we should make special arrangements and spend this day (the 12^th), and in fact, all RabīꜤ al-Awwal performing pious deeds. Alongside obligatory salah, offer voluntary prayers in this month, such as tahajjud, ishrāq, ḍuḥā and awwābīn. Recite the Quran in abundance, give charity, invite believers to righteousness, and save them from sin.

Also, travel in Madani Qafilahs and take others with you. Attend the weekly Sunna-inspired gatherings and watch the special Madani Muzakaras that take place in the first 12 days of RabīꜤ al-Awwal.

Plan for voluntary fasting

Dear Islamic brothers! There is no guarantee concerning our lives. We do not know when our breathing will cease and our actions will come to an end. We should not let any opportunity to perform good deeds pass us by. By the grace and mercy of Allah, we have been granted another opportunity to witness the sacred month of RabīꜤ al-Awwal.

Appreciating every day of it, we must perform as many good deeds as possible. To please Allah and earn His mercy, and with the intention of presenting the reward we will earn to our Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم, keep 12 voluntary fasts from the first of this month up to the 12^th. Attempt to fast on the 12^th, as our Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم would fast Mondays to commemorate his birth.

The Companion Abū Qatāda رَضِىَ اللّٰهُ عَـنْهُ states: “Allah’s Messenger صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم was about fasting on Monday, to which he replied, ‘That was the day in which I was born and when revelation was sent to me.’” ^[1]

O those who love Allah’s Messenger! Certainly, a true sign somebody loves the Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم, is when a person discards his love for this world and follows the Prophet’s way and example in absolutely every matter of life.

An example of this can be found in the Amir of Ahl al-Sunnah, Mawlana Ilyas Attar al-Qadiri دَامَـتْ بَـرَكَـاتُـهُـمُ الْـعَـالِـيَـهْ. He fasts the 12^th of RabīꜤ al-Awwal and every Monday also. He also encourages his murids and those who are inspired by