Bismillah. وَإِذِ ابْتَلَىٰ إِبْرَاهِيمَ رَبُّهُ بِكَلِمَاتٍ فَأَتَمَّهُنَّ ۖ قَالَ إِنِّي جَاعِلُكَ لِلنَّاسِ إِمَامًا When his Lord tested Abraham with certain words and he fulfilled them, He said, ‘I am making you the Imam of mankind. (Sūrat al-Baqarah, No. 2, Āyat 124) Prophet Ibrāhīm‘alayhis-salām is a remarkable example of unwavering faith, submission, and pure monotheism. His … Read more
Bismillah. Imam Ali Zaynul-‘Ābidīn al-Sajjād (a): So, we bid farewell to it (i.e., Ramadan) with the farewell of one whose parting pains us, whose leaving fills us with gloom and loneliness, and to whom we have come to owe a safeguarded claim, an observed inviolability, and a discharged right. We say: Peace be upon you, … Read more
Bismillah. Prophet Muhammad (s): And when it is night of Qadr, Allah, Most High and Mighty, commands Jibrā’īll to descend to earth, with a group of angels, carrying a green standard. He fixes it at the rear of al-Ka‘bah. And he has six hundred wings, two of which he never spreads except on the night of … Read more
Bismillah. Imam Al-Hasan Al-Mujtabā (a) said: O people, he who advises for God’s sake and betakes His sayings as guidance will surely be led to the most upright way and God will grant him success to the right guidance and will direct him to the best. The disciple of God is certainly secured and preserved … Read more
Bismillah. Prophet Muhammad (s) said: By your thirst and hunger [when fasting in Ramadan], remember the hunger of the day of judgement and its thirst. Give charity to the poor and needy among you; lower your glances from what is not permissible for you to see, and refrain [from hearing] what is not permissible for … Read more
Bismillah. Prophet Muhammad (s) said: And then Allah, Most High, will say three times every night in the month of Ramadan. “Is there anyone who seeks so that I may bestow? Is there any repentant, so that I may pardon him? Is there anyone seeking forgiveness so that I may forgive him? Who is there … Read more
Bismillah. Abū ‘Abdillāh al-Sādiq (a) reports from his father Imam al-Bāqir (a) saying: When Sha‘bān arrived, my father Zayn al-‘Ābidīn (a) used to gather his companions and say, ‘O my companions! Do you realize which month this is? This is the month of Sha‘bān, and the Messenger of Allah (s) used to say: Sha‘bān is … Read more
Bismillah. Imam Ja‘far al-Sādiq (a) said: Fasting of Sha‘bān is a treasure stored for a servant on the Day of Resurrection. There is no servant who fasts a lot in Sha‘bān except that Allah improves his livelihood and protects him from the mischief of his enemy. The minimum what a person gets from fasting a … Read more
Bismillah. Sa‘ad bin Abdullāh reports from Dawūd bin Kathīr al-Raqqī. He said: ‘I asked Abū Abdillāh, Ja‘far bin Muhammad al-Sādiq (a) about fasting in Rajab. He said, “what is your position with regards to fasting in Sha‘bān?” I said to him, ‘O son of the Messenger of Allah, what is the reward of fasting a … Read more
Bismillah. From Sa‘īd b. Jubayr, from Ibn ‘Abbās who reported that people mentioned about the merits of Sha‘bān in the presence of the Messenger of Allah (s), so he said: it is a distinguished month and it is my month, the carriers of ‘arsh (Divine Throne) sanctify it and know its right, and it is … Read more