The month of Sha'ban should not be ignored.

This month is an Eid, from start to finish, just like the month of Ramadan.

The month of Ramadan is an Eid too, from start to finish.

It is the Eid of friends of God.

Every day which gives people the opportunity to attend to the purity of themselves and the enlightenment of their hearts is a valuable day which can be celebrated.

The month of Sha'ban is the month of these opportunities, from the beginning to the end. Asking for God's forgiveness, praying, reciting supplications [duas], supplicating before God, reading the Quran and saying daily prayers in this month are all opportunities.

We should do our best to build a better world: there is no doubt about this; but, we should also endeavor to build our own hearts up.

We should build up our own hearts.

By tending to our hearts we can build a great world.

If our hearts are impure, dull, dark or sinful, we might be able to improve technology to a level which is even greater than today, but the world will not be a kind world.

The world will be a bitter and unjust world.

A sweet world will be built only when the decision-makers, activists, forerunners, and possibly the masses of the people will build upon and enlighten their own hearts.

Therefore, you should not show negligence towards the month of Sha'ban. Apr 30, 2018