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==Common prayers of every night of Ramadan==
==Common prayers of every night of Ramadan==
According to [[Mafatih al-janan]], it is [[recommended]] or [[mustahabb]] to say two [[rak'a]]s of prayers every night of the Ramadan month. In each rak'a of this prayer, [[Sura al-Hamd]] should be recited once and then [[Sura al-Tawhid]] should be recited three times. When the prayer ends, the following should be recited: "Exalted is God who never overlooks! Exalted is the merciful God who never hastens! Exalted is the stable God who never forgets anyone! Exalted is the eternal God who is never preoccupied by anything". The person should then recites [[al-Tasbihat al-Arba'a]] 7 times, and then recites the following: "O' Go! You are exalted from any defect! You are exalted! You are exalted! O' God! Forgive my major sins!" After that, [[salawat]] should be recited ten times.
According to ''[[Mafatih al-jinan]]'', it is recommended ([[mustahabb]]) to say two [[rak'a]]s of prayers every night of the Ramadan month. In each rak'a of this prayer, [[sura al-Hamd]] should be recited once and then [[sura al-Tawhid]] should be recited three times. When the prayer ends, the following should be recited:  
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! Translation !! Du'a
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| Exalted is God who never overlooks! Exalted is the merciful God who never hastens! Exalted is the stable God who never forgets anyone! Exalted is the eternal God who is never preoccupied by anything


According to [[hadiths]], if a person says this prayer, God will forgive 70,000 sins of his or hers.
|align=right|{{Arabic|سُبْحانَ مَنْ هُوَ حَفيظٌ لا يَغْفُلُ سُبحانَ مَنْ هُوَ رَحيمٌ لا يَعْجَلُ سُبْحانَ مَنْ هُوَ قاَّئِمٌ لا يَسْهُو سُبْحانَ مَنْ هُوَ دائِمٌ لا يَلْهُو }}
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==Specific prayers of each night of Ramadan==
The person should then recites [[al-Tasbihat al-Arba'a]] 7 times,  
According to Mafatih al-jana, the following are the specific prayers of each night of the Ramadan month:
({{Arabic|سبحان الله و الحمدلله و لا اله الا الله و الله اکبر}})


The first night: 4 rak'as, in each of which Sura al-Hamd is recited once and then Sura al-Tawhid is recited 15 times.
and then recites the following:  
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! Translation !! Du'a
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| O' Go! You are exalted from any defect! You are exalted! You are exalted! O' God! Forgive my major sins!


The second night: 4 rak'as in each of which Sura al-Hamd is recited once and then [[Sura al-Qadr]] is recited 20 times.
|align=right|{{Arabic|سُبْحانَكَ سُبْحانَكَ سُبْحانَكَ يا عَظيمُ اغْفِرْ لِىَ الذَّنْبَ الْعَظيمَ }}
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After that, [[salawat]] should be recited ten times.


The third night: one rak'a in which Sura al-Hamd is recited once and then Sura al-Tawhid is recited 50 times.
According to [[hadiths]], if a person says this prayer, God will forgive 70,000 sins of his or hers.


The fourth night: 8 rak'as in each of which Sura al-Hamd is recited once and then Sura al-Qadr is recited 20 times.
==Specific prayers of each night of Ramadan==
 
According to ''Mafatih al-jinan'', the following are the specific prayers of each night of the Ramadan month:
The fifth night: two rak'as in each of which Sura al-Hamd is recited once and then Sura al-Tawhid is recited 50 times. When the prayer ends, [[salawat]] should be recited 100 times.
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The sixth night: 4 rak'as in each of which Sura al-Hamd and [[Sura al-Mulk]] are recited once.
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The seventh night: 4 rak'as in each of which Sura al-Hamd is recited once and then Sura al-Qadr is recited 13 times.
| First || 4 rak'as, in each of which sura al-Hamd is recited once and then sura al-Tawhid is recited 15 times.
 
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The eighth night: two rak'as in each of which Sura al-Hamd is recited once and Sura al-Tawhid is recited 10 times. When the prayer ends, "Subhan Allah" is recited 1000 times.
| Second || 4 rak'as in each of which sura al-Hamd is recited once and then [[sura al-Qadr]] is recited 20 times.
 
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The ninth night: 6 rak'as between [[maghrib prayers]] and [['isha' prayers]], in each of which Sura al-Hamd is recited once and then [[al-Kursi verse]] is recited 7 times. When the prayer ends, salawat should be recited 50 times.
| Third || One rak'a in which sura al-Hamd is recited once and then sura al-Tawhid is recited 50 times.
 
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The 10th night: 20 rak'as in each of which Sura al-Hamd should be recited once and then Sura al-Tawhid should be recited 30 times.
| Fourth || 8 rak'as in each of which sura al-Hamd is recited once and then sura al-Qadr is recited 20 times.
 
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The 11th night: two rak'as in each of which Sura al-Hamd is recited once and [[Sura al-Kawthar]] is recited 20 times.
| Fifth || Two rak'as in each of which sura al-Hamd is recited once and then sura al-Tawhid is recited 50 times. When the prayer ends, [[salawat]] should be recited 100 times.
 
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The 12th night: 8 rak'as in each of which Sura al-Hamd is recited once and Sura al-Qadr is recited 30 times.
| Sixth || 4 rak'as in each of which sura al-Hamd and [[sura al-Mulk]] are recited once.
 
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The 13th night: 4 rak'as in each of which Sura al-Hamd is recited once and Sura al-Tawhid is recited 25 times.
| Seventh || 4 rak'as in each of which sura al-Hamd is recited once and then sura al-Qadr is recited 13 times.
 
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The 14th night: 6 rak'as in each of which Sura al-Hamd is recited once and [[Sura al-Zilzal]] is recited 30 times.
| Eighth || Two rak'as in each of which sura al-Hamd is recited once and sura al-Tawhid is recited 10 times. When the prayer ends, recite 1000 times: "Subhan Allah" ({{Arabic|سبحان الله}})
 
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The 15th night: 4 rak'as in the first two of which Sura al-Hamd is recited ocne and then Sura al-Tawhid is recited 100 times, and in the second two of which Sura al-Tawhid is recited once and Sura al-Tawhid is recited 50 times.
| Ninth || 6 rak'as between salat [[salat al-maghrib|al-maghrib]] and [[salat al-'isha'|al-'isha']], in each of which sura al-Hamd is recited once and then [[ayat al-kursi]] is recited 7 times. When the prayer ends, salawat should be recited 50 times.
 
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The 16th night: 12 rak'as in each of which Sura al-Hamd is recited once and [[Sura al-Takathur]] is recited 12 times.
| Tenth || 20 rak'as in each of which sura al-Hamd should be recited once and then sura al-Tawhid should be recited 30 times.
 
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The 17th night: two rak'as in the first of which Sura al-Hamd is recited once and then any (arbitrary) Sura of the [[Quran]] is recited, and in the second of which Sura al-Hamd is recited once and Sura al-Tawhid is recited 100 times. When the prayer ends, "La ilaha illa Allah" should be recited 100 times.
| Eleventh || Two rak'as in each of which sura al-Hamd is recited once and [[sura al-Kawthar]] is recited 20 times.
 
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The 18th night: 4 rak'as in each of which Sura al-Hamd is recited once and [[Sura al-Kawthar]] is recited 25 times.
| Twelve || 8 rak'as in each of which sura al-Hamd is recited once and sura al-Qadr is recited 30 times.
 
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The 19th night: 50 rak'as in each of which Sura al-Hamd and Sura al-Zilzal are recited.
| Thirteenth || 4 rak'as in each of which sura al-Hamd is recited once and sura al-Tawhid is recited 25 times.
 
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The 20th night through the 24th night: 8 rak'as in each of which Sura al-Hamd is recited once and any (arbitrary) Sura of the Quran.
| Fourteenth || 6 rak'as in each of which sura al-Hamd is recited once and [[sura al-Zilzal]] is recited 30 times.
 
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The 25th night: 8 rak'as in each of which Sura al-Hamd is recited once and Sura al-Tawhid is recited 10 times.
| Fifteenth || 4 rak'as in the first two of which sura al-Hamd is recited ocne and then sura al-Tawhid is recited 100 times, and in the second two of which sura al-Tawhid is recited once and sura al-Tawhid is recited 50 times.
 
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The 26th night: 8 rak'as in each of which Sura al-Hamd is recited once and Sura al-Tawhid is recited 100 times.
| Sixteenth || 12 rak'as in each of which sura al-Hamd is recited once and [[sura al-Takathur]] is recited 12 times.
 
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The 27th night: 4 rak'as in each of which Sura al-Hamd and Sura al-Mulk should be recited. If one cannot recite Sura al-Mulk, one can instead recite Sura al-Tawhid 25 times.
| Seventeenth || Two rak'as in the first of which sura al-Hamd is recited once and then any (arbitrary) sura of the [[Quran]] is recited, and in the second of which sura al-Hamd is recited once and sura al-Tawhid is recited 100 times. When the prayer ends, "La ilaha illa Allah" should be recited 100 times.({{Arabic|لا اِلهَ اِلا اللّهُ }})
 
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The 28th night: 6 rak'as in each of which Sura al-Hamd is recited once and then the following should be recited: [[al-Kursi verse]] 100 times, Sura al-Tawhid 100 times, and Sura al-Kawthar 100 times. When the prayer ends, one should recited [[salawat]] 100 times.
| Eighteenth || 4 rak'as in each of which sura al-Hamd is recited once and [[sura al-Kawthar]] is recited 25 times.
 
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The 29th night: two rak'as in each of which Sura al-Hamd should be recited once and Sura al-Tawhid should be recited 20 times.
| Nineteenth || 50 rak'as in each of which sura al-Hamd and sura al-Zilzal are recited.
 
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The 30th night: 12 rak'as in each of which Sura al-Hamd is recited once and Sura al-Tawhid is recited 20 times. When the prayer ends, salawat should be recited 100 times.
| Twentieth  || 8 rak'as in each of which sura al-Hamd is recited once and any (arbitrary) sura of the Quran.
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| Twenty first || 8 rak'as in each of which sura al-Hamd is recited once and any (arbitrary) sura of the Quran.
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| Twenty second || 8 rak'as in each of which sura al-Hamd is recited once and any (arbitrary) sura of the Quran.
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| Twenty third || 8 rak'as in each of which sura al-Hamd is recited once and any (arbitrary) sura of the Quran.
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| Twenty fourth || 8 rak'as in each of which sura al-Hamd is recited once and any (arbitrary) sura of the Qur'an.
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| Twenty fifth || 8 rak'as in each of which sura al-Hamd is recited once and sura al-Tawhid is recited 10 times.
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| Twenty sixth || 8 rak'as in each of which sura al-Hamd is recited once and sura al-Tawhid is recited 100 times.
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| Twenty seventh || 4 rak'as in each of which sura al-Hamd and sura al-Mulk should be recited. If one cannot recite sura al-Mulk, one can instead recite sura al-Tawhid 25 times.
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| Twenty eighth || 6 rak'as in each of which sura al-Hamd is recited once and then the following should be recited: [[al-Kursi verse]] 100 times, sura al-Tawhid 100 times, and sura al-Kawthar 100 times. When the prayer ends, one should recited [[salawat]] 100 times.
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| Twenty ninth || Two rak'as in each of which sura al-Hamd should be recited once and sura al-Tawhid should be recited 20 times.
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| Thirtieth || 12 rak'as in each of which sura al-Hamd is recited once and sura al-Tawhid is recited 20 times. When the prayer ends, salawat should be recited 100 times.
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==One thousand rak'as every night of Ramadan==
==One thousand rak'as every night of Ramadan==
In the first and second decades of the Ramadan month, 20 rak'as of prayers should be said (10 prayers each of which has two rak'as): 8 rak'as after the [[maghrib prayers]], 12 rak'as after the [['isha' prayers]], and in the third decade of the Ramadan month, 30 rak'as should be said every night: 8 rak'as after the maghrib prayer, and 22 rak'as after the 'isha' prayer. In addition to these, 300 rak'as are recommended to be said in the nights of [[Laylat al-Qadr]].
In the first and second decades of the Ramadan month, 20 rak'as of prayers should be said (10 prayers each of which has two rak'as): 8 rak'as after the salat al-maghrib, 12 rak'as after the salat al-'isha', and in the third decade of the Ramadan month, 30 rak'as should be said every night: 8 rak'as after salat al-maghrib, and 22 rak'as after salat al-'isha'. In addition to these, 300 rak'as are recommended to be said in the nights of [[Laylat al-Qadr]].


==Prayers in Laylat al-Qadr==
==Prayers in Laylat al-Qadr==
* Two rak'as of prayer in each of which Sura al-Hamd is recited once and then Sura al-Tawhid is recited 7 times. When the prayer ends, [[istighfar]] ("Astaghrif Allah wa atub ilayh"; Arabic: أستغفرُ اللّهَ وَ أتوبُ إليه) should be recited 70 times. According to a [[hadith]] from [[the Prophet (s)]], if one says this prayer, God forgive him or her as well as his or her parents.
* Two rak'as of prayer in each of which sura al-Hamd is recited once and then sura al-Tawhid is recited 7 times. When the prayer ends, [[istighfar]] "Astaghrif Allah wa atub ilayh"; should be recited 70 times. ({{Arabic|أستغفرُ اللّهَ وَ أتوبُ إليه}})
 
According to a [[hadith]] from [[the Prophet (s)]], if one says this prayer, God forgive him or her as well as his or her parents.


* Saying 100 rak'as of prayer in each of which it is highly recommended that Sura al-Hamd be recited once and Sura al-Tawhid be recited 10 times.
* Saying 100 rak'as of prayer in each of which it is highly recommended that sura al-Hamd be recited once and sura al-Tawhid be recited 10 times.


==External Links==
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