Dear Islamic brothers! Surely we all are very fortunate that Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ has created us in the Ummah of His Beloved صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم and blessed us with the treasure of Islam. Furthermore, for the sake of His Beloved صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم, Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ has blessed us with a sacred month like Sha’ban-ul-Mu’azzam which is full of benefits and blessings, therefore, in addition to performing compulsory and Wajib acts, we should increasing in making Zikr and recite Salat-‘Alan-Nabi, recite the Holy Quran, attend the weekly Sunnah-inspiring Ijtima’ and weekly Madani Muzakarah, study  the books and booklets of Ameer-e-Ahl-e-Sunnat and Maktaba-tul-Madinah (the publishing department of Dawat-e-Islami), as compared to ordinary days. We should give Sadaqah, distribute booklets for the Isal-e-Sawab of our deceased ones and visit the graveyard with the intention of practicing on a Sunnah, and make Du’a for their forgiveness. In addition to these acts, we should also perform more Nafl acts of worship. In fact, this blessed month is the favourite month of our Beloved Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم and the month in which we should increase the recitation of Salat-‘Alan-Nabi upon our Beloved Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم. Let’s listen to a parable to develop the habit of reciting Salat-‘Alan-Nabi.

Good news of intercession

Hujjat-ul-Islam, Sayyiduna Imam Muhammad Ghazali رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه has said: There was a person who did not recite Salat upon the Beloved and Blessed Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم. One night, he was privileged to see the Noblest Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم in his dream; the Noblest Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم did not pay attention to him. He humbly said, ‘O Beloved and Blessed Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم! Are you displeased with me?’ No, replied the Prophet of Rahmah صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم. He humbly asked, ‘Then why do you not pay any attention to me?’ The Beloved Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم replied, ‘Because I do not recognise you.’ He humbly said, ‘How is it possible that you do not recognise me; I am one of your Ummatis (followers), and the Islamic scholars state that you know your Ummati better than a mother knows her son.’ The Holy Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم replied, ‘The Islamic scholars have said right; but you do not remember me through Salat (Durood), and undoubtedly I recognize my Ummati as much as he recites Salat upon me.’