TheRamadanOfShaykhAl-hadithMuhammadZakariyyaKandhelviAndOurEldersByShaykhDrMuhammadIsmailMemonMadani

Chapter SixSix parts after MaghribApproximately three parts during tarāwīĥReading session of a book of Fađā’il 22 until 12 a.m.Sleep for three and a half hoursSix parts in tahajjudPray Fajr in its earliest time then sleep until 9:30 a.m.Six parts in pre-noon śalātLetter reading and writing until ŻuhrThree parts in the Sunna of ŻuhrEight parts reading in the Qur’an after ŻuhrAfter ‘Aśr, recite to YaĥyāCombined: 35 partsOn Average: 32 partsRamadan of 1386/1966-67The Ramadan of 1386/1966-67 was as memorable as the previousone. The number of people for i‘tikāf with Ĥađrat was greaterthan in the previous few years. Approximately 100 people movedin on the night of the 29th of Sha‘bān with Ĥađrat into the newcomplex. As before, the number of people in i‘tikāf increased withtime to over 400 people by the end of Ramadan. Shaikh MunawwarĤusain logged the programs of this Ramadan. He writes:On the 29th of Sha‘bān, guests and people in i‘tikāf beganmoving into their designated spaces and spread their beddingsbefore Fajr. It became so full by next morning that the localswho came to pray Fajr were forced to sit in the third row [boththe front two rows were full]. Ĥađrat had announced after‘Aśr of the 29th of Sha‘bān that the people in i‘tikāf shouldmove into the area of i‘tikāf. Therefore, people began shiftingtheir belongings and over 90 people entered the masjid of thenew complex for i‘tikāf. Though the masjid was big and had22 Fađā’il-e-Ramađān, Fađā’il-e-Dhikr, Fađā’il-e-Śalāt, Fađā’il-e-Tablīgh,Fađā’il-e-Qura’n.25