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Munir first noticed it during a dhuhr prayer at work. His hands trembled slightly as he raised them for takbir, a faint dizziness washing over him like heat rising from asphalt. He brushed it off, too much coffee, not enough breakfast.

SUMMARY: Steps to prepare for getting the most we can out of Ramadan.

SUMMARY: How we can prepare for a profitable Ramadan by setting the stage from Rajab and Shaaban as part of a journey of spiritual improvement.

Shaban is the eighth month on the Islamic calendar. Rajab is the month of Isra and Miraj, the night journey and ascension and is just before the blessed month of Ramadan. The auspiciousness of both Rajab and Ramadan can sometimes overshadow Shaban.