The month of Ramadan ln uhlch

uas sent doun the Quran - the

guldance for manklnd"

A!-Quran 2:185

Thc Prnphct Muhammad (praycrs
and pcacc nf A!!ah bc upnn HIm)
saId:
A||ah The Most Exa|ted sald:
A|| the deeds of Adam's sons (eo|e) are
for them, excet fastlng, uhlch ls for Me,
and l ul|| glte the reuard for lt."

5ahIh BukharI

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I INTRODUCTION NTRODUCTION................................ ...................................................... ......................2 2
W WHAT HAT I5 I5 F FA5TING A5TING? ? ................................ ................................................ ................7 7
W WHAT HAT I5 I5 R RAMADAN AMADAN? ? ................................ ............................................ ............9 9
THE HOLY QURAN REVEALED lN THlS MONTH .........................10
THE PROPHETS (PRAYERS AND PEACE O| ALLAH BE UPON HlM)
SERMON ON THE LAST DAY O| SHABAN ...................................11
RAMADAN EXPERlENCED BY lNHABlTANTS O| PARADlSE.........12
T THE HE N NIGHT IGHT OF OF P POWER OWER ................................ ........................................ ........14 14
T THE HE M METHOD ETHOD OF OF F FA5TING A5TING ................................ ................................. .17 17
THE lNTENTlON.............................................................................17
SUHOOR ........................................................................................17
THE DlSLlKED ACTS .....................................................................19
ACTS THAT BREAK THE |AST........................................................19
ACTS THAT DO NOT BREAK THE |AST.........................................19
WHEN PERMlTTED NOT TO |AST.................................................21
WHEN REQUlRED NOT TO |AST ..................................................21
l|TAAR...........................................................................................21
5 5ALAT ALAT UT UT- -T TARAWI ARAWIH H................................ ............................................ ............23 23
I' I'TIKAAF TIKAAF ................................ ................................................................ ................................26 26
K KAFFARA AFFARA / F / FIDYA IDYA ................................ ................................................. .................27 27
F FI IT TRA RA ................................ ................................................................ ..................................... .....28 28
D DU U' 'A5 A5 ( (PRAYER5 PRAYER5) ) ................................ ................................................. .................29 29
|ORGlVENESS / OTHER NEEDS.....................................................30
SlGHTlNG THE NEW MOON CRESCENT........................................34
|lRST, MlDDLE S LAST TEN DAYS O| RAMADAN.......................35
BREAKlNG |AST AT SOMEONES HOME.......................................35
TARAWlH.......................................................................................36
LAYLATUL QADR...........................................................................37
]UMUATUL WlDA.........................................................................42
C CONCLU5ION ONCLU5ION................................ ........................................................ ........................43 43
B BIBLIOGRAPHY IBLIOGRAPHY ................................ ..................................................... .....................44 44

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NTRODUCTION
NTRODUCTION

Oui eIoved Iiophel Muhannad (piayeis and peace of AI-
Iah le upon Hin) is iepoiled lo have said:

Shaban ls m month, Ra]ab ls the month of A||ah and
Ramadan ls the month of m Communlt."

Lveiy nonlh has ils lenefils, ieasons and phiIosophy. iiefIy
nenlioned in lhis look aie sone of lhe saIienl fealuies of lhe
HoIy nonlh of Ranadan, vhich is lhe ninlh nonlh in lhe
IsIanic Iunai caIendai. In lhis nonlh, MusIins aiound lhe
voiId fasl fion davn unliI dusk, vhich enlaiIs alslenlion
fion ealing, diinking, and naiilaI ieIalions fion anong lhe
noinaIIy peinissilIe acls, and sliicl piohililion of olhei
noiaI vices, lhal aie disaIIoved even oulside lhe fasl. The
Aialic void ranada neans lo join - in lhis case lhe insaan
(hunan), vilh The Rannaan (AIIah oi Cod AInighly).

AIIah The LxaIled guides lhe leIieveis in lhis speciaI nonlh
lolh al an individuaI IeveI as veII as a coIIeclive socielaI
IeveI. Iuilheinoie, lhis nonlh in ils speciaI ioulines of voi-
ship liains lhe individuaI lolh spiiiluaIIy and sociaIIy.

The foundalionaI nessage of lhe nonlh of Ranadan is
palience. When one puiposefuIIy alslains fion noinaI
lodiIy pIeasuies and conscienliousIy alides ly lhe iuIes of
lhe fasl vilh lhe soIe inlenlion of pIeasing ones Loid, in
ieluin, one is liained lo le in conlioI of lhe seIf. This is a
gieal gifl, as seIf-discipIine is insliunenlaI in achieving
success in lhis voiId and lhe nexl.

AII of IsIan is foi hunanily, lul lhis nonlh is especiaIIy
geaied lovaids hunanilaiian leachings. Iasling is a piaclicaI
aspecl of IsIan lhal leyond pioviding Iip seivice, fosleis
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vilhin lhe individuaI, enpalhy lovaids lhe pooi and needy.
This is so lecause lhe fasling peison vho has leen lIessed
vilh voiIdIy iesouices can feeI lhe hungei pangs of a pooi
peison, vho goes hungiy vilhoul choice. This fuilhei pio-
noles geneiosily and synpalhelic lehavioi lovaids lhe
have-nols in sociely.

Iasling is piesciiled foi aII MusIins iegaidIess of lheii fi-
nanciaI, sociaI oi any olhei slalus. This, lheiefoie, acls as an
equaIizei pioducing connon feeIings in peopIe lheiely cie-
aling liolheihood and unily in lhe sociely. MusIins aII ovei
lhe voiId fasl lhe nonlh of Ranadan al lhe sane line nak-
ing il a liuIy univeisaI expeiience. As a nallei of facl, il aIso
connecls one lo pievious geneialions as fasling is nol a nev
piaclice lul one lhal has leen olseived since lhe fiisl ciea-
lion. As AIIah AInighly says in His NolIe Quian:

O Peo|e uho Be|lete! |astlng ls made comu|sor for ou,
|lke lt uas ordalned for those before ou,
so that ou ma attaln let."
|AI-aqaiah 2:183j

Duiing lhe nonlh of Ranadan, MusIins geneiaIIy lieak
lheii fasl vilh lheii fiiends and faniIy and offei speciaI
piayeis logelhei vilh lheii connunily, liinging logelhei
lhe iich and lhe pooi, lhe oId and lhe young and olhei dispa-
iale gioups, liidging gaps in sociely. AIso, speciaI spiiiluaI
galheiings lo ceIeliale oui eIoved Iiophel Muhannad
(piayeis and peace of AIIah le upon Hin) and olhei sainls of
oui liadilion (nay AIIah le pIeased vilh lhen aII) aie con-
ducled, aIso liinging peopIe logelhei in unily and incieased
pailicipalion.

The nonlh of Ranadan is one in vhich even lhe nol so
piaclicing MusIins allenpl lo inciease lheii knovIedge
aloul lhe lasics of IsIan and vhal il has cone lo leach lhen.
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Theie is geneiaIIy a iise in lhe nunlei of peopIe coning lo
lhe nosques foi piayei and Ieaining. These individuaIs can
lhen luin aiound and leach lheii chiIdien vhal lhey have
Ieainl. Il is a oppoilune nonlh foi chiIdien lo le liained as
lheii capacily lo nenoiize is gieal and lhey can ielain gieal
poilions of lhe HoIy Quian. The nonlh of Ranadan
lheiefoie lecones a nonlh foi educalionaI oiienlalion foi
faniIies. IeopIes inleiesl incieases and lhey lecone
affiIialed vilh nosques and cenleis liinging nolicealIe
changes in lheii peisonaIilies.

A speciaI affiIialion incieases vilh lhe HoIy Quian, lhe sa-
cied lexl of lhe MusIins, since lhis is lhe nonlh in vhich il
vas ieveaIed. Quian ieading incieases anong MusIins and
nany hidden aspecls of lhe Quian lecone appaienl lhiough
lhis piocess. IeopIe, vho have leen oul of louch vilh lhe
HoIy Quian and have Iosl lheii piaclice of ieading il, slail
doing so and lhe nonlh of Ranadan lhen lecones a nonlh
of Ieaining lhe Aialic Ianguage lhiough lhe NolIe Quian.

MusIins in geneiaI lecone noie aclive in lhe nonlh of
Ranadan vilh an incieased sense of iesponsiliIily, counlei-
ing lhe deliinenlaI quaIily of Iaziness. The sliingenl iouline
of lhe fasl leaches discipIine, line nanagenenl and consci-
enliousness. Those vho piaclice speciaI piayeis caIIed uird
(a daiIy spiiiluaI piaclice of ieciling specific invocalions,
suppIicalions oi Nanes of AIIah AInighly) nolice lhal lheii
Iove & ieIalionship vilh AIIah AInighly and His Iiophel
(piayeis and peace of AIIah le upon Hin) incieases &
slienglhens.

When conscienlious peopIe lieak lheii fasl, lhey eal vilh
laIance, vhich accoiding lo nedicaI sciences, inpioves lheii
heaIlh. In lhe physicaI ieaIn, piayei is an exeicise foi lhe
lody and fasling is an exeicise foi lhe slonach. Many iII-
nesses have lheii cuie in fasling.
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If lhe piincipIes and ieconnendalions of lhis nonlh aie
laken lo heail, doneslic discipIine incieases. Sveaiing, fighl-
ing, elc. ieduce as lhe conscienlious fasling peison knovs
lhal such acls iuin ones fasl. AIso, faniIy ieIalions inpiove
lecause lhis is lhe nonlh of foigiveness and iepenlance. Ieo-
pIe lecone noie conscious of lheii dulies, ciealing a laIance
of iighls and dulies.

The nonlh of Ranadan pionoles univeisaI peace and juslice
- vilh oneseIf and vilh olheis as il disaIIovs any liansgies-
sion againsl oneseIf oi olheis, MusIins oi adheienls of olhei
failhs.

The HoIy nonlh of Ranadan lheiefoie, piovides a lienen-
dous oppoilunily foi seIf-inpiovenenl as AIIah AInighly
opens His doois shoveiing His lIessings upon us. Il is up lo
us lo lake advanlage of lhis oppoilunily and piaclice as ve
have leen laughl ly oui eIoved Maslei Iiophel Muhan-
nad (piayeis and peace of AIIah le upon Hin) and piay lo
le anong lhe successfuI. We piay lhal AIIah AInighly ly
lhe inleicession of oui eIoved Maslei Muhannad (piayeis
and peace of AIIah le upon Hin) accepls oui fasls, nakes il
oui inleicessoi on lhe Day of }udgnenl and heIps us lo ieach
oui polenliaI as hunan leings in lhis veiy speciaI nonlh.
Aanin.

This voik conlains exceipls ieIaling lo lhe HoIy nonlh of
Ranadan fion VoIune Thiee of lhe fanous lexl A|-Gnunqa
|i-Taa|ioi Tarccq a|-Haqq oi Sufficicn| Prctisicn fcr Scc|crs cf |nc
Pa|n cf Tru|n ly Hazial Shaykh AlduI Qadii }iIani (d. 12O8
CL, nay AIIah le pIeased vilh hin) and sone iefeiences
fion lhe fanous Kasnf-u|-Manjcco ly Hazial AluI Hasan
Syed AIi lin Ulhnan Hujveii (d. 1O72 CL, nay AIIah le
pIeased vilh hin). The lopics of lhe juiispiudence iuIings
accoiding lo lhe Hanafi SchooI of Thoughl ieIaled lo fasling
aie aIso coveied and have leen laken fion lhe fanous lexl
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Nccr-u| |daan ly AIIana Hasan lin 'Annaai ShuiunluIaaIi
(l. 1659, nay AIIah have neicy on hin) and 8anaar-c-Snaria|
ly MauIana Anjad AIi A'zani (nay AIIah have neicy on
hin). The inlenl of lhese exceipls is lo inspiie lhe ieadei
fion lhe voids of lhe NolIe Sainls of lhe IsIanic liadilion
and piovide pieIininaiy infoinalion iegaiding lhe lasics
lenels of fasling fion lhe gieal schoIais of lhe IsIanic liadi-
lion. The Iasl seclion in lhis lookIel conlains piayeis lhal aie
peilinenl lo lhis HoIy nonlh, especiaIIy lhose ieIaling lo lhe
speciaI nighls of lhe Iasl len days, laken fion lhe fanous
Snan-c-Snaois|aan-c-Raza of A'Iaa Hazial Ahned Raza Khan
aieIvi (nay AIIah le pIeased vilh hin).

In lhe pulIicalion of lhis voik, I exlend ny deep gialilude lo
Ayyaz Yousaf Qadii foi his conslanl suppoil and lo Di.
Syeda Saiqa Zuleda foi hei advise and inpul. AIso, ny spe-
ciaI lhanks lo Syeda ZiIIe Huna foi pioviding addilionaI ie-
souices foi lhis voik and lo Shagufla Ahnad Qadii foi con-
piIing lhe Aialic lexl and liansIalion. AIso a sinceie vole of
lhanks lo Shaiaaz Khan Qadii and Ialina Shaiaaz Qadii of
ILCRC Sacianenlo foi lheii vaIualIe feedlack and covei de-
sign. And lhanks lo Naveed AgloalvaIa and Iaivez Zia
Qadii foi lheii lechnicaI assislance and piinling suppoil. We
piay lhal lhis hunlIe effoil is accepled ly oui Loid and His
eIoved Iiophel Muhannad (piayeis and peace of AIIah le
upon Hin) and is leneficiaI lo aII of hunanily. (Aanin).

Prnf. Mnhammad Ahmcd QadrI
Ph.D.
Ca!IfnrnIa, U5A
Octnbcr 2003 / 5ha'ban 1424

Repiinled: Oclolei 2OO4 / Shalan 1425

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In lhe oidinaiy usage of lhe Aialic Ianguage, lhe void siqaa-
qaan (fasling) is sunned up in lhe void insaa| - lo cease
and desisl, lo iefiain, lo alslain. As foi ils olseivance in lhe
nonlh of Ranadan, lhe fasl is kepl ly alslaining fion cei-
lain ieguIai aclivilies, naneIy, lhe consunplion of food and
diink, engaging in sexuaI inleicouise, as veII as desisling
and iefiaining fion lhe connission of sins. (A|-Gnunqa,
Shaykh AlduI Qadii }iIani, nay AIIah le pIeased vilh hin,
pp. 72-73)

Hazial AluI Hasan Syed AIi lin Ulhnan Hujveii, aIso
knovn as Hazial Daala Canj aksh (nay AIIah have neicy
on hin) said in his fanous Kasnf-u|-Manjcco lhal in a fasl,
iefiaining fion sinpIy food and valei is chiIds pIay and
iefiaining fion lhe cainaI desiies is lhe acl of lhe oId. A fasl
is a neans of piolecling oneseIf fion ones Iovei seIf and lhe
alliaclions of lhe exleinaI voiId. He aIso said lhal duiing a
fasl il is inpeialive lhal one conlioIs a|| of ones five senses -
sighl, sneII, heaiing, lasle and louch in lhal one shouId onIy
peifoin acls lhiough lhese senses lhal aie vilhin lhe lounds
of IsIanic Lav.

MauIana Anjad AIi Azani (nay AIIah have neicy on hin),
successoi lo Hazial Inan Ahned Raza Khan aieIvi Qadii
(nay AIIah have neicy on hin) defines lhe fasl in his fa-
nous 8anaar-c-Snaria|:

In IsIanic Lav, a fasl is defined as a foin of voiship lhal a
MusIin peifoins vilh inlenlion fion davn unliI dusk
vheie he puiposeIy iefiains fion food, diink and inlinale
naiilaI ieIalions (inleicouise). A vonan nusl le fiee fion
nensliualion and posl-nalaI lIeeding. He fuilhei viiles lhal
lheie aie lhiee IeveIs of fasling:
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(1) The fasl of lhe Iaypeison: lhose vho iefiain onIy fion lhe
physicaI acls of ealing, diinking and naiilaI ieIalions
(2) The fasl of lhe eIecl: lhose vho, in addilion lo lhe fasl of
lhe Iaypeison, aIso iefiain fion any sins connilled ly
lhe eyes, longue, hands, Iegs and aII Iinls
(3) The fasl of lhe eIecl of lhe eIecl: lhose vho in addilion lo
lhe fasl of lhe eIecl delach lhenseIves fion eveiylhing
and aie onIy alsoiled in AIIah AInighly.

The fasl is a neans foi lhe spiiiluaI lo suiface ly suppiessing
lhe desiies of lhe physicaI, as nenlioned in a Hadeelh of oui
eIoved Iiophel Muhannad (piayeis and peace of AIIah le
upon Hin) vheie He advises us lo keep oui slonachs hun-
giy and oui Iiveis lhiisly and oui lodies unadoined so lhal
AIIah AInighly can see oui heails unveiIed in lhis voiId.
(Kasnf-u|-Manjcco, lhe chaplei on Hungei)

Hazial Daala Canj aksh (nay AIIah le pIeased vilh hin)
aIso viole aloul lhe neiils of hungei in his Kasnf-u|-Manjcco
aInosl a 1OOO yeais ago lhal hungei is a cuie foi nany iII-
nesses and lhal hungei heIps lo slienglhen lhe spiiil vheieas
salialion heIps lo slienglhen lhe lody. Those vho choose lo
onIy slienglhen lheii lodies aie nol salialed even vilh lhe
vhoIe voiId, vheieas lhose vho piefei lo slienglhen lheii
spiiil onIy eal IillIe so lhey nay faciIilale lheii voiship. He
(nay AIIah have neicy on hin) said lhal lhe eaiIiei peopIe
ale so lhal lhey nay Iive vheieas peopIe in oui line Iive so
lhal lhey nay eal. He aIso said lhal hungei is lhe nouiish-
nenl of lhe liulhfuI peopIe, lhe vay of lhe seekeis and a
shackIe foi lhe deviIs.

He aIso nenlioned lhal Hazial Kilani (nay AIIah have
neicy on hin) said lhal lhiee lhings aie a nusl foi a seekei
of Cod: He shouIdnl sIeep unliI he is oveivheIned ly il, he
shouIdnl speak unliI il is necessaiy and he shouIdnl eal un-
liI he is fanished.

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Ranadan is lhe ninlh nonlh in lhe IsIanic Iunai caIendai.
TiadilionaIIy, ils slail is naiked ly lhe IocaI sighling of lhe
nev noon. Il is one of lhe five nonlhs in lhe IsIanic caIen-
dai foi vhich allenpling lo sighl lhe nev noon is a iequiie-
nenl foi al Ieasl sone nenleis of lhe connunily lo pei-
foin (i.e. uajio |ifaqa), lhe olhei nonlhs leing Sha'lan,
ShavvaI, DhuI Qa'dah & DhuI Hijjah. Il is significanl lo nole
lhal Ranadan is lhe onIy nonlh foi vhich lhe vilnessing of
lhe nev ciescenl ly onIy one jusl peison, naIe oi fenaIe, is
sufficienl.

CiannalicaIIy, lhe void Ranadan is a noun and is iooled
in lhiee Aialic Ielleis - Raa, Mccn & Daad vhich convey lhe
lasic idea of leing scoiched, inlenseIy healed ly lhe sun. Il
has leen alliiluled lo lhe HoIy Iiophel Muhannad
(piayeis and peace of AIIah le upon Hin) lo have said lhal
lhis nonlh vas given lhe nane Ranadan lecause il has a
scoiching effecl upon sins. Thal is lo say, il luins sins avay.
(A|-Gnunqa, Shaykh AlduI Qadii }iIani, nay AIIah le
pIeased vilh hin, p. 79)

The void Ranadan (as viillen in lhe Aialic sciipl) is
nade up of five Ielleis, naneIy, ra, nin, dad, a|if and nun.
The iniliaI Iellei raa slands foi riduanu||an (AIIahs good
pIeasuie). The Iellei nccn slands foi nunaooa|u||an (lhe con-
sideiale and favoialIe disposilion of AIIah). The Iellei daad
slands foi dananu||an (AIIahs guaianlee, neaning His assui-
ance of spiiiluaI ievaid). The Iellei a|if slands foi u|fa|u||an
(lhe inlinale affeclion and neainess of AIIah). The finaI Iellei
nccn slands foi nccru||an (lhe iadianl Iighl of AIIah).

This neans lhal lhe nonlh of Ranadan is lhe nonlh of con-
sideiale lehavioi, lhe giving of assuiance, lhe shaiing of inli-
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nale affeclion, lhe shedding of Iighl, lhe leslovaI of lene-
fils, and geneious iespecl foi lhe sainls (au|iqa) and lhe
iighleous (aoraar).

The HoIy nonlh of Ranadan is lhe chieflain (saqqid) of lhe
nonlhs. As soneone once said: In conpaiison vilh lhe
olhei nonlhs, lhe slalus of Ranadan is Iike lhal of lhe heail
vilhin lhe lieasl, Iike lhal of lhe Iiophels vilhin lhe hunan
iace, and Iike lhal of lhe Sacied Teiiiloiy of Mecca anong
lhe cilies of lhe voiId. (A|-Gnunqa, Shaykh AlduI Qadii
}iIani, nay AIIah le pIeased vilh hin, p. 96)

THE HOLY QURAN REVEALED lN THlS MONTH

This is aIso lhe lIessed nonlh in vhich lhe NolIe and CIoii-
ous Quian (lhe HoIy ook of lhe MusIins) vas senl dovn.
As AIIah AInighly says in His NolIe Quian:

The month of Ramadan ln uhlch uas sent doun the Quran
- the guldance for manklnd, the dlrectlon and the c|ear crlte-
rla (to ]udge betueen rlght and urong), so uhoeter among
ou ultnesses thls month, must fast for the (uho|e) month,
and uhoeter ls slck or on a ]ourne, ma fast the same num-
ber ln other das, A||ah deslres ease for ou and does not
deslre hardshl for ou - so that ou com|ete the count (of
fasts), and g|orlf A||ahs greatness for hatlng gulded ou,
and so that ou ma be gratefu|."
|AI-aqaiah 2:185j

Hazial Iln Allas (nay AIIah le pIeased vilh hin and his
falhei) expIained lhal lhe HoIy Quian vas senl dovn as a
singIe vhoIe fion lhe WeII-Iieseived TalIel (a|-|aun a|-
Manfccdn) , on lhe Nighl of Iovei (|aq|a|u| Qadr, see page 14
of lhis lookIel) in lhe nonlh of Ranadan. Il vas lheieupon
inslaIIed in lhe House of CIoiy (8ai|-u| |zza) in lhe heaven of
lhis Iovei voiId, angeI }ilieeI (peace le upon hin) lhen
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lioughl il dovn and ieveaIed il lo lhe HoIy Iiophel Mu-
hannad (piayeis and peace of AIIah le upon Hin) in a se-
iies of inslaIInenls ovei lhe couise of lvenly lhiee yeais.
(A|-Gnunqa, pp. 81-82)

THE PROPHETS (PRAYERS AND PEACE O| ALLAH BE UPON HlM)
SERMON ON THE LAST DAY O| SHABAN

Il has leen iepoiled ly 8aqnaqi, Snuo-a|-|nan & 8anaar-c-
Snaria| lhal SaInan aI-Iaiisi (nay AIIah le pIeased vilh hin)
once said lhal lhe HoIy Iiophel Muhannad (piayeis and
peace of AIIah le upon Hin) deIiveied lhe foIIoving seinon
on lhe Iasl day of Shalan:

O eo|e, a mlght month has cast lts rotectlte shade to
screen ou. A b|essed month ln uhlch there ls a nlght that ls
better than a thousand months! A||ah has made keelng the
fast thereln an ob|lgator re|lglous dut and the obsertance
of the nlght tlgl| thereln a to|untar ractlce. lf someone
seeks to drau near [to the Lord] there ln b settlng ]ust one
exam|e of good conduct, or erforms ]ust one re|lglous ob|l-
gatlon, that erson ul|| be exact| the same as someone uho
dlscharges setent re|lglous ob|lgatlons durlng a|| the other
months of the ear.

lt ls the month of atlent endurance, and the reuard for a-
tlent endurance ls the Garden of Paradlse. lt ls the month of
charltab|e sharlng, and lt ls the month ln uhlch the suste-
nance of the true be|leter ls lncreased. So, lf someone ro-
tldes a breakfast mea| [Iftaar] for a erson uho ls keelng
fast, thls ul|| resu|t ln forglteness for hls slns, and ln hls
emanclatlon from the |lre of He||. The benefactor ul|| a|so
be granted a reuard equlta|ent to that earned b the recll-
ent of generoslt, but ulthout anthlng at a|| belng deducted
from the reuard due to the |atter.

A||ah ul|| grant thls reuard to anone uho gltes some klnd
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of breakfast nourlshment to a erson uho ls keelng the
fast, eten lf lt ls mere| drled dates, a drlnk of uater, or a
cu of dl|uted ml|k.

lt ls a month the beglnnlng of uhlch ls merc, the mldd|e of
uhlch ls a forglteness, and the |ast art of uhlch ls a de|lt-
erance from the |lre of He||. So, lf a s|ate-ho|der |lghtens the
burden borne b hls s|ate ln thls month, A||ah ul|| forglte
hlm and grant hlm freedom from the |lre of He||.

|urthermore, lf someone rotldes a satlsflng breakfast
mea|, ln the course of thls month, for a erson uho ls kee-
lng the fast, A||ah (Exa|ted ls He) ul|| glte the benefactor a
drlnk from m Basln, after uhlch he ul|| neter fee| thlrst
agaln." (A|-Gnunqa, Shaykh AlduI Qadii }iIani, nay AIIah le
pIeased vilh hin, pp. 84-85)

Il is iecoided in Sahih ukhaii, Sahih MusIin & 8anaar-c-
Snaria| lhal Hazial Alu Huiayia (nay AIIah le pIeased vilh
hin) iepoiled lhal lhe Iiophel (piayeis and peace of AIIah
le upon Hin) once said:

As soon as Ramadan comes around, the gates of the Garden
of Paradlse are f|ung oen, the gates of the |lre of He|| are
shut and |ocked, and the detl|s are shack|ed and tled u
tlght."

The Saninain (i.e. ukhaii & MusIin) aIso iecoided a naiia-
lion fion SahI lin Sad (nay AIIah le pIeased vilh hin) lhal
lhe Iiophel (piayeis and peace of AIIah le upon Hin) said
lhal lheie aie eighl doois in heaven. One of lhen is caIIed
Raqqaan and onIy lhose vho olseive lhe fasl enlei lhiough
il. (8anaar-c-Snaria|, VoI. 1, p. 438)

RAMADAN EXPERlENCED BY lNHABlTANTS O| PARADlSE

In iegaids lo hov lhe nonlh of Ranadan viII le expeii-
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enced ly lhe inhalilanls of lhe Caiden of Iaiadise, Hazial
Iln Allas (nay AIIah le pIeased vilh hin and his falhei)
once heaid lhese voids leing ulleied ly lhe Iiophel
(piayeis and peace of AIIah le upon Hin):

The Garden of Paradlse ul|| sure| be refurnlshed and re-
decorated from ear to ear, ulth the adtent of the month of
Ramadan. As soon as the flrst nlght of the month of Rama-
dan has arrlted, a ulnd ca||ed the Whlr|ulnd ul|| b|ou
from beneath the Heaten| Throne. The |eates of the trees of
the Garden of Paradlse ul|| be set ln a state of commotlon,
and the rlngs on the |eates of the doors ul|| be shaken and
ratt|ed. Thls ul|| glte rlse to a rust|lng and tlnk|lng sound,
far more beautlfu| than anthlng the |lsteners eter heard
rlnglng ln thelr ears before." (Tafseei Iln Allas)

Accoiding lo lhis sane iepoil, lhe Iiophel (piayeis and
peace of AIIah le upon Hin), aIso said:

On each and eter nlght of the month of Ramadan, A||ah
(A|mlght and G|orlous ls He) ul|| sa three tlmes: Does
anone hate a request to make, so that l ma grant hls re-
quest? ls there anone uho ulshes to reent, so that l ma
re|ent touards hlm and accet hls reentance? ls there an-
one ulshlng to seek forglteness, so that l ma forglte hlm?
Who uou|d make a |oan to a rlch man, as oosed to one
uho ls lmoterlshed, and to a erson uho ls fu|| ln contro|
of hls affalrs, as oosed to one uho ls a tlctlm of ln]us-
tlce?" (Tafseei Iln Allas)

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T
T
HE
HE
N
N
IGHT
IGHT
OF
OF
P
P
OWER
OWER

The Nighl of Iovei oi |aq|a|u| Qadr is lhe chieflain of lhe
nighls. Il shouId le Iooked foi duiing lhe Iasl len days of lhe
nonlh of Ranadan, and il is nosl IikeIy lo le lhe nighl of lhe
lvenly-sevenlh. (A|-Gnunqa p. 1O6)

AIIah AInighly has nol infoined us of lhe exacl dale of lhe
Nighl of Iovei lecause His puipose (LxaIled is He) is lo
nake suie lhal His seivanls do nol lake il foi gianled lhal
lhey have peifoined good deeds on lhal pailicuIai nighl.
Weie il nol foi lhis eIenenl of unceilainly, lhey couId nake
lhe cIain: We have peifoined good deeds on a nighl lhal is
lellei lhan a lhousand nonlhs, so AIIah has gianled us foi-
giveness, and in His sighl ve aie nov enlilIed lo spiiiluaI
degiees and Caidens of Iaiadise. They nighl lheiefoie
alandon aII fuilhei effoil lo do good voiks, and sinpIy iesl
on lheii IauieIs. Having lhus faIIen piey lo unduIy oplinislic
expeclalion, lhey vouId lhen le dooned lo peidilion.

Il shouId aIso le noled lhal, as a siniIai neasuie of piecau-
lion, AIIah (AInighly and CIoiious is He) has iefiained fion
infoining His seivanls as lo vhen lheii individuaI Iifelines
aie due lo expiie. Weie il nol so, a peison vilh a Iong Iife
sliII ahead of hin couId say: I inlend lo give fiee iein lo ny
cainaI desiies, induIging in aII lhe pIeasuies lhis voiId has
lo offei, and enjoying ils confoils lo lhe fuII. LvenluaIIy, of
couise, vhen lhe expiialion of ny lein diavs neai, I shaII
iepenl and devole nyseIf lo lhe voishipfuI seivice of ny
Loid. I shaII lhen die as a penilenl and iefoined chaiaclei.

In acluaI facl, AIIah (LxaIled is He) has kepl lheii appoinled
leins conceaIed fion lhen, so lhey nusl aIvays le caulious
and vaiy of dealh. Undei lhese ciicunslances, lhey have a
peinanenl incenlive lo piaclice good conducl, lo puisue ie-
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penlance vilh diIigenl peiseveiance, and lo nake conslanl
effoils lo inpiove lheii lehavioi. Dealh, vhenevei il cones
lo cIain lhen, viII lheiefoie find lhen in a veiy good spiii-
luaI slale. (A|-Gnunqa pp. 117-118)

As foi lhe chaiacleiislic fealuies lhal indicale lhe aiiivaI of
lhe Nighl of Iovei, lhey aie piesenl in a nighl vhen lhe al-
nospheie is confoilalIe, lhe sky is jel-lIack, and lhe len-
peialuie is neilhei hol noi coId. Il is a nighl in vhich no
laiking of dogs can le heaid. When lhe sun iises on lhe foI-
Ioving noining, il appeais as a disk vilhoul iays, ialhei Iike
a coppei lovI. As foi lhe naiveIs and vondeis of lhe Nighl
of Iovei, lhey aie ieveaIed lo lhose vho possess lhe quaIi-
lies of spiiiluaI deveIopnenl and sainlhood, lo lhose vho
aie connilled lo voishipfuI oledience, and lo vhonevei
AIIah vishes anong lhose of His seivanls vho aie liue le-
Iieveis in accoidance vilh lheii spiiiluaI slales, lheii aIIolled
poilions, and lheii degiees of neainess lo AIIah (AInighly
and CIoiious is He). (A|-Gnunqa p. 125)

On lhe Nighl of Iovei, angeI }ilieeI (peace le upon hin)
cones dovn vilh an escoil of sevenly lhousand angeIs,
vhon he Ieads as lheii connanding officei. On lhis nighl,
lheie is nol a singIe spol on eailh lhal does nol have an angeI
upon il, eilhei loving dovn in pioslialion, oi slanding
eiecl, as he offeis piayeis of suppIicalion on lehaIf of lhe le-
Iieving nen and lhe leIieving vonen. (A|-Gnunqa pp. 136-
137)

The angeIs viII suieIy convey lhe gieeling of peace lo aII
voilhy piaclilioneis of voishipfuI oledience, lul lhey viII
nol offei lhal sane saIulalion lo aII vho aie guiIly of sinfuI
disoledience, foi sone of lhen aie peipelialois of heinous
viongdoing and injuslice, vho deseive no shaie in lhe peace
conveyed ly lhe angeIs. Ciievous indeed is lhe offense con-
nilled ly:
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lhe consunei of unIavfuI suslenance,
lhe lieakei of faniIy lies,
lhe spieadei of naIicious gossip and sIandei, and
lhe consunei of goods lhal iighlfuIIy leIong lo oiphans.
The Iikes of lhese aie lheiefoie nol enlilIed lo any shaie in
lhe peace conveyed ly lhe angeIs, and none shaII lhey ie-
ceive. (A|-Gnunqa, pp. 136-138)

And on lhe Nighl of Iovei AIIah AInighly viII foigive eve-
iyone excepl foui:
anyone addicled lo inloxicaling Iiquoi,
anyone vho is disoledienl and disiespeclfuI lovaid his
paienls,
anyone guiIly of disiupling a lond of kinship, and
anyone vho is viiuIenlIy iancoious, i.e. soneone spile-
fuIIy ieIuclanl lo alandon a giudge, and slulloinIy un-
viIIing lo accepl lhe iesloialion of good ieIalions vilh
anyone vho has offended hin. (A|-Gnunqa, p. 9O)

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T
T
HE
HE
M
M
ETHOD
ETHOD
OF
OF
F
F
A5TING
A5TING

THE lNTENTlON

The pIace of lhe inlenlion is in lhe heail, hovevei lo expIic-
ilIy say il on lhe longue is consideied piaisevoilhy. If one
nakes lhe inlenlion al nighl, one shouId iecile lhe foIIoving
dua (piayei):
Nauatu an asooma ghadan |l||aahl taaa|a
mln faradl ramadan
I inlended lhal I fasl lonoiiov foi AIIah The LxaIled
fion lhe olIigaloiy Ranadan

If one nakes lhe inlenlion duiing lhe day, one shouId iecile
lhe foIIoving dua:
Nauatu an asooma hadha| auma |l||aahl taaa|a
mln faradl ramadan
I inlended lhal I fasl loday foi AIIah The LxaIled
fion lhe olIigaloiy Ranadan

Il is inpoilanl lo ienev ones inlenlion foi eveiy fasl in
Ranadan. If one nade lhe inlenlion on lhe fiisl of Ranadan
oi any olhei dale in Ranadan foi lhe enliie nonlh, lhen lhal
inlenlion onIy counls foi lhal one day and nol foi lhe enliie
nonlh.

SUHOOR

Laling lhe pie-fasl neaI (sunccr / sanri) is aIso a foin of ex-
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pIicil inlenlion and is a foin of voiship. Il is highIy iecon-
nended lo eal lhe pie-fasl neaI. Tiliani iepoils lhal Iln
Unai (nay AIIah le pIeased vilh hin) naiialed fion lhe
Iiophel (piayeis and peace of AIIah le upon Hin) lhal AIIah
AInighly and His angeIs send lIessings and piayeis on
lhose vho eal lhe pie-fasl neaI. This line is fiIIed vilh gieal
lIessings and one shouId spend il ieciling Darccd Snarccf, i.e.
piayeis on oui eIoved Iiophel Muhannad (piayeis and
peace of AIIah le upon Hin), Naa|s, i.e. poeliy in piaise of
lhe Iiophel (piayeis and peace of AIIah le upon Hin) and
Dni|r, i.e. ienenliance of AIIah AInighly. One nusl aIso
peifoin lhe Tanajjud piayeis duiing lhis line. The nininun
nunlei of cycIes foi Tanajjud is lvo & naxinun is eighl.
The line foi Tanajjud legins aflei |sna (nighl) piayei, once
one has sIepl and voken up, unliI |ajr (noining) cones in.
One shouId eslalIish a sel piaclicaI anounl foi oneseIf and
peifoin lhese piayeis eveiy nighl duiing Ranadan and aIso
caiiy on lhis veiy lIessed piaclice lhioughoul lhe iesl of lhe
yeai.

Il is inpoilanl lo nainlain good hygiene of ones noulh dui-
ing lhe fasl. Il is good lo liush ones leelh veII, lefoie lhe
fasl legins and lhen ieconnended (nus|anao) lo use lhe
nisua| (loolhslick) duiing lhe fasl. Il is good lo nole lhal lhe
odoi lhal cones fion a fasling peisons noulh (despile aII
effoils lo cIean il, and lhis sneII is ieaIIy lhe sneII of lhe
enply slonach and nol lhe noulh) is deaiei lo AIIah AI-
nighly lhan nusk. Il is ieconnended lo deIay lhe pie-fasl
neaI lo lhe Ialesl possilIe line (aloul 2O ninules lefoie lhe
line foi |ajr oi pie-davn piayei cones in).

Iasling is olIigaloiy on eveiy aduIl, sane peison vho does
nol have a pievenlalive oi deliIilaling condilion. Iasling is
aIso olIigaloiy upon lhe peison vho has leen assigned lo
caiiy oul nissed fasls of anolhei peison vho has passed
avay and Iefl peilinenl insliuclions in his oi hei WiII.
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THE DlSLlKED ACTS (MAKROOHAT)

Duiing lhe fasl, il is disIiked in IsIanic Lav lo:
lasle food oi sulslances lhal have lasle (foi exanpIe dui-
ing cooking oi using loolhpasle),
chev & spil anylhing,
have conlacl lelveen spouses if lheie aie chances of sex-
uaI aiousaI,
chev / soflen a food ilen foi a laly (unIess alsoIuleIy
necessaiy)

ACTS THAT BREAK THE |AST

The foIIoving acls viII lieak lhe fasl:
ealing,
diinking,
naiilaI ieIalions (i.e. inleicouise),
snoking,
svaIIoving even a snaII piece of food pailicIe lhal vas
caughl in lelveen lhe leelh,
valei (even a snaII anounl) enleiing lhe lhioal oi lhe
uppei cavily of lhe nose,
oiI oi nedicalion enleiing lhiough lhe eyes oi eais,
svaIIoving soneone eIses saIiva, oi laking oul ones
ovn saIiva oul of lhe noulh and lhen svaIIoving il,
svaIIoving ones vonil, (undcr ccr|ain ccndi|icns - scc spc-
cia| nc|c a| oc||cn cf ncx| pagc)
pulling a coIoied lhiead in lhe noulh lhal changes lhe
coIoi of lhe saIiva and lhen svaIIoving lhal saIiva.

In lhis Iighl, one nusl le caiefuI vhiIe laking a shovei, nak-
ing lhe iiluaI alIulion (uudu) and cIeaning ones piivale
pails aflei ieIieving oneseIf (is|injaa).

ACTS THAT DO NOT BREAK THE |AST

The foIIoving acls do nol lieak lhe fasl:
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accidenlaIIy and vilhoul conlioI ingesling a fIy oi fIies,
snoke oi dusl,
svaIIoving ones phIegn
appIying oiI in haii,
appIying surna (kohI) in eyes,
povdeiing nedicine, culling chiIies oi onions, sieving
vheal - any lasle feIl due lo lhese acls does nol lieak lhe
fasl,
svaIIoving lhe velness ienaining aflei iinsing of lhe
noulh (pIease nole lhal sinceie allenpls shouId le nade
lo diy lhe noulh),
valei enleiing lhiough lhe eai,
sexuaI enission in sIeep,
lackliling (aIlhough veiy disIiked),
lhe slale of janaoa (i.e. najoi IegaI inpuiily caused due lo
inleicouise al nighl) pasl lhe insaa| line, i.e. line lo slop
ealing. IIease nole lhal il is a sin and naran (piohililed)
lo deIay lhe nandaloiy gnus| (iiluaI lalh) vilhoul a iea-
son. The angeIs of neicy do nol enlei lhe house of such a
peison.
voniling (undcr ccr|ain ccndi|icns - scc spccia| nc|c oc|cu)

Iuilheinoie, an acl lhal vouId noinaIIy lieak lhe fasl
(exanpIe: ealing) lul doing lhis ly nislake and desisling
innedialeIy upon ienenleiing does nol lieak lhe fasl.
Hovevei, if one conlinues aflei ienenleiing, lhe fasl
lieaks.

Il is inpoilanl lo nole lhal if ones fasl lieaks, foi exanpIe if
a vonan legins lo nensliuale duiing lhe fasl, she is sliII ie-
quiied lo iefiain fion ealing lhe iesl of lhe day oul of ie-
specl foi lhe fasl. She nusl nake up hei nissed fasl(s) Ialei
duiing days vhen she is peinilled lo fasl.
Secla| Note on Vomltlng:
- lf the tomlt ls a mouthfu| or more:
1) |as| is orc|cn if purpcsc|q tcni|cd (i.c. sc|f-induccd), unc|ncr a par| cf i| is sua||cucd cr nc|.
2) |as| is orc|cn if intc|un|ari|q tcni|cd AND a pca-sizcd par| cf i| cr |argcr is sua||cucd.
- lf the tomlt ls |ess than a mouthfu|:
3) |as| is nc| orc|cn rcgard|css cf unq |nc tcni|ing cccurrcd cr cf anq par| cf i| ocing sua||cucd.
Note: A|| the ru|es of tomltlng a| on| lf lt contalns food and not ]ust bl|e, b|ood, or h|egm.
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WHEN PERMlTTED NOT TO |AST

One is peinilled lo Ieave lhe fasl in lhe foIIoving slales:
liaveIIing foi a ieIigious ieason
piegnancy
lieasl feeding if lheie is feai of lhe niIk diying
seiious iIIness
oId age
veakness lhal can Iead lo dealh
lhiealened vilh dealh foi fasling
feai of nadness

WHEN REQUlRED NOT TO |AST

Wonen aie iequiied nol lo fasl in lhe foIIoving condilions:
nensliualion
posl-nalaI lIeeding

MIsscd fasts must bc madc up nncc thc abnvc mcntInncd
prcvcntatIvc nr dcbI!ItatIng cnndItInns havc passcd. Hov-
evei, if lhe condilion is peinanenl, lhen lhe peison nusl
conpensale ly paying |idqa. (see seclion on Kaffara / |idqa
on page 27) .

The peison vho has leen peinilled oi iequiied nol lo fasl
due lo lhe alove slaled ieasons nusl avoid ealing and diink-
ing in fionl of olheis oul of iespecl.

l|TAAR

Aflei lhe sun has conpIeleIy sel, il is ieconnended lo lieak
ones fasl as soon as possilIe. Il is iepoiled in Iln Majah and
olhei aulhenlic looks of Hadeelh lhal lhe HoIy Iiophel Mu-
hannad (piayeis and peace of AIIah le upon Hin) said:

When one of ou breaks our fast, then do so ulth dates or
dr dates, because there ls b|esslng ln lt and lf ou cannot
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flnd that, then do so ulth uater because lt ls urlflng."

One shouId iecile 8isni||anirrannanirranccn, lieak ones fasl
and lhen iecile lhe foIIoving dua:
A||ahumma lnnee |aka sumtu ua blka aamantu
ua a|aka tauakka|tu ua a|aa rltqlka aftartu
O AIIah veiiIy foi You I fasled, in You I leIieved,
upon You I liusled and upon Youi piovision I lioke ny fasl.

Il is highIy ieconnended lo eal in a laIanced vay, avoid
oveiealing and foods lhal cause indigeslion oi offensive
odois lo olheis such as onions and gaiIic.

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S
S
ALAT
ALAT
UT
UT
-
-
T
T
ARAWl
ARAWl
H
H

The Aialic void |aruina (of vhich |arauin is lhe pIuiaI foin)
neans a pause foi iesl. This speciaI foin of lhe IsIanic iil-
uaI piayei is peifoined al sone peiiod of each nighl in lhe
nonlh of Ranadan aflei lhe olIigaloiy Iale-nighl piayei
(sa|a|-u|-|sna). Il consisls of 2O cycIes (ra|aa|) and lakes ils
nane fion lhe pauses foi iesl lhal occui aflei eveiy fouilh
cycIe, aIlhough peifoined in cycIes of lvo.

This piayei vas oiiginaIIy insliluled as an occasionaI and
voIunlaiy piaclice, lo le olseived in accoidance vilh lhe
exenpIaiy Sunnah of lhe Iiophel (piayeis and peace of AI-
Iah le upon Hin). Aflei He had peifoined il in congiega-
lion on one nighl in lhe nonlh of Ranadan, lhe leIieveis ex-
pecled hin lo join lhen again, lul He did nol eneige fion
His apailnenl vhen lhe nexl nighl cane aiound. In oidei lo
expIain his lehavioi, He (piayeis and peace of AIIah le upon
Hin) loId lhen Ialei:

lf l had come out to ]oln ou, lt uou|d sure| hate been lm-
osed uon ou as an ob|lgator re|lglous dut."

This piayei vas evenluaIIy eslalIished as a ieguIai congie-
galionaI piaclice lhioughoul lhe nonlh of Ranadan duiing
lhe days of KhaIifa Unai iln aI-Khallal (nay AIIah le
pIeased vilh hin). This accounls foi lhe facl lhal il is oflen
alliiluled lo lhe KhaIifa Unai, on lhe giounds lhal he vas
lhe fiisl lo oiganize ils peifoinance aIong lhese Iines.

AIi iln Ali TaIil (nay AIIah le pIeased vilh hin) is ie-
poiled as having said:

Unai iln aI-Khallal (nay AIIah le pIeased vilh hin)
vouId nevei have laken such a seiious inleiesl in lhese Ta-
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rauin piayeis, if il had nol leen foi a ceilain saying of lhe
Iiophel (piayeis and peace of AIIah le upon Hin), vhich he
happened lo heai fion ne vhich is:

Around the Heaten| Throne, A||ah (Exa|ted ls He) maln-
talns an area ca||ed the Enc|osure of Sanctlt, uhlch con-
slsts of radlant |lght. So man are the ange|s ulthln lts con-
flnes, that none but A||ah (A|mlght and G|orlous ls He)
cou|d eter add u thelr tota| number. These ange|s are ut-
ter| detoted to the uorshlfu| sertlce of A||ah (Exa|ted ls
He) and the neter take a moment to re|ax. When the nlghts
of the month of Ramadan come around, the ask thelr Lord
for ermlsslon to descend b turns to the earth be|ou, uhere
the erform the rltua| raers together ulth the chl|dren of
Adam. Wheneter an member of the Communlt of Muham-
mad (raers and eace of A||ah be uon Hlm) ls touched b
them, or touches them, that erson ul|| exerlence such
b|lssfu| halness and good fortune that he ul|| neter agaln
fee| mlserab|e or suffer dlstress.

As soon as Unai iln aI-Khallal (nay AIIah le veII pIeased
vilh hin) heaid ne iepeal lhese voids, he excIained: 'Since
ve aie speciaIIy enlilIed lo ieceive lhis lIessing, ve nusl le
lellei piepaied! He lhen pioceeded lo oiganize lhe congie-
galionaI olseivance of lhe |arauin piayeis, and il vas he
vho eslalIished lhe piaclice of peifoining lhen
(lhioughoul lhe nonlh of Ranadan) as a ieguIai liadilionaI
cuslon.

As ve knov fion anolhei liadilionaI iepoil, AIi iln Ali
TaIil (nay AIIah le veII pIeased vilh hin) venl oul in lhe
fiisl pail of a ceilain nighl in lhe nonlh of Ranadan. Then
vhen he heaid lhe Quian leing ieciled in lhe nosques he
excIained: May AIIah fiII lhe lonl of Unai vilh Iighl, as
AIIahs nosques aie iIIuninaled ly lhe iecilalion of lhe
Quian!

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Alu Dhaii aI-Chifaii (aIso knovn as sanio sirr-an-Naoi, le-
cause of lhe seciel knovIedge inpailed lo hin ly lhe
Iiophel, piayeis and peace of AIIah le upon Hin - A|-
Gnunqa, p. 18) is iepoiled as having said:

We peifoined sone of oui iiluaI piayeis logelhei vilh AI-
Iahs Messengei (piayeis and peace of AIIah le upon Hin).
When lhe lvenly-lhiid nighl of Ranadan cane aiound, He
kepl vigiI vilh us, and Ied us in lhe piayeis, unliI lhe fiisl
lhiid of lhe nighl had passed. Then, vhen lhe lvenly-fouilh
nighl cane aiound, He did nol Ieave hone lo join
us...Then vhen lhe nighl of lhe lvenly-sevenlh cane
aiound, He kepl vigiI vilh us once again, onIy lhis line he
lioughl His faniIy aIong lo join lhe congiegalion, and He
(piayeis and peace of AIIah le upon Hin) Ied us in piayei
. (A|-Gnunqa, pp. 126-129)

The piayei lhal is ieciled duiing lhe Tarauin piayeis can le
found on page 36.

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LinguislicaIIy ||i|aaf neans lo slay and do sonelhing con-

linuousIy. Il cones fion lhe iool void a|afa vhich neans
lo slop. (Nccr-u|-|daan) Duiing lhe Iasl len days of lhe nonlh
of Ranadan, il is a highIy ieconnended Sunnah acl lo slay
in lhe nosque foi nen and in hei piayei designaled spol in
lhe hone foi vonen and peifoin ||i|aaf. The nosque nusl
le one in vhich congiegalionaI piayeis aie eslalIished. Iasl-
ing is a condilion foi lhis lype of ||i|aaf. This acl is a Sunnan
Kifaqa, i.e. onIy sone nenleis of lhe connunily have lo
peifoin il, sufficing il foi lhe enliie connunily.

A nu|a|if (lhe peison peifoining ||i|aaf) is consideied a
Cuesl of Cod. To legin ||i|aaf one nusl nake lhe inlen-
lion and lhen devole oneseIf lo AIIah AInighlys voiship ly
ieading lhe Quian alundanlIy, ieciling darccd (lIessings) &
sa|aan (saIulalions) on lhe Iiophel Muhannad (piayeis and
peace of AIIah le upon Hin), nol engaging in any voiIdIy
laIks, onIy Ieaving lheii designaled spols foi necessilies such
as ieIieving oneseIf. They nay engage in olhei ieIigious acls
such as viiling ieIigious looks elc. ||i|aaf has a significanl
sociaI conponenl in lhal il gives lhe nu|a|if a liaining pe-
iiod lo lieak any lad halils such as cigaielles, aIcohoI elc.

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AIIah AInighly says in His NolIe Quian:

|or a certaln number of das on|, so uhoeter ls slck
among ou, or on a ]ourne, the same number ln other das,
and those uho do not hate the strength for lt must glte a
redemtlon b feedlng a need erson, so uhoeter lncreases
the good of hls oun accord, lt ls better for hlm, and fastlng ls
better for ou, lf on| ou rea|lte."
|AI-aqaiah 2:184j

If soneone viIIfuIIy, puiposeIy and vilhoul jusl cause
lieaks oi does nol keep lheii Ranadan fasl, lhey nusl, in
addilion lo naking il up al a Ialei dale, pay an expialion
caIIed Kaffara. This is lo fiee a sIave (pIease nole lhal il is foi-
lidden in IsIan lo ensIave anyone, as ve aie aII sIaves of oui
Ciealoi, IsIanic Iav is iife vilh exanpIes such as lhis vheie
oppoilunilies aie piovided lo fiee sIaves), oi feed 6O pooi
peopIe lvo neaIs a day oi lhe anounl equivaIenl lo |i|ra
(see nexl seclion), oi lo fasl 6O conseculive fasls. (If lhe conli-
nuily of lhe days is lioken vilhoul a ieason, lhe enliie pioc-
ess nusl le ieslailed.)

If lhe fasl vas lioken oi nol kepl foi Iegilinale ieasons such
as an iIIness, lhen il nusl sinpIy le nade up al a Ialei dale.
Hovevei, if lhe iIIness is peinanenl and lhe fasl cannol le
nade up, lhen lhe nissed fasl(s) nusl le conpensaled ly
giving oul |idqa, i.e. feeding one pooi peison lvo neaIs a
day foi eveiy fasl nissed oi ly paying lhe anounl equiva-
Ienl lo |i|ra (see nexl seclion) foi eveiy fasl nissed.

To caIcuIale lhe exacl anounl foi Kaffara oi |idqa in youi
silualion, pIease conlacl youi IocaI IsIanic schoIais.

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The posl Ranadan aIns-due, knovn as Sadaqa-|u|-|i|r oi Za-

|a|-u|-|i|r oi |i|ra has leen eslalIished as a neans of naking
alonenenl foi lad halils such as idIe gossip, Ievdness and
sexuaI haiassnenl, leIIing Iies, lackliling, sIandeious defa-
nalion, consuning sulslances of dulious IegaIily, eyeing
alliaclive lenplalions, and of conpIeling and iepaiiing ones
olseivance of lhe fasl. When AIIahs Messengei (piayeis and
peace of AIIah le upon Hin) piesciiled paynenl of lhe
aIns-due as an olIigaloiy ieIigious duly, He inlended il lo
piovide lhe keepei of lhe fasl vilh a cIeansing insliunenl,
ly vhich lo iid hinseIf of noiaI defecls, giving hin an op-
poilunily lo iediess lhe inlaIance in his accounl, ly con-
pensaling foi lhe deficiency lhal enleied inlo hin lhiough
induIgence in vaiious foins of nislehavioi. (A|-Gnunqa, p.
144)

Accoiding lo Waki iln aI-}aiiah (nay AIIah le pIeased vilh
hin): The aIns-due caIIed Za|a|-u|-|i|r as il ieIales lo Rana-
dan, is Iike lhe pioslialion lo conpensale foi foigelfuIness,
as lhe Iallei ieIales lo iiluaI piayei. (A|-Gnunqa, p. 144)

Il is iequiied lo give |i|ra foi each individuaI in lhe faniIy
(foi lhose vho can affoid lo give, i.e. sanio-c-nisaao) lefoie
lhe Lid piayei and is ieconnended lo give il even lefoie lhe
Lid day so lhal lhe pooi can ieceive il and use il lo fuIfiII
lheii needs foi Lid. (Nccr-u|-|daan). Il can le given in lhe
foin of giains oi noney, vhichevei is noie leneficiaI foi lhe
pooi. The anounl foi vheal is 2 nuds (a unil of voIune
neasuienenl used liadilionaIIy lhal is aloul one doulIe-
handed scoop, 4 nuds nake one saaa) .

To caIcuIale lhe exacl anounl of |i|ra foi youi silualion,
pIease conlacl youi IocaI IsIanic schoIais.
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Il is iepoiled in Tiinidhi lhal lhe HoIy Iiophel Muhannad

(piayeis and peace of AIIah le upon Hin) said:

Praer ls the braln of uorshl."

He (piayeis and peace of AIIah le upon Hin) aIso said:

Those uho do not ask A||ah A|mlght,
He The Most Exa|ted gets angr ulth them."

Il is iepoiled in Tiinidhi and Alu Davood lhal oui eIoved
Iiophel Muhannad (piayeis and peace of AIIah le upon
Hin) said:

There are three eo|e uhose raer ls neter re]ected:
the fastlng erson at the tlme of breaklng the fast
(l.e. lftaar tlme),
the ]ust ]udge, and
the oressed"

Il is aIso iepoiled in Tiinidhi lhal lhe Iiophel Muhannad
(piayeis and peace of AIIah le upon Hin) said:

The tlmes uhen raer ls acceted qulck| are:
The Nlght of Pouer (La|atu| Qadr), and
The tlme of fast-breaklng (l.e. lftaar tlme)"

Ranadan is lhe nonlh of iepenlance and Iisled on lhe foI-
Ioving pages aie sone piayeis ieIaled lo seeking foigiveness
and olhei needs. AIso Iisled aie lhe piayeis lo iecile duiing
lhe fiisl, niddIe and Iasl len days of lhis nonlh. In addilion,
aie Iisled piayeis lo iecile vhen having sighled lhe nev
noon ciescenl, foi Tarauin, foi lhe nighls of Qadr and foi lhe
Iasl Iiiday of lhis lIessed nonlh.
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5ayyId-u!-IstIghfaar

The foIIoving dua shouId le iead 99 lines aflei |sna piayei.
Insha AIIah aII snaII and lig sins viII le foigiven.
A||ahumma anta rabbee |aa l|aaha l||aa anta kha|aqtanee
ua anaa abduka (amatuka fnr wnmcn) ua anaa a|aa
ahdlka ua uadlka mastatatu aoodhublka mln sharrl maa
sanatu aboou|aka blnlmatlka a|aa ua aboou bld-
hambl faghflr|ee falnnahu |aa aghflrudhdhunooba l||aa
ant

O AIIah, You aie ny Loid, lheie is no god excepl You, You
ciealed ne and I an Youi seivanl and I an upon Youi cove-
nanl and pionise lo lhe lesl of ny aliIily, I seek iefuge in
You fion lhe eviI lhal I have ciealed, I acknovIedge Youi
lIessings upon ne and I acknovIedge ny sins, so foigive
ne, veiiIy lheie is no Ioigivei of sins excepl You.

The foIIoving dua shouId le iead 99 lines aflei |ajr

(noining) piayei. Insha AIIah lhe ieadei viII le incIuded
anongsl lhose vho AIIah AInighly Ioves. AII of his oi hei
voiship viII insha AIIah le accepled and his oi hei doois of
suslenance viII open.
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A||ahumma alnnee a|aa dhlkrlka
ua shukrlka ua husnl lbaadatlk

O AIIah, heIp ne lo ienenlei You,
and lo lhank You, and lo voiship You
in lhe lesl of nanneis.

The foIIoving dua shouId le iead 111 lines vilh Darccd
Snarccf pieceding and foIIoving 11 lines. This shouId le
done aflei Magnrio (evening) oi |sna (nighl) piayeis. This viII
insha AIIah iesuIl in nenlaI peace, neainess lo AIIah AI-
nighly and foigiveness fion sins.
A||ahumma lnnee asa|uka| ]annata
ua aoodhublka mlnan naar

O AIIah, I ask You lo gianl ne Iaiadise
and I lake iefuge in You fion lhe Iiie.

The foIIoving dua shouId le nade a daiIy piaclice. Il viII

insha AIIah iesuIl in foigiveness fion sins and fieedon fion
piolIens. AIso, if going lo a nev pIace, oi a nev house and
one is nol suie of ieceiving suppoil, lhis dua shouId le iead
1OO lines foi heIp fion lhe Unseen (gnaqo).
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A||ahumma lnnee dha|amtu nafsee dhu|man katheeran ua
|aa aghflrudh dhunooba l||aa anta faghflr|ee maghflratan
mln lndlka uar hamnee lnnaka anta| ghafoorur raheem

O AIIah, I have indeed oppiessed ny souI excessiveIy and
none can foigive sin excepl You, so foigive ne a foigiveness
fion YouiseIf, and have neicy upon ne. SuieIy You aie The
Mosl Ioigiving, The Mosl MeicifuI.

The foIIoving dua shouId le iead foi pioleclion of ones
failh. Il shouId le iead 21 lines in lhe noining and in lhe
evening.
A||ahumma lnnee asa|uka blannee ashhadu annaka anta|-
|aahu |aa l|aaha l||aa anta| ahadus samadu||adhee |am
a|ld ua |am oo|ad ua |am aku||ahu kufuuan ahad

O AIIah, I ask You, as I leai vilness lhal You aie AIIah, none
has lhe iighl lo le voishipped excepl You, The One, As-
Sanad, Who legels nol noi vas He legollen and lheie is
none Iike unlo Hin.

The foIIoving dua shouId le iead 111 lines aflei |sna (nighl)
piayei. This viII insha AIIah liing fieedon fion giief and
soiiovs. Il viII aIso aIIeviale physicaI iIInesses. In addilion,
spiiiluaI diseases of jeaIousy, giudges, halied aie aIso ie-
noved. The ieadei of lhis dua is aIso piolecled fion oppies-
sion and liansgiession ly olheis.
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A||ahumma lnnee aoodhublka mlna| hamml ua| hatanl ua
aoodhublka mlna| a]tl ua| kasa|l ua aoodhublka mlna|
]ubnl ua| bukh|l ua aoodhublka mln gha|abatld dalnl ua
qahrlr rl]aa|

O AIIah, I seek iefuge in You fion voiiy and giief, fion
heIpIessness and Iaziness, fion covaidice and slinginess,
and fion oveipoveiing of dell and fion oppiession of nen.

The foIIoving dua shouId le iead 51 lines anyline duiing
lhe day foi ease in Iife. If iead al nighl, il can le used in pIace
of |s|i|naara (i.e. lhe decision naking piayei). If one is having
difficuIly naking a decision, one shouId iead lhis dua 11
lines aflei |sna piayei and lhen go lo sIeep vilhoul laIking
lo anyone. Insha AIIah one viII le guided in ones diean.
A||ahumma aghflr|ee maa qaddamtu ua maa akhkhartu ua
maa asrartu ua maa a|antu ua maa asraftu ua maa anta
a|amu blhl mlnnee anta| muqaddlmu ua anta| muakhkhlru
|aa l|aaha l||aa ant
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O AIIah foigive ne foi lhose sins vhich have cone lo pass as
veII as lhose vhich shaII cone lo pass, and lhose I have
connilled in seciel as veII as lhose I have nade pulIic and
vheie I have exceeded aII lounds as veII as lhose lhings
aloul vhich You aie noie knovIedgealIe. You aie A|-
Muqaddin and A|-Mua|n|nir, none has lhe iighl lo le voi-
shipped excepl You.

5IghtIng thc Ncw Mnnn Crcsccnt

Il is a Sunnah (piaclice of lhe HoIy Iiophel Muhannad,
piayeis and peace of AIIah le upon Hin) lo sighl lhe nev
noon ciescenl foi eveiy Iunai nonlh. The ciescenl is usuaIIy
sighled a fev ninules aflei sunsel in lhe Weslein hoiizon.
Once sighled, lhe foIIoving piayei shouId le ieciled:
A||ahu Akbar. A||ahumma ahl||ahu a|anaa bl| amnl ua|
eemaan uas sa|aamatl ua| ls|aam uat taufeeql |lmaa tu-
hlbbu ua tardaa rabbunaa ua rabbuka A||ah

AIIah is lhe giealesl. O AIIah nay lhe ciescenl cone upon us
in safely and failh and peace and IsIan and in agieenenl
vilh aII lhal You Iove and pIeases You. Oui Loid and youi
Loid |O Ciescenlj is AIIah.

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Dua fnr thc FIrst Tcn Days nf Ramadan
A||ahummaghflr uarham ua anta kharur Raahlmeen

O AIIah foigive and have neicy and you aie lhe esl of lhe
MeicifuI

Dua fnr thc MIdd!c Tcn Days nf Ramadan
Astaghflru||aaha rabbee mln ku||l dhambln ua atoobu
l|ah

I seek foigiveness fion AIIah ny Loid fion aII sins and I
luin lo Hin in iepenlance

Dua fnr thc Last Tcn Days nf Ramadan
A||ahumma lnnaka 'affuuuun
tuhlbbu| 'afua fa'fu 'annee Yaa Kareem"

O AIIah veiiIy You aie The One Who paidons giealIy,
You Iove lo paidon, so paidon ne, O Ceneious One.

BrcakIng Fast at 5nmcnnc's Hnmc

Read 8isni||anirrannanirranccn and lhen iead lhe foIIoving
dua aflei Iflaai:

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Aftara lndakumus saalmoona ua aka|a taaamakumu|
abraaru ua sa||at a|alkumu| ma|aalka

May lhe fasling lieak lheii fasl in youi hone,
and nay lhe dulifuI and pious eal youi food,
and nay lhe angeIs send piayeis upon you.

Dua fnr Taraulh Praycrs

The foIIoving dua shouId le ieciled al lhe end of eveiy foui
cycIes of lhe Tarauin piayeis al Ieasl once:
Subhaana dhl| mu|kl ua| ma|akootl subhaana dhl| lttatl
ua| adhmatl ua| habatl ua| qudratl ua| klbrlaal ua|
]abaroot subhaana| ma|lkl| hal| |adhee |aa anaamu ua
|aa amootu subboohun quddoosun rabbunaa ua rabbu|
ma|aalkatl uar roohl A||ahumma a]lrnaa mlnan naar
Yaa Mu]eeru Ya Mu]eeru Ya Mu]eeru

CIoiy le lo lhe Ovnei of lhis voiId and lhal of lhe heaven,
CIoiy le lo lhe Iossessoi of Honoi, Ciealness, Ave, Donin-
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ion, Majesly, and Mighl, CIoiy le lo lhe Lvei Living Sovei-
eign, Who neilhei sIeeps, noi dies, O AII CIoiious, AII HoIy
One, Oui Loid and lhe Loid of lhe AngeIs, And lhe souI. O
AIIah save us fion lhe Iiie.
O Savioi! O Savioi! O Savioi!

Dua fnr La|atu| Qadr

Il is iepoiled in Tiinidhi lhal Hazial Aisha (nay AIIah le
pIeased vilh hei), said: O Messengei of AIIah! Whal if I
knev vhich nighl |aq|a|u| Qadr vas, lhen vhal shouId I say
in il` He (piayeis and peace of AIIah le upon Hin) said:
Sa :
A||ahumma lnnaka 'affuuuun
tuhlbbu| 'afua fa'fu 'annee Yaa Kareem"

O AIIah veiiIy You aie The One Who paidons giealIy,
You Iove lo paidon, so paidon ne, O Ceneious One.

This dua can le ieciled any nunlei of lines.


5pccIfIc Praycrs fnr Each
La|at-u|-Qadr (Shab-e-Qadr) Takcn frnm
A'!aa Hazrat Ahmcd Raza Khan Barc!vI
(may A!!ah bc p!cascd wIth hIm)

The HoIy Iiophel (piayeis and peace of AIIah le upon hin)
has said:

Anone, man or uoman from m umma (communlt) uho
uants to beneflt from the |lght from m grate, then he/she
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shou|d erform uorshl ulth great lntenslt on each Shab-e-
Qadr, so that A||ah The Most Exa|ted ma ule that er-
son's slns aua and re|ace them ulth good deeds."

The voiship on Snao-c-Qadr is lellei and noie poveifuI
lhan voiship of 7O (sevenly) lhousand nighls.

Thc FIrst Shab-e-Qadr (21st NIght nf Hn!y Ramadan)

The piayei can le done in one of lvo vays:

(1) Read 4 cycIes of piayei vilh 2 saIulalions (sa|an). In each
cycIe, aflei ieading Suran A|-|a|ina, iead Suran Qadr (AI-
Quian, chaplei 97) 1 line and Suran ||n|as (AI-Quian chaplei
112) 1 line. Aflei lhe sa|an, iead Darccd Snarccf 7O lines. In-
sha AIIah, ly ieading lhis piayei, lhe angeIs viII piay on le-
haIf of lhe peison foi foigiveness of sins aflei dealh.

(2) Read 2 cycIes of piayei. Aflei ieading Suran A|-|a|ina,
iead Suran Qadr 1 line and Suran ||n|as 3 lines. Aflei lhe
sa|an, iead As|nagnfar (i.e. say as|agnfiru||an) 7O lines. Insha
AIIah, vilh lhe suppoil of lhis piayei and lhe facl lhal il is
Snao-c-Qadr, AIIah The Mosl LxaIled viII piovide foigiveness
foi lhe peison aflei dealh (oa|nsnisn).

AIso, il is veiy effeclive and leneficiaI lo iead Suran Qadr 21
lines on lhis nighl.

Thc 5ccnnd Shab-e-Qadr (23rd NIght nf Hn!y Ramadan)

The piayei can le done in one of lvo vays:

(1) Read 4 cycIes of piayei vilh 2 sa|an. In each cycIe, aflei
ieading Suran A|-|a|ina, iead Suran Qadr 1 line and Suran
||n|as 3 lines. Insha AIIah, lhis piayei is veiy effeclive foi
having sins foigiven aflei dealh.
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(2) Read 8 cycIes of piayei vilh 4 sa|an. In each cycIe, aflei
ieading Suran A|-|a|ina, iead Suran Qadr 1 line and Suran
||n|as 1 line. Aflei lhe sa|an, iead Ka|na Tanjccd (i.e. say
Subhaana||aahl ua| hamdu|l||aahl ua |aa l|aaha l||a||aahu
ua| |aahu akbar ua |aa hau|a ua|aa quuuata l||a bl||ahl|
'a|ll| adheem) 7O lines and lhen ask AIIah The Mosl Lx-
aIled foi foigiveness of youi sins. Insha AIIah, AIIah AI-
nighly viII foigive aII youi sins.

AIso, il is veiy effeclive and leneficiaI lo iead Suran Yasin
(AI-Quian, chaplei 36) 1 line, and Suran Rannan (AI-Quian,
chaplei 55) 1 line on lhis nighl.

Thc ThIrd Shab-e-Qadr (25th NIght nf Hn!y Ramadan)

The piayei can le done in one of lhiee vays:

(1) Read 4 cycIes of piayei vilh 2 sa|an. In each cycIe, aflei
ieading Suran A|-|a|ina, iead Suran Qadr 1 line and Suran
||n|as 5 lines. Aflei lhe sa|an, iead Ka|na Taqqao (i.e. say Laa
l|aaha l||a||aahu Muhammadur Rasoo|u||aah) 1OO
(hundied) lines. Insha AIIah, AIIah The Mosl LxaIled viII
gianl nuneious lenefils foi lhis piayei.

(2) Read 4 cycIes of piayei vilh 2 sa|an. In each cycIe, aflei
ieading Suran A|-|a|ina, iead Suran Qadr 3 lines and Suran
||n|as 3 lines. Aflei lhe sa|an, iead As|nagnfar 7O lines. This
piayei is veiy effeclive foi having sins foigiven.

(3) Read 2 cycIes of piayei. In each cycIe, aflei ieading Suran
A|-|a|ina, iead Suran Qadr 1 line and Suran ||n|as 15 lines.
Aflei lhe sa|an, iead Ka|na Snanada| (i.e. say ashhadu a||aa
l|aaha l||a||aahu uahdahu |aa shareeka |ahu ua ashhadu
anna Muhammadan abduhu ua rasoo|uh) 7O lines. This
piayei is foi lhe pioleclion fion lhe loinenl of lhe giave.
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Insha AIIah, lhis piayei viII liing in a ievaid of 7O lines
highei lhan any ieguIai piayei. Any one vho nakes a pIea
lo AIIah The Mosl LxaIled, insha AIIah il viII le ansveied.

AIso, iead Suran Du|nan (AI-Quian, chaplei 44) on lhis nighl.
Insha AIIah, ly ieading lhis suran, il saves one fion lhe loi-
nenl of lhe giave. AIso, one shouId iead Suran |a|n (AI-
Quian, chaplei 48) 7 lines. Il is effeclive foi any desiie oi
pIea one nay have.

Thc Fnurth Shab-e-Qadr (27th NIght nf Hn!y Ramadan)

The piayei can le done in one of six vays:
(1) Read 12 cycIes of piayei vilh 3 sa|an. In each cycIe, aflei
ieading Suran A|-|a|ina, iead Suran Qadr 1 line and Suran
||n|as 15 lines. Aflei lhe sa|an, iead As|nagnfar 7O lines. In-
sha AIIah, ly ieading lhis piayei, a peison viII le ievaided
vilh lhe piayeis of lhe Iiophels (peace le upon lhen aII).
(2) Read 2 cycIes of piayei. Aflei ieading Suran A|-|a|ina,
iead Suran Qadr 3 lines and Suran ||n|as 27 lines. Then ask
AIIah AInighly foi lhe foigiveness of sins. Insha AIIah vilh
lhe heIp of lhis piayei, AIIah AInighly viII foigive aII sins,
pasl, piesenl, and fuluie.
(3) Read 4 cycIes of piayei vilh 2 sa|an. In each cycIe, aflei
ieading Suran A|-|a|ina, iead Suran Ta|a|nur (AI-Quian,
chaplei 1O2) 1 line and Suran ||n|as 3 lines. Insha AIIah, lhe
peison vho ieads lhis piayei, AIIah AInighly viII nake lhe
difficuIlies of dealh easy on lhis peison. In addilion, lhe loi-
nenls of lhe giave viII le foigiven.
(4) Read 2 cycIes of piayei. In each cycIe, aflei ieading Suran
A|-|a|ina, iead Suran ||n|as 7 lines. Aflei lhe sa|an, il is in-
poilanl lo iead lhe foIIoving |asoin 7O lines: Astaghflru||aa
ha| adheemu||adhee |aa l|aaha l||aa huua| hau| qa-
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oomu ua atoobu l|ah. Insha AIIah, ly ieading lhis piayei,
lefoie a peison has even iisen fion his/hei piayei nal
(nusa||an), his ovn sins as veII as lhe sins of his paienls viII
le foigiven. In addilion, AIIah AInighly viII oidei lhe an-
geIs lo piovide a palh lo heaven foi lhis peison. In facl, AIIah
has oideied lhal unliI lhe peison does nol have a vision of
his palh lo Heaven, dealh viII nol lake hin/hei. This piayei
is veiy effeclive foi foigiveness (nagnfira|) of sins aflei dealh.
(5) Read 2 cycIes of piayei. Aflei ieading Suran A|-|a|ina,
iead Suran A|an Nasnran (AI-Quian, chaplei 94) 1 line and
Suran ||n|as 3 lines. Aflei lhe sa|an, iead Suran Qadr 7O
lines. Insha AIIah, lhe peison viII eain nany good deeds
(sauao) and il is consideied lo le equaI lo nuneious voi-
ships (ioada|).
(6) Read 4 cycIes of piayei. In each cycIe, aflei ieading Suran
A|-|a|ina, iead Suran Qadr 3 lines and Suran ||n|as 5O lines.
Aflei lhe sa|an, duiing pioslialion (sajda) iead lhe foIIoving
Ka|an 1 line: Subhaana||aahee ua|hamdu|l||aahee ua |aa
l|aaha l||a||aahu ua||aahu akbar. Aflei lhis, vhalevei de-
siie oi pIea one nay have shouId le nade, vhelhei il is foi
lhis voiId oi lhe nexl. Insha AIIah, in Cod's IaIace, il viII le
ansveied.

AIso on lhis nighl, iead Suran Ha nccn (AI-Quian, chaplei
41). y ieading aII 7 Ha nccn's, il saves one fion lhe loinenl
of lhe giave aflei dealh, and aIso lhe Iife aflei dealh. AIso
iead Suran Mu|| (AI-Quian, chaplei 67) 7 lines. This is veiy
effeclive foi lhe foigiveness of sins aflei dealh.

Thc FIfth Shab-e-Qadr (29th NIght nf Hn!y Ramadan)

The piayei can le done in one of lvo vays:

(1) Read 4 cycIes of piayei, vilh 2 sa|an. In each cycIe, aflei
ieading Suran A|-|a|ina, iead Suran Qadr 1 line and Suran
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||n|as 3 lines. Aflei lhe sa|an, iead Suran A|an Nasnran 7O
lines. This piayei is veiy effeclive foi one vhose failh (inan)
is veak oi is Iazy in his failh. Insha AIIah, ly ieading lhis
piayei, AIIah AInighly viII iaise lhis peison as one vho has
conpIeled his/hei failh.

(2) Read 4 cycIes of piayei vilh 2 sa|an. In each cycIe, aflei
ieading Suran A|-|a|ina, iead Suran Qadr 1 line and Suran
||n|as 5 lines. Aflei lhe sa|an, iead Darccd Snarccf 1OO lines.
Insha AIIah, lhiough lhe heIp of lhis piayei, AIIah AInighly
viII piovide foigiveness of sins aflei dealh.

AIso, on lhis nighl, iead Suran laqia (AI-Quian, chaplei 56)
7 lines. Insha AIIah, lhis is veiy effeclive foi lhe veIfaie of
giovlh in finances.

Jumu'atu!-WIda (thc Last FrIday)

On lhe Iasl Iiiday of Ranadan, iead 2 cycIes of supeieioga-
loiy piayei aflei lhe ]unuan (Iiiday) / Dnunr (noon) piayei.
In lhe fiisl cycIe, aflei ieading Suran A|-|a|ina, iead Suran
Zi|za| (AI-Quian, chaplei 99) 1 line and Suran ||n|as 1O lines.
In lhe second cycIe, aflei ieading Suran A|-|a|ina, iead Suran
Kafirccn (AI-Quian, chaplei 1O9) 3 lines. Aflei lhe sa|an,
iead Darccd Snarccf 1O (len) lines. Then iead anolhei 2 cycIes
of piayei. In lhis fiisl cycIe, aflei ieading Suran A|-|a|ina,
iead Suran Ta|a|nur 1 line and Suran ||n|as 1O (len) lines. In
lhe second cycIe, aflei ieading Suran A|-|a|ina, iead Aqa|u|
Kursi (AI-Quian, 2:255) 3 lines and Suran ||n|as 25 lines.
Aflei lhe sa|an, iead Darccd Snarccf 1O lines. This piayei has
enoinous lenefils. y ieading lhis piayei, AIIah The Mosl
LxaIled viII insha AIIah piovide conlinuous lenefils unliI
lhe Day of }udgenenl.

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ONCLU5ION
ONCLU5ION

The nonlh of Ranadan lheiefoie is lhe nonlh of seienily
and puiily, lhe nonlh of fuIfiIInenl and fideIily. Il is lhe
nonlh of lhose vho piaclice lhe ienenliance of lheii Loid,
lhe nonlh of lhose vho enduie vilh palience, and lhe
nonlh of lhose vho aie honesl and liulhfuI. Lel us seize
eveiy oppoilunily foi iepenlance and conliilion. Lel us lake
fuII advanlage of lhe line lhal is avaiIalIe foi seeking foi-
giveness and piaclicing voishipfuI oledience as lhis nay le
oui Iasl Ranadan. Lel us ienenlei lhal nany a keepei of
lhe fasl nay nevei keep anolhei fasl, and nany a keepei of
lhe nighl vigiI nay nevei keep vigiI again. Lel us aIso nol le
of lhose foi vhon oui eIoved Iiophel Muhannad
(piayeis and peace of AIIah le upon Hin) once said:

There ls man a one uho kees the fast b da, et he gets
nothlng out of hls fastlng but hunger and thlrst. And there ls
man a one uho sends the nlght ln tlgl| and raer, et
uho gets nothlng from hls tlgl| other than lnsomnla." (A|-
Gnunqa, pp. 138-139)

O AIIah, incIude us anong lhose vhose fasling and piayeis
have leen accepled, anong lhose vhose eviI deeds You have
liansfoined inlo good deeds, anong lhose vhon You have
aIIoved ly Youi neicy lo enlei Youi Caidens of Iaiadise,
and anong lhose vhose degiees You have exaIled, O Mosl
MeicifuI of lhe neicifuI! (A|-Gnunqa, p. 141)




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IBLIOGRAPHY
IBLIOGRAPHY

1. Hazial Shaykh AlduI Qadii }iIani (nay AIIah le pIeased

vilh hin), A|-Gnunqa |i-Taa|ioi Tarccq a|-Haqq / Sufficienl
Iiovision foi Seekeis of lhe Ialh of Tiulh liansIaled fion
Aialic inlo LngIish ly Muhlai HoIIand, AI-az IulIish-
ing,Inc., IIoiida, 1997
2. Hazial AluI Hasan Syed AIi lin Ulhnan Hujveii (nay
AIIah le pIeased vilh hin), Kasnf-u|-Manjcco, Lahoie
3. AIIana Hasan lin 'Annaai ShuiunluIaaIi (nay AIIah
have neicy on hin), Nccr-u| |daan, Lahoie
4. MauIana Anjad AIi A'zani (nay AIIah have neicy on
hin), 8anaar-c-Snaria|, Lahoie
5. A'Iaa Hazial Ahned Raza Khan aieIvi (nay AIIah le
pIeased vilh hin), Snan-c-Snaois|aan-c-Raza, Lahoie
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Abnut IECRC

IECRC Is a nnn-prnfIt, nnn-pn!ItIca! nrganIzatInn dcvntcd tn prnvIdIng acadcmIc
and spIrItua! rcsnurccs tn dIvcrsc rc!IgInus and cu!tura! grnups. IECRC was cstab-
!Ishcd In 2002 and Is bascd In Frcmnnt, Ca!IfnrnIa. As a cnmmunIty scrvIcc nr-
ganIzatInn, It Is bascd nn thc mndc! nf thc ccnturIcs n!d Is!amIc tradItInn nf
brIngIng pcacc and harmnny tn sncIcty by addrcssIng thc csscntIa! nccds nf pcn-
p!c rcgard!css nf thcIr cast, crccd, cn!nr nr rc!IgInn.

IECRC's !nng-tcrm vIsInn Is tn Insha A!!ah (Gnd wI!!Ing) cstab!Ish a wnr!d-c!ass,
vIbrant and dynamIc unIvcrsIty that prnvIdcs a fnrum fnr thnsc scckIng tn
qucnch thc thIrst nf thc hcart and mInd In thc mcrgcr nf ancIcnt and mndcrn
knnw!cdgc and scIcnccs In nrdcr tn prnvIdc sn!utInns tn Issucs nf nur cnntcmpn-
rary tImcs wIth thc gna! nf prnmntIng pcacc, brnthcrhnnd and thc bcttcrmcnt nf
humanIty at !argc.

In oidei lo achieve lhis vision, ILCRC has seveiaI shoil lein pIans vhich aie di-
vided inlo lhe aieas of educalion (lolh chiIdien and aduIl), cuIluie, ieseaich and
counseIing.

EDUCATION: ILCRC vouId Iike lo insha AIIah eslalIish a Iov-cosl, affoidalIe
fuII-line schooI foi chiIdien ages 5 - 15 yeais vheie lhe young ninds viII le laughl
lolh liadilionaI IsIanic as veII as nodein knovIedges. They viII aIso le oiienled in
IsIanic adao (eliquelle). Tnis rcquircs a scncc| oui|ding cr a piccc cf |and uncrc cnc can oc
oui||.
CULTURE: ILCRC vouId Iike lo pionole IsIanic cuIluie vilhin lhe MusIin con-
nunily and lo liing IsIanic cuIluiaI avaieness lo olhei failh connunilies. Tnis gca|
rcquircs a ccnnuni|q ccn|cr ui|n an audi|criun.
RE5EARCH: ILCRC inlends lo insha AIIah eslalIish a conpiehensive Iiliaiy vilh a
coIIeclion of IsIanic looks incIuding iaie ones in oiiginaI souices, pulIish a quai-
leiIy IsIanic SociaI Sciences Reseaich }ouinaI, and invile schoIais of high caIilei
fion aiound lhe voiId on a lenuie lasis. Tncsc gca|s rcquirc a pnqsica| faci|i|q fcr |nc
|iorarq, a prin|ing prcss fcr cfficicn| puo|isning cf jcurna|s and occ|s and a gucs| ncusc |c
|cdgc tisi|ing scnc|ars.
COUN5ELING: ILCRC vouId Iike lo expand ils aIieady exisling seivices of spiii-
luaI heaIing and counseIing. Topics coveied vouId le in lhe aieas of IaniIy Affaiis
(Maiiiage - Ni|an, Divoice - Ta|aq, elc.), IndividuaI CounseIing (Depiession, Anxi-
ely, elc.), LegaI Aid & MedicaI Canps. Tnc aoctc gca|s rcquirc a pnqsica| faci|i|q fcr |nc
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