*The Best Ten* ﷽ Nabi ﷺ said, _“When you stand for your prayer, pray as if you are saying farewell. Do not say anything for which you must seek forgiveness, and give up any desire to acquire what people have.”_ _Perhaps this is the last time in our life that we will be able to experience Ayyaamam Ma'loomaat - the Specified Days._ If we take the principle that Nabi ﷺ teaches us for an Ibaadah which occurs five times a day, everyday, to The Best Ten, then we are drawn to the conclusion of how well we must preserve these days, and how well we must preserve ourselves within these days. _“There are no days greater and more beloved to Allaah than these ten days of Dhul Hijjah, so *increase in them your declaration of The Oneness of ﷻ الله (Tahleel), your Exaltation of Him (Takbeer), and your Praise of Him (Tahmeed)"*._ The higher goal of dhikr is not to attain thawaab, but to attain the effect of the dhikr of *ﷻ الله* upon the heart (tazkiyya). With each of the Adhkaar your tongue declares, make niyyah: *لا إله إلا الله :* _To dismantle the reliance upon makhlooq from your heart,_ *الله أكبر كبيرا :* _To remove the greatness of makhlooq residing within your heart,_ *الحمد لله كثيرا :* _To become free of the desire for praise from makhlooq and to recognise that pure praise belongs to and is due to *ﷻ الله* Alone._