The supplications of the sacred months of Rajab, and especially Sha`ban are the prelude and the provisions that prepare the soul to reply to God's invitation to His feast. The table on which the meal is served is the Holy Qur'an and the location of the feast, of course the most important location, is the "Laylatuul-Qadr". It is a feast to purify, prove and educate. The souls (of the believers) are prepared from the first day of the holy month of Ramadan through fasting, struggling (against the worldly lusts) and supplicating (God) in order to get ready for the main meal which is the "Laylatuul-Qadr", when the Holy Qur'an was revealed…
We must really be different in this month as compared to the other months, and must try to comprehend the "Laylatul-Qadr" and its bounties, for it is the night in which the Holy Qur'an was revealed and the directions for the prosperity of the whole world were disclosed. That is why it is superior to all other nights; and we must understand this (reality). May God assist you and give you the opportunity to attend His Feast in good health and happiness. And I hope that we get blessed with the heavenly blessings- the Holy Qur'an and the sacred supplications- and that we enter the "Night of Grandeur" with a pure heart in order to comprehend it. “That Night is (Laylatul-Qadr) Peace until the rising of the dawn." (The Holy Quran, 97:5)
May God's peace, mercy and blessings be upon you.
Sahifeh, vol.13, Page: 30-32
Speech, July 12, 1980