Last Friday of Ramadhan Month

 

The Prophet (saws)  said that whoever recites the following Duaa on the last Friday of Ramadhan month ,then he shall achieve one of these two things, either he shall be fortunate enough to see the next Ramadhaan Month or if he dies before that he shall be granted with unlimited bounties and mercy from Allah (S.W.T.): Bismillaahir-Rahmaanir-Raheem. Allaahumma Laa Taj’alhu Aakhiral Ahadi Min Swiyaaminaa Iyyahu Fa In Ja’altahoo Faj’alnee Marhooman Walaa Taj’alnee Mahrooma.

 

Namaaz Baraye Kaffaara-e-Namaaz-e-Qazaa: This Namaaz is a Kaffaara (atonement) for Qazaa Namaaz. (NOT a substitute for Qaza)

This is from the book MANHAJ DA’WAAT in which it is quoted from Imaam Ali (A.S.) whose-so-ever’s Namaaz has elapsed (qazaa) excessively then he should offer this Namaaz on the last Friday (Jum’atul Widaa) of Holy Ramadhaan as atonement.

It is of four rak’ats, two rak’at each. In every rak’at after Al-Hamd recite 25 times Surah- AL-Ikhlaas, once Aayatul Kursee and 15 times Surah – Al-Kawsar and after Namaaz recite the following Duaa:

“Allaahumma Yaa Saabiqal Fawti Yaa Saami’as-Sawti Yaa Muhyi-al Idhwaami Ba’adal Mawti Swalli Alaa Muhammadin Wa Aali Muhammadin. Waj’allee Farajan Wa Makhrajan Mimmaa Anaa Feehi Innaka Ta’alamu Walaa A’alamu Wa Naqdiru Walaa Aqdiru Wa Anta Allaamal Ghuyoobi Yaa Waahibal Atwaaya Wa Yaa Ghaafirall Khatwaaya Yaa Saatiral Uyoobi - Subboohun Quddoosun Rabbul Malaaikati War-Roohu Waghfirlee Warham Yaa Rabbee.”

 

The last Friday of Ramadan  is marked around the world as Yaum al Quds.

 Imam Khomeini began this tradition shortly after the Islamic Revolution in Iran, as an annual affirmation of the Ummah’s solidarity with Muslims of Palestine in their struggle for the liberation of al-Quds. Ramadan is the month of struggle (Jehad) and it was in Ramadan that Muslims fought their first battle, Badr, culminating in a resounding victory. It was also in Ramadan that Makkah was liberated from the clutches of idol worshipers (Mushrikeen) . It was therefore highly appropriate that Imam Khomeini should place the symbol of the struggle for liberation of Palestine and al Quds (Jerusalem).  Imam Khomeini said “I invite Muslims all over the globe to consecrate the last Friday of the Holy month of Ramadan as “Quds Day” and to proclaim the international solidarity of Muslims in support of the legitimate rights of the Muslims of Palestine” (Ramadan/ 1399 AH/Aug 1979).  Imam Khomeini did not appeal to the Palestinians to rise up on the basis of Arab or Palestinian nationalism; nor did he call the regimes in the Muslim world to liberate al-Quds. Imam Khomeini located the struggle of Muslim masses in the very roots of Islam, in the month of Ramadan when Muslims worldwide fast together from sunrise to sunset. Ramadan is also significant as the month of the Quran. It was in this month that the first verses of Quran were revealed to the noble messenger of God (Allah) in the cave of Hira. Since Yaum al-Quds was first proclaimed, Muslims worldwide have observed this day, drawing attention to the sacrilege of Zionist and desecration of Islam’s third holiest Mosque, as well as their continued occupation of Palestine and their repression of the Palestinian people. For last twenty-seven years last Friday is marked around the world as Yam al-Quds with processions and speeches reminding Muslim Ummah (communities) about the plight of Masjid al-Aqsa and the land of Palestine.

Wake up oh! Muslim Ummah. We as Muslims cannot afford to be unaware of the continuing threat to the city of al-Quds and the Mosque itself. The major strategy of Christian Zionist and Zionist State against the Mosque has been to undermine it by opening tunnels running below it in the name of archaeology and science. Opening tunnels is having the effect of weakening the structure of the Mosque. There is now serious concern about the Mosque’s structural integrity. The tunnels could be used to plant bombs which could destroy the Mosque, and which the Zionist state could blame on individual