Why do The Holy Months of Rajab n Sha’baan appear before Maah-e Ramadhan Kareem????
As we all know, the months of Rajab-e Mojarrab And Sha’baan are highly spiritual months And it is stressed to pay special attention to Praying, Fasting, Amaals & Esteghfaar (the most effective sins evacuating actions); WHY?
…According to the Ma’sumeen (AS), These Months are a preparing ground for us to cleanse ourselves of all physical, mental, emotional, especially spiritual filth And to Strive to attain a certain level of Purity And Acceptance to Allah (SWTT), So that When the Doors to Special Mercies for the Believers And Cleansed ones are Opened on the Eve of the First Night of Maah-e Ramadhan, We can immediately enter And make the Most of being the Special Guests of Allah (SWTT) for the Maximum period from the Eve of Maah-e Ramadhan to the Eve of Eid Al-Fitr.
Point to take note is that these Doors are open for a maximum of 29 to 30 Days n Nights only (Depending on sighting of the Eid Moon), And since entering the Doors automatically makes you the Special Guest of the Pure Lord for the Pure Month, we Must realise that NOONE CAN ENTER THE PURE DOORS UNLESS PURIFIED, or at least cleansed And Forgiven for the atrocities committed in the Past.
In this context, if one starts Striving from these preliminary months and is cleansed during that time EnshaAllah, then by the Eve of Maah-e Ramadhan, as soon as the Special Doors open He enters as a Special Guest And enjoys the Special Bounties & Mercies for a longer time; And if one starts cleansing himself after the Eve of Maah-e Ramadhan has set in, then He will not immediately enter… He will enter When He has been cleansed, therefore, since He spent the first few days polishing, When He finally enters, his stay as the Special Guest of Allah (SWTT) Is relatively shorter.
This is Why the Holy Months of Rajab-e Mojarrab and Sha’baan are placed immediately before Maah-e Ramadhan and are given a great spiritual importance.
In OUR language, we call them “Warm up Months” In which we should work hard and Strive to Win the Forgiveness of Allah (SWTT) and Earn His Pleasure to be able to be accepted as His Special Guest as soon as the intake begins.
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In case we have wronged one another intentionally or unintentionally, let us Please forgive each other; if we are quick to forgive those who have wronged us, Allah (SWTT) in turn is quick to Pardon us.
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* اللهمّ عجّل لوليّك الفرج عليهم السلام *
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