Du’as in Ramadan

Offering du’as are a great deed for a Muslim, they are done to express ones intentions, needs, desires or wishes to Allah Almighty. These supplications (or du’as) earn a Muslim the sawab (rewards from Allah) for remembering Him and most importantly, for seeking only His help in such a time of need. For acquiring the du’as, you can consult books or scholars and have them compiled with you in a book. You can also download apps for this purpose such as the ‘ramadan duas 2015’ which helps by providing you ramadan daily duas. In the following paragraphs, we shall discuss the significance or importance of duas, especially in Ramadan:

Importance of du’as

As mentioned before, du’as are the supplications to Allah. As for the importance, they are much more important than we may think. It is a fact and as Muslims we are supposed to believe that Allah hears each and every supplication of ours. There are many experiences which support this fact, in addition to that, there are incidents in the Quran which clearly show us how men in great distress and times of need sought Allah’s help and received it in a generous amount. For instance, we can see in the following verse from Surah Kahf:

“[Mention] when the youths retreated to the cave and said, "Our Lord, grant us from Yourself mercy and prepare for us from our affair right guidance. So We cast [a cover of sleep] over their ears within the cave for a number of years.”  (The Quran 18:10-11) “It is We who relate to you, [O Muhammad], their story in truth. Indeed, they were youths who believed in their Lord, and We increased them in guidance. And We made firm their hearts when they stood up and said, "Our Lord is the Lord of the heavens and the earth. Never will we invoke besides Him any deity. We would have certainly spoken, then, an excessive transgression.”  (The Quran 18:13-14)

Here, we see an event where some folks sought the help of Allah in a time of great peril and need. They received it and it was a great sleep that was cast over them for a great number of years. Indeed, when they realized it they thanked Allah and acknowledged His greatness.

Importance in Ramadan

As for the importance in Ramadan, we must understand that there is great sawab for every good Islamic action that we do. This is apparent in the following hadith:

“Whoever draws near to Allah during it (Ramadan) with a single characteristic from the characteristics of (voluntary) goodness, he is like whoever performs an obligatory act in other times. And whoever performs an obligatory act during it, he is like whoever performed seventy obligatory acts in other times.”  (Sahih Ibn Khuzaymah)

When Ramadan starts, this hadith should be in your minds so that you remember Allah more. Allah is great and His blessings increase greatly in the month of Ramadan. Thus, we ought o be thankful to Him and keep praying to Him so that we earn the great blessings and earn our place in jannah (heaven).