O devotees of Ramadan! The importance and excellence that the blessed month of Ramadan al-Mubārak holds among all Islamic months is no secret to any intelligent person. It is that magnificent and glorious month for which the devotees of Ramadan eagerly wait throughout the year. As soon as this blessed month arrives, a wave of happiness spreads among the Muslims. Their zeal and passion for worship increase, while the influence of sins weakens. Masājid become illuminated, and the sight of Suḥūr and Ifṭār gatherings fills the heart with joy. Fortunate Muslims listen to the noble Quran, the Glorious Speech of their Lord, and offer Tarāwīḥ prayer with the intention of fulfilling a Sunnah. Dhikr and Ṣalāt are recited in abundance. The enthusiasm for spending in the path of Allah Almighty grows stronger. The poor and needy are financially  assisted, and besides this, many other virtuous deeds are carried out.

 اَلْحَمْدُ لِلّٰہ. This is the blessed month whose virtues and blessings were mentioned on the blessed tongue of the beloved Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم.

Welcoming Ramadan and the Sermon of the Beloved of the Most Merciful

Sayyiduna Salmān al-Fārisī رَضِىَ اللّٰهُ عَـنْهُ narrates:

My beloved Master صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم delivered a sermon to us on the last day of ShaꜤbān, saying: “O people! A great and blessed month has cast its shadow upon you. This month contains a night better than a thousand months. Allah Almighty has made fasting during this blessed month obligatory, and standing in its nights [performing Tarāwīḥ] is a Sunnah. Whoever performs a good deed in this month will receive a reward equal to that of performing a farḍ (obligatory act) in any other month; and whoever performs a farḍ in this month, his reward will be equal to seventy farḍ acts performed at other times. This is the month  of patience, and the reward for patience is Paradise. It is the month of sympathy and kindness. In this month, the provision of a believer is increased. Whoever gives Ifṭār to a fasting person, this act will become a source of forgiveness for his sins, and he will be freed from the fire