Alaikum,

The month of Shabaan is approaching its end and the month of Ramazan is about to start. This newsletter emphasizes the importance of fasting in the last 3 days of Shabaan.

Imam Jafer Sadiq(a.s.) reports that Prophet Mohammad(sawaw) has said that Shabaan is my month and Ramzan is the month of Allah(swt). Therefore, if anyone observers one day of fasting during Shabaan, I will do his/her "shafaat" on the day of judgment, and one who observers two days of fasting then his/her previous sins would be forgiven and if someone observers three days of fasting then it would be just like all the sins have been washed away.

Imam Ali Riza(a.s.) has said that if someone observes fast during the last three days of Shabaan and combines them with the fasting during the month of Ramazan then Allah(swt) will grant the sawab of two months of continuous fasting to that person.

It is, therefore, advisable to fast in the last three days of Shabaan to become eligible for a great Sawab.

Special duas to be recited during the forthcoming Ramazan have been added on the main page on site http://www.ziaraat.com. These include:

1) Duas on the advent of Ramazan to be recited upon sighting the moon.
2) Common duas to be recited in each night of Ramazan.
3) Duas to be recited after every Wajib prayer during Ramazan.
4) Duas to be recited on each day of Ramazan.
5) Duas to be recited in the last 10 nights of Ramazan.

Arabic Text, transliteration and Audio recitation of almost all the above duas are available