The Importance of Prayer

We offer praise and thanks to Allah Ta’ala for the immeasurable bounty of this month. We offer gratitude and shukur to Allah’s wali, Imam-uz-zaman’s Dai Syedna Taher Fakhruddin TUS for guiding us leading us in prayer in this holy month. It is by following his lead and example that we do roza and celebrate Eid. It is because of his walaayat and mohabbat that Allah Ta’ala accepts our deeds...

Syedna also quoted an anecdote when Ja’far us Sadiq Imam SA was asked which of the actions of two individuals in a masjid is better: the one who spends more time reciting Qur’an Majeed or the one who spends more time beseeching doa? Imam SA replied both are good and meritorious. When pressed for a definitive answer, Imam SA replied that doa is more meritorious

In Syedna Taher Fakhruddin’s TUS bayaan mubarak on pehli raat of Shehrullah this year, he urged us to take advantage of the immense opportunities available in Shehrullah al-Mo’azzam. Syedna explained that it is easy to understand in the context of business and wealth the importance of seizing opportunities for multifold return

This doa is a priceless treasure. It frames the right approach to Shehrullah and prioritizes what our focus should be in this holy month by beseeching Allah Ta’ala’s aid in fulfilling each of the priorities. Below is a humble attempt to highlight the deeds and actions that Imam Zainul Aabedin focuses on

Eid is a time to rejoice; a time to offer thanks for having completed the 30 days of fasting, and a time to come together and rejoice in our common belief, values, and path.

In his waaz on the eve of 19th Ramadan, the night of Amirul Mumineen SA shahaadat, Syedna Taher Fakhruddin TUS prescribed three sets of deeds, each set with three actions.

Shehrullah al-Mo’azzam is the month of worship. It is a month in which we focus our energies on fasting and forbearance, zakaat and muwasaat, ruku’ and sujud, and ‘ibaadat in the day and the night.

a’far-us-Sadiq Imam SA focuses on three virtues of the spirit of Ramadaan, “Among God’s gifts of grace: feeding a fasting person (iftaar), meeting brothers, and praying in the deep of the night (bihori/tahajjud).” This combination of virtues together represents the spirit of Ramadaan.

It is narrated that when Rasulullah SA left Madina for one of the battles before Shehrullah, his Ashaab asked him, “we used to fast with you and do iftaar with you, how will we know when to start in your absence?” Rasulullah answered “do roza by seeing him and do iftaar by seeing him.”

The text of the khutba is presented on FatemiDawat.com as translated by Shzd Dr Bazat Tahera Baisaheba (which was published in the context of her article on the art of oratory in classical Arabic literature.