Fasting in the last 3 days of Shabaan

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AsSalam-o-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 at http://www.ziaraat.com/aamal/ramzan/ramzan.php. These include:

1) Duas on the advent of Ramazan to be recited upon sighting the moon.
http://www.ziaraat.com/aamal/ramzan/ramzan01.php

2) Common duas to be recited in each night of Ramazan.
http://www.ziaraat.com/aamal/ramzan/ramzan02.php

3) Dua-e-Sahar
http://www.ziaraat.com/aamal/ramzan/ramsahar.php

4) Duas after every Wajib prayer during Ramazan.
http://www.ziaraat.com/aamal/ramzan/ramzan03.php

5) Duas for each day of Ramazan.
http://www.ziaraat.com/aamal/ramzan/ramdua01.php

6) Duas in the last 10 nights of Ramazan.
http://www.ziaraat.com/aamal/ramzan/ramlast10.php

7) Aamal of Shab-e-Qadr -
http://www.ziaraat.com/events/shabqadr/shabqadr.php


Arabic Text, Urdu translation, transliteration, English translation and
Audio recitation of almost all the above duas are available.

Kindly confirm in your local place the exact date of Shabaan to
determine the last 3 days.