du'a

Sha’ban is the eighth month in the Islamic calendar and it is the last lunar month preceding the holy month of Ramadan (when fasting is made compulsory upon every matured and sane believer). The month is ascribed to the noble Prophet who used to observe supererogatory fasts in it and connect it to the obligatory fast of Ramadan.
The month of Sha’ban is indeed an avenue to attain proximity to God and a preparatory ground to acquire the superabundant blessings in the month of Ramadan.

Those, who have not comprehended the reality of du'a, and its educative and psychological effects, have leveled various objections against it but...-

Supplication is the key to achieve proximity to God. It has been emphasized in the Quran and the traditions a lot.