Shawwal-ul-Mukarram
شَوَّال
The Month of Uplifting / Elevation — Features Eid-ul-Fitr and Six Fasts of Shawwal.
Hilal (New Moon) Dua for Shawwal-ul-Mukarram
Recited upon sighting the new moon at the beginning of the month.
اللَّهُمَّ أَهِلَّهُ عَلَيْنَا بِالأَمْنِ وَالإِيمَانِ وَالسَّلاَمَةِ وَالإِسْلاَمِ رَبِّي وَرَبُّكَ اللَّهُ
Transliteration: Allahumma ahillahu 'alayna bil-amni wal-iman, was-salamati wal-Islam, Rabbi wa Rabbukallah
English: O Allah, bring this new moon over us with security, faith, safety, and Islam. (O Moon!) My Lord and your Lord is Allah.
اردو: اے اللہ! اس نئے چاند کو ہم پر امن، ایمان، سلامتی اور اسلام کے ساتھ طلوع فرما۔ (اے چاند!) میرا اور تیرا رب اللہ ہے۔
📖Overview of Shawwal-ul-Mukarram
Shawwal-ul-Mukarram begins with Eid-ul-Fitr, a day of celebration, gratitude, and congregational Eid prayer. Fasting on the 1st of Shawwal is Haram. Aala Hazrat Imam Ahmad Raza Khan (رحمۃ اللہ علیہ) highlights the virtues of the 6 voluntary fasts of Shawwal, which carry the reward of fasting the entire year when combined with Ramadan.
⭐Special Significance
Reward of full year's fasts: Rasoolullah (ﷺ) said: 'Whoever fasts Ramadan and follows it with six days of Shawwal, it is as if he fasted for a lifetime' (Sahih Muslim 1164).