We mention its personages as our sheikh Lord Abu Abd Allah al-Husayn ibn Hamdan al-Khasibi — may God ennoble his station — mentioned them, and they are: the four sons of Lord Muhammad, namely: al-Qasim, al-Tahir, and Abd Allah from Khadija, and Ibrahim from Mariya al-Qibtiyya; the three brothers of the Master — exalted be his glory — in the outward, the sons of Abu Talib: Talib, Aqeel, and Ja'far; the five Orphans of the Mim — exalted be his glory; the five Orphans of Salman; and the twelve Nakibs in the era of the Messenger of God, whose mention preceded so we need not repeat it; and among them is Nawfal ibn al-Harith ibn Abd al-Muttalib, the completion of the thirty days.
As for the personages of its nights, they consist of thirty units (rak‘at), and these are their names: [Khadija bint Khuwaylid, Amina bint Wahb, Fatima bint Asad, Zaynab, Ruqayya, Umm Kulthum Amina, and Fatima al-Zahra, the daughters of Lord Muhammad — exalted be his glory; Maymuna bint al-Harith al-Hilaliyya, Umm Ayman, Umm Salama, and Safiyya al-Khaybariyya, the spouses of the Prophet; and his two sisters, namely Umm Hani and Jumana bint Abi Talib; Umama, daughter of Zaynab, daughter of the Messenger of God; al-Rabab bint Imru’ al-Qays al-Kilabiyya, Safiyya daughter of Abd al-Muttalib, Zaynab al-Hawla al-Attara, Fidda, Rayhana, Asma bint Umays al-Khath’amiyya, Mariya al-Qibtiyya, Umm Malik the wife of Sa‘d ibn Malik al-Ansari, Amat Allah daughter of Khalid ibn Sinan al-Absi, Arwa bint al-Harith ibn Abd al-Muttalib (who is the mother of Ishaq), Amina bint al-Sharid the wife of Amr ibn al-Hamiq (who is Umm Ma’bad), Fatima bint Amram ibn Abid the mother of Abd Allah, and Abu Talib and al-Zubayr (the two sons of Abd al-Muttalib), Zaynab bint Jahsh, Halima al-Sa‘diyya the wet-nurse of the Prophet, Hubbaba al-Walibiyya, and Zaynab bint Thabit al-Kalbi]. This is the number of the days of the month of Ramadan and its nights.




