Significance of Third Ashra of Ramadan with Daily Supplications
Ramadan is the 9th and one of the most blessed months of Islamic Calendar. The blessed month of Ramadan is observed by Muslims worldwide as an act of fasting to commemorate the revelation of the Quran on Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH) as per Islamic dogmas. The ritual of fasting among Muslims redirects the heart away from worldly activities to purify the soul by freeing it from negative and harmful activities. Ramadan is the best practice for self-improvement, self-control, discipline, and empathy to encourage charity towards the less fortunate ones.
The rewards that a Muslim can reap in the blessed month of Ramadan are diversified and the chance to commit a sin decreased because no barriers can exist between man and his Lord in the holy month of Ramadan. The blessings of this holy month are countless and it is divided into three stages i.e. Ashra (ten days each). The word Ashra is an Arabic word which means “ten”. Our beloved Prophet Muhammad (SAW) said: “It (Ramadan) is the month, whose beginning is mercy, its middle, forgiveness, and its end, release from the fire of hell.”
Last 10 days of Ramadan that is third Ashra is the most important and superior to the previous two Ashras of Ramadan. Third Ashra of Ramadan starts from 21st and ends 29th or 30th of Ramadan. Lailatul Qadr falls in the third Ashra of Ramadan which is better than the nights of thousand months. Muslims try to maximize their prayers during last ten 10 days of Ramadan as they are most blessed days of this holy month.
There are some Duas (supplications) that Muslims can recite while fasting in the last 10 days of Ramadan. In regards to these Duas (supplications) we put together daily Duas for last 10 days of Ramadan that Muslims can recite to call upon Allah (SWT) in a unique way.
Ramadan Dua for Day 21:
Translation: “O Allah, on this day, show me the way to win Your pleasure, do not let Shaytan have a means over me, make Paradise an abode and a resting place for me, O the One who fulfills the requests of the needy.”
Ramadan Dua for Day 22:
Translation: “O Allah, on this day, open for me the doors of Your Grace, send down on me its blessings, help me towards the causes of Your mercy, and give me a place in the comforts of Paradise, O the one who answers the call of the distressed.”
Ramadan Dua for Day 23:
Translation: “O Allah, on this day, wash away my sins, purify me from all flaws, examine my heart with (for) the piety of the hearts, O One who overlooks the shortcomings of the sinners.”
Ramadan Dua for Day 24:
Translation: “O Allah, on this day, I ask You for what pleases You, and I seek refuge in You from what displeases You, I ask You to grant me the opportunity to obey You and not disobey You, O One who is generous with those who ask.”
Ramadan Dua for Day 25:
Translation: “O Allah, on this day, makes me among those who love Your friends, and hate Your enemies, following the way of Your last Prophet, O the Guardian of the hearts of the Prophets.”
Ramadan Dua for Day 26:
Translation: “O Allah, on this day, make my efforts worthy of appreciation, and my sins are forgiven, my deeds accepted, my flaws concealed, O the best of those who hear.”
Ramadan Dua for Day 27:
Translation: “O Allah, on this day, bestow on me the blessings of Laylatul Qadr, change my affairs from (being) difficult to (being) easy, accept my apologies, and decrease for me [my] sins and burdens, O the Compassionate with His righteous servants.”
Ramadan Dua for Day 28:
Translation: “O Allah, on this day, grant me a share in its nawafil (recommended prayers), honor me by attending to my problems, make closer the means to approach You, from all the means, O One who is not preoccupied by the requests of the beseechers.”
Ramadan Dua for Day 29:
Translation: “O Allah, on this day, cover me with Your mercy, grant me in it success and protection, purify my heart from the darkness of false accusations, O the Merciful to His believing servants.”
Ramadan Dua for Day 30:
Translation: “O Allah, on this day, make my fasts worthy of appreciation and acceptance, according to what pleases You, and pleases the Messenger, the branches being strengthened by the roots, for the sake of our leader, Muhammad, and his purified family. Praise be to Allah, the Lord of the worlds.”
