Ammal of 19th,21 & 23th Shaab of Ramadan

Common Aamal for the Nights of 19th, 21st & 23rd of the Month of Ramadhan

The A'maal of Shab-e-Qadr are of two types:

The FIRST TYPE are common for all the nights and the SECOND TYPE is for each night.

The common A'maal are as follows:

1. It is recommended to bathe oneself at each of the Qadr Nights. According to 'Allamah al-Majlisi, it is preferable to perform the bathing at sunset so as to be ready for the Isha' Prayer with a bathing.

2. It is recommended to offer a two unit prayer reciting at each unit Surah al-Faatehah once and repeating Surah al-Tawheed seven times. After the accomplishment of the prayer, the following imploration should be repeated seventy times: اَسْتَغْفِرُ اللهَ واَتُوبُ اِلَيْهِ

According to the Hadith of the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) such a person will not arise from his place before the Almighty Allah forgives him and his parents.

3. Open the Holy Quran and keeping it in front of you recite the following:

اَللّٰهُمَّ اِنِّي اَسْاَلُكَ بِكِتَابِكَ الْمُنْزَلِ وَمَا فِيْهِ وَفِيْهِ اسْمُكَ الْاَكْبَرُ وَاَسْمَآؤُكَ الْحُسْنٰى، وَمَا يُخَافُ وَيُرْجٰى اَنْ تَجْعَلَنِيْ مِنْ عُتَقَآئِكَ مِنَ النَّارِ۔

After this invocate for your needs.

4. Keep the Holy Quran on the head and say:

اَللّٰهُمَّ بِحَقِّ هَذَا الْقُرْآنِ، وَبِحَقِّ مَنْ اَرْسَلْتَهُ بِهِ، وَبِحَقِّ كُلِّ مُؤْمِنٍ مَدَحْتَهُ فِيْهِ، وَبِحَقِّكَ عَلَيْهِمْ، فَلَا اَحَدَ اَعْرَفُ بِحَقِّكَ مِنْكَ

Then Say 10 times : بِكَ يَااَللهُ

Then Say 10 times : بِمُحَمَّدٍ

Then Say 10 times : بِعَلِيٍٍّ

Then Say 10 times : بِفَاطِمَةَ

Then Say 10 times : بِالْحَسَنِ

Then Say 10 times : بِالْحُسَيْنِ

Then Say 10 times : بِعَلِي بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ

Then Say 10 times : بِمُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ

Then Say 10 times : بِجَعْفَرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ

Then Say 10 times : بِمُوْسَى بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ

Then Say 10 times : بِعَلِيِّ بْنِ مُوسٰى

Then Say 10 times : بِمُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ

Then Say 10 times : بِعَلِيِّ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ

Then Say 10 times : بِالْحَسَنِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ

Then Say 10 times : بِالْحُجَّةِ

In the end, supplicate the Lord for your wishes and needs.

5. In the tradition of the ziyarat of Imam Husain (a.s.) it is mentioned that on Shab-e-Qadr a caller calls out from the sky that the Almighty Allah has forgiven every visitor (Zaer) of the grave of Imam Husain (a.s.).

6. Remaining awake the whole night is also Mustahab during these nights and the traditions say that all the sins are forgiven of those who remain awake on these nights, even if they are as numerous as the stars of the heavens, as heavy as the mountains and equal in the measure of the oceans.

7. A hundred rakat prayer is also highly recommended in the tradition and it is best if in every rakat we recite Surah Hamd once and Surah Tawheed ten times.

8. To recite the following Dua:

اَللّٰهُمَّ اِنِّي اَمْسَيْتُ لَكَ عَبْدًا دَاخِرًا لَا اَمْلِكُ لِنَفْسِيْ نَفْعًا وَلَا ضَرًّا، وَلَا اَصْرِفُ عَنْهَا سُوٓءًا، اَشْهَدُ بِذٰلِكَ عَلٰى نَفْسِيْ، وَاَعْتَرِفُ لَكَ بِضَعْفِ قُوَّتِيْ، وَقِلَّةِ حِيْلَتِيْ، فَصَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ، وَاَنْجِزْ لِيْ مَا وَعَدْتَنِيْ وَجَمِيْعَ الْمُؤْمِنِيْنَ وَالْمُؤْمِنَاتِ مِنَ الْمَغْفِرَةِ فِي� .