General Amaal in Shabaan
(1). Repeat the following 70 times daily
أَسْتَغْفِرُ اللّٰهَ وَأَسْأَلُهُ التَّوْبَةَ
بخشش چاہتا ہوں اللہ سے اور توبہ کی توفیق مانگتا ہوں
I plead to Allah for forgiveness and beseech Him to accept my repentance.
(2). Repeat the following 70 times daily
أَسْتَغْفِرُ اللّٰهَ الَّذِي لَاإِلٰهَ إِلّا هُوَ الرَّحْمٰنُ الرَّحِيمُ الْحَيُّ الْقَيُّوْمُ وَأَتُوبُ إِلَيْهِ
بخشش کا طالب ہوں اللہ سے کہ جس کے سوا کوئی معبود نہیں وہ بخشنے والا مہربان ہے، زندہ نگہبان ہے اور میں اس کے حضور توبہ کرتا ہوں
I plead for forgiveness to Allah, besides whom there is no god, the All-beneficent, the All-merciful, the Living One, the All-sustainer, and I turn to him penitently
(3). To offer charity (sadaqah) during this month, even if it be as little as half a date, so that God Almighty may spare one’s body from the fire
(4). Recite 1000 times in whole month
لَاإِلٰهَ إِلّا اللّٰهُ، وَلا نَعْبُدُ إِلّا إِيَّاهُ مُخْلِصِينَ لَهُ الدِّينَ وَلَوْ كَرِهَ الْمُشْرِكُونَ
اللہ کے سوا کوئی معبود نہیں اور ہم عبادت نہیں کرتے مگر اسی کی ہم اس کے دین سے خلوص رکھتے ہیں اگرچہ مشرکوں پر ناگوار گزرے
There is no god except Allah and we worship none except Him, dedicating our faith to Him alone, though the polytheists should be averse.
(5). Recite maximum Durood/ Salawat
(6). Recommended 2 unit Namaaz on every thursday: To offer a two-rak’ah prayer on every Thursday of this month with Surat al-Tawhid recited 100 times after al-Fatihah, once, in each rak’ah, followed by invocation of salawat 100 times after salam the report adds that God Almighty fulfils all needs pertaining to the world and the Hereafter of those who perform this
2 Unit (1x2)
Niyyat – Qurbatan ilaAllah
Rak’at 1 – Surat al-Hamd + Surat al-Tawhid x100
Rak’at 2 – Surat
al-Hamd + Surat al-Tawhid x100
After the prayers:
Salawaat x 100
It is also meritorious to fast on this day, and a tradition states that the heavens are
adorned every Thursday of the month of Sha’ban and the angels plead with God to forgive those who
fast on it and to answer their supplications. It is mentioned in a tradition of the Prophet (sa)
concerning those who fast on Mondays and Thursdays during the month of Sha’ban that God Almighty
fulfils a score of their needs relating to the world and a score relating to the Hereafter,
(7). Recite salawaat Sha’baniyyah, at noon on every day of Sha’ban and on its fifteenth, narrated from lmam Zayn al-‘Abidin (as).
Salawaat Sha’baniyyah
(8). Recite Munajat Sha’baniyyah, To recite the following supplication cited by Ibn Khalwayh,, who says, “These are the munajat of the Commander of the Faithful and the Imams of his descent, who used to recite them during the month of Sha’ban.” This is one of the most precious of the munajat of the Imams (as), consisting as it does of sublime thoughts, and it is appropriate to recite it whenever one is alive and responsive to the Divine Presence.
Munajat Sha’baniyyah
9). Daily observance for Rajab, Shaban & Ramadhan al-Mubarak. Repeat the following 3 times) each morning & evening for forgiveness
i. Surah Fatiha
ii. Ayat ul kursi
iii. Surah Ikhlas
iv. Surah Kafirun
v.Surah Falaq
vi. Surah Nas
Repeat 400 times