Lesson 10

On the Holy Night of 14th Shaban, after Maghrib or Isha prayer it is traditional practice to read Surah Yasin three times, and after each time, read a special du'a with the following intentions: 1st Yasin then 2 rakah Nafil reading the niyyat (intention) for should be for Long life and dua for the same Read Dua Nisf-Shaban As well 2nd Yasin then 2 rakah Nafil reading the niyyat (intention) should be for Protection- Calamities dua for the same 3rd Yasin then 2 rakah Nafil Reading the niyyat (intention) should be for not being needy to anyone except Allah dua for the same It is very necessary that just as others observe this night, you observe it. To make an invitation to feed people on that night, to remember Allah (swt) and to remember His Prophet (s), and to fast its day and pray its night, will be rewarded for that night and for whoever observes it. In order to observe the Night of Bara'ah, one should remain awakened in this night as much as he can. If someone has better opportunities, he should spend the whole night in worship and prayer. However, if one cannot do so for one reason or another, he can select a considerable portion of the night, preferably of the second half of it for this purpose, and should perform the following acts of DU'A NISF SHA'BAN Allahumma Yaa Dhal Manni walaa yumannu 'Alayh YaaDhal Jalaali wa'l Ikraam Yaa Dhat-Tawli wa'l In'aam Laa Ilaaha illa anta Zahru'llaajeen wa jaaru'l mustajeereen wa amaanu'l khaaifeen Allahumma in kunta katabtanee 'Indaka fee Ummil Kitabi Shaqiyyan aw mahruman aw matrudan aw muqattaran 'alayya fi'rrizqi Fa'mhuAllahumma biFadlika Shaqaawatee wa hirmaanee wa tardee wa'qtitaara rizqee Wa-athbitnee 'Indaka fee Ummil Kitabi Sa'eedan marzuqan muwaffaqan li'lkhayraati Fa Innaka Qulta wa Qawluka'l Haqq Fee Kitabika'l munzal 'alaa lisaani Nabiyyika'l Mursal Yamhullahu maa Yashaa'u wa yuthbit Wa 'Indahu Ummul Kitab Ilaahi Bittajalli'l A'zam Fee laylatin-nisfi min shahri Sha'ban al-Mukarram Allatee yufraqu feehaa kullu amrin hakeemin wa yubram An takshifa 'annaa mina'l ballaai wa'l balwaai Maa na'lamu wa maa laa na'lam Wa anta bihi a'lam Innaka anta'l A'azzu'l Akram Wa Sallallahu Ta'ala 'alaa Sayyidina Muhammad-in Wa 'alaa aalihi wa as'haabihi wa sallam Wa'l Hamdu Lillahi Rabbi'l 'Aalameen SUPPLICATION ON THE NIGHT OF 14th SHA'BAN O Allah! You shower favours on everyone And no one can do You any favour. O The Possessor of Majesty and Honour, O The Distributor of bounty and rewards, There is no one worthy of worship except You. You help the fallen And provide refuge to the refugees And give peace to those who are in fear. O Allah! If in the Mother of All Books that is with You You have written me down as someone who is Doubtful of achieving salvation, or deprived, Or rejected or without enough sustenance, Then, O Allah, with Your Grace Remove all of these misfortunes from me and in the Mother of All Books that is with You, establish me as someone who is blessed, with abundant provision and charitable good deeds. Indeed, what You said in The Book You sent Through the tongue of Your Blessed Prophet is true That Allah changes and establishes what He wants And with Him is the Mother of All Books. O My Lord! For the sake of Your Divine Manifestation On this fifteenth night of the blessed month of Sha'ban In which You issue all Wise and Irrevocable Decrees Remove from us all calamities and hardships, those that we know about as well as those that we don't, while You know everything. Truly, You are the Most Powerful, Most Generous. And may Allah the Exalted shower blessings and peace on Sayyidina Muhammad, and on his family and his companions And all praise is for Allah, Lord of the worlds.

On the Meaning of the Five Arabic Letters of the Word Sha’ban.

The word Sha’ban [in the Arabic script] is spelt with five letter: shin, ‘ain, ba’, alif and nun. The shin stands for sharaf [nobility], the ‘ain for ‘uluww[sublimity], the ba’ for birr [piety], alif for ulfa [harmonious intimacy], and the nun for nur [radiant light].