Prayer points for spiritual growthPrayer points for spiritual growth are of great importance. They are required during the Holy month of Ramadan. The Holy month of Ramadan is the month not only of giving up food in the daytime but, most importantly of all, the month to desisit from all forbidden actions. At this time a believer should be especially vigilant and control his eyes, ears, and tongue. The month of Ramadan is not only a month of abstinence from food. It is a month of the heart purification with the help of fasting and prayer. The Messenger of Allah (DAR) said: "Verily, the heavenly gates open on the first of the nights of Ramadan, and do not close until the last of the nights of the month" (Al-Bihar, 96/34/8). He also said: "If the servant of God is in charge, what blessings are sent in Ramadan, he would wish Ramadan will be lasting a whole year" (Al-Bihar, 96/346/12). Read also Top details to know about prayer time in Dubai There are three necessary conditions of fasting in the month of Ramadan: - The first is Intention. A person should tell himself he will keep fasting for Allah's sake during this month. - The second is abstention from eating food and drinking water during the daylight hours (from the morning azan to the evening). - The third is to pay the zakat-fitr after the end of the fast. The main prayer points in Ramadan There are many prescriptions for the desired amal (actions) this month. We should underline the main thing, the crucial prayer points: 1. You must read the Quran. Those who cannot read Arabic can listen to a record. 2. After each obligatory prayer, read this dua: O High, O Great One, O Forgiving, O Most Merciful, You are the great Lord, There is no one like Him, And He is the Hearing, the Seeing. You created this month and extolled, Read also 50+ Eid al-Adha greetings, quotes, and messages for 2022 And exalted over all the months. In this month You made the post mandatory for me. It is the month of Ramadan, When the Quran was sent down - A guide for people and an explanation of the true path and distinction, - And he installed it the Night of Power (Laylat ul-Kadr), And He did it better than a thousand months. O The One who endows and does not need to be endowed! Put me on protection from the Fire, Among those you have given to, And lead me into Paradise, O Most Gracious and the Most Merciful! READ ALSO: #Ramadan: Hunger, thirst, abstinence, any effect so far? 3. You should praise Allah a lot. You must read dhikr, give the Salavat to the Prophet (DABAR) and remember his purest Ahl al-Bayt (A). They say in the month of Ramadan Imam Sajjad (A) did not utter other speeches except spiritual prayers, praise of Allah and repentance. Read also Prayer time Abu Dhabi: learn when to pray in UAE 4. You must give a lot of Sadaqah. 5. You should read two rak'aats every Ramadan night. In each rak'aat you must read Surah "Ihlias" after "Fatihi". 6. Three times within the month of Ramadan you have to read the dua "Great Armor" ("Jaushan Kabir"). They say Allah will assign 70,000 angels praising Allah to a person who reads this dua with a pure intention at the beginning of the Ramadan month. Allah will make Hell forbidden and prescribe Paradise for the one who reads it three times during the Holy month. Allah will place two angels to such a person. They will protect him from any evil of this world and take him under His protection for the rest of his days. 7. You must spend at least three nights – the 19th, the 21st and the 23rd of Ramadan in wakefulness and prayer Laylat ul-Kadr (Night of Power). Read also Ramadan: Everything you need to know about the holy festival 8. During all the nights of Ramadan, you should make 1000 rak’aats of additional prayers. As Imam Javad (A) said, they are considered as namaz 2 rak'aat each (that is, 500 prayers total). Do it as follows: The first 20 nights of Ramadan, perform 10 prayers per each night (4 prayers after the evening prayer and 6 prayers after the night prayer). The last 10 nights of the month, every night you have to carry out 15 prayers: 4 prayers after the evening prayer and 11 prayers after the night prayer. Finally, the last 150 prayers you must perform at the night of Lailiat ul-Qadr (the 19th, the 21st, and the 23d of Ramadan) - 50 prayers per each night. 9. The desirable prayers recommended being read at night of the month of Ramadan are dua "Iftitah" from Imam Mahdi (A), dua "Mujir", "Imajam Ali (A) in the Kufa mosque" and "Makaremu ahlyak". Read also Ramadan 2022 timetable and Ramadan rules in Nigeria: what and when to do 10. The desirable prayers recommended to be read before dawn: Dua "Bach" ("Shining") and Dua Abu Hamza Sumali. The special prayers before meals Before the morning and evening meals, Muslims say special prayers. Here it is in text: The intention to fast: Navata savma gadin an 'ada'i Ramadan hazihi-s-sanati' imanan wa-htisaban liallahi ta'ala - I am going to hold the Fast of tomorrow Ramadan day of this year in accordance with faith and sincere for the sake of Allah. Or for a whole month, that’s why the intention is made on the first night of Ramadan: Nawayta Siyama Salasina Yavman 'an Shahri Ramadan Hazihi-s-sanati - I am going to hold the thirty-day Fast of the Ramadan month this year. Before eating, you should say: Ya Vasi'a-l-magfirati, igfir li Bismi-llahi-r-Rahmani-r-Rahim - O Allah! You are the All-Merciful, Forgiving. I begin with the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful for all in this Light and only for the believers - in that Light of the World. Read also When will Nigeria celebrate Sallah in 2019? After the meal, you must read the following dua: Allahumma laka sum of va-'ala rizkka 'aftartu - O Allah! I fasted and received the food You gave me for your sake. Namaz and powerful prayers during fasting in the month of Ramadan are very significant. Among the instructions of Allah Almighty there are such duties followed by believers scrupulously, without any omissions. Only in this way a Muslim can become closer to the Lord. Such a prescription is to fulfill five obligatory prayers during the day and night period. Tarawih The collective night prayer takes place after the prayer of Isha is called Tarawih. Usually, Kur'an Hafiz - a person who knows the Quran by heart (in Arabic) - directs the prayer. He reads the Quran in small parts, in the correct order, every night. By the end of the month, the whole Quran is read. Every Muslim who constantly visits such prayers can listen to the reading of the entire Holy Quran. Read also Top 10 oldest men in the Bible: Interesting facts and details If there is no Qur'an Hafiz in the area, the prayer is led by a Muslim who knows the greatest number of suras from the Quran. Many Islamic scholars, referring to the Sunnah of the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), who prayed at night alone in Ramadan, advise us to do the same. By the way, many of the great companions of the Allah’s Messenger did the same. As you see, the powerful prayer points play an important role during the whole month of Ramadan. Do it sincerely and Allah blesses you. READ ALSO: When Was Ramadan First Celebrated? Source: Legit.ng Prayer points for spiritual growth are of great importance. They are required during the Holy month of Ramadan. READ ALSO: READ ALSO: