The Ethics of Prayer in The Month of Ramadan Based on the Content Analysis of Ṣaḥīfa al-Sajjādīyya; The Supplications Forty-four and Forty-five

After the Holy Quran, The Infallible Imams’ speeches are the main sources in explaining Islamic teachings. Therefore, analyzing their speeches would pave the way to reach the Islamic theoretical bases and thoughts. Ṣaḥīfa al-Sajjādīyya is composed of supplications with moral, educational and religious themes. The supplication forty-four for the welcoming of the month of Ramadan and forty-five in bidding farewell to the month of Ramadan contain comprehensive moral and enlightening issues which studying them will reveal the depth of Imam Sajjād's knowledge on this month. Thus, we seek to study the two supplications via the method of content analysis to understand their underneath themes and picture their schemata. The findings reveal that the prayers encompass themes such as to know the virtues and blessings of the month of Ramadan, praise to God, ask for forgiveness, divine inspiration of gratitude, Infāq for the sake of God, and ask the divine grace to do good deeds. Furthermore, the two supplications are the best examples of Islamic prayers for the month of Ramadan, which purify souls and pacify the hearts to connect human beings with Heavens.