We must not be heedless during this month. Try your utmost to spend every moment in worship, whether it be reciting the noble Quran, performing dhikr, sending ṣalāt upon the beloved Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم, offering the daily prayers in congregation with the opening takbīr, praying tahajjud, ishrāq, ḍuḥā and awwābīn. Even when you are walking or sitting, perform dhikr and send ṣalāt upon the beloved Prophet           صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم.

Continuously supplicate for yourself, your family, friends, relatives, and pray for the forgiveness of the entire Muslim ummah. Ask Allah Almighty for the power to overcome the Devil and your own self, for the purification of your heart and soul, and plead for the mindset of hating sins.

Observe all the fasts of Ramadan. Offer all 20 units of the tarāwīḥ prayer passionately. Recite the noble Quran every day and improve your understanding of it by reading Tafsīr Ṣirāṭ al-Jinān. This is an excellent exegesis written in simple Urdu for ease of understanding. You can also read Kanz al-Īmān, the translation of the noble Quran in English and Urdu. If you want to understand and learn the literal translation of the Quran, read MaꜤrifat al-Quran. Tafsīr Ṣirāṭ al-Jinān and MaꜤrifat al-Quran are available as mobile applications, so install them and gain immense benefit. An exclusive form of worship during this month is iꜤtikāf. Brothers who are able to perform this should eagerly do so and reap an abundance of mercy and blessings.

IꜤtikāf

O devotees of the Prophet! IꜤtikāf is an ancient form of worship that was practised by previous nations. اَلْحَمْدُ لِلّٰہِ Dawat e Islami conducts a collective iꜤtikāf every year. It is a request for everyone to sit iꜤtikāf for 30 days, but if this is not possible, then at least make an intention for the final 10 days. This is a great opportunity to refrain from sin, perform an abundance of good deeds and worship, and obtain a treasure of knowledge اِنْ شَــآءَالـلّٰـه .

3 Methods of purifying the self   

The Proof of Islam, Imām Muḥammad al-Ghazālī رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَـلَيْه, explains three ways in which al-nafs al-ammārah can be purified. If we adopt