The sacred month of D'ilhijjah is one of the highly blessed months. The pious and upright companions of the Holy Prophet (SA) and their first generation followers used to spend this month in prayers and supplications, particularly the first ten days which has also been distinguished in the Holy Quran.

The Holy Prophet (SA) had said that supplications made in these 10 days get a positive reply from the Almighty.

1. Keep fast on the first 9 days.

2. In the nights of the first 10 days, between the Maghrib and Ishaa salaats pray a 2 Rakaat salaat as underIn every Rakaat after the recitation of Sureh Hamd recite Sureh Al Iklaas, and the following verseWA WAA - A'DNAA MOOSAA THALAATHEENA LAYLATAN'W WA ATMAMNAAHAA BI - A'SHRIN FATAMMA MEEQAATU RABBIHEE ARB - E'ENA LAYLAH WA QAALA MOOSAA LI - AKHEEHI HAAROONAKH - LUFNEE FEE QAWMEE WA AS'LIH' WA LA TATTABIA' - SABEELAL MUSFSIDEEN

3.  Each day, from the 1st to the Asr of the day of A'rafah recite the following Dua'a, reported on the authority of Imam Jafar As Saadiq (AS) by the Sayyid (RA) and Shaykh (RA), after the Fajr Salaat and before the Maghrib.ALLAAHUMMA HAAD'IHIL AYYAAMUL LATEE FAZ''Z''ALTAHAA A'LAL AYYAAMI WA SHARRAFTAHAA QAD BALLAGHTANEEHAA BI - MANNIKA WA RAH'MATIKA FA - ANZIL A'LAYNAA MIN BARAKAATIKA WA AWSIA' - A'LAYNAA FEEHAA MIN NAA' - MAAA - IKA ALLAAHUMMA INNEE AS - ALUKA AN TUS'ALLIYA A'LAA MUH'AMMADIN WA AALI MUH'AMMAD WA AN TAHDIYANAA FEEHAA LI - SABEELIL HUDAA WAL I'FAAFI WAL GHINAA WAL A'MALI FEEHAA BIMAA TUH'IBBU WA TAR''AA ALLAAHUMMA INNEE AS - ALUKA YAA MAWZ''I - A' KULLI SHAKWAA WA YAA SAAMI - A' KULLI NAJWAA WA YAA SHAAHIDA KULLI MALAAWA YAA A'ALIMA KULLI KHAFIYYAH AN TUS'ALLIYA A'LAA MUH'MADDIN WA AALI MUH'AMMAD WA AN TAKSHIFA A'NNAA FEEHAL BALAAWA TASTAJEEBA LANAA FEEHAD DU - A'A WA TUQAWWIYANAA FEEHAA WA TU - E'ENANAA WA TUWAFFIQANAA FEEHAA LIMAA TUH'IBBU RABBANAA WA TARZ''AA WA A'LAA MAF - TARAZ''TA A'LAYNAA MIN T'AA - A'TI RASOOLIKA WA AHLI WILAAYATIKAALLAAHUMMA INNEE AS - ALUKA YAA ARH'AMAR RAAH'IMEEN AN TUS'ALLIYA A'LAA MUH'AMMADIN WA AALI MUH'AMMAD WA AN TAHABA LANAA FEEHAR RIZ''AA INNAKA SAMEE - U'D DUA'A WA LAA TAH'RIMNAA KHAYRA MAA TUNZILU FEEHAA MINAS SAMAA WA T'AHHIRNAA MINAD' D'UNOOBI YAA A'LLAAMAL GHUYOOB WA AWJIB LANAA FEEHAA DAARAL KHULOODALLAAHUMMA S'ALLI A'LAA MUH'MADDIN WA AALI MUH'AMMAD WA LAA TATRUK LANAA FEEHAA D'ANBAN ILLAA GHAFRATAHU WA LAA HAMMAN ILLAA FARRAJTAHU WA LAA DAYNAN ILLAA QAZ''AYTAHU WA LAA GHAA - IBAN ILLAA ADDAYTAHUWA LAA H'AAJATAN MIN H'AWAAYIJID DUNYAA WAL AAKHIRAH ILLAA SAHHALTAHAA WA YASSARTAHAAINNAKA A'LAA KULLI SHAY - IN QADEER ALLAAHUMMA YAA A'ALIMAL KHAFIYYAAT YAA RAAH'IMAL A'BARAATYAA MUJEEBAD DA - A'WAAT YAA RABBAL ARZ''EENA WAS SAMAAWAAT YAA MAN LAA TATASHAABAHU A'LAYHIL AS'WAATS'ALLI A'LAA MUH'MADDIN WA AALI MUH'AMMADWAJ - A'LNAA FEEHAA MIN U'TAQAAA - IKA WA T'ULAQAAA - IKA MINAN NAAR WAL FAAA - IZEENA BI - JANNATIKA WAN NAAJEENA BI - RAH'MATIKA YAA ARH'AMAR RAAH'IMEENWA S'ALLALLAAHU A'LAA SAYYIDINAA MUH'AMMADIN WA AALIHEE AJMA - E'EN

Recite the following 5 Dua'as everyday on the first 10 days, Angel Jibraeel brought to Prophet E'esaa (AS) from the Almighty Allah ; 

• ASH - HADU AN LAA ILAAHA ILLALLAAHU WAH'DAHU LAA SHAREEKA LAHOO LAHUL MULKU WA LAHUL H'AMDU BIYADIHIL KHAYR WA HUWA A'LAA KULLI SHAY - IN QADEER

• ASH - HADU AN LAA ILAAHA ILLALLAAHU WAH'DAHU LAA SHAREEKA LAHOO AH'ADAN S'AMADAN LAM YATTAKHID' S'AAH'IBATAN WA LAA WALADAN

• ASH - HADU AN LAA ILAAHA ILLALLAAHU WAH'DAHU LAA SHAREEKA LAHOO AH'ADAN S'AMADAN LAM YALID WA LAM YULAD WA LAM YAKULLAHOO KUFUWAN AH'AD

• ASH - HADU AN LAA ILAAHA ILLALLAAHU WAH'DAHU LAA SHAREEKA LAHOO LAHUL MULKU WA LAHUL H'AMDU YUH'YEE WA YUMEETU WA HUWA H'AYYUN LAA YAMOOTU BI - YADIHIL KHAYR WA HUWA A'LAA KULLI SHAY - IN QADEERH'ASBIYALLAAHU WA KAFAA SAMI - A'LLAAHU LIMAN DA - A'A LAYSA WARAAA - ALLAAHI MUNTAHAA ASH - HADU LILLAAHI BIMAA DA - A'A WA ANNAHU BAREEE - U MIMMAN TABARRA - A WA ANNA LILLAAHIL AAKHIRATA WAL ULAA 

4.      Recite the following Dua'a taught by Imam Ali (AS) the first 10 days:LAA ILAAHA ILLALLAAHU A'DADAL LAYAALEE WAD DUHOOR LAA ILAAHA ILLALLAAHU A'DADA AMWAAJIL BUH'OOR LAA ILAAHA ILLALLAAHU RAH'MATUHU KHAYRUN MIMMAA YAJMA - O'ON LAA ILAAHA ILLALLAAHU A'DADASH SHAWKI WASH SHAJJAR LAA ILAAHA ILLALLAAHU A'DADASH SHAA' - RI WAL WABAR LAA ILAAHA ILLALLAAHU A'DADAL H'AJARA WAL MADAR LAA ILAAHA ILLALLAAHU A'DADA LAMH'IL U'YOONLAA ILAAHA ILLALLAAHU FIL LAYLI ID'AA A'S - A'SA WAS' - S'UBH'I ID'AA TANAFFASLAA ILAAHA ILLALLAAHU A'DADAR RIYAAH'I FIL BARAAREE WAS' S'UKHOOR LAA ILAAHA ILLALLAAHU MINAL YAWMI ILAA YAWMI YANFAKHU FIS' S'OOR