Imam Ali (AS) said in the intimate supplication of the month of Shaban (Al-Munajat al-Shaabaniyya: the intimate supplication of the month of Shaaban recited by Imam Ali (AS) and the Imams from his progeny (AS) during the sacred month of Shaaban), ‘My God! Inspire me with fervour for Your remembrance until I have become inspired with Your remembrance, and a spiritual zeal for the refreshing salvation of Your Names and the place of Your sanctity.