج ب ل ف يه د ع ائ ي و ب ل غ ن ف يه ر ج ائ ي O Allah azwj! Therefore, submit it to me asws and receive it from me asws, and aid me over it with the Grace, and Incline me asws in it for being obedient to You azwj, and Free me asws for Your azwj worship, and Your azwj supplication, and recitation of Your azwj book; and Magnify for me asws the Blessings in it, and better the end-results for me asws in it, and correct my asws body for me asws in it, and Expand my asws sustenance in it, and Suffice for me asws for what concerns me asws, and Answer my asws supplication for me asws in it, and Make my asws hopes reach fruition in it. الل ه م أ ذ ه ب ع ن ف يه الن ع اس و ال ك س ل و الس أ م ة و ال ف ت ر ة و ال ق س و ة و ال غ ف ل ة و ال غ ر ة الل ه م ج ن ب ن ف يه ال ع ل ل و ا ل س ق ام و ا ل م وم و ا ل ح ز ان و ا ل ع ر اض و ا ل م ر اض و ا ل ط اي ا و الذ ن و ب و اص ر ف ع ن ف يه الس وء و ال ف ح ش اء و ا ل ه د و ال ب ال ء و الت ع ب و ال ع ن اء إ ن ك س يع الد ع ا ء O Allah azwj! Remove from me asws therein, the laziness, and the indolence, and the tiredness, and the indifference, and the cruelty, and the negligence, and the deception. O Allah azwj! Keep aside from me asws therein, the aches, and the illnesses, and the worries, and the grief, and the symptoms, and the diseases, and the errors, and the sins. And, Repel from me asws, the evil, and the immoralities, and denials, and the afflictions, and the exhaustion, and the tiredness, You azwj are the Hearer of the supplications. الل ه م أ ع ذ ن ف يه م ن الش ي ط ان الر ج يم و ه ز ه و ل م ز ه و ن ف ث ه و ن ف خ ه و و س و اس ه و ك ي د ه و م ك ر ه و ح ي ل ه و أ م ان ي ه و خ د ع ه و غ ر ور ه و ف ت ن ت ه و ر ج ل ه و ش ر ك ه و أ ع و ان ه و أ ت ب اع ه و أ خ د ان ه و أ ش ي اع ه و أ و ل ي ائ ه و ش ر ك ائ ه و ج يع ك ي د ه م O Allah azwj! Shelter me asws therein from the Pelted Satan la, and his la slandering, and his la defaming, and his la whispering, and his la blowings, and his la indecisiveness, and his la traps, and his la plans, and his la tricks, and his la betrayals, and his la deceptions, and his la vanities, and his la ف ت ن ت ه strife, and his la infantry, and his la associates, and his la helpers, and his la followers, and his la deceivers, and his la adherents, and his la friends, and his la partners, and the entirety of his la plots. الل ه م ار ز ق ن ف يه ت ام ص ي ام ه و ب ل وغ ا ل م ل ف ق ي ام ه و اس ت ك م ال م ا ي ر ض يك ف يه ص ب ا و إ مي انا و ي ق ينا و اح ت س ابا ث ت ق ب ل ذ ل ك م ن ا ب ا ل ض ع اف ال ك ث ري ة و ا ل ج ر ال ع ظ ي م 23 out of 193

O Allah azwj! Grace me asws in it, the completion of its Fasts, and the fulfilment of the deeds during its establishment, and the perfection of what Pleases You azwj therein of patience, and faith, and conviction, and anticipation, then Accept that from us asws with the abundant increase, and the magnificent Recompense. الل ه م ار ز ق ن ف يه ا ل د و ا ل ج ت ه اد و ال ق و ة و الن ش اط و ا ل ن اب ة و الت و ب ة و الر غ ب ة و الر ه ب ة و ا ل ز ع و الر ق ة و ص د ق الل س ان و ال و ج ل م ن ك و الر ج اء ل ك و الت و ك ل ع ل ي ك و الث ق ة ب ك و ال و ر ع ع ن حم ار م ك ب ص ال ح ال ق و ل و م ق ب ول الس ع ي و م ر ف وع ال ع م ل و م س ت ج اب الد ع اء و ل أ ر ح م ت ل ب ي ن و ب ني ش يء م ن ذ ل ك ب ع ر ض و ل م ر ض و ل ه م و ل غ م ب ر مح ت ك ي ا الر امح ني. O Allah azwj! Grace me asws in it, the struggling, and the striving, and the strength, and the activity, and the representation, and the repentance, and the desire, and the dread, and the dismay, and the tenderness, and the truthfulness of the tongue, and the scruples from You azwj, and the wishing to You azwj, and the reliance upon You azwj, and the steadfastness with You azwj, and the abstinence from Your azwj Prohibition by the correct speech, and the Accepted works, and the raising of the deeds, and the Answering of the supplications. And, do not Permit between me asws and anything from that, by an accident, nor an illness, nor a worry, nor a grief, by Your azwj Mercy, O Most Merciful of the merciful ones. 23 Those Who Cannot Fast (Due to Advance Age/being Unwell) عدة من أصحابنا عن أحمد بن محمد عن علي بن الحكم عن عبد الملك بن عتبة الهاشمي قال: سألت أبا الحسن )عليه السالم( عن الشيخ الكبير والعجوز الكبيرة التي تضعف عن الصوم في شهر رمضان قال: تصدق في كل يوم بمد حنطة. Imam Aba Al-Hassan asws said, those who cannot, among men and women, keep fast in the month of Ramazan, they should give away alms equivalent to one Mud 24 wheat for every lapsed fast. 25 23 Al Kafi V 4 The Book of Fasts Ch 5 H 7 24 Approximately 750 grams (about 35 but check the price of 750 grams of wheat) 25 Faroo-e-Kafi, tradition 2, vol. 3, pp. 278. 24 out of 193