Sacred Months: Prayer and Worship for the Special Months
Rizwana Sayed
Paperback
9780956614667
The Sacred Months is an invaluable resource for the devout worshipper, seeking to benefit from the blessed times encompassed within the Islamic year. The book highlights the unique attributes of each month, sourced from the Qur’an, sayings of the Prophet s.a.w. and the scholars. It illustrates the perspective of the scholars and their veneration of the sanctified days throughout the Islamic year, and also provides the knowledge and practice of the Gnostics and saints. It is a manual of prayers, invocations and devotional acts that merit extensive reward and safeguard the believer in the world and the hereafter. With clear Arabic text, transliteration and translation, this book is easy to read, follow and utilise throughout the year.
Contents
1. Introduction
2. Muharram
The Beginning of the New Year
Supplications for the New Year
The Supplication of Habib Ali bin Muhammad al-Habshi for the Beginning and the End of the Year
The Supplication of Sayyidina Khidr related by Imam al-Ghazali
Invocations for the First Ten Days
The Formula of Ayat ul-Kursi
The Supplication of Shaykh Zayni Dahlan
Supplications for the Day of Ashura’
The Supplication of Imam Zain ul-Abidin for the Day of Ashura’
The Supplication of Shaykh Ibrahim al-Attar al-Shami for the Day of Ashura’
The Invocation of Allama Dayrbi
The Merit of Fasting and Generosity in Muharram
3. Safar
Prayer for the Last Wednesday of Safar
4. Rabi al-Awwal
Regarding the Merit of Rabi al-Awwal
Why did the Prophet’s Birth not occur in one of the Sacred Months of Allah?
The Merit of Expressing Joy at the Birth of the Messenger of Allah s.a.w.
The Virtues of Reciting the Mawlid of the Prophet s.a.w.
Invocations to Recite in Rabi ul-Awwal
5. Rajab
Auspicious Events that Occurred in Rajab
The First Night of Rajab
The Prayer of the Granting of Wishes (Salat ur-Ragha’ib)
Seeking Forgiveness in Rajab
Regarding the Merit of the Twenty-Seventh Day of Rajab
The Merits of Fasting in the Month of Rajab
Charitable Acts in the Month of Rajab
6. Shaban
Significant Events that Occurred in Shaban
Regarding the Merit of Mid-Shaban
Recommended Prayers for the Night of Mid-Shaban
The Opinion of the Scholars Regarding the Prayer of Mid-Shaban
The Supplication of Mid-Shaban
The Supplication of Habib Hassan b. Abdallah al-Haddad
The Supplication of Shaykh Abd ul-Qadir Jilani
The Merit of Salat ul-Khayr
The Supplication of Prophet Yunus
7. Ramadan
Recitation of the Sura al-Fath
Beneficial Supplications to Recite at the Time of Breaking Fast (iftar)
Other Supplications
Supplication to Recite when Invited for a Meal
Recommended Supplications for the Nights of Ramadan
The Merits of the Tarawih Prayer
Beneficial Supplications to Recite Throughout the Month
Additional Litanies
The Prayer for Missed Prayers (Qada Umri)
The Supplication for the Last Day of Ramadan
8. Shawwal
What to Recite on the Day of Eid
Fasting Six Days in Shawwal
9. Dhu’l-Qada
10. Dhu’l-Hijjah
Prayer for the First Day of Dhu’l-Hijjah
Regarding the Merit of the Ten Days of Dhu’l-Hijjah
Charitable Acts During the Ten Days
The Recommended Ritual Prayer for the Ten Days
Invocations for the Ten Days
The Litany of Dhu’l-Hijjah
A Special Litany
Relief from Debt
The Day of Arafa
Fasting on the Day of Arafa
The Voluntary Ritual Prayer
Recitation of Sura al-Anbiya’ and Sura al-Hajj
Invocations to Recite on the Day of Arafa
Recitation of Sura al-Ikhlas
Five Invocations of the Prophet Isa
Supplication of Imam Zain ul-Abidin on the Day of Arafa
The End of the Year
11. The Book of Supererogatory Prayers