Rajab Sha Ban Ramadan PDF

THE RITES OF
RAJAB, SHA`BªN, RAMA®ªN

Supplications, Prayers, and Ziyãrahs
ARABIC, TRANSLITERATION, AND ENGLISH

TRANSLATION
Quoted from Mafatih al-Jinan and other

books of supplications
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BADR SHAHIN
In The Name Of Allah, The All-Beneficent, The All-Merciful
And When My Servants Ask You Concerning Me, Then Surely I Am Very
Near; I Answer The Prayer Of The Suppliant When He Calls On Me, So
They Should Answer My Call And Believe In Me That They May Walk In
THE RIGHT WAY. (2:186)
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CONTENTSCONTENTSCONTENTSCONTENTS
S¬rat al-Fªti°ahFªti°ahFªti°ahFªti°ah
al ............................................................................. 9
ªyat al
al-kurs«kurs«kurs«kurs«.................................................................................... 9
S¬rat Yªs«n ....................................................................................... 1 1 1 1
S¬rat al-Ra°mªnRa°mªnRa°mªnRa°mªn
al ............................................................................ 22222222
al
S¬rat al-WªqiàhWªqiàhWªqiàhWªqiàh............................................................................ 29
S¬rat al-MulkMulkMulkMulk
al ................................................................................ 36363636
AL
S¬rat AL-INSHIRª°INSHIRª°INSHIRª°INSHIRª° ........................................................................... 41414141
AL
S¬rat AL-QADRQADRQADRQADR ................................................................................ 41414141
S¬rat AL-ZALZALAHZALZALAHZALZALAHZALZALAH
AL ......................................................................... 42424242
S¬rat AL-TAKªTHURTAKªTHURTAKªTHURTAKªTHUR
AL ........................................................................ 43434343
S¬rat AL-kawtharkawtharkawtharkawthar
AL .........................................................................43434343
S¬rat AL-kªFIR¬NkªFIR¬NkªFIR¬NkªFIR¬N............................................................................
AL 44444444
S¬rat AL-TAW°«DTAW°«DTAW°«DTAW°«D
AL ............................................................................ 44444444
S¬rat AL-falaqfalaqfalaqfalaq
AL ................................................................................ 45454545
S¬rat AL-NªSNªSNªSNªS
AL ....................................................................................45454545
CHAPTER ON ONE:E:E:E:
The MONTH OF RAJAB ............................................................... 47474747
General Acts in Rajab ...................................................................48484848
First Friday Night in Rajab ......................................................... 69696969
al Ri¤¡ (a.s) ....................................................... 71717171
Ziy¡rah of Imam al-Ri¤¡
Undertaking the Ùmrah in Rajab ............................................ 85858585
Acts at Certain Times in Rajab ................................................... 85858585
First Night of Rajab ..................................................................... 85858585
al °usayn (a.s) on the First of Rajab ........... 86868686
Ziy¡rah of Imam al-°usayn
First Day of Rajab .........................................................................102102102102
The Supplication on the First of Rajab ....................................102102102102
‾al¡t Salm¡n (The Prayer of Salm¡n al-F¡risiF¡risiF¡risiF¡risiy)y)y)y)
al ..................... 127127127127
The Second of Rajab ....................................................................129129129129
The Tenth of Rajab .......................................................................129129129129
Thi rteenth Night of Rajab ................................................... 129129129129
The Thirteenth
The Thirteenth of Rajab ..............................................................130130130130
The Fifteenth Night of Rajab ......................................................130130130130
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al ¦usayn on the 15151515thththth Night of Rajab ........... 131131131131
Ziy¡rah of imam al-¦usayn
The Fifteenth of Rajab ................................................................. 146146146146

Du`¡' Ummi
Ummi-D¡w£D¡w£D¡w£D¡w£d ........................................................................ 148148148148
The Twenty Fifth of Rajab .......................................................... 166166166166
the Divine Mission Night .............................................................. 166166166166
Ziy¡rah of Imam Àl¢ on the Divine Mission Day ..................... 168168168168
twenty seventh of Rajab ........... 196196196196
The Divine Mission Day: The twenty-seventh
Visiting the Shrine
Shr ine of the Holy Prophet .................................. 196196196196
Visiting the Holy Prophet From a Distance ............................. 201201201201
The Supplication on the Divine Mission Day ........................... 225225225225
The Last Day of the Rajab ........................................................... 230230230230
CHAPTER TWO: TWO
The month of SHA`BªNSHA`BªNSHA`BªNSHA`BªN ........................................................ 231231231231
General Acts in Sha`b¡n ............................................................ 232232232232
Mun¡j¡t al-Sha`b¡niyyahSha`b¡niyyahSha`b¡niyyahSha`b¡niyyah
AlAlAlAl-Mun¡j¡t al ....................................................... 237237237237
Private Acts of Sha`bªn ............................................................. 248248248248
First Night of Sha`b¡n ................................................................ 248248248248
First of Sha`b¡n ........................................................................... 248248248248
Merits of the first day of Sha`b¡n ........................................... 249249249249
The Third of Sha`b¡n .................................................................. 252252252252
The Thirteenth Night of Sha`b¡n .............................................. 258258258258
The Fifteenth
Fifteent h Night of Sha`b¡n ................................................. 258258258258
al °usayn on the Fifteenth of Sha`b¡n ..... 259259259259
Du`¡ Kumayl ................................................................................. 267267267267
The Fifteenth of Sha`b¡n ............................................................ 297297297297
The Rest of the Month of Sha`b¡n ............................................ 297297297297
The Last Night of Sha`b¡n
Sha`b¡ .......................................................... 297297297297
CHAPTER THREE:
THREE
the month OF RAMA®ªN .................................................... 303303303303
The Holy Prophet’s Sermon in Rama®ªn ................................. 303303303303
General Acts in Days and Nights of Rama¤¡n ......................306306306306
Du`¡'alDu`¡'alDu`¡'alDu`¡'al-°ajj°ajj°ajj°ajj ...................................................................................310310310310
Recitation of the Holy Qur'¡n in Rama¤¡nma¤¡nma¤¡nma¤¡n
Ra ........................... 312312312312
Recommended Acts of Rama¤¡n Nights .................................. 313313313313
Du`¡'alDu`¡'alDu`¡'alDu`¡'al-N£rN£rN£rN£r .................................................................................. 313313313313
Du`¡' al
al-Iftit¡¦Iftit¡¦Iftit¡¦Iftit¡¦ ............................................................................. 320320320320
The One Thousand Rakàh Prayer ............................................ 341341341341
Recommended Acts at sa¦arsa¦arsa¦arsa¦ar .................................................... 342342342342
Du`¡' al
al-Bah¡'Bah¡'Bah¡'Bah¡' ................................................................................ 342342342342
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Du`¡' Ab£-°amzah al
Ab£ °amzah al-Tham¡liyTham¡liyTham¡liyTham¡liy ................................................... 348348348348
Du`¡' Y¡
Y¡-Ùddat¢Ùddat¢Ùddat¢Ùddat¢ ...........................................................................396396396396
Du`¡' Idr¢s ..................................................................................... 408408408408
Du`¡' Y¡
Y¡-Mafza`¢Mafza`¢Mafza`¢Mafza`¢ ............................................................................. 417417417417
Recommended Acts on Rama¤¡n Days ................................... 420420420420
the private acts in Rama®ªn .................................................... 507507507507
First Night of Rama¤¡n ............................................................. 507507507507
The Recommended
Recommen ded Acts at the First Night of Rama¤¡n ....... 513513513513
al-Jawshan
Du`¡' al Jawshan al-Kab¢rKab¢rKab¢rKab¢r
al .......................................................... 532532532532
The First Day of Rama¤¡n .........................................................599599599599
The Sixth Day of Rama¤¡n .........................................................609609609609
The Thirteenth Night of Rama¤¡n ..........................................609609609609
The Fourteenth Night of Rama¤¡n ......................................... 609609609609
The Fifteenth Night of Rama¤¡n ..............................................609609609609
The Fifteenth of Rama¤¡n ......................................................... 610610610610
The Seventeenth Night of Rama¤¡n ........................................ 610610610610
The Nineteenth Night of Rama¤¡n ........................................... 611611611611
Recommended Acts at the Qadr Night
Nights .................................. 612612612612
General Acts .................................................................................612612612612
al °usayn at the Qadr Nights .....................614614614614
Recommended Acts at the 19191919thththth Night of Rama¤¡n ................. 621621621621
Recommended Acts at the 21212121stststst Night of Rama¤¡n ................ 622622622622
Supplications o
off the Last Ten Nights of Rama¤¡n ................ 623623623623
The Twenty-First
Twenty First day of Rama¤¡n ...........................................636636636636
Twenty Second Night of Rama¤¡n ...... 643643643643
Supplication of the Twenty-Second
The Twenty-Third
Twenty Third Night of Rama¤¡n ...................................... 644644644644
Du`¡' Mak¡rim al
al-Akhl¡qAkhl¡qAkhl¡qAkhl¡q .......................................................... 649649649649
Du`¡' al
al-TawbahTawbahTawbahTawbah ...........................................................................663663663663
Supplication on the Twenty-Third
Twenty Third Night of Rama¤¡n ........ 673673673673
Twenty Fourth Night of Rama¤¡nma¤¡nma¤¡nma¤¡n
Supplication of the Twenty-Fourth Ra ...... 676676676676
Supplication of the Twenty-Fifth
Twenty Fifth Night of Rama¤¡n ........... 678678678678
Supplication of the Twenty-Sixth Rama¤¡n........... 680680680680
Twenty Sixth Night of Rama¤¡n
Twenty Seventh Night of Rama¤¡n ..... 681681681681
Supplication of the Twenty-Seventh
Twenty Eighth Night of Rama¤¡n ........ 684684684684
Supplication of the Twenty-Eighth
Supplication of the Twenty-Ninth
Twenty Ninth Night of Rama¤¡n .........685685685685
The last night of Rama¤¡n ....................................................... 687687687687
Supplication of the Thirtieth Night of Rama¤¡n ................. 708708708708
The Thirtieth of Rama¤¡n .......................................................... 710710710710
Prayers and Supplications of Rama®ªn ................................. 724724724724
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Prayers of Rama¤¡n Nights ...................................................... 725725725725

Supplications of Rama¤¡n Days ............................................... 727727727727
rst Day Supplication ................................................................ 727727727727
FiFiFiFirst
Second Day Supplication ........................................................... 727727727727
Third Day Supplication .............................................................. 728728728728
Fourth Day Supplication ........................................................... 728728728728
Fifth Day Supplication ................................................................ 729729729729
Sixth Day Supplication ............................................................... 729729729729
Seventh Day Supplication .......................................................... 729729729729
Eighth Day Supplication ............................................................. 730730730730
Ninth Day Supplication .............................................................. 730730730730
Tenth Day Supplication .............................................................. 730730730730
Eleventh Day Supplication ......................................................... 731731731731
h Day Supplication ........................................................... 731731731731
TwelftTwelftTwelftTwelfth
Thirteenth Day Supplication ..................................................... 731731731731
Fourteenth Day Supplication ................................................... 732732732732
Fifteenth Day Supplication ........................................................ 732732732732
Sixteenth Day Supplication ....................................................... 732732732732
Seventeenth Day Supplication .................................................. 733733733733
Eighteenth Day Supplication ..................................................... 733733733733
Nineteenth Day Supplication .................................................... 733733733733
entieth Day Supplication ...................................................... 734734734734
TwTwTwTwentieth
TwentyTwentyTwentyTwenty-First
First Day Supplication .................................................. 734734734734
Second Day Supplication ............................................. 734734734734
TwentyTwentyTwentyTwenty-Second
Third Day Supplication ................................................ 735735735735
TwentyTwentyTwentyTwenty-Third
Fourth Day Supplication ............................................. 735735735735
TwentyTwentyTwentyTwenty-Fourth
TwentyTwentyTwentyTwenty-Fifth
Fifth Day Sup
Supplicationplicationplicationplication .................................................. 735735735735
Sixth Day Supplication ................................................. 736736736736
TwentyTwentyTwentyTwenty-Sixth
Seventh Day Supplication ............................................ 736736736736
TwentyTwentyTwentyTwenty-Seventh
Eighth Day Supplication ............................................... 736736736736
TwentyTwentyTwentyTwenty-Eighth
Ninth Day Supplication ................................................ 737737737737
TwentyTwentyTwentyTwenty-Ninth
Thirtieth Day Supplication ......................................................... 737737737737
The Supplication of Bidding Rama¤¡n Farewell .................. 738738738738
APPENDIX……………………
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SUR_AT AL FATIHAH 9
SÛRAT AL-FÀTIHAH (THE OPENING; 1)

In The Name Of Allah,
bismi allahi ar-rahmani £^$0^*
The Beneficent, The
ar-rahïmi .
Merciful (1)
Ail praise ìs due to . , , , , . . „ - \ a-i „ , * > - - y{
... , , T . r . al-hamdu lillahi rabbi al- ff-\ /voUuJI Cj i aJJ j.^j>JI
Allah thp T.nrH nfthp
Allah, the Lord of the ^
alamïna .
Worlds.(2)
The Beneficent, the
ar-rahmàni ar-rahïmi .
Merciful. (3)
Master of the Day of
mâliki yawmi ad-dïni .
Judgment. (4)
Thee do we serve and
Thee do we beseech for 'ïyàka na ' budu wa
help.(5) 'ïyàka nasta'ïnu .
Keep us on the right

11 1 íjj&ï
path.(6) ahdinâ as-sirâta al-
mustaqïma .
The path of those upon . , . „t , .*» -

whom Thou hast sirâta al-ladhïna c-*júl
bestowed favors. Not 'an'amta 'alayhim , > , ,
(the path) of those ghayri al-maghdûbi ^3 ^-»>î-J I }s-
upon whom Thy wrath 'alayhim wa là ad- „_ tf
is brought down, nor of dâllïna . ù-ìiU3-"
those who go astray. (7)
AYATAL-KURSI (2:255-7)
Allah is He besides , „
Whom there is no god, ."^Jl y* "ìJl 4JI ^
. .. . _ ' allahu la ilaha illa huwa
the Everliving, the Self- . .
a -havvu a -aavvumu S
subsisting by Whom ail ^jlSJI
subsist;
slumber does not là ta'khudhuhu sinatun ^, '"f- si
overtake Him nor sleep; wa la nawmun
whatever is in the . . _
, . . . lahu ma fï as-samawati , '«mí ,' Jf
heavens
. and
. . whatever is wa ma fï alardi,.
_ , , , % L» j* cy*ì*JLII
<j> ~ j- , s L. jAÌ
l?
in the earth is His;
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who is he that can man dhâ al-ladhï

intercede with Him but yashfa ' u ' indahu 'ilia
by His permission? bi'idhnihi
He knows what is ya ' lamu mâ bayna

before them and what is 'aydïhim wa mâ
behind them, khalfahum
and they cannot

wa là yuhïtùna bishay'in
comprehend anything
min ' ilmihi 'illâ bimâ
out of His knowledge
shâ'a
except what He pleases,
His knowledge extends

wasi'a kursïyuhu as-
over the heavens and is
samâwâti wa al-'arda
the earth,
and the preservation of

wa la ya'uduhu 1 , g fl ■>- jS$jL>
them both tires Him
hifzuhumâ
not,
and He is the Most wa huwa al- ' alïyu al-
High, the Great (255). ' azïmu .
is
There is no compulsion
lâ 'ikràha fî ad-dïni
in religion;
truly the right way has
qad tabayyana ar-rushdu
become clearly distinct
mina al-ghayyi
from error;
therefore, whoever
disbelieves in the
faman yakfur bit-tâghûti
Shaitan and believes in
wa yu'min billàhi faqad
Allah he indeed has laid
astamsaka bil-'urwati al-
hold on the firmest
wuthqâ lâ anfisàma lahâ
handle, which shall not
break off,
and Allah is Hearing, wa allahu samT' un

Knowing (256). ' alïmun .
AYAT ALKUR_SI 1 1
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Allah is the guardian of allâhu wa ITyu al-ladhïna

those who believe. He 'âmanû yukhrijuhum
brings them out of the mina az-zulumâti 'ilâ an-
darkness into the light; nGri
and (as to) those who

disbelieve, their wa al-ladhïna kafarG
guardians are Shaitans 'awliyà'uuhum at-tâghûtu
who take them out of yukhrijùnahum mina an-
the light into the nGri 'ilâ az-zulumâti
darkness;
they are the inmates of
'ula'ika 'ashabu an-nari
the fire,
in it they shall abide
hum fîha khaliduna .
(257).
SÛRAT YÀSÏN (36)

bismi allâhi ar-rahmâni
The Beneficent, The
ar-rahïmi
Merciful.
Ya Seen. (1) ya-sin. 00^
I swear by the Qur'an

wa al-qur'âni al-hakïmi.
full of wisdom (2)
Most surely you are one 'innaka lamina al-
of the messengers (3) mursalTna.
ì
On a right way. (4) ' alâ sirâtin mustaqïmin.
A revelation of the tanzîla al-' azîzi ar-

Mighty, the Merciful. (5) rahïmi.
That you may warn a
litundhira qawmân mâ
people whose fathers
'undhira 'âbâ'uuhum
were not warned, so
fahum ghâfiIGna.
they are heedless. (6)
Certainly the word has
laqad haqqa al-qawlu
proved true of most of
' alâ 'aktharihim fahum
them, so they do not
lâ yu'minùna. 0 Oj^p. ^ ^
believe. (7)
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Surely We have placed
chains on their necks, 'innà ja ' alnà fi
and these reach up to 'a ' nâqihim 'aghlâlân
their chins, so they have fahiya 'ilâ al-'adhqâni
their heads raised aloft. fahum muqmahûna.
(8)
And We have made

wa ja' alnà min bayni
before them a barrier
'aydïhim saddân wa min
and a barrier behind
khalfihim saddân
them, then We have
fa'aghshaynàhum fahum
covered them over so
lâ yubsirùna .
that they do not see. (9)
And it is alike to them wa sawâ'un ' alayhim 'í \* *
whether you warn them 'a'andhartahum 'am lam
or warn them not: they tundhirhum lâ
do not believe. (10) yu'minùna.
You can only warn him

'innamâ tundhiru man
who follows the is
attaba'a adh-dhikra wa
reminder and fears the
khashiya ar-rahmana
Beneficent Allah in
bil-ghaybi fabashshirhu
secret; so an o him
bimaghfiratin wa 'ajrin
forgiveness and an
karìmin.
honorable reward. (11)
Surely We give life to

'innâ nahnu nuhyi al-
the dead, and We write
mawtâ wa naktubu mâ
down what they have
qaddamG wa 'âthârahum
sent before and their
wa kulla shay'in
footprints, and We have
'hsaynâhu fi 'imâmin
recorded everything in a
mubïnin .
clear writing. (12)
And set out to them an

wa adrib lahum
example of the people of
mathalân 'ashâba al-
the town, when the
qaryati 'idh jâ'ahâ al-
messengers came to it.
mursalùna .
(13)
When We sent to them 'idh 'arsalnâ 'ilayhim

two, they rejected both athnayni
of them, then We fakadhdhabùhumâ
SUR_AT YASIN 1 3
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strengthened (them) fa'azzaznâ bithâlithin
with a third, so they faqâlG 'innà 'ilaykum
said: Surely we are mursalùna .
messengers to you.(i4)
They said: You are

qâlû mâ 'antum 'illâ
naught but mortals like
basharun mithlunâ wa
ourselves, nor has the
mâ 'anzala ar-rahmânu
Beneficent Allah
min shay'in 'in 'antum
revealed anything; you
'illâ takdhibùna .
only lie. (15)
They said: Our Lord
qâlû rabbunâ ya'lamu
knows that we are most
'innâ 'ilaykum
surely messengers to
lamursalûna .
you. (16)
And nothing devolves
on us but a clear wa ma ' alayna 'illa al-
deliverance (of the balâghu al-mubïnu .
message). (17)
They said: Surely we
augur evil from you; if qâlû 'innâ tatayyarnâ Jj (yó 15\L> b^îiaj b) ijj lï
you do not desist, we bikum la'in lam tantahù
will certainly stone you, lanarjumannakum wa
and there shall certainly layamassannakum
afflict vou a painful minnâ ' adhâbun 'alïmun
chastisement from us.
(18)
They said: Your evil
fortune is with you; qâlû tâ'irukum
what! if you are ma ' akum 'a'in
reminded! Nay, you are dhukkirtum bal 'antum
an extravagant people. qawmun musrifûna .
(19)
And from the remote

part of the city there wa jâ'a min 'aqsâ al-
came a man running, he madïnati rajulun yas'â a jt ' ** ' * ,
said: O my people! qâla yâ qawmi attabi'ù
follow the messengers; al-mursalïna .
(20)
Follow him who does attabi ' ù man lâ
not ask you for reward, yas'alukum 'ajrân wa
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and they are the hum muhtaduna .
followers of the right
course;(2i)
And what reason have I
that I should not serve J$a3 jLÌA ^ J L.j
wa mâ liya là 'a ' budu
Him Who brought me
al-ladhï fataranï wa
into existence? And to
'ilayhi turja' Gna .
Him you shall be
brought back; (22)
What! shall I take , <* - , . „ - * *. -f
besides Him gods whose
'a'attakhidhu min dûnihi
intercession, If the
'àlihatan 'in yuridni ar-
Beneficent Allah should
rahmànu bidurrin là
desire to afflict me with
tughni "annT
a harm, shall not avail % ^ f-f-*^» up
shafà ' atuhum shay'àn
me aught, nor shall they
wa là yunqidhGni .
be able to deliver
me?(23)
In that case I shall most
'innï 'idhan lafi dalalin
surely be in clear
mubïnin .
error:(24)
* ' ' r ' <T' - ' ' 'i
Surely I believe in your
'innï 'amantu birabbikum
Lord, therefore hear me.
fàsma ' Gni .
(25)
It was said: Enter the

qTIa adkhul al-jannata
garden. He said: 0
qàla yà layta qawmï
would that my people
ya ' lamûna .
had known (26)
Of that on account of
which my Lord has bimà ghafara IT rabbï wa Cri - (JJj J! jÀP
forgiven me and made ja ' alanï mina al-
me of the honored ones! mukramïna .
(27)
And We did not send wa mâ 'anzalnà 'alà

down upon his people qawmihi min ba ' dihi
after him any hosts from min jundin mina as-
heaven, nor do We ever samà'i wa mà kunnà
send down. (28) munzilïna .
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SUR_AT YASIN 1 5
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It was naught but a 'in kânat 'illâ sayhatan
single cry, and lo! they wâhidatan fa'idhâ hum
■v - » - * ' '
were still. (29) khàmidùna .
Alas for the servants! yâ hasratan ' alâ al-

there cornes not to them 'ibâdi mâ ya'tïhim min
^-<J íy tf "if] Jymj ^
an messenger but they rasûlin 'illâ kânû bihi
mock at him.(3o) yastahzi'ûn .
Do they not consider

how many of the 'alam yaraw kam
générations have We 'ahlaknâ qablahum mina
destroyed before them, al-qurGni 'annahum
because they do not turn 'ilayhim lâ yarji ' ûna . ^ * ,"
to them?(3i)
And ail of them shall wa 'in kullun lammâ

surely be brought before jamï' un ladaynâ
Us. (32) muhdarûna .
And a sign to them is wa 'âyatun lahum al-

the dead earth: We give 'ardu al-maytatu
lise to it and bring forth 'ahyaynâhâ wa 'akhrajnà
from it grain, so they eat minhâ habbân faminhu
of it.(33) ya'kulûna .
And We make therein

wa ja'alnâ fîhâ jannâtin
gardens of palms and ' *^z
min nakhïlin wa 'a'nâbin
grapevines and We
wa fajjarnâ fîhâ mina al-
make springs to slow
' uyûni .
forth in it, (34)
'í ■ í'
That they may eat of the
liya'kulû min thamarihi
fruit thereof, and their
wa mâ ' amilat/hu
hands did not make it;
'aydïhim 'afalâ
will they not then be
yashkurûna .
grateful?(35)
4Ì
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Glory be to Him Who subhâna al-ladhï

created pairs of all khalaqa al-'azwâja
things, of what the earth kullahà mimmâ tunbitu
grows, and of their kind al-'ardu wa min
and of what they do not 'anfusihim wa mimmâ là
know. (36) ya ' lamGna .
And a sign to them is wa 'âyatun lahumu al-

the night: We draw forth laylu naslakhu minhu
from it the day, then lo! an-nahàra fa'idhâ hum
they are in the dark;(37) muzlimûna .
And the sun runs on to a

wa ash-shamsu tajrì
term appointed for it;
limustaqarrin lahâ
that is the ordinance of
dhâlika taqdïru al-'azïzi
the Mighty, the
al-' alïmi .
Knowing. (38)
And (as for) the moon, J^jjJÍj

wa al-qamara
We have ordained for it
qaddarnàhu manàzila
stages till it becomes
hattâ ' âda kâTurjOni al-
again as an old dry palm
qadïmi .
branch. (39)
Neither is it allowable to la ash-shamsu yanbaghï

the sun that it should lahâ 'an tudrika al-
overtake the moon, nor qamara wa là al-laylu
can the night outstrip sâbiqu an-nahâri wa
the day; and all float on kullun fi falakin
in a sphere. (40) yasbahûna .
And a sign to them is

wa 'âyatun lahum 'annâ
that We bear their
hamalnâ dhurrïyatahum
offspring in the laden
fî al-fulki al-mashhùni . Qp 0_^-i~Jl 4IL2JI
ship. (41)
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And We have created for
wa khalaqna lahum min
them the like of it, what
mithlihi mâ yarkabûna .
they will ride on. (42)
And if We please, We
can drown them, then wa 'in nasha'
p-A >i i-fSj*j Lió ùjj
there shall be no nughriqhum falâ sarïkha
succorer for them, nor lahum wa là hum
shall they be yunqadhGna .
rescued(43)
But (by) mercy from Us

'ilia rahmatan minna wa
and for enjoyment till a
matâ ' ân 'ilà hïnin .
time. (44)
And when it is said to (jy. L» I_^ájl JJ lîjj

wa 'idhà qïla lahum
them: Guard against
attaqG mâ bayna
what is before you and
'aydïkum wa mâ
what is behind you, that
khalfakum la'allakum
mercy may be had on
turhamùna .
you. (45)
And there comes not to

wa mâ ta'tïhim min
them a communication
'àyatin min 'âyâti
of the communications
rabbihim 'illâ kânG
of their Lord but they
' anhâ mu ' rïdïna .
turn aside from it. (46)
And when it is said to L«_o Ij) 5 á *i I l_i lilj

wa "idhà qïla lahum
them: Spend out of what
'anfiqG mimmâ
Allah has given you,
razaqakumu allâhu qâla
those who disbelieve say
al-ladhïna kafarû
to those who believe: <j-« ft-fJ^j' lj^-«lí (^ìaU
lilladhïna 'âmanG
Shall we feed him
'anut' imu man law
whom, if Allah please,
yashâ'u allâhu
He could feed? You are
'at'amahu 'in 'antum
in naught but clear
'illâ fi dalâlin mubïnin .
error. (47)
And they say: When will wa yaqûlûna matâ

this threat come to pass, hâdhâ al-wa'du 'in
if you are truthful? (48) kuntum sâdiqïna .
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They wait not for aught
mâ yanzurûna illà
but a single cry which
sayhatan wâhidatan
will overtake them while
ta'khudhuhum wa hum
they yet contend with
yakhissimûna .
one another.(49)
So they shall not be able

falâ yastatï" ûna
to make a bequest, nor
tawsiyatan wa lâ 'ilâ
shall they return to their
'ahlihim yarji ' Gna .
families. (50)
And the trumpet shall

wa nufikha fî as-sùri
be blown, when lo !
fa'idhâ hum mina al-
from their graves they
'ajdâthi 'ilâ rabbihim
shall hasten on to their
yansilûna .
Lord. (51)
They shall say: O woe to

us! who has raised us up
qâlû yà waylanâ man
from our sleeping-
ba ' athanâ min
place? This is what the
marqadinâ hâdhâ mâ
Beneficent Allah
wa'ada ar-rahmânu wa
promised and the
sadaqa al-mursalûna .
messengers told the
truth. (52)
There would be naught 'in kânat 'illâ sayhatan

but a single cry, when lo wâhidatan fa'idhâ hum
! they shall ail be jarnï' un ladaynâ
brought before Us; (53) muhdarûna .
So this day no soul shall

be dealt with unjustly in fâlyawma lâ tuzlamu
the least; and you shall nafsun shay'ân wa lâ
not be rewarded aught tujzawna 'illâ mâ
but that which you kuntum ta ' malùna . ^ ^ ^ "> '
did.(54)
Surely the dwellers of 'inna 'ashâba al-jannati
the garden shall on that al-yawma fî shughulin
day be in an occupation fâkihûna .
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quite happy. (55)
They and their wives

hum wa 'azwâjuhum fi
shall be in shades,
zilàlin ' alâ al-'arà'iki
reclining on raised
muttaki'ûna .
couches. (56)
They shall have fruits
therein, and they shall lahum fîha fakihatun wa
have whatever they lahum mâ yadda'ûna .
désire. (57)
Peace: a word from a salâmun qawlàn min
Merciful Lord. (58) rabbin rahïmin .
And get aside today, O wa amtàzû al-yawma

guilty ones! (59) 'ayyuhâ al-mujrimûna .
Did I not charge you, O 'alam 'a'had 'ilaykum yâ

children of Adam, that banï 'àdama 'an lâ
you should not serve the ta'budû ash-shaytâna
Shaitan? Surely he is 'innahu lakum 'adùwun
your open enemy,(6o) mubïnun .
And that you should

wa 'an a'budunï hadha
serve Me; this is the
siràtun mustaqïmun .
right way. (61)
And certainly he led

astray numerous people wa laqad 'adalla minkum
from among you. What! jibillân kathïràn 'afalam
could you not then takûnû ta' qilûna .
understand?(62)
This is the hell with

hadhihi jahannamu allatï
which you were
kuntum tG ' adûna .
threatened. (63)
Enter into it this day

aslawha al-yawma bima
because you
kuntum takfurûna .
disbelieved.(64)
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On that day We will set

a seal upon their al-yawma nakhtimu ' alâ
mouths, and their hands 'afwâhihim wa J-jîoj L^JS'Gj
shall speak to Us, and tukallimunâ 'aydïhim wa
their feet shall bear tash/hadu 'arjuluhum
witness of what they bimâ kànG yaksibùna .
earned. (65)
And if We please We
would certainly put out wa law nashâ'u
their eyes, then they latamasnà ' alâ
would run about 'a'yunihim fâstabaqû
groping for the way, but as-sirâta fa'annâ
^ * =>
how should they see? yubsirùna .
(66)
And if We please We
wa law nashâ'u
would surely transform
lamasakhnâhum "alâ
them in their place, then
makânatihim famâ
they would not be able
astatâ'G mudïyàn wa lâ
to go on, nor will they
yarji ' Gna .
return. (67)
And whomsoever We
cause to live long, We
reduce (him) to an wa man nu'ammirhu
abject state in nunakkis/hu fî al-khalqi
constitution; do they 'afalâ ya' qilûna . (ijjtjì Oj^á-*-> Nil
not then
understand?(68)
And We have not taught wa mâ 'allamnâhu ash-

him poetry, nor is it shi'ra wa mâ yanbaghï
meet for him; it is lahu 'in huwa 'illâ
nothing but a reminder dhikrun wa qur'ânun
» í
and a plain Qur'an, (69) mubïnun .
That it may warn him liyundhira man kâna

who would have life, hayyân wa yahiqqa al-
and (that) the word may qawlu ' alâ al-kâfirïna .
prove true against the
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unbelievers. (70)
Do they not see that We
'awalam yaraw 'annâ
have created cattle for
khalaqnà lahum mimmâ '\ ■> f 'it — í o ' „
them, out of what Our
' amilat 'aydïnà
hands have wrought, so
'arTàmàn fahum lahâ
they are their masters?
màlikùna .
(71)
And We have subjected
them to them, so some wa dhallalnâhâ lahum
of them they have to faminhâ rakûbuhum wa
ride upon, and some of minhâ ya'kulûna .
them they eat. (72)
And therein they have
wa lahum fîhâ manàfTu
advantages and drinks;
wa mashàribu 'afalâ
will they not then be
yashkurûna .
grateful? (73)
And they have taken wa attakhadhû min dûni

gods besides Allah that allâhi 'àlihatan
they may be helped. (74) la'allahum yunsarùna .
(But) they shall not be

able to assist them, and lâ yastatï'ûna nasrahum
they shall be a host wa hum lahum jundun
'. * ', " > , -»[
brought up before muhdarûna .
them. (75)
Therefore let not their
speech grieve you; falâ yahzunka qawluhum ^ ^ ^ ^
surely We know what 'inna na
'innâ na'' lamu
lamn mâ
ma S *
they do in secret and yusirrûna wa mâ
what they do yu' linûna .
openly.(76)
Does not man see that

'awalam yara al-'insânu
We have created him
'annâ khalaqnâhu min
from the small seed?
nutfatin fa'idhâ huwa
Then lo! he is an open
khasïmun mubïnun .
disputant. (77)
And he strikes out a wa daraba lanâ

likeness for Us and mathalân wa nasiya
forgets his own creation. khalqahu qâla man
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Says he: Who will give yuhyï al-' izama wa hiya
life to the bones when ramïmun .
they are rotten? (78)
Say: He will give life to

qui yuhyïhâ al-ladhï
them Who brought them
'ansha'ahâ 'awwala
into existence at first,
marratin wa huwa bikulli
and He is cognizant of Ci-.! t»-^- (j^- J^v >*j }j*
khalqin 'alïmun .
all creation (79)
He Who has made for

al-ladhï ja ' ala lakum
you the fire (to burn)
mina ash-shajari al-
from the green tree, so
'akhdari nàràn fa'idhà
that with it you kindle
'antum minhu tGqidGna
(fire). (80)
Is not He Who created 'awalaysa al-ladhï

the heavens and the khalaqa as-samâwâti wa
earth able to create the al-'arda biqâdirin 'alâ
like of them? Yea! and 'an yakhluqa mithlahum
He is the Creator (of balâ wa huwa al-
all), the Knower.(8i) khallàqu al-' alïmu .
His command, when He 'innamâ 'amruhu 'idhâ ^1 U^-i, iljl lil ~stjA\ L*jl
intends anything, is only 'aràda shay'ân 'an
to say to it: Be, so it yaqGIa lahu kun
is. (82) fayakûnu .
Therefore glory be to
Him in Whose hand is fasubhâna al-ladhï
the kingdom of all biyadihi malakùtu kulli
things, and to Him you shay'in wa 'ilayhi
shall be brought back. turja ' Gna .
(83)
SÛRAT AL-RAHMÀN (THE BENEFICENT; 55)

In The Name Of Allah, u. . ,,.u.
m „ r- m bismi allahi ar- ^
The Beneficent, The rahmani■ ar-rahimi
, - , - j^SwWUW.
-r^s^^-j , a
Merciful
The Beneficent Allah,(i) ar-rahmanu

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Taught the Quran. (2) ' allama al-qur'ana .
He created man, (3) khalaqa al-'insàna .
Taught him the mode of * allamahu al-

expression. (4) bayâna .
ash-shamsu wa al-
The sun and the moon
qamaru bihusbânin
follow a reckoning. (5)
And the herbs and the wa an-najmu wa

trees do prostrate (to ash-shajaru
Him). (6) yasjudâni .
And the heaven, He wa as-samâ'a

raised it high, and He rasa ' ahâ wa
made the balances) wada ' a al-mïzàna .
That you may not be

'allâ tatghaw fi al-
inordinate in respect of
mïzàni .
the measure. (8)
And keep up the balance
wa 'aqïmû al-wazna
with equity and do not
bil-qisti wa là
make the measure
tukhsirû al-mïzâna .
deficient. (9)
And the earth, He has set wa al-'arda
* SS ' i
it for living wada ' ahâ lil'anàmi
creatures;(io)
Therein is fruit and fïhâ fâkihatun wa

palms having sheathed an-nakhlu dhâtu al-
clusters, (11) 'akmàmi .
And the grain with (its) wa al-habbu dhG al-

husk and fragrance. (12) ' asfi wa ar-rayhân .
Which then of the fabi'ayyi 'âlâ'i
bounties of your Lord rabbikumâ
will you deny? (13) tukadhdhibâni .
He created man from dry khalaqa al-'insâna

clay like earthen min salsâlin
vessels, (14) kâlfakhkhâri .
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wa khalaqa al-jànna
And He created the jinn
min màrijin min dr? dr?
of a flame of fire. (15)
nârin .
bounties of your Lord rabbikumà
will you deny?(i6) tukadhdhibâni .
rabbu al-
Lord of the East and mashriqayni wa
Lord of the West. (17) rabbu al-
maghribayni .
will you deny?(i8) tukadhdhibâni .
He has made the two
seas to flow freely (so maraja al-bahrayni
that) they meet yaltaqiyâni .
together:(i9)
Between them is a baynahumâ
barrier which they barzakhun lâ
cannot pass. (20) yabghiyâni .
There come forth from yakhruju minhumâ

them pearls, both large al-lu'lu'u wa al-
and small. (22) marjânu .

And His are the ships wa lahu al-jawâri

reared aloft in the sea al-munsha'âtu fî al-
like mountains. (24) bahri kâl'a ' lâmi .

Everyone on it must pass kullu man ' alayhâ
away.(26) fânin .
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And there will endure for
wa yabqâ wajhu Jití-Í ji ILj o-j
ever the person of your
rabbika dhû al-jalàli
Lord, the Lord of glory
wa al-'ikràmi .
and honor. (27)
will you deny?(28) tukadhdhibâni .
All those who are in the
yas'aluhu man fî as-
heavens and the earth
samâwâti wa al-
ask of Him; every
'ardi kulla yawmin l' f ,z >
moment He is in a state
huwa fî sha'nin .
(of glory). (29)
will you deny?(3o) tukadhdhibâni .
Soon will We apply sanafrughu lakum
Ourselves to you, O you 'ayyuhâ ath-
two armies. (31) thaqalâni .
O assembly of the jinn yâ ma'shara al-
and the men! If you are jinni wa al-'insi 'in
able to pass through the astata'tum 'an jLjail ya Ij. 1 ò •." (j| 1 '.I
regions of the heavens tanfudhG min
and the earth, then pass 'aqtâri as-samâwâti
^ IjjLâili ^Jsj^lj çj'y^íM
through; you cannot pass wa al-'ardi fânfudhG
through but with lâ tanfudhùna 'illâ
authority.(33) bisultânin .
The flames of fire and
yursalu ' alaykumâ
smoke will be sent on jb) Jì?Ij-wj L^SCjIp ^J-wj^j
shuwâzun min nârin
you two, then you will
wa nuhâsun falâ
not be able to defend
tantasirâni .
yourselves. (35)
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And when the heaven is fa'idhâ anshaqqati
«jsjjoóBvi s L^JÚJl lili
rent asunder, and then as-samâ'u fakànat
becomes red like red wardatan kâlddihâni
hide. (37)
s*. ^ ~' * t '
fayawma'idhin lâ
So on that day neither
yus'alu "an
man nor jinni shall be
dhanbihi 'insun wa
asked about his sin. (39)
lâ jànnun .
yu" rafu al-
The guilty shall be
mujrimûna
recognized by their
bisïmâhum
marks, so they shall be
fayu'khadhu bin-
seized by the forelocks
nawâsï wa al-
and the feet. (41)
'aqdâmi .
hadhihi jahannamu
This is the hell which the
allatï yukadhdhibu
guilty called a lie. (43)
bihâ al-mujrimûna .
Round about shall they yatûfùna baynahâ

' ' ' *■ í '
go between it and hot, wa bayna hamïmin
boiling water. (44) 'ânin .
And for him who fears to wa liman khâfa
stand before his Lord are maqâma rabbihi
two gardens. (46) jannatâni .
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Having in them various
dhawata 'afnanin .
kinds. (48)
bounties of your Lord rabbikumà fih (jC 'j^j Llsij j'tfií {jiS
In both of them are two fîhimâ ' aynâni
fountains flowing. (50) tajriyâni .
will you deny?(5i) tukadhdhibâni .
In both of them are two fîhimâ min kulli
pairs of every fruit. (52) fâkihatin zawjâni .
Reclining on beds, the
muttaki'ïna ' alâ
inner coverings of which
furushin batâ'inuhâ
are of silk brocade; and
min 'istabraqin wa
the fruits of the two
janâ al-jannatayni
gardens shall be within
dânin .
reach. (54)
In them shall be those
fîhinna qâsirâtu at-
who restrained their
tarfi lam
eyes; before them
yatmithhunna
neither man nor jinni
'insun qablahum wa
shall have touched
lâ jânnun .
them. (56)
bounties of your Lord rabbikumà í®3 ù^>.j^ ^&->.j îÎ* ís1^
ka'annahunna al-
As though they were
yâqùtu wa al-
rubies and pearls. (58)
marjânu .
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Is the reward of
hal jaza'u al-'ihsani
goodness aught but
'illâ al-'ihsânu .
goodness?(6o)

And besides thèse two
wa min dGnihimâ
are two (other)
jannatâni .
gardens:(62)
Both inclining to
mud/hâmmatâni .
blackness.(64)
In both of them are two
fîhimâ ' aynâni
springs gushing
naddâkhatâni .
forth.(66)
In both are fruits and fîhimâ fâkihatun wa
palms and nakhlun wa
pomegranates.(68) rummânun .
In them are goodly
fîhinna khayrâtun
things, beautiful
hisânun .
ones.(7o)
Pure ones confined to hûrun maqsùrâtun
the pavilions. (72) fi al-khiyâmi .
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will you deny?(73) tukadhdhibani .
Man has not touched lam yatmithhunna

them before them nor 'insun qablahum wa
jinni.(74) lâ jânnun .

bounties of your Lord rabbikumà ^g;oi4^á usij jî; (jLi
will you deny?(75) tukadhdhibani .
Reclining on green muttaki'ïna ' alâ

cushions and beautiful rafrafin khudrin wa
carpets.(76) ' abqarìyin hisânin .

Blessed be the name of tabâraka asmu

your Lord, the Lord of rabbika dhï al-jalâli
Glory and Honor!(78) wa al-'ikrâmi .
SÛRAT AL-WÀQrAH (THE GREAT EVENT; 56)

bismi allahi ar-rahmani
The Beneficent, The
ar-rahïmi
Merciful
When the great event 'idhâ waqa ' ati al-
|J) 21*3 I^Jl Oji3j lij
cornes to pass,(i) wâqi * atu .
There is no belying its laysa liwaq'atihâ
coming to pass(2) kâdhibatun .
Abasing (one party), a!'.,íí r.,:
khâfidatun râfi'atun . tr2 4.*3 Ij A ì là-
exalting (the other),(3)
When the earth shall be
'idhâ rujjati al-'ardu
shaken with a (severe)
rajjân .
shaking,(4)
And the mountains shall
wa bussati al-jibâlu
be made to crumble with
bassân .
(an awful) crumbling,(5)
So that they shall be as fakânat habâ'an
lílxjt é LJk cj Dsí
scattered dust.(6) munbaththân .
And you shall be three wa kuntum 'azwâjân ^' 'T
sorts. (7) thalâthatan .
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Then (as to) the
companions of the right fa'ashâbu al-
hand; how happy are the maymanati mâ 'ashâbu
companions of the right al-maymanati .
hand!(8)
And (as to) the
wa 'ashâbu al-
companions of the left L.
mash'amati mâ
hand; how wretched are
'ashâbu al-mash'amati
the companions of the left
hand!(9)
And the foremost are the wa as-sabiquna as-
foremost, (10) sâbiqûna .
These are they who are 'ûlâ'ika al-
drawn nigh (to Allah), (11) muqarrabGna .
In the gardens of
fï jannâti an-na 'ïmi .
bliss. (12)
A numerous company thullatun mina al-
from among the first, (13) 'awwalTna .
And a few from among wa qalîlun mina al-
the latter. (14) 'âkhirìna .
' alâ sururin
On thrones decorated, (15)
mawdûnatin .
Reclining on them, facing muttaki'ïna ' alayhâ
one another. (16) mutaqâbilïna .
Round about them shall yatûfu ' alayhim

go youths never altering wildânun
in age,(i7) mukhalladûna .
With goblets and ewers bi'akwâbin wa 'abârïqa

and a cup of pure wa ka'sin min ma'ïnin
drink;(i8)
They shall not be affected

with headache thereby, la yusadda ' una "anha
nor shall they get wa lâ yunzifûna .
exhausted, (19)
And fruits such as they wa fâkihatin mimmâ
choose, (20) yatakhayyarûna . 5) 3jîp*-~-i Í^^J
And the flesh of fowl such wa lahmi tayrin

Ê3 ùjx-î L«4 -^~3
as they desire. (21) mimmâ yashtahùna .
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And pure, beautiful
wa hurun "ïnun . 1
ones,(22)
The like of the hidden ka'amthâli al-lu'lu'i al-
pearls:(23) maknûni .
A reward for what they jazâ'an bimâ kànG
used to do. (24) ya ' malûna .
They shall not hear lâ yasma ' Gna fîhâ

therein vain or sinful laghwan wa lâ
discourse, (25) ta'thïmàn .
Except the word peace, 'illâ qïlàn salâmân

Lliil 11*11 Síl
peace.(26) salâmân .
And the companions of
the right hand; how
wa 'ashabu al-yamïni
happy are the
mâ 'ashâbu al-yamïni .
companions of the right
hand!(27)
Amid thornless lote-
fî sidrin makhdudin .
trees,(28)
And banana-trees (with
fruits), one above wa talhin mandudin .
another.(29)
And extended shade,(3o) wa zillin mamdudin .
And water flowing

wa ma'in maskubin .
constantly,(3i)
wa fâkihatin kathïratin
And abundant fruit, (32)
Neither intercepted nor lâ maqtû ' atin wa lâ

forbidden,(33) mamnû ' atin .
wa furushin marfù'atin
And exalted thrones.(34)
Surely We have made

'inna 'ansha'nahunna
them to grow into a (new) Cl'-1 * ^ ! ' ^1
'inshâ'an .
growth,(35)
Then We have made them faja ' alnâhunna
virgins,(36) 'abkârân .
Loving, equals in âge, (37) * urubân 'atrâbân .

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For the sake of the
companions of the right l'ashabi al-yamïni .
hand. (38)
A numerous company thullatun mina al-
from among the first, (39) 'awwalTna .
And a numerous company wa thullatun mina al-
from among the last. (40) 'âkhirìna .
And those of the left wa 'ashâbu ash-shimâli

hand, how wretched are mâ 'ashâbu ash-
those of the left hand! (41) shimâli .
In hot wind and boiling fî samùmin wa

water, (42) hamïmin .
And the shade of black wa zillin min
smoke, (43) yahmûmin .
Neither cool nor lâ bâridin wa lâ
honorable. (44) karìmin .
Surely they were before

'innahum kânû qabla
that made to live in ease
dhâlika mutrafïna .
and plenty.(45)
And they persisted in the wa kanu yusirruna ' ala

great violation. (46) al-hinthi al-'azTmi .
And they used to say:

wa kânû yaqûlûna
What! when we die and * ( ' ? f
'a'idhâ mitnâ wa kunnâ
have become dust and
turâbân wa ' izâmân
bones, shall we then
'a'innâ lamab'ûthûna . - i 1 -'
indeed be raised?(47)
Or our fathers of 'awa 'âbâ'uunâ al-

© û^Jj^1 bjLjlíj!
yore?(48) 'awwalûna .
Say: The first and the qui 'inna al-'awwalïna

last,(49) wa al-'âkhirïna .
Shall most surely be lamajmû ' Gna 'ilâ

gathered together for the mïqâti yawmin
appointed hour of a ma ' IGmin .
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known day.(so)
, í_ a ,J if {>
Then shall you, O you thumma 'innakum
who err and call it a 'ayyuhâ ad-dàlIGna al-
He!(5i) mukadhdhibûna .
Most surely eat of a tree la'akiluna min shajarin

of Zaqqoom,(52) min zaqqûmin .
And fill (your) bellies famàli'Gna minhâ al-

with it;(53) butûna .
Then drink over it of fashâribùna ' alayhi
boiling water;(54) mina al-hamïmi .
And drink as drinks the fashâribùna shurba alil - •» ' ' '• '
thirsty camel. (55) hïmi .
This is their
hâdhâ nuzuluhum
entertainment on the day
yawma ad-dïni .
of requital. (56)
We have created you, why

nahnu khalaqnakum
do you not then
falawlâ tusaddiqûna .
assent?(57)
Have you considered the 'afara'aytum mâ

seed?(58) tumnûna .
'a'antum takhluqûnahu
Is it you that create it or
'am nahnu al-
are We the creators?(59)
khâliqûna .
nahnu qaddarnâ
We have ordained death
baynakumu al-mawta
among you and We are
wa mâ nahnu
not to be overcome, (60)
bimasbûqïna .
In order that We may

' alâ 'an nubaddila
bring in your place the
'amthâlakum wa
likes of you and make you
nunshi'akum fi mâ lâ
grow into what you know
ta ' lamùna .
not.(6i)
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And certainly you know wa laqad ' alimtum an- (JjSfí SLUjTJLxÎp jJúj
the first growth, why do nash'ata al-'Glâ falawlâ
you not then mind?(62) tadhkkarûna .
Have you considered 'afara'aytum mà

what you sow?(63) tahruthûna .
'a'antum tazra'Gnahu > - f -* - * > f

Is it you that cause it to
grow, or are We the 'am nahnu az-zâri'Gna
causers of growth?(64)
If We pleased, We should
law nashâ'u
have certainly made it
laja'alnâhu hutâmân
broken down into pieces,
fazalaltum
then would you begin tb
tafakkahùna .
lament:(65)
Surely we are burdened
'innà lamughramûna .
with debt:(66)
bal nahnu mahrGmùna
Nay! we are deprived. (67)
^ fi n ' ~J ~ ' "*J fin 'Z
Have you considered the
'afara'aytum al-ma'a
water which you
al-ladhï tashrabûna .
drink?(68)
Is it you that send it down 'a'antum 'anzaltumùhu

from the clouds, or are mina al-muzni 'am
We the senders?(69) nahnu al-munzilûna .
If We pleased, We would
law nashâ'u ja'alnâhu
have made it salty; why
'ujâjân falawlâ
do you not then give
tashkurùna .
thanks?(70)
Have you considered the 'afara'aytumu an-nâra
fire which you strike?(7i) allatï tûrûna .
fi °. ^í- ' ^ í
Is it you that produce the 'a'antum 'ansha'tum t^->->'l t^Jjî ^Juuil Jl^jlí
trees for it, or are We the shajaratahâ 'am nahnu
producers?(72) al-munshi'ûna .
We have made it a nahnu ja ' alnâhâ

reminder and an tadhkiratan wa
advantage for the matâ'ân lilmuqwïna .
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wayfarers of the
desert. (73)
Therefore glorify the

fasabbih biasmi
name of your Lord, the
rabbika al-'azïmi .
Great. (74)
sala 'uqsimu
But nay! I swear by the
bimawâqi'i an-nujûmi
falling of stars;(75)
And most surely it is a wa 'innahu laqasamun

very great oath if you only law ta ' lamûna
knew;(76) ' azïmun .
Most surely it is an 'innahu laqur'ànun

honored Quran, (77) karìmun .
In a book that is
fî kitâbin maknùnin .
protected(78)
None shall touch it save lâ yamassuhu 'illâ al-
the purified ones. (79) mutahharûna .
A revelation by the Lord tanzîlun min rabbi al-
of the worlds. (80) ' àlamïna .
, > ,t > f -(
Do you then hold this
'afabihadhâ al-hadïthi
announcement in
'antum mud-hinûna .
contempt?(8i)
And to give (it) the lie you wa taj'alùna rizqakum

make your means of 'annakum
subsistence. (82) tukadhdhibûna .
Why is it not then that

falawlâ 'idhâ balaghati
when it (soul) comes up
al-hulqûma .
to the throat,(83)
And you at that time look wa 'antum hïna'idhin <-s> ' 'r* ' • ' * f
on-(84) tanzurùna .
And We are nearer to it wa nahnu 'aqrabu

than you, but you do not 'ilayhi minkum wa
see-(85) lakin lâ tubsirûna .
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Then why is it not— if you
falawla 'in kuntum
are not held under
ghayra madïnïna .
authority— (86)
That you send it (not)

tarji' Gnahâ 'in kuntum
back— if you are
sâdiqïna .
truthful?(87)
Then if he is one of those

fa'ammâ 'in kâna mina
drawn nigh (to
al-muqarrabïna .
Allah), (88)
Then happiness and

farawhun wa rayhànun
bounty and a garden of
wa jannatu na 'ïmin .
bliss. (89) v
And if he is one of those wa 'amma 'in kana min

on the right hand, (90) 'ashâbi al-yamïni .
Then peace to you from

fasalamun laka min
those on the right
'ashâbi al-yamïni .
hand. (91)
wa 'ammà 'in kâna

And if he is one of the
mina al-
rejecters, the erring
mukadhdhibïna ad-
ones, (92)
dàllïna .
He shall have an
fanuzulun min
entertainment of boiling
hamïmin .
water, (93)
And burning in hell. (94) wa tasliyatu jahïmin
Most surely this is a 'inna hadha lahuwa

certain truth. (95) haqqu al-yaqïni .
Therefore glorify the
fasabbih biâsmi
name of your Lord, the
rabbika al-'azïmi .
Great. (96)
SURATAL-MULK (THE KINGDOM; 67)

In the Name of Allah, the bismi allâhi ar-
Beneficent, the Merciful rahmâni ar-rahïmi
SUR_AT AL MULK 37
Blessed is He in Whose tabàraka al-ladhï

^J&jiiiLJI «>J-L> >4/í
hand is the kingdom, and biyadihi al-mulku wa
He has power over all huwa ' alâ kulli
things,(i) shay'in qadïrun .
al-ladhï khalaqa al-
Who created death and life
mawta wa al-hayâta
that He may try you—
liyabluwakum
which of you is best in
'ayyukum 'ahsanu
deeds; and He is the
' amalân wa huwa al-
Mighty, the Forgiving,(2)
* azïzu al-ghafuru .
Who created the seven al-ladhï khalaqa

heavens one above sab' a samâwâtin
another; you see no tibàqàn mâ tara fî
incongruity in the creation khalqi ar-rahmâni is
of the Beneficent Allah; min tafâwutin fàrji '
then look again, can you al-basara hal tara
see any disorder?(3) min futûr .
Then turn back the eye thumma arji' al-

again and again; your look basara karratayni
shall '~ come back to you yanqalib 'ilayka al- jy~s>- jAj LLoiI^ ^vaJl ^LJ)
confused while it is basaru khâsi'ân wa
fatigued. (4) huwa hasïrun .
And certainly We have

wa laqad zayyannâ
adorned this lower heaven
as-samâ'a ad-dunyâ
with lamps and We have
bimasâbïha wa
made these missiles for the
ja ' alnâhâ rujùmàn
Shaitans, and We have *> , ' ™ ■* = f
lilshshayâtïni wa Cj\ j.P *Jà b
prepared for them the
'a'tadnâ lahum
chastisement of
* adhâba as-sa " Tri .
burning. (5)
And for those who wa lilladhïna kafarG
disbelieve in their Lord is birabbihim ' adhâbu
the punishment of hell, jahannama wa bi'sa
and evil is the resort. (6) al-masïru .
When they shall be cast 'idhâ 'ulqû fïhâ
therein, they shall hear a sami ' G lahâ
loud moaning of it as it shahïqân wa hiya
heaves, (7) tasû ru .
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takâdu tamayyazu
Almost bursting for fury.
mina al-ghayzi
Whenever a group is cast
kullamâ 'ulqiya fîhâ
into it, its keeper shall ask
fawjun sa'alahum
them: Did there not come
khazanatuhà 'alam
to you a warner?(8)
ya'tikum nadhïrun .
qâlû balâ qad jâ'anâ

They shall say: Yea! indeed
nadhïrun
there came to us a warner,
fakadhdhabnâ wa
but we rejected (him) and
qulnâ mâ nazzala
said: Allah has not
allâhu min shay'in 'in
revealed anything, you are
'antum 'illà fi dalâlin
only in a great error. (9)
kabïrin .
And they shall say: Had we

wa qâlG law kunnâ
but listened or pondered,
nasma ' u 'aw na ' qilu
we should not have been
mâ kunnâ fî 'ashâbi
among the inmates of the
as-sa'ïri .
burning fire. (10)
So they shall acknowledge
fâ ' ta ra fG
their sins, but far will be
bidhanbihim
(forgiveness) from the
fasuhqân li'shâbi as
inmates of the burning
sa " Tri .
fire. (11)
(As for) those who fear 'inna al-ladhïna
their Lord in secret, they yakhshawna
shall surely have rabbahum bil-ghaybi
forgiveness and a great lahum maghfiratun
reward. (12) wa 'ajrun kabïrun .
And conceal your word or wa 'asirrû qawlakum
manifest it; surely He is 'aw ajharG bihi
Cognizant of what is in the 'innahu ' alïmun
hearts. (13) bidhâti as-sudûri .
Does He not know, Who
'alâ ya ' lamu man
created? And He is the
khalaqa wa huwa al-
Knower of the subtleties,
latïfu al-khabïru .
the Aware. (14)
He it is Who made the huwa al-ladhï ja ' ala í 'V fi Sss ^ fi
earth smooth for you, lakum al-'arda
therefore go about in the dhalGIân fâmshû fî
spacious sides thereof, and manâkibihâ wa kulû
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eat of His sustenance, and min rizqihi wa 'ilayhi

to Him is the return after an-nushGru .
death. (15)
Are you secure of those in t - , . ■» si * (
'a'amintum man fi (J I cL*-v*j! ^jA J\Xa I f.
the heaven that He should
as-samâ'i 'an
not make the earth to
yakhsifa bikum al-
swallow you up? Then lo!
'arda fa'idhâ hiya
it shall be in a state of
tamûru .
commotion. (16)
Or are you secure of those í r^ -/ flf * Z , t
'am 'amintum man fi
in the heaven that He
as-samâ'i 'an yursila
should not send down
' alaykum hâsibân
upon you a punishment?
fasata ' lamGna kayfa
Then shall you know how
nadhïri .
was My warning. (17)
And certainly those before wa laqad kadhdhaba
Ml*1' ér? ûi^JI OàT JLilj
them rejected (the truth), al-ladhïna min
then how was My qablihim fakayfa
disapproval. (18) kâna nakïri .
Have they not seen the
'awalam yaraw 'ilâ
birds above them
at-tayri fawqahum
expanding (their wings)
sâffâtin wa yaqbidna La .'n . S jj Ç..' á7,,,-'
and contracting (them)?
mâ yumsikuhunna
What is it that withholds
'illâ ar-rahmânu
them save the Beneficent
'innahu bikulli shay'in
Allah? Surely He sees
basTrun .
everything. (19) f- - '
'amman hâdhâ al-
Or who is it that will be a
ladhT huwa jundun
host for you to assist you
lakum yansurukum
besides the Beneficent
min dùni ar-rahmâni
Allah? The unbelievers are
'in al-kâfirùna 'illâ fi
only in deception. (20)
ghurGrin .
Or who is it that will give
'amman hâdhâ al-
you sustenance if He
ladhT yarzuqukum 'in
should withhold His
'amsaka rizqahu bal
sustenance? Nay! they
lajjû fi ' utûwin wa
persist in disdain and
nufûrin .
aversion. (21) d5
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'afaman yamshT
What! is he who goes
mukibbàn ' alâ
prone upon his face better
wajhihi 'ahdâ
guided or he who walks
'amman yamshT
upright upon a straight
sawïyàn ' alâ si rati n
path?(22) fis1" ^\f*°
mustaqïmin .
Say: He it is Who brought qui huwa al-ladhï
you into being and made 'ansha'akum wa
for you the ears and the ja ' ala lakum as-
eyes and the hearts: little sam'a wa al-'absâra
is it that you give wa al-'af'idata qalïlân
thanks. (23) mâ tashkurùna .
Say: He it is Who qui huwa al-ladhï
u>jVt <4 j^fji c£ àjí > 'ji
multiplied you in the earth dhara'akum fi al-'ardi
and to Him you shall be wa 'ilayhi tuhsharùna
gathered. (24)
And they say: When shall wa yaqûlûna mata

this threat be (executed) if hâdhâ al-wa' du 'in
you are truthful?(25) kuntum sàdiqïna .
Say: The knowledge qui 'innamà al-' ilmu

tlijj Â\ jup JJJÍ Loi
(thereof is only with Allah ' inda allâhi wa
and I am only a plain 'innamà 'anâ
(^r>.;j {yìc* j^JU ul
warner. (26) nadhïrun mubïnun .
But when they shall see it falammâ ra'awhu s^-jOLu í_àJj aj lj ills
nigh, the faces of those zulfatan sï'at wujùhu
who disbelieve shall be al-ladhïna kafarG wa
I Jlii JJj íjjiT ><jiâjí
sorry, and it shall be said; qïla hâdhâ al-ladhï
This is that which you used kuntum bihi
to call for. (27) tadda ' Gna .
Say: Have you considered
qui 'ara'aytum 'in
if Allah should destroy me
'ahlakanï allâhu wa
and those with me— rather
man ma 'ï 'aw
He will have mercy on us; -fié" Cy3 J1 Cr*3
rahimanâ faman
yet who will protect the
yujïru al-kâfirïna min
unbelievers from a painful
' adhâbin 'alïmin .
punishment?(28)
Say: He is the Beneficent qui huwa ar-rahmânu
Allah, we believe in Him 'âmannâ bihi wa
and on Him do we rely, so * alayhi tawakkalnâ
you shall come to know fasata ' lamûna man
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SUR_AT AL MULK 41
who it is that is in clear huwa fi dalalin

error.(29) mubïnin .
Say: Have you considered qui 'ara'aytum 'in

if your water should go 'asbaha mâ'uukum
down, who is it then that ghawrân faman
will bring you flowing ya'tïkum bimâ'in
water?(3o) ma'ïnin .
SURAT AL-INSHI RAH (THE EXPANSION; 94)

In The Name Of Allah, The bismi allâhi ar-
Beneficent, The Merciful rahmàni ar-rahïmi
(ì) Have We not expanded for 'alam nashrah laka
you your breast, sadraka .
(2) And taken off from you your wa wada ' nâ ' anka
burden, wizraka .
(3) Which pressed heavily upon al-ladhï 'anqada
Á'j£è> <j?À!Í
your back, zahraka .
(4) And exalted for you your wa rasa' nâ laka
esteem? dhikraka .
(5) Surely with difficulty is fa'inna ma ' a al-
ease. ' usri yusràn .
(6) With difficulty is surely 'inna ma'a al-" usri
ease. yusràn .
(7) So when you are free, fa'idhâ faraghta
nominate. fânsab .
(8) And make your Lord your wa 'ilâ rabbika
exclusive object. fârghab .
SÛRATAL-QADR (THE MAJESTY; 97)

In The Name Of Allah, u. . ,,.u.
. . bismi allahi ar-
The Beneficent, The , - ■ . -
.„ rahmani ar-rahimi
Merciful
(1) Surely We revealed it 'inna 'anzalnahu fi
on the grand night. laylati al-qadri .
(2) And what will make
wa mâ 'adrâka mâ
you comprehend what the ô jJLflJl SjJ Lt iLLíjjl La)
laylatu al-qadri .
grand night
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(3) The grand night is laylatu al-qadri i_áJI ^ jjjlII sill
better than a thousand khayrun min 'alfi
months. shahrin .
(4) The angels and Jibreel tanazzalu al-

descend in it by the malâ'ikatu wa ar-rûhu
permission of their Lord fîhâ bi'idhni rabbihim
for every affair, min kulli 'amrin .
(5) Peace! it is till the salàmun hiya hattâ

break of the morning. matla ' i al-fajri .
SURAT AL-ZALZALAH (THE SHAKING; 99)

Beneficent, The Merciful rahmâni ar-rahïmi
(1) When the earth is
'idha zulzilati al-'ardu
shaken with her (violent)
zilzâlahâ .
shaking,
(2) And the earth brings wa 'akhrajati al-'ardu
forth her burdens, 'athqâlahâ .
(3) And man says: What wa qâla al-'insànu mà ' s Jl -■ *** s "~
has befallen her? lahâ .
yawma'idhin
(4) On that day she shall
tuhaddithu
tell her news,
'akhbàrahà .
(5) Because your Lord had bi'anna rabbaka
0U iÏLj oU
inspired her. 'awhâ lahâ .
(6) On that day men shall
yawma'idhin yasduru
come forth in sundry
an-nâsu 'ashtâtân
bodies that they may be
liyuraw 'a ' mâlahum .
shown their works.
(7) So. he who has done an faman ya' mal

atom's weight of good shall mithqâla dharratin
see it khayrân yarah.
(8) And he who has done wa man ya ' mal

an atom's weight of evil mithqâla dharratin
shall see it. sharrân yarah.
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SÛRAT AL-TAKÀTHUR (THE MULTIPLICATION; 102)

In The Name Of Allah, The bismi allâhi ar-rahmâni
Beneficent, The Merciful ar-rahïmi
'alhâkumu at-
(l) Abundance diverts you,
takâthuru.
(2) Until you come to the hattâ zurtumu al-
graves. maqâbira.
(3) Nay! you shall soon
kalla sawfa ta'lamuna.
know,
(4) Nay! Nay! you shall thumma kallâ sawfa
(Çi 0 i_sô SIS'
soon know. ta ' lamGna.
(5) Nay! if you had known kallâ law ta ' lamûna

with a certain knowledge, ' ilma al-yaqïni.
(6) You should most

certainly have seen the latarawunna al-jahïma.
hell;
(7) Then you shall most

thumma latarawunnaha
certainly see it with the eye
' ayna al-yaqïni.
of certainty;
(8) Then on that day you

thumma latus'alunna
shall most certainly be
yawma'idhin ' ani an
questioned about the
na 'ïmi.
boons.
SURAT AL-KAWTHAR (THE HEAVENLY FOUNTAIN; 108)

In The Name Of Allah, The bismi allahi ar-
Beneficent, The Merciful rahmàni ar-rahïmi
(1) Surely We have given you 'innâ 'a'taynâka al-
QjSjgJíiJ'^íipl bj
Kausar, kawthara.
(2) Therefore pray to your Lord fasalli lirabbika wa
and make a sacrifice. anhar.
(3) Surely your enemy is the one 'inna shâni'aka

who shall be without posterity. huwa al-'abtaru.
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SÛRAT AL-KÀFIRÛN (THE UNBELIEVERS; 109)

Beneficent, The Merciful rahmâni ar-rahïmi
qui ya 'ayyuha al-

(1) Say: O unbelievers!
kâfirGna.
(2) I do not serve that which la 'a ' budu ma

you serve, ta'budûna.
wa lâ 'antum j~pÍ L« QjJ^±&

(3) Nor do you serve Him
' âbidùna mâ
Whom I serve:
'a' budu. í?~*ì
(4) Nor am I going to serve wa la 'ana ' abidun ^ jj^. (fjf nJ'
that which you serve, mâ'abadttum. • ,• J
* .« ' * 7^ ^ À * J f
wa la 'antum Jl*&\ L> QjJl-is-
(5) Nor are you going to serve
' âbidùna mâ
Him Whom I serve:
'a ' budu.
(6) You shall have your

, lakum dïnukum wa , »,.»
religion and I shall have my liya dîni © dJ^*?
religion
SÛRAT AL-TAWHÏD (THE UNITY; 112)

Beneficent, The Merciful rahmâni ar-rahîmi
„ , qui huwa allâhu ^ * ' f «r ' ,í
(1) Say: He, Allah, ìs One. ® > 'Js
'ahadun.
(2) Allah is He on Whom ail , „ > - „ .r^r
. . allahu as-samadu. fr5) . 1 ^ ^ II
depend. ^
(3) He begets not, nor is He lam yalid wa lam ,' ,^- , f
begotten. yûlad. O ^ H-> ^ H
JL>- 1 I <ui
walam yakun lahu
(4) And none is like Him.
kufùan 'ahadun.
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SÛRAT AL-FALAQ (THE DAWN; 113)

Beneficent, The Merciful rahmani ar-rahïmi
(1) Say: I seek refuge in the qul'a ' Gdhu birabbi y* _ „ >
Lord of the dawn, al-falaqi. O^1 ^ ^ ^
(2) From the evil of what He min sharri ml ^ , -
has created, khalaqa. kpiJ^ Cr?
(3) And from the evil of the wa min sharri
utterly dark night when it ghâsiqin 'idhâ CpS-^J '^l<Jhï^ "j*
comes, waqaba.
wa min sharri an- JJbJl jcuiia-LJI

(4) And from the evil of those
naffâthâti fi al-
who blow on knots,
' uqadi. igjj
(5) And from the evil of the wa min sharri *t tH? }^ CriJ
envious when he envies. hâsidin 'idhâ hasada.
SÛRAT AL-NÀS (THE MEN; 114)

In The Name Of Allah, The bismi allâhi an
Beneficent, The Merciful rahmani ar-rahïmi
(1) Say: I seek refuge in the qui 'a ' Qdhu birabbi
Lord of men, an-nâsi.
(2) The King of men, maliki an-nâsi.
(3) The god of men, 'ilahi an-nâsi.
(4) From the evil of the min sharri al-

whisperings of the slinking waswâsi al- U-U
(Shaitan), khannâsi.
' ' ■ * * -' • ÍT
(5) Who whispers into the al-ladhï yuwaswisu
hearts of men, fî sudùri an-nâsi.
llJl
(6) From among the jinn and mina al-jinnati wa

the men. an-nâsi.
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CHAPTER ONE
MERITS AND RECOMMENDEDEDEDED
RECOMMEND ACTSACTSACTSACTS ININININ RAJABRAJABRAJABRAJAB
In addition to the months of Sha`b¡n and Rama¤¡n, the month of Rajab(1) enjoys a
great honor as is cited in many narrations that have conveyed the merits of this
month. The Holy Prophet (a.s), for instance, is reported as saying, “Verily, the
month of Rajab is the Great Month of Allah. No other month can be as sacred(2)
and as virtuous as this month. To fight against the polytheists during this month is
forbidden. Most certainly, Rajab is the month of Allah, Sha`b¡n is my month, and
Rama¤¡n is the month of my people. Therefore, if one observes fasting on one day
of this month, he will bindingly win the Grand Pleasure of Almighty Allah and will
be taken away from the ire of Almighty Allah and the gates of Hellfire will be
closed in his face.”
Imam M£s¡ ibn Ja`far al-K¡ïm (a.s) is also reported to have said, “If one observes
fasting on one day in Rajab, Hellfire will go away from him a distance of one year
walking. One who fasts three days in Rajab will bindingly win Paradise.”
The Imam (a.s) is also reported as saying, “Rajab is (the name of) a river in
Paradise that is whiter than milk and sweeter than honey. Hence, if one fasts even a
single day in Rajab, Almighty Allah will allow him to drink from that river.”
Imam Ja`far al-¯¡diq (a.s) has reported the Holy Prophet (a.s) as saying: Rajab is
the month of seeking forgiveness for my people; so, you should seek forgiveness
much more than the usual during this month, for Almighty Allah is forgiving and
merciful. This month is described as the advantageous month, because mercy is
poured on my people during it so heavily. You should thus repeat very much the
following invocation:
I ask Allah for
forgiveness and I pray astaghfirul-l¡ha wa ‫ِ ُ اﻟﻠّﻪ‬
Him to accept my as-aluhut-tawba(ta) ‫اﻟﺘـ‬.
َ‫َأَﺳﺄَﻟُﻪُ ّ ْﻮﺑَﺔ‬
ْ‫و‬ ‫أَﺳَﺘـﻐْﻔﺮ‬
ْ
repentance.
In a considerable form of narration, Ibn B¡bawayh has quoted Sal¢m as saying: I
once visited Imam al-¯¡diq (a.s) in the last days of Rabaj. When his eyes turned
(1) Rajab is the seventh month in the Islamic/Arabic calendar. It lies between Jum¡d¡ al-
Th¡niyah (II) and Sha`b¡n.
(2) Rajab, in addition to Mu¦arram, Dhu’l-Qa`dah and Dhu’l-°ijjah, is one of the Four
Sacred Months in Islam.

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towards me, he asked, "Have you fasted on any day in this month, Salim?"
"In fact, no, I have not; son of Allah's Messenger!" answered I.
"You have missed great reward!" said the Imam (a.s) "Such a great reward that
none can ever grant except Almighty Allah. Verily, this month has been given
precedence to the other months by Almighty Allah Who has also given its sanctity
a great consideration and will have certainly honored those who observe fasting
during it."
I then said, "O Son of Allah's Messenger: What if I fast on the rest days of Rajab,
will I then be awarded anything of the rewards dedicated to those who fast in it?"
Imam al-Sâdiq (a.s) answered, "Listen, Salim: If one observes fasting on the last
day of this month, this will secure him against the agonies of death, the horror of
the resurrection, and the torture in the grave. As for one who observes fasting on
the last two days of this month, this will give him permission to pass the Path
(sirât) peacefully. And as for one who observes fasting on the last three days of the
month, he shall be secured on the Grand Horror Day against all the horrors and
hardships thereon, and shall be also granted release from Hellfire."
Finally, be it also known to you that to observe fasting during the month of Rajab
wholly brings about great favors. However, it has been narrated that one who is
incapable of fasting during the month of Rajab may recite the following invocation
instead one hundred times each day in Rajab:
Glory be to the God—the
subhana alilhi aljalTIi! !J4^(
All-majestic.
Glory be to Him other subhana man là j^j V °y ò\s^>
than Whom none should yanbaghiy alttsbïhu ilâ
be glorified. lahu! !^
Glory be to the All- ,,_ , .
,, , „ subhana al-a azzi al- >*, -, t, - , „.
honorable, the All- , ., WS í*Vl ù\s*J*
akrami! w
dignified.
Glory be to Him Who has
subhana man labisa <l! jJ&j J-*J' j-* Li^sLlii
dressed Himself with
al ' izz wahuwa lahu
grandeur that fits none
ahlun. -J*'
but Him.
GENERAL ACTS IN RAJAB

First: It is advisable to recite the following supplication each day in Rajab. It has
been narrated that Imam Zayn al-'Abidin (a.s) recited this supplication on the first
day of Rajab while he was imprisoned :(1>
1 The translation of this supplication is quoted from a previous English version of

Mafatih al-Jinan.
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O He who manages the ya man yamliku
wants of the needy; hawâija alssàiilïna,
(who) is aware of that
which is hidden in the waïa ' lamu damïra
heart of the silent alssàmitïna,
sufferers,
likulli mas-alatin
every problem receives
minka sam ' un
Your attention
hàdirun,
wajawâbun ' atïdun. *. ' * i - s
and is settled well.
allâhumma
O Allah Your promises
wamawà'ïduka
come true.
alssâdiqatu,
Your favors are many, wa-ayàdïka alfâdilâtu,
warahmatuka
Your Mercy is extensive,
alwâsi ' atu,
therefore I beseech You
fa-as-aluka an tusallïa
to send blessings on
'alâ muhammdin wa-
Muhammad and on the
âli muhammdin,
children of Muhammad,
and fulfill my desires in wa-an taqdiya
this world and in the hawàiijy lilddunyâ
world to come, wàl-àkhirati.
verily You are able to do innaka ' ala kulli
all things. shay'in qadïrun.
Second: It is recommended to recite the following supplication that Imam Ja'far al-
Sâdiq (a.s) used to recite everyday in Rajab:
Those who come to
khaba alwafidwna ' alaT
anyone other than You
ghayrika,
have really gone wrong.
Those who visit anyone wakhasira
other than You have almuta ' arridùna ilia
missed the right way. laka,
Those who depend upon
other than You have wadâ'a almulimmGna
lost except those who ilia bika,
depend upon You
Those who have wa-ajdaba
recourse to other than almuntaji ' una ilia man
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Your favors will have intaja ' a fadlaka,
lived in poverty except
those who have
recourse to Your favors,
Your door is always
babuka maftuhun
open for those who
lilrràghibïna,
desire for You.
And Your wealth is
wakhayruka mabdhûlun
always available for
lilttàlibïna,
those who seek it.
And Your favors are
wafadluka mubâhun
always obtainable for
lilssà'ilïna,
those who ask for them.
And Your rewards are
wanayluka mutâhun
accessible for those who
lilàmilïna,
hope for them.
And Your sustenance is
warizquka mabsùtun
extended for even those
liman ' asâka,
who disobey You.
And Your forbearance is
wahilmuka mu'taridun
reachable for even those
liman nàwàka,
who antagonize You.
Your habit is to do favor
* âdatuka alihsânu ilâ
to the wrongdoers, and '■j^JÙS J\ JUJ-Î Site
almusïiïna wasabïluka
Your custom is to
alibqâ'u ' alâ
overlook the
almu'tadïna.
transgressors.
O Allah, (please do)
allâhumma fahdiny hudâ
lead me to the path of
almuhtadïna,
the well-guided ones.
And grant me the
wârzuqny ijtihâda
determination of the
almujtahidïna,
hardworking ones.
And do not include me
with the unmindful wala taj" alny mina
ones who are dismissed alghàfilïna almub'adïna,
(from Your mercy).
And forgive me on the waghfir IT yawma alddïni.
Judgment Day.
Third: In his book of ' al-Misbâh,' Shaykh al-Tûsï writes down that on the
authority of al-Mu'alla ibn Khunays that Imam Ja'far al- Sâdiq (a. s) said, "In Rajab,
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you may utter the following:
O Allah: I implore You
allâhumma innï as-
for the endurance of
aluka sabra
those who always thank
alshshâkirïna laka,
You,
and for the efforts of wa'amala alkhàifïna
those who fear You, minka,
and the faith of those wayaqïna aTâbidïna
who worship You. laka.
O Allah: You are verily
allâhumma anta
the Most High, the All-
al * aliy al ' azïmu,
great,
while I am Your servant—
wa-ana ' abdukaalbâ-
the misérable and the tj-âiíl ^JÚ\ áfcé ú\j
isu alfaqïru,
needy.
You are the Self- anta alghaniy
Sufficient, the Praised, alhamïdu,
while I am the humble wa-ana aTabdu
servant. aldhdhalîlu.
O Allah: bless
allâhumma salli ' alaï
Muhammad and his jjjj jJj*í *y# j^jiii
muhammadin wa-âlihi
Household and do favor
wamnun bighinâka
to my neediness through
* alâ faqrì,
Your self-sufficiency,
and to my impatience
wabihilmika 'alaï
through Your
jahlî,
forbearance,
and to my weakness wabiquwwatika "alaï «J ^ ^ ^ f
through Your power. da ' fi,
O All-power, O Almighty. ya qawiyyu ya ' azïzu.
O Allah: bless
Muhammad and his allâhumma salli 'alâ
muhammadin wa-âlihi ^4i)i
Household—the
Successors (of al-awsiyâ'i
prophethood) and the almardiyyïna,
Pleased—
and save me from oie í 0
wakfiny mâ
whatever aggrieves me
ahammany min amri
among the worldly and
alddunyâ wâl-âkhirati
religious affairs;
0 the most Merciful of all ya arhama

those who show mercy. alrrâhimïna.
The previously mentioned supplication has been also mentioned by Sayyid Ibn
Tawus al-Hasaniy in his book of "Iqbal al-A^mal.' According to the narration, this
supplication is the most comprehensive and it is advisable to recite it at any time.
Fourth: Shaykh al-Tusiy has also mentioned that the following supplication is
recommendably recited each day in Rajab:
0 Allah: the Lord of the allahumma ya
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complete favors, dhalminani alssâbighati,
the utter bounties, wal-âlâ'i alwâzi * ati,
the immense mercy, wal-rrhmati alwâsi'ati,

the all-embracing
wal-qudrati aljâmi'ati,
power,
the vast graces, wal-nni'ami aljasïmati,
wal-mawâhibi
the great bestowals,
al * azïmati,
the nice gifts, wal-aïàdy aljamïlati,
and the abundant
wal-'atâïâ aljazïlati.
donations.
0 He Who is not yâ man lâ yun'atu
resembled to anything, bitamthïlin,
and is not likened to wa lâ yumaththlu
any match, binazïrin
and is not overcome by wa lâ yughlabu
any supporter. bizahïrin.
0 He Who has created
yâ man khalaqa
and then granted '(31>5 ji^ °y 13
farazaqa,
sustenance;
and has inspired to
understand and then wa alhama fantaqa,
made speech;
and has made and then
wâbtada ' a fashara ' a,
enacted laws;
and has risen high and
wa ' alâ fârtafa ' a,
then elevated;
and has estimated so
wa qaddra fahsana,
perfectly;
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and has shaped so
wa sawwra fatqana,
excellently;
and has provided
arguments so wâhtajj fablagha,
conclusively;
and has bestowed so
wa an'ama fa-asbagha,
completely;
and has granted so
wa a'tâ fa-ajzala,
abundantly;
and has conferred so
wa manaha fa-afdala.
favorably.
O He Who has elevated
so honorably that ail ya man sama fî al ' izz
sights have missed fafâta nawâzira alabsâri,
Him;
and has approached so
gently that He has wa danâ fî allutfi fajâza J^V^ J ú>3
passed ail hawâjisa alafkâri.
appréhensions.
O He Who has
possessed so
incomparably that no yâ man tawahhada ilí JU dLJUJb l^p ji U
peer can ever be found bilmulki falâ nidd lahu fî
for Him in the malakùti sultànihi.
domination of His
power,
and has been so unique
in bounties and pride
wa tafarrda bilala'i wal- ç\_jj£S\j çVVL-i flij
that nothing can oppose
kibryâ'i falâ didd lahu fî
Him in the
jabaruti shanihi,
omnipotence of His
situation.
O He, the pride of
yâ man hârat fî kibryâ'i
Whose dignity has
haybatihi daqâ'iqu latâ'ifi
perplexed even the
alawhâmi,
finest allusions,
and Whose greatness
wânhasarat dûna idrâki ^ ^hé. jjS òj-^sïlj
cannot be recognized by
' azamatihi khatâ'ifu
even the twinkling of .çÚ'il jUsjÎ dallai"
absâri alanâmi.
the people's sights.
O before Whose dignity yâ man ' anati alGujGhu
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all faces have humbled lihaybatihi,
themselves,
and to Whose greatness wa khada'ati alrrqàbu
tíLúJfláJ cjâJJl CJuja^j
all necks submitted; li " azamatihi,
and Whom is fear by all wa wajilati alqulûbu min
hearts. khïfatihi,
I pray You in the name
asaluka bihadhihi
of this piece of praise
almidhati allaty là
that none deserves save
tanbaghy ilia laka,
You,
and in the name of that
which You have made wa bimâ wa aïta bihi
incumbent upon ' alâ nafsika lidâ "Tka
Yourself for the mina almu 'minïna,
believers who pray You,
and in the name of Your
wa bimâ daminta
guaranteeing response
alijâbata fini ' alâ
for those who
nafsika lilddâ'Tna,
supplicate to You;
O the best hearer of all
yâ asma'a alssâmi'ïna,
those who can hear;
O the best seer of all
wa absara alnnâzirïna,
those who can see;
O the swiftest in calling
wa asra'a alhâsibïna,
to account;
O the Lord of Power, yâ dhalquwwati
the Strong; almatïna,
(please do) bless
sal I i 'alâ muhammadin
Muhammad, the seal of
khâtami alnnbiyyïna wa
the Prophets, and his i& 1$ J*3
' alâ ahli baytihi,
Household
and grant us a portion
wâqsim IT fi shahrinâ
of the best of that which
hâdhâ khayra mâ
You decide in this
qasamta,
month;
and choose for me the
wâhtim IT fi qadâ'ika
best act that You
khayra mâ hatamta,
decide;
and seal for me with wâkhtim IT bâlss'âdati
happiness; fiman khatamta,
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and adorn my whole life wa ahïiny ma ahïaytany

with abundant wealth; mawfû ran,
and grasp my soul with
wa amitny masrGran wa
happiness and
maghfû ran,
forgiveness of my sins;
and be my Redeemer as
wa tawall anta najâty
regards the
min musâ'alati
Interrogation of the
albarzakhi,
Grave;
and protect me against wâdra ' annï munkaran
Munkar and Nakîr; wa nakïran,
wa ari ' ayny
and let my eyes see
mubashshran wa
Mubashshir and Bashîr;
bashïran,
and make the end of my waj' al IT ilâ ridwânika
march towards Your wa jinânika masïran wa
pleasure and Paradises * ayshan qarïran, <-\jijì ^4^Ì dJLSu^-j
and decide for me
delightful living and big wa mulkan kabïran,
kingdom;
and bless Muhammad wa sal I i 'alâ
and his Household very muhammadin wa âlihi
much. kathïran.
This supplication is also advisably recited at Masjid Sa \sa "ah.
Fifth: Shaykh al-Tusiy has narrated that the following holy Signature'1' of Imam
al-Mahdi (a.s) was conveyed to the grand Shaykh Abu-Ja'far Muhammad ibn
'Uthman ibn Sa'id:
On each day in Rajab, you may recite the following supplication:
In the Name of Allah, the
bismi allahi alrrahman
All-beneficent, the All-
alrrahïmi
merciful.
O Allah: I implore You by allàhumma innì
the meanings of all the asaluka bima ' âny çyçs? ^JS*X>. J>\
names with which You jarm" i mâ yad ' Gka
(1) Owing to his disappearance, Imam al-Mahdi (a.s) was used to exchanging letters with
his intimate disciples who used to ask him about religious questions and he thus answered
by sending them messages containing his signature so that they would not be distorted or
counterfeited. Accordingly, these messages have been called al-TawqVât (The
Signatures).
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are prayed by Your bihi wulatu amrika
représentatives,
the trustées with Your almamûnûna 'alâ
secret, sirrika,
the conveyers of Your almustabshirGna
affairs, bamrika,
the describers of Your
alwàsifùna liqudratika,
power,
and the announcers of almu ' linûna
Your greatness. li ' azamatika,
I implore You by Your
asaluka bimâ nataqa
will that has manifested
fîhim min mashïiatika
itself through them
and thus You have made
faja ' altahum
them the essences of
ma'àdina likalimâtika,
Your Words
and the indications to wa arkànan
Your Oneness, litawhïdika,
Your Signs, and Your wa àïàtika wa
Standings that are non- maqâmâtika allaty lâ
stop ta'tîla lahâ
in each place where those
fî kulli makânin
who recognize You could
ya ' rifuka bihâ man
only recognize You
' arafaka,
through them.
No différence between lâ farqa baynaka wa
You and them save that baynahâ illâ annhum
they being Your servants * ibâduka wa
and beings. khalquka,
The opening and the
fatquhâ wa ratquhà
closing of ail things are in í£>Lj ^Âjjjj l^Áiâ
bïadika,
Your hand alone.
The inauguration and the
badu 'uhâ minka wa
conclusion of ail things
' awduhâ ilayka,
belong to You alone.
(They are thus only)
a'dâdun wa ashhâdun
supporters, witnesses,
wishing (Your mercy),
wa munâtun wa
protecting (Your
adhwâdun
religion),
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saving (Your laws), and
wa hafazatun wa
pioneers (to the
rûwàdun,
obedience to You).
With them have You
fabihim malata
filled in Your heavens
sama'aka wa ardaka
and earth
until it has become
hattâ zahara an là
obvious that there is no
ilâha illâ anta,
god save You.
I thus implore You by all
fabidhlika asaluka,
this
and by the sites of dignity wa bimawâqi ' i aT izz
in Your mercy min rahmatika
and by Your standings wa bimaqâmâtika wa
and Signs, * alâmâtika,
that You send blessings
an tusalliya ' alâ
upon Muhammad and his
muhammadin wa âlihi
Household
and You may increase my wa an tazïdany
faith and firmness. iïmànan wa tathbïtan.
O He Who is Immanent
yâ bâtinan fi zuhGrihi,
in His Evidence.
O He Who is Evident in
wa zàhiran fî butùnihi
His Immanence and in
wa maknGnihi,
His hiddenness.
O He Who sets apart light yâ mufarrqan bayna í i #
from murk. alnnûri wal-ddïjûri,
O He Whom is described
yâ mawsùfan bighayri
without recognition of his
kunhin,
real essence
and He Whom is
recognized without wa ma'rufan bighayri
having anything like shibhin,
Him.
O the edger of all edged
hadd kull mahdudin,
things.
O the witness of all done wa shâhida kull
things. mashhûdin,
O the bringer into being wa mùjida kull
all existent things. mawjùdin,
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O the knower of the
wa muhsiya kull
number of ail countable
ma'dûdin,
things.
O the knower of the place wa fâqida kull
of ail lost things. mafqûdin,
None is worshipped laysa dùnaka min
except You. ma' bûdin,
You are the worthiest of
ahla alkibryâ'i wal-
ail pride and
jûdi,
magnanimity.
O He Whom is not asked yà man là yukayyfu
'How' bikayfin,
wa lâ yu 'ayynu
and is not asked 'Where.'
biaïnin,
O He Who is concealed yâ muhtajiban 'an
from ail sights. kull ' aynin,
O the Everlasting, O the
yâ daymGmu yâ
Self-Subsistent, O the
qayyûmu wa ' âlima
Knower of ail known
kull ma ' IGmin,
things.
(please do) Send
salli ' alâ
blessings upon
Muhammad and his
wa ' alâ ' ibàdika
Household and upon
almuntajabïna,
Your selected servants
and Your concealed wa basharika
beings almuhtajibïna,
wa malà'ikatika
and Your favorite angels
almuqarrbïna,
and the Angels who draw
themselves out in ranks wal-buhmi alssâffîna
and who throng (round alhâffîna,
the Divine Throne);
wa bàrik lanâ fi
and bless us in this
shahrinâ hâdhâ
month—the honored and
almurajjbi
dignified—
almukarrmi,
as well as the next sacred wa mâ ba'dahu mina
months; alashhuri alhurumi,
and pour upon us Your wa asbigh ' alayna fihi

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grâces in this month; alnni ' ama,
and grant us abundant wa ajzil lanâ fîhi
tji^Jíh <uè i) Jjsríj
shares of blessings; alqisama,
wa abrir lanâ fîhi
and admit our requests, íírzJil\ <uè i) °jj>\j
alqasama,
by Your Name, the
biâsmika ala'zami $á?H\ ^òiH\ dJUJ^
Greatest, the Greatest,
ala'zami alajall
the Loftiest, the Most
alakrami,
Honored,
that You put on daylight alldhy wa da ' tahu

and it thus lit up, * alâ alnnhâri fadâ'a,
and You put on night and

wa ' alâ allîli fazlama,
it thus darkened;
and forgive us ail that
wa ghfir lanâ mâ H *-ÌAí lji lì) yà-v3
which You know about us
ta'lamu minnâ wa mâ
and ail that which we do
lâ na ' lamu,
not know;
and protect us against wâ'simnâ mina
sins with the best of aldhdhnùbi khayra
protection; al * isami,
and save us against the
wâkfinâ kawâfiya
acts that You
qadarika,
prédétermine;
and bestow upon us with wâmnun ' alaynâ
Your superb looking; bihusni nazarika,
and do not refer us to wa lâ takilnâ ilâ
anyone other than You; ghayrika,
and do not prevent us wa lâ tamna ' nâ min
from Your goodness; khayrika,
and bless us in the âge wa bârik lanâ fimâ j-* Li) L£x£"\_iJ Li) iijLjj
that You have decided for katabtahu lanâ min
us; a' mârinâ,
and make righteous for wa aslih lanâ . Ujlîii «LíLj» i) ■nJiísU
us our inner selves; khabïiata asrârinâ,
and grant us security wa a'tinâ minka
from You; alamâna,
and make us enjoy wâsta'milnâ bihusni
perfect faith; aliïmâni.
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and make us catch the wa ballghna shahra
month of fasting alssïàmi.
wa mâ ba'dahu mina
and the days and years
alaiyyâmi wal-
coming after;
a ' wâmi,
O the Lord of Majesty yâ dhaljalâli wal-
and Honor. ikrâmi.
Sixth: Shaykh al-Tusiy has also narrated that a document signed by Imam al-Mahdi
(a.s) was received by Shaykh Abu'1-Qâsim, Imam al-Mahdi's representative,
comprising that the following supplication would be recommendably recited in the
month of Rajab:
O Allah: I beseech You in allàhumma innï
the name of those who asaluka bilmawlGdayni
were born in Rajab, fî raja bin
Muhammad ibn vAlî II muhammadi bni
and his son vAlî ibn ' aliyy alththâny
wâbnihi ' aliyy bni
Muhammad, the divinely
muhammadin
selected.
almuntajabi,
And I seek nearness to
You through both of them wa ataqarrbu bihimâ
for they are the best ilayka khayra tyjiíh ^ dD] 1*4»
means of nearness to alqurabi,
You.
0 He from Whom favors yâ man ilayhi
are sought, alma ' rûfu tuliba,
and what He possesses is wa fimà ladayhi
desired; rughiba,
asaluka su 'âla
1 beseech You with the J3 ^jSÁ» J'J^ iJLllUÌ
muqtarifin mudhnibin
entreaty of him whom is
qad awbaqathu
enchained by his sins
dhunubuhu,
and is bound by his wa awthaqathu
defects; * uyGbuhu,
therefore, he devoted fatâla ' alâ alkhatàïà
himself to offenses du 'ûbuhu,
and disasters have wa mina alrrzàïà
attacked him heavily. khutGbuhu,
He is now begging You yasaluka alttûbata,
for accepting his
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repentance;
and for good return from
wa husna al-awbati,
You;
and for redeeming from wal-nnzû'a "ani
punishment; alhawbati,
and for releasing from wa mina alnnâri
Hellfire; fakâka raqabatihi,
and for overlooking the
wal-'afwa 'ammâ fi
sins thaï are hanged to
ribqatihi,
him.
Certainly, You, O my fanta mawlâiya
Master, the greatest hope a'zamu amalihi wa .isÈj tòfS âsA íf*Úp> cifé
and désire that He has. thiqatihi.
And, O Allah, I beg You allâhumma wa dJLU\_^w. dliL-^îj £—$1
by ail the holy means that asaluka bimasà'ilika
You admit alshshrïfati,
wa wasâ'ilika
and by ail the elevated
almunïfati an
courses that take to You,
tataghammdany fi
that You, in this month,
hâdhâ alshshahri
encompass me with vast
birahmatin minka
mercy of You,
wâsi * atin,
wa ni ' matin
with abundant favors,
wâzi * atin,
and with satisfaction with
wa nafsin bimâ
what You have decided
razaqtahà qâni'atin,
for myself
until I am put in my final
ilâ nuzûli alhàfirati,
hole,
which is my abode to the
wa mahall alàkhirati,
Hereafter
wa mâ hiya ilayhi
and the Final Fate. .ajjUí? <ÛJ] uj
sâ'iratun.
Seventh: Shaykh al-Tusiy has also narrated the following from AbuT-Qâsim ibn
Rûh, the Private Représentative of Imam al-Mahdi (a.s): In Rajab, you may visit
any of the holy mausoleums (of the Holy Infallibles) that are possible for you to
visit, and recite the following therein:
Ail praise be to Allah alhamdu lillâhi alladhy y^ V; ^JLJl <lÚ JLiiJl
Who has allowed us to ashhadanâ mashhada
visit the shrine of His awlïa'ihi fi rajabin,
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Saints in Rajab
and has made obligatory wa awjaba ' alaynâ
upon us their rights that min haqqhim mâ qad
are obligatory; wa jaba,
and may Allah send
wa sallâ allâhu ' alâ a—lái ^g-Js- i—Ut —U>j
blessings upon
muhammadin
Muhammad, the divinely
almuntajabi,
selected,
and upon his Successors, wa "alâ awsïà'ihi
the doors to Him. alhujubi.
0 Allah: as You have
allowed us to visit their allâhumma fakamâ
shrines, please do fulfill ashhadtanâ
for us the promises that mashhadahum fanjiz
You have made with lanâ maw' idahum,
them;
wa awridnà
and include us with them
mawridahum,
and do not include us
with those whom shall be ghayra muhalliïna "an
prevented from drinking wirdin fi dâri
from the (Divine) Pool in almuqâmati wal- cUAJij itfiiiJt
the abode of eternity and khuldi,
perpetuity.
And peace be upon you wa alssalâmu
all. * alaykum,
1 have turned my face innï qad qasadtukum
towards you and directed wâ'tamadtukum «^JJ—iíPlj »Soi> 'n°> J-î ^->]
to you carrying my query bimasalaty wa hâjaty
and need with me, which wa hiya fakâku
is the release of my neck raqabaty mina
from Hellfire alnnâri,
and the settlement with
wal-maqarr ma'akum
you in the Abode of
fî dâri alqaràri,
Settlement,
with your pious ma ' a shï" atikumu
adherents {Shi 'ah). alabràri,
And peace be upon you wa alssalâmu
all for that you * alaykum bimâ
persevered in patience. sabartum fani ' ma
Now how excellent is the ' uqbâ alddâri,
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final home!
I hereby beg you and put
my hope in you as anâ sâ'ilukum wa Ut
regards the matters in âmilukum fîmâ
which you have the right ilaykumu alttfGïdu, 31
to act
wa ' alaykumu
and recompense.
altt' QTdu,
Truly, through you only
fabikum yujbaru
are the hopeless restored
almahïdu,
(to good condition)
and through you only are
wa yushfâ almandu,
the ailed healed
and that which the wa mâ tazdâdu
wombs absorb and that alarhâmu wa mâ t*/sjé \j>j ilí-jìfl StSJi Uj
which they grow. taghïdu,
Verily, I have full faith in innï bisirrikum
your Secret mu 'minun,
and I am fully submissive wa liqawlikum
to your words musallmun,
wa ' alâ allâhi bikum
and I thus ask you by muqsimun fi raj' y
Allah to settle, respond bihawâ'ijy wa qadâ'ihâ
to, give success to, and wa imdâ'ihâ wa
set aright all my needs injàhihà wa ibràhihà ij33-î3 L-&]s>.l$ ^-fc&ÌS
and all my affairs wa bishu 'ûny
towards you. ladaykum wa
salâhihâ,
wa alssalâmu
Peace be upon you from
' alaykum salâma igji WdJ\j
one who bids you farewell
mwadd ' in,
and puts all his needs wa lakum hawâ'ijahu
with you mûdi ' un,
praying Allah for another yasalu allâha
visit to you ilaykumu almarji ' a,
since his hope is never wa sa'Tuhu ilaykum
cut off from you. ghayra munqati ' in,
I also pray Him to make wa an yarji ' any min
my departure successful hadratikum khayra
to a productive place, marji ' in ilâ janâbin
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mumn in,
a fruitful area, wa khafdin mwass'in,
comfort, and luxurious wa da ' atin wa
up to the befalling of mahalin ilà hïni
death; alajali,
and also [I pray Him] for
wa khayri masTrin wa
the best destiny and i**^ ^ dNî j*** r^3
mahall fi alnn 'ïmi
abode in the Eternal
alazali,
Bliss,
wal- * ayshi
the affluent living,
almuqtabali,
the perpetual fruit, wa dawàmi ala'ukuli,
the drinking from the wa shurbi alrrhïqi wal-
pure drink sslsali,
and the divine spring
wa ' allin wa nahalin
whose drink is refreshing
là sa'ama minhu wa là
and thirst-quenching that
malala,
is never bored or fed up.
wa rahmatu allàhi wa
Allah's mercy, blessings
barakàtuhu wa
and salutations be upon
tahiyyàtuhu ' alaykum
you incessantly until I
hattà al ' awdi ilà
return to your presence
hadratikum,
and win the honor of
wal-fawzi fi karrtikum, à
visiting you again
and the honor of being
wal-hashri fi
resurrected with your
zumratikum,
group.
wa rahmatu allàhi wa
Allah's mercy, blessings,
barakàtuhu "alaykum
benedictions, and
wa salawàtuhu wa
salutations be upon you,
tahiyyàtuhu,
for Allah alone is
Sufficient for us! Most wa huwa hasbuna wa
Excellent is He in Whom ni ' màlwakïlu.
we trust!
Eighth: Sayyid Ibn Tawus has narrated that Muhammad ibn Dhakwân—known as
'al-Sajjâd'' due to his remarkable, time-consuming prostration during which he
used to weep so heavily that he lost his sight—asked Imam Ja'far al-Sâdiq (a.s),
saying, "May Allah accept me as ransom for you! We are now in Rajab; I therefore
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please you to teach me a supplication due to which Almighty Allah may help me."
Hence, the Imam (a.s) asked him to write down the following:
In the Name of Allah, the All-beneficent the All-merciful: You may recite the
following (supplication) each day in Rajab—in mornings, evenings, and after each
of the obligatory prayers:
O He Whom alone I hope yâ man arjûhu likulli ^ , , „| „ ,
for all good things; khayrin, ^ ^ & '
and Whose wrath I do not wa amanu sakhatahu
expect when I do wrong; ' inda kulli sharrin,
O He Who recompenses
ya man yu ty . p°u ,.,„,,,
the little deed with very
J ,. .... ...
alkathira ....
bilqalih, i,Ui)b lpJ\ ^
H*' > ^ , Ja*j ^
.y» b
much reward;
O He Who answers him yâ man yu'ty man „ , <^ „ ,
who begs Him; salahu, & dr*i J* -
O He Who gives those yâ man yu'ty man

who do not ask Him and lam yasalhu wa man jjfjj ^jj iJ]a*j U
do not even recognize lamya'rifhu
Him out of His kindness tahannnan minhu wa «Up-jj <Lw uû A3yu
and mercifulness: rahmatan,
(please do) give me, for I a 'tiny bimasalaty ^ ^ ^ ^Jtl~ij ígdaí\
pray You, the whole iiyyâka jamï' a khayri ' ' " \}
welfare of this world alddunyâ íbJÓJl
and the whole welfare of wa jarm" a khayri • Nl "•
the Next World; alâkhirati, J*" ^3
and save me, for I pray wâsrif ' annï „ ,
You, the whole evil of this bimasalaty iiyyâka lt1- lt^* ^j—
world and the Next jamî' a sharr alddunyâ ^ gjj, ^
World wa sharr alâkhirati, ' " ^"
fa'innhu ghayru
Verily, all that which You _ . _ - .f-i,^
. unblemished.
give is .1, manqusint ma tC~k£(
" u *.^ìÌlw J"
~s- <ul3
a tayta,
(Please do) increase Your . , , ....
. . wa zidny mm fadlika f* >, ' w , •
iavors upon
r me, O the _. .
yakanmu. rv b• dJULfcâ
- <u^>
- >• s*-Jijo
^ ^
All-generous.
The narrator then added that Imam al-Sâdiq (a.s), then, grasped his beard with his
left hand, while reciting this supplication, and moved ceaselessly his forefinger of
his right hand. He then uttered the following:
O the Lord of Majesty yâ dhal-jalâli wal- HiJl \s b
and Honor; ikrâmi XJr > 3 , •
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O the Lord of bliss and ya dhalnna ' ma'i wal- , ; ■ «i, i<
íì&à\í *U*J1 b IS
magnanimity; judi ^ '
0 the Lord of favor and yâ dhal-manni ,„{ , , : {<
munificence; walttawli j u—
(please do) rescue my , ,
. . . -, r harrim shaybaty ala <, „„,
white-hair beard trom . _ . . jUI Jl* -sâ a>>
a nnan » ^
Hellfire.
Ninth: The Holy Prophet (a.s) is reported as saying: As for anyone who repeats the
following invocation one hundred times in Rajab and immediately gives alms after
it, Almighty Allah will conclude his life with mercy and forgiveness. Also, anyone
who repeats it four hundred times will be given the reward of one hundred shahlds
(martyrs):
1 ask the forgiveness of astaghfiru allâha
Allah. There is no god alladhy là ilâha illâ j_4 ajj *} aJS\ jffi M
save Him alone without huwa wahdahu lâ „
having any partner. And I sharìka lahu wa atûbu -Q\ ^3*3 ^ OA ^ 'a^~3
repent before Him. ilayhi
Tenth: The Holy Prophet (a.s) is also reported to have said: As for anyone who
repeats the following invocation one Thousand times in Rajab, Almighty Allah will
decide for him one hundred Thousand rewards and will award him one hundred
houses in Paradise:
There is no god save ._ .... .... <t,. t,. w
„ , la ilaha ilia allahu .ajì\ ^\ a!\ ^
Allah. * *
Eleventh : A Hadith reads that one who repeats the following invocation of seeking
Allah's forgiveness seventy times in the morning and seventy times in the evening
on each day in Rajab will be admitted by Almighty Allah if he dies in Rajab and
Hellfire will not touch him on account of the blessing of Rajab:
I ask forgiveness of Allah astaghfiru allâha wa ^ , ^
and I repent to Him. atûbu ilayhi ■,~,'^3>3
After this invocation is repeated seventy times, it is recommended to raise the

hands towards the heavens and say:
0 Allah: (please do) ... ,.
. . allahumma aghfir li „ <, , > , „ .». „
forgive me and accept my wg ^ . g|ayya J j*\ ^1
repentance.
Twelfth: It is recommended to pray Almighty Allah for forgiveness, using the
following invocation, one Thousand times in Rajab so that Almighty Allah, the
All-merciful, may forgive:
1 ask Allah, the Lord of astaghfiru allâha J*^1^ ^ ^ 'jùólÁ
majesty and honor, to dhaljalâli wal-ikrâmi „_ tí
forgive my all sins and min jamT' i aldhdhnûbi mt 3 yj3^' j*
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offenses. wal-athami
Thirteenth: In his book of 'al-Iqbâl,' Sayyid Ibn Tawus has mentioned great
rewards for those who recite Surah of al-Tawhld (No. 112) ten thousand, or one
thousand, or one hundred times in Rajab. Likewise, he has narrated that one who
recites this Surah (of al-Tawhld) one hundred times on Friday in Rajab will enjoy,
on the Resurrection Day, light that draws him towards Paradise.
Fourteenth: Sayyid Ibn Tawus has also narrated that one who fasts on a day in
Rajab and offers a four-Rak'ah prayer in the first Rak'ah of which he repeats the
Ayat al-Kursly (2:255) one hundred times and in the second Rak'ah of which he
repeats the Surah of al-Tawhld two hundred times—one who does so will not
depart life before he sees (in sleep) his place in Paradise or someone else sees in
sleep the place of the doer of this act in Paradise.
Fifteenth: Sayyid Ibn Tawus has also reported from the Holy Prophet (a.s) that if
one offers a four-Rak'ah prayer on Friday in Rajab between the obligatory Zuhr
and "Asr Prayers in each Rak'ah of which the Surah of al-Fâtlhah is recited once
and the Àyat al-Kursly is repeated seven times and the Surah of al-Tawhld is
repeated five times and then the following invocation is repeated ten times—if one
offers this prayer, Almighty Allah will decide for him, from the day on which this
prayer is offered up to the day of his death, one Thousand rewards a day, and will
give him a city built with ruby in Paradise for each verse (of the Holy Qur'ân) that
he recites, and will give him a palace built with white pearls in Paradise for each
letter that he recites from the Holy Qur'ân, and will give him in marriage the
Women of Paradise, and will be satisfied with him completely, and will include
him with the (true) worshippers, and will seal his life with happiness and
forgiveness... etc. The invocation is as follows:
I seek the forgiveness of astaghfiru allâha
Allah and I pray Him for alladhy là ilâha illâ
accepting of my huwa wa asaluhu
repentance. alttawbata
Sixteenth: It is recommended to fast on three days in the month of Rajab:
Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. It has been narrated that one who fasts on these
three days in one of the Sacred Months will be awarded with the reward of nine
hundred year worship.
Seventeenth: It is recommended to offer a sixty-Rak'ah prayer in Rajab. Each
night, it is recommended to offer two Rak'ahs of this prayer in the first Rak'ah of
which the Surah of al-Fâtlhah is recited once and the Surah of al-Kâfirûn is
repeated three times and the Surah of al-Tawhld is recited one time. After the
accomplishment of the two Rak'ahs, it is recommended to raise the hands towards
the heavens and recite the following supplication:
There is no god save la ilaha ilia allahu
Allah, alone without wahdahu là sharìka
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having any partner. lahu, 4àí
To Him is the kingdom lahu almulku wa lahu
4 luit % liuii íí
and to Him is all praise. alhamdu,
He restores to live and
cause to die, and He is yuhyï wa yumïtu wa
Ever-living and He never huwa hayy là yamûtu,
dies.
In His Hands is all
biyadihi alkhayru,
goodness,
and He has power over all wa huwa ' alâ kull
things, shay'in qadïrun, 'jJ* H'J* 3*3
and to Him is the return
wa ilayhi almasïru,
of all things.
There is neither might
wa là hawla wa là
nor strength save with
quwwata illâ billàhi
Allah, the Most High, the
al ' aliyy al ' azïmi,
All-great.
allàhumma salli 'alà
O Allah: (please do) bless 0\ jJj*í y*
muhammadin
Muhammad, the Ummi
alnnabiyy al-'ummiyy
Prophet, and his Family. S3 tfiï
wa àlihi
It is also recommended to pass one's hand over the face while reciting the last
sentence of this supplication. The Holy Prophet (a.s) is reported to have said that if
one offers this prayer and recites this supplication, Almighty Allah will respond to
his needs and will award him the reward of sixth times of Hajj and "Umrah.
Eighteenth: It has been also narrated that the Holy Prophet (a.s) said, "One who
recites the Surah of al-Tawhld one hundred times at one night in Rajab will be
decided as have fasted for one hundred years for the sake of Almighty Allah Who
will also decided for him one hundred palaces (in Paradise) in the vicinity of one of
the Prophets."
Nineteenth: The Holy Prophet (a.s) is also reported as saying that Almighty Allah
will forgive all the sins of those who offer a ten Rak'ah prayer, at one night in
Rajab, reciting in each Rak'ah the Surah of al-Fâtihah once and repeating the
Surah of al-Tawhld three times.
Twentieth: In 'Zâd al-Ma^âd,' "Allâmah al-Majlisiy has mentioned that Imam "AH
Amir al-Mu'minin (a.s) reported the following from the Holy Prophet (a.s): If one
repeats the following Surahs and invocations three times each day and each night
in the months of Rajab, Sha'ban, and Ramadan, he will have all his sins forgiven
even if they are as many and much as raindrops, tree leaves, sea foam... etc: (1)
Surah of al-Fâtlhah, (2) Àyat al-Kursly, (3) Surah of al-Kâfirûn, (4) Surah of al-
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Tawhld, (5) Surah of al-Falaq, (6) Surah of al-Nas, (7) the following invocation:
All glory be to Allah; subhâna allâhi, caÁÌI í)\S*1Íi
all praise be to Allah; walhamdu lillâhi, caÍJ liáJlj

there is no god save .. .... .... .... <í,, i,, M<
„ . & wa la ilaha illa allahu, t«UJ( ^( <u( ^3
Allah; * *
Allah is the Greatest; wallâhu akbaru, <.'jJ> \ álhj
and there is no might and ... , ,_ . - „ „ .
°
no strength save with wa la hawla
t .... wa la *JUJ^ dJJb
lt**" r"1? aI 5â_3
"J-5 *bfá âí- *bíá
aJ JJ^ aJ
, , , . , , quwwata illa billahi
Allah,
„ the All-high the al....
aliyy ,. . . till
All-great. vr al azimi
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(8) the following invocation:

O Allah: send blessings
allâhumma salli 'alâ Jïj ^JJi
upon Muhammad and the
. ' . muhammadin wa ah
Household ot . ,. i'í.*.
. . muhammadin
Muhammad.
(9) the following invocation:
0 Allah: (please do) allâhumma aghfir
forgive the believing men lilmu 'minTna wal- .Ç>\jj>jáS\j
and women. mu'minâti
(9) the following invocation, yet four hundred times:
1 seek the forgiveness of t , ,.
. . . r astaghriru allaha wa ,\ , >i ,\. ,>,.\
Allah and I repent before .. .. .<ui oaïls <UJi Jèò*>\
atubu ilayhi ' *
Him.
'Allamah al-Majlisiy has also mentioned that it is traditional to repeat the following
invocation one Thousand times each night in Rajab:
There is no god save .. .... .... .... <t,. t,. w
„ , la ilaha ilia allahu .<UJt ^\ a!\ *j
Allah. * *
FIRST FRIDAY NIGHT IN RAJAB
Be it known to you that the first Friday night in Rajab is called 'Laylat al-Raghâ 'ib
(Night of Desires).' It is reported that the Holy Prophet (a.s) used to practice a
(recommendable) rite that brings about remarkable rewards. This rite is a special
prayer to be offered on this night. As is mentioned by Sayyid Ibn Tawus in his
book of "Iqbal al-A^maV and "Allàmah al-Majlisiy in "Ijazat Banl-Zuhrah,' the
reward of him who offers this prayer is that a great number of his sins are forgiven
and that on the first night in the grave, Almighty Allah sends him the reward of this
prayer in the form of a life form with happy mien and fluency to say to him, "Good
tidings, darling! You have escaped all hardships." The offerer of this prayer will
then ask him about his character, saying, "Who are you? Indeed, I have never seen
such good-looking face, and I have never heard such fluent words, and I have never
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smelled such nice scent." He will be answered, "I am the reward of the prayer that
you offered at so-and-so night in so-and-so month in so-and-so year at the town of
so-and-so. I am here now so as to settle your right, to entertain you in your
loneliness, and to save you from this cheerless situation. When the Trumpet shall
be blown (declaring the Resurrection Day), I will cast a shadow over your head in
the Resurrection Court. So, be happy, for you shall never be deprived of
goodness."
The description of this prayer, however is as follows: One should observe fasting
on the first Thursday in Rajab. Between the Maghrib (sunset) and "Isha' (evening)
Prayers, one should offer a twelve Rak'ah prayer each couple of which is separated
by Taslïm (i.e. the concluding part of a prayer). In each Rak'ah, one should recite
the Surah of al-Fâtihah once, the Surah of al-Qadr three times, and the Surah of
al-Tawhld twelve times. After accomplishing the prayer, one should recite the
following invocation seventy times:
O Allah: (please do) send ... . ._
,. . allahumma salli ala
blessings upon muhammadin ^ ^ ^ 3-> ^
Muhammad, the Ummi
alnnabiyy al- ummiyy .it \', * *it,
Prophet, and upon his . ,_ J*3 &
.. wa ala alihi
Family.
Then, one should prostrate himself and recite the following seventy times:
Glorified (is He), Holy (is subbûhun quddûsun a Z'Sk{\\ tfjj ^jj_t
He), the Lord of the rabb almalà'ikati wal-
angels and the Spirit. rrûhi -ÇXrv3
Then, one should raise the head from the prostration and recite the following
seventy times:
O my Lord: (please do)
forgive (me), have mercy .„=,+,=,„,
rabb aghnr warham
(upon me), and overlook ^ ._ . _ i ií \íU^í LJ~\\í °, Âé-\ L>\
) * \ . ^ , wa tajawaz amma J3^"3 (^*j'J j-r"
(my wrongdoings) that ^ ., , t , .
° ta amu, innaka anta m-ìsu i i - 1 1 - °t ii'i >\°>
You know. Surely, You ,. ' , . ^)
. . . . al aliyyu ala zamu 1 '
are the Most High, the
Greatest.
One should then prostrate himself again and repeat the following invocation
seventy times:
Glorified (is He), Holy (is subbûhun quddûsun 1 Z'Sí{\\ ^ ^jJ_t ~J.
He), the Lord of the rabbu almalà'ikati
angels and the Spirit. wal-rrûhi -£iLrj
Then, one may pray Almighty Allah for settling one's needs, for they will be
settled if Allah wills.
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ZIYARAH OF IMAM AL-RIDA (A.S)<»
It is highly advisable to visit the Holy Shrine of Imam al-Ridâ (a.s) in Rajab, since
it enjoys a special rank in this month:
Whenever you intend to visit Imam al-Ridâ (a.s) in Tus, then perform the ritual
bath before you leave your house (at your hometown) and say the following while
you are performing the ritual bath:
O God! Please cleanse allàhumma tahhirnï wa-
me, and cleanse my tahhir qalbT
heart!
(Please) 'expand my wa'shrah IT sadri
breast',
and let Thy praise and wa'ajri 'alâ lisânì
eulogy flow out from midhatika wa-ththanâ'i
my tongue 'alayka
since indeed there is fa'innahû lâ hawla wa là
no power but in Thee. quwwata ilia bika.
0 God! Please establish allâhumma-j'alhu IT
it as a means of tahûran wa-shifâ'a(n)
cleansing and
treatment for me.
Say the following as you leave your house:
In the name of God, the
bismil-lahir-rahmanir-
Beneficent, the
rahïm.
Merciful.
In the name of God. By
bismillâhi wa-billâhi
God,
1 turn to God and
wa-ilal-lâhi wa-ilabni
towards the son of God's
rasGlil-làhi
Prophet.
God suffices me, and I hasbiyal-lâhu tawakkaltu
.dill ^Js- í'<&\ ígï**-
rely on God. 'alal-lâhi
O God! I have set out to allàhumma ilayka
Thee. And I have tawajjahtu wa-ilayka
directed toward You, qasadtu
And I have decided (to
wa-mâ 'indaka aradtu. .Óíjí àlit; Uj
get) what is near Thee.
When you go out stop at the door of your house and say:
1 This form of Ziyarah is translated by Dr. Ali Peiravi.

72 ZIYARAH OF IMAM AL RIDA
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0 God! I have turned allahumma ilayka
my face towards Thee. wajjahtu wajhT
And I have left behind wa'alayka khallaftu ahIT ^Jfe.
my family, wealth and wa-mâlT wa-waladT wa-
whatever Thee have ma khawwaltanï
granted me.
1 have trusted Thee. wa-bika wathiqtu falà
Then (please) do not tukhayyibnï yâ man là
turn me into a loser, 0 yukhayyabu man
the One who would not aràdahu
make a loser anyone
whom Thee wish,
and will not ruin wa-la yudayya'u man
whatever he possesses. hafizhahu
Blessings be upon sal I i 'alâ muhammadin
Muhammad and wa-àli muhammadin
Muhammad's
Household.
And (please) guard me wa-hfazhnT bi-hifzhika
under Thy custody
since nothing that fa-innahû là yadîu man
Thee guard gets hafizht(a).
ruined.
Then whenever you want to go to visit, perform the ritual bathing and while you
are bathing say:
0 God! Please cleanse allahumma tahhirnï
me,
and cleanse my heart! wa-tahhir qalbT
(Please) 'expand my wa'shrah IT sadrì

breast';
and let Thy praise, wa-ajri 'alà lisànï mid-
love and eulogy flow hatika wa-mahabbatika
out from my tongue wa'th-thanà ' i 'alayka
since indeed there is fa-innahû là quwwata
no power but in Thee. illà bika
1 have indeed realized wa-qad 'alimtu anna
that the strength of my qiwàma dïnï al-taslTmu
religion depends upon li-amrika
my submission to Thy
decrees,
w m
and the following of walit-tiba'u li-sunnati iulJ ûSVlj
Thy Prophet's nabiyyika
traditions,
and bearing witness wash-shahàdatu 'alà íéX^- • .<>■»■ ^gip Síl^Jlj
(to this) for all Thy jamï'i khalqika ^
creatures.
0 God! Please allâhumma-j'alhu lï \^ j
establish it as a means shifà'an wa-nGran
of healing for me, and
as a light,
since Thee are capable innaka 'alâ kulli shay'in ^ 1&\
of all things. qadïr.
Then put on your cleanest clothes.
Walk with bare feet, with calmness, dignity, exaltation, acclamation and
glorification of God; that is, you may repeat the following statements:
Allah is the Most Great allàhu akbaru í'jS\ ilil
There is no god save ._ ... ii,, i,. w
„ ,
Allah la ilaha illallahu tdJJt ^\f a!\f ^
All glory be to Allah subhànallàhi caJJi 5l?4^
All praise be to Allah alhamdu lillàhi .aJS JLiwJl

Take short steps and while you are entering (the holy shrine) say:
In the name of God, the bismillàhir-rahmànir- ^.jij jó~JM jìit t
Beneficent, the rahïm
Merciful.
In the name of God and bismil-làhi wa-billàhi t<JJbá t«dll . '■■<
by God ' ' ^
and to the nation of wa-'alà millati rasGlil-lâhi fy\ Jj) Jj-^j
God's Prophet: God's sallal-làhu 'alayhi wa-
blessings be upon him àlih.
and his Household.
1 bear witness that ash-hadu an-là ilâha Jjl^j ilh ^1 djj V JÍ M
there is no god but wahdahG là sharika lahû
Allah. He is One and He '*J &ir> *ï
has no partners.
And I bear witness that wa-ash-hadu anna £j °é. t.i j{ *,îj
Muhammad is His muhammadan 'abduhû t
Servant and His wa-rasûluhû í<d^»jj
Messenger.
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And I bear witness that wa-anna 'aliyyan .Jji sj$ b* jíj
Ali is God's friend. waliyyu'1-lâh.
Then walk until you stop at his tomb. Then face him by turning your back towards
the Qibla (prayer direction) and say:
I bear witness that
ash-hadu an là ilàha
there is no god but God,
illal-lâhu wahdahû lâ
the One; and there are
sharìka lahG
no partners for Him.
I bear witness that
wa-ash-hadu anna
Muhammad is His
muhammadan 'abduhû
Servant and His 'Á >»
wa-rasùluhû
Messenger.
Verily, he is the Master
wa-annahû sayyidu'l-
of all those of old and
awwalïna wa'l-âkhirìna
those of later times.
Verily, he is the Master
wa-annahû sayyidu'l-
of the Prophets and the
anbiyâ'i wa'l-mursalïn.
Messengers.
O God! God's Blessings allâhumma salli 'alâ
be upon Muhammad muhammadin
Thy Servant; Thy
'abdika wa-rasûlika
Messenger,
Thy Prophet and the
wa-nabiyyika wa-sayyidi
Master of all Thy
khalqika ajma'îna
creatures
blessings that no one salâtan lâ yaqwâ 'alâ

but Thee can measure. ihsâ ' ihâ ghayruka.
O God! God's blessings

be upon the allâhumma salli 'ala
Commander of the amïri'1-mu' minïna ííw^j^ fP1
Faithful
*Alï ibn Abï-Tâlib, 'aliyyi-bni abï tâlibin
Thy servant, the brother
'abdika wa-akhï
of Thy Messenger,
rasGlika'l-ladhi-
whom Thou elected by
ntajabtahû bi'ilmika
Thy Knowledge,
whom Thou established wa-ja'altahG hâdiyan
as a guide (to show the liman shi'ta min
right path) to those of khalqika
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Thy créatures,
and as évidence for
those whom Thou wa'd-dalîla 'ala man
appointed to (deliver) ba'athtahû bi-risâlâtika
Thy Message.
And he managed the
affairs of the religion
according to Thy wa-dayyànad-dïni bi- J-Uèj dUjJu ^jJ-M ô\-4Sj
(system of) justice, and 'adlika wa-fasli qadâ'ika
applied Thy Judgments bayna khalqika
(to settle the issues
which cropped up)
among the people
wa'l-muhaymini 'ala
whom Thee
dhâlika kullihï
predominated thereon.
And also God's mercy wa's-salâmu 'alayhi wa-
and blessings be upon rahmatul-lâhi wa-
him. barakàtuh.
O God! (Please) send
blessings upon allâhumma salli 'alâ çjj Litil ^4Ì)i
Fatimah, the daughter fâtimata binti nabiyyika
of Thy Prophet,
the wife of Thy friend, wa-zawjati waliyyika
the mother of the two
wa-ummis-sibtayni al-
grandsons, al-Hasan
hasani wa'l-husayni
and al-Husayn,
the Masters of Youth in sayyiday shabâbi ahlil-
Heaven. jannah
She is clean, at-tuhratit-tàhiratil-
5j|k^Jl óJaiLJI áj^kJl
immaculate, purified, mutahharati
pious, pure, at-taqiyyatin-naqiyyati
content, sinless arradiyyatiz-zakiyyati

the Doyenne of ail the sayyidati nisâ ' i ahlil-
'^*^\ <U?Jl Jjíî <ï\j~j ijlî
Women of Heaven jannati ajma'îna
blessings which no one salâtan lâ yaqwâ 'alâ

but Thee can measure. ihsâ ' ihâ ghayruk.
O God! (Please) send allâhumma salli 'alal- Cr-~^s cí-í* r-^1

blessings upon alhasani wal-husayni
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Hasan and al-Husayn; sibtay nabiyyika
the two grandsons of
Thy Prophet,
the Masters of Youth in wa-sayyiday shababi
Heaven; ahlil-jannati
Thy two established
authorities among Thy al-qâ ' imayni fi khalqika
creatures:
And they are
established as two
proofs for those whom wad-dalTlayni 'ala man
Thou appointed them to ba'athta bi-risâlâtika
(deliver) Thy Message
to.
And they are the two
who managed the
wa-dayyanayid-dïni bi-
affairs of the religion
'adlika
according to Thy
(system of) justice,
and applied Thy
Judgments (to settle the
wa-faslay qada ' ika
issues which cropped
bayna khalqik.
up) among Thy
creatures.
blessings upon vAlî ibn allâhumma salli 'alâ
al-Husayn, Thy servant, 'aliyyib-nil-husayni
Thy established 'abdikal-qà' imi fi
authority among Thy khalqika
creatures
and as proof for those
to whom Thee
wad-dalTIi 'ala man
appointed him to
ba'athta bi-risalâtika
(deliver) Thy Message
to.
And he managed the
affairs of the religion wa-dayyanid-dTni bi-
according to Thy 'adlika
(system of) justice,
and applied Thy wa-fasli qada' ika bayna .\, « <
Judgments (to settle the khalqika sayyidil-'abidin.
issues which cropped
up) among Thy

créatures. He is the
Master of the
Worshippers.
blessings upon allâhumma salli 'alâ
Muhammad bin vAlî - muhammadib-ni 'aliyyin
Thy servant; Thy 'abdika wa-khalïfatika fi
représentative on ardika
Earth;
and the dissector of the
Knowledge of the baqiri 'ilmin-nabiyyïn.
Prophets.
blessings upon Javfar allâhumma salli 'alâ
ja'farib-ni
ibn Muhammad as-
muhammadinis-sâdiqi iàjL& JiCaJl òZs*j>
Sâdiq (the veracious) -
'abdika
Thy servant;
the defender of Thy
wa-waliyyi dïnika
religion;
and Thy proof for ail
wa-hujjatika 'alâ
Thy créatures. He is the
khalqika ajma'îna as-
truthful, and the
sâdiqil-bârr.
righteous.
allâhumma salli 'alâ
blessings upon Mùsâ
ibn Javfar - Thy mûsab-ni ja'farin
'abdikas-sâlihi
devoted servant;
Thy spokesman among
wa-lisânika fi khalqika
Thy créatures
speaking by Thy an-nâtiqi bi-hukmika
authority, and the proof wal-hujjati 'alâ
for ail Thy créatures. bariyyatik.
blessings upon vAlî ibn
Mùsâ al-Ridâ-the allâhumma salli 'alâ ts^ íp> pí1'
absolute model of 'aliyyib-ni mûsar-iïdal-
contentment - Thy murtadâ 'abdika wa-
devoted servant; the waliyyi dïnika
defender of Thy
religion;
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Thy established , _.. .... ....

. . . al-qa imi bi- adlika íSÌJm *jUuI
authority oi Thy justice; ' ' ^
the caller to Thy _ , - „
religion and the religion wad-dâT ilâ dïnika wa- ^J*? lfÌ ls^'^'Ì
of his truthful dïni âbâ ' ihis-sâdiqïna t^Jb£aJ|
forefathers
blessings that no one salâtan lâ yaqwâ 'alâ Ûa^-J ^î- cSj-i> V «"Ûo
but Thee can measure. ihsâ ' ihâ ghayruk

blessings upon allâhumma salli 'alâ y o ( ^ e,e.
Muhammad ibn vAlî - muhammadib-ni 'aliyyin C?- ^J* («4^
Thy servant; Thy 'abdika wa-waliyyika al- ^
established defender by qâ ' imi bi-amrika . >~
Thy decree;
the caller to Thy path. wad-dâT ilâ sabïlik. .îJLL^ ^\ îjJlj
blessings upon vAlî ibn allâhumma salli 'alâ a ^ s . s
Muhammad - Thy 'aliyyib-ni muhammadin y* lt* f4*"
servant; Thy 'abdika wa-waliyyika al- ^yi é^jj
established authority qa ' imi bi-amrika , >~-
defending Thy decree
and the caller to Thy
wad-dal ila sabïlik. .dJLLô ^Úhj
path.
blessings upon al- allâhumma salli 'alal- j ] j ^Jl 0 > jj g"11'
Hasan ibn vAlî - the hasanib-ni 'aliyyinil- _ í
agent acting upon Thy 'âmili bi-amrika tJ?
decrees;
the established
authority over Thy al-qâ ' imi fi khalqika tdliL?- J} filait
créatures;
Thy proof acting on wa-hujjatikal-mu ' addï íi*Á • ' * «jj. í\£*'
behalf of Thy Prophet; 'an nabiyyika 4lJ* ^ **** lJ^3
Thy witness for Thy wa-shâhidika 'alâ jjflji. íj^^-

creatures; khalqika ' ' -' J
the exclusive (receiver) al-makhsùsi bi-
of Thy munificence. karàmatika
He is the caller to Thy ad-dal ilâ tâ'atika wa-
obédience and ta'ati nabiyyika
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obedience to Thy salawatuka 'alayhim
Prophet. May Thou ajmaln.
send blessings upon
them all.
allahumma salli 'ala
blessings to Thy proof;
hujjatika wa-waliyyika
Thy friend;
Thy established
authority over Thy al-qâ ' imi fi khalqika
creatures:
Blessings so perfect,
salâtan tâ(a)mmatan
developed and lasting '^fjà íLâU ÍUÚ íáÚ
nâmiyatan bâqiyatan
by which Thee may
tu'ajjilu bihâ farajahG
expedite his arrival and
wa-tansuruhG bihâ
make him victorious.
And make us
accompany him in this wa-taj'aluna ma'ahu fid-
world and the dunyâ wal-âkhirah.
Hereafter.
0 God! I seek Thy allâhumma innï
nearness through my ataqarrabu ilayka bi-
love for them. hubbihim
1 am friends with their
wa-uwâlî waliyyahum
friends
and oppose their
wa-u'âdï 'aduwwahum
enemies.
Therefore grant me the
good of this world and far-zuqnï bihim khayrad-
the Hereafter on their dunyâ wal-âkhirati
account.
And on their account,
fend off the evils of this was-rif 'annï bihim
sharrad-dunyâ wal- UjjJl ^jjs- jle>\$
world and the Hereafter
from me, and the âkhirati wa-ahwâla
dreadful fright on the yawmil-qiyâmah.
Judgment Day.
Then you sit near the position of his head and say the following:
Peace be upon you! O as-salâmu 'alayka yâ
the friend of God! waliyyal-lâhi,
Peace be upon you! O as-salâmu 'alayka yâ
the proof of God! hujjatal-lâhi,
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Peace be upon you! 0 as-salâmu 'alayka yâ ^ 4Íji & u aií
the light of God in the nûral-làhi fi zulumâtil-
darkness of the Earth! ardi,
Peace be upon you! 0 as-salâmu 'alayka yâ
the pillar of the religion! 'amûdad-dïn.
the inheritor of Adam - wâritha âdama safwatil-
chosen by God! lâhi,
the inheritor of Noah - wâritha nûhin nabiyyil-
the Prophet of God! lâhi,
Peace be upon you! 0 as-salâmu 'alayka yâ L-> éL^í ftl f„Ji
the inheritor of wâritha ibrâhïma khalïlil-
Abraham - the friend of lâhi,
God!
the inheritor of Ishmael wâritha ismâlla dhabïhil-
- the offering to God! lâh,
the inheritor of Moses - wâritha mùsâ kalïmil-lâhi,
the interlocutor of God!
the inheritor of Jesus - wâritha 'ïsâ rGhil-lâhi,
the spirit of God! t<uJl
the inheritor of wâritha muhammadin
Muhammad - the rasûlil-lâh.
Prophet of God!
the inheritor of the wâritha amïril-mu ' minïna
Commander of the
Faithful
VAH the friend of God
'aliyyin waliyyil-lahi
and the Testamentary wa-wasiyyi rasûli rabbil-

Trustee of the 'âlamïna.
Messenger of the Lord
of the worlds!
the inheritor of Fâtimah wâritha fâtimataz-
al-Zahrâ'! zahrâ ' i,
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the inheritor of al- wârithal-hasani wal-
Hasan and al-Husayn husayni
the Masters of Youth in sayyiday shabâbi ahlil-
Paradise! jannah
the inheritor of vAlî ibn
wâritha 'aliyyib-nil-
al-Husayn; the husayni zaynil-'âbidïna,
adornment of the
worshippers!
the inheritor of wâritha muhammadib-ni
Muhammad ibn vAlî -
'aliyyin bâqiri 'ilmil-
the dissector versed in awwalîna wal-âkhirìna,
the knowledge of those
of old and those of later
times!
the inheritor of Javfar
wâritha ja'farib-ni
ibn Muhammad the muhammadinis-sâdiqil- JÚÍPTJ* V
veracious, the virtuous! bârri,
the inheritor of Mùsâ wâritha mùsab-ni ja'far.
ibn Javfar!
Peace be upon you! 0 as-salâmu 'alayka

the truthful martyr! ayyuhas-siddïqush-
shahïdu,
Peace be upon you! 0 as-salâmu 'alayka
the virtuous and pious ayyuhal-wasiyyul-bârrut-
trustee! taqiyyu,
Peace be upon you! as-salâmu 'alayk
I bear witness that it ashhadu annaka qad

was indeed you who aqamtas-salâta
established prayers,
paid the alms-tax, wa-âtaytaz-zakâta
commanded to do right, wa-amarta bil-ma'rùfï
admonished against wa-nahayta 'anil-munkari

doing wrong
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and sincerely served wa-'abadtal-lâha
God until what is sure to mukhlisan hattâ atâkal-
come happened to you. yaqïn.
O Abu'l-Hasan (Imam as-salâmu 'alayka yâ
al-Ridâ (a.s))! Peace be abal-hasani wa-rahmatul-
upon you! And the grace lâhi wa-barakâtuh,
of God and His blessings
be upon you,
For He is indeed worthy innahu hamïdun majïd.
of all praise, full of all
glory!
May God's curse be la' anal-lahu ummatan tdlsiíi lií 'À\ 5*J
upon the people who qatalatka,
murdered you!
May God's curse be la' anal-lâhu ummatan tíilÚJ? ìí\ 'Á\ 'JÁ
upon the people who zalamatka,
oppressed you!
May God's curse be la'anal-làhu ummatan <y>uJ c^JÁ lis 'À\ jjí
upon the people who assasat asâsaz-zulmi wal-
established the jawri wal-bidati 'alaykum pSJsfe i**Ulj Jûtj *JUâJl
foundations of ahlal-bayt.
oppression, tyranny and
innovation against you—
members of the
Household (of the
Prophet) (a.s)!
Then you touch the tomb and say:
O God! I set out allahumma ilayka
towards Thee from my samadtu min ardî
homeland,
and passed through wa-qata'tul-bilâda
rajâva rahmatika
many towns with the
hope of receiving Thy
mercy.
Please do not falâ tukhayyibnî wa-lâ
disappoint me, and do taruddanî bi-ghayri
not send me back qadâM hâjatî
without having my
needs fulfilled.
Have mercy upon my warham taqallubi 'ala
turning towards the qabrib-ni akhî rasùlika
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tomb of the son of Thy
Messenger's brother.
May Thy blessings be salawatuka 'alayhi wa-
upon him and his âlih.
Household.
0 my Master! May my bi-abî anta wa-ummï yâ
parents be your mawlâya
ransom!
1 have come to visit ataytuka zâ ' iran
you and I have arrived. wâfidan
I seek refuge in you 'à' idham-mimmâ
from whatever crimes I janaytu 'alâ nafsì
have committed
against myself
the burden of which I wahtatabtu 'ala zahrï
carry on my back.
Then (please) fakun IT shafi'an ilal-lahi ^ Jj, J\ j ^
intercede with God on yawma faqrì wa-fâqatî
my behalf on the Day
of my poverty and
destitution
as you enjoy an falaka 'indal-lahi
especial praiseworthy maqâmun mahmùdun
position in the
presence of God.
He considers you to be wa-anta 'indahu wajïh. .«L-TJ iJcS- CJIJ
an eminent man.
Then you raise your right hand up and extend your left hand towards the tomb and
say:
0 God! I seek Thy allâhumma innT
nearness through my ataqarrabu ilayka bi-
love and friendship for hubbihim wa-
them. biwilâyatihim,
1 love the last one of atawallâ âkhirahum bimâ
them as much as I love tawallaytu bihT
the first one, awwalahum
and avoid any intimate
wa-abra' u min kulli
friendship with anyone ■'^r>3i jMi fëùt 15-515
walîjatin dûnahum.
but them.
My God! (Please) curse allâhummal-'anil-ladhïna
Lé&Új Ijfà JjJJl jíò\
those who altered Thy baddalG ni'mataka
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blessings,
accused Thy Prophet, wat-tahamu nabiyyaka
denied Thy verses, wa-jahadû bi-âyâtika

mocked Thy appointed
wa-sakhiru bi-imamika
leader,
and placed the burden
of the people upon the
shoulders of the wa-hamalun-nasa 'ala
members of the aktâfi âli muhammad.
Household of
Muhammad (a.s).
O God! I seek Thy
allâhumma innï
nearness by cursing
ataqarrabu ilayka bil-
them (your enemies),
la'nati 'alayhim wal-
and by staying away
bara'ati minhum fid-
from them in this world
dunyâ wal-âkhirati yâ
and in the Hereafter, 0
rahmàn.
the Beneficent!
Then you turn towards the position of his feet and say:
O Abu'l-Hasan! May
sallal-lahu 'alayka ya
God's blessings be upon
abal-hasani,
you!
May God's blessings be
sallal-lâhu 'alâ rûhika
upon your soul and your
wa-badanika,
body!
You persevered. You
were truthful and your sabarta wa-antas-
truthfulness has been sâdiqul-musaddaqu
confirmed.
May God curse whoever qatalal-lâhu man dUíï US\ J^ï
martyred you with his qatalaka bil-aydï wal-
hands and tongue. alsun.
Then supplicate and curse the murderer of the Commander of the Faithful (a.s) and
the murderers of al-Hasan (a.s), al-Husayn (a.s) and all those who murdered the
members of the Household of the God's Messenger (a.s). Then turn towards the
position of his head from behind his back and offer two units of prayers. Recite the
chapters al-Fâtihah (No. 1) and Yâsln (No. 36) in the first unit, and recite the
chapters al-Fâtihah and al-Rahmân (No. 55) in the second unit. But if you have not
memorized them recite the chapter al-Tawhld (No. 112) in both units. And pray
for the believing men and women, and especially pray for your parents. Also make
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an effort to say supplications, cry, and pray a lot for yourself, your parents and all
your brethren. And stay near the position of his head as much as you wish. And
you must say your prayers at the tomb.
UNDERTAKING THE 'UMRAH IN RAJAB
Similarly, to undertake the TJmrah in Rajab also brings about a great reward. In
this respect, it has been narrated that the "Umrah comes directly after the ritual Hajj
in the amount of rewarding. Imam "Alï ibn al-Husayn Zayn al-'Àbidïn (a. s) is also
reported to have undertaken the "Umrah in Rabaj. In addition to offering prayers
near the Holy KVbah, the Imam (a.s) used to prostrate himself before Almighty
Allah too much, day and night, and he used to say the following while prostrating:
Grave has been the guilt , .« '
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Your servant; so, °let^ azuma
. . ... aldhdhnbu
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abdika faliyahsuni
forgiveness
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al afuu . .....
mdika si
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nice.
ACTS AT CERTAIN TIMES IN RAJAB

FIRST NIGHT OF RAJAB
A number of acts have been reported to be advisably carried out at the first night in
Rajab, which is a holy night. These acts are as follows:
First: At the sight of the new moon, it is recommended to recite the following
supplication:
O Allah: (please do)
allahumma ahillhu
cause it (i.e. the moon) to
' alaynâ bilamni wal- OUjÎj /r*^b llllí aJLsÎ ^JJ(
appear, carrying security,
imani
faith,
r -, -, r wal-ssalâmati wal- . , , .
saiety, and Islam tor us. islâmi yj^-J'j
Your and my Lord is

«n i î -r- j j rabby wa rabbka e, ,-.u
Allah,
...Glorified and .... . azza wa jalla
allahu ... .'Urj
u v j* <uJl iLy vJ
^
Majestic is He.
It has been also reported that when his eyes fell on the new moon of Rajab, the
Holy Prophet (a.s) used to say the following:
O Allah: (please do) pour allahumma bârik lanà
out Your blessings upon fí rajabin wa íJUAáj t-^-j J} lí) illjtí
us in Rajab and Shav bân. sha'bana,
. , wa ballighnâ shahra - , , ...

Make us catch Ramadan ,_
ramadana, tOUa*jJ ^
'jla u*Lav
and help us observe waa'innâ ' alâ , , <, e í

fasting, alssiami, v" <■» 'v
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do acts of worship, wal-qTami,
suppress our tongues
(from saying anything wa hifzi allsani,
improper),
cast down our eyes
(against what is
wa ghaddi albasari,
forbidden for us to look
at),
and do not make our wa là taj' al hazzanâ
share of Ramadan is only minhu aljCT a wal-
hunger and thirst. ' atasha.
Second: It is highly advisable to bathe at the first night of Rajab. In this respect,
some scholars have reported the Holy Prophet (a.s) as saying, "If one experiences
the month of Rajab and bathes himself in the first, middle, and last of it, he will be
released from all of sins and return as pure as the day of his birth."
ZIYARAH OF IMAM AL-HUSAYN (A.S) ON THE FIRST OF RAJAB

Third: It is recommended to visit the Holy Shrine of Imam al-Husayn (a.s):
Imam al-Sâdiq (a.s) is reported to have said, "He who visits al-Husayn (a.s) on the
first of Rajab will have all his sins forgiven by Almighty Allah."
Abu-Nasr is reported to have narrated that he asked Imam al-Ridâ (a.s) about the
best times of visiting Imam al-Husayn (a.s). The Imam (a.s) answered, "The best
times are the fifteenth of Rajab and the fifteenth of Sha'ban."
According to the opinion of Shaykh al-Mufid and Sayyid Ibn Tawus, the following
form of ziyârah is dedicated to the first day of Rajab and the fifteenth night of
Sha'ban. However, al-Shahid added that it is also dedicated to the first night of
Rajab, the fifteenth night of it, the fifteenth day of it, and the fifteenth day of
Sha'ban.
In conclusion, this form of ziyârah is dedicated to six times.
The form of this ziyârah is as follows:
When you intend to visit the holy tomb of Imam al-Husayn (a.s) at these times, you
may bathe yourself, put on the cleanest of your clothes, stop at the gate of the holy
mausoleum directing the face toward the kiblah direction, and send greetings to the
Holy Prophet, Imam "Ali, Lady Fâtimah al-Zahrâ', Imam al-Hasan, Imam al-
Husayn, and the Holy Imams—peace be upon them all, by saying the following:
Allah is the Greatest. allâhu akbaru álll
Allah is the Greatest of
allahu akbaru kabïran
all.
And all praise be to Allah, walhamdu lillahi
very much. kathïran
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Glory be to Allah in wa subhana allahi
mornings and evenings. bukratan wa asïlan
Ail praise be to Allah walhamdu lillâhi
Who has guided us to alladhy hadânâ lÁ^J ÚlJLá t^àíl aJJ jJÁÌ\j
this, lihâdhâ
We would not have been wa mâ kunnâ lílJLá lì\ *áfjj ífJJ&íi \J£\J>j
guided if Allah had not linahtadiya lawlâ an
guided us. hadânâ allâhu
The Messengers of Allah
laqad jâ'at rusulu
have indeed come with
rabbnâ bilhaqqi
the truth.
Peace be upon the
alssalâmu 'alâ rasûli J~P ÚJl Jjjuj Jí. ^LU|
Messenger of Allah—
allâhi sallâ allâhu
peace of Allah be upon
* alayhi wa âlihi
him and his Household.
Peace be upon the
alssalâmu ' alâ amïri
Commander of the
almu 'minïna
Believers.
Peace be upon Fâtimah, alssalâmu "alâ
fâtimata alzzrâ'i flJL^. çljÁjJl Js-
the Luminous, the
Doyenne of ail women of sayyidati nisâ'i
the world. al ' âlamïna
Peace be upon al-Hasan alssalâmu "alâ
tjlc^Jlj j^yJl Jí fòLi\
and al-Husayn. alhasani wal-husayni
Peace be upon vAlî ibn al- alssalâmu 'alâ 'aliyy
tÂJl j.jéjfi f**Ul
Husayn. bni alhusayni
alssalâmu "alâ
Peace be upon
Muhammad ibn vAlî. muhammadi bni <.Jé £ JlUJ Jí. p*Ut
* aliyy
Peace be upon Ja'far ibn alssalâmu 'alâ ja'fari
ijJLïtá jÀjás Jí WUl
Muhammad. bni muhammadin
Peace be upon Mùsâ ibn alssalâmu "alâ mûsâ
íjter <y. J* f**Ul
Ja'far. bni ja'farïn
Peace be upon vAlî ibn alssalâmu 'alâ 'aliyy
'«» J>- *J? J* f^Jí
Mùsâ. bni mùsâ
alssalâmu 'alâ
Peace be upon
Muhammad ibn vAlî. muhammadi bni lJí £ jlUì Jí p*Ui
' aliyy
Peace be upon vAlî ibn alssalâmu 'alâ 'aliyy
Muhammad. bni muhammadin
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Peace be upon al-Hasan alssalamu ' ala
ibn VA1L alhasani bni ' aliyy
Peace be upon the alssalâmu ' alâ
virtuous Successor, and alkhalafi alssâlihi
the Awaited. almuntazari
Peace be upon you; 0 alssalâmu 'alayka yâ
Abu- v Abdullah. abâ abdillâhi
Peace be upon you; O the alssalamu ' alayka
son of Allah's Messenger. yâbna rasûli allàhi
I, the servant of you and ' abduka wâbnu
the son of your servant ' abdika wâbnu
and your bondwoman, amatika
Who is loyal to those who
almwal-y liwaliyyika
are loyal to you
And enemy of those who
almu ' âdy M ' aduwka
are your enemies,
Am seeking the shelter of astajâra bimash-
your mausoleum hadika
And seeking nearness to
wa taqarrba ilâ allâhi
Allah through directing
biqasdika
to you.
All praise be to Allah
alhamdu lillâhi alladhy
Who guided me to be
hadâny liwilâyatika
loyal to you
And Who conferred upon wa khassany
me with my visiting you, biziyâratika
And Who made easy for
wa sahhala lï qasdaka
me to direct to you.
You may then enter the mausoleum and stop at the holy tomb and repeat the
following one hundred times:
Allah is the Greatest. allâhu akbar.
You may then say the following:
Peace be upon you; O the alssalâmu ' alayka
son of Allah's Messenger. yabna rasuli allahi
son of the seal of the yabna khâtami
Prophets. alnnabiyyïna
son of the master of the yabna sayyidi
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Messengers. almursalïna

son of the master of the yabna sayyidi
Prophets' successors. alwasiyyïna
Peace be upon you; O alssalamu 'alayka yâ
Abû-vAbdullâh. abâ ' abdillâhi
Peace be upon you; O al- alssalamu 'alayka yâ

Husayn ibn vAlî. husayna bna 'aliyy

son of Fâtimah; the yabna fâtimata
Doyenne of the women of sayyidati nisâ'i
the world. al ' àlamïna
Peace be upon you; O the alssalamu 'alayka yâ
saint of Allah and the son waliyy allâhi wâbna
of His saint. waliyyhi
select of Allah and the safiyy allâhi wâbna
son of His select. safiyyhi
Peace be upon you; O the alssalâmu 'alayka yâ
argument of Allah and hujjata allâhi wâbna
the son of His argument. hujjatihi
Peace be upon you; O the
alssalâmu 'alayka yâ
beloved by Allah and the
habïba allâhi wâbna
son of the beloved by
habïbihi
Him.
représentative of Allah
safïra allâhi wâbna
and the son of His
safïrihi
représentative.
keeper of the inscribed khâzina alkitâbi
Scripture. almastGri
inheritor of the Torah,
wâritha alttûrati wal-
the Gospel, and the
injïli wal-zzbûri
Psalms.
trustée of the All-
amïna alrrahmân
beneficent God.
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Peace be upon you; O the alssalamu ' alayka ya
partner of the Qur'ân. sharìka alqur'àni
support of the religion. ' amùda alddïni
door to the wisdom of the bâba hikmati rabbi
Lord of the worlds. al ' àlamïna
alssalamu 'alayka yâ
door of Forgiveness; he (^jJl sL>- ótí U ÍUÍè 'f&LS\
bâba hittatin alladhy
who enters from this
man dakhalahu kâna
door will be of the
mina al-âminïna
secured ones.
case of Allah's i *íll jJU \j dUÍé 'fiLi\
' aybata ' ilmi allâhi
knowledge.
place of Allah's secret. mawdi ' a sirr allâhi
Peace be upon you; O alssalâmu 'alayka yâ
(the object of) Allah's thâra allâhi wâbna
vengeance and the thârihi wal-ûitra
violated sanctity. almawtûra
Peace be upon you and alssalâmu ' alayka wa ^Jíj dLiè jftjLli
upon the soûls that * alâ alarwâhi allaty
resided in your yard and hallt bifinâ'ika wa
joined your journey. anâkhat birahlika
May Allah accept my

bi-aby anta wa 'ummy Uí U ^*já$ i^-°ÎÌ (VH
father, my mother, and
wa nafsy yâ abâ
myself as ransoms for
you; O Abû-vAbdullâh. * abdillâhi
O Abû-vAbdullâh,
laqad ' azumati
unbearable is the sorrow;
almusïbatu wa jallti
never-racking is the
alrrziyyatu bika ç+J* J&í LiÓ* dLj l^Jl
agony you put up with for
* alaynâ wa ' alâ
us and for ail (true)
jamï' i ahli alislâmi
Muslims.
Curse of Allah be on the fala'ana allâhu
people who laid the basis "ummatan asssat
of wronging and injustice asâsa alzzlmi wal- J— (^LJp ^Jlj jJ^Jl
against you; the jawri 'alaykum ahla
Household of the albayti
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Prophet.
And curse of Allah be wa la'ana allâhu
upon the people who 'ummatan
removed you from your dafa ' atkum "an
position maqâmikum
wa azâlatkum ' an
And took you away from
marâtibikumu allaty
your actual ranks thaï
rattbakumu allâhu
Allah chose for you.
fîhâ
May Allah accept my
bi-aby anta wa 'ummy y ^Jjj ^J{j £jf ^
father, my mother, and
wa nafsy yâ abâ „
me as ransoms for you, O 'abdillâhi <fUu£
Abû-vAbdullâh.
I bear witness that the

ash-hadu laqadi
shades of the Divine
aqsha ' arrt
Throne shared the shades
lidimâ'ikum azillatu
of the créatures in
al ' arshi ma ' a azillati
shuddering for the
alkhalâ'iqi
bloodshed of you.
And the heavens and the
earth and the inhabitants wa bakatkumu
alssamâ'u wal-ardu òowij j^J^lj sUiJl ji^s^jj
of the gardens of
Paradise, the lands, and wa sukkânu aljinâni
the océans— ail those wal-barr wal-bahri
wept for you.
May Allah shower upon
you blessings as many as sallâ allâhu ' alayka U ils- áLÍí U)t JUs
the number of what is ' adada mâ fî ' ilmi
there in the knowledge of allâhi
Allah.
Here I am at your
service; O the caller to labbayka da'iya allahi t4ÍJi éxá
Allah.
If my body could not
in kâna lam yujibka
respond to your call
badany ' inda
when you called for aid,
astighâthatika wa 3— li1— —
and my tongue could not
lisâny ' inda
respond to your call for ' û<\ * a iil
astinsârika
help,
Verily, my heart, my faqad ajâbaka qalby
hearing, and my sight wa sam ' y wa basarì
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have responded to you.
Glory be to our Lord!

subhâna rabbnâ in
most surely, the promise
kâna wa ' du rabbnâ
of our Lord was to be
lamas' ûlan!
fulfilled.
I bear witness that you
are pure, immaculate, ash-hadu annaka
and purified; and the tuhrun tâhirun
offspring of the pure, mutahhrun min tuhrin
immaculate, and purified tâhirin mutahhrin
ones.
You are indeed pure, and
tahurta wa tahurat
you are the source of the
bika albilâdu
purity of the lands.
And pure is the land wa tahurat ardun anta
where you are, and pure bihâ wa tahura
is your holy mausoleum. haramuka
I bear witness that you ash-hadu annaka qad
enjoined justice and amarta bilqisti wal-
fairness and you called to * adli wa da ' awta tUîj ó)íój Jâ*Jtj
them. ilayhimâ
And you are verily honest
wa annaka sâdiqun tf-L-f JJUi dJ-ilj
and veracious, and you
siddïqun sadaqta fîmâ
were truthful in that for
da ' awta ilayhi
which you called.
And you are verily (the
wa annaka thâru
object of) Allah's tj^jVt J *ÌIt jtf é&j
allâhi fî alardi
vengeance on the earth.
And I bear witness that wa ash-hadu annaka
you did convey on behalf qad ballghta 'ani
of Allah allâhi
And on behalf of your
wa ' an jaddka rasGli
grandfather, the
allâhi
Messenger of Allah,
And on behalf of your
wa ' an abïka amïri
father, the Commander <.'^j>yA\ jj>\ íJLjÍ jpj
almu 'minïna
of the Believers,
And on behalf of your wa ' an akhïka
brother, al-Hasan. alhasani
And you advised and you wa nasahta wa

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strove in the way of jahadta fî sabïli allahi
Allah,
And you served Him wa ' abadtahu
sincerely until death mukhlisan hattâ
came upon you. atâka aliyaqïnu
So, may Allah award you
with the best of the fajazâka allâhu
rewarding of the khayra jazâ'i
foremost (to deeds of alssàbiqïna
goodness).
wa sallâ allâhu
And may Allah bless and
' alayka wa sallma
exalt you thoroughly.
taslïman
O Allah: (please) send
blessings upon allâhumma salli ' alâ Jïj j_^àJ ^
Muhammad and the muhammadin wa âli
Household of muhammadin wa salli
Muhammad, and send 'alâ alhusayni
blessings upon al- almazlûmi
Husayn, the wronged,
The martyr, the
alshshahïdi alrrshïdi
orthodox,
The slain one whom is
qatïli al ' abarâti
wept heavily,
And the object of
wa asïri alkurubâti
agonies,
Blessings that are salatan nâmiyatan
increasing, growing, and zâkiyatan tà^'ui íLTlj fcj>Ú î%fi
sacred; mubârakatan
The first of which yas'adu awwaluhâ
ascends and the last of wa lâ yanfadu
which is infinité, âkhiruhâ
the best blessings that afdala mâ sallayta
You ever sent on any of ' alâ ahadin min
Your missioned Prophets' awlâdi anbiyâ'ika
sons. almursalîna
O the God of the worlds. yâ ilâha al" âlamïna .ûJUJl áJj U
You may then kiss the holy tomb and put your right and then your lest cheeks on it.
You may then circumambulate it and kiss it from the four sides.
Shaykh al-Mufìd adds: You may then direct towards the tomb of "Alï ibn al-
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Husayn, stop there, and say the following:
alssalâmu ' alayka
ayyuhâ alssiddïqu
veracious, the pure,
alttayyibu
The immaculate, the alzzakiyy alhabïbu
dear, the favorite, almuqarrabu
The son of the basil of wabna rayhânati
Allah's Messenger. rasùli allâhi
alssalâmu ' alayka
Peace be upon you; as
min shahïdin
you are steadfast martyr;
muhtasibin
Allah's mercy and wa rahmatu allâhi wa
blessings be upon you. barakâtuhu
How noble is your mâ akrama
position and how maqâmaka wa
honorable is your seat. ashrafa munqalabaka
I bear witness that Allah ash-hadu laqad
thanked you for your shakara allâhu
efforts, sa ' iyaka
And He magnified your
wa ajzala thawâbaka
rewards,
wa alhaqaka
And he joined you to the
bildhdharwati
exalted summit
al ' âliyati
Where there is the entire haythu alshsharafu
honor kullu alshsharafi
In the elevated wa fî alghurafï
chambers. alssâmiyati
Similarly, He had kamâ manna ' alayka
min qablu wa dLU^-j °yt ù* té
bestowed upon you and
made you one of the ja ' alaka min ahli
Household of the Prophet albayti
From whom Allah alladhïna adhhaba
removed filth and whom allâhu 'anhumu
He purified with alrrijsa wa
thorough purification. tahharahum tathïran
Allah's blessings and salawâtu allâhi
mercy and bénédictions ' alayka wa rahmatu
and pleasure be upon allâhi wa barakâtuhu
you. wa ridwânuhu
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So, O the pure master; fashfa' ayyuhâ ^1 jâliah jlU\ L$jÎ £<Làl3
(please) intercede for me alssayyidu alttâhiru ilâ
before your Lord rabbika
So that He may unburden
fî hatti alathqâli 'an
and relieve me from the
zahry wa takhfîfihâ
loads (of sins) that I
* annï
carry on my back.
And (please) have mercy
warham dhully wa
upon my humbleness and
khudG ' y laka wa
submission to you and to
lilssayyidi abîka sallâ
the master, your father.
allâhu "alaykumâ
May Allah bless you both.
You may then throw yourself on the tomb and say the following:
zâda allâhu fî
May Allah increase your
sharafikum fi \£b J J^
honor in the Hereafter
alâkhirati
In the same way as He
kama sharrfakum fi
honored you in this tlJjj) J} p&p* ui'
alddunyà
world
And may He bless you in
the same way as He wa as'adakum kama
blessed others on as' ada bikum
account of you.
And I bear witness that
wa ash-hadu annkum
you are the signposts of ì-j>Jú\ îdí
a ' lâmu alddïni
the religion
And the stars of the wa nujGmu
worlds. al ' âlamïna 1 fi^j
Peace and Allah's mercy wa alssalâmu

and blessings be upon ' alaykum wa rahmatu
you. allâhi wa barakâtuhu
You may then direct towards the martyrs and say the following:
Peace be upon you (all); alssalâmu ' alaykum
O the supporters of Allah yâ ansâra allâhi
And the supporters of
wa ansara rasulihi
His Messenger,
And the supporters of wa ansâra 'aliyyi bni
vAlî ibn Abî-Tâlib aby tâlibin
wa ansâra fâtimata
Fâtimah,
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And the supporters of al- wa ansara alhasani
Hasan and al-Husayn, wal-husayni
wa ansara al-islàmi
Islam.
ash-hadu annakum
indeed did sincerely for
laqad nasahtum lillàhi
the sake of Allah,
And you strove sincerely wa jàhadtum fi
in His way. sabïlihi
So, may Allah reward you
fajazâkumu allâhu
on behalf of Islam and its
' ani al-islàmi wa
people with the best of
ahlihi afdala aljazâ'i
rewarding.
By Allah I swear, you did fuztum wallâhi fawzan
tUJaP tjji îjì
win a great success. ' azïman
I whish I were with you yà laytany kuntu ,t->.ít» OjÒ le^H ^
so that I would win a ma ' akum fafûza
great success. fawzan "azïman
I bear witness that you ash-hadu annakum *_Soj çL^l Sût JLg á»l
are alive with your Lord, ahyâ'un ' inda
receiving sustenance. rabbkum turzaqûna
I bear witness that you ash-hadu annakumu
are the true martyrs and alshshuhadâ'u wal-
the true happy ones. ssu ' adâ'u
And you are the winners wa annakumu
in the most elevated alfâ'izûna fi darajàti
ranks. al ' ulâ <Ja«
Peace and Allah's mercy wa alssalâmu
Fourth: It is recommended to offer, after the obligatory Maghrib Prayer, a twenty
Rak'ah prayer and to recite in each Rak'ah the Surah of al-Fâtihah once and the
Surah of al-Tawhld once and to do the Tasllm between each couple of Rak'ahs. As
for anyone who offers this prayer, he, his family members, his property, and his
sons will be kept saved from harm. He will also be rescued against the grave
torture and will pass the Sirât as swiftly as lightning without being called to
account.
Fifth: After the Tshâ' Prayer, it is recommended to offer a two Rak'ah prayer in the
first Rak'ah of which the Surah of al-Fâtihah should be recited once, the Surah of
al-Inshirâh (No. 94) should be recited once, and the Surah of al-Tawhld should be
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recited three times. In the second Rak'ah, the Surahs of al-Fatihah, al-Inshirah, al-
Tawhld, al-Falaq, and al-Nâs should be recited once each. After the Tasllm, the
following invocations should be repeated thirty times each:
There is no god save .. .... .... .... »\u\.wu%.\
„ , la ilaha ilia allahu .<UJ( *j\ <u(
Allah. * *
O Allah: (please do) send
blessings upon allàhumma salli ' alâ JTj ,1 ^ \i 'r '
Household of muhammadin -j-*1*-*
Muhammad.
The reward of this prayer is that one who offers it will have all his sons forgiven
and will return as pure as the day of his birth.
Sixth: It is recommended to offer a thirty Rak'ah prayer in each Rak'ah the Surah
of al-Fâtihah is recited once, the Surah of al-Kâfirûn is recited once, and the Surah
of al-Tawhld is repeated three times.
Seventh: Referring to the recommended acts at the first night of Rajab, Shaykh al-
Tusiy has mentioned, in his book of 'Misbah al-Mutahajjid,'' that AbuT-Bukhtariy
Wahab ibn Wahab has narrated, on the authority of Imam al-Sâdiq (a.s) on the
authority of his father (a.s) on the authority of his grandfather (a.s), that Imam "Ali
(a.s) used to devote himself to acts of worship in an exclusive way at four nights,
(1) the first night of Rajab, (2) the night of half (i.e. fifteen) of Sha'ban, (3) the ïd
al-Fitr Night (i.e. the first night of Shawwâl), and (4) the Nahr Night (the tenth of
Dhu'l-Hijjah).
Imam Abu-Ja'far II (a.s) is reported to have recommended to reciting the following
supplication at the first night of Rajab after the Tshâ' Prayer:
O Allah: I beseech You in .... . .
. ... _ . allahumma inni asaluk .if.i « . A.
the name 01 Your being . .. , ... tdJl* dJub dJULoi j( ^jom
. . bi annaka malikun, ' - S?M^
the King,
and Your having absolute wa annka 'alâ kull ■ '» *\£
power over all things, shay'in muqtadirun, cr tr* 3
and that whatever matter ,
wa annka ma tasha u > „i „ , , , , a
You
, want to happen shall , _
mm amnn yakunu. . Jvo i ,v^' *L£J U dJuUv
happen.
O Allah: I turn my face .... . .
. . . allahumma inni
towards You askingb You t
atawajjahu ilayka íi*í £>-^l
íi °ti <*-^>»'
ì 'i<*-4m
úu
in the name of Your " "
_, . . . . bmabiyyika , \u \ , . „ . iU „ , e , ,
Prophet, Muhammad, the ,
muhammadin....
nabiyy <>-Ui ,,U
>■» <l-»^-Ji
' J ^ ' x*&j>
,'_J •>
Prophet of mercy— may
alrrahmati salla allahu
Allah's blessings be upon
* alayhi wa âlihi.
him and his family.
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O Muhammad: ya muhammadu,
0 the Messenger of Allah: yâ rasùla allâhi,

1 seek Your intercession
innï atawajjahu bika
for me with Allah, your
ilâ allâhi rabbika wa
and my Lord, so that He
rabby liyunjiha IT bika
may respond to my
talibatT.
request.
O Allah, I beseech You in
allâhumma
the name of Your
binabiyyika °yj> jJL?J> dJL~~! j*-6"^'
Prophet, Muhammad,
muhammadin wal-
and the Imams from his
a'immati min ahli
household— peace be
baytihi sallà allàhu
upon him and them—that
' alayhi wa ' alayhim
You may respond to my
anjih talibatT,
request.
You may then mention your requests.
'Alï ibn Hadid has narrated that Imam Mûsà ibn Ja'far (a.s) used to say the
following supplication while prostrating after the accomplishment of the Night
Prayer (Salât al-Layï):
[O Allah:] If I obey You, laka almahmadatu in
then thanks to You, ata ' tuka,
and if I disobey You, then
wa laka alhujjatu in
You have the right (to
* asaytuka,
punish me).
All favors that are done là sun 'a IT wa là
to me or to anyone else lighayry fi ihsànin illà
must come from You. bika, ill, V] ùUJ-J
O He Who existed before yà kà'inan qabla kull
all things. shay'in,
O the Author of all wa yà mukawwna kull
things: shay'in,
verily, You have power innaka "alà kull
over all things. shay'in qadTrun.
O Allah: I seek Your allâhumma innT
protection against a ' ûdhu bika mina
deviation at (the hour of) al'adTlati 'inda
death, almawti,
and against evil recourse wa min sharr almarji ' i
in the grave, fi alqubûri,
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and against regret on the
wa mina alnndamati
Day of the approaching
yawma alâzifati,
doom.
I therefore beseech You
to send blessings upon fasaluka an tusalliya
Muhammad and the 'alâ muhammadin wa
Household of âli muhammadin JuÀi JÏj
Muhammad
and to make my lise wa an taj'ala ' ayshy
wholesome, 'Tshatan naqiyyatan,
wa mïtaty mïtatan
and my death sound, íÂjJ^ti 4ÌL» ^J*~r*3
sawiyyatan,
wa munqalaby
and my resort honorable, yk* jls- LojjS LJU-w ^JjLwJ
munqalaban karïman
neither disgraceful nor
ghayra mukhzin wa lâ
scandalous.
fâdihin.
allàhumma salli 'alâ
blessings upon AJÏj jJév> ^S. $Jj> £_jÍJl
Muhammad and his
alaiimmati yanâbï" i
Household—the Imams,
alhikmati,
the sources of wisdom,
the causes of bliss, wa a'uly alnn ' mati, 'Â**í)( J$3
and the essences of wa ma ' âdini
immaculacy— al * ismati,
and protect me, in their wâ ' simny bihim min
name, against ail evils; kulli sCTin,
and do not seize me wa lâ takhudhny 'alâ
unexpectedly or ghirratin wa lâ ' alâ
inattentively; ghaflatin,
and do not make my end wa lâ taj" al ' awâqiba J^M ç^_si> D-J^á %
result be regretful; a ' mâlï hasratan,
and (please) be pleased

wârda ' annï,
with me,
for Your forgiveness is
fa'inna maghfirataka
dedicated to the
lilzzâlimïna wa anâ
wrongdoers, and I am JàJ|
min alzzâlimïna
one of thèse wrongdoers.
O Allah: (please do) allàhumma aghfir IT
forgive me (my faults) mâ lâ yadurruka,
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which do not harm You;
and give me from that
wa a'tiny ma la
which does not cause <.éS'.t>l°ú V U {Jaï\j
yanqusuka,
decrease to You.
Verily, You are the One
fa'innaka alwasT" u
Whose mercy is all-
rahmatuhu,
embracing
and Whose wisdom is all-
albadT'u hikmatuhu,
excellent.
And (please do) grant me wa a" tiny alssa'ata
opulence, comfort, wal-dda ' ata,
wal-amna wal-
security, health,
sshhata,
wholesomeness, wal-nnjû ' a wal-
contentment, qunCT a,
thanksgiving, good wal-shshkra wal-
âtéUiJlj JsJiS\j
health, piety, mif âfata wal-ttqG
patience, belief in You wal-ssbra wal-ssdqa
and Your Saints, * alayka wa ' alâ
affluence, and awlïà'ika wal-iyusra
thanksgiving. wal-shshkra.
And (please do) include,
0 my Lord, with this
wa a'mim bidhlika yâ çgjijj Ljyó dJUJL» ji-«^îj
(request) my family
rabbi ahly wa walady
members (or my wife),
wa ikhwàny fîka
my sons, and my
brethren-in-faith
as well as all those whom
1 love and those who love wa man ahbabtu wa
me and my offspring and ahabbny wa waladtu
all my fathers and wa waladany mina
mothers among the almuslimïna wal-
Muslims and the mu 'minïna
believers,
O the Lord of the worlds. yâ rabba aTalamTna.
Ibn Ashyam says: It is advisable to recite this supplication after the offering of the
eight Rak'ah salât al-layl (Night Prayer) and before offering the three Rak'ah salât
al-witr. Immediately after the offering of this prayer, it is recommended to recite
the following while sittins:
All praise be to Allah alhamdu lillahi alladhy

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Whose treasures are la tanfadu
inexhaustible; khazâ'inuhu,
and those whom are
wa lâ yakhâfu
secured by Him shall
âminuhu,
never fear anything.
O my Lord: as I have
committed acts of rabb ini artakabtu
disobedience to You, thaï aima ' âsiya fadhlika
was out of my full thiqatun minny
confidence with Your bikaramika,
generosity.
Verily, You accept innaka taqbalu
repentance of Your alttawbata "an
servants, * ibâdika,
and pardon their wa ta'fw 'an
wrongdoings, and forgive sayyiâtihim wa 'tPJJ' J^3 {0%* 3^3
their flaws. taghfiru alzzlala,
And You verily respond wa innaka mujïbun
and are close to him who lidà'ïka wa minhu
begs You. qarìbun,
And I am repenting wa anâ tâ'ibun ilayka
before You from my sins mina alkhatâïâ,
and from You do I désire wa ràghibun ilayka fi
for a good portion of tawfiri hazzy mina
Your donations. al ' atàïà,
O the Creator of ail
yâ khâliqa albaràïà,
beings;
O my Redeemer from ail yà munqidhy min kulli
hardships; shadïdatin,
O my Rescuer from ail yâ mujïry min kulli
périls; mahdhûiïn,
(please do) confer upon
wa ffr ' alayy alssrûra,
me with pleasure
and save me from the evil wâkfiny sharr
end results of matters. * awâqibi ala'umûri,
Verily, You are Allah
fa anta allâhu ' alâ Jj^-j áJUuAí iiJi CJÍ3
Whom is thanked for
na ' mâ'ika wa jazîli
Your bounties and
* atâ'ika mashkûrun
affluent gifts
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and Whom is hoped for wa likulli khayrin „ , t^

all good things. madhkhûr f
It is worth mentioning that our scholars have mentioned special prayers for each
night in Rajab. Yet, these prayers cannot be mentioned herein due to lack of
sufficient space.
FIRST DAY OF RAJAB:

The first day of Rajab is a holy day on which there are several acts to be advisably
mentioned:
First: It is advisable to observe fasting on this day. According to narrations,
Prophet Noah (a.s) embarked on the Ark on such a day; he therefore ordered his
companions to observe fasting on it. Hence, as for anyone who observes fasting on
this day, Hellfire will move away from him for a distance of one year walking.
Second: Bathing is also advisable on this day.
Third: It is also recommended to visit the tomb of Imam al-Husayn (a.s) on this
day. Shaykh al-Tusiy has narrated on the authority of Bashïr al-Dahhân that Imam
Ja'far al-Sâdiq (a.s) said, "If anyone visits (Imam) al-Husayn ibn "Ali (a.s) on the
first day of Rajab, Almighty Allah will forgive him all his sins."
THE SUPPLICATION ON THE FIRST OF PvAJAB
Fourth: It is recommended to recite the long supplication, particularized for this
day, that is mentioned in the book of 'Iqbâl al-A ^mâV S^
O Allah: I verily beseech allàhumma inny as- b àìll b âìll b dlílliî <J] ^ \1)1
You, O Allah; O Allah; O aluka yâ allâhu yâ
Allah; allâhu yâ allâhu,
You are Allah; the anta allâhu alqadïmu ^LUM p>^\ &\ C-ïî
Eternal, Whose Great al-azaliyyu almaliki
Kingdom is everlasting. al * azïmi,
You are Allah; the Ever-
living, the Self- anta allâhu alhayyu Jj-dl »j IflJl ^ti\ 'À\ C.JÎ
Subsisting, the Master, alqayyùmu almawlâ
the All-hearing, and the 315531711' u albasïru, ' js*^1 £s*^'
All-seeing.
O He to Whose Godhead, yâ mani al ' izzu wal-
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might and majesty jalâlu,
And grandeur and wal-kibriya'u wal- '-A.û, >,
greatness azamatu, J v*' J
And power and wal-quwwatu wal- 5'iÌJl' iLJl' 5«ÌJl'
knowledge and potency ' ilmu wal-qudratu, 'flj 3 <r? 3 ^3" 3
1 This supplication is quoted from Sayyid Ibn Tawus's Iqbal al-A'mal, part 3, page 201.
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And light and spirit wal-nnuru wal-rruhu,
And volition and wal-mashï'atu wal-
tenderness and mercy hanânu wal-rrahmatu
and lordship— ail thèse wal-mulku
belong to His Godhead. lirubûbiyyatihi,
To Your light, ail lights nûruka ashraqa lahu
glowed; kullu nGrin,
wa khamada lahu
And ail sires abated;
kullu nârin,
And ail darkness wànhasara lahu kullu
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submitted. alzzulumâti.
I beseech You by Your as-aluka bismika
alladhy ishtaqaqtahu iaiiUi\ dL—«b ciicli\
Name that You derived
from You eternity and min qidamika wa làpij ílijíj dJuóï
infinity and light; azalika wa nûrika,
wa bâlismi al-a'zami
And by the Grandest
alladhy ishtaqaqtahu
Name that You derived
min kibriyà'ika wa
from Your grandeur and ç\"/o\ìi-j ciîjj-irj éXîbJíf
jabarûtika wa
omnipotence and
* azamatika wa
greatness and might;
* izzika,
And by Your wa bijuwdika alladhy
magnanimity that You ishtaqaqtahu min
derived from Your mercy; rahmatika,
And by Your mercy that wa birahmatika allaty
You derived from Your ishtaqaqtahâ min
clemency; rafatika,
And by Your clemency wa birafatika allaty
that You derived from ishtaqaqtahâ min
Your magnanimity; jûdika,
And by Your
wa bijûdika alladhy
magnanimity that You
ishtaqaqtahu min
derived from Your ícL£
ghaybika,
knowledge of the unseen;
And by Your knowledge
of the unseen, and Your wa bighaybika wa
ihâtatika wa qiyâmika Cl ;LÂj dJL_ïkb-Jj ci 4*iS
compréhension of ail
things, and Your wa dawâmika wa
subsistence, and Your qidamika.
perpetuity, and Your
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eternity.
And I beseech You by ail
wa as-aluka bijamï'i
of Your Most Excellent
asmâ'ika alhusnâ
Names.
There is no god save You;
lâ ilâha illâ anta al-
the One, the One and
wâhidu al-ahadu
Only, the Unique, the
alfardu alssamadu
Besought of ail, the Ever-
alhayyu,
living,
The Foremost of ail
al-awwalu al-âkhiru
things, the Last, the
alzzâhiru albâtinu
Evident, the Immanent.
To You do belong ail wa laka kullu asmin
great names, ' azïmin,
And ail lights and unseen wa kullu nGrin wa
things, ghaybin,
And ail knowledge and ail wa ' ilmin wa
known things, ma' lûmin,
And ail kingdoms and ail
wa mulkin wa sha'nin,
affairs.
And due to that there is
wa bilâ ilâha illâ anta
no god save You, You
taqaddasta wa
have been Holy and
ta ' âlayta ' uluwwan
Elevated in high
kabïran.
exaltation.
O Allah: I beseech You by allâhumma inny as-
ail names that are Yours; aluka bikulli asmin
names that are pure and huwa laka tâhirun
immaculate mutahharun,
And wholesome and tayyibun mubârakun
blessed and holy; muqaddasun,
Whether You revealed in
anzaltahu fy kutubika
Your Books, or You added
wa ajraytahu fy
to the Reminder that You
aldhdhikri ' indaka,
keep,
Or You used it with any wa tasammayta bihi
of Your créatures that liman sh'ita min
You willed khalqika
Or by which any of Your aw sa-alaka bihi
angels or Prophets and ahadun min
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Messengers besought You malâ'ikatika wa
for granting him a anbiyâ'ika wa rusulika
welfare, and You did, bikhayrin tu'tîhi
fa ' taytahu,
Or for saving him from aw sharrin tasrïfuhu
an evil, and You did, fasaraftahu,
And I thus should
yanbaghy an as-alaka
beseech You by thaï
bihi.
name.
Hence, I beseech You, O
fa as-aluka yâ rabbi
my Lord, to give me
an tansurany 'alâ
victory over my enemies ^gJs. ijj-ti Ç_&j ^'iJL-frí
a ' dâ'y wa taghliba
and make my perception
dhikry ' alâ nisyânï,
overcome my oblivion.
O Allah: (please) give my allâhumma ij'al íf\jJ> ^ ^ÚA '^k\ p-$S\
intellect a manifest proof li " aqly ' alâ hawâya
against my lusts, sultânan mubïnan,
And attach my choices to wa iqrin akhtiyâry
appositeness, biâlttawfîqi,
And décidé piety to be my wij'al sâhiby
íí£jksi\ °^*k\3
companion, alttaqwâ,
And arouse me to thank wa awzi'ny shukraka
You for Your gifts, ' alâ mawâhibika.
And, O Allah; guide me
wâhdny allâhumma
through Your true
bihudâka ilâ sabïlika
guidance to Your straight
almuqïmi wa sirâtika
course and Your right
almustiqïmi,
path.
And do not make desires wa lâ tamlik zimâmy —U( ^—«3 iJL_Ui *ij
control over me and thus alshshahawâtu
take me to the way of the fatahmiluny 'alâ tarìqi J d> u ^ ls
disappointed ones, almakhdhûlïna,
And intervene between

wa hul bayny wa
me and the forbidden íCj\J&í}\ jLjj
bayna almunkarâti,
things,
And décidé for me wa ij'al ly ' ilman
advantageous knowledge, nâfi ' an,
And implant in my heart waghris fy qalby
the love for the good; and hubba aima ' rùfi wa lâ
do not overtake me ail of takhudhny baghtatan,
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a sudden,
And accept my
wa tub ' al-ayya Li\jJS\ cJ>\ dJLJj ^Js- Çjj
repentance; You are
innaka anta
verily the Oft-returning
alttawwâbu alrrahïmu.
to mercy, the Merciful.
And (please) acquaint me wa "arrïfny barakata
with the blessing and hdhâ alshshahri wa
felicity of this month, yumnahu,
And confer upon me with warzuqny khayrahu
its good and keep away wâsrif 'anny
from me its evil, sharrahu,
And protect me against wa qiny almahdhùra
what is péril in it, fíhi,
And help me do that wa ' inny ' alâ mâ
which I like from the auhibbuhu mina
carrying out if its duty, alqiyâmi bihaqqihi,
And the récognition of its
wa ma' rifati fadlihi,
virtue,
And make me of the
wa ij" alny fíhi mina
winners; O the most
alfà'izïna yâ arhama
Merciful of ail those who
alrrâhimïna.
show mercy.
allàhumma inny as-
O Allah: I beseech You by dU-J*b dlÍL-^î ^s-S) ^—|JLÌÌ
aluka bismika
Your Name: the elevated,
almuta'àli aljalïli í^}èúó\ JJl^Jl JbcXJl
the lofty, and the great,
al * azïmi,
And by Your Name: the wa bismika al-wâhidi
One, the Besought of ail, alssamadi,
And by Your Name: the wa bismika al ' izîzi al-
Almighty, the All-high; a ' lâ,
And by ail of Your Most wa biasmâ'ika alhusnâ
Excellent Names. kullihâ,
O He before Whom ail yâ man khasha' at
sounds submit, lahu al-aswâtu
wa khada ' at lahu
And ail necks yield,
alrriqàbu
And ail heads humble wa dhallat lahu al-
themselves, a ' nâqu,
wa wajilat minhu
And ail hearts fear,
alqulûbu,
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wa dana lahu kullu
And ail things surrender,
shay'in,
And by Whom the wa qâmat bihi
heavens and the earth alssamâwâtu wal-
subsisted. ardu,
I bear witness that
Ash-hadu annaka lâ
visions cannot
tudrikuka al-absàru
comprehend You,
While You comprehend wa anta tudriku al-
ail visions, absàra
And You are the Knower
wa anta allatïfu
of subtleties, the All-
alkhabïru.
aware.
O the Lord of cJ— j—^ 4*3 1—í
yâ rabba jibralla wa
(Archangels) Gabriel and
mïkâ'îla wa isràfïla,
Michael and Isrâfîl
And ail the favorite wa jamî'i almalâ'ikati
angles and the Cherubim almuqarrabïna wal-
and the noble, recording kurùbiyyïna wal-
angles kiràmi alkàtibïna,
And ail the angels that wa jamî'i almalâ'ikati
praise You, declaring almusabbihïna
Your praiseworthiness, bihamdika,
And the Lord of Adam wa rabba âdama wa
and Shayth and Idrîs shïthin wa idrisa,
And Noah and Hùd and wa nûhin wa hùdin
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Sâlih wsàlihin,
And Abraham and wa ibrâhïma wa
Ishmael ismâ 'ïla
And Isaac and Lot wa ishâqa wa IGtin,
And Jacob and Joseph wa ya ' qûba wa
and the Tribes yûsufa wal-asbâti
And Job and Moses wa ayyùba wa mûsâ ^3*3 ^$3
wa hàrûna wa
And Aaron and Shu'ayb
shu ' aybin,
And David and Solomon wa dâwûda wa
and Jeremiah sulaymâna wa irmiyà,
And Ezra and Ezekiel wa ' uzayrin wa
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hizqïla,
And Joshua and Elias wa sha'yâ wa ilyâsa,
And Elisha and Jonah wa ilyasa' a wa
and Dhu'1-Kifl yûnusa wa dhy alkifli,
wa zakariyyâ wa
And Zachariah and John
yahyâ,
And Jésus and Georges wa ' ïsâ wa jirjïsa,
And Muhammad, peace wa muhammadin sallâ

of Allah be upon him and allâhu 'al-ayhim
upon them ail, ajma 'ïna,
And peace be upon the wa ' alâ malâ'ikati
favorite angels of Allah allhi almuqarrabïna
And upon the recording,
wal-kiràmi alkàtibïna
noble angels,
And upon ail the angels wa jamT' i al-amlâki
who praise Him, almusabbihïna
And thorough
wa sallama taslïman
bénédiction be upon
kathïran.
them.
You are our Lord; the
anta rabbunâ al-
Foremost of ail, the Last
awwalu alàkhiru,
of ail,
The Evident, the
àlzzàhiru albàtinu
Immanent,
It is You Who created the âlladhy khalaqta
heavens and the layers of alssamâwâti wal-
the earth aradïna
And You then established
thumma astawayta
Yourself on the (Divine)
' alâ al ' arshi almajïdi,
Glorious Throne
By Your Most Excellent
Names, You originate biasmâ'ika alhusnà
(création) and then tubd'iu wa tu'ïdu,
reproduce it,
And You cover the night wa tughshy allayla
with the day, which is in alnnahâra yatlubuhu í*àJ»- <>4Jliaj jÛl tí***Í3
haste to follow it, hathïthan,
And the sun and the wal-shshamsu wal-
moon qamaru
And the stars and the wal-nnujumu wal-

orbit falaku
And the ages and the wal-dduhûru wal-
creation; khalqu
All these are subservient musakhkharûna
by Your order. biamrika,
Blessed and Exalted be tabàrakta wa
You, 0 the Lord of the ta ' âlayta yâ rabba
worlds. al ' àlamïna.
There is no god save You; lâ ilâha illâ anta
The All-tender, the All-
âlhannânu almannânu
favorer,
The wonderful Maker of
badr u alssamâwâti
the heavens and the
wal-ardi,
earth,
The Lord of majesty and dhw aljalâli wal-
honor. ikràmi,
Though the sea became law kâna albahru
ink for the Words of my midâdan likalimâti
Lord, rabbiy
Verily, the sea would be
lanafida albahru qabla
used up before the words
an tanfada kalimâtu
of my Lord were
rabbï
exhausted,
even though We brought wa law j'inâ bimithlihi
. \ÌJÚ> tëe? jlj
the like thereof to help. madadan.
You know the weights of ta ' lamu mathàqïla
mountains, aljibâli
And the measures of
wa makâ'ïla albihâri
oceans,
And the number of
wa ' adada alrrïmàli,
pebbles,
And the numbers of the
wa qatra al-amtâri,
drops of rain,
And the number of the
wa waraqa al-ashjâri,
leaves of trees,
And the number of the
wa nujûma alssamà'i
stars in the skies,
As well as whatever is wa mâ azlama ' alayhi èy^ì <j-^ Q*
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covered by darkness of allaylu wa ashraqa
night and whatever is ' alayhi alnnahàru,
under the daylight.
No sky can screen You
lâ yuwàry minka *U-i>i çU-mI dJL-U Láj'j4 ^
from another sky and no
samâ'un samâ'an wa
layer can screen You from
lâ ardun ardan,
another layer,
Neither does any wavy wa lâ bahrun
océan mutatâbiqun,
Or anything thaï lies
wa lâ mâ bayna saddi
between the blockage of
alrrutûqi,
mendings
Or anything of the spread wa lâ mâ fy alqarâri
motes that lie in the mina alhabâ'i
depths. almabthûthi.
I beseech You by Your
as-aluka bismika
Name; the stored, the
almakhzûni almaknûni
concealed,
The luminous light, âlnnGri almunïri,
The true right, âlhaqqi almubïni,

Which is light made of âlladhy hw nûrun min
light nGrin & J*
And light on light, wa nûrun ' alâ nGrin, <-p> *m

wa nûrun fawqa kulli
And light over ail lights,
nûrin,
wa nûrun ma'a kulli
And light with ail lights,
nûrin,
And to Your Name does
wa lahu kullu nûrin,
belong the entire light.
From You, O Lord, is the minka yâ rabbu
light, alnnûru,
And to You does the light wa ilayka yarji ' u
•Jl^1 é^Ys
return, alnnûru.
wa binûrika alladhy
And by Your light are ail
tudPu bihi kullu
darknesses lit,
zulmatin,
And by Your Name is the wa tabtulu bihi kaydu
trick of ail rebellious kulli shaytânin
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devils made ineffective, marìdin,
And by Your Name are ail
wa tadhullu bihi kullu
the obstinate tyrants
jabbârin ' anïdin,
humiliated,
And nothing can stand wa lâ yaqûmu lahu
with it against Your will, shay'un min khalqika
And because of its wa yatasadda ' u
grandeur, the lands and li ' azamatihi albarru
the océans are split, wal-bahru,
And angels keep silent wa tastaqillu
when there is speech almalâ'ikatu hïna
about it, yatakallamu bihi, i4j
And due to fear of it, the wa tar" adu min

angels bearing the Great khashyatihi hamalatu
Throne tremble in awe, al * arshi al ' azïmi
so do ail those of lower
states, down to those in ilâ tukhûmi al-aradïna
the lowest layers of the alssab" i,
earth.
âlladhy anfalaqat bihi
Through it, océans burst,
albihâru,
wa jarat bihi al-
And rivers slow,
anhâru,
wa tafajjarat bihi
And springs split,
al * uyGnu,
wa sàrat bihi
And stars move,
alnnujuwmu,
And clouds are wa urkima bihi
accumulated and moved alssahâbu wa 'ujriya,
wa Ttadala bihi
And fog straighten up,
alddabàbu,
wa hâlat bihi
And sands heap,
alrrimàlu,
And mountains settle
wa rasât bihi aljibàlu
down,
And the layers of the wa âstaqarrat bihi al-
earth become stable, aradùna,
And drops of rain
wa nazala bihi alqatru
descend,
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wa kharaja bihi
And seeds grow up,
alhabbu,
And création have wa tafarraqat bihi
become of various kinds, jabalâtu alkhalqi,
wa khafaqat bihi
And winds blow
alrrïyâhu,
wa ântasharat wa
And soûls spread and
tanaffasat bihi al-
breathe.
arwâhu.
O Allah: It is You to yâ allâhu anta
Whom Godhead is almutasammâ bi-
ascribed; ilâhiyyati,
(I beseech You) by Your
bismika alkabïri al-
Name: the big, the All-
akbari
big,
The great, the All-great, àTazími al-a'zami
Before which ail faces âlladhy ' anat lahu
humble themselves. alûujûhu,
O the Lord of bounty and yâ dhâ alttawli wal-
^% JjlaJl li b
grâces: âlâ'i,
There is no god save You, lâ ilâha illâ anta yâ
íLoJ b cJÎ'^j Ú\ V
0 the Nigh; qarìbu,
It is You Who prevails on anta alghâlibu ' alâ
i^^JÍ. dJbJt CJÎ
ail things; kulli shay'in,
as-aluka allâhumma
1 beseech You, O Allah,
bijamT' i asmâ'ika
by ail of Your Names,
kullihâ
Those which I know and mâ 'alimtu minhâ wa
«.ji-lfrí b>J C-ìlí- b>
those which I do not; mâ lam a' lam,
And by every Name that wa bikulli ismin huwa
belongs to You; laka
(I beseech You) to send
blessings upon an tusalliya 'alâ JTj j
Household of muhammadin
Muhammad,
And to rescue me from wa an takfiyany amra
the plots of my enemies a ' dâT
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And to make me attain wa tuballighany
my hope; munâya
O the most Merciful of ail yâ arhama
blessings upon allâhumma salli 'alâ jïj £_|iit
Household of muhammadin.
Muhammad
And have mercy upon
wârham
Muhammad and the
muhammadan wa âla
Household of
muhammadin
Muhammad
And bless Muhammad wa bârik 'alâ
and the Household of muhammadin wa âli
Muhammad muhammadin,
As You sent blessings, kamâ sallayta wa
mercy, bénédictions, and rahimta wa bàrakta
clemency upon (Prophet) wa tarahhamta ' alâ
Abraham and the ibràhïma wa âli
household of Abraham. ibràhïma
Verily, You are verily
innaka himïdun
worthy of ail praise, full
majïdun,
of ail glory.
O Allah: (please) grant allâhumma a'ti
Muhammad the right of muhammadan
intercession and an alûasïlata wal-
honorable station shsharafa
And an exalted position
wal-rrif ' ata wal-
and préférence over ail
fadïlata ' alâ khalqika
Your creatutes,
And décidé him to be the wa ij'al fy
target of the Chosen almustafayna
Ones' greetings, tahiyyâtihi,
And elevate his rank to wa fy al ' illiyyïna
the most exalted place, darajatahu,
And put his position
wa fy almuqarrabïna
within the position of the
manzilatahu,
Favorite Ones.
O Allah: (please) send allâhumma salla ' alâ
blessings upon ail of Your jamï' i malâ'ikatika
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angels
And Prophets and wa anbiya'ika wa
dLL-]3 iJLîUÍj
Messengers rusulika
And people of obédience
wa ahli tâ ' atika. .élaèli» Jiíj
to You.
O Allah: (please) forgive allâhumma aghfir
the believing men and lilmu 'minïna wal-
women mu 'minàti
And the Muslim men and wal-muslimïna wal-
women, muslimâti
âlahïâ'i minhum wal-
The alive and the dead,
amwâti,
And (please) put wa allif bayna
affection between our qulûbinâ wa
and their hearts on good qulûbihim 'alâ
things. alkhayràti,
O Allah: (please) award
allâhumma ijzi
Muhammad— peace of
muhammadan sallâ
Allah be upon him and aJTj
allâhu ' alayhi wa âlihi
his Household—
With the best award that
afdala mâ jazayta
You have ever given to a
nabiyyan "an
Prophet on behalf of his
aummatihi.
people,
An award that befits his
having recited Your kama tala aïatika
verses,
And conveyed that with wa ballagha mâ
íàj 4ÍL<)jí \j> ìLii
which You sent him, arsaltahu bihi,
And wished well for his wa nasaha
nation, liaummatihi
And worshipped You
wa ' abadaka hattâ
until death came upon 2\ ab"(
atâhu alyaqïnu
him.
Allah's blessings be upon 4_JT iS-H'j #il (JL-^
sallâ allâhu ' alayhi wa
him and upon his
* alâ âlihi alttayyibïna.
Immaculate Household.
"Blessed be Allah, the tabâraka alllahu rabbu
Lord ofthe Worlds!" al ' âlamïna
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"Blessed be Allah, the tabaraka alllahu
Best of creators!" ahsanu alkhàliqïna
"Blessed is He Who hath
revealed unto His slave tabaraka alladhiy , , , a ,
the Criterion (of right nazzala alfurqâna ' alâ J* ^
and wrong), that he may ' abdihi liyakuwna
be a warner to the lil * âlamïna nadhïran
peoples.
He unto Whom belongs oijU-JJi IlJu i_J çsJLJt
alladhiy lahu mulku
the Sovereignty of the
alssamâwâti wal-ardi
heavens and the earth,
wa lam yattakhidh
He has chosen no son
waladan
Nor has He any partner wa lam yakun lahu
in the Sovereignty. sharìkun fiy almulki
He has created wa khalaqa kulla
everything and has meted shay'in faqaddarahu
out for it a measure." taqdïran
"Blessed is He Who, if He tabaraka alladhiy 'in
will, will assign You shâ'a ja ' ala laka
better than ail that; khayran min dhalika viAJi °y> \Js-
Gardens underneath jannâtin tajriy min
which rivers slow, tahtihâ alanhâru
and will assign You wa yaj'al laka * ■* '
mansions." qusûran
"And blessed be He unto
Whom belongs the wa tabaraka alladhiy
Sovereignty of the lahu mulku
heavens and the earth alssamâwâti wal-ardi
and ail that is between wa mâ baynahumâ
them,
and with Whom is wa ' indahu ' ilmu
knowledge of the Hour, alssâ ' ati
and to Whom you will be
wa Nlayhi turja'uwna
returned."
"Blessed be the name of tabâraka asmu
your Lord, Mighty and rabbika dhiy aljalâli
glorious." wal-'ikrâmi
"Blessed is He in Whose tabâraka alladhiy j_aj dJUUJl JLÍ1 ^J^)
hand is the Sovereignty, biyadihi almulku wa
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and, He is Able to do all huwa ' alaï kulli
things; shay'in qadïrun
âlladhiy khalaqa
Who has created life and
almawta wal-hayâ ta
death that He may try
liyabluwakum
you which of you is best
ayyukum ahsanu
in conduct;
* amalan
and He is the Mighty, the wa huwa al ' azTzu
Forgiving." alghafuwru
"Blessed be He Who has tabâraka alladhiy jU^Jl ^ ^J6r ç^JLJí
placed in the heaven ja ' ala fiy alssamâ'i
mansions of the stars, burûjan
and has placed therein a
wa ja'ala fiha sirajan
great lamp and a moon
wa qamaran munïran
giving light."
You may then add the following:
I seek the protection of
a'Gdhu bikalimâti allhi
all of the Perfect Words
alttâmmâti kullihâ
of Allah that neither an
allaty là
upright one nor can a
yujâwizuhunna birrun
licentious one exceed
wa là fàjirun,
them,
Against the evil of Iblîs min sharri iblïsa wa
íì5j£j Cyîì 'est
and his troops, junûdihi,
And against the evil of all wa min sharri kulli
i jllaXiíj jlkli jìi °y»2
devils and rulers shaytânin wa sultânin,
And sorcerers and
wa sâhirin wa kâhinin,
magicians
And against the evil of all wa sharri kulli dhy
evil ones. sharrin.
O Allah: I keep as trust allàhumma inny
with You my self and my astawdT uka nafsy wa
religion dïnï
And my hearing and my
wa sam ' y wa basarï
sight
And my body and all my wa jasady jamï' a
organs jawàrihï
And my family members
wa hly wa mâly wa
and my property and my
awlâdî
children
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And ail those for whose wa jami a man
affairs I am responsible yiT nïny amruhu,
And the seal of my deeds wa khawàtïma ' amalT
And ail thaï which You
wa sa ira ma
have given me in
mallaktany wa
possession and
khawwaltany wa
authorized me to dispose
razaqtanï
and provided me
wa an ' amta bihi
And conferred upon me
* alayya
wa jamT" a
And ail the believing men
almu 'minïna wal-
and women.
mu 'minâti,
yâ khayra
O the best of trustées;
mustawda' in
O the best of keepers; wa yâ khayra hâfizin
O the most Merciful of ail wa yâ arhama
those showing mercy. alrrâhimïna.
O Allah: I beseech You by allâhumma inny as-
Your Name: aluka biâsmika:
Allah, Allah, Allah, Allah, âllhi allhi allhi allhi
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Allah, allhi,
There is no god save You, âlladhy lâ ilâha illâ
the Lord of the Great huwa rabbu al ' arshi
Throne; al * azïmi.
blessings upon an tusalliya ' alâ Jfj j
Muhammad,
And to relieve me; wa an tufarrija ' annï
O the Lord of the heavens yâ rabba alssamâwâti ^ CMjUiJl 6j b-
and the earth and wal-aradîna wa man
whoever is therein; fîhinna,
O He Who causes océans
wa mujriya albihâri
to slow
And provides provisions wa râziqa man
to whatever is therein fîhinna, ' Jfe* dr" (3)1)3
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0 the Originator of the wa fâtira alssamâwâti
heavens and the earth wal-aradïna wa
and their layers, atbâqihâ
And He Who causes the
wa m usa kh khi ra
clouds to be obedient (to
alssahâbi wa mujriya
Him) and He Who causes
alfulki.
ships to move,
And He Who appoints the wa jâ ' ila alshshamsi
sun a splendor and the diyâ'an wal-qamari
moon a light, nùran,
And He Who is the
wa khâliqa âdama
Creator of Adam, peace r-
* alayhi alssalâmu,
be upon him,
And the Maker of the
wa munsh'ia alanbiyà'i fêj* ^lJVi
Propehts from his
'alayhimu alssalâmu
offspring— peace be upon
min dhurrìyatihi,
them,
And He Who taught Idrîs wa mu' allima idrìsa
to calculate the stars, and ' adada alnnujùmi
taught him the reckoning wal-hisâba wal-ssinïna
and the number of years wal-shshuhûra wa
and months and the time; awqâti al-azmâni,
And He Who spoke to
wa mukallima mùsà,
Moses
And caused his stick to be wa jâ ' ila ' asâhu
tUL*j oUaP JjÇ'^rj
serpent, thu ' bânan,
And revealed the Torah wa munzila alttawrâti
in the tablets to Moses, fy al-alwâhi 'alâ mûsâ
peace be upon him; * alayhi alssalâmu.
And He Who caused the wa mujriya alfulki
ark of Noah to run, linûhin,
And He Who ransomed
wa fâdiya ismâ 'ïla
Ishmael from
mina aldhdhabhi,
slaughtering,
And He Who tried Jacob wal-mubtaliy ya'qûba
by the loss of Joseph bifaqdi yûsufa,
And He Who restored wa râdda yùsufa
Joseph to him (i.e. his * alayhi ba' da ani
father) after his eyes had abyaddat ' aynâhu
become white, out of mina albukâ'i,
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heavy weeping.
fatafarraja qalbuhu
Hence, his heart got rid
mina alhuzni wal-
of sadness and sorrow;
shshajâ,
And He Who granted
wa ràziqa zakariyyâ
Zachariah, in his old âge, tP* iS^6- 4$ 'fyÁ
yahyâ ' alâ alkibari
John as son aster he had
ba'da aliyâsi
despaired of so;
And He Who sent forth
wa mukhrija alnnâqati
the she-camel to
lisâlihin,
(Prophet) Sâlih;
And He Who sent forth
the awful cry on those wa mursila alssayhati
who plotted against ' alâ mukïdy hûdin,
(Propeht) Hùd,
And He Who relieved Job wa kâshifa albalâ'i "an
from his adversity, ayyùba,
And He Who saved
(Prophet) Lot from the wa munjy luwtin mina
committers of alqawmi alfâhishïna.
abomination;
And He Who bestowed
wa wâhiba alhikmati
upon Luqmân with l jUili ~àjS^\ Ú-Aljj
liluqmâna,
wisdom;
And He Who ordered the wa mulqy ruwhi
Holy Spirit to convey His alqudusi bikalimâtihi
Words to Mary, peace be ' alâ maryama
upon her, ' alayhâ alssalâmu,
And He created from her wa khalaqta minhâ
His servant, Jésus, peace ' abdaka "ïsâ ' alayhi
be upon him, alssalâmu,
And He Who punished wal-muntaqima min
the slayers of Joan, son of qatalati yahyâ bni
Zachariah, peace be upon zakariyyâ ' alayhimâ
both of them; alssalâmu,
I beseech You by Your ^gj) ^g-^S- éX-ièy. dlÍL_^îj
wa as-aluka biraf'ika
taking Jésus up to Your
'Tsâ ilâ samâ'ika
heavens,
And by Your keeping him
wa b'ibqâ'ika lahu ilâ
alive until You décidé to
an tantaqima lahu min
retaliate upon Your
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enemies for him. a ' da'ika.
O He Who sent
wa yâ mursila
Muhammad— peace of <lJ£ «ii tí^' í*-*^5-* J"?î/* ki
muhammadin sallâ
Allah be upon him and
allâhu ' alayhi wa âlihi dL'bJî 4JT3
his Household—the seal
khâtimi anbiyâ'ika
of Your Prophets,
To the most evil of Your
Ilâ asharri ' ibâdika
slaves, carrying to them
bisharà'i ' ika
Your excellent
alhasanati,
commandments,
And Your straight
wa dïnika alqayyimi,
religion,
Which is extension of the
wa millati ibràhïma
religion of Your intimate
khalîlika "alayhi 'fj&A\ dJLLJLè- ç~a\}\ îl*j
friend, Abraham, peace
alssalâmu
be upon him,
And (You sent him for)
making His straight wa izhâri dïnihi
religion prevail over ail alqayyimi,
religions,
And making His Word be
wa i'Iâ'ika kalimatahu
the highest.
O the Lord of majesty yâ dhâ aljalâli wal-
and honor; ikràmi,
O He Whom is not yâ man lâ
overtaken by sleep or takhudhuhu sinatun í^jj *Ìj Âl«>i aJb»b *j £y> b
slumber; wa lâ nawmun,
O the One and Only; O > , *,*
yâ ahadu yâ samadu Xa~c b J&-\ b
the Besought of ail;
O the Almighty; O the yâ ' azîzu yâ qâdiru
t jâlï b jilâ b jijs. b
Able; O the Omnipotent; yâ qâhiru,
O the Owner of power yâ dhâ alquwwati
òUaJLÍJlj ÌjÈi\ \'i b
and authority wâlssultâni
And supremacy and wal-jabarùti wal-
grandeur; kibriyâ'i.
O the Most High; O the b sJs- b
yâ * aliyyu yâ qadïru
All-powerful;
O the Nigh; O the íù^ti b •L~>^ b
yâ qarìbu yâ mujïbu,
Responding;
O the Forebearing; O the

ya halïmu ya mu'ïdu, ^ (W^" 4
Reproducer (of création);
O the Approaching; O the yâ mutadâny yâ ,
Far-off; ba idu, ^
O the All-kind; O the All-
ya rau'ufu ya rahïmu b b
merciful;
O the All-generous; O the ya karïmu ya ,
AU-forgiving; ghafûru, " &r -
O the Owner of excuse; yâ dhâ alssafhi çJloÌ\ b b

O the Aide; O the yâ mughïthu yâ
íí niai b b
provider of food; mut'imu,
O the Healer; O the
yâ shâfy yâ kâfî, t^lS'b b
Rescuer;
O the Provider with
yâ kâsy yâ mu'âfï, tÛi b îS'b
dress; O the Curer;
O the Alleviator of
yâ shâfy alddurri, <.ysb\ ^bà b
harms;
O the All-knowing; O the - . .. _ . ..
„ ya ahmu ya hakimu , , , , s, , . ,
All-wise; O the Ail- va. '_ . .ìjìj
J J k »if*- k *J* k
ya wadudu.
wadudu. \
loving;
O the All-forgiver; O the
yâ ghafGru yâ rahïmu b jjât b
All-merciful:
O the Beneficent of this yâ rahmâna alddunïâ
world and the Hereafter; wal-âkhirati,
O the Lord of the _ _ . _
.. _ . _ ya dha aima anji ya . . , , : . ,
Ascending Stairways; O c, -fJUJi o b rjbúJI b b
. . . dha alqudsi, r
the Lord of sanctity;
O the Creator; O the All-
ya khaliqu ya ' alïmu ^Jí b ^Jb* b
knowing;
O the Reliever; O the yâ mufarriju yâ , . , fU
_ .
Turning . . mercy;
with _,
awwabu t—ílál
• ^ b- r
1_>Jìj> b
O the Lord of bounty; O yâ dhâ alttawli yâ , ,„?,... ,
the All-aware; khabïru, ~ " '~
O He Who created, but yâ man khalaqa wa
He was not created; lam yukhlaq
O He Who never begets ya man lam yalid wa jj J ij' lí '• ' Ij
nor was he begotten; lam yùlad, ' f-1J p* ù* -
O He Who is diffèrent ya man bana mina
^Là'il Jb b
from ail things; alashïâ'i
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And ail things are
diffèrent from Him out of wa bânati alashïâ'u
His prevelance over them minhu biqahrihi lahâ
and their submission wa khudû ' ihâ lahu,
before Him;
O He Who created the yà man khalaqa <£j-^3 J1-^ Ô-^~ ù-* *-í
océans and caused the albihâra wa ajrà
rivers to slow; alanhâra
And He caused the trees wa anbata alashjàra
to grow and He extracted wa akhraja minhâ
sire from them alnnâra,
wa min yâbisi
And extracted plants and
alaradïna alnnabâta
râpes and the other fruits
wal-a'nâba wa sâ'ira
from the dry lands.
alththimâri.
0 He Who set apart the
yâ fâliqa albahri
river for His servant,
li " abdihi mûsâ ' alayhi
Moses, peace be upon
alssalâmu wa
him, and He Who spoke
mukallimahu,
to him,
And He Who drowned wa mughriqa fir'awna
AjJ^-j Jjjàíj
Pharaoh and faction wa hizbahu
And He Who destroyed wa muhlika namrûda
Nimrud and his groups wa ashyâ ' ahu,
And He Who made the
wa mulayyina alhadïdi
iron pliant for His
likhalïfatihi dâwûda
vicegerent, David, peace
* alayhi alssalâmu,
be upon him,
wa musakhkhira
And He Who subdued the
aljibàli ma ' ahu y* r,. «j
hills to hymn the praises
yusabbihna
(of their Lord) with him t JU>*íflj jiàib.
biâlghuduwwi wal-
at nightfall and sunrise;
âsâli,
And He Who subdued the wa musakhkhira
birds and the verments alttayrï wal-hawâmmi
and the winds and the wal-rriyâhi wal-jinni
jUli—'-^ i3j_I«J jj~J>%j\j ^yspi\j
jinn and the humankind wal-insi li " abdika
for His servant, Solomon, sulaymâna "alayhi
peace be upon him; alssalâmu
1 beseech You by Your wa as-aluka bismika
Name to which Your alladhy ahtazza lahu
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Throen shook * arshuka
And by which Your angels wa farihat bihi

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were delighted; malâ'ikatuka,
So, there is no god save
falâ ilâha illâ anta CJÎ % iíj Ì3
You;
The Creator of soûls and khâliqu alnnasamati JSÍ^Í tíj^j ÂÁûJl (3^^"
the Maker of seeds and wa bâr'iu alnnawâ wa
the Splitter of grains; fâliqu alhabbati,
And by Your Name: the wa bismika al ' azïzi J-J^Jl J-íJ*J' dXo—"jUJ
Almighty, the Lofty, the aljalïli alkabïrï
Great, the high Exalted; almuta ' âli. JUáiJl
And by Your Name by wa bismika alladhy
which Your servant and yanfukhu bihi
angel, Michael, peace be ' abduka wa malakuka
upon him, shall blow the isràfïlu ' alayhi
Trumpet, alssalâmu fy alssùri,
And thus the inhabitants
fayaqûmu ahlu
of graves shall stand up,
alqubGri sirà'an ilâ
hasting to the place of
almahshari yansilûna,
résurrection;
wa bismika alladhy
And by Your Name by A ; C. «ij h dJLo—libj
rasa' ta bihi
which You uplifted the
alssamâwâti min
heavens without supports
ghayri ' imâdin
And by which You made wa ja ' alta bihi
bulwarks for the earth; lilaradïna awtâdan,
which You surfaced the satahta bihi alaradïna
earth on the repressed fawqa almà'i
water; almahbûsi,
And by Your Name by wa bismika alladhy dUi Aj c^4^- <J>^ éXj^kj
which You repressed that habasta bihi dhlika
water; almâ'a
And by Your Name by
wa bismika alladhy
which You caused him A—t C. U?- {£ JLJl dJU__ÛJ
hamalta bihi alaradïna
whom You chose for
mani akhtartahu
undertaking the earth to
lihamlihâ,
undertake it
And You supplied him wa ja ' alta lahu mina
with the power that alquwwati mâ
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helped him undertake it; asta ' ana bihi ' ala
hamlihà.
which the sun and the tajry bihi alshshamsu
moon move; wal-qamaru,
which You strip the day salakhta bihi
of the night; alnnahâra mina allayli,
And by Your Name; if wa bismika alladhy
You are prayed by it, You idhâ du'ïta bihi
bring down the anzalta arzàqa iL*)( (3(jjî cJjîî
provisions of the servants al ' ibâdi
And ail Your créatures wa jamT" i khalqika
And Your lands and Your
wa ardika wa bihârïka
océans
And the inhabitants of
wa sukkâni albihâri
the océans and the
wal-hawâmmi,
verments
And the jinn and the
wal-jinni wal-insi
humankind
And every creeping
wa kulli dâbbatin anta
créature that You grasp J&-\ CJÎ Sj\ì *pà
âkhidhun binâsiyatihâ
by the forelock!
You verily have power innaka ' alâ kulli shay'
over ail things. qadïrun.
which You made a wing ja'alta bihi lija'fara
for Javfar, peace be upon * alayhi alssalâmu
him, by which he flies janâhan yatïru bihi
with the angels; ma'a almalâ'ikati,
And by Your Name by
wa bismika alladhy
which Jonah— peace be
da'âka bihi yuwnusu
upon him— prayed You
' alayhi alssalâmu fy
from the interior of the
batni alhùti
whale; and You thus took
fakhrajtahu minhu,
him out of there;
which You caused a tree anbatta bihi ' alayhi
of gourd to grow above shajaratan min
him; yaqtïnin,
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Hence, You responded to
fàstajabta lahu wa
him and relieved from
kashafta ' anhu mâ
the distress that he had
kàna fîhi man dïqi
experienced in the
batni alhûti.
interior of the whale;
I beseech You to send
blessings upon as-aluka an tusalliya
Muhammad, Your * alâ muhammadin
servant and Your ' abdika wa rasûlika
Messenger, and upon his wa ' alâ âlihi
Household, the alttayyibïna,
Immaculate,
And to relieve me (from
wa an tufarrija "anny
my distress) and to
wa takshifa durry wa
remove away my harm
tastanqidhany min
and to save me from my
wartatï,
troubles
And to release me from wa tukhallisany min
my ordeal mihnatT,
And to help me settle my wa taqdiya ' anny
debts duyùnï,
And to help me fulfill my wa tu 'addiya ' anny
trust amànatï,
And to suppress my
wa takbuta a ' dal,
enemies
And not to make those
wa là tushmita by
who envy me rejoice at
hussàdï,
my misfortune
And not to try me
wa là tabtaliyany
through that which I lit J Alii? V Uj. %
bimà là tàqata ly bihi,
cannot stand
And to make me attain wa an tuballighany
my hope aumnïyatï,
And to make easy for me wa tusahhila ly
my ordeal mihnatT, 'i/^ J $&3
And to facilitate my wa tuyassira ly
determination aràdatï,
And to make me reach my wa tuwsilany ilà
desire bughyatï,
And to join for me the
wa tajma'a ly khayra
welfare of the two abodes
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(i.e. this world and the alddarayni,
Next World)
And to safeguard me as
wa tahrusany wa kulla
well as everybody for
man yiTnïny amruhu,
whom I care
bi ' aynika allty lâ
With Your eye thaï never
tanâmu fy allayli wal-
sleeps at night or in days;
nnahàrï,
O the Lord of majesty yâ dhâ aljalâli wal- çUiiSflj ^J"% J*teJi ii 4
and honor and Grand ikràmi wal-asmâ'i
Names. al * izâmi.
0 Allah: O my Lord: I am allâhumma yâ rabbu
verily Your servant and ana ' abduka wâbnu
the son of Your servant ' abdika wâbnu
and Your bondwoman amatika
And I am one of the
wa min awliyâ'i ahli
loyalists of Your ^le> dllj cJj J>aÎ £bJj' Îyt3
bayti nabiyyika sallâ
Prophet's Household—
allâhu ' alayhi wa
* alayhim,
him and them—
Upon whom You âlladhïna bârakta
pÇÍ- ci)b jjiíl
showered blessings * alayhim
And whom You had wa rahimtahum wa
mercy and You blessed sallayta "alayhim
In the same way as You
kamâ sallayta wa
blessed and sanctified
bârakta "alâ ibrâhïma
Abraham and the
wa âli ibrâhïmi fi* W à^j
household of Abraham;
Verily, You are worthy of
innaka hamïdun
ail praise, full of ail
majïdun,
Glory.
And depending upon
wa limajdika wa
Your glory and Your
tawlika,
bountifulness,
1 beseech You; O my as-aluka yâ rabbâhu
ábj b ábj b iJJU-î
Lord; O my Lord; yâ rabbâhu
yâ rabbâhu yâ
O my Lord; O my Lord; ábj b ábj b
rabbâhu
yâ rabbâhu yâ
O my Lord; O my Lord; abj b abj b
rabbâhu
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ya rabbahu ya
O my Lord; 0 my Lord; abj b abj b
rabbàhu
yâ rabbahu yà
0 my Lord; 0 my Lord; abj b abj b
rabbahu
In the name of
bihaqqi muhammadin
Muhammad, Your
' abdika wa rasûlika
servant and Messenger,
Peace of Allah be upon sallâ allâhu ' alayhi wa
his and his Household, âlihi.
And in the name of Your wa bihaqqika ala
duty toward Yourself nafsika
That You may be the
ilia khasamta a ' da'y
enemy of my enemies and
wa hussâdì
those who envy me
And that You may Wa khadhaltahum
disappoint them and wantaqamta ly
revenge on them for me minhum,
And make me prevail on wa az-hartany
them and do with them * alayhim wa
on my behalf kafaytany amrahum,
And that You may grant wa nasartany
me victory over them and * alayhim wa
guard me against them harastany minhum,
And expand my wa wassa'ta ' alayya
sustenance fy rizqî
And make me attain the wa ballaghtany
ultimate of my hopes; ghâyata amalT
Verily, You are All- innaka samï' un
hearing, Responding. mujïbun.
SALAT SALMAN (THE PRAYER OF SALMAN AL-FARISIY)

Fifth: It is recommended to begin with offering the famous Salât Salman (The
Prayer of Salman al-Fârisiy), which consists of thirty Rak'ahs. On the first of
Rajab, it is advisable to offer ten Rak'ahs of this prayer separating each couple
with a Tasllm. In each Rak'ah, one should recite the Surah of al-Fâtihah one time,
the Surah of al-Tawhld three times, and the Surah of al-Kâfirûn three times. After
the Tasllm, it is recommended to raise the hands up and recite the following:
There is no god save là ilâha illâ allâhu dLj_á *j âlJ-j kJi\ H\ áJ] *í
Allah, alone without any wahdahu lâ sharìka
partner. lahu,
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To him is the kingdom lahu almulku wa lahu \.,'wt, íiï>ï, >\

and to Him is all praise. alhamdu,
He gives life and causes
yuhyï wa yumïtu,
to die
while He is Ever-living wa huwa hayyun la
and never dies. yamGtu,
In His hand is the good biyadihi alkhayru 9^
and He has power over all wa huwa ' alâ kull „ s *\£ \í '*'
things- shay'in qadTrun. J>~"
The following invocation should be said thereafter:
O Allah: verily, none can ,_ _ ..
. . . allahumma la mani a „ .i , , . e >\u
ever divest him whom .. _ . ^ ^ íC4^> uJ *jU ^| ,»ìlui
. .. . lima a tayta ' w-
You decide to give;
and none can ever give ,_ .... .. _
, . n , ., wa la mu tiya lima „ „„, , , .
him
. whom
. You decide to mana ta. ^ iCjw UJ' ^'
,'Jaiw 7va
deprive,
and nothing can ever stop wa là yanfa " u fcJl I* iíií V,
that which You decide. dhaljadd minka aljadd J
Then, one should pass the hands over the face.
Other ten Rak'ahs of this prayer should be offered on the fifteenth (i.e. half) of
Rajab in the very aforementioned form and invocations. However, the following
should be added after the first invocation:
The Lord Who is One, ilâhan wâhidan
One and Only, Singular, ahadan fardan iIJlw> bji '\Já-\ Wlj I4J)
and Besought by the all. samadan
. . . . . lam yattakhidh
He has betaken neither a _, ? i„ «... s, \ .\
wife nor a son. sahibatan
, , wa la AM*v 75v <L^-w?
•^ Jbtsj
, - li
(
waladan
The last ten Rak'ahs of this prayer should be offered on the last day of Rajab in this
very form; rather the following invocation is added after the first invocation:
May Allah send blessings
wa sallâ allâhu " alâ djïj ^Jp Uh Jl-^J
upon .Muhammad
. ■ .. .and .
munammadin ,. wa alini
.... .
upon
^ his, Family,J the .
alttahinna, .iUi
'Odj*UaJ»
Immaculate.
There is neither might ... . ._ , . -, „, „,4 , -,
■ i wa la hawla wa la * U)( .JJ^ «vh 5^3 Si ■ «9. N»
nor power save with t .„-...._.. <^ - " 2J 2J
„ , , . , quwwata ilia billahi
Allah,
„ the Most High, the ..
al aliyy . .
al azimi kit,
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All-great. ' u
Then, one should pass the hands over the face and submit his requests.
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This greatly advantageous prayer must not be neglected. However, Salm¡n has
another prayer, to be offered on this day, which consists of ten Rakàhs in each of
which S£rah of al-F¡ti¦ah should be recited once and S£rah of al-Taw¦¢d should
be recited three times. This prayer brings about a great reward; it achieves
forgiveness of all sins, protects against the grave torture and the chastisement on
the Resurrection Day and saves from leprosy, elephantiasis, and pleurisy.
Sayyid Ibn ±¡w£s has also mentioned, in his book of ‘Iqb¡l al-A`m¡l’, another
prayer that is offered on the first of Rajab. This prayer is as follows:
You may offer a prayer of four uninterrupted Rakàhs—that is you do not stop after
offering the first two Rakàhs; rather you may go on as same as you do in the
obligatory four-Rakàh prayers.
At the first Rakàh of this prayer, you may recite the S£rah of al-F¡ti¦ah once, and
then repeat the S£rah of al-Taw¦¢d ten times.
At the second Rakàh, you may recite the S£rah of al-F¡ti¦ah once, repeat the
S£rah of al-Taw¦¢d ten times, and then repeat the S£rah of al-K¡fir£n (No. 109)
three times.
At the third Rakàh, you may recite the S£rah of al-F¡ti¦ah once, repeat the S£rah
of al-Taw¦¢d ten times, and then repeat the S£rah of al-Tak¡thur (No. 102) one
time.
At the fourth Rakàh, you may recite the S£rah of al-F¡ti¦ah one time, repeat the
S£rah of al-Taw¦¢d twenty-five times, and then repeat the ªyat al-Kursiy (2:255)
three times.
According to some narrations, Imam Mu¦ammad al-B¡qir (a.s) was born on the
first of Rajab, AH 57. Yet, I believe that his birth was on the third of ¯afar.
The Second of Rajab
Also, some narrations have it that Imam Àl¢ al-H¡d¢ (al-Naq¢) was born on the
second of Rajab, AH 212. He departed life on the third of Rajab, AH 254, in Surra-
man-Ra’a (currently S¡marr¡', in Iraq).
The Tenth of Rajab
On the word of Ibn Àyy¡sh, Imam Mu¦ammad al-Jaw¡d (al-Taq¢) was born on the
tenth of Rajab.
ThThThThe irteenth Night of Rajab
TheTheTheThirteenth
It is recommended to offer a certain prayer on each of the White Nights (i.e. the
thirteenth, fourteenth, and fifteenth nights of each Arabic -lunar- month) in Rajab,
Sha`b¡n, and Rama¤¡n. At the thirteenth night of Rajab, it is recommended to offer
a prayer consisting of two Rakàhs at each of which it is advisable to recite S£rah
of al-F¡ti¦ah once and Surahs of Y¡s¢n (No. 36), al-Mulk (No. 67), and al-Taw¦¢d.
A similar prayer, yet with four Rakàhs and Tasl¢m after each couple of Rakàhs,
should be offered at the fourteenth night. Also, a similar prayer, yet with six
Rakàhs and Tasl¢m after each couple of Rakàhs, should be offered at the fifteenth
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night. In this respect, Imam Ja`far al-¯¡diq (a.s) is reported as saying, “Anyone
who offers these prayers will be awarded the merits of these three months (namely,
Rajab, Sha`b¡n, and Rama¤¡n) and will have all his sins, except polytheism,
forgiven.
The Thirteenth of Rajab
The thirteenth of Rajab is the fist of the White Days on which it is recommended to
observe fasting, according to narrations, so as to win an abundant reward. As for
those who intend to recite the famous Du`¡' Ummi-D¡w£d, they may begin with
observing fasting on this day.
Famously, Imam Àl¢ ibn Ab¢-±¡lib Am¢r al-Mu'min¢n (a.s) was born on the
thirteenth of Rajab inside the Holy Ka`bah thirty years before the Elephant Year.(1)
The Fifteenth Night of Rajab
As concluded from narrations, there are many acts to be advisably performed at the
fifteenth (i.e. half) night of Rajab:
First: Bathing is advisable at this night.
Second: As said by Àll¡mah al-Majlisiy, It is recommended to spend this whole
night with acts of worship.
Third: It is recommended to visit the holy shrine of Imam al-°usayn (a.s) at this
night:
The Elephant Year (`ªm al-F¢l) is the year that witnessed the famous, miraculous story
(1)
of the tiny birds that destroyed the formidable army of Abraha, the viceroy of the
Abyssinian king, who intended to destroy the Holy Ka`bah. In this very year, the Holy
Prophet, Mu¦ammad (a.s), was born.
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ZIYARAH OF IMAM AL-HUSAYN ON THE FIFTEENTH NIGHT OF R.AJAB:
Shaykh al-Mufid has mentioned in his book of 'al-Mazar' a special form of
ziyârah that is said at visiting the holy tomb of Imam al-Husayn at this night, which
is called ' al-Ghufaylah (the neglected night)" because the majority of people are
unmindful of the merit of this night.
When you want to visit Imam al-Husayn's tomb at this night, you may enter the
holy mausoleum and repeat the following statement three times:
Allah is the Greatest. allahu akbar.
Then, you may stop at the tomb and say the following:
Peace be upon you (all);
alssalamu ' alaykum
O the Household of tá)t JT 13 I&í* WUl
yâ âla allâhi
Allah.
Peace be upon you (all); alssalamu ' alaykum
tJjl íjk^ 13 fòLi\
O the elite of Allah. yâ safwata allâhi
Peace be upon you (all); alssalâmu ' alaykum °ry> aJS\ 5jJ> \j fëÁí '^KL\\
O the best of Allah's yâ khiyarata allâhi
creatures. min khalqihi
Peace be upon you (all); 5íl J \ 3 pÉZl Hp ^ tJ\
alssalâmu ' alaykum
O the masters of all
yâ sâdata alssâdâti
masters.
<.Cj\^Úi\ òjÚ 13 I&Íp WUl
O the lions of jungles. yâ luyûtha alghâbâti
íi\s?ji\ jí&> 13 i^LS\
O the arks of redemption. yâ sufuna alnnajati
Peace be upon you; 0 alssalâmu 'alayka yâ L3j L3 dLJlí. ^LíJl
Abu- v Abdullah al- abâ abdillâhi
Husayn. alhusayni
Peace and Allah's mercy
and blessings be upon
wâritha ' ilmi alanbyâ'i
you; O the inheritor of
wa rahmatu allâhi wa
the knowledge of the
barakâtuhu
Prophets.
inheritor of Adam, the wâritha âdama
elite of Allah. safwati allâhi
inheritor of Noah, the wâritha nûhin nabiyy
Prophet of Allah. allâhi
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Peace be upon you; O alssalâmu ' alayka yâ
Abraham, the intimate wâritha ibràhïma
friend of Allah. khalîli allâhi
inheritor of Ishmael, the
wâritha ismâ'ïla
slaughtered by Allah's
dhabïhi allâhi
order.
inheritor of Moses, the wâritha mùsâ kalïmi
spoken by Allah. allâhi
inheritor of Jésus, the wâritha ' ïsâ rùhi
spirit from Allah. allâhi
inheritor of Muhammad,
wâritha muhammadin
the dearly beloved by
habïbi allâhi
Allah.
son of Muhammad, the yabna muhammadin
Chosen Prophet. almustafâ
alssalâmu ' alayka
son of vAlî, the Pleased. yabna 'aliyy
almurtadâ
son of Fâtimah, the yabna fâtimata
Luminous. alzzrâ'i
son of Khadîjah, the yabna khadïjata
grand lady. alkubrâ
martyr and the son of the shahïdu abna
martyr. alshshahïdi
slain and the son of the
qatïlu abna alqatïli
slain.
saint and the son of the waliyy allâhi wabna
saint. waliyyhi
argument of Allah and hujjata allâhi wabna
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the son of His argument hujjatihi ' ala khalqihi
against His créatures.
established the prayers, aqamta alssalata
And you gave the zakât, wa âtayta alzzkata
And you enjoined the
wa amarta bilma'rùfi
right,
And you forbade the wa nahayta ' ani
wrong, almunkari
And you were deprived of wa ruziita biwal-
your parents, idayka
And you strove against
wa jâhadta ' aduwka
your enemies.
And I bear witness that
wa ash-hadu annaka
you can now hear the
tasma ' u alkalâma
speech,
And you can answer
wa taruddu aljawâba
back,
And you are verily the
wa annaka habïbu
beloved of Allah and His
allâhi wa khalîluhu wa
intimate friend and
najïbuhu
selected servant
And His élite and the son wa safiyyuhu wabnu
of His élite. safiyyihi
0 my master and the son yâ mawlâiya wabna
of my master: mawlâiya
1 am visiting you,
because of my eagerness zurtuka mushtâqan
to you,
So, (please) my master:
fakun IT shafT an ila
be my intercéder before
allâhi yâ sayyidï
Allah,
And I also seek the
intercession of your wa astashfi ' u ilâ
grandfather, the Master allâhi bijaddka sayyidi
of the Prophets, before alnnabiyyïna
Allah,
And I seek the wa bi-abïka sayyidi
intercession of your alwasiyyïna
father, the Master of the
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Prophets' Successors,
And I seek the
wa bi'ummka fâtimata
intercession of your
sayyidati nisâ'i
mother, the Doyenne of
al ' âlamïna
the women of the worlds.
Verily, may Allah curse alâ la ' ana allâhu
those who slew you qâtilîka
And may Allah curse wa la'ana allâhu
those who wronged you zàlimïka
And may Allah curse
those who deprived you wa la'ana allâhu
(of your right) and those sâlibïka wa
who hated you from the mubghidïka mina al- I
past and the coming awwalïna wal-âkhirìna
generations.
wa sallâ allâhu ' alâ
upon our master,
sayyidinâ
Muhammad, and upon
his Household—the
alttayyibïna alttâhirïna
immaculate and pure.
You may then kiss the holy tomb and direct towards the tomb of "Ali ibn al-
Husayn (a.s) in order to visit him. You may say the following there:
Peace be upon you; O my alssalâmu ' alayka yâ
master and the son of my mawlâiya wabna
master. mawlâiya tCsìy
May Allah curse those
la ' ana allâhu qâtilîka
who slew you.
And may Allah curse wa la'ana allâhu
those who wronged you. zàlimïka
Verily, I seek nearness to
innï ataqarrabu ilâ
Allah through my visiting
allâhi biziyâratikum
you and showing my love
wa bimahabbatikum *>5
for you (all).
And I release myself
wa abra'u ilâ allâhi
before Allah from your
min a ' dâ'ikum
enemies.
wa alssalâmu ' alayka
Peace and Allah's mercy
yâ mawlâiya wa
and blessings be upon
rahmatu allâhi wa
you, O my master.
barakâtuhu
You may then walk to the tombs of the martyrs—pleasure of Allah be upon them
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and stop there and say the following:
Peace be upon the soûls alssalàmu ' alâ al-
that are residing near the arwâhi almunïkhati
tomb of Abù-vAbdullâh biqabri aby ' abdillâhi
al-Husayn. alhusayni
alssalàmu ' alaykum
Peace be upon you (ail);
yâ tâhirina mina
O the purified from filth.
alddanasi
Peace be upon you (ail); alssalàmu ' alaykum
O the well-guided ones. yâ mahdiyyûna
Peace be upon you (ail); alssalàmu ' alaykum
O the pious ones to Allah. yâ abràra allâhi
Peace be upon you and alssalàmu ' alaykum
ìJjìjJs J&'3 fëjí. pJJ\
upon the angels wa 'alâ almalâ'ikati
surrounding ail your alhâffina biqubGrikum
graves. ajma 'ïna
May Allah gather us with jama ' anâ allâhu wa
you in the center of His 'iyyàkum fî mustaqarri
mercy, rahmatihi
And under His Throne.
wa tahta ' arshihi
Verily, He is the most
innahu arhamu
alrràhimïna
show mercy.
Peace and Allah's mercy wa alssalàmu
You may then walk to the holy mausoleum of al-'Abbâs, son of Amïr al-Mu'minïn,
peace be upon both of them. When you reach there, you may stop at the gâte of the
dome and say the following:
salâmu allâhi wa
Peace of Allah and Peace
salàmu malâ'ikatihi
of His favorite angels,
almuqarrabïna
His commissioned wa anbiyâ'ihi
prophets, almursalïna
His righteous servants, wa ' ibadihi alssalihïna
wa jamT" i
ail the martyrs, and ail
alshshuhadâ'i wal-
the veracious (ones),
ssiddïqïna
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blessings that come and alttayyibatu fima
go, taghtady wa tarGhu
be upon you; son of Amir
* alayka yabna amïri
al-Mu'minïn (chief of the
almu 'minïna
faithful ones).
I testify to you of
ash-hadu laka si\i
submission (to the will of
bilttaslTmi wal-ttasdTqi
Allah), honest acceptance
wal-wafâ'i
as true, loyalty,
and sincerity with regard
wal-nnasThati likhalafi
to the descendant of the
alnnabiyyi sallâ allâhu
commissioned Prophet-
* alayhi wa âlihi
almursali
him and his Household—
the chosen grandson (of
wal-ssibti almuntajabi
the Prophet),
the well knowledgeable
guide (to the true wal-ddalTIi al ' âlimi
religion),
wal-wasiyyi
the conveying successor,
almuballighi
and the wrongfully
oppressed one. (Namely, wal-mazlûmi
Imam al-Husayn ibn almuhtadami
vAlî).
So, Allah may reward you

fajazaka allahu 'an ^Js j*j aJj^j ÚS\ à\£à
on behalf of His
rasGlihi wa ' an amTri
Messenger, Amîr al-
almu'minîna
Mu'minïn,
wa ' ani alhasani wal-
Al-Hasan and al-Husayn
husayni
peace of Allah be upon salawâtu allâhi
them, * alayhim
With the best reward for
your steadfastness, afdala aljazâ'i bimâ
dedication (to the sake of sabarta wâhtasabta
Allah), and support (for wa a ' anta
the right party).
Very excellent be the fani'ma 'uqba
reward of the eternal life. alddâri
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Allah's curse be on him la ' ana allahu man
láÚÚ ji JÍÍ
who killed you. qatalaka
And Allah's curse be on
wa la ' ana allâhu man
him who omitted your
jahila haqqaka
right,
And belittled your wastakhaffa
sanctity. bihurmatika
him who precluded you wa la ' ana allâhu man &3 iA^rf jLí- j-í iíil jiíj
from having from the hâla baynaka wa
water of the River bayna mâ'i alfurâti
Euphrates.
I testify that you were ash-hadu annaka
killed wrongfully, qutilta mazlûman
and that Allah will verily wa ann allâha
fulfill His promise that munjizun lakum mâ
He made with you. wa ' adakum
Son of Amîr al-
jiituka yabna amïri
Mu'minîn: I have come to
almu 'minïna wâfidan
you to présent myself
ilaykum
before you.
My heart is submissive to wa qalby musallimun
you and is following you. lakum wa tâbi ' un
And I am your follower. wa anâ lakum tâbi" un
I am ready to support wa nusraty lakum S í , , , j»í . >
you mu' addatun
until Allah décides for hattâ yahkuma allâhu
me. He is surely the Best wa huwa khayru
of ail who décidé. alhâkimïna
I am verily with you, not fama'akum ma'akum
with your enemy. lâ ma 'a ' aduwwikum
I am one of those who innï bikum wa
believe in you and believe bi'yâbikum mina
in your Return. almu 'minïna
I also one of those who wa biman khâlafakum
deny your opposites and wa qatalakum mina
killers. alkâfirìna
Allah may kill the group
qatala allâhu
who killed you with ^jj'Vb îciá lit iÍJl Jdí
'ummatan qatalatkum
hands and tongues (by
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giving orders of killing bil-aydy wal-alsuni
you.)
You may then enter, throw yourself on the tomb, and say:
Peace be upon you; the alssalâmu ' alayka
righteous servant (of ayyuhâ al'abdu
Allah), alssâlihu
the obedient to Allah, His almutr u lillâhi wa
Messenger, Amîr al- lirasûlihi wa liamïri
Mu'minîn, almu 'minïna
al-Hasan, and al-Husayn, wal-hasani wal-
peace and greetings of husayni sallâ allâhu
Allah be upon them. ' alayhim wa sallama
alssalâmu ' alayka wa a_JÍJ( L-i^jj dL_iíí. ^ljji
Peace, Allah's mercy,
rahmatu allâhi wa
blessings,
barakàtuhu
forgiveness, and
wa maghfiratuhu wa
gratifications be upon
ridwànuhu wa ' alâ
you, your soul, and your
rûhika wa badanika
body.
I testify, and call Allah to ash-hadu wa
witness, that you abided a'ushhidu allâha
by the same course that annaka madayta "alâ
was taken by the warriors mâ madâ bihi
of (the battle of) Badr albadriyyûna
and the strivers for wal-mujâhidûna fi
Allah's sake sabïli allâhi
who faithfully served
almunâsihùna lahu fî
Him in the battlefields
jihâdi a ' dâ'ihi
against His enemies,
did their bests for almubâlighùna fî
supporting His disciples, nusrati awliyâ'ihi
and defended His aldhdhâbbûna 'an
intimate ones. ahibbâ'ihi
So, Allah may reward you fajazâka allâhu afdala
the best, aljazâ'i
the maximum, wa akthara aljazâ'i
the most abundant, wa awfara aljazâ'i

and the most conclusive wa awfâ jazâ'i ahadin
mimmn wa fâ ^ LS-9JÎS
reward that He may give
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to anyone who fulfills his bibay ' atihi
homage,
answers the call (of the wâstajâba lahu
religion), da'watahu
and obeys his (divinely wa atâ ' a wulata
.oj>í SVj çtáj
elected) leaders. amrihi
I testify thaï you served
ash-hadu annaka qad
(the Lord) extremely
bâlaghta fî alnnasïhati
sincerely
and exerted ail your wa a'tayta ghâiyata
efforts (in this regard). almajhGdi
Allah may attach you to faba'athaka allâhu fî
the martyrs, alshshuhadâ'i
wa ja' ala rûhaka
add your soul to the soûls çsy c—4 ^jj j—**3
ma ' a arwâhi
of the happy ones,
alssu ' adâ'i
wa a'tâka min
give you the largest
jinânihi afsahahâ
abode in His Paradise
manzilan
and the most handsome
wa afdalahâ ghurafan
room,
exalt your mention in
wa rasa' a dhikraka fî
' Illiyyîn (the most
* illiyyîna
elevated position),
wa hasharaka ma' a
join you to the Prophets,
alnnabiyyîna wal-
the veracious (ones)
ssiddîqîna
The martyrs, and the wal-shshuhadâ'i wal-
righteous (ones). ssâlihïna
Very excellent is the
wa hasuna 'ulâ'ika
companionship of such .Ifij dJUJjî Cr"^3
rafíqan
ones.
I testify that you did not
ash-hadu annaka lam
lag behind and did not
tahin wa lam tankul
turn away the face,
and that you lest this lise wa annaka madayta
with full awareness of the * alâ basïratin min
truth, amrika
following the examples of muqtadiyan
the righteous ones bilssàlihïna
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and sticking to the wa muttbi ' an
Prophets. lilnnbiyyTna
So, Allah may gather us fajama ' a allàhu
with you, baynanâ wa baynaka
His Messenger, and His wa bayna rasGlihi wa
disciples awliyâ'ihi
in the abodes of those
fi manazili
who practiced humbly
almukhbitïna
(with their Lord).
He is certainly the most
fa'innahu arhamu
Merciful of all the
alrràhimïna
merciful ones.
It is expedient to say this form of ziyârah while standing behind the holy tomb and
facing the kiblah direction, as is also advised by Shaykh al-Tusiy in his book of
'Tahdhïb al-Ahkâm'''.
You may then enter, throw yourself on the tomb, and say the following while
facing the kiblah direction:
Peace be upon you; O the alssalamu 'alaykha j \ ffi ,iy w £J|
righteous servant (of ayyuhàaTabd
Allah). alssàlihu -jJ&ll
According to the previously mentioned narration, the ziyârah of al-'Abbas (a.s)
ends here. But Sayyid Ibn Tawus and Shaykh al-Mufid, as well as other scholars,
have added the following:
You may then turn to the side of the head and offer a two-Rak'ah prayer.
Afterwards, you may offer prayers as many as you wish. You may also supplicate
Almighty Allah earnestly. After these prayers, you may say the following:
blessings upon allàhumma salli ' alâ Jïj xJ^J> ^-Xs. ^4AJl
Muhammad.
and do not leave for me, wa là tada ' IT fi hâdhâ
in this honored place and almakâni almukarrami
glorified shrine, any sin wal-mash-hadi LJi pJòíáS\ ^»jJUJl
(that I did) without almu ' azzami dhanban
forgiveness, ilia ghafartahu
wa là hamman ilia
any care without relief,
farrjtahu
wa là maradan ilia
any illness without cure,
shafaytahu
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any defect with covering wa la 'ayban illa
up, satartahu
any (source of)
wa la rizqan illa
sustenance without
basattahu
expansion,
any item of terror wa lâ khawfan illâ
without pacification, âmantahu
any disunity without wa lâ shamlan illâ
reunification, jama'tahu
any absent one without wa lâ ghâ'iban illâ
guarding and hafiztahu wa
approaching (him to me), adnaytahu
and any single need,
wa lâ hâjatan min
among the many needs of
hawâ'iji alddunyâ
this lise as well as the lise
wal-âkhirati
to come,
whose settlement
achieves your laka fîha ridan wa liya
gratification and my fîhâ salâhun
good,
without settlement. O He
illa qadaytaha ya
Who is the most Merciful
arhama alrrâhimïna
of ail the merciful ones.
You may then return to the tomb, stop at the side of the legs, and say the following:
Peace be upon you; O
abâ alfadli al ' abbâsa
Abu'l-Fadl aKAbbâs,
ibna amïri
son of Amîr al-Mu'minîn.
almu 'minïna
Peace be upon you, son
alssalâmu ' alayka
of the chief of the
yabna sayyidi
Successors (of the
alwasiyyïna
Prophets.)
Peace be upon you, son alssalâmu ' alayka
of the foremost to (the yabna awwali alqawmi
embracement of) Islam, islâman
the first one who believed wa aqdamihim
(in Allah), 'ïmânan
the best one who served wa aqwamihim bidïni
the religion of Allah, allâhi
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Islam. islami
I testify that you served
ash-hadu laqad
Allah, His Messenger,
nasahta lillâhi wa
and your brother
lirasûlihi wa li-akhTka
sincerely.
You were the most
fani ' ma alakhu
excellent consoling
almuwâsT
brother.
So, Allah's curse be on fala'ana allâhu
the group who killed you. "ummatan qatalatka
wa la'ana allâhu
the group who wronged
'ummatan zalamatka
you.
And Allah's curse be on wa la'ana allâhu
the group who violated 'ummatan astahallat
your sanctities minka almahârima
and infringed the wantahakat hurmata
sanctity of Islam. al-islâmi
You were the most
fani ' ma alssâbiru
excellent steadfast
almujâhidu
fighter,
protector, supporter, almuhâmy alnnâsiru
and brother who wal-akhu alddâfi ' u
defended his brother, 'an akhïhi
responded to the almujïbu ilâ tâ ' ati
obedience to his Lord, rabbhi
and worked desirably for alrrâghibu fímâ
gaining the abundant zahida fíhi ghayruhu
reward, which others mina alththwâbi
refused, aljazîli
and the nice tribute. wal-ththnâ'i aljamïli
So, Allah may attach you
wa alhaqaka allâhu
to the rank of your
bidarajati âbâ'ika fi
fathers in the gardens of
jannâti alnna'ïmi
bliss.
O Allah, I have done the allâhumma innï
pilgrimage to Your ta ' arrdtu liziyârati
disciples out of my desire awliyâ'ika raghbatan
for (winning) your fi thawâbika
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reward
and my wish to recognize wa raja an J—0*3 &— i\—rjj
You and Your abundant limaghfiratika wa jazïli
benevolence. ihsânika
So, I implore to You to
fas'aluka an tusalliya
send Your blessings to
'alâ muhammadin wa
Muhammad and his íjjjAÚai\ 4JT3
âlihi alttàhirïna
immaculate Household
and make my sustenance,
wa an taj'ala rizqy
by their intercession,
bihim dârran
flow copiously,
wa ' ayshy bihim
my living delightful,
qârran
my pilgrimage wa ziyàraty bihim
rewardable, maqbGlatan
wa hayâty bihim
and my life pleasant.
tayyibatan
And make me take to the
wa adrijny idràja
conduct of the honored 1 t'3s) yd4^!s
almukramïna
ones
and make me one of
those who, as returning waj' alny mimman H Cr^t
?J^j Cri
from the pilgrimage to yanqalibu min ziyàrati
the tombs of Your mashâhidi ahibbà'ika
beloved ones,
win success and
muflihan munjihan
prosperity
and deserve forgiveness qad istawjaba
of sins, ghufràna aldhdhunûbi
covering up of defects, wa satra al ' uyûbi
and relief of disasters wa kashfa alkurGbi

You are surely worthy of
innaka ahlu alttaqwa
being feared and worthy
wa ahlu almaghfirati
of forgiving.
If you intend to take leave, you may approach the holy tomb and say the following,
which has been reported from Abu-Hamzah al-Thamâliy, and other scholars have
referred to it:
I seek, through you, the astawdi ' uka allâha
guard and custody of wa astar Tka
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Allah
and I say: Peace be to wa aqra'u ' alayka
you. alssalâma
We have believed in
Allah and in His àmannà billâhi wa
Messenger and in His birasGlihi wa bikitâbihi
Book
and in that which he wa bimâ jâ'a bihi min
conveyed from Allah. ' indi allâhi
O Allah, record our
allâhumma faktubnâ
names with the
ma'a alshshàhidïna
witnesses.
O Allah, do not decide allâhumma lâ
this pilgrimage to the taj' alhu àkhira
tomb of the son of Your al ' ahdi min ziyàraty
Messenger's brother the qabra abni akhy
last one. rasGlika
Peace be upon him (i.e.
sallâ allâhu ' alayhi
the Messenger) and upon
wa âlihi
his Household.
Grant me opportunities
warzuqny ziyâratahu
to visit him so long as
abadan mâ abqaytanï
You keep me alive,
and join me to him and wahshurny ma'ahu es-? tr^y 2r*i ^ Jj-^'j
his fathers in the gardens wa ma ' a âbâ'ihi fi
of Paradise, aljinâni
and introduce me to him, wa ' arrif bayny wa
^>-3 ù*<3 *^HÌ ls^ ^J*3
to Your Messenger, and baynahu wa bayna
to Your disciples. rasûlika wa awliyâ'ika
O Allah, send Your
allâhumma salli ' alâ Jïj J-^Ài ^ ^ £_$AJl
blessings to Muhammad
muhammadin wa âli
and the Household of
muhammadin
Muhammad
and take me to you
wa tawaffany ' alâ
abiding by the believing
allmâni bika
in You,
giving credence to Your
wal-ttasdïqi birasûlika
Messenger,
being faithful to vAlî ibn
wal-wilâyati li * aliyyi
Abù-Tâlib and the Imams bni aby tâlibin wal-
w w
from his progeny; a'immati min wuldihi cojjj °y»
And disavowing their wal-barâ'ati min

enemy. ' aduwwihim
My Lord, I have accepted fa'innï qad radïtu ya .... , , „ .« *<
such. rabby bidhlika ' > ^ - **"
Allah may send blessings
wa sallâ allâhu 'alà JTj jJ^J, ^ Uh Jl_^J
to Muhammad and the
, muhammadin wa ali
Household 01 , ,.
. . muhammadin
Muhammad.
You may then pray Almighty Allah for yourself, your parents, the faithful
believers, and the Muslims. You may choose any statement of supplication you
like.
Fourth: It is also recommended to offer the six Rak'ah prayer previously
mentioned within the acts of the thirteenth night.
Fifth: It is recommended to offer a prayer consisting of thirty Rak'ahs in each of
which one should recite Surah of al-Fâtlhah one time and Surah of al-Tawhld ten
times. Sayyid Ibn Tâwus has reported this prayer from the Holy Prophet (a.s) with
an abundant reward.
Sixth: It is recommended to offer another prayer consisting of twelve Rak'ahs in
each of which one should recite Surahs of al-Fâtihah, al-Tawhld, al-Falaq, al-Nâs,
Àyat al-Kursly, and al-Qadr four times EACH. After accomplishing the prayer, one
should repeat the following invocation four times:
Allah, Allah is my Lord. I
. . allahu allahu rabby la * \ . i , „ >%.>">.,
do. not associate anyone a , ushriku
, ., ,bihi
., . shay
, , an tu^ <u
" ij-al
-t ^) ^J
, j5 <UJ( <UJl
with Him
and I do not betake any wa lâ attkhidhu min * . . , „
Master other than Him. dunihi wa liyyan "v "v ^ - J
One may then submit his requests.
Sayyid Ibn Tâwus has narrated this prayer in this form from Imam Ja'far al-Sâdiq
(a.s) although Shaykh al-Tusiy, in 'Misbah al-Mutahajjid' , has mentioned that
Dâwûd ibn Sarhân narrated that Imam Ja'far al-Sâdiq (a.s) said the following:
On the fifteenth night of Rajab, you may offer a twelve Rak'ah prayer in each
Rak'ah of which you may recite Surah of al-Fâtlhah and any other Surah. When
you finish, you may recite Surah of al-Fâtlhah, al-Falaq, al-Nâs, al-Tawhld, and
Àyat al-Kursly each four times. After that, you may repeat the following invocation
four times:
All glory be to Allah; subhâna allàhi, caJJi Jlstli
and All praise be to Allah; walhamdu lillâhi, caÍJ liáJlj

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and there is no god save wg M_ha a||_ ^^ ^

Allah; * * J
and Allah is the Greatest. wallâhu akbaru áiJlj

Then, you may say the following:
Allah, Allah is my Lord. I
. . allahu allahu rabby la * \ .i , „
do not associate anyone a , ushriku
, ., ,bihi
., . shayian,
, i«~s» <u
" -t z ^J
, jj <uJi <UJl
with Him.
Only shall that which _ , _,
. ... . wa ma sha a allahu, t<UJ( çLs Ua
Allah wills happen.
There is no power save ,_ ^
■ i i i la quwwata ilia billahi ,. „ iei ..
with Allah, the Most ,. ,. ,. . . *-ià*Jl *J£)l <dJb o*3 *j
TT. . . ... al aliyy al azimi t ' ^ ' - ^
High, the All-great.
The same prayer may be offered at the twenty-seventh night of Rajab.
THE FIFTEENTH OF RAJAB

On this blessed day, the following acts may be advisably carried out:
First: It is recommended to bathe oneself on this day.
Second: It is also recommended to visit the Holy Shrine of Imam al-Husayn (a.s)
on this day. In this respect, Abu-Nasr is reported to have narrated that he asked
Imam al-Ridâ (a.s) about the best times of visiting Imam al-Husayn (a.s). The
Imam (a.s) answered, "The best times are the fifteenth of Rajab and the fifteenth of
Sha'bân."*1'
Third: It is recommended to offer the famous Salât Salman in the form which has
been previously mentioned within the acts of the first of Rajab.
Fourth: One may offer a four Rak'ah prayer after the accomplishment of which,
one may extend the hands and recite the following invocation:
O Allah: O He Who allâhumma yâ
humiliates all the tyrants: mudhilla kulli jabbâr,
O He Who dignifies the wa yâ mu ' izza
believers: almu'minïna,
verily, You are my Shelter anta kahfy hïna
when all courses mislead tu ' iyyny
me. almadhâhibu,
And You are the Maker of
wa anta bariiu khalqy s , ,\, , , , »i
my creation out oi
of Your
Youi . t
rahmatan bi, t, j <u^-jJ ^
, M?- tJiH
•> CJiaJ
having mercy upon me,
1 The previously mentioned form of ziyarah at the fifteenth night of Rajab can be also
said during the ziyârah of Imam al-Husayn (a.s) on the fifteenth of Rajab.
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while You have never wa qad kunta ' an
needed to create me. khalqy ghaniyyan,
Were it not for Your wa lawlâ rahmatuka
mercy, I would be of lakuntu mina
those who perish. alhàlikïna,
And You are my backer wa anta mu 'ayyidy lp j ^flJb C ilj

against my enemies, bilnnsri 'alâ a'dâ'y,
and were it not for Your wa lawlâ nasruka

support, I would be of iiyyâiya lakuntu mina
those who are exposed. almafdûhïna,
O He Who send mercy yà mursila alrrhmati
from its origin: min ma'âdinihâ,
O He Who originates wa munshiia
blessings from their albarakati min
centers: mawàdi ' ihà,
O He Who has given
Himself exclusively yâ man khass nafsahu
bilshshmûkhi wal- ^J)'o '"llj 4_ fij jtf—5" °j-J> l—i
disdain and elevation;
therefore, Your saints are rrf ' ati fawlïàu 'uhu
feeling dignified out of bi * izzi yata * azzzûna,
Your Honor.
0 He for Whom all kings wa yâ man wada' at
have put the yoke of lahu almulGku nïra
humiliation on their almadhallati ' alâ
necks; they are therefore a'nâqihim fahum min
fearful of His supremacy. satawâtihi khâ'ifûna,
1 pray You in the name of asaluka
Your Entity from which bikaynGniyyatika
You have derived Your allaty ashtaqaqtahâ
Pride; min kibrïâ'ika,
and I pray You in the
wa asaluka bikibrïâ'ika
name of Your Pride from
allaty ashtaqaqtahâ
which You have derived
min 'izzatika,
Your Dignity;
name of Your Dignity by wa asaluk abi'izztika
which You have been allaty astawayta bihâ
firmly established on the ' alâ 'arshika
throne of authority
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and You have thus
fakhalaqta biha
created all Your creatures
jamT'a khalqika
who are,
as a result, submissive to fahum laka
You- mudh' inGna
I pray You to send
an tusalliya ' alâ
blessings upon
muhammadin wa ahli .<uli JÂÎj AXái ^Js- Qôj JÎ
Muhammad and upon his
baytihi.
Household.
According to a Hadith, Any aggrieved person who says this invocation shall have
his grief released by Almighty Allah.
Dlf À' UMMI-DAWOD

Fifth: The most important act on this day is to say the famous supplication known
as Disâ' Ummi-Dâwûd. This great supplication brings about innumerable rewards
some of which is that it achieves settlement of needs, relieving of anguishes, and
saving from the persecutions of the wrongdoers.
In the word of Shaykh al-Tusiy, in his book of 'Misbah al-Mutahajjid,'' one who
intend to do this act is required to observe fasting on the thirteenth, fourteenth, and
fifteenth days of Rajab. At the midday of the fifteenth, one should bathe himself.
After midday, one should offer the obligatory Zuhr and "Asr Prayers so excellently
that one should do all the parts perfectly. It is advisable to be in a vacant place so
as not to be engaged with anything and not to be addressed by anyone. When the
(obligatory) prayer is accomplished, one should face the kiblah and recite Surah of
al-Fâtihah one hundred times, Surah of al-Tawhld one hundred times, and Àyat al-
Kursiy ten times. Afterward, Surahs of al-An "am (No. 6), al-lsra' (also called Banl-
Isrâ'ïl; No. 17), al-Kahf (No. 18), Luqmân (No. 31), Yâsln (No. 36), al-Sâffât (No.
37), al-Zukhruf(No. 43), al-Shûrâ (No. 42), Al-Dukhân (No. 44), al-Fath (No. 48),
al-WâqVah (No. 56), al-Mulk (No. 67), al-Qalam (No. 68), al-Inshiqâq (No. 84)
and all the Surahs following up to the end of the Holy Qur'ân.
After reciting all these Surahs, one may, still facing the kiblah, recite the following:
True are the words of
sadaqa allahu aTazTmu
Allah, the All-great,
there is no god save Him, alladhy la ilaha ilia huwa ji Vj ti\ V tfiíl
the Ever-living, the
alhayyu alqayyumu
Eternal,
The Lord of Majesty and
dhul-jalali wal-ikrami
Honor
the All-beneficent, the
alrrahman alrrahïmu
All-merciful
m
the Forbearing, the All-

alhalïmu alkarìmu
generous;
alladhy laysa kamithlihi
there is nothing like Him,
shay'un
and He is the All-hearing, wa huwa alssmï' u
the All-knowing, al ' alïmu
the All-seeing, the All-
albasïru alkhabïru
aware.
Allah bears witness that shahida allâhu annhu lâ
}a *)) V âSî ilJi x&
there is no god but He, ilâha illâ huwa
and (so do) the angels
wal-malâ'ikatu wa ulG
and those possessed of
al ' ilmi
knowledge,
maintaining His création
qâ'iman bilqisti kM.il b UJlS
with justice;
there is no god but He, lâ ilâha illâ huwa
(jfe&ij'l jijíò\ }A Vj U\ V
the Mighty, the Wise. al * azîzu alhakïmu
and His noble
wa ballaghat rusuluhu
Messengers have
alkirâmu
conveyed the mission,
and I am of those who wa ana * alâ dhalika
bear witness to that. mina alshshâhidïna
0 Allah! to You belongs
allâhumma laka alhamdu duit dJU j^íll
praise,
and to You belongs glory, wa laka almajdu
and to You belongs
wa laka al ' izzu
might,
and to You belongs pride, wa laka alfakhru
and to You belongs
wa laka alqahru
suprême power
and to You belong
wlaka alnni ' matu
bounties,
and to You belongs
wa laka al ' azamatu
greatness,
and to You belongs
wa laka alrrahmatu
mercy,
and to You belongs
wa laka almahâbatu
révérence,
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and to You belongs

wa laka alssultânu
sovereignty,
and to You belongs
wa laka albahâ'u
beauty,
and to You belongs
wa laka al-imtinânu
benevolence,
and to You belongs
wa laka alttasbïhu
glorification,
and to You belongs
wa laka alttaqdïsu
holiness,
and to You belongs the
confession of Your being wa laka alttahlîlu
the One and Only God,
and to You belongs the
confession of Your being wa laka alttakbïru
the most Great Lord
and to You belongs that
wa laka mâ yurâ
which is seen,
wa laka mâ lâ yurâ
which is not seen
wa laka mâ fawqa
which is far above the
alssmâwâti al ' ulâ «Jái
high heavens,
wa laka mâ tahta
which is deep down
alththarâ
under the abyss,
and to You belong the
wa laka alaradùna
worlds below the
alssuflâ
heavens,
and to You belong the wa laka alâkhiratu wal-
end and the beginning, ûlâ
wa laka mâ tardâ bihi
and to You is ail thanks
mina alththanâ'i wal-
and ail praise
hamdi
and ail gratitude, and ail
wal-shshukri wal-
bliss as much as it
nni ' mâ'i
pleases You.
0 Allah: (please do) send
blessings on (Archangel)
jabrâlla
Gabriel,
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the trustée on Your

amïnika ' ala wahyika
révélations,
the firm in conveying
wal-qawiyyi ' alâ amrika
Your orders
and the obeyed in Your wal-mutâ ' i fi
heavens and the places samâwâtika wa mahâlli
where Your honoring lies karâmâtika
and the bearer of Your almutahammli
Words, likalimâtika
and the supporter of Your
alnnâsiri li-anbïà'ika
Prophets
and the terminator of
almudammiri lia'dâ'ika .éiss&i J>lú\
Your enemies.
blessings upon
mïkà'ûla
(Archangel) Michael,
the angel of Your mercy, malaki rahmatika
and the one created for
wal-makhlùqi lirafatika
(showing) Your kindness,
and the one seeking
forgiveness and assisting wal-mustaghfiri almiTïni
the people of the liahli tâ' atika
obédience to You.
0 Allah: (please do) send allâhumma salli 'alâ
blessings upon Isrâfîl, isràfïla
the bearer of Your
hàmili ' arshika
Throne,
and the one in charge of
the Trumpet (that
wa sâhibi alssûrï
déclares the Résurrection
Day),
and the one waiting for
almuntaziri liamrika
Your order,
the one apprehensive and alwajili almushfiqi min
fearful of You. khïfatika
blessings upon the pure
hamalati al ' arshi
angels who bear Your
alttàhirîna
Throne,
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and upon the scribes— wa 'ala alssfarati
the noble, alkiràmi
the virtuous, and the
albararati alttiyyibïna
immaculate—
and upon Your angels;
wa ' alâ malâ'ikatika
the virtuous recorders (of
alkiràmi alkàtibïna
the deeds),
and upon the angels of wa ' alâ malâ'ikati
gardens of Paradise, aljinâni
and upon the keepers of
wa khazanati alnnïràni
Hellfire,
and upon the Angel of wa malaki almawti wal-
Death and his assistants; a ' wâni
O the Lord of Majesty
yâ dhaljalâli wal-ikràmi
and Honor.
blessings upon our father
abïnà âdama
Adam:
the foremost of Your
badr i fitratika
création,
whom You honored by
making Your angels alladhy karrmtahu -&£t£à il
prostrate themselves bisujûdi malâ'ikatika
before him,
and whom You allowed to
wa abahtahu janntaka
dwell in Your Paradise.
blessings upon our
a'ummnâ hawwâ'a
mother Eve:
almutahharati mina
the purified from filth,
alrrijsi
almusaffati mina
the cleaned from dirt,
alddanasi
the favorite from among
almufaddlati mina alinsi
the humankind,
the allowed to visit the almutaraddidati bayna
places of sanctity. mahâlli alqudsi
blessings upon Abel and
hàbïla wa shaythin
Shayth
and Idrîs and Noah, wa idrisa wa nuhin
and Hùd and Sâlih wa hûdin wa sâlihin

and Abraham and
wa ibràhïma wa ismâ'Tla
Ishmael,
and Isaac and Jacob, wa ishâqa wa ya'qùba
and Joseph and the
wa yûsufa wal-asbâti
Tribes,
and Lot and ShiTayb wa lûtin wa shu'aybin
and Job and Moses wa aiyyùba wa mûsâ
and Aaron and Joshua wa hàrûna wa yùsha'a
and Micah and al-Khidr, wa mïshâ wal-khidri

and Dhu'l-Qarnayn (the wa dhy alqarnayni wa
two-horned) and Jonah yûnusa
and Elias and Elisha, wa ilyâsa wal-iyasa'a
and Dhu'1-Kifl and Saul, wa dhy alkifli wa tâIGta

wa dâwûda wa
and David and Solomon, j U—U* s ÍJííj
sulaymâna
and Zachariah and
wa zakariyyâ wa sha'yâ
Shayah
and John and Turakh wa yahïâ wa tùrakha oh J^é
and Matthias and
wa mattâ wa irmiyâ
Jeremiah
and Habakkuk and
wa hayqùqa wa dânyâla
Daniel
and Ezra and Jésus wa ' uzayrin wa 'ïsâ
and Simon and Georges wa sham ' Gna wa jirjïsa

and the Apostles and the wal-hawârïyyïna wal-
Followers, atbâ ' i
and Khâlid and Hanzalah wa khâlidin wa hanzalata
and Luqmân. wa luqmâna
0 Allah: (please do) send allâhumma salli 'alâ jïj j^j Jte ^ j^jíii
blessings upon muhammadin wa âli
Muhammad and the muhammadin
Household of
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Muhammad,
and have mercy upon
Muhammad and the warham muhammadan
Household of wa âla muhammadin
Muhammad,
and send benedictions
wa bârik ' alâ
muhammadin wa âli AXái JÏJ AXái ^Js- iijtij
Household of
muhammadin
Muhammad,
in the same way as You
have sent blessings, had
kamâ sallïta wa rahimta cÛj C~i>y C^fi US'
mercy, and send
wa bârakta ' alâ
benedictions upon
ibràhïma wa âli ibràhïma <J J
Abraham and the
Household of Abraham,
You are verily worthy of
innaka hamïdun majïdun
all praise, full of all glory.
O Allah: (please do) send &\ J* jU4Îii
blessings upon the
alawsyâ'i wal-ssu ' adâ'i
Successors: the happy,
the witnesses, and the
wal-shshuhadâ'i wa 0 í 3
leaders to the true
aiimmati alhudâ
guidance.
blessings upon the
Substitutes (whom shall
be given the favor of allàhumma salli 'alâ l)^-5V1 ^—fi j^1'
participating with Imam alabdâli wal-awtâdi
al-Mahdi's campaigns)
and the loftiest
personalities,
and those observing
fasting with devotion,
wal-ssiyyahi wal-'ubbadi
and those who ardently
serve You,
and those whom You
wal-mukhlisïna wal-
have chosen, and the
zzuhhâdi
ascetic servants,
and the people of
wa ahli aljidd wal-
painstaking and
âjtihâdi
hardworking deeds.
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and (please do) give
Muhammad and his wâkhsus muhammadan
Household exclusively wa ahla baytihi biafdali
the best of Your salawâtika
blessings,
and the most abundant of
wa ajzali karamatika
Your favors,
and (please do) convey to
wa ballgh rùhahu wa
his soul and body my
jasadahu minny
greetings and
tahiyyatan wa salâman
compliments,
and give him more
wa zidhu fadlan wa
favors, honor, and UjSj íàjîj *j0a5 âîjj
sharafan wa karaman
esteem,
so that You will make
hatta tuballghahu a' la Juaî Ç>\srjì
him attain the most
elevated ranks of the darajàti ahli alshsharafi
honored ones,
among the Prophets and mina alnnabiyyïna wal-
the Messengers, mursalïna
and the virtuous,
wal-afâdili almuqarrbïna
favorable ones.
allâhumma wa salli 'alâ Jú- *ò^í £4^
blessings upon those
man sammïtu wa man
whose names I have
lam a'usammi
mentioned or I have not,
among Your angels and min malâ'ikatika wa
Prophets anbiyâ'ika
and Messengers and wa rusulika wa ahli
obedient servants. tâ ' atika
and convey my prayers of
wa awsil salawâty
sending blessings to them
ilayhim wa ilâ arwâhihim
and to their soûls,
and make them my
waj'alhum ikhwâny fîka
brethren in You,
and my helpers in my wa a ' wâny ' alâ
praying You. du ' â'ika
O Allah: I seek Your
allâhumma innì
intercession for me to
astashfT u bika ilayka
You,
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and I seek Your honor in wa bikaramika ila

the name of Your honor, karamika
and I seek Your
magnanimity in the name wa bijûdika ilâ jûdika
of Your magnanimity,
and I seek Your mercy in wa birahmatika ilâ
the name of Your mercy, rahmatika
and in the name of the
people of the obédience wa biahli tâ ' atika ilayka .dJÙj dJbtlís JÂbj
to You.
and I thus beseech You, O
Allah, in the name of ail wa asaluk allàhumma àjjfc* M Q&*> j»4JJl diîtliíj
the things by whose bikull mâ salaka bihi ,
names those people have ahadun minhum f-é-^ ^ 9>
besought You,
including the honorable
. . min masalatin shanfatin , „, „-. .< , .íí , ,
requests
. that ìs never .
ghayn ,_,
mardudatin íOiai^
* J J -f «Uj-ì
* ~f <UL—«
* >•
^'
rejected by You,
and ail the responded , . _ , . , ., .
and, non-disappointing
. . wa
. bima
. . da awka ... bihi 5 "w
^ i5â_èí
^j->--> L_SjS
>-<hj
. , , min da watin mujabatin
rprayers
. . . that they have ,
ghayn ., ., ..
mukhayyibatin ,2'*i,i js*
'^s^ "í, iíiìì
asked from You
O Allah: O the Ail- . . .
, r- ~ ! »n Ya allahu ya rahmnu ya 'íi,
beneficent; O the Ail- . .
rahimu i-s-j
> 'J Ç ^ J Ç aJJí 13
mercitul;
O the All-forbearing; O - , ,- - , -
°. ya hahmu ya kanmu ya , ,, , , ., ,,
the All-generous;
o O the . azimu
. i-Sà*
» ' 13 ijistí
ns • IJU-
r-' 13
All-great;
O the All-maiestic; O the _ -, -
Bestower; O the Ail- ya
y Jìa 1 u ya
1 .,muni u ya
Y 5~»ir 13 'Li 13 ^ 13
' jamilu <-rr^ " íJ7r " lj*r "
munificent;
O the Surety; O the . . _. _ , -, -
, ,, , ya kan u ya wa ki u ya , , . „ , , .>
Dependable; O the ^13^13^13
Rescuer;
O the Protector; O the
ya mujTru ya khabïru 'jJr- 13 13
All-aware;
O the All-luminous; O the
Eradicator (of the yâ munïru yâ mubïru J-J 13 J-ii 13
wrongdoers);
O the Shielding; O the yâ manï' u yâ mudïlu yâ ìt, ^ ^ 13 J
Grantor of victory; O the muhïlu . Ji,
Assuring;
0 the All-big; 0 the All- ya kabïru ya qadïru ya
powerful; 0 the All-seer; basïru
0 the most Ready to
appreciate (servitude); 0 yâ shakûru yâ barru
the All-benign;
0 the Source of purity; 0
yâ tuhru yâ tâhiru
the All-pure;
0 the Omnipotent; 0 the
yâ qâhiru yâ zâhiru jA& 15 j*lâ 15
Evident;
0 the Immanent; 0 the
yâ bâtinu yâ sâtiru
Concealer;
0 the All-encompassing;
yâ muhïtu yâ muqtadiru
0 the All-prevailing;
0 the All-guarding; 0 the yâ hafîzu yâ
Invincible; mutajabbiru
0 the Nigh; 0 the Loving; yâ qarìbu yâ wadûdu
0 the All-praised; 0 the ' ' f ' 'f
yâ hamïdu yâ majïdu
full of ail glory;
0 the Originator; 0
yâ mubdiiu yâ mu'ïdu
Reproducer; 0 the
yâ shahïdu
Witness;
0 the All-liberal; 0 the
yâ muhsinu yâ mujmilu >iy^?j> g £j~*p*j> g
All-bountiful
0 the Source of ail
bounties; 0 the Doer of yâ murTimuyâ mufdilu J3 6» G pMJ> G
favors
0 the Straitening; 0 the
yâ qâbidu yâ bâsitu Ja~»iG G Jûj\ì G
Enlarger;
0 the Guide; 0 the
yâ hâdy yâ mursilu G çîlá U
Sender;
0 the Director; 0 the yâ murshidu yâ
Leader (to the right); musadddu
0 the Giver; 0 the
yâ mu'ty yâ mâni' u iiU U Jfl*^ g
Forbidder;
0 the Encourager; 0 the
yâ dâfi ' u yâ râfi ' u £9(j 15 ^èré 15
Raiser;
0 the Eternal; 0 the
yâ bâqy yâ wâqy
Shelter;
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O the Creator; O the
yâ khallâqu yâ wahhâbu tjlaj b iSyà- b
Endower;
O the Accepter of
repentance; O the yâ tawwâbu yâ fattâhu b L>\p b
Décider;
O the Donator; O the
yâ naffâhu yâ murtâhu ^yj* b ç\Áj b
Source of rest;
O He Who has in
yâ man biyadihi kullu
possessions the clues of
miftâhin
ail things;
O the Source of profit; O
yâ naffâ'u yâ ra'Gfu yâ
the All-kind O the All- u3jJa£ b e3jjj b Çyû b
' atûfu
sympathetic;
O the Securer; O the
yâ kâfî yâ shâfî ^Úí b J>)£\i
Healer;
O the Curer; O the
yâ mu'âfîyâ mukâfî Jt&> b J^á b
Awarder;
O the Faithful; O the
wafiyyu yâ muhayminu
Dominant;
O the Almighty; O the
yâ ' azïzu yâ jabbâru jU^- b JjJ£ bH
All-potent
O the Superb; the Giver
yâ mutakabbiru yâ
of peace; the Grantor of ^«ji b b ySssi b
salâmu yâ mu 'minu
security;
O the Only One; O the
yâ ahadu yâ samadu .U~? b J&-\ b
Besought of ail;
O the Light; O the
yâ nGru yâ mudabbiru jjJu> b jjj b
Manager (of ail affairs);
O the Single; O the Lone yâ fardu yâ witru yj b á)3 b
O the Holy; O the Giver
yâ quddùsu yâ nâsiru J«^Ú b ^J«A3 b
of victory;
O the Source of
entertainment; O the yâ mu'nisu yâ bâ'ithu
Ojlj b C^frb b j~»J* u
Resurrector; O the yâ wârithu
Inheritor (of ail things);
O the All-knowing; O the
yâ ' âlimu yâ hâkimu
final Judge;
O the Originator; O the
yâ bâdy yâ muta ' âlî juí* b ^ b b
Exalted;
O the Maker of visions; O yâ musawwiru yâ

the Grantor of safety; O musallimu Ç (tf-^» *í *í
the Amiable; yâmutahabbibu
O the Watcher; O the
yâ qâ'imu yâ dâ'imu ^Jú lí ^13 U
Everlasting;
O the Knowing; O the
yâ ' alïmu yâ hakïmu (**^" *í jM* ^
Wise;
O the All-magnanimous;
yâ jawâdu yâ bâri'u £^j\j U Slj^- U
O the Maker;
O the Caring; O the
yâ bârru yâ sârru j^*1^ j^. ^
Source of pleasure;
O the Fair; O the
Distinguisher (between yâ " adlu yâ fâsilu lí Joè U
the right and the wrong);
O the Master; O the Ail- yâ dayyânu yâ hannânu
ùtw U OU?- U Obi \j
nice; O the Favorer; ya mannanu
O the All-hearer; O the
yâ samT ' u yâ badï " u q£> 13 U
best Maker;
O the Observer; O the
ya khafîru ya miTïnu U J^áí- U
Helper;
O the Extender (of
yâ nâshiru yâ ghâfiru jèlè \3 JîÚ U
mercy); O the Forgiver;
O the Eternal; O the ,. _ ....
Alleviator; O the ya
y qadimu
_ ya
y musahhilu
. ,4
>^ k > b-,„ , <■ u-.„
ya muyassiru J u \
Reliever;
O He Who causes to die;
yâ mumïtu yâ muhïy ^ 13 cî 13
O the Grantor of lise;
O the Grantor of benefits;
O the Provider of yâ nâfi ' u yâ râziqu (ijtj lí £àú 13
sustenance;
O the All-competent; O yâ muqtadiru yâ ,'_*-;..í u 'Jcài 13
the Creator of causes; musabbibu • " " J'
O the Aide; O the Grantor . .... _ .

, , ' ya muqhithu yamughny 1, >
of wealth; O the Giver to "ya_ muqny LéJíJi
lst- H- lst
LeMfiH- >^~t?t* k
hold;
O the Creator; O the yâ khâliqu yâ râsidu yâ > u , u , c
Onlooker; O the One; wâhidu ' J " - J ' cr
O the Présent; O the
ya hadiru ya jabiru 13 j-?^" %
Mender;
O the Safeguarding; O the yahafizu ya shadîdu Jjjá 13 Jààtó-U
Firm (in punishment);

O the Aid; O the Donor; yâ ghiyâthu yâ ' â'idu yâ
jsu& U ill* IS ò\£ IS
O the Straitening; qâbidu
O He Who has mounted
to the most elevated yâ man "alâ fâsta'lâ ^Jkslt\3 ^ U
point;
He thus occupies the , , _ . .. . , .,_
. . . fakana bilmanzan ala la i, Jí^l Jàijb OOv3
most exalted site; ° ? '
O He Who has
approached so closely _ ,<-_■- - ,< . ,
ya man qaruba fadana tb^5 ,v u
that He has become the ' ^ "
nearest of all things;
and, at the same time, He
has been so far that He is wa ba ' uda fanaâ i^tíi jJúj
in the furthest point;
and He has known the ...
. . wa alima alssrr wa <.i ,„ , .„
secret and even what is akhfâ 'ls^Ì T"^ j^J
more hidden;
O He to Whom all
management is relegated yâ man ilayhi alttdbïru <(—'J .^H—^ iL_ w '
and to Whom all wa lahu almaqadïru
measures are referred;
O He for Whom the most
wa ya mani al ' asïru
difficult thing is easy and
simple; " alayhi sahlun yasïrun - -
'•jvî
O He Who has power _ , . ._
. . , ya man huwa ala ma ( « ,.« . , ,,
over anything& that He yasha u qadirun ' f-^-i- w.J* 9» w
l? ^ ,v y-
wills;
O He Who sends forth the
yâ mursila alrriyâhi cJ~^* ^
wind;
O He Who causes the
yâ fâliqa alisbâhi tÛZf^fl jjJté IS
dawn to break;
O He Who revives the
yâ bâ'itha alarwâhi '^jjj*^ ^-f^ ^
spirits;
O the Lord of
magnanimity and yâ dhaljûdi wal-ssamâhi tÛíJlj \'s IS
lenience;
O He Who has the power
to restore that which has yâ râdda mâ qad fâta tólè j& U 3tj IS
been missed;
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O He Who resurrects the
ya nashira alamwâti
dead bodies;
O He Who draws together
yâ jâmi ' a alshshatâti
the dispersal;
O He Who provides
yâ ràziqa man yashà'u J~^*t frl
sustenance to whomever
He wants without bighayri hisàbin
measure;
O He Who has the power
wa ya fa'ila ma yasha'u
to do whatever He wills
kayfa yashà'u
however He wills;
O the Lord of Majesty wa yâ dhaljalâli wal-
and Honor; ikràmi
O the Ever-living; O the
yâ hayyu yâ qayyùmu
Eternal;
O He Who existed when
there existed nothing ya hayyan hïna la hayya
else;
O the Ever-living; O the yâ hayyu yâ muhiyya
Reviver of the dead; almawtà
O the Ever-living; there is yâ hayyu lâ ilàha illâ
no god save You; anta
the excellent Maker of
badï'u alssmàwàti wal-
the heavens and the
ardi
earth.
O my God and my
yâ ilàhy wa sayyidy
Master:
(please do) send
blessings upon
sal I i 'ala muhammadin
Muhammad and the
wa âli muhammadin
Household of
Muhammad,
and have mercy upon
Muhammad and the warham muhammadan íjJLpJì Jïj (»u^t« (•■^■j'j
Household of wa âla muhammadin
Muhammad
and send benedictions
wa bârik ' alâ Jïj ^Jí ÍS^LJj
muhammadin wa âli
Household of
muhammadin
Muhammad
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have sent blessings and
kamâ sallayta wa C-i^-jjj £*ÏÁlst LiS
bénédictions and had
bàrakta wa rahimta ' alâ
mercy upon Abraham and
ibràhïma wa âli ibràhïma
the household of
Abraham.
You are verily worthy of
ail praise and full of ail innaka hamïdun majïdun
glory.
and have mercy upon my
wârham dhully wa
humiliation and
fâqaty
neediness,
and upon my poverty and wa faqry wanfirâdy wa
loneliness and aloneness, wahdatì
and my humbleness wa khudG'y bayna
before You yadayka
and my reliance upon
wa ' timâdy ' alayka
You
and my submission
wa tadarr' y ilayka
before You.
I implore You with the
ad'Gka du'à'a alkhâdi'i
imploring of the humble,
aldhdhlîli
the subservient,
the fearful, the scared alkhâshi ' i alkhâ'ifi
the afraid, the misérable, almushfiqi albâ'isi

the modest, the
almahïni alhaqïrï
insignificant,
the hungry, the poor, aljâ'i ' i alfaqïri
the seeker of Your refuge
and the seeker of Your al * à'idhi almustajïri
protection,
the confessing of his sin, almuqirr bidhanbihi
the seeker of Your
almustaghfiri minhu
forgiveness from his sin,
the humble to his Lord; almustakïni lirabbhi
and with the imploration du'â'a man aslamathu
of one whom has been thiqatuhu
disappointed by those
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whom he trusts,
and the one whom is
rejected by his intimate wa rafadathu ahibbatuhu
ones,
and the one whose
catastrophe has been wa ' azumat fajï' atuhu
enormous;
and with the imploration
du'â'a hariqin hazTnin CÀf" <^f" ****
of one burning and sad,
and weak and mortified, da'ïfin mahïnin
and depressed and
bâ'isin mustakïnin
wretched,
and one who is resorting
bika mustajïiïn
to Your shelter.
0 Allah: I also beseech allâhumma wa as-aluka
You for You are the King, bi'annaka malïkun
and for that whatever
wa annka mâ tashâ'u
You will shall definitely
min amrin yakûnu
take place,
and for that You have wa annka ' alâ mâ
power over all things. tashâ'u qadïrun
and I beseech You in the wa asaluk bihurmati
name of this sacred hàdhâ alshshahri
month's holiness, alharàmi
and the Sacred House, wal-bayti alharàmi
and the Sacred Town, wal-baladi alharàmi

and the Rukn (i.e. the
corner of the Holy
Kaabah) and the Maqâm wal-rrukni wal-maqâmi
(i.e. the standing-place of
Prophet Abraham)
and the great rituals, wal-mashâ ' iri aTizâmi
wa bihaqqi nabiyyka
Prophet, Muhammad-
muhammadin 'alayhi wa
peace be upon him and
âlihi alssalâmu
his Household.
0 He Who gave Shayth to yâ man wa haba li-
tlili S-^J 'j* ^.
Adam, âdama shaythan
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and He Who gave
wa li-ibrahïma isma'ïla
Ishmael and Isaac to íi$\prli>\j J-PUîj ^fA\^jÌj
wa ishâqa
Abraham,
and He Who returned wa yâ man radda yùsufa

Joseph to Jacob, * alâ ya ' qùba &0
and He Who relieved Job wa yâ man kashafa

from his harm aster long ba ' da albalâ'i durra
hardships. aiyyûba
O He Who returned yâ râdda mûsâ ' alâ
Moses to his mother, 'ummhi
and He Who increased al- wa zâ'ida alkhidri fi
Khidr with knowledge, * ilmihi
and He Who gave wa yâ man wa haba
Solomon to David, lidâwûda sulaymâna
and He Who gave Jonah
wa lizakariyyâ yahïâ
to Zachariah,
and He Who gave Jésus
wa limariyama 'ïsâ
to Mary;
O He Who safeguarded yâ hâfiza binti
the daughter of Shu'ayb; shu ' aybin
wa yâ kâfila wa ladi
0 He Who cared for the
a'umm mùsâ wa yâ
son of the mother of
kâfila wa ladi 'ummi
Moses;
mûsâ
1 beseech You to send
blessings upon as-aluka an tusalliya
Muhammad and the 'alâ muhammadin wa
Household of âli muhammadin
Muhammad
wa an taghfira IT
and to forgive my ail sins,
dhunûby kullahâ
and to save me from Your wa tujïrany min
chastisement, ' adhâbika
and to confer upon me
wa tùjiba IT ridwânaka
with Your pleasure and
wa amânaka
security,
and with Your favoring,
wa ihsânaka wa
forgiveness, and gardens .é&Ú3*j iJjljflPj iJjU-^jj
ghufrânaka wa jinânaka
of Your Paradise,
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and I ask You to redeem
wa as-aluka an tafukk
me from ail circles of
* annï kulla halqatin
misfortune
that are drawn around
bayny wa bayna man
those who intend harm to
yu 'dhïnï
me and me,
and to unlock for me ail
wa taftaha lï kull bâbin
doors,
and make easy for me ail wa tulayyna lï kulla
hardships, sa ' bin
and to alleviate for me ail wa tusahhila lï kulla
difficult matters, ' asïrin
and to mute ail those who wa tukhrisa 'annï kull
speak ill of me, nâtiqin bisharrin 'jri J* j-j^j
and to défend me against wa takuffa 'annï kulla

ail oppressors, bâghin
and suppress ail my
wa takbita 'annï kulla t/4 ***** 'Ò-^^J* ^-Pâ
enemies and envious
' aduwwin lï wa hâsidin
ones,
and to protect me against wa tamna'a minny kulla
ail unjust ones, zâlimin
and to rescue me from ail
wa takfiyany kulla
impédiments that lie
' â'iqin yahùlu bayny wa
between my needs and
bayna hâjaty
me,
and that try to take me ÓHJ àjM ^ Jjî
wa yuhâwilu an yufarriqa
away from acts of
bayny wa bayna tâ'atika
obédience to You,
and that try to frustrate wa yuthabbitany "an
me from serving You. * ibâdatika ù* J&Ú
O He Who has bridled ail yà man aljama aljinna

mutinous jinn, almutamarridïna
and has overcome ail wa qahara ' utata
tyrannical devils, alshshayâtïni
and has mortified the wa adhalla riqâba
necks of the oppressors, almutajabbirîna
and has deterred ail the
wa radda kayda
ruling authorities from
almutasallitïna ' ani
harming the enfeebled
almustad ' afïna
ones:
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I beseech You in the
as-aluka biqudratika
name of Your power over
' alâ mâ tashâ'u . íLìJ
all things
wa tashïlika limâ tashâ'u
alleviating whatever You
kayfa tashâ'u íLìJ
will however You will
that You may settle my an taj'ala qadâ'a hâjaty ^lá- çLjíl ùl

requests as You will. fîmâ tashâ'u »,\í
You may then prostrate yourself on the ground, turn your cheek on the ground, and
say the following:
O Allah: I am prostrating allâhumma laka
myself before You, sajadtu
and I have full faith in
wa bika amantu
You,
So, (please) have mercy
fàrham dhully wa
upon my humility and
fâqaty
neediness,
and upon my hardship wâjtihâdy wa
and meekness, tadarru ' y
and upon my paucity and
wa maskanaty wa
my want to You, O my
faqry ilayka yâ rabbi
Lord.
One should try to shed even a single drop of tear, for this is the signal of admission.
THE TWENTY FIFTH OF RAJAB
On the twenty fifth of Rajab, AH 183, Imam Mûsà ibn JaTar (a.s) departed life in
Baghdad while he was fifty five years old. On this day, the mourning and sadness
of the Holy Prophet's Household, as well as their adherents, are agitated.
THE DIVINE MISSION NIGHT: THE TWENTY-SEVENTH NIGHT OF RAJAB

The twenty- seventh night in Rajab is the night of the Holy Prophet's Mission. This
highly blessed night is called "laylat al-mabâth'' , which stands for the beginning of
the Holy Prophet's Mission of promulgating the true religion of Almighty Allah.
Recommended acts on this night are as follows:
First: Shaykh al-Tusiy, in his book of 'Misbâh al-Mutahajjid,'' has quoted Imam
Muhammad al-Jawâd (a.s) as saying, "There is a night in Rajab which carries for
people the goodness that is more preferable than all that which may be subjected to
sunlight. It is the twenty- seventh night of Rajab. The next morning was the
beginning of the Holy Prophet's prophethood. Verily, one who does (acts of
worship) at this night will have the reward of him who has worshipped Almighty
Allah for sixty years." When the Imam (a.s) was asked about the kind of acts at this
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night, he answered, "After you offer the "Isha' Prayer and take a sleep, you will
wake up at any hour before midnight. You may then offer a prayer of twelve
Rak'ahs in each of which you may recite Surah al-Fâtihah and any other lenient
Surah from the al-Mufassal, which begins with Surah of Muhammad (No. 47) up to
the end of the Holy Qur'ân. You should separate each couple of Rak'ahs with
Tasllm. After accomplishing this prayer, you should recite Surahs of al-Fâtihah, al-
Falaq, al-Nâs, al-Tawhld, al-Kâfirûn, al-Qadr, and Àyat al-Kursiy each seven
times. After all this, you may recite the following invocation:
All praise be to Allah, alhamdu lillâhi alladhy
Who has not taken to lam yattakhidh
Himself a son, waladan
and Who has no partner wa lam yakun lahu
in the Sovereignty, shankun fi almulki
nor has He any wa lam yakun lahu
protecting friend through waliyyun mina
dependence. aldhdhulli
And magnify Him with
wa kabbirhu takbïran
all magnificence.
O Allah: verily I beseech
allàhumma innï as-
You in the name of the
aluka bima ' âqidi
situations of Your
' izzka ' alâ arkâni
Dignity on the pillars of
' arshika
Your Throne,
and in the name of Your wa muntahâ
utmost mercy in Your alrrahmati min
Book, kitâbika
and in the name of Your ç-JàsH\ éh—l>kj
wa biàsmika ala'zami
Name—the Greatest, the
ala'zami ala'zami
Greatest, the Greatest,
wa dhikrika ala" là
Mention—the Highest,
ala ' là ala ' là
the Highest, the Highest,
and in the name of Your wa bikalimàtika
Words, the perfect, alttàmmàti
that You may bless
an tusalliya ' alâ
Muhammad and his
muhammadin wa àlihi
Household
and do to me that which wa an tas" ala by mà
befits You. anta ahluhu
You may then submit your desires
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It is also recommended to bathe at this night. It is worth reminding that a prayer

that is advisable offered at this night has been mentioned when the acts of the
fifteenth night of Rajab have been cited.
Second: The best act that is ever done at this night is to visit the holy tomb of
Imam "Ali ibn Abi-Talib (a.s). As will be mentioned in the section of the Ziyârahs,
three forms of Ziyârah will be mentioned for visiting the tomb of Imam "Ali Amir
al-Mu'minin (a.s) at this night:
ZIYARAH OF IMAM 'ALT ON THE DIVINE MISSION DAY AND NIGHT:

Shaykh al-Mufid, Sayyid Ibn Tawvis, and al-Shahid have mentioned that the
following form of ziyârah of Imam "Ali (a.s) at the twenty-seventh night of Rajab
is recommended:
When you intend to visit the holy mausoleum of Imam "Ali Amir al-Mu'minin (a.s)
on the Divine Mission Day or the night before it, you may stop at the gate of the
holy dome, facing the holy tomb, and say the following:
I bear witness that there ,,. ,. .í , .«
is no god save Allah, jf an 'a ^ * ^ ^ % *\ ùl
. . . . ilia allahu wahdahu la
alone without havingb anyJ .....
shanka lahu /a &ir*
í\, \
associate.
And I bear witness that wa ash-hadu ann
Muhammad is His muhammadan tdJjijj \j3&J> ò\ JLjiîj
servant and messenger, ' abduhu wa rasûluhu
And that v All ibn Abî-
wa anna ahyy bna . a.
Talib,
• the commander
. , of , talibm
aby . amira
. <^J\le lsì
J-*?' y-1, —>\ '-J> ^-r" u,3
ù(í
the believers, is the ....... , „
„ . almu minma abdu .1 > , \\, .\u \". , . i>u
brother of His „_.. .. ..... '*iM> J^J ^ ^ Ù&P*^
allahi wa akhw rasulihi
Messenger,
And that the immaculate wa anna al-a'immata . a s ( .
Imams from his offspring alttâhirïna min wuldihi ~3 trî ^
are Allah's arguments hujaju allâhi 'all
against His creatures. khalqihi
You may then enter the mausoleum, stop at the tomb, turn the face toward the tomb
and make the kiblah direction between your shoulders, and repeat the takblr
statement on hundred times:
Allah is the Greatest allahu akbaru 'M\
Peace be upon you; O the alssalâmu ' alayka yâ \_j jj °\í w
inheritor of Adam, the wâritha âdama
vicegerent of Allah. khalTfati allahi
Peace be upon you; O the alssalâmu ' alayka yâ ' ò V \—> ±\ 'Xe- W
inheritor of Noah, the wâritha nûhin sifwati ' ^ ^
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choice of Allah. a 1 1 ah i
Peace be upon you; O the alssalâmu "alayka yâ

inheritor of Abraham, the wâritha ibrâhïma
intimate friend of Allah. khalTIi allâhi
inheritor of Moses, the wâritha mùsâ kalïmi
spoken by Allah. allâhi
inheritor of Jesus, the wâritha "ïsâ rùhi
spirit of Allah. allâhi tAÍJl p3
alssalâmu "alayka yâ
inheritor of Muhammad,
wâritha muhammadin
the chief of Allah's cdJLÍt Jij SL*
sayydi rusuli allâhi
Messengers.
commander of the
amïrâlmu 'minïna
believers.
epitome of the pious
imâma almuttqïna
ones.
chief of the Prophets' 13 did* wui
sayyda alwasiyyïna
successors.
alssalâmu ' alayka yâ (j ^íjlÌÍí. á*>LLJl
successor of the
wa siyy rasûli rabbi , ,
Messenger of the Lord of
al " alamïna
the worlds.
inheritor of the alssalâmu "alayka yâ
knowledge of the past wâritha ' ilmi al-
and the coming awwalïna wal-âkhirina
generations.
alssalâmu "alayka
ayyuhâ alnnba'u
Great News.
al * azïmu
alssalâmu "alayka
ayyuhâ alssrâtu
Straight Path.
almustaqïmu
Peace be upon; O the alssalâmu "alayka
noble, refined one. ayyuhâ
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almuhadhdhbu
alkanmu
pious successor (of the ayyuhâ alwasiyy
Prophet). alttqiyy
alssalâmu ' alayka
ayyuhâ alrrdiyy
well-pleased, pure one.
alzzkiyy
alssalâmu ' alayka
ayyuhâ albadru
shining full moon.
almudî'u
alssalâmu ' alayka
ayyuhâ alssddïqu
grandest veracious one.
alakbaru
alssalâmu ' alayka
greatest distinguisher
ayyuhâ alfârùqu
(between the right and
ala ' zamu
the wrong).
alssalâmu ' alayka
ayyuhâ alssrâju 0
glowing lantern.
almunïru
leader to the true
imâma alhudâ
guidance.
t Jull lip ÍDp WUl
pattern of piety. * alama alttqâ
Peace be upon you; O the alssalâmu ' alayka ya

grand argument of Allah. hujjata allâhi alkubrâ
khâssata allâhi wa
select and elite of Allah.
khâlisatahu
wa amïna allâhi wa
trustee and choice of
safwatahu
Allah,
And the door to and the wa bâba allâhi wa
tíLivj 4JJI ÓUJ
argument of Allah, hujjtahu
And the source and the
wa ma ' dina hukmi
secret of Allah's
allâhi wa sirrhi
judgment,
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And the guardian and
wa ' aybata ' ilmi
keeper of Allah's
allâhi wa khâzinahu
knowledge,
And the envoy of Allah wa safîra allâhi fi
among His creatures. khalqihi
I bear witness that you ash-hadu annaka
performed the prayers, aqamta alssalata
And you paid the zakât, wa âtayta alzzkata
wa amarta bilma'rûfi
right,
wrong, almunkari
And you followed the
wâttba'ta alrrsûla
Messenger,
And you recited the Book wa talawta alkitâba
as exactly as it must be, haqq tilâwatihi
And you conveyed the
wa ballghta ' ani allâhi
messages of Allah,
And you fulfilled your wa wafayta bi ' ahdi
covenant with Allah, allâhi
And the Words of Allah
wa tammt bika
were accomplished by
kalimâtu allâhi
you,
And you strove in Allah's wa jâhadta fi allâhi
tailor jp- ^9 cjjláI^J
way in the best manner, haqq jihâdihi
And you advised for the
sake of Allah and for the wa nasahta lillâhi wa
sake of His Messenger- lirasûlihi sal lâ allâhu
peace be upon him and * alayhi wa âlihi
his Household,
And you sacrificed
yourself with wa judta binafsika
steadfastness and seeking sâbiran muhtasiban
of Allah's reward,
And struggling for the
mujahidan ' an dïni
defense of Allah's
allâhi
religion,
And protecting Allah's muwaqqiyan lirasuli ^ J^, Jj( J^-jJ \£g
Messenger— peace be allâhi sallâ allâhu
upon him and his ' alayhi wa alihi t aJTj
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Household,
Seeking for that which is taliban ma * inda
íAÌ1\ JÛP U Lilt.
with Allah, allâhi
And desiring for that
ràghiban fîmâ wa
which Allah has tiih jtpj uJ Ltij
' ada allàhu
promised.
wa madayta lilldhy
You also sealed your life
kunta ' alayhi í»U£à ós- cJS" l£*& £*L&j>j
as martyr,
shahïdan
And as witness and as wa shàhidan wa
witnessed; mashhGdan
So, may Allah reward you
fajazâka allàhu ' an
on behalf of His
rasûlihi wa ' ani
Messenger and Islam and
alislâmi wa ahlihi min
the people of Islam with
siddîqin afdala aljaza'i
the most favorite reward.
I bear witness that you ash-hadu annaka
were the first to embrace kunta awwala alqawmi
Islam, islâman
And you were the most wa akhlasahum
sincere in faith, 'Tmanan
And you were the most wa ashaddhum
confident, yaqïnan
And you were the most
wa akhwafahum lillâhi
Allah-fearing,
wa a'zamahum
steadfast (against ordeals Life ^gjhfrlj
' anâ'an
for the sake of Islam)
watchful for Allah's wa ahwatahum 'alâ
Messenger— peace be rasûli allâhi sallâ
upon him and his allàhu ' alayhi wa âlihi
Household,
And you were endowed
wa afdalahum
with the most favorable
manâqiba
merits,
And you were the
wa aktharahum
foremost of everyone else
sawâbiqa
in everything,
And you were the owner wa arfa ' ahum
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of the most elevated rank, darajatan
And you were the owner
wa ashrafahum
of the most honorable
manzilatan
position,
respected (by Almighty wa akramahum
Allah and His * alayhi
Messenger).
Thus, you became
faqawïta hïna wa 1y9" s s ' 0 ** *
stronger when they
hanwâ
became weak,
And you abode by the
course of Allah's wa lazimta minhàja Jj,
Messenger— peace be rasûli allâhi sallâ _ '„
upon him and his allâhu 'alayhi wa âlihi Q* *Dl
Household.
I also bear witness that
wa ash-hadu annaka
you were the true
kunta khalîfatahu
vicegerent of him (i.e. the
haqqan
Holy Prophet);
No one could ever
compete with you in this lam tunâza' biraghmi
position in spite of the almunâfiqïna
existence of hypocrites,
The despise of the
wa ghayzi alkâfirìna
unbelievers,
And the malice of the
wa dighni alfâsiqïna
wicked.
You also managed the
wa qumta bilamri hïna
matters when they failed
fashilwâ
to do so,
And you spoke (the truth) wa nataqta hïna
when they stammered, tata'ta' wâ
And you carried on with
wa madayta binùri
the light of Allah when
allâhi idh wa qafwâ
they stopped.
Hence, he who follows
famani attba ' aka
you has actually been led
faqadi ahtadâ
to the true guidance.
You were the first to kunta awwalahum
Sstë fâ\ cJt
speak, kalâman
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And you were the firmest wa ashaddhum
in refuting the rivals, khisâman
And you were the most wa aswabahum
eloquent of them, mantiqan
wa asaddhum raiyan
apposite in opinions,
And you were the most wa ashja ' ahum
courageous, qalban
And you were the most wa aktharahum
confident of them, yaqïnan
And you were the best of wa ahsanahum
dûs- ^;r„4-jj
them in deeds, * amalan
And you were the most wa a ' rafahum
learned in affairs. bila'umGri
For the believers, you kunta lilmu 'minïna
were merciful father, aban rahïman
And they were thus your idh sârû ' alayka
•Sxg éXÍs- (jjL> \\
dependants; ' yàlan
So, you carried the
fahamalta athqâla mâ
burdens that they were
' anhu da ' ufwâ
too weak to carry,
And you preserved that
wa hafizta mâ adâ'û
which they forfeited,
And you conserved that wa ra' ayta mâ
which they neglected, ahmalG
And you prepared
yourself for facing that wa shammarta idh
which they were too jabanû
coward to face,
And you advanced when
wa ' alawta idh hala ' G
they were dismayed,
And you acted steadfastly
when they became wa sabarta idh jaza'u
anxious.
You were thus incessant
kunta ' alâ alkâfirïna
torment on the
* adhâban sabban
unbelievers,
And you were also rude wa ghilzatan wa
and furious (on them), ghayzan
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And you rained (with
mercy) on the believers, wa lilmu 'minïna
and you were fertile and ghaythan wa khisban
source of knowledge for wa "ilman
them.
Your argument was never
lam tuflal hujjatuka
weak,
And your heart never wa lam yazigh
deviated, qalbuka
And your sagacity was wa lam tad' uf
never feeble, basTratuka
And your determination wa lam tajbun
never cowered. nafsuka
You were as firm as
kunta kàljabali là
mountain, as storms
tuharriuhu aTawasifu
could never displace you,
And misfortunes could wa là tuzTluhu
never move you. alqawàsifu
You were as same as
described by Allah's
kunta kamà qàla
Messenger— peace be
rasûlu allàhi sallà
upon him and his
allàhu ' alayhi wa àlihi tiíbáí ,J bjâ aJTj a!)i
Household—who said
qawiyyan fi badanika
about you that you are
strong in your body,
mutawàdi ' an fî
And modest in yourself,
nafsika
And great in the view of
' azïman ' inda allàhi
Allah,
And imposing in the
kabïran fi alardi
earth,
And lofty in the heavens. jalîlan fi alssamà'i
None could ever find lam yakun liahadin
ij+fa iJLà ^Sí j& (U
fault with you, fika mahmazun
And none could ever wa là liqà'ilin fika
speak evil of you, maghmazun
And you never desired for wa là likhalqin fika
i**kí iJLà Vj
any of the created beings, matma ' un
And you were never Jáljá ájûp o^-V *Jfj
wa là liahadin ' indaka
lenient (unfairly) to
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anyone. hawadatum
yùjadu aldda'ïfu
The weak, humble one
aldhdhalîlu ' indaka
was strong and mighty in
qawiyyan ' azïzan
your view until you give íAJ&u <U Jb-U lJv
hattâ takhudha lahu
him back his right,
bihaqqhi
And the strong, mighty wal-qawiyyu aTazîzu
'indaka da'ïfan hattâ lJ»- 'Vuúe iSólfr y_yù\ tsjù\j
one was weak in your
view until you take the takhudha minhu
others' rights from him. alhaqqa
alqarìbu wal-ba'ïdu dUi ,J iSIIp jL«j|j i-J/Jl
The near and the remote
' indaka fî dhalika
were equal in your view. * .s'
sawâ'un
You habit was to be right, shanuka alhaqqu wal-
honest, and kind, ssidqu wal-rrifqu
And your words were wa qawluka hukmun
ip**- éiïjèj
ruling and détermination, wa hatmun
And your custom was
wa amruka hilmun wa
forbearance and
* azmun
fortitude,
And your view was wa raïuka ' ilmun wa
knowledge and firmness. hazmun
At your hands did the
i ' tadala bika alddïnu
religion become even,
And the difficult became wa sahula bika
easy, al ' asïru
And sires were wa a'utfî'at bika
extinguished, alnnïrànu
And by you did faith wa qawiya bika
become strong, allmanu
And by you did Islam wa thabata bika
became steady, alislâmu
And the calamity of
wa haddat musïbatuka
losing you undermined
alanâma
ail people,
Surely, we are Allah' s and
fa'innâ lillâhi wa innâ
to Him we shall surely
ilayhi ràji ' ûna
return.
Curse of Allah be upon la'ana allâhu man
him who slew you, qatalaka
=1
And curse of Allah be
wa la ' ana allahu man
upon him who mutinied
khàlafaka
against you,
wa la'ana allahu mani
upon him who forged lies íéXÁs- t£'j&\ ill!
aftarâ ' alayka
against you,
wa la 'ana allahu man ^íJL^j ií)l jjJj
upon him who wronged
zalamaka wa e
you and usurped your ghasabaka haqqaka tdliif
right,
wa la' ana allahu man dJLli UJLj °y> djjl jJ«Jj
upon him who, when was
balaghahu dhalika
informed about this, was
faradiya bihi '*<
pleased with it.
Verily, we disavow those innâ ilâ allâhi minhum
before Allah. burâ'u
Curse of Allah be upon
la'ana allahu
the group that disagreed ííiaiíl^ *&\ ÚS\ jií
'ummatan khâlafatka
with you,
And denied your
wa jahadat
(Divinely commissioned)
wilâiyataka
leadership,
And aided each other wa tazâharat ' alayka
against you and slew you, wa qatalatka
And deviated from you wa hâdat ' anka wa
and disappointed you. khadhalatka
All praise be to Allah, for alhamdu lillâhi alladhy jlJjl 'J-íór if!J\ 4_Ú J_^?Jl
Hellfire is the abode of ja'ala alnnâra
those, mathwâhum
And evil the place to wa bi'sa alwirdu
which they are brought. almawrGdu
I bear witness for you, 0
the Intimate servant of
ash-hadu laka yâ
Allah and the loyal to
waliyy allâhi wa waliyy
Allah's Messenger— peace
rasGlihi sallâ allâhu áJïj 4_JÍp Ol lsÍ-J> aJj-^j
be upon him and his
* alayhi wa àlihi
Household—that you did
bilbalâghi wal-adâ'i
convey and carry out
(your mission).
And I bear witness that wa ash-hadu annaka íAjUj Jj( <L~J- ÌJJÍ JLîíj
you are the beloved of habïbu allâhi wa
4Ì
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Allah and door to Him, babuhu
And you are the Side of
wa annaka janbu
Allah and His Face from
allâhi wa wajhuhu
which one can come to íi> *.'
alladhy minhu yu 'tâ
Allah,
wa annaka sabTlu
And you are Allah's way, tAÁJt jîi iiiíj
allâhi
And you are Allah's wa annaka ' abdu
í.aìS\ jú* ídíj
servant, allâhi
And the brother of His
wa akhw rasGlihi sallâ í-íll {J-lst dj-Lj J_í-íj
Messenger— peace be
upon him and his allâhu ' alayhi wa âlihi
Household.
I have thus come to visit ataytuka zâ'iran
you because you enjoy a li ' azîmi hâlika wa
magnificent position and manzilatika 'inda
standing with Allah and allâhi wa ' inda
with His Messenger, rasGlihi
So, I seek nearness to
mutaqarriban ilâ
Allah through my visiting
allâhi biziyâratika
you,
And I desire that you will râghiban ilayka fi
intercede for me, alshshafâ ' ati
Through your
intercession for me, I abtaghy bishafâ ' atika
hope for redemption of khalâsa nafsì
myself,
And I seek refuge with muta ' awwidhan bika
you against Hellfire, mina alnnâri
And I am fleeing from my hâriban min
sins that I have dhunûbiya allaty ^fr^-' újtj& Cri
overburdened myself ahtatabtuhâ ' alâ
with them, zahri
And I resort to you in the fazi ' an ilayka rajâ'a
íJj U>3 èUrj dláj Uja
hope of my Lord's mercy. rahmati rabbï
I have come to you, O my
ataytuka astashfT u
master, seeking your
bika yâ mawlâya ilâ
intercession for me
allâhi
before Allah,
And seeking nearness to wa ataqarrabu bika iJb ' Sflì'S iA\ líL; L/jMS}
Him through you so that ilayhi liyaqdiya bika
He may settle my needs; hawa'ijï
So, (please) intercède for

fâshfa ' lï yâ amïra
me, 0 the commander of
almu 'minïna
the believers.
Verily, I am the slave of
fa'innï ' abdu allâhi wa
Allah and your servant ííjjijjj à'ipj Jj( A£ Jú
mawlâka wa zâ'iruka
and visitor,
And you enjoy a
wa laka ' inda allâhi
distinguished position t^jkiil ^àdl Jj( Álf dlíj
almaqâmu alma'lûmu
with Allah,
And a great rank, wal-jâhu al ' azïmu
And a big standing, wal-shsha'nu alkabïru

And an admitted right of wal-shshafâ ' atu
intercession. almaqbûlatu
blessings upon allâhumma salli 'alâ jïj ^ jU|Ìit
Muhammad,
And send blessings upon
wa salli ' alâ ' abdika
Your servant and Your
wa amïnika alawfâ
most faithful trustée,
wa ' urwatika
And Your firmest handle,
alwuthqâ
And Your highest Hand, wa yadika al ' ulyâ
And Your excellent Word, wa kalimatika alhusnâ

And Your argument on wa hujjatika ' alâ
the people, alwarâ
And Your grandest
wa siddïqika alakbari
veracious one,
The chief of the Prophets'
sayyidi alawsyâ'i
successors,
And the reliance of the
wa rukni alawlyâ'i
saints,
And the support of the
wa ' imâdi alasfîâ'i
élite ones,
And the commander of amïrilmu 'minïna
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the believers,
And the leader of the wa ya ' subi
pious ones, almuttaqïna
And the example of the wa qudwati
veracious ones, alssiddïqïna
And the pattern of the
wa imâmi alssâlihïna
righteous ones,
The one protected against alma'sGmi mina
flaws, alzzalali
And the one saved from wal-maftGmi mina
defects, alkhalali
And the one cleared from wal-muhadhdhabi
faults, mina al ' aybi
And the one purified wal-mutahhari mina
from doubts: alrraybi
The brother of Your
akhy nabiyyika
Prophet,
And the successor of Your
wa wasiyyi rasGlika
Messenger,
And the one who replaced
wal-bâ'iti ' alâ
him by spending the
fi ràshihi
night on his bed
And the one who
wal-mwâsy lahu
sacrificed his soul for
binafsihi
him,
And the one who always
wa kâshifi alkarbi ' an
relieved him in harsh
wa jhihi
situations,
The one whom You chose
to be the sword of his (i.e. alladhy ja ' altahu
the Prophet) sayfan linubuwwatihi
Prophethood
And to be the miracle of wa mu'jizan
his (Divine) mission, lirisàlatihi
And to be the lucid
wa dalâlatan
indication to his
wâdihatan lihujjatihi
arguments,
And to be the bearer of
wa hâmilan lirâiyatihi
his pennon,
=1
And to be the protector of wa wiqaiyatan
his soul, limuhjatihi
And to be the guide of his
wa hâdiyan li'ummtihi
nation,
And to be the power of
wa yadan liba'sihi
his might,
And to be the crown of
wa tâjan lira'sihi
his head,
And to be the door to his
wa bàban linasrihi
victory,
And to be the key to his
wa miftâhan lizafarihi
triumph
Until he defeated the
hattâ hazama junûda
armies of polytheism by
alshshirki bi-aydika
Your aid,
And he terminated the
wa abâda ' asâkira
warriors of atheism by íày>{> jâ&\ jfu»* S\jfj
alkufri bi-amrika
Your permission,
And he exerted all efforts wa badhala nafsahu si
in the pleasure of You mardâtika wa mardati
and of Your Messenger, rasGlika
And he devoted all his
wa ja ' alahâ wa qfan
efforts to the obedience
' alâ tâ ' atihi
of him,
And he made of himself
wa majinnan dûna
armor to protect him
nakbatihi
from any misfortune,
Until the soul of the
Prophet— peace be upon
hattâ fâdat nafsuhu Jj^ ^Jj ê^j,^
him and his Household-
sallâ allâhu ' alayhi ^
departed his body while
wa alihi fî kaffihi
his face was in the hand
of vAlî,
Who thus felt its

wastalaba bardaha
coldness,
And he rubbed his face wa masahahu ' alâ
therewith, wajhihi
And Your angels helped wa a ' ânathu
him bathe and prepare malâ'ikatuka 'alâ
his body for burial, ghuslihi wa tajhïzihi
=1
And he then offered
wa salla * alayhi wa
prayer for him and buried
wârâ shakhsahu
his body,
And then settled his
wa qadâ daynahu
debts,
And fulfilled his
wa anjaza wa'dahu
promises,
And made his covenants, wa lazima ' ahdahu
And followed his
wahtadhâ mithâlahu
example,
And abode by his will. wa hafiza wasiyyatahu
And when he could find wa hïna wa jada
supporters, he undertook ansâran nahada
burdens of the position of mustaqillan bi-a ' bà'i
leadership (caliphate), alkhilâfati
And assumed the loads of mudtali ' an bi-athqâli
Imamate. alimâmati
He thus hoisted the flag
fanasaba ràiyata
of true guidance among
alhudâ fî ' ibâdika
Your servants,
And he spread the dress wa nashara thawba
íÁì% J} ry^S Çìjj jáíj
of security in Your lands, alamni fî bilâdika
And he extended justice wa basata al ' adla fî
among Your créatures, bariyyatika
And he judged according
wa hakama bikitâbika
to Your Book among your
fî khalîqatika
beings,
And he executed the laws, wa aqâma alhudûda
And he suppressed
wa qama'a aljuhûda
unbelief,
And he rectified the wa qawwama
déviation, alzzaygha
And he mollified the wa sakkana
criticism, alghamrata
And he eradicated
wa abâda alfatrata
lethargy,
And he blocked the gap, wa sadda alfurjata
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And he killed the
wa qatala
preachers, the
alnnâkithata wal-
wrongdoers, and the
qâsitata wal-mâriqata
apostates,
And he kept on following
wa lam yazal ' ala „ „^ .
the course and tradition
minhâji rasùli allâhi ^ 4^3 J*
of Allah's Messenger-
salla allahu ' alayhi
wa âlihi wa watîratihi
his Household,
And kept on following his
wa lutfi shâkilatihi
excellent pattern,
And kept on following his
wa jamâli sïratihi
superb practice,
And he imitated his muqtadiyan
convention, bisunnatihi
And held fast to his muta ' alliqan
morale, bihimmatihi
And he copied his way (of
mubâshiran litarïqatihi
treating with matters).
And he always noticed
wa amthilatuhu nasbu
the Prophet's deeds as if
' aynayhi
they were before his eyes,
And he thus ordered Your
yahmilu ' ibâdaka
servants to copy these ijíUf
* alayhâ
deeds,
And he invited them to
wa yad ' Ghum ilayhâ
imitate these deeds,
Until his white beard was ilâ an khudibat
dyed with the blood of his shaybatuhu min dami
head. ra 'si hi
O Allah: As he never
preferred a dubious allàhumma fakamâ
matter to a certain one lam yu 'thir fi tà' atika
for the sake of obeying shakkan ' alâ yaqïnin 'ùë J*
You,
And as he never
associated anyone with wa lam yushrik bika
You even for a twinkling tarfata ' aynin
of an eye,
Please send upon him salli 'alayhi salatan
"CÁ> 2lSìj ~s>%0
growing and increasing zâkiyatan nâmiyatan
=1
blessings,
Due to which he may join
yalhaqu bihâ darajata
the position of LS-?
alnnbuwwati si
Prophethood in Your
jannatika
Paradise,
wa ballghhu minnà
And convey our greetings
tahiyyatan wa
and compliments to him
salâman
And, on account of our
allegiance to his wa âtinà min ladunka
leadership, please give us fî mwal-âtihi fadlan
from You favor and wa ihsânan
kindness,
And forgiveness and wa maghfiratan wa
pleasure. ridwànan
You are verily the Lord of innaka dhwal-fadli
enormous favor. aljasTmi
Out of Your mercy, O the
birahmatika yâ
most Merciful of all those
arhama alrràhimïna
who show mercy.
You may then put your right and then left cheeks on the tomb, turn to the
kiblah direction, offer the Prayer of Ziyârah, and supplicate to anything you
want.
Then, you may recite the (famous) Tasblh al-Zahrâ' and say the following:
O Allah: You have allâhumma innaka
conveyed to me glad bashshartany ' alâ
tidings through Your lisâni nabiyyika wa
Prophet and Messenger, rasGlika
Muhammad—Your peace muhammadin
be upon him and his salawâtuka ' alayhi wa
Household— âlihi
As You said, "And give
faqulta: (wabashshiri
good news to those who b\ IjJUT jjJLll j-"*43) ^
alladhïna âmanû anna
believe that theirs is a
lahum qadama sidqin
footing of firmness with
* inda rabbihim)
their Lord."
O Allah: Indeed, I believe allâhumma wa innT
in all Your Prophets and mu 'minun bijamT" i ytr JÏ3 ^
Messengers—Your anbiyâ'ika wa rusulika i'pÇ* dJtfljJU* dJli^j
blessings be upon them. salawâtuka ' alayhim
=1
So, (please) do not cause
me, aster my récognition falâ taqifny ba ' da
of them, to be in a ma ' rifatihim
situation due to which mawqifan tafdahuny 'ABJ
You expose me in the fîhi 'alâ ru ' ûsi alash-
présence of the hâdi
Witnesses;
Rather, (please) include
bal qifny ma ' ahum
me with them and make
wa tawaffany ' alâ
me die while I give them ■(♦4- Jií^*^'
alttasdïqi bihim
credence.
O Allah: You have also
allàhumma wa anta C- iîj pi\
bestowed upon them
khasastahum
exclusive honor from
bikaràmatika
You,
And You have ordered me wa amartany bi-
to follow them. ittibâ * ihim
0 Allah: I am Your slave allàhumma wa innï
and visitor, ' abduka wa zà'iruka
Seeking Your nearness
mutaqarriban ilayka
through visiting the
biziyàrati akhy dUjIij ÔjUjj dlij bjláJ
brother of Your
rasGlika
Messenger.
Indeed, each visited
wa 'alâ kulli ma'tiyyin
person is expected to pay
wa mazûrïn haqqa
attention to the his duty
liman atâhu wa
towards the one who
zârahu
visits and cornes to him.
And You are the Best One wa anta khayru
to Whom one may come, matiyyin
And You are the most
Generous One to be wa akramu mazùrin
visited;
1 therefore beseech You, fa-as'aluka yà allâhu
O Allah; O All-beneficent, yâ rahmânu yâ
O All-merciful, rahïmu
O All-magnanimous, O
yâ jawâdu yâ mâjidu
All-glorious,
O the One, O the > y , f,\ ,
yâ ahadu yâ samadu .U~? b J&-\ b
Besought of ail,
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0 He Who never begets ya man lam yalid wa
nor is He begotten, lam yûlad
And the like of Whom is wa lam yakun lahu * , í * íìjí „ > í
none, kufwan ahadun
wa lam yattakhidh
And He has not betaken
sâhibatan wa là
wife or child—
waladan
blessings upon an tusalliya ' alâ
Muhammad,
And to choose the gift
that You present to me on wa an taj" ala
account of my visiting tuhfataka 'iyyâiya min
Your Messenger's ziyàraty akhâ rasûlika
brother,
To be releasing me from fakâka raqabaty mina
Hellfire, alnnâri
And to include me with
wa an taj' alany
those who strive with one
mimmn yusâri ' u fî
another in hastening to
alkhayràti
good deeds,
And those who call on
wa yad'ûka raghaban
You with love and
wa rahaban
reverence,
And to make me of those
wa taj' alany laka
who are humble before ■ fa*à\*l\ fa áU ^j^àj
mina alkhâshi'Tna
You.
O Allah: You have indeed
allàhumma innaka
conferred upon me with
mananta ' alayya hty ts^- &->\
the favor of visiting my
master; vAlî ibn Abî- biziyàrati mawlâiya
* aliyyi bni aby tâlibin
Tâlib,
And with the favor of my
being loyal to his
wa wilaiyatihi wa
(Divinely commissioned)
ma ' rifatihi
leadership and the
recognition of him;
So, (please) make me of faj' alny mimman
those whom You give yansuruhu wa
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victory and whom You yantasiru bihi
choose to triumph
through them.
And (please) bestow me
wa munna ' alayya
with the favor of making
binasrika MdTnika
me support Your religion.
O Allah: (please) include
allâhumma waj'alny
me with the adherents of
min shï' atihi wa
him and cause me to die
tawaffany ' alâ dïnihi
following his doctrine.
O Allah: (please) cause allâhumma awjib IT te ^ v^jî f4úi
me to deserve mercy and mina alrrahmati wal-
pleasure rridwani
And forgiveness and wal-maghfirati wal-
favor ihsâni
And sustenance that is
wal-rrizqi alwâsi ' i
growing, legally gotten, <râai\ J*>UJ| Jjjjjlj
alhalâli alttayyibi
and pleasant,
(and make it) suitable to
Your favoring; O the most ma anta ahluhu ya
Merciful of all those who arhma alrràhimïna
show mercy.
All praise be to Allah, Lord walhamdu lillâhi rabbi
of the worlds. al ' àlamïna
Abû-'Abdullàh Muhammad ibn Battutah, a famous Arab writer and explorer, who
lived six centuries ago and is considered one of the Sunnite scholars mentions the
holy mausoleum of our master Imam "Alï Amir al-Mu'minin (a.s) in his famous
book comprising all his views and adventures during his journeys, entitled "Rihlat
Ibn i?«ffi7ta/;'. In this book, he mentions that in his way back from Holy Makkah,
he passed by the holy city of Najaf. He further says, "All the inhabitants of this city
are Râfìdiyyah.m This mausoleum (of Imam "Ali) has shown many miraculous
signals. One of these miraculous signs is that at the twenty-seventh night of Rajab,
which is called 'laylat al-mahyâ (The Night of Staying Up) by them, handicapped
individuals from Iraq, Khurasan, Persia, and even Rome are gathered near the holy
mausoleum. As they become thirty or forty persons, they are placed above the holy
tomb after offering the "Isha' Prayer while people are waiting how they would
stand up sound and healthy. As they are engaged with prayers, invocations,
supplications, and recitations of the Holy Qur'ân, all those handicapped people
(1) Some Muslims call the name of Râfidah (rejecters) on the Shi'ite Muslims, because the
latter have rejected the (baseless) rulership of Abu-Bakr and 'Umai over the Muslim
community. (Translator)
188188188188 Ziy¡rah of Imam Àl¢ on the Divine Mission Day and night
stand up sound and healthy at nearly midnight, shouting, ‘There is no god save
Allah; Mu¦ammad is the Messenger of Allah; and Àl¢ is the Intimate Saint of
Allah.’
This fact is beyond dispute for them. I have heard it from trustworYour people.
Although I have not presented myself there at that night, I have met, in the School
of Guests, three handicapped men from Rome, I¥fah¡n, and Khur¡s¡n. When I
asked them, they answered that they missed the night of the twenty-seventh of
Rajab; therefore, they were waiting for the next year so as to witness the night.
This Night of Staying Up gathers a huge number of people who establish a great
market (trade fair) that lasts for ten days.”
As a matter of fact, one must not disbelieve such reports. The miraculous matters
that have been shown at these holy mausoleums are innumerable. They have been
reported to me through authentically uninterrupted ways of narrating. The most
recent of these miracles occurred in Shaww¡l, AH 1340 when all the people
witnessed an undeniable miraculous signal from the holy mausoleum of our Imam,
the eighth of the Guiding Imams, Àl¢ ibn M£s¡ al-Ri¤¡ (a.s), the hope of the
disobedient ones. Three hemiplegic women besought Almighty Allah in the holy
shrine of Imam al-Ri¤¡ (a.s) after the physicians had despaired of their recovery.
Immediately, their recovery was manifested before the sights of all the attendants
at the holy shrine as obviously as sunlight. It has been further reported that
everybody submitted to this miraculous recovery including the physicians, who had
known the reality of these women’s states, after they investigated the matter so
accurately. Some of them, however, wrote the history of this event in a book so as
to convey this miracle to the next generations. However, unless brevity has been
decided in this book, the story would be mentioned as a whole.
Referring to the fact of the miraculous signals that are shown at the mausoleums of
the Holy Infallibles (a.s), Shaykh al-°urr al-`ªmiliy has excellently composed
poetic verses the translation of which is as follows:
And the blessings of his shrine are manifesting themselves everyday, as it was in
the past and as it will be in the future. The healing of the blind and the recovery of
diseases prove that all prayers are responded at these mausoleums.
Third: In his book of ‘al-Balad al-Am¢n,’ al-Kafàmiy has instructed the following:
Recite the following supplication on the Divine Mission Night:
O Allah: I beseech You in all¡humma inn¢ as- ‫ﻲ‬‫ َﺠﻠ‬‫أَﺳــــــﺄَﻟُﻚ ﺑِـ ـ ـ ـﺎﻟﺘ‬ ْ ‫ ـ ـ ـإﻲ‬‫ ﻧ‬‫اﻟﻠّﻬُــــــﻢ‬
the name of the Grandest aluka bilttajally
Manifestation ala`ämi ِ‫اﻷَﻋْﻈَﻢ‬
at this night in this
f¢ hadhihi allaylati ِ‫ــــــ ْﻬﺮ‬‫ﻴـْﻠَــــــِﺔ ﻣِــــــﻦَ اﻟﺸ‬‫ﻓِــــــﻲ ﻫــــــﺬِﻩِ اﻟﻠ‬
mina alshshahri
glorified month ‫اﻟْﻤُﻌَﻈ‬،ِ‫ﻢ‬
almuà¨¨mi ‫وَاﻟْﻤُﺮْﺳَﻞِ اﻟْﻤُﻜَﺮ‬
and in the name of the wal-mursali ،ِ‫م‬
honored Messenger,
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almukarrami
that You send blessings
an tusalliya ' alâ
Household
and that You forgive us wa an taghfira lanâ
that which You know mâ anta bihi minnâ
better than we do. a ' lamu
O He Who knows while yà man ya' lamu wa
we do not. lâ na'lamu
O Allah: (please do) bless allàhumma bârik lanâ
us at this night fî laylatinâ hadhihi
which You have exalted
allaty bisharafi
with the honor of the
alrrisàlati faddaltahâ
Divine Mission,
and You have esteemed wa bikarâmatika
with Your honoring, ajlaltahà
and You have raised to wa bilmahalli
.I^sJULM íJbjJíi\ ^SláJUj
the Honorable Place. alshsharïfi ahlaltahà
O Allah: We thus beseech allàhumma fa'innâ
You in the name of the nasaluka bilmab'athi
honorable mission, alshsharïfi
the gentle master, wal-ssayyidi allatïfi
and the chaste line wal- * unsuri al ' afïfï

that You may bless
an tusalliya ' alâ
Muhammad and his
Household
wa an taj'ala
and that You décidé our
a ' mâlanâ fî hadhihi
deeds at this night,
allaylati
as well as ail the other wa fî sâ'iri allïâlï
nights, as acceptable, maqbûlatan
wa dhunùbanâ
our sins as forgiven,
maghfùratan
our good efforts as wa hasanâtinâ
praiseworthy, mashkùratan
our evildoings as wa sayyi'âtinâ
concealed, mastûratan
our hearts as pleased wa qulûbanâ bihusni

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with decent wording, alqawli masruratan
and our sustenance that
wa arzâqanâ min 3 b ÍÌÏjlJ L_í!V)jîj
You decide for us as
ladunka biliyusri
copiously flowing with
madrGratan
easiness.
O Allah: Verily You see
allâhumma innaka
[everything] but nothing
tara wa là turà
can see You
while You are in the wa anta bilmanzari
Highest Prospect. ala ' là
And, verily, to You are
wa inn ilayka alrruj' à
the [final] return and
wal-muntahà
goal.
And, verily, to You are
wa inna laka
causing to death and
almamàta wal-mahyà
granting of life.
And to You are the Last
wa inna laka
and the First [of all
alàkhirata wal-'ûlà
things],
O Allah: we, surely, seek
allâhumma innà
Your protection against
na ' ûdhu bika an
meeting of disgrace and
nadhilla wa nakhzà
shame
and against committing
wa an natiya mà
that which You have
' anhu tanhà
ordered us not to do.
O Allah: we, surely, pray allâhumma innà
You for Paradise, out of nasaluka aljannata
Your mercy, birahmatika
and we seek Your
wa nasta'ïdhu bika í. ^ *. , ^
protection against
mina alnnàri
Hellfire.
So, (please do) save us
fa-a' idhnà minhà
from it, in the name of
biqudratika
Your omnipotence.
We, also, pray You for wa nasaluka mina 3 0 ^
the women of Paradise; alhûrï aTïni
so, please do grant us
them, in the name of farzuqnà bi'izztika
Your might.
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And (please do) make the
most expansive of our waj'al awsa'a j^*j_Lfr ^-^y
sustenance be given to us arzàqinà * inda kibari
when we become old sinninà
aged,
and make the best of our
wa ahsana a ' malina
deeds be at the time close
' inda aqtirâbi àjàlinà
to our death.
And (please do) extend
[our ages and make us
wa atil fi ta ' atika
spend them] in acts of
obedience to You,
and in all that which wa mâ yuqarribu
draws us near to You, ilayka
and in all that which
allow us to enjoy a good wa yuhzy ' indaka
position with You,
and in all that which
wa yuzlifu ladayka
make our lives acceptable
a ' mâranâ
by You.
And (please do) improve wa ahsin fi jarnï' i
our recognition of You ahwal-inâ wa
under all circumstance a'umGrinâ
and conditions. ma ' rifatanâ
And do not refer us to
wa là takilnâ ilâ
any of Your beings lest
ahadin min khalqika
they shall always remind
fayamunn ' alaynâ
us of their favors to us.
And please favor us by
wa tafaddl ' alaynâ
settling all our needs, in
bijamî' i hawâ'ijinâ
this world as well as the
lilddnïà wal-àkhirati
Next World.
And (please do) do the
same thing to our wabda bi-aba'ina wa
forefathers, our abnâ'inâ
descendants,
and all our brethren-in- wa jamT' i ikhwàninà
faith; almu 'minïna
with regard to all that
fî jamT" i mâ sa-
which we have besought
alnâka
You for ourselves
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O the most Merciful of ail li-anfusina ya arhama
those who show mercy. alrrâhimïna
O Allah: we, verily, allâhumma innâ dU_J*b dlít—LJ l_J) Ì $1)1
beseech You by Your nasaluka bismika
Grand Name al ' azïmi
and Your Eternal
wa mulkika alqadïmi
Kingdom
to send blessings upon
an tusalliya ' alâ Jïj J
Muhammad and the
muhammadin wa âli
Household of
muhammadin
Muhammad
and to forgive our grave wa an taghfira lanâ
sins, aldhdhanba aTazíma
for none can forgive the innhu lâ yaghfiru
grave save the All-great. al ' azïma illâ al * azïmu
O Allah: this is Rajab, the allâhumma wa hâdhâ
ÛJ( sLîf-j (Jiaj ^$S\
honored month, rajabun almukarramu
which You have honored
alladhy akramtanâ
us through it, being the
bihi awûlu ash-huri
first of the Sacred
alhurumi
Months,
and You have selected us
for this honor from akramtanâ bihi min
amongst the other bayni ala'umami
nations.
So, ail praise be to You;
0 the Lord of falaka alhamdu ya
Magnanimity and dhaljûdi wal-karami
Generosity.
1 thus beseech You by fasaluka bihi wa
dJUJ>bj jj dJUL-13
Your Name, bismika
the grandest, the ala'zami ala'zami
cçiiVt jiiVl
grandest, the grandest, ala'zami
the most majestic, the
al-ajalli alakrami
most honorable,
that You have created so
alladhy khalaqtahu
that it has settled under
fâstaqarr fî zillika
Your Shadow
and it thus shall never falâ yakhruju minka
transfer to anyone other ilâ ghayrika
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than You—
Muhammad and his muhammadin wa ahli
Household, the baytihi alttàhirïna
immaculate,
and to include us, during
wa an taj" alanâ mina 4—à jsûJl j-; LiLtkí óîj
this month, with those
al * àmilïna fini
who practice acts of
bitâ ' atika
obedience to You
and those who hope for wal-àmilïna fini
Your admission. lishafâ' atika
O Allah: (please do) lead allâhumma ahdinâ ilâ
us to the Right Path, sawâ'i alssabïli
and choose for us the waj' al maqïlanâ
best resting-place with ' indaka khayra iJJU û'£s> ÚJú> Ji^-lj
You, maqïlin
under a dense shade fi zillin zalïlin
and abundant
wa mulkin jazîlin
possession.
Surely, You are Sufficient
for us! Most Excellent are fa'innaka hasbunâ wa
You, and in You do we ni ' ma alwakïlu
trust!
allâhumma aqlibna
make us return (to You) Oil ^1
muflihïna munjihïna
with success and victory;
neither accursed (by You)
ghayra maghdûbin
nor misleading (the Right
* alaynâ wa lâ dàllïna
Path),
out of Your mercy; O the
birahmatika yâ
who show mercy.
O Allah: I earnestly
allâhumma innï as-
beseech You, in the name
aluka bi ' azâ'imi
of the matters that bring
maghfi ratika
about Your forgiveness
and the matters that
incumbently achieve wa biwajibi rahmatika
Your mercy,
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to grant me safety from alssalamata min kulli
ail sins, ithmin
wal-ghanïmata min
gain of ail decencies,
kulli birrin
attainment of Paradise, wal-fawza biljannati
rédemption against wal-nnajata mina
Hellfire. alnnàri
O Allah: In the same way
allàhumma da ' âka
as suppliants have
alddâ ' ûna wa
besought You, I am
da ' awtuka
beseeching You.
And in the same way as
wa salaka alssâ'ilGna
implorers have begged
wa sa-altuka
You, I am begging You.
And in the same way as wa talaba ilayka
requesters have asked alttâlibûna wa talabtu
You, I am asking You. ilayka
O Allah: You are (my) allàhumma anta
trust and hope; alththiqatu wal-rrajâ'u
and You are the ultimate
wa ilayka muntahâ
désire in my .^lh J ~<à$\ Jfâ ddli
alrrghbati fî alddu ' â'i
supplications.
allàhumma fasalli 'alâ
Household
and establish conviction waj' ali aliyaqïna fi
in my hear, qalbî
light in my sight, wal-nnûra fi basary
well-wishing in my chest, wal-nnsïhata fi sadrì

and the mention of You
wa dhikraka billïli wal- ^
on my tongue day and
nnhâri ' alâ lisânî
night,
and expansive
sustenance that is neither wa nzqan wasi an
failing nor banned. So, ghayra mamnûnin wa
please provide me lâ mahzùrin fàrzuqnï
sustenance
and bless that which You wa bàrik IT fîmâ
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decide for me, razaqtanï
and make me self- waj' al ghinâiya fi
sufficient, nafsï
and make me desire for wa raghbaty fîmâ
none save You; ' indaka
out of Your mercy, 0 the
birahmatika yâ
arhama alrràhimïna
who show mercy.
You may then prostrate yourself and repeat the following invocation one hundred
times:
alhamdu lillahi alladhy
Who has guided us to the
hadànà lima " rifatihi
recognition of Him,
has included us
wa khassnà
exclusively with the
biûilâiyatihi
protection of Him,
and has granted us the wa waffaqanâ
obedience to Him. litâ * atihi
Thanks, thanks. shukran shukran
When you raise your head (i.e. finish the prostration), you may recite the
following:
O Allah: I am turning my
face toward You asking allahumma innï
for the settlement of my qasadtuka bihâjatï
needs.
And I depend upon You
wâ'tamadtu ' alayka
in submitting my
bimas-alatï
problem.
And I submit before You wa tawajjhtu ilayka
my Imams and Masters. bi-a'immaty wa sàdatï
O Allah: benefit us by our allahumma ansa' nà
love for them, bihubbihim
and make us follow their wa awridnà
examples, mawridahum
and grant us their wàrzuqnà
companionship, murâfaqatahum
and allow us to enter
wa adkhilnâ aljannata
Paradise with their
fi zumratihim
group;
by Your mercy, i 0 the ...

birahmatika ya í , , .
most
. Merciful
. of all those ,
arhama . ... .
alrrahimina .^
Á-^tJt
' ' l v b dJbS^j
'
who show mercy.
Sayyid Ibn Tawus has mentioned that this supplication is recited on the Revelation
Day (i.e. the twenty- seventh of Rajab).
THE DIVINE MISSION DAY: THE TWENTY-SEVENTH OF RAJAB

This day is one of the great feast days. On this day, the Holy Prophet was
appointed for conveying the Divine Mission of Almighty Allah when Archangel
Gabriel first came to him with the Divine Revelation. Several acts are advisably
practiced on this day. Some of them are as follows:
First: It is recommended to bathe oneself on this day.
Second: It is recommended to observe fasting. As a matter of fact, this day is one
of the four days that are dedicated to fasting among the whole year. The reward of
observing fasting on this day is equal to seventy year fasting.
Third: It is recommended to repeat very frequently the invocation of praying for
sending blessings upon Prophet Muhammad and his Household.
Fourth: It is recommended to visit the holy tombs of the Holy Prophet and Imam
'Ali—peace be upon them and their Household.
VISITING THE SHRINE OF THE HOLY PROPHET (A.S)

The method of visiting the shrine of the Holy Prophet (a.s) is as follows:
When you arrive in the holy city of al-Madînah, you may bathe yourself,
preparing yourself for the ziyârah. When you intend to enter the Masjid al-
Nabiy, you should stop at the door of the mosque and recite the FIRST form of
asking permission for entering there, which has been mentioned in the
previous chapter. You may enter from the Gate of Archangel Gabriel {Bâb
Jibrâ'ïl) preceding the right foot to the left. You may then repeat the following
one hundred times:
Allah is the Greatest allàhu akbari ys\ 'M\
You may then offer the two Rak'ah prayer of Greeting the Mosque {tahiyyat
al-masjid). After that, you may walk to the holy chamber that included the
tomb of the Holy Prophet. There, you may touch it with your hand, kiss it, and
say the following:
Peace be upon you; O the alssalàmu ' alayka yâ <dJl J ' ' IS èXXs.
Messenger of Allah. rasûla allâhi '' " " ?
Peace be upon you; O the alssalàmu ' alayka yâ &\ * £ éXÍs-
Prophet of Allah. nabiyya allâhi '' & " " ?
Peace be upon you; O alssalàmu 'alayka yâ \_j ÍLÚp W *..\\
Muhammad ibn muhammadu bna
'Abdullah. 'abdillàhi
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Peace be upon you; O the alssalamu 'alayka ya
Seal of the Prophets. khatama alnnabiyyïna
conveyed the Mission, ballghta alrrisâlata
offered the prayers, wa aqamta alssalata
gave alms, wa âtayta alzzakata
enjoined the right, wa amarta bilma'rGfi

wa nahayta ' ani
forbade the wrong,
almunkari
and served Almighty wa ' abadta allâha
Allah sincerely until mukhlisan hattâ
death came upon you. atâka aliyaqïnu 31
fasalawâtu al I â hi
Blessings and mercy of
* alayka wa
Allah be upon you
rahmatuhu
and upon your
wa 'ala ahli baytika
Household, the
alttâhirina
Immaculate.
You may then stand near the fore pillar on the right hand side of the tomb
with the minbar to your right, facing the kiblah, and this is where the Holy
Prophet's head rests. You may then say the following:
I bear witness that there
ash-hadu an là ilâha
is no god save Allah,
illâ allâhu wahdahu lâ
alone without having any
sharìka lahu
associate;
and I bear witness that wa ash-hadu ann
Muhammad is His muhammadan
servant and Messenger. ' abduhu wa rasûluhu
wa ash-hadu annaka
are the Messenger of
rasûlu al I â hi
Allah,
wa annaka
and you are Muhammad,
muhammadu bnu
son of "Abdullah.
* abdillâhi
I bear witness that you wa ash-hadu annaka
have conveyed the qad ballghta risâlâti
messages of your Lord, rabbika
offered your people good wa nasahta
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advice, li'ummtika
striven hard in the way of wa jâhadta fî sabïli
Allah, allâhi
worshipped Allah -until wa ' abadta allâha
death came upon you- hattâ atâka aliyaqïnu
with wisdom and fair bilhikmati wal-
exhortation, maw'izati alhasanati
fulfilled the duty that was wa addayta alladhy
ijpJt éXfó í£JS\ ÓjMj
incumbent upon you, ' alayka mina alhaqqi
you have acted wa annaka qad
compassionately to the ra 'u 'ufta
believers, bilmu 'minïna
and you have been firm
wa ghaluzta ' alâ
of heart against the
alkâfirìna
unbelievers;
therefore, Almighty Allah
faballgha allâhu bika iJp. jâM £]j £ÌÌ
has exalted you to the
afdala sharafi mahall
most honorable position
almukarramïna
of the ennobled ones.
Ail praise be to Allah alhamdu lillâhi alladhy
astanqadhanâ bika 1L> uAll-J.it Jj jlI?Ji
Who has saved us,
through you, from min alshshirki wal-
polytheism and error. ddalâlati
O Allah: (please do) pour allàhumma fâj' al
Your blessings and the salawâtika wa
blessings of Your salawâti malâ'ikatika
Intimate Angels, almuqarrabïna
Your commissioned wa anbiyâ'ika
Prophets, almursalïna
wa ' ibâdika
Your righteous servants,
alssàlihïna
the inhabitants of the wa ahli alssamâwâti
heavens and the earth, wal-aradïna
and ail those who
wa man sabbaha laka
glorified You, O Lord of
yâ rabba al ' àlamïna
the Worlds,
from the past and the mina al-awwalïna wal-
coming générations, àkhirïna
on Muhammad—Your 'alâ muhammadin
servant, Your Messenger, ' abdika wa rasûlika
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Your Prophet, Your wa nabiyyka wa
Trustée, amïnika
Your Confidant, Your wa najiyyika wa
Most Beloved, habïbika
wa safiyyika wa
Your Choice, Your Select,
khâssatika
wa safwatika wa
Your élite, and the best of
khiyaratika min
Your création.
khalqika
allâhumma a'tihi
confer upon him with the
alddarajata alrrafTata
Elevated Rank,
And grant him the right
wa âtihi alwasïlata
of intercession for
mina aljannati
entering Paradise,
and raise him to a wâb'athhu maqâman
Position of Glory that ail mahmûdan
the past and the coming yaghbituhu bihi al-
générations will wish to awwalûna wal-
have. âkhirGna
allâhumma innaka
O Allah: You have said,
qulta:
"And had they, when they
"walaw annhum idh
were unjust to \\ ■■■ait (j-ákï) jJj)
zalamû anfusahum
themselves, come to you
jâ'Gka fàstaghfarû
and asked forgiveness of
allâha
Allah
and the Messenger had
wastaghfara lahumu
(also) asked forgiveness
alrrasûlu
for them,
they would have found
lawajadG allâha
Allah Oft-returning (to
tawwâban rahïman"
mercy), Merciful."
Here I am, before you,
wa innï ataytuka
asking Allah's
mustaghfiran tâ'iban ri
forgiveness, repenting
min dhunùbï
from my sins,
and seeking your wa innï atawajjahu
bika ilâ allâhi rabby Jj ^ Jl &i U-iîí J\3
intercession for me
before Almighty Allah— wa rabbika liyaghfira
your and my Lord—that IT dhunùbï
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He may forgive my sins.
If you have a certain need to pray Almighty Allah for its settlement, you may stand
before the holy tomb and make it between your shoulders, face the direction of the
kiblah, raise your hands, and ask for the settlement of your need, for it is
predictable that your need will be settled, Allah willing.
Ibn Qawlawayh, in a considerable way of narration, has reported Muhammad ibn
Mas'ud as saying that he, once, saw Imam JaTar al-Sâdiq (a.s) coming near the
tomb of the Holy Prophet, putting his hand on it, and saying the following:
I pray Allah -Who has as'alu allâha alladhy ^ ^ < ^
chosen, selected, ijtabaka wakhtaraka J J ' ' - '
and guided you, and . ._, , ,_
n wa hadaka wa hada „. -, , ,
guided (others) through ^.â dJL* (jJJtj 3\Jjtj
you-
to bless You. an yusalliya ' alayka .éi^s- ò\
The Imam (a.s) then recited the following holy verse:
inna allâha wa , , i t ^ a e
Surely Allah and His malâ'ikatahu >j* UJ| òï
angels bless the Prophet; yusallûna ' alâ
alnnabiyyi •>
O you who believe! Call _ i ,_ * ,<
, (Divine)
for . . blessings
. on ya
_ ayyuha
_ ,._alladhina
. , ,. aZSs. vJUl uíK'
^ oirJÌ UjÍ HU
. . . . . . . . amanu sallu alayhi
him and salute him with .,
wa sallumu_ ^tasliman.
.. Í \° \.>\-..
•L*5r~' 'ô-^j
a (becoming) salutation.
In 'Misbâh al-Mutahajjid,'' Shaykh al-Tusiy says: When you finish praying near
the tomb (of the Holy Prophet), you may come to the minbar,'1' pass your hand
over it, hold the two lower pommels, and then rub yoru face and eyes, for this
brings about eye healing. You may then offer prayers there, praise and thank
Almighty Allah, and ask for the settlement of your needs. In this respect, the Holy
Prophet (a.s) is reported to have said, "The area between my tomb and my minbar
is one of the gardens of Paradise. My minbar is situated at one the gates of
Paradise." You may then come near the standing-place of the Holy Prophet
(maqâm al-nabiy) and offer as many as possible prayers therein. You may also
offer as many as possible prayers in the Masjid al-Nabiy, for the reward of one
prayer herein is equal to the reward of one thousand prayers (offered at other
places). Whenever you enter or leave the Masjid al-Nabiy, you may pray Almighty
Allah for sending blessings upon the Holy Prophet. You may also offer prayers at
the House of Lady Fâtimah (a.s). You may also visit the standing-place of
Archangel Gabriel (maqâm jibrâ 'il), which lies under the waterspout. At this very
place, Archangel Gabriel used to stay after he would ask permission of the Holy
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Prophet (a.s). At this place, you may say the following:
I beseech You, O All-
as'aluka ay jawadu
magnanimous,
O All-generous, ay karïmu
O Nigh, ay qaribu
O Remote, ay ba 'ïdu
to renew Your boons to an tarudda ' alayya
me. ni ' mataka
VISITING THE HOLY PROPHET FROM A DISTANCE

In his book of 'Zâd al-Maâd,' "Allamah al-Majlisiy, within the recommended acts
on the seventeenth of Rabi" al-Awwal, the Holy Prophet's birthday, says that
Shaykh al-Mufìd, Shaykh al-Shahid, and Sayyid Ibn Tawus instructed the
following: When you intend to visit the Holy Prophet (a.s) while you are not at the
holy city of al-Madinah, you may bathe yourself, stand before something like a
grave, write the name of the Holy Prophet on it, concentrate heartily on it, and say
the following:
I bear witness that there
ash-hadu an lâ ilâha
is no god save Allah,
illâ allâhu wahhadu lâ
alone without having any
sharïka lahu
associate;
and I bear witness that wa ash-hadu anna
Muhammad is His muhammadan
servant and Messenger, ' abduhu wa rasûluhu
and that he is the Master
wa annhu sayyidu al-
of the ancient and coming iiíj
awwalïna wal-âkhirina
generations,
and that he is the chief of wa annhu sayyidu
all Prophets and alanbyâ'i wal-
Messengers. mursalïna
allâhumma sal I i
upon him and upon his
* alayhi wa ' alâ ahli
Household—the
baytihi al
Immaculate Imams-
Messenger of Allah. rasGIa allâhi
Friend of Allah. khalîla allâhi
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Peace be upon you; O the alssalamu ' alayka ya
Q 15 dLÚí.
Prophet of Allah. nabiyya allâhi
tJh yúf> 15 dÓí- p£J\
Choice of Allah. safiyya allâhi
U^j 15 dÓí- fóJ\
Mercy of Allah. rahmata allâhi
Well-Chosen by Allah. khiyarata allâhi
táh ç~f- 15. dOí-
Most Beloved of Allah. habïba allâhi
t*ÌJi ç^í 15 dó* M£S\
Selected by Allah. najïba allâhi
p\£ 15 'ftëJ\
Seal of the Prophets. khâtama alnnabiyyïna
Master of the
sayyida almursalïna
Messengers.
Maintainer of justice. qâ'iman bilqisti
tJÁÏ\ 15 dilíí-
introducer of goodliness. fâtiha alkhayri
alssalâmu 'alayka yâ ÒJJú 15 dOp
core of Divine
ma'dina alwahyi wal-
Inspiration and
ttanzîli
Revelation.
conveyor on behalf of muballighan 'ani
Allah. allâhi
alssalâmu ' alayka
ayyuhâ alssirâju
light-giving torch.
almunïru
conveyor of good tidings t jlLí 15 dli* HLS\
mubashshru
(to the believers).
warner (against Allah's
nadhïru
chastisement).
Peace be upon you; O he alssalâmu 'alayka yâ
who warns (against í'jjlí 15 éX& pLUl
mundhiru
violating Allah's
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commands).
Peace be upon you; O alssalâmu 'alayka yâ
Allah's Light that spreads nùra allâhi alladhy
luminosity. yustadâ'u bihi
Peace be upon you and alssalâmu 'alayka wa dJL£ Jií j£j dLÚ* flíJl
upon your Household— ' alâ ahli baytika
the pure, the immaculate, alttayyibïna alttâhirïna
the guide, the rightly
alhâdïna almahdiyyïna
guided.
Peace be upon you and alssalâmu 'alayka wa ji£ òlár ^Jíj ÍUÍ* ^>UJi
upon your grandfather, ' alâ jaddika ' abdi
'Abd al-Muttalib, almuttalibi
and upon your father, wa "alâ abïka 'abdi
tdJJl jú* ÍLjÎ jUj
'Abdullâh. allâhi
peace be upon your alssalâmu 'alâ çJL; LUT dCÎ ^jJè f">LíJl
mother, Àminah, 'ummka âminata binti
daughter of Wahab. wa habin
Peace be upon your
alssalâmu 'alâ
(paternal) uncle,
' ammka hamzata
Hamzah, the master of
sayyidi alshshuhadâ'i
martyrs.
Peace be upon your alssalâmu 'alâ
uncle, al-'Abbâs son of ' ammka al ' abbâsi
'Abd al-Muttalib. bni ' abdi almuttalibi
Peace be upon your uncle alssalâmu 'alâ
and your guardian, Abû- ' ammka wa kafîlika
Tâlib. aby tâlibin
Peace be upon your alssalâmu 'alâ abni
cousin, Ja'far the flying ' ammka ja ' farin
in the gardens of the alttiyyâri fi jinâni
Paradise of Eternity. alkhuldi
Muhammad (the
muhammadu
praised).
Ahmad (the more
ahmadu
praised).
Argument of Allah hujjata allâhi ' alâ al-
against the past and awwalïna wal-âkhirìna
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coming générations,
0 the foremost to the
wal-ssabiqa ila ta'ati
obédience to the Lord of
rabb al ' àlamïna
the worlds,
the prevailing over His wal-muhaymina 'ala
Messengers, rusulihi
wal-khâtima
the last of His Prophets,
lianbiyâ'ihi
the witness over ail His wal-shshâhida ' alâ
créatures, khalqihi
the intercéder to Him, wal-shshfT a ilayhi
the firmly established
wal-makïna ladayhi
with Him,
the obeyed in His wal-mutâ ' a fi
Kingdom, malakGtihi
the winner of the most alahmada mina
praised qualifies, alawsâfi
the holder of the most almuhammada lisâ'iri
praised honors, alashràfï
the honored by the Lord, alkarìma ' inda alrrbb
the addressee (by
wal-mukallma min wa
Almighty Allah) from
rà'i alhujubi
behind the (Divine) Veils,
the most advanced in
alfâ'iza bilssbâqi
position,
and the unovertakable. wal-fâ'ita ' ani allhâqi
1 greet you with the
greeting of him who
taslïma ' ârifin
acknowledges your right
bihaqqka
(that is incumbent upon
us),
who confesses of his mis tarifin bilttqsïri fi í—té ls-? ^ ^j-^
shortcoming in carrying
qiyâmihi biwâjibika íéX?-\ji
out his duty towards you,
ghayri munkirin mâ
who does not discuss
antahâ ilayhi min
your limitless virtues,
fadlika
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have more rewards from min rabbka
your Lord,
who believes in the Book mu 'minin bilkitâbi
tdJÚí- JjliJt o^1^ <y&
that was revealed to you, almunzali ' alayka
who deems lawful all that
which you deemed muhallin halâlaka
lawful,
and who deems unlawful
all that which you muharrmin harâmaka
deemed unlawful.
O the Messenger of
ash-hadu yâ rasûla ^J-f^-Á 4_JJl Jj_^j U
Allah: I bear witness—
allâhi ma ' a kulli
and I join everyone who shàhidin ìA»Ú>
bear witness
and also bear witness f 9y s
wa atahammluha 'an
rather than everyone who
kull jàhidin
may deny it—
that you conveyed the
annaka qad ballghta
messages of your Lord
risàlàti rabbka
(flawlessly),
and you offered your wa nasahta
nation good advice, li'ummtika
and you strove in the way wa jàhadta fî sabïli
of your Lord, rabbka
and you expounded
openly what you were wa sada'ta bi-amrihi
commanded,
and you stood harm for wahtamalta aladhâ fî
the sake of Him, janbihi
and you called to the way wa da ' awta ilâ
of Him with excellent sabTlihi bilhikmati wal-
wisdom and fair maw'izati alhasanati íÂJLft^Jl «UàCjÁilj
exhortation, aljamTlati
and you fulfilled the duty
wa addayta alhaqqa
with which you were
alladhy kâna ' alayka
commissioned,
and you, verily, were
wa annaka qad ra'ufta
compassionate to the
bilmu 'minïna
believers,
and you were strong wa ghaluzta ' alâ
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against the unbelievers, alkafirìna
and you worshipped wa ' abadta allâha
Allah sincerely until mukhlisan hattâ
death came upon you; atâka aliyaqïnu
therefore, Almighty Allah
fabalagha allahu bika *yj^> <_àj_*,î ÍJS\ £JLÍ
has exalted you to the
ashrafa mahall
most honorable position
almukarramïna
of the ennobled ones
and to the most elevated
wa a ' lâ manâzili
place of the intimate
almuqarrabïna
servants of Him
and to the most exalted
wa arfa ' a darajâti
ranks of the Messengers
almursalïna haythu lâ
where none can come up
yalhaquka làhiqun
with you,
and none can excel you, wa lâ yfùquka fâ'iqun
and none can overtake wa lâ yasbiquka
you, sâbiqun
and none can even think wa la yatma ' u fi
of obtaining your rank. idrâkika tâmi ' un
Who saved us from astanqadhanâ bika
perdition through you, mina alhalakati
Who guided us off
wa hadânâ bika mina
misdirection through
alddalâlati
you,
and Who lit our darkness wa nawwranâ bika
t<UJliàh te &i ^JjHj
through you. mina alzzulumati
O the Messenger of
Allah: may Allah reward fajazâka allâhu yâ
you, for being His envoy, rasùla allâhi min
in the best way that He mab'ûthin afdala mâ
has ever rewarded a jâzâ nabiyyan "an
Prophet on behalf of his 'ummtihi
people
or a Messenger of behalf ' f *
wa rasulan 'amman
of those to whom He has
a'ursila ilayhi
sent him.
May Allah accept my bi-aby anta wa 'ummy Jj, j , y A í
yâ rasûla allâhi ' ^ " J & :
father and my mother as
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ransoms for you, O the zurtuka ' arifan
Messenger of Allah. I am bihaqqka
visiting you for I
acknowledge your right
(thaï is incumbent upon
us),
I confess of your
muqirran bifadlika tjjLÚaÀ; YjÁj>
superiority,
I know for sure about the
straying off (from the mustabsiran bidalâlati ^íJLÌJL?- °yJ> jjfy 'y,. \ r°A°..í
right path) of those who man khâlafaka wa ' ,
dissent from you and khâlafa ahla baytika Jò&j
from your Household,
and I admit the true
" arifan bilhuda
guidance that you follow
alladhy anta ' alayhi
(and lead to).
May Allah accept my
father, my mother, me, bi-aby anta wa 'ummy (>rrijj ^fj cJî jL
my family, my property, wa nafsy wa ahly wa
and my sons as ransoms malî wa waladï
for you!
Let me pray (Almighty
Allah) for sending anâ 'usally ' alayka
blessings upon you as kamâ sallâ allâhu
Allah sends blessings * alayka
upon you
and as His angels, wa sallâ * alayka
Prophets, and malâ'ikatuhu wa
Messengers pray Him for anbiyâ'uhu wa
sending blessings rusuluhu
salatan mutatâbi ' atan
that are consécutive,
wâfi rata n
abundant,
mutawâsilatan
continuous, incessant, la anqita ' a laha wa la
tjLss-í % XÁ % I4Í £lLâíl *l
infinité, and unlimited. amada wa lâ ajala
May Allah send blessings jj>\ ^Js-j éxás. Ujt ju>
sallâ allâhu ' alayka
upon you and upon your
wa ' alâ ahli baytika
Household, the pure and
alttayyibïna alttâhirïna
immaculate, as much as
kamâ antum ahluhu .lui
you deserve.
You may then extend your hands and say the following:
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allahumma aj" al
make You complète ídl^b» g\yr j*4^l
jawâmi'a salawâtika
blessings,
Your perfect wa nawâmiya
bénédictions, barakàtika
Your most virtuous wa fawâdila
boons, khayràtika
wa sharà'ifa
and Your most honorable
tahiyyâtika wa
greetings, salutations,
taslïmàtika
wa karàmàtika wa
dignities, and mercy, Mïlíì'.í ,Mïlí
rahamâtika
wa salawâti
as well as the blessings of
malâ'ikatika í^~0J*i\ dJbao'À*
Your intimate angels,
almuqarrabïna
our commissioned wa anbiyâ'ika
Prophets, almursalïna
wa a'immatika
Your élite Imams,
almuntajabïna
wa ' ibâdika
alssàlihïna
the inhabitants of the wa ahli alssamâwâti
heavens and the earth, wal-aradïna
and (the blessings of)
everyone who glorified wa man sabbaha laka
You, O Lord of the yâ rabba al ' àlamïna
worlds,
from the past and the mina al-awwalïna wal-
coming générations— âkhirïna
make ail thèse pour forth
'alâ muhammadin
upon Muhammad; Your
' abdika wa rasûlika
servant, Your messenger,
Your witness, Your wa shâhidika wa
Prophet, nabiyyika
Your warner, Your wa nadhïrika wa
trustée, amïnika
Your firmly established
wa makïnika wa
(in truth), Your
najiyyika
confidante,
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Your élite, Your most wa najïbika wa
beloved, habïbika
wa khalîlika wa
Your friend, Your choice,
safiyyika
wa safwatika wa
Your notable, Your elect
khâssatika
Your well-chosen, Your wa khâlisatika wa
mercy, rahmatika
the best of Your created wa khayri khiyaratika
beings, min khalqika
the Prophet of mercy, nabiyyi alrrahmati
wa khâzini
the keeper of forgiveness,
almaghfirati
the leader to good and wa qâ'idi alkhayri wal-
blessing, barakati
the savior of the servants
wa munqidhi al ' ibàdi
(of Almighty Allah) from
mina alhalakati bi-
perdition by Your
idhnika
permission,
the caller of them to Your
wa dâ'ïhim ilà dïnika
religion,
the custodian by Your
alqayyimi bi-amrika
order,
the first Prophet to make awwali alnnabiyyïna
the covenant, mïthàqan
the last Prophet to be wa âkhirihim
sent (to humanity), mab' athan
whom You have
alladhy ghamastahu fi
immersed in the océan of
bahri alfadïlati
virtue,
in the lofty rank, wal-manzilati aljalîlati
wal-ddarajati
in the elevated level,
alrrafi" ati
and in the exalted wal-martabati
position; alkhatïrati
and whom You entrusted wa awda'tahu al- t5}âÚaJ( Ç>hJCfij\ âsPÍjíj
in the pure loins aslâba alttàhirata
and moved to the wa naqaltahu minhâ

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immaculate wombs ila alarhami
almutahharati
out of Your kindness to
lutfan minka lahu
him
and Your compassion to wa tahannnan minka
him. ' alayhi
In order to safeguard, to idh wakkalta lisawnihi
shield, wa hirâsatihi
to protect, and to défend wa hifzihi wa
him, hiyâtatihi
You assigned, out of Your
omnipotence, a min qudratika ' aynan
protective lookout over * âsimatan
him
to keep him from the hajabta bihâ ' anhu
impurities of adultery madânisa al ' ahri
and from the defects of
wa ma'â'iba alssifâhi
fornication
so that You raised the
hattâ rasa' ta bihi
sights of the servants
nawâzira al ' ibàdi
through him
and You revived the wa ahyayta bihi
derelict lands mayta albilâdi
when You removed the bi-an kashafta ' an
screening murks by the nGri wilâdatihi zulama
light of his birth alastâri
and You dressed Your
Holy Precinct the wa albasta haramaka
garments of brightness bihi hulala al-anwàri
through him.
allâhumma fakamâ
O Allah: As You have
khasastahu bishrafi
given him exclusively the
hadhihi almartabati
honor of this noble rank
alkarìmati
wa dhukhri hadhihi
and the privilège of this
almanqabati
great merit,
al ' azïmati
(please do) bless him for
salli ' alayhi kamâ wa
he fulfilled his covenant
fâ bi'ahdika
to You,
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he conveyed ail Your
wa ballagha risalatika
messages,
he fought against the wa qâtala ahla
infidels in order to prove aljuhùdi "alâ
Your Oneness, tawhïdika
he exterminated the
womb of atheism in order wa qata ' a rahima
to strengthen Your alkufri fî i'zâzi dïnika
religion,
and he dressed himself
wa labisa thawba
the garb of misfortune in
albalwâ fî mujâhadati
order to struggle against
a ' dâ'ika
Your enemies.
Hence, You have given
him as recompense for wa awjabta lahu
ÌLj> £Jió *í C^é-jîj
any harm that inflicted bikulli adhan massahu
him,
any trickery that he faced aw kaydin ahassa bihi
from the faction who mina alfi'ati allaty
tried to assassinate him, hâwalat qatlahu
a merit that excels ail fadîlatan tafùqu
other merits alfadâ'ila
and due to which he
wa yamliku bihâ
possessed Your abundant
aljazîla min nawalika
bequests.
In return, he hid his wa qad asarra
sadness alhasrata
and concealed his grief wa akhfâ alzzafrata
wa tajarr' a
and swallowed the pang
alghussata
and never did he violate wa lam yatakhatta mâ
the instructions of Your maththla lahu
Révélation. wahyuka
O Allah: (please do) send allàhumma salli
' alayhi wa ' alâ ahli 4£j J-âî ^Jïj Ós- ^lll
blessings upon him and
his Household—blessings baytihi salatan
that You please for them, tardâhà lahum
and convey our abundant wa balligh-hum minnâ
greetings and tahiyyatan kathïratan
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compliments to him, wa salaman
and give us - from You on wa âtinâ min ladunka
account of our loyalty to fî muwalâtihim fadlan
them - favors, kindness, wa ihsânan
wa rahmatan wa
mercy, and forgiveness.
ghufrànan
Verily, You are the Lord innaka dhul-fadli
of great favor. al * azïmi
You may then offer a four Rak'ah prayer, each two alone, and recite any Sûrah you
want. At accomplishment, you may do the Tasblh al-Zahrâ' and then say the
following:
0 Allah: You have said to allâhumma innaka
Your Prophet qulta linabiyyika jZái éSlfi cil Hj] 0i\
Muhammad— muhammadin
may Allah bless him and sallâ allâhu ' alayhi
his Household: wa âlihi:
"And had they, when they
"walaw annahum idh
were unjust to
zalamû anfusahum
themselves,
come to you and asked jâu'ûka fastaghfarû
forgiveness of Allah allâha
and the Messenger had
wastaghfara lahumu
(also) asked forgiveness
alrrasûlu
for them,
they would have found
lawajadG allâha
Allah Oft-returning (to
tawwâban rahïman."
mercy), Merciful."
1 was not présent at the
wa lam ahdur zamâna
âge of Your Messenger—
rasûlika ' alayhi wa
peace be upon him and .pd^\ aJTj
âlihi alssalâmu
his Household.
allâhumma wa qad
O Allah: I have visited & 'uú U13 ÌÌ33 lij ^4ÌJi
zurtuhu râghiban
him desiring, repenting
tâ'iban min sayyi'i
from my ill deeds,
* amalì
seeking forgiveness of my wa mustaghfiran laka
sins, min dhunùbï
confessing of my having wa muqirran laka bihâ
committed thèse sins wa anta a ' lamu bihâ
although You know them minnï
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more than I do,
and turning my face to
wa mutawajjihan
You in the name of Your
ilayka binabiyyika
Prophet, the Prophet of
nabiyyi alrrahmati
Mercy—
may Your blessings be
salawâtuka ' alayhi
upon him and his
wa âlihi
Household.
O Allah: in the name of faj' alny allâhumma
Muhammad and his bimuhammadin wa
Household, (please do) ahli baytihi ' indaka
make me illustrious wa jïhan
in this world as well as
fî alddunyâ wal-
the Next World and one ù—u
âkhirati wa mina
of those brought near to
almuqarrabïna
You.
O Muhammad; yâ muhammadu
O Messenger of Allah; yâ rasûla allâhi

may Allah accept my
bi-aby anta wa vummi
father and mother as
ransoms for you!
O Prophet of Allah; yâ nabiyya allâhi
O Master of ail created yâ sayyida khalqi
(.aÌJi jií- jLa Ij
beings of Allah; allâhi
in Your name do I turn innï atawajjahu bika dUj UJl éXi Urp\ (Jj
my face to Allah, my and ilâ allâhi rabbika wa
your Lord, rabby
that He may forgive my
liyaghfira IT dhunûbï
sins,
wa yataqabbala
accept my deeds,
minny ' amalT
and settle my requests; wa yaqdiya IT hawâ'ijì
Therefore, be my fakun lï shafT an
intercéder before your ' inda rabbika wa ' Jii 'W^1 <J °<j&
and my Lord, rabbï
for my Lord, the Master, fani ' ma almasu 'ûlu
in the best besought almawlâ rabbï
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and You are the best wa ni'ma alshshafTu
intercéder: anta
O Muhammad, yâ muhammadu
May peace be upon you
* alayka wa ' alâ ahli
and upon your .'fiL!t\ éXú Ji't Jéj éXÍs.
baytika alssalâmu
Household.
O Allah: (please do) allâhumma wa awjib IT 5j_áàJ( jj^ J L^r}\j í $ì)l
confer upon me with minka almaghfirata
forgiveness, mercy, wal-rrahmata
and sustenance that is
wal-rrizqa alwâsi ' a
outgoing, good, and £9u( tijìjJls
alttayyiba alnnâfi ' a
bénéficiai from You
conferred upon him who kamâ awjabta liman
came to Your Prophet, atâ nabiyyaka
Muhammad, when he muhammadan
was alive
may your blessings be
salawatuka ' alayhi
upon him and his
wa âlihi
Household,
wa huwa hayyun fa-
and confessed of his sins; aqarra lahu
bidhunùbihi
therefore, Your
wastaghfara lahu
Messenger prayed You to
rasûluka
forgive him;
may your blessings be
* alayhi wa âlihi
upon him and his
alssalâmu
Household,
and You did forgive him
faghafarta lahu
out of Your mercy, O the
birahmatika yâ
most Merciful of ail those
who show mercy.
allâhumma wa qad
O Allah: I now put my
ammaltuka wa
hope in You, please You,
rajawtuka
wa qumtu bayna
stand before You,
yadayka
désire for You other than wa raghibtu ilayka
anyone else, * amman siwâka
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hope for Your abundant wa qad ammaltu
reward jazîla thawâbika
while I confess of my sins wa innï lamuqirrun
íjf^> j£ jf*J JÌ3
and I do not deny them, ghayru munkirin
I repent to You from
wa tâ'ibun ilayka
whatever I have
mimmâ aqtaraftu
committed,
and I seek refuge with wa ' â'idhun bika fi
You from this position hâdhâ almaqâmi
against the deeds thaï I mimmâ qaddamtu
have committed mina al-a ' mâli
although You, firstly,
allaty taqaddamta
introduced them to me as
ilayya fîhà wa
prohibited, warned me
nahaytany ' anhâ
against committing them,
and threatened me with
wa aw' adta ' alayhâ
Your punishment if I
al- * iqâba
would violate.
And I seek shelter with wa a ' Gdhu bikarami
the nobility of Your Face wajhika
lest You impose upon me
an tuqïmany maqâma
the situation of disgrâce
alkhizyi wal-dhdhulli
and humility
on the day when the veils yawma tuhtaku fini
í ji&Sft llígi fa
will be exposed, alastàru
when the secrets and
wa tabdG fini al-
scandais will be
asràru wal-fadâ'ihu
disclosed,
when the muscles will wa tar" adu fini
writhe with fear alfa rà 'isu
on the day of regret and yawma alhasrati wal-
remorse, nnadâmati
the day of exposing the
yawma alâfikati íï£jsi\ fa
liars,
the day of the
yawma alâzifati íÚp\ fa
approaching doom,
the day of assembling, yawma alttghâbuni
fa
the day of séparation, yawma alfasli
fa
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the day of punishment, yawma aljaza'i
the day the measure of yawman kâna
which is fifty thousand miqdâruhu khamsïna
years, alfa sanatin
the day of the blowing, yawma alnnfkhati
the day on which the yawma tarjufu
quaking one shall quake, alrràjifatu
followed by oft-repeated
tatba'uhâ alrràdifatu
commotions,
the day of raising the
yawma alnnashri
dead,
the day of exposition
yawma al ' ardi
before the Fire,
the day when ail yawma yaqûmu
mankind stand before the alnnàsu lirabbi
Lord of the Worlds, al ' àlamïna
the day when a man fiées yawma yafirru
from his brother, almar'u min akhïhi
his mother, his father, wa 'ummihi wa abïhi <LjÍj <UÍj
his wife, and his wa sâhibatihi wa
children, banïhi
the day when the earth
yawma tashaqqaqu
and the sides of the
al-ardu wa aknâfu
heavens will split
alssamâ'i
asunder,
the day when every soul yawma ta'ty kullu
will come pleading for nafsin tujâdilu ' an
itself, nafsihâ . l^.l.,..fl.i
the day when they will be
yawma yuraddûna ilâ
relegated to Allah Who
allâhi fayunabbi'uhum
will inform them of what
bimâ 'amilû
they did,
the day when a friend can yawma lâ yughny
in naught avail his mawlan "an mawlan
friend, shay'an
nor can they be helped wa lâ hum yunsarùna
save him on whom Allah illâ man rahima
will have mercy. allâhu
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Lo! He is the Mighty, the innahu huwa al'azïzu
Merciful, alrrahïmu
the day when they will be
yawma yuraddûna ilâ
returned to the Knower
' âlimi alghaybi wal-
of the invisible and the
shshahâdati
visible,
the day when they will be yawma yuraddûna ilâ
restored to Allah, their allâhi mawlâhumu
Lord, the Just, alhaqqi
the day when they come yawma yakhrujùna
forth from the graves in mina al-ajdâthi
haste, sirà ' an
ka-annahum ilâ
as racing to a goal
nusubin yûfidûna
and as locusts spreading wa ka-annahum
abroad, jaràdun muntashirun
hastening toward the
muhti "ïna ilâ alddâ ' y
Summoner—
to Allah, ilâ allâhi
the day of the event
yawma alwâqi ' ati
inevitable
when the earth will be yawma turajju al-ardu
te) »Sn £ji
shaken with a shock, rajjan
the day when the sky will yawma takûnu
become as molten copper alssamâ'u kâlmuhli
and the hills become as wa takùnu aljibâlu
Jfaàté J^J'
flakes of wool kâl ' ihni
and no familiar friend
wa lâ yas'alu
will ask a question of his
hamïmun hamïman
friend,
the day of the witness
yawma alshshâhidi
and that whereunto he
wal-mash-hûdi
bears testimony,
yawma takûnu
they day when the angels
almalâ'ikatu saffan
will come rank on rank.
saffan
O Allah: (please do) have allâhumma irham
mercy upon my situation mawqify fî dhalika
on that day (when I will aliyawmi bimawqify fî
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be stopped for hadha aliyawmi
interrogation) for my
current situation,
and do not confound me
wa là tukhziny fi
at that situation for the Uj
dhalika almawqifi
wrongdoings that I have
bimà janaytu ' alâ
committed against
nafsï
myself.
O my Lord: (please do) waj' al yâ rabbi fi
group me, on that day, dhalika aliyawmi
with Your intimate ma ' a awliyâ'ika
servants, muntalaqï
and include me with the wa fî zumrati
company of Muhammad muhammadin wa ahli
and his Household- baytihi ' alayhimu
peace be upon them— alssalàmu mahshari
and make the Pool of him
waj' al hawdahu
(i.e. the Holy Prophet) be
mawridï
my arrival point,
and make me a place
wa fî alghurri alkiràmi
among the honorable,
masdarï
white-forehead group,
and give me my Record
wa a' tiny kitâby
(of deeds) in my right
biyamïny
hand
so that I will succeed due
hattâ afûza bihasanàtï
to my rewards,
and You will make my wa tubayyida bihi
face white, wajhî
and You will make easy wa tuyassira bihi
for me my reckoning, hisâbï
and You will make my
wa turajjiha bihi
pan of the Scale (of
mïzànï
deeds) outweigh,
and I will join the wa amdiya ma'a
triumphant ones alfà'izïna
among Your righteous min ' ibâdika
servants alssâlihîna
to Your Pleasure and ilâ ridwânika wa
gardens of Paradise; jinânika
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O God of the Worlds. ilaha al ' alamïna
O Allah: I do seek Your allâhumma innï
protection against that a ' ûdhu bika min an
You may expose me on tafdahany fî dhalika
that day aliyawmi
in the présence of Your
bayna yaday
créatures because of my
alkhalâ'iqi bijariratï
sins,
or that I may encounter aw an alqâ alkhiziya lóillj çSj-^Jl Òî jî
disgrâce and regret due wal-nnadâmata
to my wrongdoings, bikhatyiatî
or that You may make my aw an tuzhira fini
evildoings outweigh my sayyi'âty 'alâ
good deeds, hasanâtï
or that You may déclare aw an tunawwiha
my name as loser bayna alkhalâ'iqi
amongst Your créatures. bismï
O All-generous, O All-
yà karìmu yâ karìmu
generous,
(I beg You for) pardon, (I
al * afwa al ' afwa
beg You for) pardon,
(I beg You for) covering
(my evildoings), (I beg
alssitra alssitra
You for) covering (my
evildoings).
O Allah: I also seek Your allâhumma wa
protection against a ' ûdhu bika min an
including me, on that yakûna fi dhalika
day, with the line of the alyawmi fi mawâqifi
evils al-ashrâri mawqifi
or add me to the row of aw fi maqâmi
the wretched ones. alashqiyâ'i maqâmi
When You shall
wa idhâ mayyazta
distinguish between Your
bayna khalqika
créatures
and drive each group - fasuqta kullan bi-
according to their deeds- a' mâlihim
to their final abodes in zumaran ilâ
groups, manâzilihim
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(please do) line me up,
fasuqny birahmatika ú Là
by Your mercy, with the
group of Your righteous ' ibâdika alssâlihïna
servants,
and drive me with the
wa fî zumrati
group of the Your pious,
awliyâ'ika almuttaqïna
intimate servants
to the gardens of Your
ilâ jannâtika yâ rabba
Paradise; O Lord of the
al ' àlamïna
Worlds.
You may then bid him farewell ( wadâ) and say the following:
Peace be upon you: O the alssalâmu ' alayka yâ
Messenger of Allah. rasula allahi
conveyor of good tidings alssalâmu 'alayka
(to the believers) and the ayyuhâ albashïru
warner (against Allah's alnndhïru
chastisement).
alssalâmu 'alayka
ayyuhâ alssirâju
light-giving torch.
almunïru
alssalâmu 'alayka
ayyuhâ alssfïru bayna
intercessor between
allâhi wa bayna
Allah and His creatures.
khalqihi
I bear witness, O the ash-hadu yâ rasûla
Messenger of Allah, that allâhi annaka kunta
You were light in the nûran fî alaslâbi
lofty loins alshshâmikhati
wal-arhâmi
and purified wombs.
almutahharati
The ignorance could not lam tunajjska
stain you with its aljâhiliyyatu bi- tlîl^tiL SlUu^Jl dL^J
impurities anjâsihâ
wa lam tulbiska min
or dress you its gloomy
mudlahimmâti
garbs.
thïâbihâ
I also bear witness, O the wa ash-hadu yâ
Messenger of Allah, that rasûla allâhi annì
I have faith in you mu 'minun bika
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and in the Imams from wa bil-a'immati min
your Household ahli baytika
and I believe in ail that mûqinun bijamï'i mâ
which you have brought. atayta bihi
Satisfactorily and
ràdin mu 'minun
faithfully
And I bear witness that wa ash-hadu ann al-
the Imams from your a'immata min ahli
Household are the signs baytika a ' lâmu
of (true) guidance, alhudâ
the Firmest Handle, wal-'urwatu alwuthqâ
and the arguments
wal-hujjatu 'alâ ahli
against the inhabitants in
alddunyâ
this world.
O Allah: (please) do not
allâhumma lâ
make it the last of my
taj' alhu âkhira 'ça Jlgált ÚÁ$á V ^4ÁJi
pilgrimage to (the tomb
al * ahdi min ziyârati
of) Your Prophet— peace tîJl aJTj ós- éX~> ójtí;
nabiyyka ' alayhi wa
be upon him and his
âlihi alssalâmu
Household.
If you décidé to grasp my wa in tawaffîtany
soul, I will bear witness fa'innï ash-hadu fi
in my death, as same as I mamâty ' alâ mâ
have born witness in my ash-hadu ' alayhi fi
lifetime, hayâty
that Your are verily annaka anta allâhu lâ
Allah; there is no god ilâha illâ anta cJ'î U j V U)i cJî állî
save You, alone without wahdaka lâ sharìka
having any associate, laka
and that Muhammad is
wa ann muhammadan
Your servant and
' abduka wa rasGluka
Messenger,
and that the Imams from wa ann al-a'immata
his Household are Your min ahli baytihi
intimate servants, Your awlïâu 'uka wa
supporters, ansâruka
Your Arguments against wa hujajuka ' alâ
Your créatures, khalqika
Your représentatives wa khulafâu 'uka fi
amongst Your servants, * ibâdika
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wa a ' lamuka fi
Your sings in Your lands,
bilâdika
the custodians of Your
wa khuzzânu ' ilmika
knowledge,
the keepers of Your
wa hafazatu sirrka
secret,
and the interpreters of wa tarâjimatu -I 0 l -
Your Revelation. wahyika
blessings upon allâhumma salli ' alâ JTj J^Ài (^Jp ^
Muhammad
and convey greetings and wa balligh rûha
compliments from me to nabiyyika
the souls of Your muhammadin wa àlihi
Prophet, Muhammad, fï sâ'aty hadhihi wa fi
and his Household at this kull sâ ' atin
very hour as well as all tahiyyatan minny wa
times. salâman
O the Messenger of wa alssalàmu ' alayka
yâ rasùla allâhi wa Jilt Li éXJé fiLLS\j
Allah: peace and Allah's
mercy and blessings be rahmatu allâhi wa
upon you. barakâtuhu
Allah may not decide this lâ ja ' alahu allâhu JL *T Ui LJ&r H
compliment of me to be âkhira taslïmy
the last. ' alayka
Fifth: In his book of "Misbah al-Mutahajjid' , Shaykh al-Tusiy mentions that al-
Rayyân ibn al-Salt is reported as saying that Imam Muhammad al-Jawâd (a.s)
observed fasting on the fifteenth and the twenty- seventh of Rajab while he was in
Baghdad. Following him, all his retinue also observed fasting. He then ordered us
to offer the prayer that consists of twelve Rak'ahs at each of which Surah of al-
Fâtihah and another Surah should be recited. At the accomplishment of this prayer,
it is recommended to recite Surahs of al-Fâtihah, al-Tawhld, al-Falaq, and al-Nâs
each for times. Then it is recommended to recite the following invocations four
times each:
There is no god save
la ilaha ilia allahu .ilit S\ ill *i
Allah;
Allah is the Most Great; wallâhu akbaru aÍJtj
all glory be to Allah; wa subhâna allâhi

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all praise be to Allah; walhamdu lillahi
and there is neither
wa là hawla wa là
might nor power save
quwwata illâ billàhi
with Allah, the Most
al ' aliyy al ' azîmi
High, the All-great.
Then, it is recommended to recite the following invocation four times:
Allah, Allah is my Lord. I allàhu allàhu rabby là
.teá i* J3 aJji alii
associate none with Him. a'ushriku bihi shay'an
lies:
I never associate anyone là 'ushriku birabby
with my Lord. ahadan
Sixth: Shaykh al-Tusiy has also reported Abu'1-Qâsim Husayn ibn Ruh—may
Allah have mercy upon him— as saying, "On this day, you may offer a prayer
consisting of twelve Rak'ahs at each of which you may recite Surah of al-Fâtihah
and any other Surahs. After each couple of Rak'ahs, you may say the following:
alhamdu lillàhi alladhy
All praise is due to Allah,
lam yattakhidh
Who has not taken a son
waladan
and Who has not a wa lam yakun lahu
partner in the kingdom, sharïkun fi almulki
and Who has not a helper
wa lam yakun lahu
to save Him from
waliyy mina aldhdhulli
disgrace;
and proclaim His
greatness with thorough wa kabbrhu takbïran
proclamation.
O my Supporter
yà ' uddty fî muddtï
throughout my lifetime!
O my Companion in
yàsàhiby fî shiddtï
hardships!
O the provider of me with
all graces that I yà waliyyy fi ni ' matì
experience!
O my Succor in my yà ghiyàthy fi
desires! raghbatì
O the source of success of
yànajàhy fî hàjatï
my needs!
O my guardian while I yà hàfizy fi ghaybatì
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am absent!
0 He Who is sufficient
yâ kâfiyy fi wahdatï
for me when I am alone!
0 my entertainment in
yâ a'unsy fi wa hshatï
my loneliness!
You alone conceal my
anta alssâtiru ' awratï
faults!
So, ail praise be to You. falaka alhamdu
You alone overlook my wa anta almuqïlu
slips. ' athratï ^3

You alone revive my wa anta almun ' ishu
détérioration. sar' atï
(Please do) send
blessings upon salli 'alâ
Muhammad
and conceal my defects, wâstur ' awratï
and secure my
wa âmin raw' atï
appréhensions,
and oversee my slips, wa aqilny ' athratï
and pardon my offenses, wâsfah ' an jurmï

and overlook my wa tajâwaz ' an
evildoings sayyi'âty
and include me with the
fi ashâbi aljannati
People of Paradise;
the promise of truth wa ' da alssdqi
which they were alladhy kânû
promised- yCT adùna
When you accomplish the prayer, you should recite Surahs of al-Fatihah, al-
Tawhld, al-Falaq, al-Nas, al-Kafirun, al-Qadr, and Ayat al-Kursiy seven times.
You should then repeat the following seven times:
la ilaha illa allahu
Allah;
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Allah is the Most Great; wallâhu akbaru <.'jJ> \ álhj
Glory be to Allah; wa subhâna allâhi t<d)( Ol^liij

and there is neither
. , wa lahawla wa la *, «. iti , < ,
might
° nor
„ , power save quwwata^ illa billahi <u)b
, > ìfl<■ aai
j- 7jS J**-29j
with Allah.
You should then say the following seven times:
Allah, Allah is my Lord. I allâhu allâhu rabby lâ t „, /■■.K, *, >\u >\u
associate none with Him. ushnku bihi shay an " * s?-'
Aster that, you may submit your needs.
THE SUPPLICATION ON THE DIVINE MISSION DAY

Seventh: As is mentioned in 'Iqbâl al-A^rnaV and some manuscripts of 'Misbâh al-
Mutahajjid', it is recommended to recite the following supplication on this day:
O He Who has ordered us yà man amara
to forgive and overlook bil ' afûi wal-ttjâûuzi
and has taken upon , , .
ir r , wa dammana nafsahu '»,*u, ,°A, >
Himseli
. . to lorgive and al, , afwa
, wal-ttjauuza 'i?b>s»i9v ^ ,v«-*>sj
v
overlook!
O He Who did forgive yâ man ' afâ wa fa ' ' \j
and overlook: tajâwaza J3 • 3 ù* -
(please do) forgive me

and overlook (my i ' fu ' annï wa tajâwaz , i'is !'láï' *•'
evildoings) O the Ail- yâ karïmu 'Cv - 33 • J lT*
generous.
O Allah: surely, ail
allahumma wa qad <í . . »,i .s ,
requests
? have been . ._ alttalabu
akda , , t^JjaJI
• ijJS I 05áv *4JUI
rejected,
and ail means and ways wa a ' iyati alhïlatu '\A.,i\ î, --Í,
have been inaccessible, wal-madhhabu j «- , - j
and ail hopes have been
wa darasati alamalu tJU'il c^jíj
eradicated,
and ail expectations have
cc c wanqata a airraja u ... <tu ,.,ÍU , í s»
been cut
. . 011 trom . ,
illa minka du*' íi* çwrJi ^-
«JaÀJi»v
everybody save You
alone, there is no partner wahdaka lâ sharïka
with You. Iaka
O Allah: I find the ways allâhumma innï ajidu \\jaj£\ '„ A .J ^jj * ^ìli
to requesting from You subula almatalibi
wide open, ilayka mushra'atan íÂp^Îu» dUlj
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and springs of hoping for wa manahila alrraja'i
íií^si <Í)jjS t&^S fctej
You quenching, ladayka mutra'atan
and doors of supplication wa abwâba aldd ' a'i
unlocked for him who liman da ' âka
implores You, mufatthatan
wal-âsti ' ânata limani ^ -j\ícl^\ ^
and Your aid available
asta ' àna bika
for those who seek it.
mubahatan
I also know that You are
wa a' lamu annka
in the position of
lidâ 'Tka bimawdi ' i
response for him who
ijàbatin
beseeches You,
and in the position of
wa lilssàrikhi ilayka
relief for him who resorts
bimarsadi ighàthatin
to You,
and that hastening to
wa ann fî allâhfi ilâ
Your magnanimity and
jûdika wal-ddamâni
the reliance upon Your
bi * idatika
promise
compensate from the
' iwadan min man ' i
stinginess of the misery
albàkhilïna
ones
and suffice from that wa mandûhatan t£J jÎ (_j 9 I %£■ i £-jJtUj
which is grasped by the * ammâ fî aydy
mean ones. almustathirïna
And [I know for sure]
that You never screen wa annka là tahtajibu
Yourself against Your ' an khalqika
beings
but it is their evildoings
ilia an tahjubahumu
that prevent them from tdlíjS JUpVi fáh*à jí H\
ala ' mâlu dûnaka
journeying toward You.
I have also known for
sure that the best ilj £ ia5Î JÍ C. °Js- JL_lj
provisions of his who wa qad ' alimtu ann
intends to travel to You is afdala zâdi alrrâhili ijjLsAj âíljj fié dlij JîjJi
a true willpower by which ilayka ' azmu irâdatin
He chooses You among
others.
Hence, my heart has yakhtaruka biha wa
called at You with full qad nâjàka bi ' azmi
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willpower; aliradati qalbî
wa as-aluka bikull
name of all supplications Lgj ijJ-i QSj dJUllMj
da'watin da'âka bihâ
said by a hopeful and
ràjin ballghtahu
thus You have achieved
amalahu
his hope,
or said by a seeker of aid
aw sàrikhun ilayka Jss os ' K f ''lot I' o*
and thus You have íAs^-j^ C^Pl k^JLJJ £jUtf jl
aghathta sarkhatahu
admitted his request,
or said by an aggrieved, aw malhûfun
depressed one and thus makrGbun farrjta tAj^S c^-Ji ojj&á u3jî« jí
You have relieved him, karbahu
or said by a guilty sinner
aw mudhnibun
and thus You have iii £j°j£ Q?\± ÇjJJ> jî
khàtiiun ghafarta lahu
forgiven him,
or said by a healthy one
and thus You have aw mu'afan atmamta
íaIXs- i^Jáájù c^Lftji y
perfected Your favors on ni'mataka ' alayhi
him,
or said by a poor one and
thus You have conferred aw faqïrun ahdayta
íó\ âfe cJiaî jJi jî
upon him with Your ghinâka ilayhi
wealth,
and that these
supplications occupy a wa litilka aldd'wati
considerable position ' alayka haqq wa
with You and enjoy a * indaka manzilatun
standing with You—
I pray You to send
blessings upon illâ sallayta 'alà Jìj3 i
Muhammad
and to settle all my needs wa qadayta hawâ'ijy glj, c.j^j
for this world and the hawâ'ija alddunyâ
Next World. wal-akhirati
This is Rajab, the wa hâdhâ rajabun
honored and dignified almurajjabu
month, almukarramu
which You have honored alladhy akramtanâ Jjî <L_> L-íiLâjS'î cSi—il
us through it, being the bihi awûlu ash-huri
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first of the Sacred alhurumi ?'Jd\
Months,
and You have selected us , t _ ... .
. . . . . akramtana bihi mm A. „, , „,„ >i
for this honor among the , , , i^ìl .u .y <u
bayni ala umami t r "
other nations.
0 the Lord of - ,, , - .
. . _ ya dhaljudi wal- , ; <
Magnanimity and karami pJ^ J ^J^"' '5 *i
Generosity.
1 thus beseech You by , -. .* , h
Your Name, the. grandest,
, fanasaluka
.. ., , bihi
. wa . UcVi u*-<vj
jj^ji JJL ,(_, HJLî
o
. . . bismika ala zami
the grandest,
, the ala......
zami ala zami ,t*JaP
kvlr( kvlr,
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grandest,
the most majestic, the
al-ajalli alakrami
most honorable,
that You have created so .... .. . t .
, , , alladhy khalaqtahu . .s,„ < A
that it has settled under ,_ t _ .... duh ^9 asaA^ ^Jl
. . fastaqarr ri zillka ' ^
Your Shadow
and it thus shall never , ._
. . fala yakhruju minka -, „-. { ... , . , <
transfer to anyone
J other .,_ . ..
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than You—
blessings upon an tusalliya ' alâ ^ J^tj jJ^J> Jí J^á l>\
Muhammad and his muhammadin wa ahli i
Household, the baytihi alttâhirïna iy,j^^
immaculate,
and to include us, during
wa taj'alana mina A J ^\j>^jA\ \ Ú*$áj
this month, with those
al * âmilîna fíhi
who practice acts of " ^_ !^ " "
obedience to You
and those who hope for wal-âmilTna fíhi
Your admission. bishafâ ' atika
O Allah: (please do) lead allahumma wahdina . a^ j( Újir liÌJl
us to the Right Path, ilâ sawà'i alssabïli 'Ò^Hï^J* . il*1
and choose for us the waj' al maqïlanâ J ^ j °4 ,A,1 i -| .jjí J

best resting-place with ' indaka khayra
You, under a dense shade maqîlin fi zill zaITlin
and abundant
possession. Surely, You , ,. ,
„ ... . . , fa mnaka hasbuna wa . . , ,„,„ ,
are Sufficient tor us! ., . ...
ni ma alwakilu t,uL5»JI l*juq
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Most Excellent are You,
and in You do we trust!
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Peace be upon His wa alssalamu ' ala
servants, the chosen, ibâdîhi almustafayna
and His blessings be wa salawâtuhu
upon them ail. ' alayhim ajma 'ïna
allâhumma wa bârik
O Allah: (please do) bless
lanâ fî yawminâ
us on this day thaï You
hâdhâ alladhy
have honored,
faddaltahu
and covered with Your wa bikarâmatika
nobility, jalltahu
and implanted in the
wa bilmanzili al * azïmi
great and highest tàsijíí J^Vl Jjliibj
ala ' lâ anzaltahu
Dwelling.
(Please do) send
blessings upon him J\ ±è cr* J*
salli * ala man fini ila
whom You sent (as Your
* ibâdika arsaltahu
Messenger) to Your
servants
and whom You
wa bilmahall alkarìmi
accommodated in the
ahlaltahu
Noble Place.
O Allah: send upon him allâhumma salli
blessing that is never- ' alayhi salatan LiJIí j-Úí *^le> ^4JJl
ending being in the form dâ'imatan takùnu laka
of thanks to You shukran
and reward to us. wa lanâ dhukhran
And make easy for us ail waj' al lanâ min
our affairs; amrinâ yusran
and make our end result wâkhtim lanâ o pli fcr^^j
up to the last of our lives bilss' âdati ilâ
pleasant muntahâ âjâlinâ
aster You accept our little wa qad qabilta
deed aliyasïra min a'mâlinâ
wa ballghtanâ
and achieve for us ail our
birahmatika afdala
hopes out of Your mercy.
âmâlinâ
Verily, You have power innaka "alâ kull
over ail things. shay'in qadïrun
May Allah bless and exalt wa sallâ allâhu ' alâ
Muhammad and his muhammadin wa âlihi
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Household. wa sallama ‫ﻢَوَﺳَﻠ‬.

It is worth mentioning that this supplication, which is one of the excellent
supplications of Rajab, was recited by Imam M£s¡ ibn Ja`far al-K¡ïm (a.s) on the
day when the ruling authorities took him to Baghdad. That day was the twenty-
seventh of Rajab.
Eighth: As is mentioned in ‘Iqb¡l al-A`m¡l’, it is recommended to recite the
following supplication on this day:
O Allah: I beseech You in all¡humma inn¢ ‫ﻲﺠَﻠ‬‫ـ ـ ـ ـإﻲ أَﺳْـــــــﺄَﻟُﻚ ﺑِـ ـ ـ ـﺎﻟﺘ‬‫ ﻧ‬‫ﻬُـ ـ ـ ـﻢ‬‫اﻟﻠ‬
the name of the Grandest a¥aluka bilnnjli
Manifestation… ala`ämi… ِ‫اﻷ…ﻋْﻈَﻢ‬
This supplication has been just mentioned, yet according to the narration of al-
Kaf’amiy, within the acts of the twenty-seventh night of Rajab.
The Last Day of the Rajab
Narrations have mentioned that it is recommended to bathe oneself on this day; and
to observe fasting on it achieves the forgiveness of all sins—past and future. It is
also recommended to offer ¯al¡t Salm¡n –mentioned within the acts of the first of
Rajab- on this day.
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CHAPTER TWO
MERITSMERITSMERITSMERITS AND RECOMMENDED ACTSACTSACTSACTS OF SHA`BªN
This holy month is ascribed to the Holy Prophet (a.s) who used to observe fasting
in it and connect it to the obligatory fast of Rama¤¡n. He (a.s) used to say,
“Sha`b¡n is my month; hence, Paradise will be incumbently decided for him who
observe fasting on one day of my month.”
Imam Ja`far al-¯¡diq (a.s) is also reported to have said that Imam Àl¢ ibn al-
°usayn Zayn al-`ªbid¢n (a.s) used to gather all his companions at the beginning of
Sha`b¡n and say to them, “O my companions! Do you known this month is? It is
Sha`b¡n. The Holy Prophet (a.s) used to say, ‘Sha`b¡n is my month.’ You should
thus fast on this month as a sign of your love for your Prophet and as a sign of
seeking nearness to your Lord. I swear by Him Who grasps my soul that I heard
my father, al-°usayn (a.s) saying that he heard Imam Àl¢ Am¢r al-Mu'min¢n (a.s)
saying, ‘As for one who observes fasting in Sha`b¡n on account of love for the
Messenger of Allah (a.s) and seeking nearness to Almighty Allah, Almighty Allah
will love him and will draw him near to His honor on the Resurrection Day and
will decide Paradise for him incumbently.’”
Shaykh al-±£siy has narrated on the authority of ¯afw¡n al-Jamm¡l that Imam al-
¯¡diq (a.s) instructed him to urge all the people that he knew to observe fasting in
Sha`b¡n. “May Allah accept me as ransom for you! There is a reason for this
instruction. Is there not?” asked ¯afw¡n al-Jamm¡l. Imam al-¯¡diq (a.s) answered,
“Yes, there is. When his eyes fell on the new moon of Sha`b¡n, the Messenger of
Allah (a.s) ordered somebody to declare the following on the people of al-
Mad¢nah: O people of Yathrib! I am the messenger of Allah’s Messenger to you all
(carrying this message). Verily, Sha`b¡n is my month; therefore, may Allah have
mercy upon him who helps me undertake my month.” Imam al-¯¡diq (a.s) then
added, “Am¢r al-Mu'min¢n (Imam Àl¢) used to say, ‘I have never missed the
fasting in Sha`b¡n since I heard the call of the Messenger of Allah in Sha`b¡n.
Furthermore, I shall never miss it so long as I am alive, Allah willing.’”
Imam al-¯¡diq (a.s) further said, “To fast in two consecutive months is repentance
before Almighty Allah.”
Ism¡`¢l ibn Àbd al-Kh¡liq narrated that when the subject of observing fasting in
Sha`b¡n was once discussed in the presence of him, Imam Ja`far al-¯¡diq (a.s) said,
“The merits of observing fasting in Sha`b¡n are so great that even one who sheds
inviolable blood is expected to be forgiven.”
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The recommended acts of Sha'ban are divided into two parts: general and
particular. The general acts are those which are advisedly practiced each day in the
month without distinction, while the particular acts are dedicated to certain days
and nights in this month. The general acts are as follows:
GENERAL ACTS IN SHA'BAN

First: It is recommended to recite the following prayer of seeking forgiveness
seventy times each day in Sha'ban:
I seek the forgiveness of
Allah and I pray Him for astaghfiru allâha wa JJÍ^Í' *.&-'.'\
approval of my as-aluhu alttawbata ' ^ J?*^
repentance.
Second: It is recommended to recite the following prayer of seeking forgiveness
seventy times each day in Sha'ban:
I seek forgiveness of astaghfiru allâha (
Allah, there is no god alladhy là ilâha illâ jí V ÁJJl jàisiií
save Whom, huwa
the All-beneficent, the , ,
. alrrahmanu alrrahimu
All-merciiul,
the Ever-living, the ., . _ "^nsû
. . alhayy alqayyumu , «~'
Everlasting > ^
and to Him I turn .. .. , ;i,
wa atubu ilayhi .<U( oaïlj
repentant. *
However, some narrations have mentioned this invocation with some difference in
the order of the statements, by preceding the phrase, "alhayyu alqayyumu'' to
' arrahmânu arrahlmu'. At any rate, any form of the invocation is acceptable.
According to narrations, the best supplications and invocations that are advisably
recited in Sha'ban are the prayers of seeking forgiveness of Almighty Allah (i.e.
istighfâr). Hence, to seek Almighty Allah's forgiveness seventy times a day in
Sha'ban is equal to seeking His forgiveness seventy Thousand times a day in the
other months.
Third: It is recommended to give alms in this month even if it is as small as a half
date. Almsgiving in this month brings about rescue from Hellfire. In this respect, it
has been narrated that when Imam al-Sâdiq (a.s) was asked about the merits of
observing fasting in Rajab, he answered, "Why do you not ask about the merits of
observing fasting in Sha'ban." "What is then the reward of him who observes
fasting on one day in Sha'ban, Son of Allah's Messenger?" asked the narrator. The
Imam (a.s) answered, "The reward will be Paradise. I swear it by Allah." The
narrator then asked again, "What are the best deeds that should be done in
Sha'ban." The Imam (a.s) answered, "Almsgiving and seeking forgiveness are the
best deeds in Sha'ban. Verily, if anyone of you gives alms in Sha'ban, Almighty
Allah will breed that alms in the very same way as you breed your small camels.
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Hence, this alms will be as huge as Mount Uhud on the Resurrection Day."
Fourth: It is recommended to repeat the following invocation one thousand times
in Sha'ban:
There is no god save .. .... .... .... ii,, i,. w
„ , la ilaha ilia allahu íAJÌ\ ^\ a!\ *j
Allah; * *
and we serve none save wa lâ na'buduillâ , e tu .
Him, lyyahu J
being sincere to Him in mukhlisTna lahu , *j ^
obedience, alddîna ^ c^rrr*-*
Though the unbelievers wa law kariha {
are averse. almushrikûna ' ■#
This devout act brings about a great reward. The reward of him who practices it is
that he is considered to have served (Almighty Allah) for one Thousand years.
Fifth: It is recommended to offer a two Rak'ah prayer each Thursday in Sha'ban.
In each Rak'ah, it is recommended to recite Surah of al-Fâtihah once and repeat
Surah of al-Tawhld one hundred times. After accomplishment, one should pray for
sending blessings upon the Holy Prophet and his Household one hundred times.'1'
This practice achieves the settlement of all worldly and religious needs. It is also
recommended to observe fasting on Thursdays in Sha'ban. In this respect, a Hadith
reads that the heavens decorate themselves each Thursday in Sha'ban and the
angels pray Almighty Allah, saying, "O our God: (please do) forgive him who
observe fasting on this day and respond to his prayers."
The Holy Prophet (a.s) is also reported as saying, "If one observe fasting each
Monday and Thursday in Sha'ban, Almighty Allah will settle forty of his needs—
twenty appertained to the worldly life and twenty to the Hereafter."
Sixth: It is recommended to repeat very much the prayer of sending blessings upon
the Holy Prophet and his Household.
Seventh: It is recommended to utter the following prayer of sending blessings upon
the Holy Prophet and his Household that is reported from Imam 'All ibn al-Husayn
al-Sajjâd (i.e. Imam Zayn al-'Àbidïn) each mid-day in Sha'ban and at the fifteenth
night of Sha'ban:
O Allah: (please do) send allâhumma salli ' alâ ^j^J^LgJs.^>^_î\
In other words, repeat the following one hundred times:
„.„,,, , , ... allâhumma salli ~ala \- , 'ii,

O Allah: (please do) send blessings upon . .. _,. it* J-* it-fr01
,, , , , , ' ., , , , muhammadin wa ah '
Muhammad and the ramilyy ot Muhammad. ,
muhammadin ,. iíií yITi
'J líií
f*^"
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Household of
Muhammad—
.«A. -,
the tree of Prophethood; shajarati alnnbuwwati
and the trustées of the
wa mawdi'i alrrisâlati
(Divine) Mission;
and the frequently visited wa mukhtalafi
by the angels; almalâ'ikati
and the core of
wa ma ' dini al ' ilmi
knowledge;
and the Household of the
wa ahli bayti alwahïi
Divine Révélation.
allâhumma salli 'alâ jïj ^ jU|Ìit
blessings upon
muhammadin wa âli
Muhammad and the
muhammadin
Family of Muhammad—
the sailing ships through alfulki aljâriyati fi

the abysmal waves. allujaji alghàmirati
He who embarks on will

yamanu man rakibahâ
be saved
but he who abandons will wa yaghraqu man
be drowned. tarakahâ
He who precedes them almutaqaddmu lahum
will miss the Right Path mâriqun
and he misses them will wal-mutakhkhru
lose, ' anhum zâhiqun
but he who adhères to wal-lâzimu lahum
them will win. lâhiqun
blessings upon allâhumma salli 'alâ jïj ^ jU|Ìit
Muhammad—
the impregnable shelter; alkahfi alhasïni
and the succorers of the wa ghiyâthi almudtarr
helpless, distressed ones; almustakïni
and the haven of the
wa malja alhâribïna
fugitives;
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and the asylum of those wa ' ismati
who seek refuge. almu'tasimïna
blessings upon allâhumma sa 1 1 i 'alâ jïj j-^àj ^
Muhammad
so much blessings that salatan kathïratan
tU?j d)jx3 â^S 5*5Cf
please them takGnu lahum ridan
and settle all (our) duties wa lihaqq
muhammadin wa âli í\ì\ J-Í?J> Jïj
towards Muhammad and
the Household of muhammadin adâ'an íúaïj
Muhammad wa qadâ'an
by Your might and bihawlin minka wa
power; O the Lord of the quwwatin yâ rabb
worlds. al ' àlamïna
blessings upon allâhumma sa 1 1 i 'alâ
Muhammad—
the pure, the pious, the alttayyibïna alabrâri
righteous al-akhyâri
whose rights have been
alladhïna awjabta
made incumbent upon us
huqûqahum
by You
and the obedience to
whom has been deemed
obligatory upon us by
You and whose (divinely wa faradta ta'atahum
commissioned) wa wilâiyatahum
leadership has been
(also) deemed obligatory
upon us by You.
blessings upon allâhumma sal I i 'alâ Jïj ^ ^4AJl
Muhammad;
and fill in my heart with wa a ' mur qalby
the obedience to You; bitâ * atika
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and do not disgrace me
wa la tukhziny
by acts of disobedience to
bima ' siyatika
You;
and grant me the feeling
of sympathy towards wàrzuqny mwâsata ^ ^ %\^>v£ ^jjlj
those whom You have man qattrta ' alayhi
decided to straiten their min rizqika
sustenance
by means of Your favors
bimâ wa ss'ta ' alayy
that You have decided to
min fadlika
make expansive for me
and by means of that with
wa nasharta ' alayy
which You have covered
min 'adlika
me out of Your fairness;
and make me live under wa ahiyaytany tahta
Your shade. zillka
This is the month of Your wa hâdhâ shahru
Prophet and the Master nabiyyka sayyidi tiJLlitij jQf»> IJLaJ
of Your Messengers. rusulika
sha ' bânu alladhy
It is Sha'ban, which You ÂÁi-JJb dll* iáflfl*- í£JS\ OUìá
hafaftahu minka
have encompassed with
bilrrahmati wal-
Your mercy and pleasure,
rridwàni
and on which the
Messenger of Allah-
alladhy kâna rasûlu
peace and blessings be
allâhi sallâ allâhu
upon him and his
* alayhi wa âlihi wa Ç>\Jl-ì ^03 4_)Tj 4_JÍ*
Family— used to observe
sallama yad'abu fi
fasting painstakingly and
sïàmihi wa qïàmihi
used to spend it with acts
of worship
on all of its days and
fî layalïhi wa ayyamihi
night
on account of Your
bukhCT an laka fi
honoring and dignifying
ikràmihi wa i "zâmihi
this month, up to his
ilâ mahall himàmihi
death.
O Allah: (please do) help allàhumma fa ' innâ ù&^Vl ^J* liftfl
us follow the example of ' alâ alâstinâni
him (i.e. the Holy bisunntihi fihi t<LÌ
Prophet as regards the
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honoring of this month)
and help us attain wa nayli alshshfa ' ati
nearness to him. ladayhi
decide him as my
allahumma waj'alhu IT
intercéder (before You)
shafTan mushaffa'an
whose intercession for
me is acceptable
and as my clear path wa tariqan ilayka
toward You; mahiya' an
and make me follow him waj' alny lahu
until I meet You on the muttbi * an hattâ
Resurrection Day alqâka yawma
enjoying Your pleasure alqïàmati 'annï
with me ràdiyan
and Your overlooking my wa ' an dhunGby
sins ghâdiyan
and thus You will confer qad awjabta IT minka
upon me with Your mercy alrrahmata wal-
and pleasure rridwâna
and allow me to reside in
wa anzaltany dâra
the Eternal Abode and
alqarâri wa mahall al-
the Place of the
akhyàri
Righteous.
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Eighth: It is recommended to recite the following confidential prayer (munâjâf)
that has been narrated by Ibn Khâlawayh who commented on it, saying, "This is
the confidential prayer of Imam "Alï Amir al-Mu'minin and the Holy Imams, his
descendants, (a.s) who used to utter it in the month of Sha'ban."
blessings upon allâhumma salli 'alâ Jïj J-^Ài (^Jp ^J_^ ^_4l)l
Muhammad;
and listen to my prayer wasma ' du ' aiy idha
whenever I pray You; da ' awtuka
and listen to my call wâsma" nidâiy idhâ
whenever I call upon you; nâdaytuka
and accept from me wa aqbil ' alayy idhâ
whenever I confidentially nâjaytuka
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whisper to You,
for hère I am fleeing into
faqad harabtu ilayka
You,
and I am standing before wa waqaftu bayna
You showing submission yadayka mustakïnan
to You, laka
imploring You, mutadarr" an ilayka
hoping for the reward ràjiyan lima ladayka
that You have. thawàbï
And You do know what is wa ta ' lamu mâ fi
in my inner self; nafsï
and You understand my
wa takhburu hâjatï T^3
needs;
and You recognize my
wa ta ' rifu damïrï
essence;
and ail my moves and wa lâ yakhfâ * alayka
stillness are known by amru munqalaby wa
You; mathwâiya
and so are ail the wa mâ a'urìdu an
utterance which I want to a'ubdiia bihi min
begin with mantiqî
and ail the requests that I wa atafawwha bihi
want to express min talibatï
and ail the expectation
wa arjGhu li ' âqibatì
that I hope for my future.
Ail that which You, O my wa qad jarat
Master, have decided for maqàdïruka ' alayya
me yâ sayyidy
fimà yakûnu minny ilâ
up to the end of my lise,
âkhiri ' umry
including my secret and
min sarìraty wa
open matters, shall be ^0*3 Jjír* ht
' alâniyaty
experienced by me.
And it is in Your, not wa biyadika lâ biyadi
anybody else, Hand are ghayrika ziyâdaty wa
ail increase and decrease, naqsy
and my benefits and
harms that come upon wa naf ' y wa darri ■^3 J^3
me.
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O my God: If You deprive
me (of Your sustenance), ilâhy in haramtany
then who else can ever faman dhalladhy
provide me with yarzuqunï
sustenance?
And if You disappoint wa in khadhaltany
me, then who else can faman dhalladhy
ever back me? yansurunT
O my God: I do seek Your
protection against Your ilahy a' udhu bika min ,í}_ ^ a ,£| , \j Ú £\
wrath and against the ghadabika wa hulûli "/
befalling of Your ire upon sakhatika
me.
O my God: If I do not ilahy in kuntu ghayra

deserve Your mercy, mustahilin lirahmatika
You are still expected to fa-anta ahlun an

confer upon me with tajùda ' alayy bifadli
Your expansive favor. sa ' atika
O my God: I now imagine ilâhy ka-annï binafsy
how I will stand before wâqifatun bayna
You yadayka
shaded by my good idea wa qad azallahâ
about You on account of husnu tawakkuly vIÓp J£p jU- ipsí ÔSj
my trust in You, * alayka
and You will decide for faqulta mâ anta
ahluhu wa ^j'j_4juj aÁa\ c-JÍ L» o-LiLâ
me that which befit You
and You will include me taghammdtany .i5jiíu
with Your forgiveness. bi ' afGika
0 my God: If you pardon
ilâhy in ' afawta dUU Jjt CJjÁÍ b\ ^\
me, then who else is
faman awlâ minka
worthier than You are in
bidhlika
pardoning.
And if my time of death is
wa in kâna qad danâ
approaching while my
ajaly wa lam yudniny
deeds are still too short
minka ' amaly
to approach me to You,
1 am then considering my
faqad ja'altu aliqrâra
confession of being guilty
bildhdhnbi ilayka
to be my means towards
wasîlaty
You.
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O my God: I have
ilahy qad jurtu ' ala ^ '■s^J lt^ lt^!
wronged myself when I
allowed myself to behave nafsy fî alnnzari lahâ
unrestrainedly;
therefore, woe will betide
falaha alwaylu in lam
myself if You do not
taghfir lahâ
forgive.
O my God: You have
never ceased Your favors ilahy lam yazal birrika f
from me ail over my ' alayy ayyâma hayâty
lifetime;
so, (please) do not stop
Your favors from sala taqta' birrika
covering me aster my ' annï fî mamâtì
death.
O my God: How can I
ilâhy kayfa âiyasu min
despair of Your nice
husni nazarika IT
custody over me aster my
ba'da mamâty
death
while You have not
wa anta lam twallny
shown me but the good
illâ aljamïla fi hayâtî
throughout my lifetime?
O my God: (please)
ilâhy tawall min amry
manage my affairs in the
mâ anta ahluhu íàlÂÎ
very way that befits You;
and confer upon me— a wa ' ud ' alayya
sinful who is covered by bifadlika ' alâ
his ignorance—with Your mudhnibin qad
favors. ghamarahu jahluhu
O my God: You have ilâhy qad satarta
concealed my sins in my * alayya dhunGban fî
worldly lise, alddunyâ
but I need Your wa anâ ahwaju ilâ
concealment more satrihâ 'alayya minka
urgently in the Next Life. fî al-'ukhrâ
You have thus not
idh lam tuzhirhâ
disclosed my sins before
liahadin min ' ibâdika
any of Your righteous
alssâlihïna
servants;
therefore, (please) do not falâ tafdahny yawma
expose me on the alqiyâmati ' alâ ru 'ûsi
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Resurrection Day before al-ash-hadi
all the witnesses.
O my God: It is Your
ilahy juduka basata
magnanimity that
amalT
expanded my hope;
and surely Your pardon is
wa ' afûuka afdalu
more preferable than my
min 'amalT
deeds.
O my God: so (please)
ilâhy fasurrany
delight me when I meet
biliqâ'ika yawma
You on the day when You
taqdy fihi bayna
shall judge between Your
' ibâdika
servants.
O my God: I submit to
ilâhy a'tidhâry ilayka
You the apology of him
a'tidhâru man lam
who cannot dispense with
yastaghni ' an qabGli
the acceptance of his
' udhrihi
excuse;
so, (please) accept my
faqbal ' udhry yà
excuse, O the most
akrama mani
Magnanimous of all those
a'tadhara ilayhi
before whom the guilty
almusïiûna
make an apology.
O my God: (please) do
ilâhy lâ tarudd hâjatì
not reject my request;
and do not fail my big wa lâ tukhayyb
hope for You; tama "T
and do not disappoint my
wa lâ taqta" minka
desire and expectation
rajâiy wa amalT
for You.
O my God: Had You
wanted to humiliate me, ilahy law aradta
You would not have hawâny lam tahdinT
guided me (to You);
and had You decided to
wa law aradta
disclose me, You would
fadîhaty lam tu'âfinï
not have saved me.
O my God: I do not ilâhy mâ azunnka
expect You to reject my taruddny fi hâjatin
request that I spent my qad afnaytu ' umry si
whole lifetime asking for talabihâ minka
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it from You.
O my God: ail praise be to

ilâhy falaka alhamdu UJIÍ ÍJúî \Á JLiíJl dÚi JÙ\
You, forever, forever,
abadan abadan
perpetually,
dâ'iman sarmadan
everlastingly,
increasingly, and
yazïdu wa la yabïdu
unperishingly, as exactly
kamâ tuhibb wa tardà
as You like and please.
O my God: If You punish
ilâhy in akhadhtany lìSlM ^t_f^>. sjftá J$\
me for my offense, I shall
bijurmy akhadhtuka
demand with Your
bi ' afGika
pardon;
wa in akhadhtany
and if You punish me for
bidhunùby
my sins, I shall demand
akhadhtuka
with Your forgiveness;
bimaghfi ratika
and if You décidé to put
wa in adkhaltany
me in Hell, I shall déclare
alnnâra a ' lamtu
to its inhabitants that I
ahlahâ annï a'uhibbka
love You.
O my God: If my deed is
ilâhy in kâna saghura
too little when compared
fî janbi tâ' atika
to the true obédience to jus. ékí-úe
* amaly
You,
then my hope for You is
faqad kabura fî janbi
too big when compared to
rajâ'ika amalT
my prospect from You.
O my God: How can it be
ilâhy kayfa anqalibu
that I return from You
min ' indika
with disappointment and
bilkhaybati mahrùman
deprivation
while I expect, depending wa qad kâna husnu
upon Your magnanimity, zannï bijûdika an
that You will endow me taqlibany bilnnajati
with safety and mercy? marhûman
O my God: I have spent
ilâhy wa qad afnaytu
my whole lise with the
* umry fî shirrati
vigor of being négligent
alssahwi ' anka
to You
and I have spent my wa ablaytu shabâby fî
whole youth with the sakrati alttbâ' udi
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inebriety of being far minka
away from You.
O my God: I have not
thus woken up to myself ilâhy falam astayqiz
during the period when I aiyyâma aghtiràry
seductively felt safe from bika
Your punishment
and when I was taking
wa rukuny ila sabTIi
the path that ends with
sakhatika
Your ire.
0 my God: Nevertheless, ilâhy wa anâ ' abduka
1 am—Your servant and wâbnu ' abdika
the son of Your servant— qâ'imun bayna
now standing before You yadayka
and begging You in the mutawasslun
name of Your generosity. bikaramika ilayka
O my God: I am, being ilâhy anâ ' abdun
Your servant, disowning atanasslu ilayka
all that with which I used mimmâ kuntu
to face You, awâjihuka bihi
namely my shameless min qillati astihïâiy
inconsideration of You, min nazarika
and I am hereby
appealing for Your wa atlubu al ' afwa
pardon since pardon is minka idhil ' afGu
the feature of Your na'tun likaramika
generosity.
0 my God: I had no
ilâhy lam yakun IT
strength by which I
hawlun fantaqila bihi
would rid myself of acts
' an ma' siyatika
of disobedience to You
ilia fi wa qtin
except after You aroused
aïqaztany li
me to love You.
mahabbatika
Hence, I have become as
wa kamâ aradta an
exactly as You want me to
akGna kuntu
be.
1 have thus thanked You
fashakartuka biidkhâlì
for You have included me
fi karamika
with Your generosity
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and You have purified my wa MtathTri qalby min jQ&t ^j'f ^ _^kjj
heart from the filths of awsâkhi alghaflati
being inattentive to You. 'anka
O my God: (please) look
at me in the same way as ilâhy anzur ilayy j-í 'jSù ^Jj JJàîl
You have looked at him nazara man
whom You called and he nàdaytahu fajâbaka
has responded to You,
and upon whom You have
wâsta ' maltahu
conferred with Your aid
bima ' Gnatika tdJLíúsíî éisjjkí) a£JUâ£1iIj
and he thus has obeyed
fatâ ' aka
You.
O He Who is too close to yâ qarïban là
depart from him who is yab'udu 'ani
inadvertent to Him. almughtarr bihi
O He Who is too
wa yâ jawâdan lâ
magnanimous to deprive
yabkhalu 'amman
him who hopes for His
rajà thawâbahu
reward.
O my God: (please) grant
ilâhy hab IT qalban dUU ^jÔj LjJ ^jJ sL^á
me heart whose longing
yudnïhi minka
for You will approach it
shawquhu
to You;
and grant me tongue
wa lisânan yurfa ' u
whose truthfulness is
ilayka sidquhu
directed to You;
and sight whose wa nazaran
righteousness advances yuqarrbuhu minka .ijcr dJUU AjJÁj tr^í
towards You. haqqhu
O my God: Verily, he who
ilâhy inn man ta'arrfa
recognizes You shall
bika ghayru majhGlin
never be anonymous;
and he who seeks Your
wa man lâdha bika
shelter shall never be í JjJb*^ éX>, W °yj
ghayru makhdhûlin
disappointed;
and he whom is attended wa man aqbalta
by You shall never be * alayhi ghayru
boring. mamlûlin
O my God: Verily, he who ilâhy inn mani
abides by Your Path shall antahaja bika
be enlightened; lamustanïrun
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wa mna mam
and he who resorts to
a'tasama bika
You shall be succored.
lamustajTrun
I am thus having recourse
to You, O my God; so,
wa qad ludhtu bika yâ
(please) do not
ilâhy falâ tukhayyb
disappoint me as regard
zannï min rahmatika
Your having mercy upon
me;
and do not divest me of wa la tahjubny ' an
Your kindness. rafatika
O my God: grant me,
ilâhy aqimny fi ahli
among those who show
wilâiyatika
servitude to You,
the position of him who muqâma man rajâ
(incessantly) longs for alzzïàdata min
more love for You. mahabbtika
O my God: (please)
inspire me with ilâhy wa alhimny wa
passionate love for lahan bidhikrika ilâ
ceaseless reference to dhikrika
You;
and (please) devote all
my pursuit to my
attaining the delight of wa himmty fi rawhi
the success that is najâhi asmâ'ika wa
achieved through Your mahall qudsika
Names and the standing
of Your Holiness.
O my God: I adjure You
ilâhy bika ' alayka illâ
by You that You put me
alhaqtany bimahall
in the position of those
ahli tâ' atika
who are obedient to You
and in an honorable
wal-mathû alssâlihi
standing of Your
min mardâtika
pleasure,
for I, verily, have no fa'innï lâ aqdiru
power to rescue linafsy das an
wa lâ amliku lahâ
or to benefit myself. .'uij l$í JJLUÎ %
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O my God: I am Your
ilahy ana * abduka
servant—the feeble and
aldçTïfu almudhnibu
the guilty—
and Your slave— the
wa mamlûkuka
pénitent. So, (please) do
almunïbu falâ taj'alny
not include me with those
mimmn sarafta ' anhu
from whom You have
wajhaka
turned Your face
or with those whom are
deprived of Your pardon wa hajabahu sahuuhu
because of their 'an ' afùika
inattentiveness to You.
O my God: (please) grant £LÍrityl JUS" Çj*
ilahy hab IT kamala
me absolute dévotion to
alânqitâ ' i ilayka
You;
and illuminate the sights
wa anir absâra ÌÁJoj &U-^2-í UujJj jUojÏ JJÌj
of our hearts with the
qulûbinâ bidyâ'i
light of their observing of
nazarihâ ilayka
You
so that the sights of the hattâ takhriqa absâru
hearts will penetrate the alqulûbi hujuba
Screens of Light alnnGri
and arrive at the Core of fatasila ilà ma' dini
Magnificence al * azamati
and that our soûls hang wa tasïra arwâhunâ
to the Majesty of Your mu ' allqatan bi ' izz
Holiness. qudsika .iJLal
O my God: (please) make
me of those who ilâhy waj'alny mimmn
responded to You when nâdaytahu fajâbaka
You call at them
and those who were
wa lâhaztahu fasa'iqa
shocked for Your Majesty
lijalâlika
when You observe them;
and You have thus taken
into their confidence and fanâjaytahu sirran wa
they acted for You * amila laka jahran
openly.
O my God: I have shaded ilâhy lam a'usallt ' alâ
neither despair nor husni zannï qunùta
gloom over my good idea alaïàsi
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about You;
and I have never lost

wa la anqata'a rajaiy
hope in Your excellent
min jamïli karamika
magnanimity.
O my God: if my sins ilâhy in kànati
have overthrown me in alkhatâïâ qad
Your sight, asqatatny ladayka
then please pardon me
fasfah ' annï bihusni
for my excellent trust in
tawakkly ' alayka
You.
O my God: if my
ilâhy in hatttny
wrongdoings have caused
aldhdhnûbu min
me to lose Your
makârimi lutfika
honorable kindness,
then my belief in You
faqad nabbhany
have called my attention
aliyaqïnu ilâ karami
to the generosity of Your
* atfika
sympathy.
O my God: if my
inadvertence has ilâhy in anâmatny
screened me against alghaflatu ' ani
readying myself for alâsti * dâdi liliqâ'ika
meeting You,
then my recognition of
faqad nabbahatny
the generosity of Your
alma ' rifatu bikarami
bounties has awakened
âlâ'ika
me.
O my God: if Your grave ilâhy in da ' âny ilâ
chastisement has drawn alnnâri ' azïmu
me to Hellfire, ' iqâbika
then Your opulent reward faqad da ' âny ilâ
has drawn me to aljannati jazîlu
Paradise. thawâbika
O my God: You alone do I ilâhy falaka asalu wa >ù-f\ dlili dJLJi
pray and You alone do I ilayka abtahilu wa
implore and desire. arghabu
And I beseech You to wa asaluka an
bless Muhammad and the tusalliya ' alâ
Household of muhammadin wa âli
Muhammad muhammadin
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and to include me with wa an taj' alany
those who always mimmn yudïmu
mention You, dhikraka
who never breach their wa la yanqudu
covenant to You, ' ahdaka
who never fail to thank wa lâ yaghfulu an
You, shukrika
and who never belittle wa la yastakhiff ' í 3
Your Affairs. biamrika
O my God: (please do)
take in me with the most ilâhy wa alhiqny binûri
brilliant Light of Your * izzika alabhaji
Dignity
so that I will recognize
fa-akûna laka "arifan
You
and I will leave everybody wa ' an siwâka
else munharifan
and that I will be fearful wa minka khà'ifan
of and careful with You; muràqiban
and Honor. ikràmi
wa sallâ allâhu ' alâ
upon Muhammad, His
muhammadin rasûlihi
Messenger, and upon his
wa âlihi alttàhirïna
Household, the Infallible,
and exalt them very wa sallama taslïman
much- kathïran
This confidential prayer (munâjâf), ascribed to the Holy Imams (a. s), is highly
significant since it comprises excellent meanings. It is advisable to recite it with
presence of heart all the time.
PRIVATE ACTS OF SHA* BAN

FIRST NIGHT OF SHA^BAN
As mentioned in "Iqbâl al-A "mal', narrations have referred to many prayers that are
offered at the first night of Sha'ban. One of these prayers is a twelve Rak'ah prayer
in each Rak'ah of which the Surah of al-Fâtihah is recited once and the Surah of
al-Tawhld is repeated eleven times.
FIRST OF SHA^BAN
A great reward is gained if fasting on the first day of Sha'ban is observed. Imam
JaTar al-Sâdiq (a.s) is reported as saying, "Paradise will be incumbently decided
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for him who observe fasting on the first day of Sha`b¡n.”

Likewise, Sayyid Ibn ±¡w£s has narrated on the authority of the Holy Prophet (a.s)
that an abundant reward will be conferred to him who observes fasting on three
days in Sha`b¡n at the nights of which a two Rakàh prayer is offered. In each
Rakàh of this prayer, one should recite the S£rah of al-F¡ti¦ah once and the S£rah
of al-Taw¦¢d eleven times.
Merits of the first day of Sha`b¡n
It is also worth mentioning that the book of Tafs¢r (exegesis of the Holy Qur'¡n)
that is ascribed to the Imam (a.s)(1) has comprised a narration referring to the great
standing of the month of Sha`b¡n. At the end of his Persian book of ‘Kelimeh
Teyyibeh’, the master scholar Shaykh al-N£riy has referred to this narration, which
is too long to be mentioned literally herein. However, let us refer to the summary
of this wonderful narration:
On the first of Sha`b¡n, Imam Àl¢ Am¢r al-Mu'min¢n (a.s) passed by a group of
Muslims who were sitting in a mosque debating about theological matters, such as
fatalism, with loud voices and intense arguments. The Imam (a.s) stopped by them
and greeted them. They responded to his greeting, made him room, and begged him
to sit with them. However, the Imam (a.s) did not care for them; rather he
addressed to them saying,
“O you the people who discuss matters that are neither their business nor benefiting
them! You should have known that Almighty Allah has certain servants who are
silent although they are neither inexpressive nor mute. Rather, whenever they
consider the magnificence of Almighty Allah, their tongues die down, their hearts
repose, their intellects halt, and their minds cease, on account of their glorifying,
honoring, and feeling the majesty of Almighty Allah. When they regain
consciousness, they compete with each other on seeking nearness to Almighty
Allah by means of pure acts. They regard themselves as wrongdoers and
transgressors while they are free from any negligence or immoderation; rather they
do not accept to give little to Almighty Allah and they do not regard anything that
they do for Him as adequate. They therefore exert all efforts in acts of worship to
Him. When you notice them as they prepare themselves for acts of worship, you
find them fearful, frightened, anxious, and terrified. Thus, great is the difference
between them and you, the heretic people! You should have known that the more
one may know about fatalism the more silent one will be. On the contrary, the most
ignorant with fatalism are those who debate about it very much. O group of heretic
people! This day is the first of Sha`b¡n, the honorable month. Our Lord has given it
this name (i.e. Sha`b¡n), because welfare is distributed in this month. Your Lord
has opened wise the gates of His Paradise and offered you the palaces and bliss of
Paradise with the cheapest costs and the easiest matters; therefore, you should
purchase them. On the other side, Ibl¢s—the cursed—has presented before you the
(1) Probably, Imam al-°asan ibn Àl¢ al-Àskariy (a.s).

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varieties of his evils and ordeals. You always wander in the paths of error and
tyranny, taking the paths of Ibl¢s and missing the paths of goodness whose doors
are open wide before you.
This is the first of Sha`b¡n. The sections of its benefits are prayer, almsgiving,
enjoining the right, forbidding the wrong, piety to parents and relatives and
neighbors, setting aright matters of difference, and conferring upon the poor and
the needy with charity. Nevertheless, you are discussing matters (i.e. fatality) that
you are not asked to discuss and matters that you are asked not to deal with since
they lead to revealing the secrets of Almighty Allah; and those who try to track the
secrets of Almighty Allah shall be of those who will perish. If you knew that which
our Lord—Majestic and Honorable is He—decided for His obedient servants on
this day, you would certainly stop debating and take the initiative in carrying out
the commandments by which you are bound.”
The group then asked him, “O Am¢r al-Mu'min¢n: What is that which Almighty
Allah has decided for His obedient servants on this day?”
Imam Àl¢ (a.s) then narrated to them that the Holy Prophet (a.s), once, sent an
army to counter the atheists. It was an intensely dark night when the camp of the
Muslim army was attacked by the atheists. All the Muslims were asleep except
Zayd ibn °¡rithah, Àbdull¡h ibn Ruw¡¦ah, Qat¡dah ibn Nu`m¡n, and Qays ibn
`ª¥im al-Minqariy. These individuals were taking the sides of the camp reciting
the Holy Qur'¡n or offering prayers. When the enemies were about to raid the
Muslims, lights came out from the mouths of these wakeful individuals to light up
the whole camp and supply the Muslims with power and courage due to which they
could overcome their enemies causing them to be killed, wounded, or taken as
captives. When the Muslims returned home, they informed the Holy Prophet (a.s)
about the whole story. He (a.s) therefore commented, “These lights were the result
of the acts of worship that these individuals did on the first of Sha`b¡n.”
The Holy Prophet (a.s) then mentioned each and every deed that these individuals
had done on the first of Sha`b¡n. He then said,
“On the first of Sha`b¡n, Ibl¢s distributes his hosts all over the earth and instructs
them to try their best to attract as many numbers of people as possible on that day.
On the other side, Almighty Allah distributes His angels all over the earth and asks
them to guide His servants to the righteousness. Accordingly, the all will be happy
except those who intentionally choose to reject and do wrong and, thus, join the
party of Ibl¢s. Furthermore, on the first of Sha`b¡n, Almighty Allah gives the orders
of opening the gate of Paradise and orders the Tree of ±£b¡ (joy) to lower its twigs
towards this world. Then, a caller will shout out on behalf of our Lord, ‘O Servants
of Allah: these are the twigs of the Tree of ±£b¡. You should hang on to them so
that they will raise you to Paradise. These are also the twigs of the Tree of Zaqq£m.
Beware lest they will take you to Hellfire.’
(The Holy Prophet, peace be upon him and his Family, then continues,) I swear by
Him Who has chosen me for conveying the (Divine) Mission as a Prophet: anyone
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who tries any of the doors of decency on this day will hang on to one of the twigs
of the Tree of ±£b¡ and it will lead him to Paradise. But anyone who tries any of
the doors of evil on this day will hang on to one of the twigs of the Tree of Zaqq£m
and it will lead him to Hellfire.
Thus, one who voluntarily offers a prayer on this day will have hanged on to one of
the twigs of the Tree of ±£b¡. One who observe fasting on this day will have
hanged on to one of the twigs of the Tree of ±£b¡. One who reconciles between
two spouses, between a father and his son, between two relatives, between two
neighbors, or between any two individuals will have hanged on to one of the twigs
of the Tree of ±£b¡. One who respites or releases an insolvent debtor from the debt
will have hanged on to one of the twigs of the Tree of ±£b¡. One who, after
checking his accounts, finds out that he owed somebody an amount and thus he
settles that debt will have hanged on to one of the twigs of the Tree of ±£b¡. One
who volunteers to maintains for an orphan will have hanged on to one of the twigs
of the Tree of ±£b¡. One who refrains a wicked individual from reviling at the
honor of a believer will have hanged on to one of the twigs of the Tree of ±£b¡.
One who recites the Holy Qur'¡n or even a portion of it will have hanged on to one
of the twigs of the Tree of ±£b¡. One who frees himself for mentioning and
thanking the graces of Almighty Allah will have hanged on to one of the twigs of
the Tree of ±£b¡. One who visits an ailed person will have hanged on to one of the
twigs of the Tree of ±£b¡. One who acts piously to his parents or one of them on
that day will have hanged on to one of the twigs of the Tree of ±£b¡. One who
seeks his parents satisfaction on that day after he has enraged them will have
hanged on to one of the twigs of the Tree of ±£b¡. In general, anyone who does
any act of decency on that day will have hanged on to one of the twigs of the Tree
of ±£b¡.
(The Holy Prophet, peace be upon him and his Family, then continues,) I swear by
Him Who has chosen me for conveying the (Divine) Mission as a Prophet: anyone
who does any act of wickedness or disobedience to Almighty Allah on that day will
have hanged on to one of the twigs of the Tree of Zaqq£m, which will take him to
Hellfire.
I swear by Him Who has chosen me for conveying the (Divine) Mission as a
Prophet: one who neglects or disregards the obligatory prayer will have hanged on
to one of the twigs of the Tree of Zaqq£m. If one is visited by a needy person while
he knows his actual manners and he has the capability to change it without causing
himself any harm and without the existence of another person who can do this
mission; nevertheless, he ignores and leaves him encountering his neediness, he
will have hanged on to one of the twigs of the Tree of Zaqq£m. If one rejects the
apology of one who had wronged him then he punishes him more than the
required, he will have hanged on to one of the twigs of the Tree of Zaqq£m. If one
makes quarrel between two spouses, between a father and his son, between two
brothers, between two relatives, between two neighbors, between two friends or
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between two sisters, he will have hanged on to one of the twigs of the Tree of
Zaqq£m. One who deepens the problems of an insolvent debtor while he is aware
of his insolvency and hardship will have hanged on to one of the twigs of the Tree
of Zaqq£m. One who illegally denies the loan that he has taken from somebody
and, moreover, transgresses him will have hanged on to one of the twigs of the
Tree of Zaqq£m. One who turns away from, harms, and spoils the property of an
orphan will have hanged on to one of the twigs of the Tree of Zaqq£m. One who
ascribes dishonor to a faithful individual and urges people to think ill of him will
have hanged on to one of the twigs of the Tree of Zaqq£m. One who sings a song
that leads to acts of disobedience to Almighty Allah will have hanged on to one of
the twigs of the Tree of Zaqq£m. One who recounts his ill deeds in battles and his
wrongdoings against people, taking pride in them, will have hanged on to one of
the twigs of the Tree of Zaqq£m. One who neglects visiting his ailed neighbor and
does not participate in his funeral ceremony on account of belittling him will have
hanged on to one of the twigs of the Tree of Zaqq£m. One who turns away from an
injured person on account of disdain, contempt, or disparagement will have hanged
on to one of the twigs of the Tree of Zaqq£m. One who acts impiously to his
parents or one of them or does not please them on this day on account of a previous
impiety to them will have hanged on to one of the twigs of the Tree of Zaqq£m. In
general, anyone who commits any act of indecency on that day will have hanged
on to one of the twigs of the Tree of Zaqq£m.
I swear by Him Who has chosen me for conveying the (Divine) Mission as a
Prophet: those who hang on to the twigs of the Tree of ±£b¡ will be raised to
Paradise.”
The Holy Prophet (a.s) then raised his sight toward the heavens for a while and
smiled pleasingly. He then lowered his sight toward the earth and then frowned. He
then turned his face towards his companions and said, “I swear by Him Who has
chosen Mu¦ammad of conveying the Divine Mission as a Prophet: I have just seen
the Tree of ±£b¡ raising its twigs and I have seen it taking those who hanged on to
its twigs to Paradise. I have also seen some people hanging on to one twig, others
hanging on to two twigs or even more according to their deeds of obedience to
Almighty Allah. I can see Zayd ibn °¡rithah hanging on to all of its twigs and it is
raising him up. Because of this, I smiled pleasingly. I then looked at the ground
and, I swear by Him Who has chosen me for conveying the Mission as a Prophet, I
have seen the Tree of Zaqq£m lowering its twigs and leading those who have
hanged on to it to Hellfire. I have seen some of them hanging on to one twig, others
to two and so on according to their acts of disobedience. I can see some of the
hypocrites hanging on to all the twigs and the Tree of Zaqq£m is taking them to the
lowest of its stages. because of this, I frowned.”
The Thi
Third
rd of Sha`b¡n
About this blessed day, Shaykh al-±£siy says in ‘Mi¥b¡¦ al-Mutahajjid’, Imam al-
°usayn ibn Àl¢ (a.s) was born on the third of Sha`b¡n. Abu’l-Q¡sim ibn Àl¡’ al
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Hamadâniy, the representative of Imam al-Hasan al-'Askariy (a.s), received a
document telling that our master, Imam al-Husayn ibn "Ali (a.s), was born on the
third of Sha'ban; therefore, you should observe fasting on this day and recite the
following supplication:
allàhumma innï
O Allah: I beseech You in
asaluka bihaqqi
the name of the one born
almawlûdi fî hâdhâ
on this day
aliyawmi
the promised with almaw' ûdi
martyrdom before the bishahâdatihi qabla
beginning of his life and astihlâlihi wa
before his birth, wilâdatihi
the heavens and all their bakathu alssamà'u wa
inhabitants wept for him; man fîhâ
and so did the earth and wal-ardu wa man
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those living one it; * alayhâ
before his feet stepped on wa lammà yata
it; lâbatayhâ
the mourned slain one; qatïli al ' abrati
and the master of the
wa sayyidi al-usrati
Family (of Prophethood);
and the one who shall be
almamdGdi bilnnsrati
backed with victory on
yawma alkarrati
the Day of Return;
the one whom has been
awarded with the favor of
almu ' awwidi min
the Imams' being from
qatlihi ann alaiimmata
his offspring as
min naslihi
recompensation of his
being slain;
and the one awarded
with the favor of the soil wal-shshafa'a fî
of his grave carrying turbatihi
cure;
and the one awarded
with the favor that he will wal-fawza ma'ahu si
be triumphing when he awbatihi
will be returned;
and also the Prophet's wal-awsya'a min
Successors from his * itratihi ba ' da
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offspring will be returned qa'imihim wa
after the advent of their ghaybatihi
Rising Imam and after
his occultation,
so that they shall take hatta yudriku
revenge, alawtàra
and they shall retaliate, wa yatharû alththâra
and they shall please the
wa yurdû aljabbàra
Onmipotent Lord,
and they shall be the best wa yakùnû khayra
supporters. ansârïn
May Allah's blessings be
sallâ allâhu ' alayhim
perpetually upon them
ma ' a akhtilâfi allïli
whenever night and day
wal-nnhâri
succeed each other.
allâhumma
O Allah: I thus beg You in
fabihaqqihim ilayka
the name of them;
atawasslu
and I implore You with
the imploration of a wa as-alu su 'âla
sinful one who confesses muqtarifin mu'tarifin
of his guilt,
and who has done evil to
musFin ilâ nafsihi
himself,
due to his violations—the mimmâ farrata fi
past and the present. yawmihi wa amsihi
He thus beseeches You
for protection from You yasaluka aT ismata ilâ
up to the place of his mahall ramsihi
grave.
allâhumma fasalli 'alâ
blessings upon
muhammadin wa
Muhammad and his
' itratihi
Offspring,
and include us with his
wahshurnâ fi
group (on the
zumratihi
Resurrection Day)
and allow us to dwell in
wa bawwi'nâ ma'ahu
the House of Honor with
dâra alkarâmati
him,
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and in the abode of
wa mahall aliqamati
residence.
O Allah: as You have
conferred upon us with
allâhumma wa kamâ
the honor of our
akramtanà
recognition of him,
bima ' rifatihi fa-
(please) confer upon us
akrimnà bizulfatihi
with the honor of being
near to him,
and bestow upon us with
the bliss of wàrzuqnà
accompanying him and muràfaqatahu wa
enjoying a close rank to sâbiqatahu
him,
and include us with those
waj'alna mimmn
who submit to him
yusallmu liamrihi
totally,
and those who pray (You)
for sending blessings wa yukthiru alsslata
upon him whenever they * alayhi ' inda dhikrihi
mention him,
and also upon all his wa ' alâ jamT" i
Successors and Selected awsïâ'ihi wa ahli
Ones, asfiâ'ihi
almamdûdïna minka
whom are defined by You
biT adadi alâthnay
as twelve persons,
' ashara
being the luminous stars, alnnjumi alzzuhari
and the Arguments wal-hujaji * ala jamï' i 0 y 0
against all humankind. albashari
allâhumma wa hab
O Allah: and (please)
lanâ fi hâdhâ
grant us on this day the
aliyawmi khayra
best of grants,
mawhibatin
and make all our prayers wa anjih lanâ fini kull
on this day responded, talibatin
kamâ wa habta
gifted al-Husayn to
alhusayna
Muhammad: his
liumhammdin jaddhi
grandfather,
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and in the same way as

the angels Futrus sought wa 'adha futrusu 0 ! î y
refuge with his (i.e. al- bimahdihi
Husayn) cradle
we are thus seeking
refuge with his tomb fanahnu ' â'idhûna *.
aster him (i.e. his biqabrihi min ba'dihi
martyrdom)
as we are witnessing the nash-hadu turbatahu
soil of him and expecting wa nantaziru
his return. awbatahu
Respond to us; 0 the âmïna rabb
Aster that, you may recite the Disa' al-Husayn, which is the last supplication
uttered by Imam al-Husayn (a. s) when his enemies surrounded him in large
numbers on the Day of "Ashura' (the tenth of Muharram, AH 61):
0 Allah: You are verily allahumma anta
the Elevated in position, muta ' âlî almakâni
the Magnificent in
' azïmu aljabarùti
omnipotence,
the Mighty in prowess, shadïdu almihàli
the Self-Sufficient from ghaniyy ' ani
the créatures, alkhalâ'iqi
the Ample in pride, ' arïdu alkibryà'i
the Powerful over ail that qàdirun "alâ mâ
which You want, tashâ'u
the Close in mercy, qarïbu alrrahmati
the Truthful in promise, sâdiqu alwa'di
the Opulent in favors, sâbighu alnni ' mati

the Sympathetic in
hasanu albalâ'i
ordeals,
the Nigh when Your are
qarìbun idhâ du'ïta
prayed,
the All-encompassing of os *
muhïtun bimâ
ail that which You have
khalaqta
created,
the Accepter of the
qâbilu alttûbati liman
repentance of him who
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repents to You, taba ilayka

the Powerful to do qàdirun "alâ mâ
whatever You want, aradta
the Taker in ail that wa mudrikun mâ
which You décidé, talabta
the Thankful for those wa shakùrun idhâ
who thank You, shukirta
the Rememberer of those wa dhakGrun idhâ
who mention You. dhukirta
I pray You for I need
ad ' ûka muhtâjan
You;
and I désire for You for I wa arghabu ilayka
am in want of You; faqïran
and I resort to You for I wa afza ' u ilayka
am terrified; khâ'ifan
and I weep before You for wa abky ilayka
I am distressed; makrùban
and I seek Your aid for I wa asta'ïnu bika
am weak; da "ïfan
and I depend upon You
wa atawakklu ' alayka
for I trust in none save ÁJg ÍDp 'Jpíj
kâfiyan
You;
(please do) décidé ahkum baynanâ wa
between our people and bayna qawminâ 'Jp1^ ^tj^ j*-^-'
us with the truth, bilhaqq
for they have deceived us, fa'innhum gharrùnâ
cheated us, wa khada ' ûnâ
disappointed us, wa khadhalûnâ wa
betrayed us, and killed ghadarG binâ wa
us. qatalûnâ
We are verily the progeny wa nahnu ' itratu
dJuJ Jpvi
of Your Prophet, nabiyyika
and the sons of Your
wa waladu habïbika
beloved one,
namely Muhammad ibn muhammadi bni
"Abdullâh, ' abdillâhi
whom You have chosen alladhy astafaytahu
for the Divine Mission bilrrisâlati
and for keeping Your wa'tamantahu ' alâ

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258 FIR^ST NIGHT AND DAY OF SHA BAN
Revelation. wahyika
So, (please .so) prepare
rr a faj al lana- mm amrma- t"V \*—Lr'
\°Á J—?
•., .1'—J-í J—™a
°|
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way out and a relief tor , .
us, faraian
J wa maknraian
J f^r/**3
out of Your mercy; 0 the ...

■ r -, ot/all
most Mercitul n those
-, birahmatika
, . ...ya. ,
.•JS*ÎJI , „i ,,y dJuU^j
,.
. . arhama alrranimina ' l v '
who show mercy.
Ibn "Ayyash has reported al-Husayn ibn 'Alï ibn Sufyân al-Bezufiy as saying that
he heard Imam Ja'far al-Sâdiq (a.s) saying this supplication on the third of
Sha'ban, the birthday of Imam al-Husayn (a.s).
THE THIRTEENTH NIGHT OF SHA'BAN
This is the first of the White Nights. In the previous chapter citing the
recommended acts in Rajab, I have mentioned the prayers that are advisably
offered on this night as well as the two nights after it. It is thus recommended to
refer to these prayers.
THE FIFTEENTH NIGHT OF SHA^BAN

This night is extraordinarily honorable. Imam Ja'far al-Sâdiq (a.s) has narrated that
when Imam Muhammad al-Bâqir (a.s) was asked about the merits of the fifteenth
night of Sha'ban, he answered, "It is the most favorable night after the Qadr Night.
At this night, Almighty Allah bestows upon His servants with His favors and grants
them His pardon. Therefore, you should exert all efforts for seeking nearness to
Almighty Allah at this night, because He—Majestic and Honorable is He—has
decided not to reject and beggar so long as an act of disobedience is asked.
Almighty Allah has chosen this night for us, the Ahl al-Bayt, in the same way as
He has chosen the Qadr Night for our Prophet—peace be upon him and his Family.
You should thus pray Almighty Allah and thank Him diligently."
One of the marvelous blessings of this night is that it is the birth night of the Patron
of the Age, namely Imam al-Mahdi (a.s),—may Allah accept our souls as ransoms
for him. He was born in Surra-man-ra'à (currently Sàmarrà') at the hour before
daybreak in AH 255. This incident increases the merits of this honorable night.
However, narrations have carried may recommended acts to be carried out at this
night:
First: It is highly recommended to bathe oneself at this night, for this act decreases
the punishment on one's sins.
Second: It is highly recommended to imitate Imam 'All ibn al-Husayn Zayn al-
'Abidin (a.s) who used to spend this whole night with acts of worship, prayers,
supplications, invocations and prayers for forgiveness. A Hadith has confirmed that
as for one who spends this whole night with acts of worship, his heart will not die
when other hearts die.
Third: It is highly recommended to visit the tomb of Imam al-Husayn (a.s). As a
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matter of fact, this is the most favorable act at this night. It also brings about
forgiveness of one's sins. If you desire that 124,000 Prophets shake hands with
you, you may visit the holy tomb of Imam al-Husayn (a.s) at this night. The least
act of Ziyârah is to go up an elevated place, to look to the right and the left, and
then to raise the head towards the heavens and say these following statements:
Peace be upon you; O alssalàmu "alaykayâ í. „, í ...í, , 1( ,
Abu- v Abdullah! aba ' abdi allah
Peace and Allah's mercy alssalàmu ' alayka wa
and blessings be upon rahmatu allâh wa
'tit'.--.
you. barakàtuhu
One who performs this Ziyârah is expected to win the reward of one Hajj and one
'Umrah. In the section of Ziyârahs, we will mention further details about the
peculiar merits of Ziyârah at this night.
ZIYARAH OF IMAM AL-HUSAYN ON THE FIFTEENTH OF SHA^BAN

There are two forms of visiting the holy tomb of Imam al-Husayn (a.s) on the
fifteenth of Sha'ban. The first form is the same as the one previously cited for
the Ziyârah on the first of Rajab, and the second is as follows:
In his book of 'al-Balad al-Amïrí , Shaykh al-Kafvamiy has reported Imam al-
Sâdiq (a.s) as saying that one may stop at the holy tomb of Imam al-Husayn
(a.s) and say the following:
All praise be to Allah; alhamdu lillahi al'aliyy
the Most High, the All- al ' azïmi
great.
Peace be upon you; 0 wa alssalàmu ' alayka
the righteous, pure ayyuhâ al'abdu
servant (of Allah). alssâlihu alzzakiyy
I entrust with you a ûdi'uka shahâdatan
testimony of mine that minny laka tuqarribuny
takes me near you on ilayka fí yawmi
the day of your shafâ' atika
intercession (for some
people).
I bear witness that ash-hadu annaka
although you were qutilta wa lam tamut
slain, you have not
died;
Rather the hearts of bal birajâ'i hayâtika
your adherents hayiyat qulûbu
(Shïvah) are living on
shr atika
the hope of your being
alive;
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And by the light of wa bidiyâ'i nûrika
your illumination have ahtadâ alttâlibûna
those seeking you been ilayka
guided (to the right
path).
And I bear witness wa ash-hadu annaka
that you are verily the nGru allâhi alladhy lam
Light of Allah that has yutfa wa lâ yutfa'u í\Jj\ tflSaJ %
not and shall never be abadan
extinguished.
And you are verily the wa annaka wajhu allâhi % dJLL^j Ú çsJLÍl dill U-j diJÎj
Face of Allah that has alladhy lam yahlik wa
not and shall never be lâ yuhlaku abadan
perishing.
And I bear witness wa ash-hadu ann
that this soil is yours, hadhihi alttrbata
turbatuka
And this holy precinct wa hâdhâ alharama
is yours. haramuka
And this death is the wa hâdhâ almasra'a
death of your body masra ' u badanika
only,
While you have never lâ dhalîla wallâhu
been humiliated since mu' izzuka
Allah is the One Who
is pouring honor upon
you
And you have never wa la maghluba
been defeated since wallâhu nâsiruka
Allah is the One Who
is supporting you.
I would like you to hadhihi shahâdatun IT
keep this testimony of ' indaka ilâ yawmi
mine with you up to qabdi rùhy bihadratika
the day when my soul
will be grasped in the
presence of you.
Peace and Allah's wa alssalâmu ' alayka .AilS^jj Á\ iii-jj ^S^lè
mercy and blessings be wa rahmatu allâhi wa
upon you. barakâtuhu
Fourth: It is recommended to recite the following supplication, which stand for a
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form of Ziyarah for the Concealed Imam al-Mahdi (a.s). this supplication has been
mentioned by both Sayyid Ibn Tawus and Shaykh al-Tusiy:
allâhumma bihaqqi
the name of this night
laylatinà hadhihi wa lai ùJjt
and in the name of him
mawlûdihâ
whom was born at it
Argument and in the wa hujjtika wa
name of Your promise in maw' Gdihâ
it,
the night that You have
allaty qaranta ila
added a new merit to its
fadlihâ fadlan
many merits
So, Your Word has been
fatammt kalimatuka
accomplished truly and
sidqan wa ' adlan
fairly;
no one can change Your là mubaddla
words, likalimâtika
wa là mu ' aqqba li-
nor obscure Your signs, íéX>^ câíû> %
àyàtika
(He is) Your glowing
nGruka almutalliqu
Light
wa dîâu 'uka
and Your bring splendor
almushriqu
and the luminous sign in wal-'alamu alnnûru fi
the obscurity of darkness takhyà'i alddayjûri
and the absent and the
alghà'ibu almastûru
concealed,
Lofty is his birth and jalla mawliduhu wa
noble is his lineage karuma mahtiduhu
and the angels are his wal-malà'ikatu
witnesses shuhhaduhu
and Allah is his wallàhu nàsiruhu wa
Supporter and Backer mu 'ayyduhu
when his time comes and idhà àna mï' àduhu
the angels shall be his wal-malà'ikatu ÍÍÌ\JÛ>\ ì£pL»i\j âSUÂ JÏ li]
sponsors; amdàduhu
(He shall act as) the
sayfu allàhi alladhy là
sword of Allah that shall
yanbG
never miss the target,
262 ZIYARAH OF IMAM AL HUSAYN ON THE FIFTEENTH OF SHA'BAN
and His light that shall wa nuruhu alladhy la 0 . jl ?

never be extinguished yakhbG
And the forbearing
wa dhu alhilmi alladhy
person who shall never
lâ yasbG
deviate the truth.
and the motive and
reason of the course of madâru alddhri
events,
and the one for whom the
laws of âges have been wa nawàmïsu al'asri
made
and (one of) the men of
wa wulatu alamri 4 /i\ ftjj
authority
wal-munazzalu
who receive that which is
' alayhim mâ
revealed on the Grand
yatanazzalu fî laylati
Night.
alqadri
and the managers of the
wa ashâbu alhashri
Résurrection and the
wal-nnashri
Account;
(They are) the
interpreters of His taràjimatu wahyihi
révélations
and in charge of what is
deemed lawful and what wa wulatu amrihi wa
is deemed unlawful by nahïihi
Him.
0 Allah: send blessings allâhumma fasalli 'alâ
fop-*- cí-^ D-^ r-#'
on their seal and their khâtimihim wa
Riser qâ'imihim
whom is hidden from almastùri 'an
their world. * awalimihim
0 Allah: (please) make us
allâhumma wa adrik
causes for the coming of
bina ayyâmahu
him,
and causes for his advent wa zuhùrahu wa
and reappearance qiyâmahu
and (please) include us
waj'alnà min ansârïhi
with his supporters
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and join our vengeance to waqrin tha'rana

his bitha'rihi
and décidé us to be
wâktubnà fia'wânihi
among his assistants and
wa khulasâ'ihi
retinue.
and make us live in bliss wa ahïinà fi dawlatihi
in his reign, nà ' imïna
and make us win the
wa bisuhbatihi
ecstasy of his
ghànimïna
companionship,
and make us of those who
carry out our duty toward wa bihaqqhi qâ'imïna
him,
wa mina alssù'I
and save us from evil.
sàlimïna
0 the most Merciful of ail yâ arhama
those who show mercy. alrràhimïna
Ail praise be to Allah, walhamdu lillâhi rabbi
Lord of the worlds. al * âlamïna
wa salawâtuhu ' alâ
His blessings be upon our
sayydinâ
master, Muhammad
muhammadin
the seal of the Prophets khâtami alnnabiyyïna
and the Messengers, wal-mursalïna
and upon his Household, wa ' alâ ahli baytihi
the veracious, alssàdiqïna
and his offspring, the
wa ' itratihi
spokespersons of the
alnnàtiqïna
truth,
and curse ail the wal- * an jamï' a
wrongdoers alzzâlimïna
and judge between them wâhkum baynanâ wa
and us baynahum
0 the Most Just of ail
yâ ahkama alhâkimïna
judges.
Fifth: Shaykh Isma'ïl ibn Fadl al-Hashimiy has narrated that Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq
(a. s) instructed him to recite the following supplication at the fifteenth night of
Sha'ban:
0 Allah: You are verily allahumma anta
the Ever-living, the Self- alhayyu alqayyûmu
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264 ZIYARAH OF IMAM ALHUSAYN ON THE FIFTEENTH OF SHA'BAN
Subsisting,
the Most High, the All-
al * aliyyu al ' azïmu
great,
the Creator, the
alkhâliqu alrrâziqu
Sustainer,
the Giver of live, the
almuhïy almumïtu
Causer of death,
the Originator, the
albadPu albadï' u
Maker.
To You is the Majesty laka aljalâlu
and to You is the favor, wa laka alfadlu
and to You is ail praise, wa laka alhamdu
and to You is thanks, wa laka almann

and to You is
wa laka aljûdu
magnanimity,
and to You is generosity, wa laka alkaramu
and to You do belong ail
wa laka alamru
affairs,
and to You is glory, wa laka almajdu
and to You is gratitude; wa laka alshshkru

You are alone without
wa hdaka lâ sharìka
having any partner with
laka
You.
0 the One: 0 the
yâ wâhidu yâ ahadu > y , f,\ , f ,
Absolute: 0 the Besought XÁlfi b J&-\ b j^-U b
yâ samadu
of ail:
0 He Who neither begets yâ man lam yalid wa
nor is He begotten, lam yùlad
and there is none like to wa lam yakun lahu * . f * íi-JÍ .í
Him. kufwan ahadun
(please do) bless
salli 'alâ
Muhammad and the
muhammadin wa âli
Household of
muhammadin
Muhammad
and forgive me; and have
waghfir IT warhamny
mercy upon me;
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and relieve me from
wakfiny ma
whatever has aggrieved
ahammany
me;
and help me settle my
waqdi daynï
debt;
and expand my wa wassi ' ' alayy fi
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provisions; rizqï
for You, at this night, fa'innaka fi hadhihi
make distinct all affairs allaylati kull amrin
of wisdom; hakïmin tafruqu
and You grant sustenance
wa man tashâ'u min
to whomever You wish
khalqika tarzuqu
among Your creatures.
So, (please do) grant me
sustenance and You are fârzuqny wa anta
lùê)ty] j& ^3 çs^JJ^
verily the Best of khayru alrràziqïna
sustainers.
You have said— and You fa'innaka qulta wa ^'Lah ^'j
are the Best of those who anta khayru alqâ'ilïna
speak and utter— alnnàtiqïna:
"Ask Allah of His "was-alû allâha min
bounty." fadlihi"
I thus ask You of Your
famin fadlika as-alu
bounty;
and to You do I turn my
wa Nyyâka qasadtu
face;
and the intercession of
wâbna nabiyyka
Your Prophet's son do I
a ' tamadtu
seek;
and for You do I hope. wa laka rajawtu
So, (please do) have
mercy upon me; O the farhamny yâ arhama
most Merciful of all those alrràhimïna
who show mercy.
Sixth: It is recommended to say this supplication, which the Holy Prophet (a.s)
used to recite at this night:
allahumma aqsim
grant us an amount of
lanâ min khashiyatika
fearfulness of You
266 ZIYARAH OF IMAM ALHUSAYN ON THE FIFTEENTH OF SHA BAN
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that prevents us from
ma yahulu baynana
committing acts of
wa bayna ma'siyatika
disobedience to You;
and an amount of
wa min tà' atika mâ
obedience to You that
tuballghunâ bihi
makes us attain Your
ridwànaka
satisfaction;
and an amount of
wa mina aliyaqïni mâ 4_> Luit Lá j.iJLh
conviction that help us
yahûnu ' alaynâ bihi
tolerate the vicissitudes
musïbâtu alddunyâ
of this worldly life.
O Allah: (please do) allàhumma amti ' nâ
make us enjoy our biasmâ ' inâ wa
hearings, sights, and absârïnâ wa
powers quwwatinâ
so long as You decide to
mâ ahiyaytanà
keep us alive; and (please
waj'alhu alwâritha íÚj> òjljJl AÏjêr\j lísl^í U
do) make it the inheritor
minnâ
of us.
And (please do) make us
waj' al tharanà * alâ
avenge ourselves against
man zalamanâ
them who wrong us;
and back us against them wânsurnâ 'alâ man
who antagonize us; * âdânâ
and do not suffer
wa lâ taj'al
misfortunes in affairs of
musïbatanâ fi dïninà
our religion;
and do not make our
wa lâ taj'ali alddunyâ Vj Lit» j-£Ì &ÌJi Jj^sî %
worldly affairs happen to
akbara hammnâ wa lâ
be our greatest concern
mablagha ' ilminâ
or our utmost knowledge;
and do set him who does
wa lâ tusallt ' alaynâ
not have mercy upon us
man lâ yarhamunâ
as master over us;
in the name of Your
mercy; O the most birahmatika yarhama
Merciful of all those who alrrâhimïna
show mercy.
Actually, this supplication is one of the perfect, comprehensive prayers that may be
recited at all times. In the word of the book of ' "Awâll al-La'âlV, the Holy Prophet
(a.s) used to recite this supplication at all times.
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Seventh: It is recommended to say the prayers that are preferably recited at midday
everyday in Sha'ban. These prayers, previously mentioned, begins with the
following statement:
blessings upon allàhumma salli 'alâ JTj ,1 %i.í jjJs. > * gill
Muhammad—
-, r^ -, -, -, shajarati „eja, . , ,
the tree oi Prophethood... , , . ..aa~J\ a<â
alnnbuwwati... '-^
DLs A KUMAYL
Eighth: It is recommended to recite the famous Du â' Kumayl (The Supplication of
Kumayl ibn Ziyad):'1'
In the Name of Allah, ..
■ r -, the
the All-merciful, -, All- bis-millahir-rahmanir-
. . iU t><^■y,
, . ell *M
\. *—H
,
rahim IT'-' ? ' ™ -
compassionate
O Allah, I ask You by allahumma in-nT as-aluka jJbU^jj ilU?°4 Jil ^ | ttt
Your mercy, which bi-rah-matikal-latï ;
embraces all things; wasi ' at kul-lâ shay * ^ £p c"**ilj
^ byJT frength' wa bi-qû-watikal-latï ^ ^ J< ^jfc

through which You .
. . in . . qahar-ta biha kul-la shay . \
dominatest all things, * ls**1
And toward which all wa khada'a lahâ kul-lu t % lit \ ú '
things are humble shay * ..^ ^ t-*^
And before which all wa dhal-lâ lahâ kul-lu o % isg < <u ,
things are lowly; shay * ^ ^
And by Your . . . , , , _ , * ,
invincibility through "a ^TlTT , ^ * ^ ^
& ghalab-ta biha kul-la
which You shay frojs-n
overwhelmest all things,
And by Your might, ....
. . . . . wa bi izzatikal-lati la „ , a , . i a
which nothing can _
yaqumu ,laha
. _ shay
, v Up í»*ûj- 2 s?-
T w , «ai ki*?j*is
resist;
And byJ Your
, , . , wa ... ... . .
bi azamatikal-lati '{Js cjk_i
lt^ >-'>'^-s j| *- "(h-'ì
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tremendousness, which ,
. r.„ n nn n . mala-at kul-la shay . \
has tilled all things; * ls**1
by Your force, which wa bisul-tànikal-ladhï ^-^ çS^M' dbtfai—^

Mafatih al-Jinan.
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towers over all things; * ala kul-la shay
And by Your face, which . „ ? „

subsists after the wa bi-waj-hikal-bâqï cP ^ ^ ls? • ^ê^30
annihilation of all ba ' da fanà-i kul-li shay
things,
And by Your Names, - ■ * Í - -f
which have filled the wa bi-as-mâ-ikal-latï (J^1 dL'U-^bJ
foundations of all malat ar-kana kul-li shay
things;
And
. . .byJ Your knowledge,
° ' ..
wa bi il-mikal-ladhi *\ 4s.
J; ^.j ,gj It '*->—rr>-5
M ju.j
which encompasses all , _ ... ... ,
. . ahata bikul-li shay . \
things; * ls**1
And by the light of Your wa bi-nûri waj-hikal- Jj ^\_^,f ^jjt dL^j jjjJjj
face, through which all ladhî adâ-a lahu kul-lu ^
things are illumined! shay *o£yA jp
O Light! O All-holy! ya nuru ya qud-dus Ifì^ \j j^j U

O First of those who are
ya aw-walal-aw-walïn Js!i^' Jj' *í
first
And O Last of those who
wa yâ â-khiral-â-khirìn lM/T
are last!
tf 3 í
O Allah, forgive me allahumma-igh-fir ^Jl OjiJUt
those sins which tear liyadh-dhunûbal-latï tah-
apart safeguards! tikuTisam dkgj
O Allah, forgive me allahumma-igh-fir ^Jl OjiJUt ^ j_ûèl ; glli
those sins which draw liyadh-dhunûbal-latï ,
down adversities! tunzilun-niqam
6 3 o í
O Allah, forgive me allahumma-igh-fir ^Jt OjiJUl ^ j_ûèl í
those sins which alter liyadh-dhunûbal-latï
blessings! tughy-yirun-ni ' am j**^'
O Allah forgive me those allahumma-igh-fir ^Jt OjiJLil ^ j_ûèl ^ g lit
sins which hold back liyadh-dhunûbal-latï tah- " " i
supplication! bisud-du'â çtéúJl írf*
O Allah forgive me those allahumma-igh-fir ^j) OjiJJl ^ j_áè(
sins which cut down the Nyadh-dhunGbal-latT taq- " '
hopes! tau'r-rajâ iôojJl iJaL"
O Allah, forgive me allahumma-igh-fir ^Jl OjiJLil j_ûèl
those sins which draw liyadh-dhunûbal-latï
down tribulation! tunzilul-balâ ôjr>
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O Allah, forgive me allahumma-igh-fir liya
every sin I have kul-lâ dham-bin
committed and every adhnabtuhu wa kul-lâ
mistake I have made! khatï-atin akh-tatuhâ
O Allah, verily I seek allahumma innï
nearness to You through ataqarrabu ilayka bi-
remembrance of You, dhik-rik
And I seek intercession wa as-tash-fiu' bika ilâ
from You with Yourself, naf-sik
And I ask You through
Your munificence to wa as-aluka bi-jûdika an
bring me near to Your tud-ni-yanï min qur-bik
proximity,
And to provide me with
wa an tûzi'anî shuk-rak
gratitude toward You
And to inspire me with wa an tul-himanT dhik-
Your remembrance. rak
O Allah, verily I ask You
allahumma in-nï as-luka
with the asking of a
suâla khâdii'm-
submissive, abased and
mutadhal-lilin khâ-shii'n
lowly man to show me
an tusâmihanï wa tar-
forbearance, to have
hamanï
mercy on me
And to make me
wa taj-'alanï bi-
satisfied and content
qasamika râdiyan qâni'n
with Your appointment
wa fî jamïi'l-ah-wâli
and [make me] humble
mutawâdi ' aâ
in every state.
O Allah, I ask You the allahumma wa as-aluka
question of one whose suâla manish-tad-dat
indigence is extreme, fâqatuh
And who has stated to
wa anzala bika i'ndash-
You in difficulties his
shadâ-idi hâjatahu
need
And whose desire for
wa 'azuma fîmâ i'ndaka
what is with You has
ragh-batuhu
become great.
O Allah, Your force is
allahumma "azuma sul-
tremendous, Your place
tânuka wa ' alâ makânuk
is lofty,
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And Your deception is
wa khafiya mak-ruka
hidden, Your command
wazahara am-ruk
is manifest,
And Your domination is
wa ghalaba qah-ruka wa
overwhelming, Your
jarat qud-ratuk
power is unhindered
And escape from Your
wa-lâ yum-kinul-firâru
governance is
min hukG-matik
impossible.
0 Allah, I find no allahumma là ajidu
forgiver of my sins, lidhunûbï ghâfira
Nor concealer of my
wa-lâ liqabâ-ihï sàtira
ugly acts
wa-lâ lishayim-min
Nor transformer of any
' amali-yal-qabïhi bil-
of my ugly acts into
hasani mubad-dilan
good acts but You
ghayrak
There is no god but You! lâ ilâha il-lâ anta
Glory be to You, and sub-hânaka wa biham-
Thine is the praise! dika
1 have wronged myself, zalam-tu naf-sî
And I have been
audacious in my wa tajar-ratu bijah-IT
ignorance
And I have depended
wa sakan-tu ilâ qadïmi
upon Your ancient
dhik-rika IT wa man-nika
remembrance of me and
* alay
Your favour toward me.
O Allah! O my
allahumma maw-lây
Protector!
How many ugly things kam-min qabïhin satar-
You hast concealed! tah
How many burdensome
wa kam-min fàdihim-
tribulations You hast
minal-balâ-i aqal-tah
abolished!
And how many stumbles wa kam-min i'thârïw-
You hast prevented! waqaytah îy <^3
And how many ordeals wa kam-mim-mak-rGhin
You hast repelled! dafa'tah
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And how much beautiful
wa kam-min thanà-in *AÂÎ C—lJ J~*^- i-tà ^3
praise, for which I was
jamïlil-las-tu ah-lâl-lâhu
unworthy, You hast <b Ai
nashar-tah
spread abroad!
O Allah, my tribulation
allahumma 'azuma balàï j% j^Sii
is tremendous,
And my bad state is
wa af-rata bï sGo-u hâ IT
excessive,
And my acts are
wa qasurat bï a ' mâlî
inadequate,
And my fetters have tied
wa qa'adat bï agh-là-lî
me down,
And my far-fetched
wa habasanï ' an-naf-e'e
hopes have held me JUT Ï&J ^Ùù (5s^4^j
bu ' a-du â-mâ-lî
back from my gain
And this world with its
wa khada ' at-nid-dunyâ
delusions, my own soul
bi-ghurûri-hà wa naf-sï
with its offences and my
bi-jinâyatihâ wa mitâ-lï
delay have deceived me.
O my Master! So I ask V ò\ éXîj*> íiîtl-îa iS^> *j
yâ say-yidï fa-as-aluka
You by Your might not
bi-i'z-zatika an lâ yah-
to let my evil works and
juba ' an-ka du'aâ-ï sûo-
acts veil my
u ' amalï wa fT âlî
supplication from You, J&3
And not to disgrace me
wa-lâ taf-dah-nï bi-khafï-
through the hidden
yi mât-tala'ta ' ailayhi
things You knowest of
min sir-rî
my secrets
And not to hasten me to wa-lâ tu' âjil-nï bil-
punishment for what I u'qûbati "alâ mâ 'amil-
have done in private: tuhu fî khalawâtî JSp- J ÚaS.
My evil acts in secrecy min sGo-i fi ' a-lï wa isâ-
and my misdeeds atï
And my continuous
wa dawâmi taf-rïtï wa
negligence and my tj&ï JhJ* $3*3
jahâlatï
ignorance
And my manifold
wa kath-rati sha-hawâtï
passions and my
wa ghaf-latï
forgetfulness.
And by Your might, 0 wa kunil-làhumma bi-i'z-
Allah, be kind to me in zatika lï fî kul-lil-ah-wâli
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all states ra'ufa
And be gracious to me wa ' alay-ya fi jamïi'l-

bjíafr p&\ £s*£ J t)*3
in all affairs ! umûrì 'atGfâ
My God and my Lord!
ilahï wa rab-bï mal-IT
Have I any but You from
ghayruka as-aluhu kash-
whom to ask removal of
fa dur-rì wan-nazara fi
my affliction and regard c5? t"^3 ^t*
am-rì!
for my affairs!
My God and my
Protector! You put into ilahï wa maw-laya aj-
effect through me a rayta 'alay-ya huk-
decree in which I mant-taba'tu fîhi hawâ
followed the caprice of naf-sì
my own soul
And [I] did not remain
wa lam ah-taris fîhi min
wary of adorning my
tazyïni ' adG-wî t^Joi
enemy.
So he deluded me
fa-ghar-ranï bi-mà ah-wâ ^ íjj^j ^jif Uj J>jâ
through my soul's
waas-'adahu "alâdhâ-
caprice and therein
likal-qada
destiny favoured him
So, in what was put into
effect through me in fa-tajâ-waztu bi-mâ jarâ ^ ^s, ^y^. £)jjL?tó3
that situation, I 'alay-ya min dhâ-lika
transgressed some of ba ' da hududik
Your statutes
And disobeyed some of wa khâlaf-tu ba ' da
Your commands. awâmirik
So Thine is the
falakal-huj-jatu 'alay-ya
argument against me in
fi jamïi' dhâlik
all of that
I have no argument in
wa-lâ huj-jata IT fîmâ
what Your destiny put
jarâ ' alay-ya fini
into effect through me 4*9
qadâuka
therein
nor in what Your decree
wa alzamanï huk-muka
and Your tribulation ò\%$ éxSJ- jjtfv}
wa balâuk
imposed upon me.
Now I have come to wa qad ataytuka yâ ilahï
You, My God, after my ba'da taq-sïrî wa is-râfi
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shortcoming and my ' ala naf-sT
immoderation toward
myself,
Proffering my excuse,
mu ' a-tadhiran-nadiman
regretful,
mun-kasirâm-mus-
Broken, apologizing,
taqïlama
Asking forgiveness,
mus-tagh-firâm-munïban
repenting,
Acknowledging, muqir-râm-mudhi'nâm-
submissive, confessing. mu ' a-tarifa
I find no place to flee
lâ ajidu mafar-ràm-mim-
from what occurred
mâ kâna min-nï
through me,
Nor any place of escape
wa-lâ mafzâ'ân atawaj-
to which I may turn in
jahu ilayhi fi am-ri
my affairs,
Other than Your
acceptance of my excuse ghayra qabùlika u'dhrì
and Your entering me wa id-khâlika ï-yaya fi
into the compass of sâ'tim-mir-rah-matik
Your mercy.
O Allah, so accept my
allahumma faq-bal u'dhrì i^í* jilí ^\
excuse,
Have mercy upon the
war-ham shid-data durï
severity of my affliction
And release me from the wa fuk-kanï min shad-di
tightness of my fetters, wathàqï
My Lord, have mercy
upon the weakness of yâ rab-bir-ham da 'fa
my body, the thinness of badanï wa riq-qata jil-dï
my skin and the frailty wa diq-qata ' azmï
of my bones.
O You who gave rise to
my creation, to the
remembrance of me, to yâ mam badâ khal-qï wa
the nurture of me, to dhik-rï wa tar-bi-yatï wa
goodness toward me birï wa tagh-dhi-yatï ijá^3 <£jì3 J*S3
and to nourishment on
me,
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Bestow upon me for the

sake of Your having ^ ,
given rise [to me] with hab-nï lb-tidâ-i karamika h"- 3 ^-tr V^î* tj^*
generosity and Your wa sâlifi bir-rika bï ,
previous goodness to
me!
O Allah, my Master and yâ ilahT wa say-yidT wa t„ <
my Lord! " rab-bï "
Canst You see Yourself - .„ -, , *• \ á
tormenting me with aturâka mu' adh-dhibï J_^ "jî <JÌJ—** ^'j—
Your fire after I have binarika ba ' da taw-hTdik
professed Your Unity
And after the knowledge wa ba ' da man-tawâ ^ ^jUi \j, jj^j
of You my heart has ' ailayhi qal-bï mim- , , ,
embraced, ma'rifatik
And the remembrance ....
wa lahija bihi lisani mm \ >• . i Í
of You my tongue has dhik-rik & ^ - * 2f-*
constantly mentioned
And the love of You to
. . . . . . wa a taqadahu zamin , „
which my J mind has mm ,hub-bik
.... dJu?- i£r**&
• -r~ ojuspUJ
clung,
And after the sincerity
of my confession and wa ba'da sid-qi- ' a-tirâfî ^\ ^jj (j A i"1 •"'j
my supplication, wa du ' aâ-T khâdi ' aâl-li- " ^
humble before Your rubûbï-yatika
lordship?
Far be it from You! You
art more generous than hayhâta anta ak-ramu JÎ cjÎ
that You shouldst min an tuday-yi ' a mar-
squander him whom rab-baytah J*
You hast nurtured,
Or banish him whom aw tub-i'da man ad- >-<-\ . , -, .?
You hast brought nigh, naytah " ^ -• J
Or drive away him t ,

. . . aw tushar-nda man a- > A
whom You hast given an aytah *SL& J
abode
Or submit to tribulation ^ ,. , ._ . , „ » * , -
him whom You hast 9W tus-s-l.ma .lal-bala-. ^ ^ 0Ul ^ ji
man kafay-tahu wa
spared and shown
rahim-tah ^^JÍ
mercy.
Would that I knew, my wa layta shi ' a-rï yây

Master, My God and my say-yidï wa ilahï wa
Protector, maw-lây
Whether You wilt give
the Fire dominion over atusal-litun-nâra ' alâ
faces fallen down wujûhin khar-rat li-
prostrate before Your * azamatika sâjidah
Tremendousness,
And over tongues
voicing sincerely the wa ' alâ al-sunin-nataqat
profession of Your Unity bi-taw-hïdika sâdiqataw-
and giving thanks to wa bishuk-rika mâdihah
You in praise,
And over hearts
wa "alâ qulûbin-'a-
acknowledging Your
tarafat bi-ilhï-yatika
Divinity through
muhaq-qiqah
verification,
And over minds
encompassing wa ' alâ damâ-ira hawat ^JxM fr* Òji- jJU-J? ^Îsj
knowledge of You until minal-i'l-mi bika hat-tâ
they have become sàrat khâshi ' ah Âítàb> CJjUf lib
humble
And over bodily
members speeding to ùUsjî ^gJj cJúii Çj\j?r ^J&ì
wa ' alâ jawariha sâ't ilâ
the places of Your
aw-tâni tâ'b-budika tâ-
worship in obedience
i'ataw-wa ashàrat bis-
and beckoning for Your
tigh-fârika mudhi'nah
forgiveness in
submission.
No such opinion is held
of You! Nor has such mâ hkadhâz-zan-nu bika
been reported - thanks wa-lâ ukh-bir-nà bi-
to Your bounty — fadlika ' anka
concerning You,
O All-generous! My
yâ karïmu yâ ra b *í '(kr *í
Lord,
And You knowest my
weakness before a little wa anta ta'lamu da'fî
of this world's 'an qalïlim-min balâ-id- í) '2,
tribulations and dun-yâ wa u'qùbâtihâ
punishments,
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And before those
wa ma yaj-ri fiha minal-
ordeals which befall its
makârihi ' alâ ah-lihâ
inhabitants,
Even though it is a
'alâ an-na dhâ-lika balâ-
tribulation and ordeal
uw-wa mak-rGhun,
whose stay is short,
qalTIum-mak-thuhu, ji íOJUj íAìj>j>
whose subsistence is but
yasïrum baqâ-uhu,
little and, whose period
qasïrum-mud-datuh
is but fleeting.
So how can I endure the
tribulations of the next fa-kayfah-timâlî li-balâ-
world and the great il-akhirati wa jalïli
ordeals that occur wuqûi'l-makârihi fîhâ!
within it?
For it is a tribulation
wa huwa balâ-un tatGlu
whose period is long, mud-datuhu, wa yadùmu fa^-í 3^3
whose station endures
maqamuhu, wa-la
and whose sufferers are
yukhaf-fafu 'an ah-lih
given no respite,
Since it only occurs as a
li-an-nahu lâ yakGnu il-lâ
result of Your wrath,
' an ghadabika wan-
Your vengeance and
tiqâmika wa sakhatik
Your anger,
And these cannot be wa hadhâ mâ lâ taqûmu
withstood by the lahus-samâwâtu wal-
heavens and the earth. ardu
0 Master, so what about
yâ say-yidï fakayfa bì
me?!
wa ana ' abukad-
For I am Your weak,
dae'efudh-dhalïlul-
lowly, base, wretched
haqïrul-mis-kïnul-mus-
and miserable slave.
takïn
My God! My Lord! My yâ ilahï wa rab-bï wa
Master! My Protector! say-yidï wa maw-lây <4ïr*3 (Jji ls^J *í
For which things would li-ay-yil-umûri ilayka

1 complain to You? ash-kG
And for which of them
wa limâ minhâ adij-ju wa
would I lament and
ab-kì
weep?
For the pain and li-alïmil-'adhâbi wa shid-
severity of datih
chastisement?
Or for the length and am litulil-bala-i wa mud-
period of tribulation? datih
So if You takest me to
fa-la-in say-yar-tanï lil-
the punishments with
u'qùbâti mâ' a'dâ-ik
Your enemies,
And gatherest me with
wa jama' ta baynï wa
the people of Your JaÎ r^.j £*k*srj
bayna ahli balâ-ik
tribulation
wa far-raq-ta bay-nï wa
And separatest me from
bay-na ahib-bâ-ika wa
Your friends and saints,
aw-li-yâ-ik
Then suppose, My God,
fa-hab-nï yâ ilahï wasay-
my Master, my 03*3 ^^>3 ls^J u- ìjì&
yidï wa mawlaya wa rab
Protector and my Lord
bi sabar-tu ' alâ
that I am able to endure
' adhâbika
Your chastisement,
How can I endure fakayfa as-biru ' alâ
separation from You? fi ràqika
And suppose that I am
wa hab-nï sabar-tu 'alâ
able to endure the heat
har-ri nârika
of Your fire,
How can I endure not
fakayfa as-biru ' an-
gazing upon Your
nazari ilâ karâmatik sj>YÍ
generosity?
Or how can I dwell in
am kayfa as-kunu fin-
the Fire while my hope
nâri wa rajâ-T ' af-wuk
is Your pardon?
So by Your might, my
fabi-i'z-zatika yâ say-yidT
Master and my
wa mawlaya uq-simu
protector, I swear
sâdiqal-la-in tarak-tanï
sincerely, if You leavest
nâtiqan
me with speech,
I will lament to You
from the midst of the
ladij-jan-na ilayka bayna
Fire's inhabitants with
ah-lihâ dajïjal-amilïn
lamentation of the
hopeful;
I will cry to You with the wa lasrukhan-na ilayka
cry of those crying for surâkhal-mus-tas-rikhïn
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help;
I will weep to You with

wa-la-ab-ki-yan-na
the weeping of the
' ailayka bukà-al-fàqidïn
bereft;
And I will call to You,
wa la-unàdi-yan-naka
Where art You, 0
ay-na kun-ta yâ walï-yal-
Sponsor of the
mu-minïn
believers,
O Goal of the hopes of yâ ghâyata â-mâlil-
Your knowers, * ârifîn
O Aid of those who seek yâ ghiyâthal-mus-
assistance, taghïthïn
O Friend of the hearts of
yâ habïba qulûbis-sâdiqïn
the sincere
And O God of all the
wa yâ ilhal-' âlamïn
world's inhabitants!
Canst You see Yourself
— Glory be to You My
afaturâka sub-hânaka yâ
God, and Thine is the
ilahï wa biham-dika tas-
praised — hearing
mau' fîhâ saw-ta ' ab-
within the Fire the voice
dim-mus-limin
of a slave surrendered
to You,
Imprisoned there
sujina fîha bi-
because of his
mukhâlafatih
violations,
Tasting the favour of its wa dhâqa ta ' ma
torment because of his * adhâbihâ bi-ma ' si-
disobedience, yatih
And confined within its wa hubisa bayna at-
levels because of his sin bâqihâ bijur-mih wa
and crime, jarïratih
While he laments to You wa huwa yadij-ju ilayka
with the lament of one dajïja muammilil-lirah-
hopeful for Your mercy, mat-k
And calls to You with
wa yunâdïka bi-lisâni ahli
the tongue of those who
taw-hïdik
profess Your Unity
And entreats You by wa yatawas-salu ilayka
Your lordship! bi-rubûbï-yatik
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My Protector, so how
yâ mawlây fa-kayfa
should he remain in the
yabqâ fîl-'adhâbi wa
chastisement, while he
huwa yar-jû mâ salafa
has hope for Your
min hil-mik
previous clemency?
Or how should the Fire
am kayfa tu-limuhun- p* j&j 'p\ UJjí íìg j>í
cause him pain while he
nàru wa huwa ya-malu
expects Your bounty
fadlaka wa rah-mataka
and mercy?
Or how should its am kayfa yuh-riquhu
flames burn him, while lahïbuhà wa anta tas-
You hearest his voice mau' saw-tahu wa tara djlás^ <£j*3 tijífi *.itJ.-j
and seest his place? makânah
Or how should its
am kayfa yash-tamilu
groaning encompass
'ailayhi zafíruhà wa anta
him, while You knowest &JjLp pJJú CJIJ
ta'lamu da'fah
his weakness?
Or how should he be
am kayfa yataqalqalu
convulsed among its
bayna at-bâqihâ wa anta
levels, while You
ta ' lamu sid-qah
knowest his sincerity?
Or how should its
am kayfa tazjuruhu 1 l".}x'\j à'j-zr'jj <J>-~£ ^
keepers torture him
zabâni-yatuhà wa huwa
while he calls out to
yunâdïka yâ rab-bah
You, O Lord?
Or how should he have
hope of Your bounty in am kayfa yar-jG fadlaka
freeing him from it, fî i't-qihi minhâ fatat-
while You abandonest rukuhu fíhà 14-3 téjsú lÎí
him within it?
Far be it from You! That
hayhat ma dhalikaz-zan-
is not what is expected
nu bik
of You,
Nor what is well-known wa-lal-ma ' rûfu min
of Your bounty, fadlik
Nor it is similar to the wa-lâ mush-biha lima
goodness and kindness 'àmal-ta bihil-mûah-
You hast shown to those hidïna mim bir-rika wa
who profess Your Unity. ih-sânik
So I declare with fa-bial-yaqïni aq-tau'
certainty that were it law-lâ ma hakam-ta bihi
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not for what You hast min ta' dhïbi jahidïk
decreed concerning the
chastisement of Your
deniers
And what You hast
foreordained
concerning the wa qadayta bihi min ikh-
everlasting home of lâydi mu ' ànidïk
those who stubbornly
resist,
You wouldst make the bj_J jlJJi cJli^j
laja'l-tan-nara kul-laha
Fire, all of it, coolness
bar-dàw-wa salâmâ
and safety,
And no one would have wa mâ kâna li-ahadin
a place of rest or abode fîhâ maqar-ràw-wa-là
within it. muqâmâ
But You— holy are Your

lakin-naka taqad-dasat
Names—hast sworn that
as-mâ-uka aq-sam-ta an
You wilt fill it with the
tam-lahâ minal-kâfirïna;
unbelievers,
Both Jinn and men minal-jin-nati wan-nâsi

together, aj-m ' aïn
And that You wilt place
wa-an tukhal-lida fîhâl-
those who stubbornly
mu' ânidïn
resist therein forever.
And You— majestic is
wa anta jal-lâ thanâ-uka
Your eulogy— said at
qul-ta mub-tadiwâw-wa
the beginning and wernt
tataw-wal-ta bil-in-'âmi
gracious through
mutakar-rimà
kindness as a favour,
(What? Is he who has
been believer like unto afaman kâna muminân
him who has been kaman kâna fâsiqal-lâ
í ?
ungodly? They are not yas-tawùn
equal)
My God and my Master!
ilahï wa say-yidï fa-as- ûjJ^Jb dUtlilà cS^^j
So I ask You by the
aluka bial-qud-ratil-latï
power You hast
qad-dartahâ
apportioned
And by the decision wa bil-qadï-yatil-latï
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which You hast hatam-tahâ wa hakam-
determined and tahâ wa ghalab-ta man
imposed and through * ailayhi aj-raytahà
which You hast
overcome him toward
whom it has been put
into effect,
That You forgivest me in an tahaba IT fi hadhihil-
this night and at this laylati wa fî hadhihïs-
hour sâ'ah
Every offence I have
kul-lâ jur-min aj-ram-tuh
committed,
And every sin I have wa kul-lâ dham-bin
performed, adhnab-tuh
And every ugly thing I wa kul-lâ qabïhin as-rar-
have concealed tuh
And every folly I have wa kul-lâ jah-lin "amil-
enacted tuhu,
Whether I have hidden katam-tuhGo aw a'lan-
or announced it, tuhu,
Or I have concealed it or akhfaytuhGo aw azhar-
manifested it tuh
And every evil act which
wa kul-lâ say-yi-atin f\jfi\ \£>^>\j £Jy>\ ÏJ~*> QÉj
You hast commanded
amarta bi-ith-bâtihayal-
the Noble Writers to
kirâmal-kâtibïn
record,
Those whom You hast al-ladhïna wak-kal-
appointed to watch over tahum bi-hif-zi mâ
what appears from me yakûnu min-nï
And whom You hast
made, along with my wa jâ'l-tahum shuhûdan
bodily members, ' alay-ya mâ' jawârïhï
witness against me.
And You wast Yourself Cri ts^" t-^$l ^
wa kunta antar-raqïba
the Watcher over me
' alay-ya miw-warâ-ihim
from behind them,
And the Witness of what wash-shâhida limâ
is hidden from them khafiya ' an-hum
But through Your mercy wa bi-rah-matika akh-
You concealed it faytahu
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And through Your
wa bifadlika satar-tah
bounty You veiled it.
[And I ask You] that
You bestowest upon me wa an tûwf-fira haz-zì rf'të Cri £P ^3
an abundant share of min kul-li khayrin
every good You sendest tunziluh t<Ujiî
down,
Or kindness You
aw ih-sânin tuf-diluh tiJUaij JLéÎ j!
conferrest,
Or goodness You
aw bir-rin tan-shiruhu
unfoldest,
Or provision You
aw rizqin tab-sutuh
spreadest out,
aw dham-bin tagh-
Or sin You forgivest,
firuyhu
Or error You coverest. aw khatain tas-turuhu
My Lord! My Lord! My yâ rab-bi yâ rab-bi yâ
Cjj U Cjj 13 Cjj 13
Lord! rabb
My God! My Master! My yâ ilahï wa say-yidï wa dUUj cS^yj ^\ k
Protector! Owner of my maw-laya wa mâlika riq-
bondage! qî «A
O He in whose hand is yâ mam bi-yadihi nâsi-
my forelock! yatï
O He who knows my
yâ ' alïmâm bidurï wa
affliction and my
mas-kanatï
misery!
0 He who is aware of
yâ khabïrâm bi-faq-ri wa
my poverty and
fâqatï
indigence!
My Lord! My Lord! My yâ rab-bi yâ yâ rab-bi yâ
Cjj \3 Cjj \3 Cjj \3
Lord! rabb
1 ask You by Your Truth as-aluka bi-haq-qika wa
and Your Holiness qud-sik
And the greatest of Your wa a'zami sifâtika wa
Attributes and Names, as-mâ-ika
That You makest my
an taj-'ala aw-qâtï fil- j^Jj, jjjjf -p^J
times in the night and
layli wan-nahâri bi-dhik-
the day inhabited by rika ma'mûrah tâjîií iJjálL jlplj
Your remembrance,
4Ì
And joined to Your wa bikhid-matika maw-

service sûlah
And my works wa a " mâlï i'ndaka maq- s; , .-td
acceptable to You, bulah ~ ' V' ^
So that my works and hat-tâ takûna a ' mâlT wa âljjtj JL.ú\ *~
my litanies may all be a aw-râdï kul-luhâ wir- w " ,
single litany dâw-wâhidan tl^lj bj^ lÂs
And my occupation with wa hàlï fî khid-matika
Your service everlasting. sar-madâ
My Master! O He upon ya say-yidT ya man J*'" <lÍí. • ' U ^ ti
whom I depend! ' ailayhi mu ' aw-walï up3** J* -i<é^-
O He to whom I _
, . , ya man ilayhi shakaw-tu , ,i > ,,
complain about my _ ijl^ Cj^Sì <ui ja u
states!
My Lord! My Lord! My ya rab-bi ya rab-bi ya ,,
Lord! rabb «* «I
Strengthen my bodily
qaw-wi ' ala khid-matika , <, „«
members in Your
membei _ ., .
jawanhi , ^\Vvr - , At- íi
- <■*
service,
And fortify my ribs in wash-dud ' alâl- ' azïmati ., .
determination jawanihi ^---7- - v « ^
And bestow upon me . ... . .. , ,
. wa hab liyal-jid-da n „. „ • ' Î > . -
earnestness in my
J fear ,, ,
khash-yatik d)b~s> J Je?}\ , J ^jsj
> ^f- ■ J
of You
And continuity in my , , ,.. t _,.
. . ... wad-dawama fil-at-itisali ,,, . , a,
beingr ìoined to Your bikhid-matik dJbo^Wu
- JUaj^fl
' * J alaJJla
\ J J
service
So that I may move , - < s
easily toward You in the hat-tâ as-raha ilayka si 0*?^ ls^ Ci""*1
battlefields of the mayâ-dïnis-sâbiqïn j-i^Jl
foremost
And hurry to You wa us-ri ' a ilayka fil- „ . . . .1
among the prominent mubadinn "V' "\^r ^
And desire fervently , ._
wa ash-taqa ... qur-bika
ila . .. ts ?à ^
t£J >r
iû ls
- Il• u
lîIs -3
Your proximity among
. fervently
the . . desirous
., . fil-mush-taqm ,
L^?L~~*J1
And move nearer to You , _ . .
. wa ad-nua minka dunu- >.{
with the nearness of the , -mi ilrh-
, , ,.hein
. >~Ab»tJ(
s ' vaji dJu*^- vibuv
sincere
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And fear You with the
wa akhafaka makhafatal-
fear of those who have
mùqinïn
certitude
And gather with the
wa aj-tami ' a fî jiwàrika
believers in Your
mà'1-mu-mnïn
vicinity.
O Allah, whoever
allahumma wa man u , i „ , , A.
desires evil for me,
ara danï bisûo-in fârid-hu ^ ^ *3 ^
desire [it] for him!
whoever deceives me-
wa man kadanï fakid-hu 0 jíj
deceive him!
And make me one of the
most excellent of Your waj-'alnï min ahasani
slaves in Portion from ' abïdika nasïban i'ndaka
You,
And the nearest of them wa aq-rabihim-
in station to You manzilatam-mink
And the most elected of
wa akhas-sihim zul-fatal-
them in proximity to
ladayk
You.
For that cannot be
fa-in-nahu lâ yunâlu
attained except by Your
dhâ-lika il-lâ bi-fadlik
bounty.
And grant generously to
me through Your wa jud IT bijudik
munificence,
And incline toward me w'a-tif ' alay-ya bi-maj-
with Your splendour dik
And protect me with
wah-faznï birah-matik
Your mercy!
And make my tongue
waj- " al-lisânï bidhik-rika
remember You without ájsjj ûJ Jjt^-\j
lahijâ
ceasing
And my heart enthralled wa qal-bï bi-hub-bika
u~í* kill^v iÂ^j
by Your love! mutay-yamâ
And be gracious to me
wa mun-na ' alay-ya
by answering me
bihus-ni ijâbatik
favourably,
And nullify my slips wa aqil-nï ' ath-ratì
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And forgive my lapses! wagh-fir zal-latT
For You hast decreed
fa-in-naka qadayta ' alâ
Your worship for Your
i'bâdika bi-i'bâdatik
servants
And commanded them wa amar-tahum
to supplicate You bidu * aâ-ika
And assured them that wa daminta lahumul-
they would be answered. ijàbah
So toward You, my
fa-ilayka yâ rab-bi
Lord, I have turned my
nasab-tu waj-hT
face
And toward You, my
wa ilayka yâ rab-bi
Lord, I have extended
madad-tu yadT
my hand.
So by Your might,
fa-bi-i'z-zatikas-tajib IT
comply with my
du ' aâ-T
supplication
And make me attain my
wa bal-ligh-nï munây
desires!
Do not severe my wa-lâ taq-tâ' min fadlika
hoping for Your Favours rajà-ï
And spare me the evil of
wak-finï shar-ral-jin-ni
my enemies from among
wal-in-si min a ' dâ-T
the jinn and men!
O He, whose pleasure is
yâ sari-y ' ar-ridâ
quickly achieved!
Forgive him who owns
igh-fir liman-lâ yam-liku
nothing but
il-lâd-du ' aâ
supplication
For You dost what You fa-in-naka fa'âlul-limâ
wilt. tashâ
O He whose Name is a
yâ manis-muhu dawâ-un
remedy,
And whose
wa dhik-ruhu shifâ-un
remembrance is a cure,
And whose obedience is
wa tâ'tuhu ghinan
wealth!
Have mercy upon him ir-ham-mar-ra-su
whose capital is hope mâlihir-rajâ
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wa silahuhul-buka-u soul A^-yâ
tears!
O Ample in blessings! ya sabighan-ni ' am Û*i U
O Repeller of
yâ dâfi ' an-niqam çJlS\ ç3Ú U
adversities!
O Light of those who are yâ nûral-mus-taw-
lonely in the darkness! hishïna fiz-zulami
O Knower who was
yâ 'âlimal-lâ yu'al-lam jjî*j *jf UJl£ U
never taught!
Bless Muhammad and
, sal-h ala muhammad e , , ,rí a , , <, „.,
Muhammad
, . .. s _ ,. muhammadin
wa a-li ,. Juû>
* J- I va * js- u
household!
And do with me what is wasal bi ma anta ah- >\'t ' .t
worthy of You! luh lS J-~J
And Allah bless His wa sal-lâllahu ' alâ jUj'Vlj aJj-^j ^ aAJí (JU"j
messenger and the holy rasGlihi wal-aimmatil-
Imams of his household mayâmïna min â-lihi *í' <>î Jsí^'
And give them abundant wa sal-lama tas-lïman
peace! kathïrâ
Narrations have mentioned that it is highly advisable to recite this famous
supplication at this night.
Ninth: It is recommended to mention Almighty Allah by the following invocation
one hundred times so that one's past acts of disobedience to Almighty Allah will be
forgiven and one's worldly and religious needs will be settled:
All glory be to Allah; subhâna allâhi, caJJi 5l?4^
all praise be to Allah; walhamdu lillâhi, íaÁJ liáJlj

there is no god save .. .... .... .... it,, i,. M/
„ , wa la ilaha ilia allahu, tdJJt ^\ <u( ^3
Allah; * *
Allah is the Greatest; wallâhu akbaru, <.'jJ> \ álhj
Tenth: Shaykh al-Tusiy, in 'Misbâh al-Mutahajjid' , has narrated a Hadifh about
the merits of the fifteenth night of Sha'ban entailing that Abû-Yahyà asked Imam
Ja'far al-Sâdiq (a.s) about the best of supplications at this night. The Imam (a.s)
instructed him saying, "After you accomplish the obligatory Tshâ' Prayer, you may
offer a two Rak'ah prayer in the first of which you should recite Surah of al-
Fâtihah and Surah of al-Kâfirûn and in the second you should recite Surah of al-
Fâtihah and Surah of al-Tawhld. When you accomplish the prayer, you may repeat
(the phrase of) 'subhânallâh' thirty-three times, (the phrase of) ' alhamdulillâh'
thirty-three times, and (the phrase of) ' allâhu-akbar'' thirty-four times. You may
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then say the following supplication:
O He to Whom the yâ man ilayhi malja'u
servants (of Him) resort al * ibâdi fi
in urgencies almuhimmâti
wa ilayhi yafza ' u
and to Whom the
alkhalqu fi
creatures turn in ordeals;
almulimmâti
O He Who knows the
yâ ' âlima aljahri wal-
open and the hidden
khafiyyâti
matters;
O He from Whom neither
yâ man lâ takhfâ
the ideas of illusions nor
' alayhi khawâtiru
the initiatives of
alawhâmi wa tasarrfu
delusions can be
alkhatarâti
concealed;
O the Lord of creatures yâ rabbi alkhalâ'iqi
and beings; wal-bariyyâti
0 He Who grasps the yâ man biyadihi
kingdoms of the earth malakûtu alaradïna
and the heavens; wal-ssamâwâti
You are verily Allah; anta allâhu lâ ilâha
there is no god save You; illâ anta
1 thus try to connect with
amutt ilayka bilâ ilâha
you in the name of 'There tcj'í H\ ájj % ijdj cÁ
illâ anta
is no god save You'
So, O He save Whom
fayâ lâ ilâha illâ anta
there is no god: (please)
aj' alny fî hadhihi
include me at this night
allaylati mimmn
with those at whom You
nazarta ilayhi
have looked and thus You
fa rahimtahu
have mercy upon them;
and with those whose
prayers have been heard wa sami'ta du'â'ahu
by You and thus You have fa-ajabtahu
responded to them;
and with those whose
wa ' alimta
true repentance has been
astiqâlatahu fa- t4iíÌÍ3 isJlk^íl C~U*j
admitted by You and thus
aqaltahu
You have accepted it;
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and You have thus wa tajâwazta ' an
overlooked their past sins sâlifi khatïiatihi wa
and enormous offenses. * azïmi jariratihi
verily, I am seeking Your faqadi astajartu bika
shelter against my sins, min dhunûbï
and I am resorting to You
wa lajatu ilayka fî satri
so that You may conceal
* uyGbï
my defects.
O Allah: (please) bestow
allâhumma fajud
lavishly upon me with
' alayy bikaramika wa
Your generosity and
fadlika
Favor;
and condone my dJI—J&u (e\ jUaí- la la^tj
wâhtut khatâïâiya
misdeeds out of Your
bihilmika wa ' afwika
forbearance and pardon,
and encompass me, at wa taghammdny fî
this night, with Your hadhihi allaylati
opulent honoring, bisâbighi karâmatika sít'i
and include me at this waj' alny fîhâ min
night with Your intimate awlïà'ika alladhïna
servants whom You have ajtabaytahum
selected for obeying You, litâ' atika
and whom You have
wâkhtartahum
chosen for worshipping
li ' ibâdatika
You,
and whom You have wa ja ' altahum
made Your élite and khâlisataka wa .éX>jSU?j dH*aJ^ ji4^*^Ì
select people. sifwataka
O Allah: (please) make allâhumma aj'alny
me of those whose efforts mimmn sa ' ada
are of a happy end, jadduhu
and those whose shares wa tawaffra mina
of good things are big, alkhayrâti hazzuhu
and make me of those
who enjoy blissful lise as waj' alny mimmn
they have been safe (from salima fana ' ima
sins)
and those who have been
awarded excellently as wa faza faghanima
they have won,
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and rescue me from the
wakfiny sharr ma
evil conséquences of what
aslaftu
I have committed,
and save me from doing wâ ' simny mina
more acts of disobedience alàzdïàdi fi
to You, ma ' siyatika
and make me love the
wa habbib ilayya
acts of obédience to You
tâ ' ataka wa mâ
and whatever draws me
yuqarrïbuny minka wa
near You and approaches
yuzlifuny ' indaka
me toward You.
O my Master: a fugitive sayyidy ilayka yalja'u 0 £ 0 s
resorts to none save You, alhâribu
and a needy begs none wa minka yaltamisu
save You, alttâlibu
and only on Your
wa ' alâ karamika
generosity does a
yu'awwilu almustaqïlu
repentant, contrite one
alttâ'ibu
dépends
You have disciplined
Your servants by means
addabta ' ibâdaka
of generosity; and You
bilttakarrumi wa anta
are verily the most
akramu alakramïna
Generous of ail those who
are generous.
and You have instructed
Your servants to pardon; wa amarta bil ' afùi jÎ*JL_; £J°j—»\j
and You are verily the * ibâdaka wa anta
All-forgiving, the All- alghafûru alrrahïmu
merciful.
allàhumma falâ
deprive me of Your Cri ^ ^s?f* ^
tahrimny mâ rajawtu
generosity for which I
min karamika
hope,
and do not make me
wa lâ tu 'Tisny min
despair of Your opulent
sâbighi ni * amika
bounties,
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and do not disappoint me
of Your abundant wa lâ tukhayybny min
sustenance that You jazîli qisamika fi
décidé, this night, for hadhihi allaylati liahli
those who are obedient to tâ ' atika
You,
and include me with Your j'>4 Cri h* ij4 u-jk^j
waj' alny fi junnatin
protection against Your
min shiràri bariyyatika
evil créatures.
O my Lord: If I do not
deserve so, then You are rabbi in lam akun min
worthy of acting ahli dhalika fanta ahlu
generously to me, and alkarami wal-'afGi
pardoning and forgiving wal-maghfirati
me,
and (please) bestow upon
me magnanimously wa jud ' alayya bimâ ^ «y aâî cJî U» Q* Urj
according to that which anta ahluhu lâ bimâ i
befits You, not according astahiqquhu
to what I deserve,
verily, I carry an
faqad hasuna zannï
excellent opinion about
bika
You,
wa tahaqqaqa rajâiy
and I do hope for You,
laka
and my self is hanged to
wa ' aliqat nafsî
the rope of Your !L>pó ûfÀj cJLUj
bikaramika
generosity,
for You are verily the
fa-anta arhamu
alrrâhimïna
who show mercy,
and You are the most
wa akramu
Generous of ail those who ■te?* Mis
alakramïna
are generous.
O Allah: (please) confer
allâhumma
upon me exclusively with
wâkhsusny min
an abundant share of
karamika bijazïli
what You décidé, out of
qisamika
Your generosity,
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and I seek refuge with
wa a ' udhu bi ' afwika ' I - Z» o 'l '.y * > f
Your pardon against Your
min 'uqûbatika
chastisement,
and (please) forgive me wa ghfir liya
the sin that prevents me aldhdhanba alladhy
from enjoying high yahbisu ' alayya
morals, alkhuluqa
and suppresses my wa yudayyiqu ' alayya
sustenance, alrrzqa
so that I will do that
hattâ aqûma bisâlihi
which excellently
ridàka
achieves Your satisfaction
and I will enjoy Your wa an ' ama bijazîli
profuse granting, ' atâ'ika
and I will be delighted by wa as" ada bisâbighi
Your abundant bounties. na' mâ'ika
I am having recourse to faqad ludhtu
tdJUjû ibJU ail
Your sanctity, biharamika
and I am asking for Your wa ta ' arradtu
generosity, likaramika
and I am taking shelter in wâsta ' adhtu
Your pardon against Your bi ' afwika min
punishment, ' uqùbatika
and in Your forbearance wa bihilmika min
against Your ire. ghadabika
So, (please) bestow upon
me generously with that
fajud bima sa-altuka Uj jJ^tS
which I have asked from
You,
and confer upon me with
wa anil ma altamastu
that which I have begged
minka
from You,
I beseech You in Your
asaluka bika lâ
name, since there is
bishay'in huwa
nothing great that You
a'zamu minka
are.
You may prostrate yourself and repeat the following twenty times:
O my Lord! yà rabb(i)
And then repeat the following seven times:
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O Allah! yâ allâh(u)
And then repeat the following seven times:
There is neither might
la hawla wala
nor power save with
quwwata illâ billâh(i)
Allah.
And then repeat the following ten times:
Only that which Allah
ma sha'allah(u)
wants (will be).
And then repeat the following ten times:
There is no power save
la quwwata ilia billahi
with Allah.
You may then pray Almighty Allah for sending blessings upon the Holy Prophet
and ask for settling your requests.
By Allah I swear, even if you pray for needs as many as raindrops, Almighty Allah,
out of His generosity and favors, will settle them all."
Eleventh: Shaykh al-Tusiy and Shaykh al-Kaf amiy say: It is suitable to say the
following supplication at this night:
O Allah: tonight the
ilâhy ta'arrada laka si J4A)l ^ éXi »"
seekers of favors, restless
hâdhâ allayli
and eager, present
almuta ' arridûna
themselves to You;
the determined aspirers wa qasadaka
have You in mind; alqâsidûna
those who make requests
wa ammla fadlaka wa d) dli liai J %
look long and attentively
at Your obligingness and ma'rûfaka alttâlibùna
kindness;
You, in this night, give wa laka fî hâdhâ
gifts, bounties beyond allayli nafahâtun wa
measure, jawâ'izu
free donations, and wa ' atâyâ wa
favors, mawâhibu
to those whom You will
tamunnu bihâ * alâ
from among Your
man tashâ'u min
servants when they make
* ibâdika
a request,
and say no to those who wa tamna'uhâ man
do not try to get in lam tasbiq lahu
advance (remain behind) al * inâiyatu minka
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for obtaining the
bounties from You.
wa hâ anâ dhâ
I, a modest needy
* ubayduka alfaqïru
bondman,
ilayka
am hopeful of Your
almu 'ammilu fadlaka
obligingness and
wa ma' rùfaka
kindness.
Indeed if You, O My
sain kunta yâ
Master, bestows a favor
mawlâiya tafaddalta fi
on any one, in this night,
hadhihi allaylati ' alâ
from among Your created
ahadin min khalqika
beings,
and multiply profits and
wa ' udta ' alayhi
gains for him out of love
bi'â'idatin min ' atfika
and affection,
please send blessings
fasalli 'alâ
upon Muhammad and
muhammadin wa âli
the Household of
muhammadin
Muhammad:
the pure, the immaculate, Ó^^JaJl j--JaJl
alttiyyibïna alttâhirïna
the virtuous, and the
alkhayyrïna alfâdilïna
righteous;
and then let me have
enough and be contented wa jud ' alayya
on account of Your bitawlika wa
liberality and ma ' rûfika
obligingness,
O Lord of the worlds! yâ rabba al ' âlamïna
May Allah send blessings wa sallâ allâhu ' alâ
upon Muhammad, the muhammadin khâtami
seal of the Prophets, alnnabiyyïna
and upon his Household,
wa âlihi alttâhirïna
the immaculate,
and may He exalt them
wa sallama taslïman
very much.
verily, Allah is worthy of inn allâha hamïdun
ail praise, full of ail glory. majïdun
O Allah: I am praying allâhumma innï
You as You ordered me to ad'ûka kamâ amarta
do,
So, (please) respond to fastajib lï kamâ '. \' , >,> i . ,<
me as You promised. wa'adta J & • '-
verily, You never break innaka là tukhlifu ,,, ; j.í
Your promise. almi ada
It is worth mentioning that this supplication is advisably said immediately after the
accomplishment of the Shas Prayer at the last hours of night.
Twelfth: It is recommended to say the supplication narrated by Shaykh al-Tusiy
and Sayyid Ibn Tawus after each two Rak'ahs of the Night Prayer (Salât al-Layï),
the Shas Prayer, and the Witr Prayer.
Thirteenth: It is recommended to do the prostrations and say the supplications that
are reported from the Holy Prophet (a.s). One of these is that Shaykh al-Tusiy has
narrated on the authority of Hammâd ibn Tsâ on the authority of Abân ibn Taghlib
that Imam Ja'far al-Sâdiq (a.s) recounted the following:
It was the fifteenth night of Sha'ban when the Holy Prophet (a.s) was with
'A'ishah, his wife. At midnight, the Holy Prophet (a.s) left the bed. When "A'ishah
woke up and could not find the Holy Prophet (a.s), she felt jealous and Thought
that he joined one of his other wives. She therefore left her bed and put on her
cloak, which was made of neither silk, not linen, nor cotton; rather it was made of
camel hair. In any event, "A'ishah searched for the Holy Prophet (a.s) in all the
rooms of his other wives but she found him prostrating himself on the ground like a
thrown dress. As she approached, she heard him saying:
Prostrating before You . , . .
f sajada laka sawady , , ..i.,
are my body and my wa khayâlï 'lf - J ^'i"*1 ^
shadow
and my heart is in full
wa àmana bika fu 'âdï dL ^y>\j
faith of You
These are my two hands . , .
■i ■ ■ n . Tn hadhihi yadaiya wa U, I ï'.j. sc\xl aJL_a
and this is what I have . . ' . . ,. ls-* ^3 Sis-"
ma janaytuhu ala
committed against
nafsT 'tsr^
myself,
O the All-great: You are _ . . ...
, . . ya azimu turja hkulh ,. „ „.>, ,
hoped tor all enormous . . . j^Ja* JSJ ^fry ^JaS- u
things;
Please, forgive me my
aghfir liya aT azTma ^àíò\ ^ y\^\
serious offences
because none can forgive fa'innhu là yaghfiru - hilt *j táé
the serious sin except the aldhdhanba aT azTma „ %
All-great Lord. illà alrrabbu aT azïmu
The Holy Prophet (a.s) then raised his head and then prostrated himself again,
saying:
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I seek the protection of a ' Gdhu binûri wa
the light of Your Face jhika alladhy ada'at
that has lit the heavens lahu alssamâwâtu
and the earth wal-aradûna
and has removed all wânkashafat lahu
Jlj
darkness alzzulumâtu
and has made active all wa salaha ' alayhi
the affairs of the past and amru al-awwalïna wal-
the coming generations âkhirìna
against Your sudden ^ í í
min fuj-ati naqimatika
chastisement
and against withdrawing
wa min tahwTIi
the good health that You
' âfiyatika
have granted me
and against the vanishing wa min zawal-i
of Your bounties. ni ' matika
O Allah: (please) grant allâhumma arzuqny
me a heart that is pious qalban taqiyyan '0 tâî Lil ^351
and pure, naqiyyan
and is released from wa mina alshshirki
polytheism, barì'an
and is neither atheist nor lâ kâfiran wa lâ
unhappy. shaqiyyan
The Holy Prophet (a. s) then attached his face to the ground and said:
I am putting my face on ' affartu wajhy si
the ground altturabi
and it is my duty to
wa huqqa IT an asjuda
prostrate myself before
laka
You
When the Holy Prophet (a.s) accomplished these acts of worship and directed
towards his bed, "A'ishah ran before him until she reached the bed before he did.
When he heard her speedy breathes, the Holy Prophet (a.s) asked her about it. He
then said, "Do you know what this night is? This is the night of the half of Sha'ban.
At this night, shares of provisions are distributed, ages are decided, and the
pilgrims are appointed. Verily, Almighty Allah, at this night, forgives as many of
His creatures as the hairs of the goats of Kalb Tribe. Almighty Allah also orders
angels to descend to the earth, to Makkah, at this night."
Fourteenth: It is recommended to offer the famous Ja'far al-Tayyâr's Prayer (Salât
Ja "far) as is narrated by Shaykh al-Tusiy from Imam al-Ridâ (a.s).
Fifteenth: It is recommended to offer the prayers that are dedicated to this night.
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As a matter of fact, these prayers are many. One of them is that which is reported
by Abû-Yahyâ al-San'âniy, as well as other thirty trustworYour individuals, from
Imam Muhammad al-Bâqir (a.s) and Imam Ja'far al-Sâdiq (a.s) as follows:
At the night of the half of Sha'ban, you may offer a four Rak'ah prayer in each
Rak'ah of which you may recite the Surah of al-Fâtihah once and the Surah of al-
Tawhld one hundred times. After accomplishment, you may say the following
supplication:
O Allah: I am in need for allàhumma innï ilayka
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You, faqïrun
and I am fearful of You
and seeking Your shelter wa min ' adhabika
against Your kha'ifun mustajîrun
chastisement.
0 Allah: (please) do not allàhumma lâ tubaddil
erase my name, ismï
and do not change my
wa lâ tughayyir jismï
body,
and do not increase my
wa lâ tajhad balâ'y
ordeals,
and do not make my
wa lâ tushmit by
enemies rejoice at my
a ' dâ'y
misfortune.
1 resort to Your pardon a'ûdhu bi'afwika min
against Your punishment, ' iqâbika
and I resort to Your wa a' Gdhu
mercy against Your birahmatika min
chastisement, ' adhâbika
and I resort to Your
wa a' Gdhu biridâka
pleasure against Your
min sakhatika
wrath,
and I resort to You from
wa a' Gdhu bika minka
You
Enormous be the praise
jalla thanâu 'uka
of You
You are as exactly as You anta kamâ athnayta
have praised Yourself, 'alâ nafsika
and above all that which wa fawqa ma yaqulu
is said about You. alqâ'ilûna
It is worth mentioning that Hadïths have decided a great reward for him who offers
a one hundred Rak'ah prayer at this night; in each Rak'ah of which the Surah of al-
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Fatlhah is recited once and the Surah of al-Tawhld is repeated ten times.
It has been previously mentioned, within the acts of the month of Rajab, that it is
recommended to offer a prayer composing of six Rak'ahs in each of which the
Surahs of al-Fâtlhah, Yâsln, al-Mulk, and al-Tawhld are recited.
THE FIFTEENTH OF SHA^BAN

On the fifteenth of Sha'ban, the twelfth Imam al-Mahdi, the Patron of the Age
(Sâhlb al-Zamârì), was born—may Almighty Allah's blessings be upon him and his
immaculate ancestors. It is recommended to visit him at each time and place and to
pray Almighty Allah for hastening in his advent. His Zlyârah at the Vault (slrdâb)
in Sàmarrà' is more favorable. Beyond any dispute, Imam al-Mahdi (a.s) shall
appear, overcome, and fill in the earth with justice and equality in the same way as
it would be filled up with injustice and bias.
THE REST OF THE MONTH OF SHA^BAN

Imam al-Ridâ (a.s) is reported as saying, "If one observes fasting on the last three
days of Sha'bân and attach it to the obligatory fasting of Ramadan, Almighty Allah
will decide his as observing fasting in two consecutive months."
AbuT-Salt al-Harawiy has narrated that when he visited Imam al-Ridâ (a.s) on the
last Friday of Sha'bân, the Imam said to him, "AbuT-Salt: The majority of Sha'bân
has passed. This is the last Friday in it. You should thus settle what you have
missed in this month by working hard in the rest of it. You may supplicate, seek
forgiveness of Almighty Allah, recite the Holy Qur'ân, and repent before Almighty
Allah from your sins so that you receive the month of Ramadan with pure sincerity
to Almighty Allah. You must fulfill all the trusts that you are liable to settle; and do
not bear malice against any of your brethren-in-faith; and you must give up any sin
that you commit. Fear Almighty Allah and trust in Him in secret and openly, for 'If
any one puts his trust in Allah, sufficient is (Allah) for him. For Allah will surely
accomplish his purpose: verily, for all things has Allah appointed a due proportion.
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In the rest days of Sha'bân, you may repeat the following supplication very much
for Almighty Allah saves many people from Hellfire on account of the sanctity of
this month:
O Allah: If You have not
forgiven us in the past
days of Sha'ban, minsha'bana OUii U-3
(please do) forgive us in faghfir lanâ fîmâ baqiya ^ UJ d jièté
the rest of it. minhu
THE LAST NIGHT OF SHA^BAN

Shaykh al-Tusiy has narrated on the authority of Hârith ibn Mughirah al-Nadriy
that Imam al-Sâdiq (a.s) used to say the following supplication at the last night of
Sha'bân and the first night of Ramadan:
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allâhumma inna hâdhâ
O Allah: verily, this
alshshahra almubàraka
blessed month, in which
alladhy 'unzila fihi
the Qur'ân was revealed
alqur'ânu
and was made guidance
for people and clear wa ju ' ila hudan lilnnàsi OLujj j-'í-lU J^*4"J
proofs of the guidance, wa bayynàtin mina
and the Criterion (of alhudâ wal-furqàni
right and wrong),
has commenced qad hadara
So, (please) keep us out
fasallimnâ fini
of blemish during it,
and keep it sound for us, wa sallimhu lanâ
and receive it from us wa tasallamhu minnâ fi
with means of easiness yusrin minka wa
and good health from You * âfiyatin
O He Who has accepted
yà man akhadha alqalïla
the little (deed) and
wa shakara alkathïra
thanked for the much;
(please) accept from me
aqbal minny aliyasïra
the little (deed).
allâhumma innï asaluka
O Allah: I beseech You to
an
make for me a path to taj'ala lï ilâ kull khayrin
every decency, sabïlan
and to make for me a
wa min kulli mâ lâ
barrier against everything
tuhibbu mâni ' an
that You do not like
O the most Merciful of all
yâ arhama alrràhimïna
those who show mercy.
O He Who has pardoned
yâ man ' afâ ' annïwa
me and overlooked the
'ammâ khalawtu bihi
misdeeds that I have
mina alssayyi'âti
committed secretly;
O He Who has not
yà man lam
punished me for my
yu 'àkhidhny biârtikâbi
committing acts of
aima ' âsì
disobedience to Him:
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I seek Your pardon, I
seek Your pardon, I seek ' afwaka ' afwaka
Your pardon, O the All- ' afwaka yâ karimu
generous.
O my God: You advised
ilâhy wa ' aztany falam
me, but I have not
atta ' iz
followed Your advice,
and You rebuked me for
wa zajartany ' an
violating that which You
mahârïmika falam
have deemed forbidden,
anzajir
but I have not stopped,
Now, what is my excuse? famà 'udhri
So, (please) pardon me, 0
the All-generous; I seek fâ'fu ' annïyâ karimu
Your pardon, I seek Your 'afwaka "afwaka
pardon!
O Allah: I beseech You allâhumma innï asaluka dlíbí J\
for rest at death, alrrâhata "inda almawti

and for pardon at calling
wal-'afwa ' inda alhisâbi tOL^pdl Alp
to account.
Great is the sin of Your
'azuma aldhdhanbu min
servant; so, let Your
' abdika faliyahsuni
overlooking him be
alttjâùuzu min 'indika
excellent.
0 He Who is worthy of
being feared and is yâ ahla alttaqwâ wa yâ
worthy of forgiving; I ahla almaghfirati
seek Your pardon, I seek 'afwaka ' afwaka
Your pardon.
1 Allah: I am Your servant
allâhumma innï 'abduka
and the son of Your
ibnu ' abdika ibnu
servant and Your she-
amatika
servant,
and I am weak and in da'ïfun faqïrun ilâ
need for Your mercy; rahmatika
and You are the Pourer of wa anta munzilu alghinâ J* "<&s3 j4] òj» ^3
wealth and bless on the wal-barakati ' alâ
servants (of You), al ' ibâdi
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and You are omnipotent
qahirun muqtadirun
and full of power;
as You have recorded all
their (i.e. Your servants) ahsayta a'màlahum
deeds,
and You have decided the
sustenance of each one wa qasamta arzaqahum
them,
wa ja ' altahum
and You have made them
mukhtalifatan
of different languages
alsinatuhum wa
and colors; in different
alwànuhum khalqan min
stages of creation;
ba'di khalqin
Your servants can never wa là ya'lamu aTibadu
attain Your knowledge, * ilmaka
and Your servants can
never recognize the real wa là yaqdiru aTibàdu
íâjïÁ Su*)( jjij "ij
estimate that is due to qadraka
You
and all of us are needy for wa kullnà faqïrun ilà
Your mercy; rahmatika
So, (please) do not turn
falà tasrif "annï wajhaka
Your Face away from me,
and include me with the waj' alny min sàlihy

virtuous creatures of You khalqika fi aTamaN wal-
in deeds, hopes, and Your amali wal-qadà'i wal-
decisions (for me). qadari
O Allah: (please) keep me

allàhumma abqiny
alive in the best manner
khayra albaqà'i
of living,
and decide for me to die
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in the best manner of wa afniny khayra alfanà'i
death keeping loyal to 'alà muwàlàti awliyà'ika
Your representatives,
and incurring the enmity
wa mu'àdati a'dà'ika
of Your enemies,
and keeping desiring for
wal-rraghbati ilayka wal-
You and fearing from
rrahbati minka
You,
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and submission,
wal-khushu ' i wal-wafa'i
faithfulness, and
wal-ttaslïmi laka
compliance with You,
and keeping belief in
wal-ttasdïqi bikitâbika iilbl££) JjjjUflsitj
Your Book
and following Your wattibâ * i sunnati
.lilij^j icLi £t«S(j
Prophet's instructions. rasGlika
0 Allah: as for whatever I allâhumma mâ kâna fi
bear in my heart, qalby
including suspicion or
min shakkin aw rìbatin Ìój jí dJLÍ °y>
doubt
or deniai or despair aw juhûdin aw qunGtin Jpjlâ jí SjáJr jî
or (excessive) joy or
aw farahin aw badhakhin
lavish expenditure or Jeu jî £jj jî jî
aw batarin
recklessness
or pride or arrogance or aw khuyalâ'a aw ryà'in
S*w jî >Uj jî jî
ostentation aw sum ' atin
or discord or hypocrisy aw shiqàqin aw nifâqin (Jub jî jlià jî
or unbelief or
aw kufiïn aw fusûqin aw
licentiousness or JL«aP jí tJjLs jí JS jí
* isyânin
disobedience
or conceit or anything aw "azamatin aw shay'in
<-<^y 1 i^gii jl «UiàP jl
else that You do not like; lâ tuhibbu
1 thus beseech You, O my
fasaluka yâ rabbi an
Lord, to substitute ail
tubaddlany makânahu
that with belief in Your y, UUjJ 4JÍ&
'Tmânan biwa ' dika
promise
and fulfilling of my
wa wafâ'an bi'ahdika
covenant to You
and satisfaction with
wa ridan biqadâ'ika
what You décidé for me
and indifférence to the
wa zuhdan fi alddunyâ
worldly pleasures
and désire for that which wa raghbatan fimâ
You have ' indaka
and altruism and wa atharatan wa
tranquility and sincère tumanïnatan wa
repentance; tawbatan nasùhan
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I beseech You for ail thaï, asaluka dhalika ya rabba

O the Lord of the worlds. aràlamïna
O my God: because You . , ■ .*
, , . T7 ilahy anta min hilmika ^ jLJb-
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are so torbearing, You are , , lt*^
tu sa faka-annaka lam
disobeyed as if You are tura ty"^Jdlit£i
not présent,
and because You are so
generous and wa min karamika wa í\ U àijJrj dJLajS' j—«j
magnanimous, You are jûdika tutâ ' u faka- t ,
obeyed as if You have not annaka lam tu" sa '•J^ ^ iJííxè
been disobeyed at ail
Both those who have not , ^ „ .,„{„,, -í
disobeyed You and I are wa anâ wa man lam ^ ^f*i f-> ù-*3 ^ J
the inhabitants of Your ya'sika sukkânu ardika kí^jî
lands;
So, (please) confer , . . . _ , ... ...
fakun alayna bilfadh = , . . <: ,„<, „ ì»í
magnanimously upon us awâdan ''5'J^ J-^0- ^s**
with Your favors jawa
and always refer to us -_, í .-. S, ,

. Your goodness
with , wa bilkhayn awwadan tblaP ".l^Jba v
O. the most
. Merciful
. of ail ya_ arhama alrrahimina
, ... . í ,•~o&-\j\
.al. i^vl
^.í„b
those who show mercy. '^ > v "
May Allah bless
wa sallâ allâhu 'alà JJj j£ JL^j
Muhammad and his
Household with endless . ^
salatan t
da'imatan 5'tis flJ^
''-w'5 s«\i'-
blessings
that are innumerable, là tuhsâ wa lâ tifadd jjjj jj£ *jj 'nUi
uncountable, and none wa lâ yaqdiru qadrahâ y
can do it save You, ghayruka ^J*^
O the most Merciful of ail ya_ arhama alrrahimma
. ... . . ,•_<k^-(J(
iiti lj>-A u
those who show mercy. Lr"' ' J 1 J "
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CHAPTER THREE
RECOMMENDED
MERITS AND RECOMMEND ED ACTS OF
RAMA®ªNRAMA®ªNRAMA®ªNRAMA®ªN
The Holy Prophet’s Sermon in Rama®ªn
Shaykh al-¯ad£q has narrated on the authority of Imam al-Ri¤¡ (a.s) on the
authority of his immaculate fathers that Imam Àl¢ Am¢r al-Mu'min¢n (a.s) said that
the Holy Prophet (a.s), once, addressed the community saying,
O People: The month of Allah has come upon you with blessings, mercy, and
forgiveness. This month is the most favorable month in the view of Almighty
Allah. Its days are the best days. Its nights are the best nights. Its hours are the best
hours. In this month, you have been invited to the hospitality of Almighty Allah
and you have been chosen to be within the people of Almighty Allah’s honoring.
Your breaths in this month are (considered) glorification (of Almighty Allah). Your
sleep in this month is (considered) an act of worship. Your deeds are accepted in
this month. Your prayers are responded in this month. You may thus pray
Almighty Allah with sincere intentions and pure hearts that He will guide you to
observe fasting (properly) and to recite His Book in this month. Verily, the true
miserable is he whom is deprived of Almighty Allah’s forgiveness in this
magnificent month.
As you feel hunger and thirst in this month, you should remember the hunger and
thirst of the Resurrection Day. Give alms to the poor and needy among you.
Respect those who are older than you are. Have mercy upon those who are younger
than you are. Esteem your ties with your relatives. Keep your tongues from
obscenity. Cast down your looks from all that which is unlawful for you to gaze
and close your hearings against all that which is unlawful for you to hear. Treat
kindly the orphans among you so that your orphans will be treated kindly. Repent
from your sins. Raise your hands towards Him (i.e. Almighty Allah) with
supplications at the times of your prayers, for these times are the best hours at
which Almighty Allah looks at His servants with mercy—He will respond to their
prayers, answer their calls, and receive their supplications.
O People: Truly, your souls are dependent upon your deeds; therefore, try to free
them by means of seeking forgiveness. Likewise, your backs are heavily burdened
by your sins; therefore, try to lighten the burdens on your backs by means of long
prostration (before your Lord). Let it be known to you that Almighty Allah has
sworn by His Mighty that He shall not chastise the performers of prayers and those
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who prostrate before Him and that He shall not frighten them with Hellfire on that
day when all mankind will stand before the Lord of the Worlds.
O People: if anyone of you give food to a faster (i.e. an observer of fasting) to
break his fast(1) in this month, he shall be awarded by Almighty Allah with the
reward of manumitting a bond Muslim as well as a forgiveness of all his past sins.”
The attendants asked, “O Allah’s Messenger: not all of us can do this!”
The Holy Prophet (a.s) answered, “Show fearfulness of Almighty Allah even by a
half of a date. Show fearfulness of Almighty Allah even by a single drink of water.
Verily, Almighty Allah shall gift this great reward to those who do the least of their
capability if they cannot do the much.
O People: As for those among you who behave politely in this month, they shall be
permitted to pass the Divine Path (sir¡§) on the day when may feet will slip (i.e. the
Resurrection Day). As for those among you who relieve their servants from a part
of their jobs, Almighty Allah shall make easy for them the interrogation on the
Resurrection Day. As for those who stop bothering the others, Almighty Allah shall
save them from His ire on the day when they shall meet Him. As for those who
honor an orphan in this month, Almighty Allah shall honor them on the day when
they will meet Him. As for those who keep good ties with their relatives in this
month, Almighty Allah will keep good ties with them through His mercy on the
day when they will meet Him. As for those who rupture their relations with their
relatives in this month, Almighty Allah will prevent them from receiving His
mercy on the day when they will meet Him. As for those who voluntarily offer a
prayer in this month, Almighty Allah will release them from Hellfire. As for those
who perform a religious ritual in this month, they shall be given the reward of
performing seventy religious rituals in other months. As for those who very
frequently pray Almighty Allah for sending blessings upon me in this month,
Almighty Allah shall make their scales heavy (i.e. full of good deeds) when the
others’ scales will be light (i.e. lacking good deeds). As for those who recite a
single verse of the Qur'¡n in this month, they shall have the reward of him who has
recited the whole Qur'¡n in other months.
O People: Certainly, the gates of Paradise are open wide in this month; therefore,
pray your Lord not to close them before you. Similarly, the gates of Hellfire are
close in this month; therefore, pray your Lord not to open them for you. Devils are
tied up in this month; therefore, pray your Lord not to set them up over you...”
Shaykh al-¯ad£q has also narrated that the Holy Prophet (a.s) used to release all
prisoners and give all beggars when the month of Rama¤¡n comes upon him.
To sum it up, the month of Rama¤¡n is the month of Allah—Lord of the worlds. It
is the most honorable of all months. In this month, the doors of heavens, gardens of
Paradise, and mercy are opened while the doors of Hellfire are closed. In this
(1)Of course, this means that one provides food for a faster who wants food to break his
fasting with at the legal time of breaking the fasting (if§¡r).
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month too, there is a night at which the acts of worship are more favorable than the
worship of one Thousand months. In view of that, you are advised to take notice of
this and consider how to spend the nights and days of this month and how to keep
your organs and senses against committing any acts of disobedience to Almighty
Allah.
Beware of being one of those who spend the nights of Rama¤¡n with sleeping and
its days with negligence of mentioning your Lord. In this respect, a °ad¢th reads,
“Verily, Almighty Allah releases one million persons from Hellfire at the last of
each day in Rama¤¡n and, more specifically, at the hour of breaking the fasting. At
the last night and on the last day of Rama¤¡n, He releases from Hellfire as same as
the number of all those whom He has released all over the month of Rama¤¡n.”
Dear reader: Beware lest the holy month of Rama¤¡n comes upon you and ends
while you have still had some sins owing to which you will be punished. Beware
lest you are included with the sinners whom are deprived of seeking forgiveness of
their sins and praying Almighty Allah for settling your desires.
Imam Ja`far al-¯¡diq (a.s) is reported to have said, “Verily, one whom is not
forgiven in Rama¤¡n will not be forgiven up to the next Rama¤¡n unless (he
participates in the season of the °ajj and thus) he witnesses the ritual of the Halting
at Mount Àraf¡t (al-wuq£f àl¡ àrafah).”
Moreover, try to keep yourself against all that which is deemed forbidden by
Almighty Allah and try your best not to break your fasting with a matter that is
forbidden. Finally, you should act upon the following recommendation of our
master, Imam Ja`far al-¯¡diq (a.s):
“When you begin your day observing fasting, you should make sure that your
hearing, your sight, your hair, your sink, and all your organs are also observing
fasting, that is abstaining from not only the forbidden acts but also the
discommended ones.”
Imam al-¯¡diq (a.s) has also said, “Do not allow the day on which you observe
fasting to be like your other days.”
He has also said, “Verily, fasting is not the abstinence from food and drink; rather
when you observe fasting, you should keep your tongues from uttering falsehood;
and keep your sights from seeing forbidden views; and do not engage yourselves in
disputes; and do not envy each other; and do not backbite each other; and do not
quarrel with each other; and do not swear, whether falsely or truly; and do not
insult each other; and do not revile at each other; and do not wrong each other; and
do not engage yourselves in shameless matters; and do not be bored; and do not be
careless of mentioning Almighty Allah or of prayers. And abide by silence, quiet,
patience, truthfulness, and avoidance of the evildoers. And avoid perjury, lie,
slander, contention, evil thinking, backbiting, and talebearing. And ready
yourselves for the Next World and for your happy days; that is the Advent of the
Rising Imam from the Household of Mu¦ammad—peace be upon them all—
expecting that which Almighty Allah has promised you, preparing yourselves for
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meeting Almighty Allah with tranquility, solemnity, piety, submission, and

humiliation of the slaves who fear and hope for their masters. O observer of
fasting: purify your heart from defects; and clean your inner self from filth; and
wash your body from dirt; and disavow the enemies of Almighty Allah; and act
sincerely before Him; and abstain from all that which He has deemed unlawful for
you to do in secret and in public; and fear Almighty Allah as exactly as He
deserves in secret and in public; and dedicate yourself to Almighty Allah during
the days of your fasting; and empty your heart from all things save Him; and ready
yourself to do whatever is commanded by Him and to do whatever He has ordered
you to do. After you do all these, only then you are considered fasting for the sake
of Almighty Allah as truly as it should be. Carry out all that which He has ordered
you to do. But if you violate any of these things, this will decline the degree of
your fasting. My father—peace be upon him—narrated that when the Holy
Messenger of Allah—peace be upon him and his Family—heard a woman, who
claimed observing fasting, insulting one of her bondwomen, he summoned the
woman, brought her some food, and ordered her to eat. ‘I am observing fasting,
Allah’s Messenger!’ she stated. But the Holy Prophet—peace be upon him and his
Family—answered, ‘How can you be fasting while you have insulted your
bondwoman?’ Verily, fasting is not abstinence from food and drink; rather
Almighty Allah has decided fasting to be screen from other spoken and done
evildoings. Too little is the fasting and too much is the feeling of hunger!’”
Imam Àl¢ Am¢r al-Mu'min¢n (a.s) has said, “Too many are the fasting ones who
suffer nothing but thirst. Likewise, too many are the worshippers who suffer
nothing but fatigue. How wonderful the sleeping and eating of the courteous ones
are!”
It has been narrated on the authority of J¡bir ibn Yaz¢d that Imam Mu¦ammad al-
B¡qir (a.s) narrated that the Holy Prophet (a.s) said to J¡bir ibn Àbdull¡h al-
An¥¡riy, “Listen, J¡bir! This is the month of Rama¤¡n. If one observes fasting on
the days of this month, spends a part of its nights with acts of worship, wards off
his stomach and private parts, and suppresses his tongue—if one does all these
things, he will dispose of all his sins in the same way as the month ends.” J¡bir
commented, “O, Allah’s Messenger: What wonderful these words are!” The Holy
Prophet (a.s) answered, “But what difficult these terms are!”
The recommended acts of the month of Rama¤¡n will be presented in two parts and
an epilogue.
General Acts in Days and Nights of Rama¤¡n
Sayyid Ibn ±¡w£s has narrated that Imam al-¯¡diq and Imam al-K¡ïm (a.s)
instructed that the following supplication is advisably said after each and every
obligatory prayer all over the month of Rama¤¡n:
O Allah: (please) confer all¡hummar-zuqn¢
upon me with the grace of
¦ajja baytikal-¦ar¡m
ِ‫اﻟْﺤﺮام‬
ََ ‫ﻚ‬ َ ِ‫ ﺑـَ ْﻴﺘ‬‫ ْارُزﻗْﻨِﻲ َﺣﺞ‬‫اﻟﻠّﻬﻢ‬
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pilgrimage to Your Holy
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House,
in this year and every fi ' ami hadha wafi
year kulli 'am
as long as You keep me
mâ abqaytanï fi yusrin
alive, with easiness, good
minka wa'àfiyatin
health, and expansive
wasa'ati rizq
sustenance from You.
walâ tukhlinï min
and do not deprive me of
tilkal-mawâqifil-
these noble situations,
karìmah
wal-mashâhidish-
and holy places,
sharìfah
and visiting the tomb of
waziyàrati qabri
Your Prophet— may Your
nabiyyika salawâtuka
blessings be upon him
* alayhi wa-âlih
and his Household;
and (please) stand for me
wafi jamï'i hawâ'ijid- ?jîr^!i ^P*^' 2íU*" js^" ls?j
in all of my needs for this
dunyâ wal-àkhirati
worldly life and the Next
fakun IT
World.
O Allah: I beseech You allàhumma innì
regarding that which You as' aluka fi mâ taqdî
decide and determine watuqaddir
from the inevitable
minal-amril-mahtûmi
decisions that You make
fi laylatil-qadr
on the Grand Night-
minal-qadhâ ' il-ladhî
decisions that are neither
lâ yuraddu walâ
retreated nor altered—
yubaddal
that You may include me
an taktubanï min
with the pilgrims to Your
hujjâji baytikal-harâm
Holy House,
whose pilgrimage is
al-mabrûri hajjuhum
admitted by You
and whose efforts are
thankfully accepted by al-mashkûri sa'yuhum
You,
and whose sins are al-maghfùri
forgiven by You, dhunùbuhum
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and whose offenses are al-mukaffari ' anhum
pardoned by You, sayyi ' âtuhum
and thaï You, also within
waj-' al fi mâ taqdï
Your determined
watuqaddir
décisions,
thaï You décidé for me a
an tutïla ' umri
long lise,
and expansive watuwassi'a ' alayya
sustenance, rizqï
and that You help me
watu ' addiya ' annï
fulfill my trusts and settle
amànatï wadaynï
my debts,
Repond to me; O the
âmïna rabbal- ' âlamïn 1 4>j ù^T
Lord of the worlds.
You may also say the following supplication aster ail obligatory prayers in
Ramadan:
O the Most High; O the
yâ 'aliyyu yâ 'azïmu
All-great;
O the All-forgiving; O the
yâ ghafûru yâ rahïmu
All-merciful
You are the All-great
antar-rabbul- ' azïmu
Lord
Like Whom there is alladhï laysa
nothing kamithlihï shay ' un
and He is the All-hearing, wahuwas-samï'ul-
2JI «■■a.v.Jl jÁj
the All-aware; basïru
and this is a month that wahâdhâ shahrun
You have glorified and * azzamtahû
ennbled, wakarramtahu
and honored and washarraftahG
preferred to the other wafaddaltahû ' alash-
months, shuhùri
it is the month that You wahuwash-sharhul-
imposed upon me to ladhï faradta
observe fasting in it, siyâmahG ' alayya
it is the month of wahuwa shahru cJjjî òLjaíj jé-^ j-Sj
Ramadan during which ramadànal-ladhï
You revealed the Qur'ân anzalta fihil-qur'âna
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as guidance for people
and clear proofs on true hudan lin-nàsi
guidance and distinction wabayyinâtin minal-
(between the right and hudâ wal-furqâni
the wrong);
and You decided the waja'alta fîhi laylatal-
Grand Night to be in it, qadri
and You have decided it
waja'altahâ khayran
to be more favorable that
min alfi shahrin
one thousand months.
So, O the Lord of graces;
fayâdhal-manni walâ
and none can ever do
yumannu ' alayka
favor to You;
Please do me a favor by
munna ' alayya
releasing me from the
bifakâki raqabatì
Fire and by including me
minan-nâri fi man
with those to whom You
tamunnu ' alayhi
do this favor,
and allow me to enter
wa-adkhilnil-jannata
Paradise;
on account of Your
mercy; O the most birahmatika ya
Merciful of all those who arhamar-ràhimïna
show mercy.
In Íal-Misbâh'' and in 'al-Balad al-Amln', Shaykh al-Kaf amiy, as well as Shaykh
al-Shahid in ' al-Majmû'ah' , have narrated that the Holy Prophet (a.s) said that one
who says the following supplication after each obligatory prayer in Ramadan will
have all his sins forgiven up to the Resurrection Day:
O Allah: (please do) bring
in pleasure to the allahumma adkhil 'alâ
inhabitants of graves (i.e. ahlil-qubûris-surror
the dead).
O Allah: (please do) allahumma aghni kulla
enhance all poor ones. faqïr
O Allah: (please do) allahumma ashbi'
satisfy all hungry ones. kulla ja' i'
allâhummaksu kulla
provide all the naked
* uryàn
with clothes.
O Allah: (please do) help allâhummaqdi dayna
all the debtors settle their kulli madïn
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debts.
allahumma farrij 'an
relieve ail the aggrieved
kulli makrùb
ones.
O Allah: (please do) help
allahumma rudda
ail the strangers to return
kulla gharìb
home.
O Allah: (please do) allahumma fukka kulla
release ail prisoners. asïr
O Allah: (please do) allahumma aslih kulla
rectify ail the Muslims' fàsidin min umGril-
affairs that are wrong. muslimïn
O Allah: (please do) heal allàhummashfi kulla
ail the ailed ones. marìd
O Allah: (please do) fill in
allahumma sudda
our poverty with Your
faqranà bighinâk
richness.
allahumma ghayyir
change our ill manners
sCTa hâlinâ bihusni
through Your excellent
hâlik
manners.
O Allah: (please do) help allàhummaqdi est jîjJi &jâ\f4Í}
us settle our debts and ' annad-dayna wa
save us from poverty. aghninâ minal-faqr í 1s]
verily, You have power innaka ' alâ kulli
over ail things. shay ' in qadïr
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In 'al-Kâfï, al-Kulayniy has narrated on the authority of Abû-Basïr that Imam al-
Sâdiq (a. s) used to say the following supplication in Ramadan:
O Allah: From You and by
allahumma innï bika
You, I beseech for
waminka atlubu hàjatï
settling my need,
If others beg people for waman talaba hâjatan
settling their needs, ilan-nâs
I ask none except You for fa-innï lâ atlubu hàjatï
settling my need; illâ mink
From You alone, since
wahdaka lâ sharìka
You have no partner with
lak
You
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and I thus implore You in
wa-as'aluka bifadlika
the name of Your favor iJbtj*b}3 diluai; dJj'Lîj
waridwânik
and Your pleasure,
to send blessings upon an tusalliya ' alâ
Muhammad and his muhammadin wa-ahli
Household, baytih
And to choose for me a wa-an taj'ala IT fî 'ami J\ lia Îp J J Jí*í h\j
way to Your Holy House hâdhâ ilâ baytikal-
this year: harâmi sabïlâ %±> pljíJl
hijjatan mabrûratan
A pilgrimage that is
mutaqabbalatan
admitted, accepted, pure,
zâkiyatan khâlisatan
and sincerely for You
lak
By which You delight me, taqarru bihâ ' aynï
And raise my rank with
watarfa'u bihâ darajatï
You
And to confer upon me
with the grace of making
watarzuqanï an
me cast my sight down
aghudda basarì
(against what is illegal for
me to look at)
And making me act
wa-an ahfaza farjï
chastely
And making me stop
committing any deed that wa-an akuffa bihâ 'an
You have deemed jamï'i mahârïmik
unlawful
So that nothing will be
hattâ lâ yakûna
more preferred in my
shay' un âthara ' indï
sight than the obedience
min tâ'atika
to You and the fear of
wakhashyatik
You
And doing all that which wal-'amali bimâ
You love, ahbabta
And avoiding all that
wat-tarki limâ karihta
which You have detested
wanahayta ' anh
and warned against.
And (please) make all waj'al dhâlika fî yusrin
that take place with wayasârin wa-
easiness, lenience, and ' âfiyatin wamâ
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good health as well as the an'amta bihï ' alayy
grave that You have
bestowed upon me.
And I beseech You to wa-as'aluka an tahala J jPí ^
cause me to die as martyr
wafâtï qatlan fî sabïlik
for Your sake,
Under the pennon of
Your Prophet and in the tahta rayati nabiyyik
line of Your intimate ma'a awliyâ ' ik
servants.
And I ask You to make
me the means of killing wa-as" aluka an
Your enemies and the taqtula bï a'dâ ' aka
enemies of Your wa-a'dâ'a rasGlik
Messenger.
And I ask You to honor wa-as" aluka an
me through humiliating tukrimanî bihawâni
any one of Your created man shi "ta min
beings that You choose, khalqik
And not to humiliate me walâ tuhinnï
through honoring any of bikaràmati ahadin min
Your intimate servants. awliyâ * ik
O Allah: find me a way allàhummaj'al IT

with the Messenger. ma'ar-rasûli sabïlâ
Allah is Sufficient unto

me! Only that which hasbiyallahu ma sha'
Allah wants shall take allâh.
place.
This supplication is called Du al-Hajj. It has been narrated by Sayyid Ibn Tawus
in 'al-IqbâV that Imam al-Sâdiq (a.s) used to say this supplication after the
Maghrib (sunset) Prayers in Ramadan, moreover, Shaykh al-Kaf amiy, in "al-Balad
al-Amln\ has narrated that it is recommended to recite the supplication every day
in Ramadan and especially at the first night of it. As for Shaykh al-Mufid, he, in his
book of ' al-MuqnVah\ has mentioned that the supplication is exclusively said at
the first night of Ramadan after the Maghrib Prayer.
RECITATION OF THE HOLY QUR'AN IN RAMADAN

In fact, the best of deeds at the nights and days of Ramadan is the recitation of the
Holy Qur'ân. It is thus highly advisable to recite it in this month particularly since
its revelation was in Ramadan. A Hadith reads that everything has a springtime;
and the springtime of the Holy Qur'ân is the month of Ramadan. It is recommended
to recite the whole Qur'¡n once a month or once each six days, according to some
narrations. As for the month of Rama¤¡n, it is required to recite it wholly once
every three days. If possible, it will be better if it is recited wholly every day.
Àll¡mah al-Majlisiy has narrated that some of the Holy Imams (a.s) used to recite
the whole Qur'¡n forty times, or even more, in Rama¤¡n. The reward of reciting the
whole Qur'¡n is doubled when its recitation is dedicated to the souls of the holy
fourteen Infallibles (a.s) by dedicating each recitation to each one of them
respectively. In the word of some narrations, the reward of him who dedicates the
recitation of the whole Qur'¡n to the Holy Infallibles (a.s) is that he shall be
included with them on the Resurrection Day.
It is also advisable to say supplications, offer prayers, seek Almighty Allah’s
forgiveness and confess of His Oneness (by repeating the phrase of (l¡-il¡ha illal-
l¡hu –there is no god save Allah-) as much as possible in Rama¤¡n. In this regard,
Imam Àl¢ ibn al-°usayn Zayn al-`ªbid¢n (a.s) used to stop talking in Rama¤¡n
except with phrases of prayers, glorification of Almighty Allah, seeking His
forgiveness, and confessing of His magnificence (i.e. takb¢r –saying: all¡hu-
akbar).
It is finally recommended to pay a great interest to the reported acts of worship as
well as the supererogatory prayers at nights and days.
Recommended Acts of Rama¤¡n Nights
The recommended acts that are dedicated to the nights of Rama¤¡n are as follows:
First: It is recommended to postpone breaking one’s fast later than the Ìsh¡' Prayer
unless one is too weak to keep fasting or one is being waited by people to break the
fasting altogether.
Second: It is recommended to begin breaking the fast with utterly legally gotten
food, especially dates. This act doubles the reward of the prayer to four hundred
folds. It is also advisable to break the fast with dates, ripe dates, candy, sugar-
candy, and cool water.
Third: It is recommended to say the familiar supplications of breaking the fast,
such as the following:
O Allah: For the sake of
You have I fasted; and
all¡humma laka ¥umtu
wa àl¡ rizqika af§artu
َ ِ‫ وَﻋَﻠَﻰ رِزْﻗ‬،‫ﺖ‬
‫ـﻚ‬ ُ ‫ﺻُﻤ‬
ْ َ‫ﻟَﻚ‬
‫اﻟﻠّﻬُﻢ‬
with Your sustenance wa àlayka tawakkaltu ُ ‫ﺗـَﻮﻛ‬
‫ﻠْﺖ‬. َ ‫ﻚ‬ ُ ‫أَﻓْﻄَﺮ‬
َ ْ‫ َو َﻋﻠَﻴ‬،‫ت‬ ْ
have I broken my fast;
and in You have I
trusted.
One who says this supplication will be awarded, by Almighty Allah, the rewards of
all those who observe fasting on that day.
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said at this time:
0 Allah-the Lord of allahumma rabban-
Great Light, nûril-' azTm(i)
And the Lord of the warabbal-kursiyyir-
Elevated Throne, rafi'(i)
And the Lord of the warabbal-bahril-
swollen ocean masjGr(i)
And the Revealer of the
wamunzilat-tawràti
Torah and the Gospel and
wal-injTIi waz-zabûr(i)
the Psalms
And the Lord of shade wabbaz-zilli wal-
and the heat, harGr(i)
And the Revealer of the wamunzilal-qur' ânil-
ùïjÌJl Jjlój
Great Qur'ân ' azTm(i)
And the Lord of the warabbal-malâ-ikatil-
Favorite Angels, muqarrabïna
And the Prophets and the wal-anbiyâ ' i wal-
Messengers: mursalïn(a)
1 beseech You by Your allâhumma innï as-
dX^k áiíbî Jj
Noble Name aluka bismikal-kanmi
And by the Light of Your wabinûri wajhikal-
Luminous Face munïri
And by Your Eternal
wamulkikal-qadïm(i)
Kingdom
0 the Ever-living; O the yâ hayyu yà
Self-Subsistent; qayyùm(u)
1 beseech You by Your as-aluka bismikal-
Name with which the ladhï ashraqat bihis-
heavens and the earth samâwâtu wal-
have lit up aradûn(a)
And by Your Name with wabismikal-ladhî
which the past and the yasluhu bihil-
coming generations have awwalûna wal-
become upright; àkhirûn(a)
O He Who was Alive yâ hayyan qabla kulli
before everything alive hayy(in)
O He Who shall be Alive wayâ hayyan ba'da
after everything alive kulli hayy(in)
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always Alive even when hayy(u)
there was nothing else
alive;
0 He Who revives the
ya muhyiyal-mawta
dead ones and causes the jl^h J>pA\ ígft* li
wamumïtal-ahyâ ' i
alive ones to die
O the Ever-living; there is yâ hayyu là ilâha illâ
no god save You. ant(a)
O Allah: convey to our allâhumma balligh
master, Imam al-Mahdi, mawlânal-imâmal-
the guide who is to hâdiyal-mahdiyya al-
undertake Your orders, qâ-ima bi-amrik(a)
May Allah's blessings be salawâtul-llâhi ' alayhi *Jtíï LSí*j Cj\jL^>
upon him and upon his wa'alâ âbâ-ihit-
immaculate fathers, tâhirïna
On behalf of all the 'an jamï'il-mu'minïna
believing men and wal-mu ' minâti fi
women in the east and mashàriqil-ardi IgjjlÁíj JfjÌ\ ÓjÚJ>
west of the earth, wamaghâribihâ
And in plains, mountains, sahlihâ wajabalihâ
lands, and seas, wabarrihâ wabahrihâ
And on behalf of my
parents— coney to him wa'annï wa'an
our prayers of Your wâlidayya minas-
sending blessings upon salawâti zinata
him that are as weighty * arshil-làh(i)
as Allah's Throne,
And as much as the ink of
His Words and as many wamidâda kalimàtihï
as that which is counted wamâ ahsâhu "ilmuhù
by His knowledge and is wa-ahâta bihï
encompassed by His kitâbuh(û)
Book.
O Allah: I renew to him allâhumma innï ^gi il sxsr\ J>\ L$i\
in the beginning of this ujaddidu lahG fi
day sabïhati yawmï hâdhâ
And throughout the days wamâ ' ishtu min
|J flp ^lJÍ 'j ■= C àS-
of lifetime a pledge, a ayyâmï ' ahdan
covenant, and allegiance wa'aqdan wabay- ^JlS- ^9 il (JLÂPj
to which I commit myself * atan lahû fi ' unuqï
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And from which I never la ahulu ' anhu wala
convert nor change. azûlu abada(n)
allâhummaj- ' alnï min
O Allah: (please do) make
ansârihï wa-
me of his supporters and
a'wânih(ï)wadh-
sponsors and defenders
dhàbbïna 'anh(u)
And of those who hurry
wal-musàri'ïna ilayhi fi
in carrying our his
qadâ-i hawâ'ijihï wal-
instructions and
mumtathilïna li-
complying with his
awâmirih(T)
orders
And upholding him and wal-muhàmïna "anhu
preceding the others to was-sàbiqïna ilâ
implementing his will irâdatihï wal-mustash-
and to being martyred hadïna bayna
before him. yadayh(i)
O Allah: if death that You allahumma in hâla òj*Ji &jj ^> jií- jj
have made inevitably and baynï wabaynahul-
certainly incumbent upon mawtul-ladhï ja'altahG
Your servants stands * alâ ' ibâdika hatman
between me and him, maqdiyya(n)
Then (please do) take me
fa-akhrijnï min qabri
out of my grave using my
miTtaziran kafanï
coffin as my dress and
shârihan sayfi
unsheathing my sword
And holding my lance in
my hand and responding mujarridan qanàtï íjïi L3u WffÀ
to the call of the Caller mulabbiyan da'watad-
who shall announce it in dal fil-hâdiri wal-bàdï
urban areas and deserts.
O Allah: (please do) show
allahumma arinit-tal-
me his magnificent mien
" atar-rashïdata wal-
and his praiseworthy
ghurratal-hamïda(ta)
face,
And delight my eyes by wak-hil nàzirï
letting me have a look at binazratin minnï
him, ilayh(i)
And expedite his advent wa'ajjil fa raja h û wa
and make his sahhil makhrajahG
reappearance easy and wa-awsi' manhajah(û)
clear a spacious space for
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him,
And guide me to follow
wasluk bî muhajjatahû
his course, and give
wa-anfidh amrahû
success to his issues and ûjjl i»Lslj
washdud azrah(G)
confirm his strength.
And, O Allah, construct
wa'muril-làhumma
Your lands through him
bihï bilâdaka wa-ahyi
and refresh Your servants
bihï * ibâdak(a)
through him,
For You have said— and fa-innaka qulta
:JpJ( dlijlj cil é&Ú
true are Your words— waqawlukal-haqq(u)
"Corruption has appeared
in the land and the sea on zaharal-fasâdu fil- jJ*cS\j J_4li ^ ìLjJì\
account of what the barri wal-bahri bimâ
hands of men have kasabat aydin-màs(i)
wrought."
So, O Allah: (please)
show us Your intimate fa-az-hiril-lâhumma
servant, the son of Your lanâ waliyyaka wabna
Prophet, and the binti nabiyyika al-
namesake of Your musammâ bismi
Messenger— peace be rasùlika sallal-lâhu
upon him and his * alayhi wa-àlih(ï)
Household—
So that he shall tear up hattâ lâ yazfara
any wrong item that he bishay-in minal-bàtili lH?^1 Cri sírH r&H V
will face and shall illâ mazzaqahG
confirm and approve the wayahiqqal-haqqa
right. wayuhaqqiqah(û)
O Allah: (please) make
waj'alhul-làhumma j>_j_JÌi4J Is-yú kJj&r\j
his the shelter to whom
mafza'an limazlûmi
Your wronged servants
' ibàdik(a)
shall resort
And the supporter of wanàsiran liman lâ
those who cannot find yajidu lahG nàsiran
any supporter save You, ghayrak(a)
And the reviver of the wamujaddidan limâ
laws of Your Book that ' uttila min ahkâmi
have been suspended, kitàbik(a)
And the constructor of all mushayyidan limâ dLyi ^kt-\ °y> íjj LiJ \JCJj>j
signs of Your religion and warada min a'Iâmi
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the instructions of Your dïnika wasunani aJÏj ós- áih ^Jlfi éXLí jílij
Messenger— peace be nabiyyika sallal-lâhu
upon him and his * alayhi wa-âlih(T)
Household— that he will
see.
O Allah: (please) include
waj'alhul-làhumma
him with those whom Cri
mimman hassantahû
You protect from the
min ba'sil-
domination of the
mu'tadïn(a)
aggressive ones.
O Allah: (please) delight
Your Prophet allâhumma wasurra
Muhammad— peace be nabiyyaka iJ*C? \xXû> dLLj
upon him and his muhammadan sallal-
Household—as well as all lâhum ' alayhi wa-àlihï
those who followed him waman tabi'ahG ' alâ
in his promulgation by da'watih(ï)
making (us) see him,
And (please) have mercy
warhamis-tikànatanà
upon our humiliation
ba'dah(G)
after him.
O Allah: (please) relieve allâhummak-shif
this community from the hâd hi hi I -g hum mata n
(current) grief through ' an hàdhihil-ummati
presenting him, bihudûrïh(ï)
And expedite his advent wa'ajjil lanâ
for us: zuhûrah(G)
"Surely, they think it to innahum yarawnahG
be far off, and We see it baldan wanaràhu Oljjj ^3jí (*4^ì)
nigh." qarïba(n)
On account of Your
mercy; O the most birahmatika yâ
Merciful of all those who arhamar-râhimïn(a)
show mercy.
(We pray for Your)
al-'ajala al-'ajala yâ
earlier advent, earlier
mawlâya yâ sâhibaz-
advent; O the Patron of
zamân
the Age.
This supplication also brings about a great merit.
It has been narrated that Imam "Ali (a.s) used to say the following invocation when
he would break his fasting:
W ; m
In the Name of Allah. bismi allâhi caJJi
0 Allah: For You have we allâhumma laka ,,„,
fasted; sumna ^
and with Your sustenance . ._ . ..
... wa ala nzqika vt ..... <,
have
„ . we broken our „ _
aftarna tUJa5\
J , -teav
'J-t *■»
fasting;
so, (please) accept form fgt mipn_ ^^
us. 'u'
You are surely the All- innaka anta alssarnï' u LJÚ\ cS\ é&\
hearing, the All-knower. al'alTmu (**^ ^"'"u
Fourth: It is recommended to say the following at the first bite of the food with
which the fasting is broken:
In the Name
• ni r- of Allah;
-, m the ..
bismi allahi. alrrahman
. . all •;. „
All-beneficent, the All- , , _ . t><^■y, ^ *—H
.„ alrrahimi IT'-' ? ' ™ -
merciful.
O the Liberal in ya wasi _ ..a . .■ . .» :
forgiving:
. . b F(please do) , , ,-. li,-
a I m a g hf1 rati aghfir -kJ
^ j**' flîiujl C7-7
~ '-rr *~*>\í \j-
forgive me.
Forgiveness of Almighty Allah is the reward of saying this supplication.
A Hadith reads, "Almighty Allah releases from Hellfire one million persons at the
last hour of every day in Ramadan; therefore, pray Almighty Allah to include you
with these released ones."
Fifth: It is recommended to recite the Surah of al-Qadr at breaking the fast.
Sixth: It is recommended to give alms at the time of breaking the fast and to offer
food to the other fasters even if with a single date and a drink of water. Concerning
this, the Holy Prophet (a.s) is reported to have said, "Verily, anyone who offers
food for a faster in Ramadan will have the same reward that is decided for the
faster without having any amount of his reward reduced and will have the same
reward of acting good deeds according to the power of that food."
'Allamah al-FIilliy, in ' al-Risâlah al-Sa^diyyah\ has narrated that Imam Ja'far al-
Sâdiq (a.s) said, "As for any believer who feeds another believer with a single bite
of food in Ramadan, Almighty Allah will decide for him the reward of
manumitting thirty believing slaves and will decide for him response of his
prayer."
Seventh: Narrations have confirmed that it is advisable to recite Surah of al-Qadr
one Thousand times a night.
Eighth: When possible, it is recommended to recite Surah of al-Dukhân (No. 44)
one hundred times a night.
Ninth: Sayyid ibn Tawus has mentioned that if one says the following supplication
each night in Ramadan, his sins of forty years will be forgiven for him:
320 DU A' AL NUR
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O Allah: the Lord of the allâhumma rabba
month of Ramadan in shahri ramdàna
which You have revealed alladhy anzalta fihi
the Qur'ân alqur'âna
And made obligatory
waftaradta ' alâ
fasting in this month
' ibâdika fîhi alssiyâma
upon Your servants.
Please send blessings
salli 'alâ
muhammadin wa âli
Household of
muhammadin
Muhammad
And provide me with the
warzuqny hajj baytika
opportunity of going to
alharâmi fi ' âmy
Your 'Sacred House' for
hâdhâ wa fî kulli
pilgrimage in this year
* âmin
and in all years.
Forgive my overbearing waghfir IT tilka s 0 3 ù
sins, aldhdhnGba aTizâma
for verily no one other fa'innahu lâ
than You can do it, yaghfiruhâ ghayruka
O the All-beneficent; 0 yâ rahmnu yâ
.ft* U ç
the All-knowing. * allâmu
Tenth: It is recommended to recite the previously mentioned Disa' al-Hajj after
the Maghrib Prayer.
DU A' AL-IFTITAH
Eleventh: It is recommended to recite the following Du^â' al-Iftifâh every night in
Ramadan:
O Allah: I begin the allâhumma innï
glorification of You with aftatihuth-thanâ' a
praising You: bihamdik
And You always guide us
wa anta musaddidun
to the right out of Your
lis-sawâbi bimannik
favoring upon us.
And I am certain that You
wa ayqantu annaka
are the most Merciful of 5sîjJi cS\ cûâjîj
anta arhamur-
all those who show mercy
râhimïna fî maqdi'il-
in situations of pardon
'afwi war-rahmah
and mercy
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But You are the very
exacting in situations of wa ashaddul-
giving exemplary mu'àqibïna fi
punishment and mawdi'in-nakàli wan-
chastisement (to the naqimah
wrongdoers),
And You are the greatest wa a'zamul-
Omnipotent in the mutajabbirina fi
domain of absolute power mawdi'il-kibriyà " i wal-
and might. 'azamah
O Allah: You have allâhumma adhinta IT
permitted me to pray and fî du'â' ika
beseech You. wamas' alatik
So, listen, O the All-
fasma' yâ samï'u mid-
hearer, to my words of
hati
praise,
And please reply my
wa ajib yâ ra hïm u
prayer; O the All-
da'watï
merciful.
And please overlook my
wa aqil yâ ghafùru
slips; O the Oft-
'athratï
Forgiving.
You, O my God, have fakam yâ ilâhî min
relieved so many of my kurbatin qad
griefs, farrajtahâ
And You have dispelled wahumûmin qad
so many of my sorrows kashaftahâ
And You have overlooked wa 'athratin qad
so many of my slips, aqaltahâ
And You have spread over warahmatin qad
me many of Your mercies nashartahâ
And You have unlocked
so many of rings of wahalaqati balâ ' in
misfortunes (in which I qad fakaktahâ
was detained).
al-hamdu lilllâhil-ladhî
lam yattakhidh
Who has not betaken wife
sâhibatan wa lâ
or son,
waladâ
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And Who has no partner walam yakun lahu
in the sovereignty, sharïkun fil-mulk
nor has He any protecting
walam yakun lahû
friend through
waliyyun minadh-
dependence. And Magnify
dhulli wakabbirhu
Him with ail
takbïrà
magnificence.
al-hamdu lillâhi
Ail praise be to Allah with
bijamï'i mahâmidihì
full gratitude for ail His
kullihâ 'alâ jamï'i
bounties.
ni'amihï kullihâ
Ail praise be to Allah al-hamdu Mlllahil-ladhT ^ âJ %\jaj) ^ liiJl
Who has no opposition in lâ mudâdda lahG fî
His rule, mulkih
nor there is any challenge walâ munâzi'a lahG fî
.a/í J ií IjÚi %
to His commands. amrih
Ail praise be to Allah
al-hamdu Mlllâhil-ladhT ^ ft ^ ^JJ( 1^J|
Who has no counsel to
lâ sharïka lahû fi
meddle with His
khalqih
opération of création,
nor there is anything
walâ shabîha lahû fî
similar to Him in His
'azamatihï
greatness.
Whose commandments al-hamdu lillâhil-fashï
are active in the création fil-khalqi amruhû
and the praising of Whom wahamduh
is incumbent.
His glory is évident az-zâhiri bil-karami
through His kindness, maj-duh
His distinct overflowing
generosity is freely al-bâsiti bil-jùdi yadah
available,
His unlimited bestowals alladhî lâ tanqusu
do not exhaust, khazâ ' inuh
and He does not swell the
walâ tazîduhù
numerous benefits except
kathratul-'atâ ' i illâ
because of generosity and
jùdan wakaramâ
kindness.
Verily He is Mighty, innahû huwal-'azîzul-
Generous. wahhâb
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allâhumma innï
0 Allah, I ask for some
as' aluka qalïlan min
from much,
kathïr
in the midst of my many
ma'a hàjatin bï ilayhi
needs for which I entirely
'azïmah
depend on You,
and You since eternity,
waghinâka 'anhu
are able to do without
qadïmun wahuwa 'indï
them, but for me it is a
kathïr
titanic effort
and for You it is very easy wahuwa 'alayka
■ ^fr-> cJÛ- i*j
and simple. sahlun yasïr
O Allah, truly, as You allâhumma inna
pardon my sins, 'afwaka 'an dhanbï
And You overlook my watajâwuzaka 'an
mistakes; khatï" atï
And You take a lenient
view of my disorderly wasafhaka 'an zulmï
conduct,
And You cover up my foul wasitraka 'alâ qabïhi
actions, 'amalï
And You show
consideration in spite of wahilmaka 'an kathïri
my many transgressions jurmï 'ind mâ kâna
committed willfully or min khata'ï wa 'amdï
negligently,
All that tempted me to
atma'anï fï an
ask for that which I do
as'alaka mâ lâ
not deserve, from You, on
astawjibuhû minkal-
account of Your mercy,
ladhï razaqtanï min
that You may give me the
rahmatik
daily bread;
And You may provide
with that which is wa araytanï min
suitable for me, through qudratik
Your control;
And You may distinguish
wa 'arraftanï min
me with favorable reply
ijâbatik
to my requests.
So, I persist in calling fasirtun ad-'Gka
out, believing in You, âminan
=1
and I invoke You, talking wa as" aluka
familiarly, not afraid, nor musta ' nisan là
shy, khâ ' ifan walâ wajilâ
but assured of Your love
mudillan 'alayka fi mâ
and kindness whenever I
qadhadtu fîhi ilayk
turn to You.
A temporary setback and LS-44^H ^— is-* ^W*
fa' in abta ' a 'annï
I, out of ignorance, begin
'atabtu bijahIT 'alayk
to despair,
although perhaps slowing
wala'allal-ladhT abta'a
down may be a blessing
'annï huwa khayrun IT
in disguise, because You î °
li-'ilmika bi-'aqibatil í të\*> éJuJfi
alone knows (all) the
umûr
consequences.
I do not know a generous
falam ara mawlan
Master who is more
karìman asbara 'ala
accommodating to the
'abdin la'ïmin minka Ijs- é&> *Á Xs-
dissatisfied servants than
'alayya yâ rabb
You are to me.
O Lord! You give an
innaka tad-'Gnï fa-
invitation but I turn
uwalliya 'ank
down,
And You become familiar
watatahabbabu ilayya
with me but I do not care
fa-atabaghghadu ilayk
for You,
And You show affection
watatawaddadu ilayya
to me but I do not
falâ aqbalu mink
correspond to You
as if You are ka' anna liyat-
overreaching me! tatawwula 'alayk
Yet You do not abstain
falam yamna'ka Ji <U£-jJ( éii'i áiilií pli
from having mercy upon
dhâlika minar-rahmati
me and doing favors to
IT wal-ihsâni ilayy
me
and blessing me out of
wat-tafadduli 'alayya
Your magnanimity and
bijûdika wakaramik
generosity,
=1
So, (please) have mercy
on Your ignorant servant farham 'abdakal-jâhila
and bestow upon him wajud 'alayhi bifadli
with the favors of Your ihsânik
beneficence
Verily, You are Generous
innaka jawadun karìm
and Kind.
All praise be to Allah: the al-hamdu lillâhi
owner of the sovereignty, màlikil-mulk
Who sets the course of
mujril-fulk
skies and the stars,
Who controls the winds, musakhkhirir-riyâh
Who causes the day
fâliqil-isbâh
break,
and Who administers the
dayyânid-dïn (.JjJlll ùtìí
authority:
the Lord of the worlds. rabbil-'âlamïn
All praise be to Allah for
His indulgence although al-hamdu lillâhi 'alâ
He has full acquaintance hilmihï ba'da Nlmih
with all things.
All praise be to Allah for
His amnesty although He wal-hamdu lillâhi 'alâ
has full power over all 'afwihï ba'da qudratih
things.
All praise be to Allah for A3Ú\ Jjíe> ^Js- 4-Ú
wal-hamdu lillâhi 'alâ
the respite that He allows
tûli anâtihï fî ghadabih
inspite of provocation.
He is able to do whatever wahuwa qâdirn 'alâ
.JjjJ U ^jjt- jili jAj
He wills. mâ yurìd
All praise be to Allah, the
al-hamdu lillâhi
Creator of all the created
khàliqil -khalq
beings,
Who makes the
sustenance freely bâsitir-rizq
available,
Who starts the day, fâliqil-isbâh
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Who is the Owner of dhil-jalâli wal-ikràmi J-**"i Ç'J-^'i *P^S &
glory, might, favours, and
wal-fadli wal-in'àm
bounties,
And Who is so far away
alladhT ba'uda fala
that none can ever see
yurâ
Him,
And, in the same time, He
is so near that He is fully waqaruba fashahidan-
aware of even the najwâ
whispering secrets.
Blessed and Exalted be
tabàraka wata'âlâ
He.
All praise be to Allah al-hamdu Mllahil-ladhT £^ £J jjj Jj XjÁÌ\
Who has no equal to laysa lahG munâzi'un ' ,
challenge Him, yu'adiluh
nor is there an image walâ shabïhun
comparable to Him, yushâkiluh
nor is there a helper to walâ zahïrun
assist Him. yu'âdiduh
He tames the powerful by qahara bi'izzatihil-
(His) force, a'izzâ '
and disgraced are the
watawâda'à li-
great ones before His
'azamatihil-'uzamâ '
Greatness,
so He, through His
fabalagha biqudratihì
power, fulfills that which
mâ yashâ'
He wills.
All praise be to Allah te ^L^t <£JLJl 4_Ú JLUÍI
al-hamdu lillâhil-ladhî
Who gives answer to me
yujïbunï hïna unâdîh
whenever I call Him;
And He covers up my wayasturu 'alayya
shortcomings, yet I kulla 'awratin wa-ana
disobey Him; a'sïh
And He gives me the
largest part of the wayu'azzimun-ni'mata î ' - , * *
bounties, yet I do not 'alayya falâ ujâzîh
show his gratitude.
fakam min
Many a auspicious favors
mawhibatin hanî'atin
had He given me;
qad a'tànï
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And many a terrible
wa'azïmatin
dangers had He turned 4, JUS*
makhûfatin qad kafànï
off,
And many a blossoming
wabahjatin mûniqatin
joys had He made
qad arànï
available for me,
Therefore, I sing His
fa-uthnï 'alayhi
praises and recite His
hâmidâ
glorifications.
And mention Him with wa-adhkuruhG
exaltation. musabbihâ
Whose screen cannot be
lâ yuhtaku hijâbuh
penetrated
And Whose door is not
walâ yughlaqu bâbuh
blocked;
And Whose beseecher is
walâ yuraddu sâ'ilhu
not rejected;
And one who hopes Him walâ yukhayyabu
is not disappointed. âmiluh
Who secures the
yu ' minul-khâ ' ifin
frightened ones,
Who cornes to the help of
wayunajjis-sâlihïn
the upright ones,
Who promotes the cause wayarfa'ul-mustad-
of the weak ones, 'afîn
annihilâtes the autocrats, wayada'ul-mustakbirìn
Who destroys rulers and wayuhliku mulGkan
appoints others instead. wayastakhlifu âkharìn
Ail praise be to Allah; the wal-hamdu lillâhi
Eradicator of the tyrants, qâsimil-jabbârïn
The Terminator of the
mubïriz-zâlimïn
unjust ones,
The Catcher of the
mudrïkil-hâribïn
fugitives,
The Punisher of the
nakâliz-zâlimïn
unjust ones,
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The aide of the seekers of
sarïkhil-mustasrikhîn
aid,
The Settler of the needs
mawdi'i hâjâtit-tâlibïn
of the beseechers,
And the support of the
mu'tamadil-mu ' minïn
the faithful believers.
All praise be to Allah! In al-hamdu lillâhil-ladhî
His awe-inspiring fear the min khashyatihï tar-
heavens and its dwellers 'udus-samâ ' u
tremble and shiver, wasukkânuhâ
And the earth and its
watarjuful-ardu wa-
inhabitants shake and
'ummâruhâ
quiver,
And the oceans and all
that which float and swim watamûjul-bihâru
in their waters flow waman yasbahu fi
together in excitement ghamarâtihâ
and tumult.
Who has guided us to LSj (JLjJ Ú\lÁ 4JJ JLiiJl
hadânâ lihâdhâ wamâ
this. We could not truly
kunnâ linahtadiya
have been led aright if
lawlâ an hadânal-lâh
Allah had not guided us.
All praise be to Allah al-hamdu lillâhil-ladhî
Who creates but He is not yakhluqu walam
created; yukhlaq
And He gives subsistence
wayarzuqu walâ
but He needs no
yurzaq
provisions;
And He gives food to eat
wayut-'imu walâ yut-
but He takes no
'am
nourishment,
And He makes the living
wayumîtul-ahyâ '
dead
And He brings the dead
wayuhyil-mawtâ
to life,
But He is the Everliving, wahuwa hayyun lâ *. *' %\ t ' ' ' *
there is no death for Him, yamût
in His hands is all the
biyadihil-khayr
good,
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and He is able to do ail wahuwa 'ala kulli
things. shay ' in qadïr ^ fêj* 3*3
allâhumma salli 'alâ àx^s. xJéJ L$\
blessings on Muhammad,
muhammadin 'abdika
Your servant and
warasûlik
Messenger,
And Your confidant,
wa-amïnika
friend, and beloved vii_jL^j JJ-^ïj
wasafiyyika wahabïbik
intimate,
And the choicest of Your wakhiyaratika min
created beings, khalqik
And the bearer of Your
wahâfizi sirrik
sacraments,
And the quotient of Your
wamuballighi risàlàtik
Messengers,
With the most superior,
afdala wa-ahsana wa-
the most exquisite, the J^-îj j^-îj ^paàî
ajmal
most handsomer,
the most perfect, the
wa-akmala wa-azkâ
most upright, the most J^3 J$3 ^V3
wa-anmâ
prospering,
the most pleasant, the
wa-atyaba wa-athara
most thoroughly purified, ts^'i J&'3 Vs^ls
wa-asnâ
the most sublime;
The most and the best wa-akthara mâ
C-S^tíj t^'^3
blessings, advantages, sallayta wabàrakta
watarahhamta
mercies, affections
watahannanta
And salutations that You
wasallamta 'alâ ahadin
have ever made available
min 'ibâdika wa-
to anyone of Your
anbiyâ ' ik
servants and Prophets,
And Messengers and
warusulika
choicest people and those
wasafwatika wa-ahlil-
honored by You from
karàmati 'alayka min
among Your created
khalqik
beings.
blessings on vAlï, the allâhumma wasalli 'alâ
5 ts^ D-î r-^1
'aliyyin amïril-
Commander of the
mu' minïn
Believers,
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And the successor of the
wawasiyyi rasuli
Messenger of the Lord of
rabbil-'àlamïn
the worlds:
Your servant, Your
beloved representative, 'abdika wawaliyyika
^J-^J J?V3 ^,33
and the brother of Your wa-akhT rasGlik
Messenger,
and Your decisive
wahujjatika 'ala
argument over the
khalqik
mankind,
And Your most important
wa-âyatikal-kubrâ
sign,
And the great news (from
wan-naba ' il-'azïm
You).
And (please do) send
wasalli 'alas-siddïqatit-
blessings on the truthful,
tàhirah
pure Lady,
Fâtimah: the Doyenne of fâtimata sayyidati
t>uJU)( sU^t Sjlî iiislS
the women of the world. nisà ' il-'àlamïn
wasalli 'alâ sibtayir-
blessings on the sons of
rahmah
'the mercy to the worlds'
And the two leaders of
wa-imâmayil-hudâ
true guidance,
Al-Hasan and al-Husayn, al-hasani wal-husayn
the two Chiefs of the sayyiday shabâbi ahlil-
dwellers of Paradise. jannah
wasalli 'alâ a'immatil-
blessings on the leaders
muslimTn
of the Muslims,
vAlî bin al-Husayn, 'aliyyibnil-husayn 'Js^1 Cf.
Muhammad bin vAlî, wamuhammadibni
'aliyy 'ls^ l?- ^^3
waja'faribni
Ja'far bin Muhammad,
muhammad
Mùsâ bin Javfar, wamùsabni ja'far
vAlî bin Mùsâ, wa'aliyyibni mûsâ
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Muhammad bin vAh, wamuhammadibni
'aliyy
v Alî bin Muhammad, wa 'aliyyibni
muhammad cy- &
Al-Hasan bin vAlî, wal-hasanibni 'aliyy
and the successor, the
wal-khalafil-hâdil-
guide, and the rightly
mahdiyy
guided
(Those Imams are) Your
décisive arguments over hujajika 'alâ 'ibâdik
Your servants,
Your trustworthy
wa-umanâ ' ika fi
confidants in Your
bilâdik
lands—
Blessings that are salâtan kathïratan
numerous and non-stop. dâ ' imah
blessings on the allàhumma wasalli 'alâ
custodian of Your waliyyi amrik
commandments,
The vigilant guardian, the
al-qâ 'imil-mu'ammal
reliable patron,
And the awaited justice. wal'adlil-muntazar
And (please) surround wahuffahG
him with Your favorite bimalâ ' ikatikal-
Angels, muqarrabïn
And assist him with the wa-ayyid-hu birGhil-
Holy Spirit. qudus
O the Lord of the worlds. yâ rabbal-'àlamïn
O Allah: (please) choose
him to be the caller to allàhummaj-'alhud-
Your Book and the for dâ'iya ilâ kitâbik wal-
establisher of Your qâ ' ima bidïnik
religion,
and make him succeed in
istakhlifhu fil-ardi
the earth as You caused
kamas-takhlaftal-
those who were before
ladhïna min qablih
him to succeed,
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and establish for him his
makkin lahu dïnahul-
faith which You have
ladhir-tadaytahG lah
approved for him
And give him in exchange abdilhu min ba'di
Lit Jjú °y>
safety aster the fear. khawfihï amnâ
He serves You. He
ya'buduka yâ yushriku
ascribes nothing as
bika shay ' â
partner to You.
O Allah: (please) give
him power and authority, allâhumma a'ziz-hu
and through him wa a'ziz bih
strengthen the people,
And give him the
necessary assistance, and
wansurhu wantasir bih
through him support the
people,
And help him with a wansurhu nasran
mighty help 'azîzâ
And make him prevail waftah lahû fat-han
over ail with easiness yasïrà
waj-'al lahû min
And delegate him Your
ladunka sultânan
controlling authority.
nasïrâ
O Allah: (please) give
allâhumma az-hir bihì
currency to Your religion
dïnaka wasunnata víilí Hiij ÍALi 4j °j£è>\ ^4^'
and to Your Prophet's
nabiyyik
traditions through him
So that nothing which is hattà lâ yastakhfï
just and genuine is kept bishay'in minal-haqqi
concealed from anyone of makhàfata ahadin
the human beings. minal-khalq
O Allah: we ardently
allâhumma innâ
désire that You confer
narghabu ilayka fï
upon us a respectful
dawlatin karìmah
government
Through which You may
tu'izzu bihal-islâma
reactivate Islam and
wa-ahlah
stimulate its followers,
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and humble and
humiliate the imposters watudhillu bihan-
and their double-dealing nifàqa wa-ahlah
shams,
and include us among
wataj-'alunà fîhâ
those who invite people
minad-du'àti ilâ
to the obedience to You
tâ'atika wal-qâdati ilâ
and lead them to Your
sabïlik
approved path,
and give us the good of watarzuqunà bihâ
this world and the world karâmatad-dunyâ wal-
to come. âkhirah
O Allah: let us bear out
allâhumma mâ
and hold up that which
'arraftanà minal-haqqi
You make known to us as
fahammilnâh
the truth,
and let us be fully aware
wamâ qasurnâ 'anhu
of that which we fall short
faballighnàh
of doing.
O Allah: through him, set allâhummal-mum bihï
in order our disorder; sha'athanâ
gather and unite our
wash-'ib bihï sad-'anâ Sít-iile Aj ójtîlj
flock;
stitch together our ripped
wartuq bihï fatqanâ iÚÚ Aj JJjlj
open separation;
turn our want and wakaththir bihï . '■jsXì Aj y£j
poverty into enough, qillatanâ
lift us up from our
wa-a'ziz bihï dhillatanâ
degradation;
free us from our misery, wa-aghni bihï 'a ' ilana íÚj\Í Aj
pull us out from our waqdi bihï 'an
íú*j** Aj Jo3\j
debts, mughraminà
Set up our poverty wajbur bihï faqranà íUJÂi Aj j4^Hj
fill the gap created by wasudda bihï
tUÍlí" Aj jdii^
confusion among us; khallatanâ
let our difficulties be easy S.S 0 * Aj j~*jj
0 " Ss
wayassir bihï 'usranà í bj~S-
to deal with;
refine our substance and wabayyid bihï
style, wujûhanâ
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untie our ropes and
wafukka bihï asrana
straps;
let our efforts succeed wa-anjih bihï
well and secure success; talibatanâ
make us fulfil our wa-anjiz bihï
promises; mawàTdanà
give answer to our wastajib bihï
prayers; da'watanâ
listen to our requests; wa-a'tinâ bihï su'lanà
cause us to obtain the waballighnâ bihï
good of this world and minad-dunyâ wal-
the Hereafter; âkhirati âmâlanâ
give us much and more wa-a'tinâ bihï fawqa
than our expectations raghbatinà
O the Best of givers and yâ khayral-mas' ûlïna

bestowers; wa-awsa'al-mu'tïn
and cleanse our hearts, ishfi bihï sudùranâ

unburden our emotions wa-adh-hib bihï 'í í ' 0í
from hate and anger, ghayza qulûbinâ
and in the event of
wahdinâ bihï
dispute in the matter of
limakhtulifa fïhi minal-
truth show us the right
haqqi bi-id'nik
path,
verily You guides innaka tahdï man
whosoever You wills to tashâ ' u ilâ sirâtin
the Right Path. mustaqïm
Let us, through him, get
wansurnà bihï 'alâ
the better of Your
'aduwwinâ wa
enemies and our
'aduwwik
opponents,
O the true God: Be it so! ilâhal-haqqi âmïn
O Allah: we complain to allâhumma innâ
You nashkû ilayka
About the departure of
faqda nabiyyin
our Prophet —Your
salawâtuka 'alayhi wa-
blessings be on him and
âlih
on his Household—
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And about the absence of
waghaybata waliyyinâ
our leader,
And about the big
wakathrata 'aduwwinà
numbers of our enemies,
And about our few
waqillata 'adadina
number,
And about widespread
washiddatal-fitani bina
disorder,
and about vicissitudes of watazâhuraz-zamâni
tO* OUjJl JâlíàSj
time against us. 'alaynâ
So, (please do) send
fasalli 'alâ muhàmadin
blessings on Muhammad
wa âlih
and on his Househod
And help us overcome all wa-a'innâ 'alâ dhâlika dUU ^JLiL dJUi ^jJs- lJ*íj
that through victory from bifat-hin minka ji * y J>
You that You expedite tu'ajjiluh
And through relieving us
wabidurrin takshifuh
from our injurites
And through Your help
wanasrin tu'izzuh
that You confirm
And through bringing in
wasultâni haqqin tuz-
the rule of justice and ta
hiruh
fairplay,
And through mercy that warahmatin minka
You expand over us tujallilunâhâ
And through good health wa 'âfiyatin minka
that You cover us with, tulbisunâhâ
birahmatika yâ
arhàmar-ràhimïn
who show mercy.
Twelfth: It is recommended to say the following supplication every night in
Ramadan:
allàhumma
include us with the
birahmatika fi
righteous ones, out of
alssàlihïna fa-adkhilnâ
Your mercy.
And uplift us to the rank
wa fi ' illiyyïna
of 'illiyyïn (most elevated
farfa ' nâ
rank).
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And serve us with water wa bikasin min Js-* ó—' ù*-** ù-" J*^*i3
running out of spring of ma'Tnin min ' aynin
Salsabîl. salsabTlin fasqinà
And, out of Your mercy, wa mina alhûrï al'ïni tÁ^"jt *\\ j_J J »J
give us as wives the birahmatika
women of Paradise. fazawwijnâ
And make the wa mina alwildâni
Paradisiacal youths who almukhalldïna ka-
never alter in age and annahum lu 'lu 'un
who are like hidden maknûnun fa-
pearls serve us. akhdimnâ
And give us food from the
wa min thimâri
fruits of Paradise and
aljannati wa luhùmi
from the meat of birds
alttïri fat' imnâ
there.
wa min thiyâbi
And dress us from the
alssundusi wal-harïri
clothes of fine and thick Os,
wal-istabraqi fa-
silk and rich brodace.
albisnâ
And give us success to
wa laylata alqadri
catch the Grand Night
The pilgrimage to Your wa hajj baytika
Holy House, alharàmi
And the martyrdom in wa qatlan fi sabïlika
Your way. fawaffiq lanâ
And respond to our Âjí LwiJlj f.\íj \\ jJl U>j
wa sâliha aldd'â'i wal-
goodly prayer and
masalati fâstajib lanâ
invocation.
And when You shall
gather the past and the wa idhâ jama'ta al-
coming generations on awwalïna wal-âkhirïna jJjVi lilj
the Resurrection Day, yawma alqiyâmati
(please) have mercy upon farhamnà
us.
And (please) release us wa barà'atan mina
from Hellfire. alnnâri fâktub lanâ
And do not fetter us in wa fi jahannama falâ
Hell. taghullanâ
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And do not try us through wa fî ' adhâbika wa
Your chastisement and hawânika falâ
humiliations. tabtalinâ
wa mina alzzuqqûmi
And do not feed us from
wal-ddarì' i falâ tili*y çjjzity ç.jpy\ ù*3
zaqqùm and thorns.
tut' imnâ
wa ma 'a
And do not add us to the
alshshayâtïni falâ
devils.
taj' alnâ
And do not throw us wa fî alnnâri ' alâ li p>\
down on our faces in wujûhinâ falâ
Hellfire. takbubnâ
And do not dress us from wa min thïâbi alnnâri ò\£&\ ^Xj^3 fi\ y£ &3
the clothes of sire and the wa sarâbïli alqatirâni
shirts of pitchl falâ tulbisnâ
And save us from ail
wa min kulli sCTin yâ
evils; O there is no god
lâ ilâha illâ anta
save You, I beseech You
bihaqqi lâ ilâha illâ
in the name of there is no
anta fanajjinâ
god save You.
Thirteenth: Imam al-Sâdiq (a. s) is reported to have instructed to say the following
supplication every night in Ramadan:
allâhumma innï
O Allah :I beseech You asaluka an taj'ala
that You, fîmâ taqdy wa
tuqaddiru
while taking décisions
mina al-amri jJH\ ^ ?J_îJt jJ>H\ te
and rendering possible
almahtùmi fî alamri
things and events
alhakïmi
decisively
mina alqadâ'i alladhy
(décisions which can not
lâ yuradd wa lâ
be changed or bypassed),
yubaddalu
write my name in the list an taktubany min kil—s^j tet ite"^ ^
of those pilgrims of Your hujjâji baytika
Holy House alharâmi
whose pilgrimage
almabrûri hajjuhum
receives Your approval,
whose efforts are
almashkGri sa'yuhum
appreciated,
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almaghfuri
whose sins are forgiven,
dhunùbuhum
whose wrongdoings are almukaffri "an
overlooked; sayyi'âtihim
thaï You, while making
décisions and rendering wa an taj' ala fîmâ
possible things and taqdy wa tuqaddiru
events;
make possible for me
an tutïla ' umry fi
long lise, goodness,
khayrin wa 'àfiyatin
welfare,
and enough means of
wa tuwassi ' a fî rizqï
livelihood,
and let me be like him
wa taj'alany mimmn
whom You helps with
tantasiru bihi lidïnika
Your Religion;
not substituting anyother wa la tastabdil by
in my place. ghayri
Fourteenth: According to the book of 'Anls al-Sàliìûn\ it is recommended to say
the following supplication every night in Ramadan:
I seek refuge with the
a ' udhu bijalali
majesty of Your j^j'l ál^rj J*^
wajhika alkarìmi
Honorable Face,
Agains that the month of an yanqadiya 'annï
Ramadan elapses shahru ramadàna
Or dawn breaks this aw yatlu'a alfajru min
night, laylaty hadhihi
And there is still a sin or
wa laka qibaly ^ÁÁj Çji jî SJLj liLij
an offense in my record
tabi'atun aw dhanbun
for which You may
tu'adhdhbuny ' alayhi
chastise me.
O my God: The ilahï waqafas-sa ' iluna

beseechers have stood bibâbik
at Your Door
And the poor have walâdhal-fuqarâ' u
resorted to Your refuge bijanâbik
And the ship of the wawaqafat safînatul-
needy have cast anchor masâkïni 'alâ sâhili bahri
near the coast of the sea jûdika wakaramik
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of Your Magnanimity
and Generosity
Hoping for permission yarjGnal jawàza ilâ sàhati î£.\_^ jij 6j
to enter the yard of Your rahmatika wani'matik
Mercy and Favor ^^"3
O my God : If You, in ilàhï in kunta là tarhamu \XÁ ^ ^-°Ji c^t b\ ^\
this holy month, will fî hàdhash-shahrish-
have mercy upon none sharìfi illâ man akhlasa jaAs»-! Ci* '1 <r*ír^
but those who sincerely laka fî siyâmihï ,„ .
observe fasting and do waqiyamih
acts of worship to You,
Who will then stand for faman lil-m udhnibil- jj^, *n%%\\ (_jjLii) jî
the sinful and the muqassiri idhâ ghariqa fi '
negligent who sinks in bahri dhunGbihT wa ^5 _s". ls?
the ocean of his sins and âthâmih
offenses?
O my God : If you have ilâhî in kunta là tarhamu <^ ^ » . jj ^
mercy upon non but the illal-mutï'ïna faman lil- o ^
obedient to You, who 'às'ïn ^Js^^ tir*5 05*5^'
will then stand for the
disobedient?
And if You accept none wa in kunta là taqbalu ^ 4 j y ^ °£ jjj
but those who do acts of ilia minal-'àmilîna faman
worship to You, who lil-muqassirin tjij'***^ dr*5 Js^^'
will then stand for the
negligent?
O my God : The Ilàhï rabihas-sà ' imûn tòjiíCaJl ^ ^\
observers of fasting
have won
The doers of acts of wafàzal-qà ' imûn íòjZj\ál\ jlsj
worship to You have
prospered
Adn those who act wanajal-mukhlisûn tJj^Jiîl \s^j
sincerely have been
saved
But we, Your sinful wanahnu 'abïdukal- Hiîa òjiiiJl ÁLJ-
servants, beseech Your mudhnibûna farhamnà
mercy; so, (please do) birahmatik
have mercy upon us
And release us from the wa a'tiqnà minan-nàri íÚ^jú jllll tâ&ìj
chastisement of bi'afwik
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Hellfire, out of Your
pardon
And forgive our sins waghfir lanâ dhunûbanâ bjjJi Ú °J&\j
Out of Your mercy; O birahmatika yâ arhamar- J<y~ty ^ iH'^j:

the most Merciful of all râhimïn
those who show mercy!
Fifteenth: In the margin of his book of "al-Balad al-Amln\ al-Kaf amiy has
reported on the authority of Sayyid Ibn Bâqï that it is recommended to offer a two
Rak'ah prayer every night in Ramadan, reciting in the first Rak'ah, Surah of al-
Fâtihah once and repeating Surah of al-Tawhld three times. After accomplishment,
it is recommended to say the following supplication:
Glory be to Him Who
watches over, never subhâna man huwa , i. ., „,<.,.,
leaves anything undone, hafizun la yaghfulu! '° -, j~ lt
or is neglectful.
Glory ,.be, to Him ,Who is subhana man huwa , , a , , > , . ■
Merciful, never does a rahimun i *s^) ,v
L' Obtj~u
rahïmun la
là va nalu!
ya'jalu! u 1 'v
thing in haste.
Glory be to Him Who is
. r subhana man huwa , ,„ , „ * , , { ,, „,
vigilant,
. . never forgets
. qa_,.imun la
._ yas-hu!
._, ! 1 «jIô
\ , ^&a ,>•
u- obs-j
one thing over another.
alert and steady, never is subhâna man huwa . , , .t
engrossed with a thing so da'imun la yalhu! '-7!r" y- ~ ^
as to overlook another.
After that, it is recommended to say the al-Tasblhât al-Arba"ah (the Four
Statements of Glorification):
All glory be to Allah; Subhana allàhi caÁÌI Jlstli
and All praise be to Allah; wal-hamdu lillâhi caÍJ liáJlj

and there is no god save
wa lâ ilâha illâ allâhu tiÍJ( V) ÁJ]
Allah;
and Allah is the Greatest. wa allâhu akbaru . î álhj
Then, it is recommended to say the following invocation:
Glory be to You, Glory be subhânaka subhânaka ijjj^^,, jrj^'f.,
to You, Glory be to You, subhânaka!
O the Mighty, forgive my _ . . .,. ,.
i n Y3 azimu aghfir liya „ ,. , °i.
sins,
. one
. and all, ... ,
aldhdhanba al azima -i*^*)'
< ~ (—jAJI
• -J ~ «JaP
^ ~ b-
altogether.
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Then, it is recommended to pray for sending blessings upon the Holy Prophet and
his Household ten times:
blessings upon allahumma sail, ala ^ ^^ ^
, munammadin wa ala
Muhammad
„ ■ and upon
* his alihi. .it
Family.
Almighty Allah will forgive seventy Thousand sins of those who offer this prayer
in the previous form.
Sixteenth: According to a Hadith, if one recites Surah of al-Fath (No. 48) in a
considerable prayer, he will be saved all over that year.
THE ONE THOUSAND RAKÂH PRAYER
One of the recommended acts of the month of Ramadan is the offering of the one
Thousand Rak'ah prayer. Master scholars have referred to this prayer in their
books of jurisprudence and acts of worship. However, the way of offering this
prayer has been mentioned by narrations in many forms. According to the report of
Ibn Abi-Qurrah from Imam Muhammad al-Jawâd (a.s) that is also adopted by
Shaykh al-Mufid in his book of ' al-Ghariyyah wa 'l-Ashrâf , this prayer, in its most
familiar form, is offered as follows:
As for the first twenty nights of Ramadan, twenty Rak'ahs of this prayer should be
offered at each night with an interval between each two Rak'ahs. To explain, eight
Rak'ahs should be offered after the obligatory Maghrib Prayer and the others are
performed after the obligatory "Isha' Prayer. The total is thus seven hundred
Rak'ahs and the remainder is three hundred. These three hundred Rak'ahs should
be offered at the Qadr Nights, which are the nineteenth, the twenty-first, and the
twenty-third nights of the month. One hundred Rak'ahs should be offered at each
of these three Qadr Nights. Thus, one Thousand Rak'ahs are completed.
It is worth mentioning that other divisions of these one Thousand Rak'ahs have
been cited. Yet, these divisions will not be mentioned in this book for fear of
lengthiness.
Our virtuous readers are expected to offer this prayer so as not to miss its great
rewards and merits.
It has been narrated that it is recommended to say the following supplication after
the accomplishment of every two Rak'ahs of the supererogatory prayers in
Ramadan:
O Allah: at the time of allahumma aj' al fímà ^ ..^ t ,"(|)
taking decisions taqdy wa tuqaddiru J J " à** (*^°
mina al-amri )a : a.
That are inevitable ,
almahtumi . i»«»wJ(
w -f i\ ,y
w'
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and rendering possible
wa fîmâ tafruqu mina
things and events
al-amri alhakïmi fi
decisively, in the night of
laylati alqadri
Qadr,
write my name in the list an taj' alany min
of those pilgrims of Your hujjàji baytika
'Sacred House' alharàmi
whose pilgrimage receive
almabruri hajjhumu
Your approval,
whose efforts are almashkuri
appreciated, sa ' yuhumu
almaghfGri
dhunGbuhum
And I pray You to make
wa as'aluka an tutïla
possible for me long life
* umry fî tâ ' atika
obeying You
And to grant me enough
wa tuwassi ' a lï fî rizqï
means of livelihood.
O the All-merciful of all ya arhama
RECOMMENDED ACTS AT THE LAST HOURS OF RAMADAN NIGHTS

(SAHAR)
Numerous are the acts that are advisably practiced at the last hours of Ramadan
nights:
First: It is highly advisably not to neglect having the daybreak meal (suhiir) even if
a single date or a drink of water are had. The best food in the daybreak meal is fine
flour and dates. A Hadith reads that Almighty Allah and His angels bless those
who seek forgiveness at the last hours of night and have the daybreak meal."
Second: It is recommended to recite Surah of al-Qadr at early dawn (sahar), for a
Hadith reads that any believer who recites the Surah of al-Qadr at the daybreak
meal and the meal of breaking the fast will be decided as sacrificing his blood for
the sake of Almighty Allah between these two periods.
DU'A" AL-BAHA'
Third: The highly considerable Du^â' al-Bahâ' is reported from Imam 'All ibn
Mûsà al-Ridâ (a. s) who said, "This is the supplication that Imam al-Bâqir (a.s) used
to say at the last hours of Ramadan nights." It is as follows:(1)

Mafatih al-Jinan.
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0 Allah I ask You to give allâhumma innï
me from Your brilliance as'aluka min bahâ'ika
that beautifies, bi-abhâhu
and all Your glories are wa kullu bahâ'ika
radiantly brilliant, bahiyy
O Allah I beseech You in allâhumma innï
the name of all Your as'aluka bibahâ'ika
glories. kullhi
O Allah I ask You to give
allâhumma innì
me from Your refined
as'aluka min jamâlika
good that makes more
bi-ajmalihi
handsome,
and all Your refinements wa kullu jamâlika
are gracefully beautiful; jamïlun
O Allah I beseech You in allâhumma innì
the name of all Your as'aluka bijamâlika .Át &JU*J ÍAÍfoí Jj ipl
beauties. kullhi
O Allah I ask You to give allâhumma innì
me from Your majesty as'aluka min jalâlika
that gives grandeur, bi-ajallhi
and all Your majestic
wa kullu jalâlika
powers are strongly
jalîlun
sublime;
the name of all Your as'aluka bijalâlika
powers. kullhi
allâhumma innì
as'aluka min
me from Your greatness
* azamatika bi-
that makes great,
a ' zamihâ
and all Your powers are wa kullu ' azamatika
extensively important; * azïmatun
the name of all Your as'aluka bi" azamatika .1^ dlíbî Jj ^lll
influences. kullihâ
O Allah I beseech You to allâhumma innì
give me from Your light as'aluka min nûrika
that enlightens, bi-anwarihi
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and ail Your
wa kullu nurika
enlightenments are ij£ ^ 5ê
nayyrun
luminously bright;
the name of ail Your as'aluka binûrika .â£ âjjL ÍAÍfo'í Jj ipi
lights. kullihi
allâhumma innï
as'aluka min
me from Your mercy that
rahmatika bi-
gives much,
awsa ' ihâ
and ail Your kind
wa kullu rahmatika
leniencies are plenteously
wâsi * atun
many,
the name of ail Your as'aluka birahmatika ék^y, dlíbî Jj fô\
compassions. kullihâ
allâhumma innì
as'aluka min
me from Your Words that
kalimâtika bi-
elaborate and conclude;
atammhâ
and ail Your words are wa kullu kalimâtika
complète and perfect; tâmmatun
the name of ail Your as'aluka bikalimâtika
Words. kullihâ .#
me from Your perfection as'aluka min kamâlika
that brings to fullness, bi-akmalihi
and ail Your perfections wa kullu kamâlika
are total and whole, kâmilun
the name of ail Your as'aluka bikamâlika
perfections. kullihi
me from Your Names that as'aluka min asmâ'ika
make great, bi-akbarihâ
and ail Your Names are wa kullu asmâ'ika
important; kabïratun
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0 Allah I beseech You in allâhumma innï
the name of all Your as'aluka biasmâ'ika
Names: kullihâ
O Allah I beseech You to
allâhumma innï
give me from Your
as'aluka min ' izztika
authority that surpasses
bi-a ' azzâ
in honor and power,
and all Your authorities wa kullu ' izzatika
are rare and supreme, * azîzatun
the name of all Your as'aluka bi ' izzatika
authorities. kullihâ
allâhumma innì
me from Your Will that
as'aluka min mashï-
(simultaneously) takes
atika bi-amdâhâ
effect,
and all Your wills are (at wa kullu mashïiatika
once) executed; mâdiyatun
O Allah I beseech You in allâhumma innì éi^-à^> iJÍL-í ^->\ ^—gilt
the name of all Your as'aluka bimashï-atika
wills. kullihâ
allâhumma innì
as'aluka min qudratika
me from Your that
bilqudrati allaty
omnipotence which
astatalta bihâ * alâ
controls everything,
kulli shay'in
and at all events Your wa kullu qudratika
omnipotence dominates. mustatïlatun
the name of Your all- as'aluka biqudratika
embracing omnipotence. kullihâ
allâhumma innì
me from Your Wisdom
as'aluka min ' ilmika
that pierces through and o JLojL
bi-anfadhihi
enforces,
and Your Wisdom is wa kullu ' ilmika
altogether effective, nâfidhun
the name of Your as'aluka bi ' ilmika
Wisdom. kullihi
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O Allah I ask You to give allâhumma innï
me from Your promise as'aluka min qawlika
which always is fulfilled, bi-ardàhu
and all Your promises are wa kullu qawlika
kept and fulfilled, radiyyun
the name of all Your as'aluka biqawlika
promises. kullihi
O Allah I ask You to give allâhumma innT
me from Your Channels as'aluka min
which are most dear to masâ'ilika bi-ahabbhâ
You, ilayka
and all that which is dear wa kullu masâ'ilika
to You is most desirable, ilayka habïbatun
O Allah I beseech You in allâhumma innT
the name of all Your as'aluka bimasâ'ilika
Channels. kullihâ
allâhumma innT
me from Your
as'aluka min sharafika
distinctions that vie in
bi-ashrafihi
glory,
and all Your distinctions wa kullu sharafika
are noble; sharifun
the name of all Your as'aluka bisharafika
distinctions. kullihi
allâhumma innT
me from Your sovereignty
as'aluka min sultânika
which lasts and continues
bi-adwamihi
forever,
and for all times Your
wa kullu sultânika
sovereignty is
dâ'imun
everlasting;
the name of Your as'aluka bisultânika
absolute sovereignty. kullihi
allâhumma innT
me from Your kingdom
as'aluka min mulkika
that surpasses in glory
bi-afkharihi
and nobility,
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and in reality Your
kingdom alone is the wa kullu mulkika
most celebrated and fàkhirun
magnificent;
the name of Your as'aluka bimulkika
unlimited kingdom. kullihi
me from Your highest as'aluka min
height that exalts, ' uluwwika bi-a ' lâhu
and Your eminence is wa kullu ' uluwwika
altogether sublime; ' âlin
the name of Your highest as'aluka bi' uluwwika
sublimeness. kullihi
allâhumma innì
me from Your bounties
as'aluka min mannka
which always move
bi-aqdamihi
ahead, come in advance,
and all Your bounties are wa kullu mannka
eternal, qadïmun
the name of all Your as'aluka bimannka
bounties. kullihi
me from Your signs as'aluka min âyâtika
which gives out freely, bi-akramihâ
and all Your signs are wa kullu âyâtika
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generous; karïmatun
the name of all Your as'aluka bi-âyâtika
signs, kullihâ
me whereby You as'aluka bimâ anta
exercises absolute fîhi mina alshsha'ni
authority and power, wal-jabarùti
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name of (Your) total wa as'aluka bikull
exclusive omnipotence, shanin wahdahu wa
and singular absolute jabarûtin wahdahâ
authority.
allâhumma innï
me whereby You gives
as'aluka bimâ
answer to my
tujïbuny bihi hïna
supplication whenever I
as'aluka fa-ajibny yà
turn to You, therefore
allâhu
hear my prayers O Allah.
You may then submit your requests, for they will be completely settled, God
willing.
Dlf À' ABO-HAMZAH AL-THAMALIY

Fourth: In 'Misbah al-Mutahajjid' , it has been narrated on the authority of Abu-
Hamzah al-Thamâliy that Imam "Alï ibn al-Husayn Zayn al-'Àbidïn (a. s) used to
offer prayers the whole nights of Ramadan. At the last hour of Ramadan nights, he
used to say the following supplication:
O Allah: Do not discipline
ilahï la tu-addibnT
me by means of Your
bi'uqGbatik(a)
punishment
And do not subject me to walâ tamkur bT fi
Your planned strategy hïlatik(a)
How can I attain welfare,
min ayna liyal-khayru % 46 u j-îi cA cA ò-î
O Lord, while it is not
yà rabbi walâ yGjadu
found anywhere save
ilia min 'indik(a)
with You
And how can I find
wamin ayna liyan-
redemption while it
najâtu walâ tusta'tâ'u
cannot be attained save
illâ bik(a)
through You,
Neither he who has done
lalladhï ahsanas-
righteous deeds can
taghnâ 'an 'awnika
dispense with Your aid
warahmatik(a)
and mercy
Nor can he who did
walalladhT asâ-a
evildoings, dare to
wajtara-a 'alayka
challenge you and did not
walam yurdika
arrive at Your pleasure
kharaja 'an
find an exit out of Your
qudratik(a)
power
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Repeat this phrase as many times as possible in one breath:
O Lord... yâ rabbi...
Through You have I

bika 'arabftuk(a)
known You
You showed me the way wa-anta dalaltanT ^j-èíj áJUÚ* ^éii cJÍj
to You and invited me to 'alayka wada'awtanT
come towards You ilaky(a)
Had it been not You, I
walawlâ anta lam adri
would have never known
mâ ant(a)
who You are
alone Who gives answer alhamdu lillàhil-ladhï
to me whenever I pray ad-'ûhu fayujïbunï
Him
Although I am slow wa-in kuntu batï-an
whenever He invites me hïna yad-'ûnï iJj^^ ò&
walhamdu lillàhil-ladhï
alone Who gives me
as-aluhû fayu'tïnï
whenever I ask Him
Although I become close- wa-in kuntu bakhïlan
fisted when He asks me hïna yastaqrïdunï
walhamdu lillâhil-ladhT \ {\<? A ^\\\ ^jJt ^
alone Whom I call
unâdîhi kullamâ shi-
whenever I need 'tu lihâjatï C-°'
something
And Whom I secretly
wa-akhIG bihï haythu £*i£t ^4?- <b ^Ls*íj
converse whenever I want
shi-'tu lisirrì bighayri
without need for an *jÀ ft
shafî'(in)
intercessor
He thus settles my need fayaqdî lî hâjatï
alhamdu lillâhil-ladhT
alone other than Whom I
lâ ad-'G ghayrah(û)
never pray
And even if I pray anyone
walaw da'awtu
else, he shall never be
ghayrahû lam yastajib
able to respond to my
IT du'â-T
prayer
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walhamdu lillahil-ladhT
alone for other than
là arjû ghayrah(G)
Whom I do not hope
And even if I hope for walaw rajawtu
anyone else, he shall ghayrahû la-akhlafa
certainly disappoint me rajà-ï
alone Who has accepted walhamdu lillahil-ladhT ^jjj Jj l^J(j
me to depend upon Him wakalanï ilayhi fa-
and, thus, bestowed akramanï
favors upon me
He has not left me to the
walam yakilnï ilan-
people who will thus J3*é* J*^ Jl ft
nâsi fayuhïnûnï
definitely humiliate me
All praise be to Allah walhamdu lillàhil-ladhï
alone Who has sought my tahabbaba ilayya
friendship while He can wahuwa ghaniyyun
J* & 3*3
dispense with me 'annï
(All) praise be to Allah
(alone) Who showed walhamdu lillàhil-ladhï LSJ* íJ&ú i£À-i\ 4_Ú J-ft^Jlj
Himself gentle and yahlumu 'annï hattâ
considerate towards me ka-annï lâ dhanba IT
as if I have not sinned
Accordingly, my Lord is
the only One Whom I farabbï ahmadu shay- J^íj i£^^ %ls^ lsÍP
should thank and He is in NndT wa-ahaqqu
the worthiest of being bihamdî
thanked by me
O Allah, I find the allâhumma innï ajidu
courses to asking from subulal-matâlibi ilayka
You wide open mushra'a(tan)
And I find the springs to
wamanàhilar-rajà-i
hoping for You Xs-'Já éX>JÙ J-Ï^J
ladayka mutra'a(tan)
overflowing
And I find seeking the
help of Your favor walisti'ânata bifadlika ^íjJUî j_iJ dJLp2Ì.
reachable for them who liman ammalaka
have hopefully looked mubâha(tan)
forward to You
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And I find the doors of wa-abwâbad-du'â-i
praying You vulnerable ilayka lis-sâiïkhïna
for them who cry to You maftGha(tan)
And I know for sure that wa-a'lamu annaka lir-
You give favorable reply rajilna bimawdi'i
to the petitioners ijâba(tin)
And that You relentlessly walilmalhûfîna
succor the aggrieved bimarsadi ighàtha(tin)
And that to long for Your
beneficence and to accept wa-anna fil-lahfi ilâ
Your will and judgement jûdika war-ridà
are well compensation for biqadâ-ika 'iwadan
that which the close- min man'il-bàkhilïn(a)
fisted misers deny
And an alternative to that t£à—jÍ (_s—î I—%í Á ^-jJLÍíj
wandûhatan 'ammâ fi
which is possessed by the
aydil-musta-thirïn(a)
stingy
And that he who travels
wa-annar-ràhila ilayka
towards You will easily
qarìbul-masàfa(ti)
reach his destination
And that You do not
wa-annaka lâ
conceal Yourself against
tahtajibu 'an khalqika
Your creatures unless
illâ an tahjibahumul-
their evildoings stand
a'mâlu dûnak(a)
between them and You
I am thus turning to You waqad qasadtu ilayka
carrying my appeals bitalibatï
And I am directing
watawajjahtu ilayka
towards You carrying my
bihàjatï
needs
And I have sought the waja'altu bikas-
help of You alone tighàthatï
And I am begging You wabidu'â-ika tawassulì
through my prayer min ghayrïs-tihqâqin
although I do not deserve listimâ'ika minnï
to be observed by You or walastïjàbin li'afwika
to be pardoned by You 'annï
Rather I have full
ballithiqatî
confidence in Your
bikaramik(a)
generosity
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And I have relied upon
wasukunT ila sidqi
the truthfulness of Your
wa'dik(a)
promise
And I have sought shelter
with my faith in Your
walajà-ï ilal-ïmàni
Oneness and my
bitawhïdika wayaqïnï
certitude in the fact -
bima'rifatika minnï an
which you know- that I
lâ rabba IT ghayruk(a)
have no Lord other than
You
And there is no god save
wala ilaha illa ant(a) cJí H\ áJ) %
You
Alone without having any wahdaka lâ sharika
partner lak(a)
O Allah: It is You Who allâhumma antal-qà-
have said, and Your ilu waqawluka
sayings are always true haqq(un)
And Your promise is
wawa'duka sidq(un)
always valid:
"Ask Allah of His bounty. was-alul-llâha min
Verily Allah is ever fadlihï innal-llâha kâna
Merciful to you." bikum rahïma(n) ".uJp çî *jL ò&
It is not Your habit, O my walaysa min sifâtika
Chief, that You instruct yâ sayyidï an ta-
(us) to implore You and ' mura bissu-âli
then You stop giving (us) watamna'al-,atiyya(ta)
And You are the All-
benefactor Who confers wa-antal-mannânu
upon the people of Your bil-'atiyyâti 'alâ ahli
Kingdom with mamlakatik(a)
(innumerable) donations
And You are the All-
wal-'â-idu 'alayhim
generous Who meets
bitahannuni ra-
them with the kindness of
'fatik(a)
Your compassion
0 my God: You brought
ilàhï rabbaytanï fi
me up amid Your
ni'amika wa-ihsânika
bounties and favors when
saghïra(n)
1 was little
And You have mentioned wanawwahta bismï
me when I have grown up kabïra(n)
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So, O He Who brought fayâ man rabbànï
me up in this world with fiddunyâ bi-ihsànihï
His bounties, favors, and watafaddulihï
graces wani'amih(ï)
And, in the Hereafter,
wa-ashâra IT fil-
will have referred to me
àkhirati ilâ 'afwihï
with His amnesty and
wakaramih(ï) VPs
generosity
My acquaintance with
ma'rïfatï yâ mawlâya
You, O my Lord, is the J^> ífïy Ç Jïp
dalTIT 'alayk(a)
path taking me to You
And my love for You is
wahubbï laka shafrï
the intermediary between
ilayk(a)
You and me
And I am sure of the path
wa-ana wâthiqun min
to which You have lead
dalTIT bidalâlatik(a)
me
And I rely upon my
wasâkinun min shafrï
intermediary's success
ilâ shafâ'atik(a)
before You
ad-'ûka yâ sayyidiï
I pray You, O my Chief,
bilisânin qad
with a tongue muted by
akhrasahû * * ï "* * S s °- X
its sins
dhanbuh(G)
0 Lord! I confidentially rabbi unâjïka biqalbin
speak to You with a heart qad awbaqahG
degraded by its offenses jurmuh(û)
1 pray You, O Lord, with ad-'Gka yâ rabbi L^-ij Ltij Laij L>j u ájiôî
terror, desire, hope, and râhiban râghiban
fear râjiyan khâ-ifa(n) Usui
Whenever I think of my
idhâ ra-aytu mawlâya
sins, O my Master, I c*êj3 ^J>'ì ís^y c4îj &\
dhunùbï fazi't(u)
panic
But when I think of Your
wa-idhâ ra-aytu
generosity, I feel desirous
karamaka tami't(u)
(for Your pardon)
Therefore, if You forgive
me, You are already the fa-in 'afawta fakhayru
£k3 Cjjíí òÚ
best of those who show râhim(in)
mercy
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And If punish me, You wa-in 'adhdhabta
are then not wronging me faghayru zâlim(in)
Yet, it is Your
munificence and Your hujjatï yâ allâhu fi jur
generosity, O Allah, that at! 'alâ mas-alatika
gave me the courage to ma'a ityànï mâ
pray You despite that I takrahu jùduka
have committed things wakaramuk(a)
that You dislike
And it is Your kindness
and mercy that I use as
wa'uddatï fi shiddatï
my means during
ma'a qillati hayâ-ï ra-
misfortunes inflicting me
fatuka warahmatuk(a)
despite my
shamelessness
I thus hope that my
waqad rajawtu an lâ
expectation will not be
takhïba bayna dhayni
disappointed amid these
wadhayni munyatï
two matters
So, make my hopes
fahaqqiq rajà-ï
become real
And please do answer my
wasma' du'â-T
prayers
O the Greatest Besought
yâ khayra man da'âhu
One that has been ever
dâ'(in)
besought
And the Most Favorable wa-afdala man rajàhu
Hoped One ràj(in)
My expectation, O my
"azuma yâ sayyidï
Chief, has been great but ^jIáp «.Ujj (jjlî U ^Jà£
amalï wasâ-a 'amalì
my deed has been bad
So grant me Your pardon
fa-a'tinï min 'afwika
as much as my
bimiqdâri amalï
expectation
And do not punish me for walâ tu-âkhidhnï bi-
the worst of my deed aswa-i 'amalï
Verily, Your generosity is
fa-inna karamaka
too great to be compared
yajillu 'an mujâzâtil-
to the penalty of the
mudhnibïn(a)
guilty
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And Your tolerance is too
wahilmaka yakburu
immense to be compared
'an mukâfa-atil-
to the punishment of the
muqassirin(a)
negligent
And I, O my Chief, am
wa-ana yâ sayyidï 'â-
seeking refuge with Your
idhun bifadlik(a)
benevolence
And I am fleeing from
hâribun minka ilayk(a) ddj
You towards You
Hoping for the amnesty
mutanajjizun mâ
that You have promised
wa'adta minas-safhi
to confer upon him who
'amman ahsana bika
keeps good idea about
zanna(n)
You
What am I? O Lord! And
wamâ ana yâ rabbi
what importance do I
wamâ khatari
have?
Do me a favor out of Your
habnï bifadlik(a)
benevolence
And be charitable to me
watasaddaq 'alayya
by means of pardoning
bi'afwik(a)
me
O my Lord! Cover me
ay rabbi jallilnT
with Your protective
bisatrik(a)
covering
And overlook
wa'fu 'an tawbïkhï
reproaching me out of the
bikarami wajhik(a)
generosity of Your Face
In fact, if anyone other
than You have watched falawit-tala'al-yawma ^jJi Js- ^jJl ç&>\ jíá
me while committing 'alâ dhanbï ghayruka
these sins, I may not mâ fa'altuh(û)
commit them
And had I anticipated
walaw khiftu ta'jïlal- J C 4> J Ij
immediateness of
'uqùbati
punishment, I might have
lajtanabtuh(G)
avoided doing them
Yet, this does not mean
that You are the least lâ li-annaka ahwanun-
important of those who nâzirïna ilayy(a)
watch over me
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Or You are the least
wa-akhaffal-mut-
weighty of those who
tali'Tna 'alayy(a)
observe me
Rather, this is because
You, O my Lord, are the bal li-annaka yâ rabbi
best of those who cover khayrus-sàtirìn(a)
up (one's defects)
And the wisest of those wa-ahkamul-
who judge hàkimïn(a)
And the most generous of wa-akramul-
those who act generously akramïn(a)
The concealer of defects sattarul-'uyGb(i)
the Forgiver of sins ghaffàrudh-dhunûb(i)
the Knower of the unseen 'allàmul-ghuyûbO)

You conceal the defects tasturudh-dhanba
out of Your liberality bikaramik(a)
And puts off punishment
watu-akhkhirul-
because of Your dJUÌ?*J 4j^Í*J| j^-jjj
'uqûbata bihilmik(a)
forbearance
Hence, all praise be to
falakal-hamdu 'alâ dL«L>- J_I^J1 dill
You, for You act tolerably
although You have full hilmika ba'da ,ilmik(a)
knowledge
And for Your pardon even
wa'alâ 'afwika ba'da
Though You have the
qudratik(a)
absolute authority
It is Your forbearance to wayahmilunT
me that gives me latitude wayujarri-unî 'ala
and makes me dare to ma'siyatika hilmuka
break Your laws 'annï
And it is Your concealing
wayad-'ûnï ilà qillatil- 'û'j^ çU^Ji US J>\ (jiîjj
my faults that makes me
hayâ-i sitruka
act shamelessly before
'alayy(a)
You
And it is my acquaintance
with the broadness of
wayusarri'unï ilat-
Your mercy and the 4^' UT"1) LS^J—î
tawaththubi 'alâ
magnitude of Your
mahârïmika ma'rïfatï
pardon that make me
bisa'ati rahmatika
hurry to violate that
wa'azîmi 'afwik(a)
which You have deemed
forbidden
0 Indulgent, 0
yâ halïmu yâ karìm(u)
Compassionate,
yâ hayyu yâ
0 Ever-living, 0 Eternal, fJs* *í If- Ç
qayyùm(u)
0 Forgiver of sins, yâ ghâfiradh-dhanb(i)
0 Accepter of repentance yâ qâbilat-tawb(i) Ljjjsil Joli U

0 Owner of matchless
yâ 'azïmal-mannO) 4>*Jl < jWP u
bounties,
0 He who has been doing
yâ qadïmal-ihsân(i)
favors since eternity.
Where is Your
magnificent concealment ayna sitrukal-jamïl(u)
(of one's faults)?
Where is Your
ayna 'afwukal-jalîû)
irréversible pardon?
Where is Your abrupt ayna farajukal-
relief? qarïb(u)
Where is Your immédiate ayna ghiyâthukas-
aid? sarì'(u)
Where is Your boundless ayna rahmatukal-
mercy? wâsi'a(tu)
Where is Your ayna 'atâyâkal-
Overflowing gifts? fâdila(tu)
Where are Your pleasant ayna mawâhibukal-
endowments? hanï-a(tu)
Where are Your beautiful ayna sanâ-i'ukas-
benefits? saniyya(tu)
Where is Your
ayna fadlukal-,azîm(u)
outstanding grâce?
Where are Your giant ayna mannukal-
bounties? jasïm(u)
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Where are Your eternal ayna ihsanukal-
favors? qadïm(u)
Where is Your generous
ayna karamuka yâ
liberality? O Generous
karìm(u)
Giver!
In Your name and in the
bihï wabimuhammadin
name of Muhammad and
wa-âli muhammadin
the Family of
fastanqidhnï
Muhammad, save me
And by Your mercy, wabirahmatika
deliver me fakhallisnï
O All-benevolent yâ muhsin(u) > » > K-
O All-beneficent yâ mujmil(u)
O All-gracious, O All- ya mun imu ya
compassionate mufdil(u)
In my salvation from
lastu attakilu fin-najâti J-î S?1^1 ^
Your punishment, I do
min Nqâbika 'alâ
not rely upon my deeds
a'mâlinâ bal bifadlika
rather I depend on Your
'alaynâ
liberal generosity to us
Because You are verily
the Lord of righteousness li-annaka ahlut-taqwa . ; , »í a, ..tt,
and the Lord of wa-ahlul-maghfira(ti) u ^ ~r u
forgiveness
You take the initiative in
tubdi-u bil-i hsani
doing good out of Your
ni'ama(n)
graciousness
And You overlook the
wata'fû 'anidh-dhanbi
sins out of Your
karama(n)
generosity
We thus do not know
famâ nadrï mâ
which of Your graces we
nashkur(u)
should thank
Should it be the
handsome elegance that ajamïla mâ tanshuru
you spread over us, or am qabïha mâ
our offensive deeds that tastur(u)
you conceal?
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Or should it be the
fabulous favor that You am 'azïma mâ ablayta
p (-*-sfÌ'J O—LUÎ \—e jj-j iàP
grant and present, or the wa-awlayta am
numerous misfortunes kathïra mâ minhu ?CJL£t£j '-^r&j tej> ^ jtjf
from which You have najjayta wa-'âfayt(a)
saved and relieved?
O the Beloved of those
yâ habïba man
who endear themselves to iJLJl
tahabbaba ilayk(a)
Him
O the delight of the eyes
wayâ qurrata 'ayni
of those who resort to
man làdha bika
Him and communicate
wanqata'a ilayk(a)
Him incessantly
You are the All-
antal-muhsinu
benevolent and we are il)y....-.V) \ /puj ^y~*J*J>i) CJÎ
wanahnul-musï-ûn(a)
the malevolent
So, overlook, O Lord, the
fatajâwaz yâ rabbi 'an
offensive that we hold by
qabïhi mâ Nndanâ
means of the good that
bi jamïli mâ 'indak(a)
You hold
There is not definitely
wa-ayyu jahlin yâ
any foolishness that can
rabbi lâ yasa'uhG
be uncovered by Your
jûduk(a)
liberality
And there is no period
aw ayyu zamânin
that may be longer than
atwalu min anâtik(a)
Your tolerance
What value remains for
wamâ qadaru a'mâlinâ
our deeds if compared to
fî janbi ni'amik(a)
Your favors!
And how can we ever
wakayfa nastakthiru
deem much any deeds if
a'mâlan nuqâbilu bihâ
compared to Your
karamak(a)
generosity!
bal kayfa yadïqu 'alal-
Moreover, how may Your
mudhnibïna mâ
broad mercy be narrow
wasi'ahum min
for the guilty?
rahmatik(a)
O the Extensive Forgiver, ya wasi'al-maghfira(ti)
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O He Who extends both ya basital-yadayni
hands with mercy birrahma(ti)
By Your Majesty I swear,
fawa'izzatika yâ
O my Lord, even if you
sayyidï law nahartanï
chide me, I shall never
mâ barihtu min bâbika °y£ c>ii$*Vj dLU C^-J>.
leave Your Door and I
walâ kafaftu 'an
shall never stop flattering
tamalluqik(a)
You
This is because I have full
limantahâ ilayya
acquaintance with Your
minal-ma'rifati
(indescribable)
bijûdika wakaramik(a)
generosity and bounty
And verily You do wa-antal-fâ'ilu lima
whatever You will tashâ-(u)
You punish whomsoever
tu'adhdhibu man
You want however You
tashâ-u bimâ tashâ-u
want by whatever means
kayfa tashâ-(u)
You want
And You have mercy
upon whomsoever You watarhamu man
want however You want tashâ-u bimâ tashâ-u
by whatever means You kayfa tashâ-(u)
want
None is supposed to
interrogate You for la tus-alu 'an fi'lik(a)
whatever You do
and non can ever contend
walâ tunâza'u fi
with You about Your
mulkik(a)
authority
And none can ever have a
walâ tushâraku fi
share in that which You
amrik(a)
hold
And none can ever object walâ tudâ(a)ddu fi
to Your decisions hukmik(a)
And none can ever
walâ ya'taridu 'alayka
protest against that
ahadun fi tadbïrik(a)
which You administer
To You alone is creation lakal-khalqu wal-
and determination ' amr(u)
Blessed be Allah, the tabârakal-llâhu
Lord of the worlds rabbul-^lamm(a)
=1
O my Lord, this is the yarabbi hadha
manner of him who seeks maqâmu man lâdha éXi ÛU (JLa Oj ^
Your shelter, bik(a)
And resorts to Your wastajâra
liberality bikaramik(a)
And has been accustomed
to be included with Your wa-alifa ihsânaka
benevolence and wani'amak(a)
graciousness
And You are certainly the wa-antal-jawàdul-
All-munificent Whose ladhï lâ yadîqu
amnesty never shrinks 'afwuk(a)
And Whose favor never
wayanqusu fadluk(a)
reduces
And Whose mercy never
walâ taqillu rahmatuk
diminishes
We have full confidence waqad tawaththaqnâ
in You on account of Your minka bis-safhil-
eternal habit of pardons qadïm(i)
And boundless kindness walfadlil-'azïmi war-
ÂiuMjJl ìjj>-^\j JbjaflJlj
and limitless mercy rahmatil-wâsi'a(ti)
Is it ever expectable, O
Lord, that You may afaturâka yâ rabbi
disappoint us or may act tukhlifu zunùnanâ aw
on the contrary of our tukhayyibu âmâlanâ
expectations?
No, never. O
kallâ yâ karìmu
Compassionate! This is dL dí? \lm J4ÍÌ íij"^
falaysa hâdhâ
neither our idea about
zannunâ bika walâ
You nor our désire from
hâdhâ fîka tama'unâ
You!
O my Lord: verily we yâ rabbi inna lanâ fîka
have hope, big and large, amalan tawîlan
in You kathïra(n)
Verily we have great inna lanâ fîka rajâ-an
expectation in You ,azîma(n)
Albeit that we have
'asaynâka wanahnu
disobeyed You, we still
narjG an tastira
hope that You will cover mi*
'alaynâ
our faults
4i
=1
And we have prayed You wada'awnâka
hoping that You will wanahnu narjG an
respond to us tastajïba lanâ
So, give success to our fahaqqiq rajà-anà
Ú*ij^ (3^*^
hopes, O our Lord! mawlânâ
We now know for sure
faqad 'alimnâ mâ
that which we deserve in
tastawjibu bi-a'mâlinâ
exchange of our deeds
Yet, Your knowledge walâkin Nlmuka fînâ éìâi. Uipj LLà iJLSjU ji^j
about us and our wa'ilmunâ bi-annaka
knowledge that You shall lâ tasrïfnâ 'anka iájJl Js- lílí- íilí. ÛJJ> "i
never let us down have haththanà 'alar-
urged us to désire for You raghbati ilayk(a)
wa-in kunnâ ghayra
Even if we do not deserve
mustawhishïna
Your mercy
lirahmatik(a)
However, You are the
fa-anta ahlun an
worthiest of conferring ^Jéj lílí* i^á b\ cita
tajûda 'alaynâ wa'alal-
upon us and upon the
mudhnibïna bifadli
guilty with the grâce of
sa'atik(a)
Your broad benevolence
So, confer upon us with
famnun 'alaynâ bimâ
that of which You are
anta ahluh(û)
worYour
And act generously with wajud 'alaynâ fa-innâ
us for we are in need muhtâjùna ilâ
from Your conferral naylik(a)
O Oft-Forgiving, in Your
yâ ghaffàru binûrïkah-
light have we found the
tadaynâ
right path
And due to Your favor
wabifadlikas-
have we dispensed with
taghnaynâ
the others
And Your grâce have we
wabini'matika
experienced in morns and Ly^ytlj LstUtfí ^JbúAijj
asbahnâ wa-amsaynâ
eves
dhunùbunâ bayna
Our sins are before You
yadayk(a)
=1
We beseech You, O Allah, nastaghfirukal-
to forgive them and we llâhumma minhâ
repent before You wanatùbu ilayk(a)
Whilst You show
tatahabbabu ilaynâ
affection to us through
binni'ami
Your grâces, we take
wanu'ârïduka bidh-
ourselves away from You
dhunûb(i)
through our sins
You good descend upon khayruka nâzilun
us ilaynâ
While our evildoing washarrunâ ilayka
ascends to You sâ'id(un)
walam yazal walâ
Albeit a noble angel
yazâlu malakun
always carries to You our
karìmun ya-tïka 'annà
offensive deeds, this has
bi'amalin qabïhin falâ
never made you stop
yamna'unka dhâlika
encompassing us with
min an tahûtanâ
Your grâces
bini'amik(a)
And conferring upon us watatafaddalu 'alynâ
your élégances bi-âlâ-ik(a)
fasubhânaka mâ
Glory be to You! How
ahlamaka wa-
Forbearing, Magnificent,
a'zamaka wa-
and Generous You are at
akramaka mubdi-an
ail times!
wamu'îda(n)
taqaddasat asmâ-
Sacred be Your Names ■iJjlwî »-....'.uL'i
uk(a)
Grand be Your praise wajalla thanâ-uk(a)
Munificent be Your deeds wakaruma sanà-i'uka
and acts wafi'âluk(a)
You, O my God, are too
anta ilâhï awsa'u jUaèîj SOai j_^jí cJí
expansive in graciousness
fadlan wa-a'zamu
and too great in
hilman min an
forbearance to punish me
tuqâyisanï bifi'IT
for my evildoings and
wakhatï-atì
sins
4i
=1
(Here I am asking for)
Amnesty, (Here I am
fal'afwal-'afwal-
asking for) Amnesty, jÂjÓ\ jÂjÓ\ ìÀjÓ'Ú
'afw(a)
(Here I am asking for)
Amnesty
0 my Lord! 0 my Lord! 0
sayyidT sayyidT sayyidT ,{£jL*tt ^g.C.^' ^Xyx
my Lord!
0 Allah: make us be
allàhumma ashghilnà
engaged with mentioning àjtòj p$S\
bidhikrik(a)
You
And save us from Your wa-a'idhnà min
wrath sakhatik(a)
And deliver us from Your wa-ajirnà min
torture 'adhàbikta)
And grant us Your warzuqnâ min
donations mawàhibik(a)
And confer upon us with wa-an-'in 'alaynà min
Your grace fadlik(a)
And provide us the
warzuqnâ hijja
opportunity to go on
baytik(a)
pilgrimage to Your House
And to visit the tomb of waziyàrata qabri
Your Prophet nabiyyik(a)
salawâtuka
May Your blessings,
warahmatuka
mercy, forgiveness, and
wamaghfiratuka
pleasure be upon him and
waridwânuka 'alayhi
his Household
wa'alâ ahli baytih(ï)
Verily You are nigh and innaka qarìbun
ready to answer mujïb(un)
And bless us with acting
warzuqnâ 'amalan
upon the obedience to
bitâ'atik(a)
You
And receive us following wataffanâ 'alâ
the rule of You and Your millatika wasunnati lilLj h-*>j dJbJU ^^JLp
Prophet nabiyyik(a)
Blessings of Allah be on sallal-llâhu 'alayhi
him and on his Family wa'alà-àlih(ï)
=1
O Allah: forgive me and
allâhummaghfir IT
my parents, and have
waliwâlidayya
mercy on them as they
warhamhumâ kamâ
did care for me when I
rabbayànï saghïra(n)
was little
Reward them generously ijzihimâ bil-ihsâni
for their good deeds and ihsânan wabis-sayyi-
forgive their sins âti ghufràna(n)
allâhummaghfir lilmu-
O Allah: forgive the OU
' minïna wal-mu-
faithful men and women,
" minàtil-ahyà-i
be they alive or dead
minhum wal-amwàt(i)
watâbi' baynanâ
And join us together in
wabaynahum
bliss and happiness
bilkhayrât(i)
O Allah: forgive our allâhummaghfir
living and dead persons lihayyinâ wamayyitinâ
And our présent and washâhidinâ waghâ-
absent ones ibinâ
And our maie and female
dhakarinâ wa-unthânâ
ones
And our infants and
saghïrinà wakabïrinâ
adults
And our masters and
hurrinâ wamamIGkinà
slaves
Liars are those who kadhabal-'àdilûna
ascribe rivais to Allah billâh(i)
And they have wandered wadallû dalâlan
Í*L*Í V^Ú? (jJLÍ»j
far astray baTda(n)
And they will have wakhasirG khusrânan
suffered a manifest loss mubïna(n)
O Allah: send blessings allàhumma salli 'alâ
on Muhammad and the muhammadin wa-âli
Family of Muhammad muhammad(in)
And seal my lise with
wakhtim IT bikhayr(in)
decency
And help me overcome ail
wakfinï mâ ahammanï
that which aggrieves me
min amri dunyâya wa-
in this world as well as
àkhiratï
the Hereafter
4Ì
And do not let him who

wala tusallit 'alayya
does not have mercy
man là yarhamunï
upon me prevail on me
And always keep on me
waj'al 'alayya minka
an everlasting, protective Lâu ZJs- (°f«Hj
wàqiyan bâqiya(tan)
covering
And do not divest me of
walâ taslubnï sâliha
the well-mannered graces
mâ an'amta bihï
that You have conferred
'alayy(a)
upon me
And provide me, out of
warzuqnï min fadlika
Your grace, with lawfully
rizqan wâsi'an halâlan
gotten, delightful
tayyiba(n)
sustenance
O Allah: keep me under allahummah-rusnï
Your alert surveillance biharàsatik(a)
And protect me with Your
wahfaznï bihifzik(a)
support
And take care of me with
wakla-nï bikalâ-atik(a)
Your comprehensive care
And grant me to go on warzuqnï hijja
pilgrimage to Your Holy baytikal-haràmi fi
House in this year as well 'àminà hâdhâ wafî
as all coming years kulli 'âm(in)
And also grant me to go
waziyàrati qabri
on pilgrimage to the
nabiyyika wal-a-
tomb of Your Prophet
immati 'alayhimus-
and the Imams— peace be
salàm(u)
upon them
walâ tukhlinï yâ rabbi
And do not deprive me, 0
min tilkal-
Lord, of such honorable
mashâhidish-sharïfati
scenes and noble
wal-mawâqifil-
situations
karìma(ti)
O Allah: Accept my
repentance so that I will allàhumma tub 'alayya
not disobey you ever hattà là a'siyak(a)
again
And inspire me with wa-alhimnil-khayra
is^' (_s~«-êJ\i
goodness and good-doing wal-'amala bih(ï)
=1
And with fearing You all wakhashyataka billayli
over day and night so wannahàri mâ
long as You keep me alive abqaytanï
O the Lord of the worlds. ya rabbal-'alamïnta)
allâhumma innï
O Allah: each time I kullamâ qultu qad
decide to prepare myself tahayya-'tu
for offering prayers wata'abba-'tu
before You and converse waqumtu lis-salâti
confidentially with You, bayna yadayka
wanâjaytuk(a)
You throw on me slumber alqayta 'alayya
whenever I stand for nu'âsan idhâ ana
prayer sallayt(u)
And thus You deprive me
wasalabtanT
of conversing with You
munâjâtaka idhâ ana
confidentially whenever I
nâjayt(u)
try so
What is the wrong with
me? Whenever I feel that mâlT kullamâ qultu
my inner self has become qad saluhat sariratï
decent
And that my session has
waqaruba min
become similar to that of
majâlisit-tawwâbïna
those who turn much to
majlisî
You,
A misfortune would
'aradat lï baliyyatun
inflict me causing my feet
azâlat qadamï wahâlat
to be shaken and
baynï wabayna
standing against my
khidmatik(a)
showing servitude to You
O my Master, perhaps
sayyidï la'allaka 'an
You have pushed me
bâbika taradtanï
away from Your door!
And You have dismissed wa'an khidmatika
me from Your service! nahhaytanï
368 Dis A' ABUHAMZAH ALTHAMALIY
Or, perhaps, You have

noticed that I belittled
aw la'allaka ra-aytanT dil^v uUílJ ÍLUJ jî
the duties that You have
mustakhiffan
made incumbent upon
bihaqqika fa-aqsaytanï
me, and You thus set me
aside!
seen me turning away aw la'allaka ra-aytanT dJLip Li>jkJ> dJLUJ jî
from You and thus You mu'ridan 'anka
have turned away from faqalaytanT
me
aw la'allaka wajadtanT C*-** ç^^í jî
found me in the manner
fï maqâmil-kâdhibïna
of the liars and thus You
farafadtanï
have rejected me
aw la'allaka ra-aytanT
observed me showing no jfí_í j_J& (^-á*!; ^JlJíJ jî
ghayra shàkirin
gratitude for Your graces
lina'mâ-ika
and thus You have
faharamtanì
deprived me of them
not found me in the aw la'allaka faqadtanï ^Léw ^Hí dU*J jî
sessions of the scholars min majàlisil-'ulamà-i
and thus You have let me fakhadhaltanì
down
seen me among the aw la'allaka ra-aytanT á-lèL*]) ^îj éUíí jî
inattentive ones and thus fil-ghafilïna famin
You have made me rahmatika âyastanì
despair of Your mercy
Or, perhaps, You have aw la'allaka ra-aytanT
found me fond of the âlafu majâlisal- jJL^w dáJT dLUJ jî
sessions of the battàlïna fabaynT
wrongdoers and thus You wabaynahum
have referred me to them khallaytanT
not willed to hear my aw la'allaka lam ô'î L-*& ij jî
prayers and thus You tuhibba an tasma'a
have kept me away from du'â-T fabâ'adtanT
You
=1
Or, perhaps, You have is—Oí^í ls—*J*Ì ^—i*1 jí
aw la'allaka bijurmï
punished me for my
wajarìratï kàfaytanï
offenses and sins
Or, perhaps, You have aw la'allaka biqillati ÍLJU <«?l-J£- dJLJáJ jí
penalized me for my hayâ-ï minka
shamelessness jàzaytanï
If You forgive me, 0
fa-in 'afawta yâ rabbi
Lord, then You have
fatâlamâ 'afawta 'anil-
occasionally forgiven the
mudhnibïna qabIT
sinners like me
Because Your
compassion, O my Lord, li-anna karamaka ay
is too great to be rabbi yajillu 'an
compared to the mukàfàtil-
punishment of the muqassirin(a)
negligent
And I am now seeking
wa ana 'â-idhun dJL-U Ojti dll jaij JLilp úîj
refuge with Your
bifadlika hàribun
generosity and fleeing for
minka ilayk(a)
You to You
Hoping for the promise
mutanajjizun mâ
that You have taken as
wa'adta minas-safhi
regard pardoning those
'amman ahsana bika .lit» di< jXí
who have good idea about
zanna(n)
You
O my God: You are too ilàhï anta awsa'u
expansive in favor fadla(n)
And too great in
wa-a'zamu hilman min
forbearance to punish me
an tuqàyisanï bi'amalT
for my deed
Or to chastise me for my aw an tastazillanT
sin bikhatï-atï
What am I? O Master! wamâ ana yâ sayyidï
And what is my weight? wamâ khatari
Excuse me out of Your
habnï bifadlika sayyidï
favor, O my Master
And act to me charitably watasaddaq 'alayya
our of Your pardon bi'afwik(a)
And cover me with Your
wajallilnï bisitrik(a)
covering
=1
And let off chiding me
wa'fu 'an tawbïkhï
out of the liberality of
bikarami wajhik(a)
Your Face
O my Master! I am the
sayyidî anas-saghïrul-
little that You have
ladhT rabbaytah(Q)
brought up
And I am the ignorant wa-anal-jàhilul-ladhï
that You have taught ,allamtah(G)
And I am the straying wa-anad-dâ(a)llul-
AsjJÁ ìs3S\ jCfcJl Úîj
that You have guided ladhT hadaytah(Q)
And I am the humble that wa-anal-wadï'ul-ladhï
You have given rise rafa'tah(û)
And I am the afraid that wa-anal-khà-iful-ladhï
You have given security àmantah(G)
And I am the hungry that wal-jà-i'ul-ladhï
You have satiated ashba'tah(û)
And I am the thirsty that wal-'atshànul-ladhï
You have watered arwaytah(G)
And I am the naked that wal-'àril-ladhï
You have dressed kasawtah(û)
And I am the poor that walfaqïrul-ladhï
You have given affluence aghnaytah(û)
And I am the weak that wad-da'îful-ladhT
You have strengthened qawwaytah(û)
And I am the lowly that wadh-dhalïlul-ledhï
You have given mighty a'zaztah(G)
And I am the ill that You was-saqïmul-ladhï
AjLLZt ^-jÂf.J Ij
have cured shafaytah(û)
And I am the beggar that was-sâ-ilul-ladhî
You have donated a'taytah(û)
And I am the sinner that walmudhnibul-ladhï
You have covered satartah(û)
And I am the guilty that wal-khâti-ul-ladhî
You have excused aqaltah(û)
And I am the valueless wa-anal-qalîlul-ladhî
'ú°j& igSs\ jJiii ú\j
that You have evaluated kaththartah(û)
And I am the helpless wal-mustad-'aful-ladhï
that You have backed nasartah(û)
=1
And I am the expelled wa-anat-tarïdul-ladhï
isjjï ifòS\ JoJaS\ Ú\j
that You have boarded âwaytah(G)
I am, O my Lord, the one ana yâ rabbil-ladhT
who has not felt ashamed lam astahyika fil-
of You in secrets khalâ-(i)
And the one who has not
walam urâqibka fil-
considered Your watching
malâ-(i)
over him in the public
I am the committer of the ana sàhibud-dawàhil-
(jjàiíl il^-Uf Úî
grave transgressions 'uzmâ
I am the one who anal-ladhï 'alâ
\Jsr\ iJ^> ^Js- tjji\ Ú\
challenged his Master sayyidihijtara('a)
I am the one who
anal-ladhï 'asaytu
disobeyed the All-great of
jabbàras-samà( ' a)
the heavens
I am the one who have
anal-ladhï a'taytu 'alâ
given bribes violating the
ma'àsil-jalïlir-rishà
laws of the All-lofty One
I am the one who has anal-ladhï hïna
been delighted for bushshirtu bihâ
committing such sins kharajtu ilayhâ asâ
I am the one who,
anal-ladhï amhaltanï
although You have cJjPji ui tjtìk&À i£ÒS\ ú\
famar-,awayt(u)
respited, has not cared
I am the one whom,
Although You have wasatarta 'alayya
covered him, has not felt famas-tahyayt(u)
ashamed
And who committed so
many acts of wa'amiltu bil-ma'asï
CJ>J*ì3 ^g*fi\ÁÁÌ\j CÂaS-J
disobedience that he has fata'addaytu
violated (all terms)
And who, although You
wa-asqattanï min
have disregarded, has not
'aynika famâ bâlayt(u)
minded
So, out of Your
forbearance have You fabihilmika amhaltanï
given me respite
=1
And You have concealed
(my faults) with Your wabisitrika satartanT
untouchable concealment hattâ ka-annaka
as if You have been aghfaltanï
unaware with my acts
And You have not applied
to me the punishments of wamin 'uqGbâtil-
committing acts of ma'âsï jannabtanï
disobedience (to You) as hattâ ka-annakas-
if You are ashamed to tahyaytanï
face me
ilàhï lam a'sika hïna
O my God: As I disobeyed
'asaytuka wa-ana
You, I have never denied
birubûbiyyatika
Your Lordship
jàhid(un)
And I have never belittled walâ bi-amrika í í
Your ordains mustakhiff(un)
And I have never wished
walâ li-'uqûbatika
for exposing myself to
muta'arrid(un)
Your chastisement
And I have never walâ liwaldika
disparaged Your threat mutahâwin(un)
Nevertheless, sins
showed themselves lâkin khatï-atun
desirable before me and 'aradat wasawwalat IT
my self commended to nafsï ...il
UT "
me
And my whim
waghalabanï haway(a)
overwhelmed me
And my impudence wa-a'ânanï 'alayhâ
helped me accordingly shiqwatï
And I have been deceived
wagharranï sitrukal-
my Your covering that
murkhâ 'alayy(a)
You have laid on me
So, I have exerted efforts
faqad 'asaytuka
in violating Your orders é&Ù\?-j éi&At- ÂÀÌ
wakhâlaftuka bijuhdï
and disobeying You
Now, who can ever save
fal-âna min 'adhâbika
me from Your
man yastanqidhunì
chastisement?
=1
And, tomorrow, who can wamin aydil-
save me from the hands khusamâ-i ghadan
of my rivals? man yukhallisunï
And whose rope will I
wabihabli man attasilu
catch if You cut off the
in anta qata'ta
rope between You and
hablaka 'annT
me?
Shame on me for my fawâ saw-atâ 'alâ mâ
evildoings that Your Book ahsâ kitâbuka min
has recorded 'amaliyal-ladhï
Had it not been for Your
generosity, the breadth of
lawlâ mâ arjG min
Your mercy, and Your
karamika wasa'ati
warning me against being
rahmatika wanahyika
desperate—the matters
iyyâya 'anil-qunûti
that I hopefully depend
laqanattu 'indamà
on, I would have
atadhakkaruhà
despaired whenever I
remember my sins
O the Greatest Besought
ya khayra man da'ahu
One that has been ever
dafin)
besought
And the Most Favorable wa-afdala man rajàhu
Hoped One ràj(in)
allàhumma
O Allah: I beseech You by
bidhimmatil-islâmi
the liability of Islam
atawassalu ilayk(a)
And I rely upon You by wabihurmatil-qur-àni
dlllè JUs*í OÏjlh iíj^tjj
the sanctity of the Qur'an a'tamidu 'alayk(a)
And I hope for proximity
to You by my love for the wabihubbin-nabiyyil-
Prophet—the Ummi ummiyyil-qurashiyyil- £-3)
(inhabitant of Mecca), hàshimiyyil-'arabiyyit-
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the Qurayshite, the tuhâmiyyil-makkiyyil-
Hashimite, the Arab, the madaniyyi arjuz- íljjj yíjJl ^liil
Tuhamite, the Meccan, zulfata ladayk(a)
and the Madanite
So, do not disturb my falâ tùhishis-ti ' nâsa
familiarity with faith ïmànï
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And do not make my
walâ taj'al thawàbï
reward the same as that j-* ts})P cJ-*^ %
thawâba man 'abada
given to those who serve
siwâk(a)
one other than You
Certainly, some people
fa-inna qawman
outwardly declared the
âmanû bi-alsinatihim
faith so that they could
liyahqinû bihï dimâ-
prevent their blood from
ahum
being shed
However, they attained
fa-adrakG mâ ammalû
their goals
Verily, we have believed wa-innâ âmannâ bika
bi-alsinatinâ Lujláj LaL.JL dJL; Llíï lijj
in You in heart and
tongue so that You may waqulûbinâ lita'fuwa
excuse us 'annà
Hence, make us attain fa-adriknâ mâ
our goals ammalnâ
And make firm our
wathabbit rajâ-aka fi
hoping for You in our
sudùrinâ
hearts
And make not our hearts
walâ tuzigh qulûbanâ
to deviate after You have
ba'da idh hadaytanâ
guided us aright
And grant us from You wahab lanâ min
mercy; ladunka rahma(tan)
Surely, You are the most innaka antal-
liberal Giver. wahhâb(u)
By Your Majesty I swear,
fawa'izzatika
O my Lord, even if you
lawintahartanï mâ
chide me, I shall never
barihtu min bâbika
leave Your Door and I
walâ kafaftu 'an
shall never stop flattering
tamalluqik(a)
You
This is because I have full limâ ulhima qalbî
acquaintance with Your minal-ma'rifati
(indescribable) bikaramika wasa'ati
generosity and bounty rahmatik(a)
ilâ man yadhhabul-
To whom may a servant
'abdul illâ ilâ
go save to his Lord?
mawlâh(u)
=1
And to whom may a wa-ilâ man yaltaji-ul-
mortal resort save to his makhlûqu illâ ilâ
Creator? khàliqih(ï)
0 my God: even if You tie ilàhï law qarantanï bil-
me with chains asfâd(i)
And deprive me of the
wamana'tanï saybaka
stream of Your bounties
min baynil-ash-hàd(i)
in the presence of people
And divulge all my
scandalous acts before wadalalta 'alâ fadà-ihï
the eyes of all Your 'uyùnal-'ibàdO)
servants
And order me to be wa-amarta bï ilan-
entered Hell nàr(i)
And prevent me from
wahulta baynì
communicating the Pious
wabaynal-abràr(i)
ones
(in spite of all that) I will maqatâ'tu rajâ-T ^^rj /".«US u
never stop hoping for You mink(a)
And I will never stop wamâ saraftu ta-'mïlï
dJlIp jï*U c-à^tf UJ
expecting Your pardon lil-'afwi 'ank(a)
And Your love will never walâ kharaja hubbuka
exit my heart min qalbî
1 never forget Your graces ana lâ ansâ ayàdïka
íjjjji iJtòtíí *i Ú\
that I enjoy 'indï
And Your having
wasitraka 'alayya fi
concealed my defects in
dârid-dunyâ
the worldly abode
O my Master: (please) £fJ> UjjJî ^J-^*' iS-^S-^
sayyidï akhrij hubbad-
expel the love for the
dunyâ min qalbî
world out of my heart
And join me with the weajma' baynï °r>tt\ 4>s—íi ltt^ Ï-^'J
Chosen One and his wabaynal-mustafâ
Family wa-âlih(T)
The choicest of Your
khiyaratika min
creatures and the seal of
khalqika wakhàtamin- ^lUl «Jlíj dlfL?- °y> éijy^
the Prophets-
nabiyyïna
Muhammad, blessings of
muhammadin sallal-
Allah be on him and on
lâhu 'alyhi wa-àlih(ï)
his Family
=1
And move me to the rank wanqulnî ila darajatit-
dd] gjáli is& j\ JlàY3
of repentance with You tawbati ilayk(a)
And help me weep for wa-a'innî bil-bukâ-i
myself after I have come 'alâ nafsT faqad
upon the last of my age afnaytu 'umuri
Being in the manner of waqad nazaltu
those who despair of any manzilatal-àyisïna min
self-decency khayri
Who is then worse than I faman yakGnu aswa-a
am hâlan minnï
in ana nuqiltu 'ala
When I will be taken to a
mithli hâlî ilâ qabrin
grave that I have not
lam umahhid-hu
paved for my long stay
liraqdatï
And I have not furnished ^LâJl J—iidb L_àpí jUJj
walam afrish-hu bil-
with righteous deed for
'amalis-sâlihi lidaj'atï
my extended abode
Why should I not weep wamàlï là abkï walâ
while I do not know what adrï ilâ ma yakGnu
my destiny will be? masïrï
And while I notice that wa-arà nafsT
my self is cheating me tukhàdi'unï
And my days are
wa-ayyàmï tukhàtilunï
deceiving me
And the wings of death
waqad khafaqat Nnda
are fluttering over my
ra-sï ajnihatul-mawt(i)
head
So, why should I not
famâlï lâ abkï
weep?
I weep for my soul's
abkï likhurûji nafsT
departing my body
I weep for the darkness of
abkï lizulmati qabrî í^jli «UJliáJ ^jáol
my grave
I weep for the narrowness
abkï lidïqi lahdï tôiJ js-iaJ ^jáoî
of my vault
I weep for Munkar and
Nakeer (the two angels abkï lisu-âli munkarin
i^fi) ^Soj JijiJ
interrogating in graves) wanakïrin iyyâya
being interrogating me
=1
I weep for my coming out
abkî likhurûji min
of my grave (on the
qabrì 'uryànan
Resurrection Day) naked,
dhalïlan hâmilan thiqlì
humiliated, carrying my
'alâ zahri
burdens on my back
anzuru marratan 'an
Distributing my sights to
yamïnï wa-ukhrà 'an
my right and my left
shimâlî
Behold! The creatures
idhil-khalâ-iqu fi
will each be engaged with
sha'nin ghayri sha'nï
matters other than mine
Every man that day will
likullim-ri-in minhum
have concern enough to
yawma-' idhin
make him heedless of
sha ' nun yughnïh(i)
others
*fi^ = í fifi^ , . * ^ * fifi fi fi
Many faces on that day wujûhun yawma' idhin
shall be bright, laughing, musfiratun dâhikatun
fifi ^ ,&
joyous mustabshira(tun)
And many faces on that wawujûhun

day, on them shall be yawma' idhin 'alayhâ
dust. Darkness, and ghabaratun tarhaquhâ
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humiliation, shall cover qataratun ^3 U° by
them wadhilla(tun)
sayyidï 'alayka
O my Master: on You I
mu'awwilî ^XÁsjtí^ ,^3** ^4^* iS^^
depend and rely
wamu'tamadì
And in You I put my hope fr
warajà-ï watawakkulì
and faith
wabirahmatika
And to Your mercy I hang
ta'alluqï
You direct Your mercy
tusïbu birahmatika
towards whomsoever You
man tashâ-(u)
like
And You guide, out of
watahdï bikaràmatika
Your honoring,
man tuhibb(u)
whomsoever You will
So, all praise be to You falakal-hamdu 'alâ mâ
for You have purified my naqqayta minash-
heart from polytheism shirki qalbï
=1
And all praise be to You
walakal-hamdu 'ala
for You have made my . jjuJ ìoLj Js. iilj
basti lisànï
tongue express utterly
How can I praise You
afabilisànï hâdhal-
properly while my tongue
kâ(a)lli ashkuruk(a)
is too short to do so?
And how can I please You
while the extent of my am bighayati juhdï fi
efforts is too short to do 'amalï urdïk(a)
so?
What extent can my
wamâ qadru lisânï yâ
tongue reach if compared
rabbi fi janbi
to the limitless extent of
shukrik(a)
thanking You?
And what amount can my
wamâ qadru 'amalï fî ll^ù ^'.j. j^. * jj
efforts reach if compared
janbi ni'amika wa-
to the limitless amount of
ihsanik(a)
Your graces and favors?
O my God! It is certainly
ilâhï inna jûdaka
Your benevolence that
basata amalT
has given me hope
And it is my thanks to
washukraka qabila
You that have granted
'amalT
approval for my deeds
0 my Master: For You do wayyidî ilayka
1 desire raghbatï lc^j ^1
And You do I fear wa-ilayka rahbatï

And to You do I look
wa-ilayka ta-' mïlì
forward
It is my hope that has waqad sàqanï ilayka
driven me towards You amalT
And to You, O Unique, do wa'alayka yâ wàhidï
I direct my determination 'akaftu himmatï
And towards that which
wafimâ 'indakan-
You have are my desires
basatat raghbatï
directed
And for You is the
walaka khâlisu rajâ'T
ultimate of my hope and Lsi^í J^J j*))* ^3
wakhawfi
fear
And with You have I wabika anisat

become familiar mahabbatï
And to You have I wa-ilayka alqaytu
iJJj C4ûiî dJÙjj
submitted my hand biyadî
And to the rope of the
wabihabli tâ'atika
obedience to You have I j£íj ò'iJúi dJbpÚs J4^j
madadtu rahbatT
extended my fears
0 my Master: only
yâ mawlâya bidhikrika
through mentioning You
'âsha qalbï
have my heart lived
And only through my
confidential wabimunâjâtika
conversations with You barradtu alamal-
have I cooled the pains of khawfi 'annì
my fear
So, O my Master; O my fayâ mawlâya wayâ
Trusty Patron; O the mu' ammilT wayâ
Ultimate Hope; muntahâ su ' IT
separate me from my
transgressions which farriq baynï wabayna
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prevent me from dhanbiyal-mâni'i IT
adhering to the obedience min luzûmi tâ'atik(a)
to You
1 only pray You on
fa-innamâ as-aluka
account of my eternal iJLà jl^jJt pjjál diîbí uS0
liqadTmir-rajâ * i fîk(a)
faith in You
wa'azïmit-tama'i
And my desire for Your
minkal-ladhì
mercy and kindness that
awjabtahG 'alâ nafsika
You have made
minar-ra'fati
incumbent upon Yourself
warrahma(ti)
So, the whole affair is fal-amru laka
Yours alone, there is no wahdaka lâ sharïka
partner with You at all lak(a)
All the creatures are wal-khalqu kulluhum
dependent upon You and Nyâluka wafî
are in Your grip qabdatik(a)
And all things are wakullu shay' in
submissive to You khâdi'un lak(a)
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Blessed be You, Lord of tabarakta ya rabbal-
the worlds ,âlamTn(a)
O my God: have mercy on JòaÂj\ (il
ilàhirhamnï idhan-
me when my argument is
qata'at hujjatT
proven nil
And when my tongue can wakalla 'an jawâbika
no longer find any answer lisànï
And when my mind
watâsha 'inda su'âlika
scatters as soon as You
iyyâya lubbï
begin to interrogate me
So, O my great hope, do fayà 'azïma rajà'ï lâ fa ^ .°*Zá ^ ^'L^-j ^Jàí Ui
not forsake me when my tukhayyibnï
need terribly increases idhashtaddat fâqatï ÓÌáil
And do not reject me on
walâ taruddanï lijahlï
account of my ignorance
And do not stop
conferring upon me on walâ tamna'nï liqillati
account of my lack of sabrï
patience
Grant me for I am poor a'tinï lifaqri
And have mercy upon me
warhamnï lida'fî
for I am weak
sayyidî 'alayka
0 my Master: on You do I
mu'tamadï
rely and lean
wamu'awwilî
And You are my hope and
warajâ'ï watawakkulî
in You do I have faith
And to Your mercy do I wabirahmatika
attach myself ta'alluqï
And in Your courtyard do wabifinâ ' ika ahuttu
1 dwell rahlî
And out of Your
wabijûdika aqsidu
benevolence do I declare
talibatï
my request
And with Your wabikaramika ay rabbi , , . í -, >■
generosity, O my Lord, do astaftihudu'à-ï ê^-ÎMjtfîÂ
I begin my prayers
And with You do I desire
waladayka arju faqatï
for meeting my needs
=1
And through Your wealth wabighinaka ajburu
do I settle my poverty 'aylatï
And under the shade of watahta zilli 'afwika
Your pardon do I stand qiyàmï
And towards Your
wa-ilâ jûdika
benevolence and
wakaramika arfa'u
generosity do I raise my
basarï
sight
I persistently look for wa-ilâ ma'rGfika
Your favors udïmu nazarï
So, do not let the fiâmes
falâ tuhriqnï binnâri
of the Fire consume me
wa-anta mawdi'u
while You are my
amalT
ultimate hope
And do not embed me in
walâ tuskinnil-
the deep black abyss
hâwiyata fa-innaka
while You are the delight
qurratu 'aynï
of my eyes
O my Master: do not ya sayyidï lâ
thwart my idea about tukadhdhib zannï bi-
Your grâce and favors, for ihsânika wama'rGfika
in You I trust fa-innaka thiqatì
And do not deprive me of walâ tahrimnï
Your rewards, for You thawâbaka fa-innakal-
best know my poverty 'ârifu bifaqri
O my God: if my death is
drawing near while my ilâhï in kâna qad danâ
deeds have not yet drawn ajalî walam yuqarribnï
me near You, then let my minka 'amalT faqad
confession of having ja'altuli'-tirâfa ilayka JjLJj iJLJ) *3(j_5P)fl
committed sins be my bidhanbï wasâ'ila 'ilalì
means of justification
O my God: if You forgive, dUU ^jí CJj^S- b\ ^\
ilahï in 'afawta faman
then who is worthier than
awlâ minka bil-'afw(i)
You in forgiveness?
And if You punish, then wa-in 'adhdhabta
who is fairer than You in faman a'dalu minka
judgment? fil-hukm(i)
Have mercy on my misery irham fí hâdhihid-
in this world dunyâ ghurbatï
=1
And on my grief at the wa-'indal-mawti
time of death kurbatï
And on my loneliness in
wafil-qabri wahdatT
the grave
And on my lonesomeness
wafil-lahdi wahshatT
in the underground hole
And on my humiliating
wa-idhâ nushirtu lil-
situation when I shall be
hisâbi bayna yadayka
resurrected for account
dhulla mawqifi
before You
And forgive my deeds
waghfir IT mâ khafiya
that have been concealed
'alal-âdamiyyïna min
from the other human
'amalT
beings
And make permanent for
me that on account of wa-adim IT ma bihT
which You have covered satartanT
my faults
And have mercy on me
when I am thrown on the warhamnï sarì'an
death bed turned over at 'alal-firàshi tuqallibunï
the hands of my dear aydï ahibbatì j±\ ^4 jâjâ
ones
And do a favor to me
when I am laid on the watafaddal 'alayya
table of the dead mamdùdan 'alal-
bathroom turned over at mughtasali yuqallibunï
L^JïT Q)-^ íjî
the hands of my sâlihu jïratï
righteous neighbors
And act kindly to me watahannan 'alayya
when I am carried while mahmûlan qad
my relatives hold the tanâwalal-aqribâ ' u Jj&r fctgíVl
edges of my coffin atràfa janàzatï
And be generous with me wajud 'alayya
when I am carried, alone, manqûlan qad nazaltu
to my hole bika wahïdan fî hufratï
And have mercy on my
warham fî dhâlikal-
loneliness in that (new)
baytil-jadïdi ghurbatï
dwelling so that I will not
hattà lâ asta ' nisa
feel at ease with anyone
bighayrik(a)
other than You
0 my Master; if you leave

ya sayyidT in wakaltanT
me for myself, I will
ilâ nafsT halakt(u)
certainly perish
0 my Master; to whom sayyidT fabiman j] <LJks—Li\ iS^s—**'
will I resort if you do not astaghïthu in lam
overlook my slips? tuqilnï 'athratï
And to whom will I run
fa-ilâ man afza'u in
for help if I miss Your
faqadtu 'inâyataka fi
care for me in my stay (in
daj'atï
grave)?
And to whom will I refer
wa-ilâ man altaji ' u in
if You do not relieve my
lam tunaffis kurbatï
grief?
O my Master! Who will
sayyidT man IT
be with me?
And who will have mercy waman yarhamunT in
on me if You do not? lam tarhamnT
And whose favor will I
wafadla man
expect if I miss Your
u ' ammilu in 'adimtu
favors on the day of my
fadlaka yawma fâqatT
neediness?
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And to whom will I flee wa-ilâ manil-faràru la) yjiUl 3'^' JÌ3
from my sins when my minadh-dhunùbi
deadline comes? idhan-qadâ ajalT
O my Master; do not
sayyidT lâ tu'adhdhibnT
punish me while I please
wa-ana arjûk(a)
You hopefully
0 my God: (please do)
give success to my ilâhT haqqiq rajà-T
expectations
And dispel my fear wa-âmin khawfi
As for my numerous sins, fa-inna kathrata
1 hope for nothing other dhunùbT lâ arjG fïhâ
than Your pardon illâ 'afwak(a)
O my Master: I am asking
sayyidT ana as-aluka 3 í ^ >< í /f ^
You for things that I do
mâ lâ astahiqq(u)
not deserve
m
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And You are verily the
Lord of righteousness wa-anta ahlut-taqwa
and the Lord of wa-ahlul-maghfira(ti)
forgiveness
So, forgive me and dress faghfir IT wa-albisnï
me, out of Your relief, a min nazarika thawban
garment covering ail my yughattï 'alayyat-
defects tabi'ât(i)
And forgive them for me
wataghfiruhâ lï walâ
so thaï I will not
utâlabu bihâ
responsible for them
Verily, You are the Lord innaka dhG mannin
of eternal favoring qadïm(in)
And the Lord of great
wasafhin ,azTm(in)
pardon
And the Lord of libéral
watajawuzin karìm(in)
exonération
O my God: You make ilàhï antal-ladhï tufîdu éX£-*> Je^à t£ÀA\ <^->^ ^g-^l
Your flowing grâces reach saybaka 'alâ man lâ
those who never pray You yas- ' aluka wa'alal-
and those who deny Your jàhidïna
Lordship birubûbiyyatik(a)
So, O my Master, what
should You do to those fakayfa sayyidï biman
whom pray You and sa'alaka wa-ayqana
believe undoubtedly that annal-khalqa laka wal-
You manage ail création amra ilayk(a)
and ail affairs!
Blessed by You and
tabarakta wata'alayta
Exalted be You, O the
yâ rabbal-'àlamïnta)
Lord of the worlds
O my Master, I, Your sayyidï 'abduka
servant standing at Your bibâbika aqâmat-hul-
door owing to neediness, khasâsatu bayna
am knocking at it yadayka yaqra'u baba
suppliantly ihsânika bidu'â-ih(ï)
So, do not turn Your
falâ tu'rid biwajhikal-
generous Face away from çjJ>S\ éX&j> Jfijâ *tè
karìmi 'annï
me
=1
And (do) accept that
waqbal minnï mâ
which I utter, for I have
aqûlu faqad da'awta
prayed using this
bihâdhad-du'â(i)
supplication
Hoping that You will not
wa-ana arjû an là
reject me since I have full
taruddanï ma'rifatan
awareness with Your
minnï bira'fatika
kindness and
warahmatik(a)
mercifulness
O my God: It is You
ilàhï antal-ladhï là
Whom is never disturbed
yuhfika sâ ' il(un)
by any suppliant
And Whose kingdom is
walâ yanqusuka
never decreased owing to
nâ' il(un)
donations
You are as exactly as You
describe Yourself and is anta kamâ taqùlu
above all that which we wafawqa mâ naqGI(u)
say
allàhumma innï as-
O Allah: I beseech You
* aluka sabran
for comely patience
jamïla(n)
And for immediate relief wafarajan qarìba(n) Li/ "^r^j
And for truthful wording waqawlan sadiqa(n)
And for splendid reward wa-ajran 'azTma(n)

as- ' aluka yâ rabbi
I pray You, O Lord, for all L» tùt y> Lìj L éMlÁ
minal-khayri kullihT
goodness, be it known by
mâ 'alimtu minhu
me or unknown
wamâ lam a'lam
I pray You, O Allah, for as-'alukal-llâhumma
min khayri mâ sa- vliíL. L» jg- °ry> SÍllÁ
the goodness that Your
righteous servants have alaka minhu òjâ}£el\ Û'iLjt; il«
besought from You 'ibâdukas-sâlihûnta)
O the All-excellent One yâ khayra man
that is asked su ' il(a)
And the All-benevolent of
wa-ajwada man a'tâ
those who may give
=1
(Please do) respond to
a'tinï su ' IT fî nafsï wa-
my request as regards J^3 çs?
ahlî
myself and my family
And my parents and my
wawâlidayya wawuldî
children
And my comrades and my wa-ahli huzânatï wa-
brothers-in-faith, ikhwànï fîk(a)
And (do) bless my living wa-arghid 'ayshï
And (do) manifest my
wa-az-hir muruwwatï Js'y J&3
integrity
And (d) set aright all my
wa-aslih jamï'a ahwâlì
affairs
And include me with
waj'alnï mimman
those whom You decide
atalta 'umurahtû)
to live long
And those whose deeds wahassanta
are righteous ,amalah(G)
And those for whom You
wa-atmamta 'alayhi
have perfected Your
ni'mataka waradîta
favors and those with
'anhtu)
whom You are pleased
And those whom You
wa-ahyaytahG
have granted comfortable
hayâtan tayyibatan fî
life with permanent
adwamis-surûr(i)
pleasure
And with reputable honor wa-asbaghil-karâmati
and perfect contentment wa-atammil-,aysh(i)
Verily, You do whatever innaka taf'alu mâ
You will tashâ(u)
While none else can ever walâ yaf'âlu mâ
do what one wills yashâ-u ghayruk(a)
O Allah: give me allâhumma khussanï
exclusively the grace of minka bikhâssati
private mention of You dhikrik(a)
And do not let any of the
walâ taj'al shay-an
things by which I seek
mimmâ ataqarrabu
Your nearness in the
bihï fí ânâ-il-layli wa- ^\ ^jeÁj jiil S.ÚÏ
hours of the night and the
atrâfïn-nahâr(i)
ends of the days
=1
Take the form of
riya-an wala
ostentation or showing
sum'a(tan)
off
Or pretension or walâ asharan walâ
insolence batara(n)
And include me with the waj'alnT laka minal-
humble ones khashiTn(a)
O Allah: grant me
allâhumma a'tinis-
affluent means of Jj^l J AÀÍJ\ ^4ÌJi
sa'ata fir-rizq(i)
livelihood
And security in my
wal-amni fil-watan(i)
homeland
waqurratal-'ayni fil-
And delight in my family,
ahli wal-mâli wal-
property, and children
walad(i)
And permanence of Your wal-muqâma fi
graces ni'amika 'indT
And healthy trunk wassihhata fil-jism(i)
walquwwata fil-
And strong body
badan(i)
was-salâmata fid-
And sound creed
dïn(i)
And dedicate my affairs
wasta'milnï bità'atika
to the obedience to You
watâ'ati rasûlika
and to Your Messenger,
muhammadin sallal-
Muhammad—Allah's
llâhu 'alayhi wa'alâ-
àlihï abadan
and his Family— as long
masta'martanï
as You give me life
And make me one of the waj'alnT min awfari
most rewarded servants Nbâdika 'indaka
of You nasïba(n)
In each and every item of
goodness that You have fi kulli khayrin
descended and You will anzaltahG watunziluhG
descend during the fi shahri ramadâna fî jJÌJI ÂÌI1 ^9 ÒÚa^j jfá
month of Ramadan and laylatil-qadr(i)
in the Grand Night
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As well as ail that which
You décidé to descend wamâ anta munziluhG
throughout the year, fî kulli sanatin min
including mercy that You rahmatin tunshiruhâ
spread
And good health with
wa'afiyatin tulbisuha
which You adorn
And misfortune that You
wabaliyyatin tadfa'uhâ
repel
And good deeds that You wahasanàtin
admit tataqabbaluhâ
wasayyi-âtin
Help me against them.
tatajâwazu 'anhà
And bestow upon me with warzuqnï hajja
the pilgrimage to Your baytikal-haràmi fî
Holy House in this year 'àminà hâdhâ wafï
plus ail years kulli 'airain)
And grant me prosperous warzuqnï rizqan
sustenance out of Your wâsi'an min fadlikal-
limitless bounty wâsi'(i)
And dismiss, O my wasrif 'annï yâ
Master, ail evils from me sayyidil-aswâ * (a)
And help me settle my
waqdi 'anniyad-dayna ai a
debts as well as my
waz-zulâmâti hattâ lâ
evildoings so that I will
ata-adhâdhâ Ha çJjIj tíÍBt V Jtf-
be saved from their
bishay ' in minh(u)
liabilities
And save me from the
wakhudh 'annï bi-
hearings and sights of my
asmâ'i wa-absâri a'dâ-
enemies, those who envy
î wahussâdï wal-
me, and those who intend
bâghïna 'alayya
to oppress me
And (please do) back me
wansurnï 'alayhim
against them
And give delight to my wa-aqirra 'aynï
eye and joy to my heart wafarrih qalbï lst^ <^ #J
And grant me relief and waj'al IT min hammî W> (/^j ^ ^ J

exit against my grief and wakarbï farajan
misery wamakhraja(n)
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And make all those who waj'al man aràdanï
intend evil to me, among bisû-in min jamï'i ò-t tj-h lH^'j5 ù-* J-^'i
all Your creatures, be khalqika tahta £+?%j dJJLb- *yvr
under my feet qadamayy(a)
And protect me against wakfinï sharrash-
the evil of Satan shaytân(i)
And the evil of the ruling
washarras-sultàn(i)
authority
And the consequences of
wasayyi-âti 'amalï
my evildoings
And purify me from all watahhirnï minadh-
my sins dhunûbi kullihâ
And save me from
wa-ajirnï minan-nâri
Hellfire on account of
bi'afwik(a)
Your pardon
And allow me to enter
wa-adkhilniyal-
Paradise on account of
jannata birahmatik(a)
Your mercy
And marry me off the
wazawwijnï minal-
women of Paradise on
hûril-'ïni bifadlik(a)
account of Your grace
And join me to Your wa-alhiqnï bi-awliyâ-
righteous intimate akas-sàlihïna ^jjJUUJl iJLJdjt ts_JUjîj
servants— Muhammad muhammadin wa-
and his Family, the âlihil-abràrit-
purified, the immaculate, tayyibïnat-tàhirïna-
and the pious akhyàr(i)
salawâtuka 'alayhim
May Your peace, mercy, wa'alâ ajsâdihim wa-
and blessings be upon arwàhihim
their bodies and souls warahmatul-làhi
wabarakàtuh(û)
O my God and my
ilàhï wasayyidï
Master; I swear by Your viLb^j kíMjfj ié^r^3 íS-^ì
wa'izzatika wajalâlika
Mighty and Your Glory, if
la-in tàlabtanï
You will interrogate me
bidhunùbï la-
for my sins, I will
utâlibannaka
demand with Your
bi'afwik(a)
pardon
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And if You interrogate me
wala-in tàlabtanï bilu-
for my meanness, I will
mT la-utàlibannaka
demand with Your
bikaramik(a)
kindness
And if You order me to be wala-in
taken to Hellsire, I will adkhaltaniyan-nàra la-
tell all the inhabitants ukhbiranna ahlan-nàrï
therein that I love You bihubbï lak(a)
O my God and Master; if ilàhï wasayyidT in
you forgive only Your kunta là taghfiru ilia
intimate servants and li-awliyâ-ika wa-ahli
those who obey You, to tà'atika fa-ilâ man
whom then will the guilty yafza'ul-
resort? mudhnibûn(a)
And if You honor none wa-in kunta là
but those who act loyally tukrimu ilia ahlal-
to You, then whose wafà-i bika fabiman
shelter will the evildoers yastaghïthul-musï-
seek? ûn(a)
O my God: if You decide
ilàhï in adkhaltanin- dJU> 3ÚI yáiíóí ùl
to put me in Hellfire, this
nàra faff dhàlika
will definitely please
surGru 'aduwwik(a)
Your enemies!
But if You decide
wa-in adkhaltanil- dLli LlíJl ^j-Jïi^ïí b\j
Paradise for me, then this
jannata faff dhàlika
will certainly please Your
surûru nabiyyik(a)
Prophet!
And I, by Allah I swear,
know for sure that the wa-ana wallàhi a'lamu
pleasure of Your Prophet anna surGra nabiyyika
is more favorable for You ahabbu ilayka min
than the pleasure of Your surûri 'aduwwik(a)
enemies
O Allah: I pray You for allàhumma innï as-
filling up my heart with aluka an tamla-a qalbT
love for You hubban lak(a)
wakhashyatan
And with fear of You ai.
mink(a)
And with belief in Your watasdTqan
Book bikitàbik(a)
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And with faith in You wa-Tmanan bik(a) db UUjjj
And with terror from You wafaraqan mink(a)

And with eagerness to
washawqan ilayk(a)
You
O the Lord of Glory and yâ dhal-jalâli wal-
Honor: (please do) make ikràmi habbib ilayya
me love meeting You liqà-ak(a)
And (please do) love my
wa-ahbib liqâ-T
meeting
And make my meeting waj'al IT fi liqâ-ikar-
You entail comfort, relief, ràhata wal-faraja wal-
and honoring karàma(ta)
O Allah: join me with the
allâhumma alhiqnï
righteous ones among the
bisâlihi man madâ
past generations
And include me with the
righteous ones of this waj'alnï min sâlihi
generation, and guide me man baqiya wakhudh
to the path of the bï sabïlas-sâlihïn(a)
righteous ones
And help me against
wa-a'innï 'alâ nafsì
myself in the same way as
bimâ tulnu bihis-
You help the righteous
sâlihïna 'alâ anfusihim
ones control themselves
And seal my deed with wakhtim 'amalï bi-
the best of it ahsanih(ï)
And decide Paradise as
waj'al thawâbï minhul-
the reward of my deeds
jannata birahmatik(a)
on account of Your mercy
And help me manage the
wa-a'innï 'alâ sâlihi
good things that You
mâ a'taytanì
have endowed upon me
And make me firm, 0
wathabbitnï yâ rabbi
Lord, and do not make be
walâ taruddanï fi sû-
return to evildoing after
inis-tanqadhtanï
You have saved me from
minhu yâ rabbal-
it, O the Lord of the
^lamm(a)
worlds
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O Allah: I beseech You allàhumma innï as-
for faith that does not aluka îmânan là ajala
stop until I meet You lahû dûna liqâ-ik(a)
As long as You grant me
ahyinï mâ ahyaytanï
life, (please do) connect
'alayh(i)
me to that faith
And when You decide to
watawaffanï idhâ
grasp my soul, make me
tawaffaytanï 'alayh(i)
carry that faith with me
And when You resurrect
wab-'athnï idhâ
me, make me carry it
ba'athnatï 'alayh(i)
with me
And release my heart
from showing off, wa-abri" qalbï minar-
suspicion, and pretension riyà-i wash-shakki
in the affairs of Your was-sum'ati fî dïnik(a)
religion
So that my deed will be
hattâ takùna 'amalT
purely intended for Your .dJU UJ£ Juí òjki Já-
khàlisan lak(a)
sake
O Allah: grant me
allàhumma a'tinì
discerning awareness in éXïii J) i}~A> J}aS>\ í$i\
basïratan fî dïnik(a)
Your religion
And understanding of wafahman fî
Your laws hukmik(a)
And insight in Your
wafiq-han fî 'ilmik(a)
knowledge
And two folds of Your wakiflayni min
mercy rahmatik(a)
And piety that impedes wawara'an yahjuzunï
me from disobeying You 'an ma'àsïk(a)
And make my face glitter wabayyid wajhï
à)ÏÌ
on account of Your light binûrik(a)
And make me desire for
waj'al raghbatï fîmâ
nothing but that which
'indak(a)
You hold
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And when I die, make me
die following Your Path
wataffanï fî sabïlika
and carrying the
wa'alâ millati rasGlika
principles of Your
sallal-llâhu 'alayhi
Prophet—Allah's
wa'alâ-âlih(T)
and his Family
O Allah: I seek Your allâhumma innï
protection against a'ûdhu bika minal-
laziness and failure kasali wal-fashal(i)
And against grief, walhammi wal-jubni
cowardice, and stinginess wal-bukhl(i)
And against wal-ghaflati wal-
inattentiveness, brutality, qaswati wal-
and poverty maskana(ti)
And against neediness
walfaqri wal-fâqa(ti)
and destitution
And against ail
wakulli baliyyatin wal-
misfortunes and ail
fawâhishi mâ zahara
shameful deeds, whether
minhâ wamâ batan(a)
open or secret
And I seek Your
wa-a'ûdhu bika min
protection against having
nafsin lâ taqna'(u)
unsatisfied self
And against having wabatnin lâ
insatiate stomach yashba'(u)
And against having waqalbin lâ
fearless heart yakhsha'(u)
And against unanswered wadu'â-in lâ
prayers yusma'(u)
And against futile deed wa'amalin lâ yanfa'(u)
And I ask You, O Lord, to
wa-a'ûdhu bika yâ
guard myself, my
rabbi 'alâ nafsî wadïnï
religion, my properties,
wamâlî wa'alâ jamï'i ls-^Ì J^3 ls-^J
and ail that which You
mâ razaqtanï minash-
have granted me against
shaytânir-rajïm(i)
Satan, the accursed
Verily You are the All- innaka antas-samï'ul-
hearing, the All-knowing.
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O Allah: definitely, none allâhumma innahG là
can ever save me against yujïrunï minka
You ahad(un)
And I can never find any walâ ajidu min dGnika
shelter against You multahada(n)
So, (please) do not make
falâ taj'al nafsT fi
anything that brings
shay-in min
about Your punishment
'adhabikCa)
control over me
And do not let me lead walâ taruddanï
myself to perdition bihalaka(tin)
And do not make me
walâ taruddanï
deserve the painful
bi'adhàbin alïm(in)
chastisement
allâhumma taqabbal
O Allah: accept from me
minnî
And grant me reputation wa-a'li dhikrì
And elevate my rank warfa' darajatï

And exonerate my
wahuttta wizrì
offenses
And do not refer to me walâ tadhkurnï
with my faults bikhatï-atî
And let the reward of my
waj'al thawàba majlisì
session
And the reward of my
wathawàba mantiqï
utterance
And the reward of my
wathawâba du'â-T
prayer be Your pleasure ÍU^Jtj iîCbj J&s Ç>\pj
ridâka wal-janna(ta)
and Paradise
And give my, O Lord, all
wa-a'tinï yâ rabbi
that which I have asked
jamï'a mâ sa-altuka
for from You and grant
wazidnï min fadlika
me more favor, for I seek
innï ilayka ràghibun yà
none but You, O the Lord
rabbal-'alamTn(a)
of the worlds
O Allah: You have allâhumma innaka
anzalta fî kitâbika an J cJjîî iJLSj
ordered us in Your book
that we should overlook na'fuwa 'amman LU-U? j& jÀjú
those who wrong us zalamanâ
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We have wronged waqad zalamnâ
anfusanâ fa'fu 'annâ Ús- dipli iLûBî LLlík lij
ourselves; so, forgive us,
for You are worthier of fa-innaka awlâ Új> dUJb Jjí éJûÚ
forgiveness than we are bidhâlika minnâ
And You have ordered us wa-amartanâ an lâ
not to reject any beggar narudda sâ-ilan 'an
being on our doors abwâbinâ
Here I am begging You;
waqad ji ' tuka sà ' ilan
so, do not reject me;
falâ taruddanï illâ
rather respond to my
biqadâ-i hàjatï
need
And You have ordered us wa-amartanâ bil-
to act nicely to those ihsâni ilâ mâ malakat
under our authorities aymânunâ
And we are surely under wanahnu ariqqâ-uka ^ js*íi ájli^í ^ój
Your authority; so, fa-a'tiq riqâbanâ
release us from Hellfire minan-nâr(i)
O my Shelter whenever I yâ mafza'î Nnda
am aggrieved kurbatï
O my Aid whenever wayâ ghawthï 'inda
hardships hit me shiddatî
To You have I resorted ilayka fazi't(u)
And with You have I wabikas-taghathtu
sought refuge and haven waludht(u)
To none save You shall I
lâ alùdhu bisiwâk(a)
ever resort
And from none save You walâ atlubul-faraja illâ
shall I ever seek for relief mink(a)
So, (please do) aid me
and relieve my hardship, fa-aghithnï wafarrïj
O He Who accepts the 'annï yâ man
little (deed) and yaqbalul-yasïra
overlooks the much waya'fG 'anil-kathTr(a)
(wrong)
Accept my little (deed)
iqbal minnil-yasïra
and overlook my much
wa'fu 'annil-kathïr(a)
(wrong)
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You are certainly the All-
innaka antal-ghafurur-
merciful, the All-
rahïm
forgiving
allâhumma innï as- 4j j4>d uuj) dlíb'î Jj 14!) i
O Allah: I pray You for
aluka ïmânan
faith that covers my heart
tubâshiru bihï qalbï
And for honest conviction
wayaqïnan sàdiqan
so that I will believe that
hattâ a'Iama annahû
none will inflict me save
lan yusïbanï illâ mâ
that which You have
katabta IT
already known
And make me be satisfied
waraddinï minal-'ayshi
with my livelihood that
bima qasamta IT
You have decided for me
O the most Merciful of all yâ rahamar-
those who show mercy râhimïn(a)
DU A' YA- UDDATI

Fifth: Shaykh al-Tûsiy has also mentioned the following supplication to be said at
the last hours of Ramadan nights:
O my means in troubles: ya ' uddaty fi kurbatT
O my Companion in wa yâ sâhiby fi
hardships: shiddatì
O the Provider of my wa yâ waliyyiy fi
amenities; ni ' matï
O the utmost of my wa yâ ghâiyaty fi
desires. raghbatï
It is You Who conceals
anta alssâtiru ' awratì
my defects,
Who relieves my
wal-mu 'minu raw'atï
apprehensions,
and Who overlooks my
wal-muqïlu ' athratï
slips;
so, (please do) forgive my
fa-ghfir lï khatïiatï
sin.
allâhumma inny
as'aluka khushG'a òUjVI dJLJÍ^Î J\ p$S\
the submission of faith
allmâni
before I encounter the qabla khushG'i aldhull
submission of fi alnnâri
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humiliation in Hellfire.
O the One: O the
ya wahidu ya ahadu
Absolute: O the Besought
yâ samadu
of all:
O He Who neither begets yà man lam yalid wa
nor is He begotten, lam yGlad
and there is none like to wa lam yakun lahu
Him. kufwan ahadun
0 He Who confers upon yâ man yu'ty man
him who beseeches Him sa-alahu
on account of His tahannnan minhu wa
sympathy and mercy; rahmatan
and He Who initially
wa yabtadiiu bilkhayri
grants welfare to those 4JUJ £y> J^^. Ù<£fi3
man lam yas-alhu
who have not asked for it,
on account of His tafaddulan minhu wa
liberality and generosity. karaman
1 beseech You in the
name of Your endless bikaramika alddâ'imi
generosity
that You bless
salli 'ala
Muhammad and the
muhammadin wa âli
Household of
muhammadin
Muhammad
and bestow upon me with
wa hab IT rahmatan
mercy—vast and Â*«U>- ÂiuMj <LiÌ-j J <~**3
wâsi * atan jàmi ' atan
comprehensive—
by which I can win the
ablughu bihâ khayra
welfare of this world as
alddunyâ wal-àkhirati
well as the Next World.
O Allah: I do pray for
allâhumma innï
Your forgiveness for the
astaghfiruka lima
sins from which I had
tubtu ilayka minhu 4 4-9 CJJS- p <Lw dJLJj
repented to You but I
thumm ' udtu fihi
committed them again.
And I pray for Your
forgiveness for my wa astaghfiruka likulli 4_> Óïjí j^- QÂi à'j&LìÁj
righteous acts that khayrin aradtu bihi
although I intended them wajhaka
purely for Your sake,
398 DU A' YA- UDDATI
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some purposes that are
fakhalatany fihi ma
not intended for You
laysa laka
intruded upon them.
blessings upon allâhumma salli ' alâ JTj xJ^J> As. *U> í_Úi\
Household of muhammadin jJ^tJ>
Muhammad
and pardon my
wa'fu 'an zulmy wa
transgression and my
jurmy
offenses
in the name of Your
bihilmika wa jùdika yâ
forbearance and
karìmu
magnanimity;
O the All-generous. 0
He- one who prays Him yaman la yakhïbu
will never be sà'iluhu
disappointed;
one who seeks His
wa la yanfadu ?' ' * <°
rewards will never be
nâ'iluhu
devoid of goodness.
O He Who is so Elevated
yâ man "alâ falâ
that nothing can ever be
shay'a fawqahu
higher than He is;
and Who is so Nigh that
wa danâ falâ shay'a
nothing can ever be
dùnahu
closer that He is:
(please do) send
Muhammad and the muhammadin wa âli jJLí*j> JÏJ òu&u> ^js- ^>
Muhammad
and have mercy upon
warhamny
me—
O He Who split asunder
yâ fâliqa albahrï
the sea for (Prophet)
limûsâ
Moses—
this very night, this very allaylata allaylata
t4Ìdji âidii 4Ìd)i
night, this very night, allaylata
this very hour, this very alssâ ' ata alssâ ' ata
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hour, this very hour. alssâ ' ata
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0 Allah: (please do)
allahumma tahhr
purify my heart from
qalby mina alnnfàqi
hypocrisy;
and purify my acts from wa ' amaly mina
showing off; alrriyâ'i
and purity my tongue wa lisâny mina
from telling untruths; alkadhibi
and purify my eye from wa ' ayny mina
treason, alkhiyânati
for You know the
fa'innaka ta ' lamu Lij jltVl lité- jjtá áXJÚ
stealYour looks and that
khâ'inata ala'Tuni wa
which the breasts
mâ tukhfy alssudûru
conceal.
O my Lord: this is the
yà rabbi hâdhâ
manner of him who seeks
maqâmu al ' â'idhi
Your protection from
bika mina alnnâri
Hellfire.
This is the manner of him hâdhâ maqâmu
who seeks Your shelter almustajïri bika mina
against Hellfire. alnnâri
who seeks Your aid almustaghïthi bika
against Hellfire. mina alnnâri
who flees to You from alhâribi ilayka mina
Hellfire. alnnâri
This is the manner of him hâdhâ maqâmu man
who returns to You yabG'u laka
carrying his offenses, bikhatï'atihi
wa ya'tarifu
confessing of his sins,
bidhanbihi
and repenting to You—
wa yatùbu ilâ rabbihi
his Lord.
This is the manner of the hâdhâ maqâmu
í k_rJUJl çúùi (JLa
miserable, the poor. albâ'isi alfaqïri
This is the manner of the
hâdhâ maqâmu
fearful, the seeker of
alkhâ'ifi almustajïri
Your refuge.
aggrieved, the distressed. almahzùni almakrGbi
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hâdhâ maqâmu
This is the manner of the
almaghmûmi
depressing, the gloomy.
almahmûmi
stranger, the drowned. algharïbi algharïqi
alienated, the frightened. almustawhishi alfariqi
This is the manner of him
hâdhâ maqâmu man íjàlè aJÍJ Jb»ó V °y> Jlií (la
who cannot find anyone
lâ yajidu lidhanbihi
save You to forgive his
ghâfiran ghayraka
sins;
who cannot find anyone
wa lâ lida'fihi
save You to give him
muqawiyyan illâ anta
power;
and who cannot find
wa lâ lihammihi
anyone save You to
mufarrijan siwâka
relieve his grief.
O Allah, O All-generous: ya allahu ya karïmu
(please) do not burn my
face with Hellfire after I lâ tuhriq wajhy *l
have prostrated myself bilnnâri ba'da sujûdy
before You and I have laka wa ta'firy
soiled my face for You.
Of course, this is not a
bighayri mannin
personal favor that I have
minny ' alayka
done to myself;
rather it is on account of bal laka alhamdu wal-
Your Praiseworthy favor mannu wal-ttfaddulu
and guidance to me. ' alayya
arham ay rabb ay Í£\ Ltj & Ltj & £ í-jl

So, have mercy, O Lord,
O Lord, O Lord... rabb ay rabbi...
keep saying as much as one breath takes

upon my weakness, da'fi
upon my confusedness, wa qillata hïlatï

upon the softness of my
wa riqqata jildT
skin,
upon the separation of
wa tabadduda awsâlî
my organs,
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upon the dispersai of my wa tanathura lahmy U»? '"TJ LS ^ jfr **j
flesh, body, and corpse, wa jismy wa jasadï
upon my loneliness and

wa wahdaty wa
lonesomeness in my
wahshaty fi qabry
grave,
and upon my anxiety at
wa jaza'y min saghïri
the least misfortune thaï
albalâ'i
inflicts me.
as'aluka yâ rabbi
I beseech You, O Lord,
qurrata al ' ayni wal-
for delight and happiness
âghtibâta
on the Day of regret and yawma alhasrati wal-
remorse. nndâmati
(Please do) whiten my bayyid wajhy yâ rabbi
face, O Lord, when some yawma taswaddu
faces will be blackened. alwujûhu
(Please do) secure me
âminny mina alfaza'i
against the Suprême
alakbari
Horror.
I beseech You for good *"* o 0 s fí í
as'aluka albushrà 4- \Àj ?3—>.
tidings when hearts and
yawma tuqallabu
sights shall be turned
alqulûbu wal-absâru
about
and for good tidings wal-bushrà ' inda
when I départ this lise. firàqi alddunyâ
Whom I hope for aiding arjùhu ' awnan lï fi
me in my lise hayàtï
and Whom I want to act wa a'u ' idduhu
as my Provision on the dhukhran liyawmi
day of my neediness. fàqatï
Whom alone do I beseech
ad ' ûhu wa lâ ad ' w
and I never beseech
ghayrahu
anyone rather than Him;
and even if I beseech wa law da ' awtu
anyone else, he will ghayrahu lakhayyaba
definitely let me down. du ' â'y
Ail praise be to Allah for alhamdu lillâhi alladhy jkj^j^jkîf^^^^^

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Whom I hope and I never arjuhu wa la arjw
hope for anyone rather ghayrahu
than Him;
and even if I hope for wa law rajawtu
anyone else, he will ghayrahu la-akhlafa
definitely disappoint me. rajà'y
All praise be to Allah, the
alhamdu lillâhi
All-benefactor, the All-
almun ' imi almuhsini
donor,
the All-favorer, the All-
almujmili almufdili
liberal,
the Lord of Majesty and
dhy aljalâli wal-ikràmi
Honor,
the Source of all
waliyyi kulli ni * matin
bounties,
And the Cause of all good wa sâhibu kulli
deeds, hasanatin
the Ultimate Goal of all wa muntahâ kulli
desires, raghbatin
and the Answerer of all
wa qâdy kulli hâjatin
needs.
blessings upon allâhumma salli ' alâ Jïj xJ>
Muhammad
and grant me conviction \ J-l^-j LT^jj'J
warzuqny aliyaqïna
and having good idea
wa husna alzznni bika
about You;
and fix my hope for You wa athbit rajâ'aka fi
in my heart; qalbî
and deprive me of
wâqta' rajàiy
putting my hope in íJlj-. jít. çía3\j
* amman siwâka
anyone other than You,
so that I shall hope for hattâ lâ arjwa
none but You and I shall ghayraka wa lâ athiqa
trust none but You. illâ bika <.éx>
O He Who is Benignant yâ latïfan limâ
to whom He pleases: tashâ'u
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(please do) have
benignity towards me in altuf lï fi jamï' i ahwal-
all my manners in the y bimâ tuhibbu wa
very way that You like tarda
and please.
O my Lord: verily, I am
too weak to encounter yâ rabbi innï da 'ïfun
Your Fire; therefore, * alâ alnnâri falâ
(please) do not punish tu'adhdhibny bilnnâri
me with Your Fire.
O my Lord: (please do)
have mercy upon my ya rabbi arham
prayers, my earnest du ' âiy wa tadarru ' y
imploring,
my fear, my humiliation, wa khawfy wa dhully
my neediness, wa maskanaty
my seeking Your
wa ta ' wïdhy wa
protection, and my
talwïdhï
seeking Your refuge.
0 my Lord: I am too
yâ rabbi innï da 'ïfun
weak to seek earnings in
' an talabi alddunyâ
this world
and You are Ample- wa anta wâsi ' un
giving and All-generous. karìmun
1 beseech You, O my
as'aluka yâ rabbi
Lord, in the name of Your
biqûûtika "alâ dhlika
power over that,
and Your supremacy over
wa qudratika ' alayhi
it,
and Your dispensing with
wa ghinâka ' anhu
it,
and my urgent need for it wa hâjaty ilayhi
that You grant me an tarzuqany fî ' âmy
sustenance in this year, hâdhâ
in this month, wa shahry hâdhâ
on this day, wa yawmy hâdhâ
at this hour- wa sâ ' aty hadhihi
sustenance by which You rizqan tughnïny bihi

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may make me dispense 'an takallfi ma fi aïdy

with what the others alnnâsi
possess,
from Your sustenance, min rizqika alhalàli
légal and nice. alttiyyibi
0 my Lord: from You do
aï rabb minka atlubu
1 ask;
and for You do I désire; wa ilayka arghabu
and for You do I hope; wa 'iyyâka arjG

and You are the worthiest
wa anta ahlu dhalika dUi Jy»í Cjíj
of hope.
wa anta ahlu dhalika
I hope for none but You
lâ arjû ghayraka
and I trust in none but
wa là athiqu illâ bika éXi H\ *$ %
You.
those who show mercy: alrràhimïna
0 my Lord: I have ay rabbi zalamtu
wronged myself; nafsy
so, (please do) forgive
me, have mercy upon me, faghfir IT wârhamny
and grant me good wa ' àfinï
health.
0 the Hearer of ail
yâ sâmi ' a kull sawtin
sounds;
0 He Who takes
precedence over wa yâ jàmi ' a kull
everything that passes sawtin
away;
0 the Reviver of ail soûls wa yâ bàriia alnnfûsi
aster death; ba'da almawti
0 He Whom is not yâ man lâ taghshâhu ,i
screened by murk; alzzulumâtu
0 He Whom is not made wa lâ tashtabihu
confused by sounds; * alayhi alaswàtu
0 He Whom is not
wa lâ yashghaluhu
engaged by something
shay'un ' an shay'in
against another thing;
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(please do) grant
Muhammad— peace be a " ti muhammadan
sallâ allâhu ' alayhi 4_J£ kJl\ JLtf \xJj*j> ]aJt\
upon him and his
Family—the best of all wa âlihi afdala mâ sa-
that for which he has alaka
besought You
and the best of all that
wa afdala ma su'ilta
which has been asked
lahu
from You for him
and the best all that
wa afdala mâ anta
which You shall be asked
mas'Glun lahu ilâ
for him up to the
yawmi alqiyâmati
Resurrection Day;
and grant me good health wa hab liya aTâfiyata
so that I may enjoy my hattâ tuhanniany
life; alma 'ïshata
and end my life with a wâkhtim IT bikhayrin
happy end so that my hattâ lâ tadurrny
sins may not injure me. aldhdhunGbu
make me satisfied with allâhumma raddiny
that which You have bimâ qasamta lï hattâ
decided for me so that I lâ asala ahadan .fcá \jcÁ jbí y J±
will not ask anyone else shay'an
for anything.
blessings upon allâhumma salli ' alâ JTj *l_Uì ^ ^ £_$JJi
Muhammad
And open to me the waftah lï khazâ'ina
stores of Your mercy rahmatika
and cover me with a
mercy from You owing to warhamny rahmatan
which You will not lâ tu ' adhdhibuny
punish me neither in this ba ' dahâ abadan fi
world nor in the alddunyâ wal-âkhirati
Hereafter;
and grant me from Your warzuqny min fadlika
limitless favor alwâsi * i rizqan
sustenance, legal and halâlan tayyiban
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nice,
owing to which You will
la tufqiruny ila ahadin
make me dispense with
ba ' dahu siwâka
anyone other than You;
increasing my gratitude tazïduny bidhalika
í\J>J5t ;£)J»Lt îJjji'
to You, shukran
and my neediness and wa ilayka fâqatan wa
submission before You, faqran
and increasing my
wa bika ' amman
dispensing with and
siwâka ghinan wa
doing without everyone
ta ' affufan
save You.
O the All-benefactor; O yà muhsinu yâ
the All-donor; mujmilu
O the All-favorer; O the yâ mun ' imu yâ
,'sià» G ^mJ> G
All-liberal, mufdilu
O the All-omnipotent; O yâ malïku yâ
the All-sovereign; muqtadiru
(please do) send
Muhammad
and relieve me from ail wâkfiny almuhimma
grievances; kullahu
and décidé the most
waqdi lî bilhusnâ
excellent for me;
wa bârik lï fi jarnï' i
and bless ail my affairs;
a'umùry
waqdi lî jamT' a
and settle ail my needs.
hawâ'ijî
make easy for me ail that allahumma yassir IT , °* dsií-î U J " ' iiljl
mâ akhâfu ta'sïrahu a^"*J U r*í
which I anticipate to be
difficult,
for it is quite easy for You fa'inna taysïra mâ
to make easy for me that akhâfu ta' sïrahu
which I anticipate to be * alayka sahlun Q$*> cJÛ-
difficult; yasïrun
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and (please do) facilitate
wa sahhil lï ma
for me that I anticipate to
akhâfu huzûnatahu
be complicated;
and give vent to that
wa naffis ' annï mâ
which I anticipate to be
akhâfu dïqahu
narrow;
and save me from that
wa kuffa ' annï mâ
which I anticipate to
akhâfu hammahu
cause me distress;
and guard me from that
wâsrïf ' annï mâ
which I anticipate to
akhâfu baliyyatahu
cause me misfortune;
O the most Merciful of all yâ arhama
O Allah: (please do) fill
allâhumma amla'
in my heart with love for
qalby hubban laka
You,
with fear from You, wa khashiyatan minka
with belief in You, wa tasdïqan laka
with faith in You, wa 'ïmânan bika
with terror from You, wa faraqan minka

and with eagerness to
wa shawqan ilayka
You;
and Honor. ikrâmi
0 Allah: I owe You some
rights; so, (please do) allâhumma inna laka fy (ji^sá tìjií- dJU JJ 14!) I
consider them alms and huqùqan fatasaddaq
excuse me from their bihâ ' alayya
liabilities.
1 also owe people some
wa lilnnâsi qibaly
responsibilities; so,
tabi * âtun
(please do) release me
fatahammalhâ 'annï
from their charges.
You have instructed us to wa qad awjabta likulli
ísjS ail* £Ji3 c4^jí
honor our guests; dayfin qiran
and I am Your guest at
wa ana dayfuka faj'al
this night; so, (please do)
qirâya allaylata
decide Paradise for me as
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Your honoring me at this aljannata
night.
O the Grantor of
ya wahhaba aljannati í"tc$ò\ Ç>\Áj b
Paradise;
O the Grantor of yâ wahhaba
iijÀÀjJ] úUj b
forgiveness; almaghfi rati
and there is no power nor wa là hawla wa là
might save with You. quwwata ilia bika
DlTA' IDRJS
Sixth: It is recommended to recite the Du'â'' Idrls (the Supplication of Idris), which
has been mentioned by Shaykh al-Tusiy and Sayyid Ibn Tawus in the books of
Misbah al-Matahajjid or Iqbâl al-A 'mal. This supplication is as follows:'1'
Glory be to You. There is subhànaka là ilàha illà
no god save You. anta
O the Lord and the ya rabba kulli shay'in
Inheritor of all things. wawàrïthahu
O the God of gods; whose yà ilàha al-àlihati
íiïyér £jjh áíj u
majesty is elevated. alrrafT u jalàluhu,
O Allah, the Praised for yà allàhu almahmùdu
all of His acts. fy kulli fi ' àlihi,
O the All-beneficent and
yà rahmàna kulli
the All-merciful of all
shay'in waràhimahu,
things.
O the Ever-living, when
there was nothing yà hayyu hïna là
existent, in the perpetuity hayyu fy daymûmati
of His kingdom and mulkihi wabaqà'ihi,
eternity.
O the Self-Subsisting;
yà qayyùmu falà
nothing can be missed by
yafùtu shay'un min
Your knowledge and
i I m i hi walà
nothing can ever tire
yau 'ûduhu,
Him.
O the One, the yà wàhidu albaqiy
Everlasting, the First and awwala kulli shay'in
the Last of all things. wakhirahu.
1 This supplication cannot be found in the original book of "Mafâtïh al-Jinân". Yet, I
have searched for it in these books and prepared it so that the gentle readers will need not
search for it in these books. —Translator.
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O the Perpétuai without
yâ dâ'imu bighayri Jljj % sS—à j-m j^Jb L_j
extinction, and His
fanâ'in walâ zawâla
kingdom is never exposed
limulkihi,
to extermination.
O the Besought of ail;
yâ samadu fy ghayri
without being any match
shabîhin walâ shay'a
to Him and there is
kamithlihi.
nothing like Him.
O the Upright; nothing
can be His equal and yâ bârru falâ shay'a
nothing can even kuf'uhu walâ
approach Him in mudâniya liwasfihi,
attributes.
O the All-big; it is You yâ kabïru anta alladhy
Whose greatness cannot lâ tahtady alqulûbu
be hit by hearts. li ' azamatihi,
O the Originator, the yâ bâri'u almunshPu
Maker, without having bilâ mithâlin khalâ
any équivalent. min ghayrihi,
O the Pure, the Safe from
yâ zâky alttâhiru min
any defect due to His
kulli âfatin biqudsihi,
Holiness.
O the Self-Sufficient, the
yâ kâfy almuwsi ' u
Bestower upon His
limâ khalaqa min
créatures with the gifts of
* atâyâ fa d I i h i .
His favors.
O the Pufiried against yâ naqiyyu min kulli
any injustice that He does jawrin lam yardahu
not accept and that is not walam yukhâlithu
found in His deeds. fi ' âlahu,
O the All-tender; it is You yâ hannânu anta QS" C+k-*)j tíJbM C-JÎ jU?- b
Whose mercy covers ail alladhy wasi ' at kulla
things. shay'in rahmatuhu,
O the All-favorer, the
yâ mannânu dhâ
Lord of benevolence that
alihsâni qad ' amma
He spreads over ail the
alkhalâ'iqa minhu,
created beings.
O the Master of the
yâ dayyâna al ' ibâdi \juif\i>- ^jij ^3 Sb*)( òbí b
servants; everything
fakullun yaqûmu
stands in submission to
khâdi ' an lirahbatihi.
the fear of Him.
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O the Creator of ail those
yâ khâliqa man fy
in the heavens and the
alssamâwâti
layers of the earth;
walaradïna fakullun
everything shall be
ilayhi ma ' âduhu,
returned to Him.
O the All-beneficent and yâ rahmânu
the All-merciful to and warâhima kulli fer* D-^(*-^bÌ <^L^"j *-í
the Aide and the Shelter sarìkhin wamakrûbin
of ail seekers of aid and waghiyàthahu
ail aggrieved ones. wama ' àdhahu,
O the Upright; no
language can ever yâ bàrru falâ tasifu
describe the reality of the alalsunu kunha jalâli
majesty of His kingdom mulkihi wa ' izzihi. ífljfj aSjU J*>kí-
and might.
O the Originator of ail the
wayâ mubd'ia
création; in Your
albaràyà lam yabghi
création, You did not
fy inshâ'ihâ a'wânan
need assistants from
min khalqihi,
among Your créatures.
O the Knower of ail the
yâ * allàma alghuyùbi
unseen; the préservation
flâ yau 'uduhu min
of ail things does not tire
shay'in hifzuhu.
You.
O He Who shall restore to
lise ail that which He
yâ mu'ïdan mâ
terminâtes when the *ò\ j}j là) ÓU9Í b> 1*Uw b
afnâhu idhâ baraza
créatures will be
alkhalâ'iqu lida ' ûatihi
resurrected on account of
min makhâfatihi,
His call out of fear of
Him.
O the Forbearing, the yâ halïmu dhâ
Lord of leniency; nothing alanâati falâ shay'a
of Your créatures can ya'diluhu min
ever match You. khalqihi,
O He Whose deeds are
yâ mahmùda alfi ' âli
praiseworthy, the Lord of
dhâ almanni "alâ
favoring on ail Your
jamT" i khalqihi
créatures out of Your
bilutfihi,
kindness.
O the Almighty, the yâ * azîzu almanï' u
Invulnérable, the alghâlibu "alâ amrihi
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Dominant over ail affairs; sala shay'a ya'diluhu,
nothing can ever be
équivalent to You.
O the Overcomer, the yâ qâhiru dhâ
owner of strong grip; it is albatshi alshshadïdi
You Whose punishment anta alladhy lâ yutâqu .àíbîsïl Jliaj V <^JLÏt
is intolérable. antiqàmuhu.
O the All-exalted, the yâ muta ' âly alqarïbu ^sîjl jíp J Çjji\ JbúS b
Nigh in the élévation of fy ' uluwwi artifà ' i
Your nearness; dunuwwihi,
O the All-powerful, the yâ jabbâru
humiliating ail things by almudhallila kulli
the prevalence of His shay'in biqahri ' azîzi t<UlJaJU>> JjJP
almighty authority; sultânihi,
O the Light of ail things; yâ nGra kulli shay'in
it is You Whose light split anta alladhy falaqa
the darkness. alzzulumâti nGruhu,
O the Holy, the
yâ quddûsu alttâhiru tir* 'ò^'cn >âjl j"3^ b-
Wholesome against ail
min kulli shay'in walâ
things and nothing can
shay'a ya ' diluhu,
ever be His counterpart.
O the Nigh; the
Responding; and the yâ qarìbu almujïbu
Approaching very close almutadâny dûna kulli
that He has becomes the shay'in qurbahu,
nearest of ail things.
O the Elevated; the yâ " âly alshshâmikhu
Exalted in the heavens; fy alssamâ'i fawqa
whose highness has kulli shay'in ' uluwwu
overtopped ail things. artifâ ' ihi,
O the Wonderful Maker
of ail wonderful things; yâ badï' a albadâ'i ' i
and the Restorer of them wamu'ïdahâ ba'da
by His power aster they fanâ'ihâ biqudratihi.
vanish;
yâ jalîlu
O the Lofty; the All-great
almutakabbiru ' alâ
over ail things.
kulli shay'in,
Just are Your affairs, and
fal ' adlu amruhu
truthful are Your
walssidqu wa'duhu,
promises.
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yâ majïdu falâ
O the Glorious; even
yablughu al-awhâmu
delusions cannot attain
kulla thanà'ihi
ail Your praise and glory.
wamajdihi,
O the Noble in pardon yâ karïma al ' afûi
and justice; wal ' adli,
It is You Whose justice anta alladhy mala'a
has filled in everywhere. kulla shay'in ' adluhu,
O the Great; the Lord of
yâ ' azïmu dhâ
excellent praise, might,
alththanâ'i alfâkhiri
and magnitude; hence, 3 a
wal ' izzi walkibriyâ'i
Your might is never
falâ yudhallu ' izzuhu,
humbled.
0 the All-excellent;
ya 'ajïbu lâ tantiqu y b_
languages cannot express
alalsunu bikulli âlâ'ihi
ail Your bounties and
wathanâ'ihi. -^3 0^
praise.
asaluka yâ
1 beseech You; O my * * o ^# f-
mu'tamady ' inda
Reliance at ail griefs;
kulli kurbatin,
And my Aide at ail waghiyâthy "inda kulli
hardships, shiddatin.
(I beseech You) by thèse
names to grant me
bihdhihi alasmâ'i
security against the
amânan min "uqûbâti
punishments in this
alddunïâ walâkhirati.
worldly lise as well as the
Next Life.
And I beseech You to
wasaluka an tasrifa
rebuff from me by thèse
' anny bihinna kulla
Names ail things that are
sû'in wamakhGfin
evil, feared, and
wamahdhGrin,
jeopardized,
And to rebuff from me watasrifa ' anny
the sights of the absâra alzzalamati
wrongdoers who intend almurìdTna biya
evil to me— evil against alssCTa alladhy
which You have warned; nahayta ' anhu
And to rebuff from me wan tasrifa
their hearts and change qulûbahum min sharri
the evil that they conceal mâ yudmirûna ilâ
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in themselves into the khayri ma la
good that they do not yamlikûna,
have,
And none else has it save walâ yamlikuhu
You, O the All-generous. ghayruka yâ karimu.
allâhumma là takilny
refer me to myself,
ilâ nafsy fa ' jazu
because I will fail to
* anhâ,
manage it,
Or to the people, because walâ ilâ alnnâsi
they will reject me. fayarfudùnï,
And do not disappoint me walâ tukhayyibny
while I am pleasing You, wanâ arjùka
And do not torture me walâ tu ' adhdhibny
while I am praying You. wanâ ad ' uwka,
O Allah: I am praying allâhumma inny
You as You ordered me to ad' uwka kamâ
do, amartanï,
So, (please) answer me as fajibniy kamâ
í^jjíj US* (jj-ífts
You promised me to do. wa ' adtanï,
O Allah: (please) make
allâhumma ij'al
the best of my lifetime be
khayra ' umry mâ
that which is near to my
waliya ajalî.
death.
0 Allah: (please) do not allâhumma lâ
change my body, tughayyir jasidï,
And do not stop adding
to my shares (from Your walâ tursil hazzî.
favors)
And do not cause harm to
wala tasu ' sadïqï,
my friend.
1 seek Your protection a ' Gdhu bika min
against deadly diseases, saqamin musri ' in,
And against harsh
wafaqrin muqri ' in,
poverty,
And against humiliation wamina aldhdhulli
and bad company. wab'isa alkhilli,
O Allah: (please) allâhumma salli qalby
entertain my heart * an kulli shay'in lâ
against all things that atazawwaduhu ilayka,
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cannot act as my
provision to You,
And thaï cannot avail me
wala antafi ' u bihi
on the day when I will
yawma alqâka,
meet You,
min halàlin aw
Be it légal or illégal,
haràmin,
thumma a'tiny
And then (please) grant
quwwatan ' alayhi
me power over it as well
wa ' izzan
as mighty, contentment,
waqanâ ' atan
révulsion of it, and Your
wamaqtan lahu
satisfaction with it.
waridâka fini,
those who show mercy; alrrâhimïna.
O Allah: ail praise be to allâhumma Ika
You for Your abundant alhamdu ' alâ
gifts. * atâyâka aljazïlati,
And ail praise be to you walaka alhamdu 'alâ
for Your uninterrupted minanika
favors, almutawâtirati
âllaty bihâ dâfa'ta
By which You have saved
' anny makâriha
me from adverse matters,
alaumûri,
And through which You
have bestowed upon me wabihâ âtaytany
with the donations of mawâhiba alssurûri,
pleasure,
Although I persisted in ma ' a tamâdiyyi fy
carelessness, alghaflati,
And I kept some wamâ baqiya fiyya
hardheartedness; mina alqasùati,
Nevertheless, ail such
falam yamna ' ka
deeds of mine did not
dhlika min fi ' ly an
stop You from pardoning
' afawta ' annï,
me,
wasatarta dhlika
And covering that,
* alayya
And allowing me to wasawwaghtany mâ
dispose with Your fy yady min ni'amika,
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bounties that are at my
hand,
And continuing in doing wataba'ta ' alayya
good to me, min ihsânika,
And overlooking the ill wasafahta ly 'an
deeds of which I qabïhi mâ afdayta bihi
confessed to You, ilayka,
And my violations of
wantahaktahu min
doing acts of
ma ' àsïka.
disobedience to You.
allâhumma inny
O Allah: I beseech You by
asaluka bikulli asmin
every Name that is Yours,
huwa laka
And due to which it
yahiqqu ' alayka fini
becomes incumbent upon
ijàbata alddu ' â'i idhâ
You to respond to those
diTïta bihi,
who pray You by it,
And I beseech You in the
wasaluka bikulli dhy
name of all those who
haqqin ' alayka,
enjoy a right with You
And in the name of Your
wabihaqqika "alâ
duties that are incumbent
jamï' i man huwa
upon all those who are
dûnaka,
less than You are,
Muhammad, Your muhammadin 'abdika
servant and Your warasuwlika wa'alâ
Messenger, and upon his âlihi,
Household;
And as for anyone who
waman arâdany
intends evil to me,
bisCTin fakhudh
(please) have control on
bisam'ihi wabasarihi
his hearing and sight
And before him and wamin bayna yadayhi
JbQtJlté- °y>$ ÚJj °y>j
behind him wamin khalf'ihi
And from his right side wa'an yamïnihi
iJLs-ài jrh*î °cí^"3
and from his left side, wa'an shimâlihi
And (please) prevent him wamna ' hu minny
from harming me bihawlika
through Your might and waquwwatika.
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Your power.
O He with Whom there is
ya man laysa ma'ahu
no other lord to be
rabbun yud ' à,
prayed;
O He above Whom there wayâ man laysa
is no other creator to be fawqahu khâliqun íisi^ j*41 ù* bJ
feared; yukhshâ,
O He other than Whom
wayâ man laysa
there is no god to be JÉj aS\ AÍji jJJ °y bj
dûnahu ilahun yuttaqâ
feared;
O He Who has no
wayâ man laysa lahu
assistant that may be
wazîrun yuu 'tâ,
seen first;
O He Who has no janitor wayâ man laysa lahu
that may be bribed; hâjibun yurshâ,
O He Who has no
wayâ man laysa lahu
doorkeeper that may be
bawwâbun yunâdâ,
called;
O He Whose abundant
wayâ man lâ yazdâdu
gifting increases him ^da*J( Vjè\Js- ábjj V bj
' alâ kathrati al ' atâ'i
nothing but more
illâ karaman
generosity and more
wajuwdan,
magnanimity;
And the flow of sinning
wa ' alâ tatâbu ' i
(of His servants)
aldhdhunGbi illâ
increases him nothing
maghfiratan tljipj
but forgiveness and
wa ' afûan,
pardon.
(please) send blessings
sal I i 'alâ
muhammadin wali JUÁi Jïj JuÀi
Household of
muhammadin
Muhammad,
And do to me that which was al by mâ anta
befits You, ahluhu,
And do not do to me that walâ tas al by mâ
tdial b( U ^ yúú
which I deserve, anâ ahluhu,
For You are the worthiest
Fa'innak ahlu alttaqwâ
of being feared and the
wa-ahlu almaghfirati.
worthiest of forgiving.
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DU A' YA-MAFZA I
Seventh: It is recommended to say the following supplication, which is considérée!
the shortest supplications of the last hours of Ramadan nights. It is also mentioned
in the book of Iqbâl al-A "mal:
O my Safe haven at ya mafza ' y ' inda
grievances! kurbatï
wa yâ ghawthy "inda
0 my Aide at hardships!
shiddatî
To You do I turn, ilayka fazi 'tu
And Your help do I seek, wa bika istaghathtu

And with You do I take
wa bika ludhtu
refuge,
1 seek refuge with none
lâ alûdhu bisiwâka íÙY^j ijfí *i
save You;
And I beseech none for wa lâ atlubu alfaraja
relief save You, illâ minka
So, (please) come to my
fa-aghithny wa farrij
help and free me from
' annï
cares.
O He Who accept even yâ man yaqbalu
the least efforts aliyasïra
And excuses the much wa ya ' fû ' ani
wrongdoing: alkathïri
(please do) accept my
iqbal minny aliyasïra
little effort
And excuse my much
wa'fu ' annï alkathïra
wrongdoing,
Verily, You are the Oft-
innaka anta alghafûru
forgiving, Merciful
alrrahïmu
(Lord).
0 Allah: I ask for the allâhumma innï ìj jXú uuj] dlíLÍ J\
faith with which You may as'aluka 'ïmânan
fill in my heart tubàshiru bihi qalbï
And for certitude so that
wa yaqïnan hattâ
1 shall always know that JÂ. jtí*t Já- Uâjj
a ' lama annhu lan
nothing will afflict me
yusïbany illâ mâ
save what You have
katabta lï
ordained for me.
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And (please) make me
wa raddiny mina
feel satisfied with the
al ' ayshi bimâ
living that You decide for
qasamta IT
me;
O my means at times of
yâ ' uddaty fi kurbatï
agonies,
O my companion at times wa yâ sâhiby fi
of hardships, shiddatî
O the Source of my all wa yâ waliyyiy fi
bounties, ni ' matï
O my ultimate goal
wa yâ ghâiyaty fi
whenever I desire for
raghbatï
something,
It is You Who is the
anta alssâtiru ' awratï
concealer of my defects,
And it is You Who
secures me at times of wal-aminu raw" atï
horror,
And it is You Who
wal-muqïlu ' athratï
overlooks my slips,
So, (please do) forgive
faghfir IT khatï'atï
my sin,
Eighth: As mentioned in the book of Iqbâl al-A"mâl, it is recommended to recite
the following invocation of glorifying Almighty Allah (tasblhât):
Glory be to Him Who
is aware of what the subhâna man ya'lamu
hearts and minds jawâriha alqulGbi!
strive to obtain!
Glory be to Him Who
subhana man yuhsy
knows the exact count
' adada aldhdhunûbi!
of the sins!
Glory be to Him from subhâna man lâ yakhfâ
whose view nothing in ' alayhi khâfiyatun fi
the heavens and the alssamâwâti wal-
earths is concealed! aradîna!
Glory be to the Loving subhâna alrrabbi

Lord! alwadudi!
Glory be to the , ._ ,, ,. , ■ ,, .<,,'.,,.,
. subhana alfardi alwitn! ! yaJI obild
Unique Single! *'
Glory be to the subhana al ' azïmi
! JàpVl ^èíi\ i>\álL>
Greatest Great! ala'zami!
Glory be to Him Who
does not transgress .,_ ,_ ya . tady
^ , \k\ <s**
\í ^"r^-
Lcx£ú S2 J-*
°, » >'^~° '■>
& subhana man la cP"
against the . ._ ... . . .....
. , , .
inhabitants of^,his
. ala ahli mamlakatini! i,„?\"
!Û*
Kingdom!
Glory be to Him Who
does not bring down , ._ ,_ -> „4 >
any kind of SUbbana ma" la J>J* >! V &
. yu akhidhu ahla alardi
punishment upon the bj_a|w_nj a|-adh§bi, ly0áll Jljll
inhabitants of the
earth!
Glory be to the Kind subhâna alhannâni . e. . tl < „,
_ IJuUJl OU^tll Ol^tlij
Compassionate! almannani!
Glory be to the Oft- subhana alrra ' ûfi . .
Forgiving Merciful! alrrahïmi! ' -"-^
Glory be to the , , _
„ . , subhana ahabban , , , ,, {l/ ,.
Omnipotent, the All- ' .. _ !a(#J( sLj-JI obiJc
aljawadi! --^ V
magnanimous!
Glory be to the , , _ ,. . .
_ . . , subhana alkanmi ., , >. { „,
Indulgent, the ,. ,. ., 'i**^1' irtAJ'
.. . alhalimi! ™ '
Liberal!
Glory be to the subhâna albasïrï
J'&tLL)
Discerning, the Wise! aTalTmi!
Glory be to the , ._
i n subhana albasin ,
Comprehending,
r 0 the , _ ....1!
alwasi !*-j(aJ(
y' y_aJ( obt~c
All-Wise!
Glory be to Allah at subhâna allâhi " alâ ( ^ - ^ ^
the time of Daybreak! iqbali alnnahari! ' '
Glory be to Allah at subhana allahi "ala
the time of sunset! idbàri alnnahâri
Glory be to Allah in
the zero hours of the subhâna allâhi ' alâ jjjjt ^jjt
departing night and in idbâri allayli wa iqbâli
the twilight of the alnnahâri J^ìj
dawning day!
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For Him alone is the
wa lahu alhamdu wal-
praise, might,
majdu wal-'azamatu
greatness and
wal-kibryà'u
omnipotence,
with every breath and
ma'a kulli nafasin wa
every twinkle of an Cp- ^
kulli tarfati ' aynin
eye,
and every moment is
already registered in wa kulli lamhatin sabaqa
His all embracing fi ' ilmihi
awareness.
Glory be to You for
subhanaka miPa ma
the infinite range that
ahsâ kitâbuka
covers Your Book!
Glory be to You—
Glory that is equal to subhanaka zinata
the measure of Your * arshika
Throne!
Glory be to You! Glory
subhanaka subhanaka
be to You! Glory be to éJj\^tM> éXiîUx
subhanaka!
You!
It is worth mentioning that scholars have confirmed that the intention (niyyah) of
fasting should be preferably declared after the sahar meal. It is also permissible to
intend fasting at any hour of the night. It is sufficient, for the achievement of
intention, to intend to observe fasting the next day for the sake of Almighty Allah
and to abstain from having or doing any of the things or acts that break the fast. It
is also highly recommended not to neglect the famous Salât al-Layl (Night Prayer)
and not to neglect the night worship.
RECOMMENDED ACTS ON RAMADAN DAYS

The acts that ought to be advisably done on the days of Ramadan are as follows:
First: It is recommended to say the following supplication that is mentioned by
Shaykh al-Tusiy and Sayyid Ibn Tawus:
O Allah: this is the month allâhumma hâdhâ
of Ramadan shahru ramadàna
in which You revealed the alladhy anzalta fihi
Qur'ân, alqur'âna
a guidance for
hudan lilnnâsi wa
humankind and clear bayyinâtin mina
proofs of true guidance alhudà wal-furqâni
and distinction (between
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the right and the wrong)
This is the month of wa hadha shahru
observing fasting, alssiyâmi
this is the month of acts wa hâdhâ shahru
of worship, alqiyàmi
This the month of
wa hâdhâ shahru al-
turning to You (in
inâbati
penitence),
This is the month of wa hâdhâ shahru
repentance, alttawbati
wa hâdhâ shahru
This is the month of
almaghfirati wal-
forgiveness and mercy, rrahmati
This is the moth of wa hâdhâ shahru j^ûJlj jUI lyt (J-*)! j$Ji> (JLaJ
release from Hellfire and al ' itqi mina alnnâri
winning Paradise, wal-fawzi biljannati
This is the month in
wa hâdhâ shahrun fihi
which there is the Grand jjiJt lili liaj
laylatu alqadri
Night
Which is better than one allaty hiya khayrun
thousand months. mina alfi shahrin
allâhumma fasalli 'alâ Jïj jJ^J> (^Jp ^3
Muhammad and the
muhammadin wa âli
Muhammad
And help me observe
wa a ' innï ' alâ sïâmihi
fasting and do acts of
wa qiyâmihi
worship during it,
And keep it upright for
wa sallimhu lï wa
me, and keep me safe
sallimny fihi
during it,
And help me observe it wa a ' innï ' alayhi bi-a
with the best of Your help fdali ' awnika
And make me succeed in
wa waffqny fihi
doing acts of obedience
litâ * atika wa tâ ' ati
to You and to Your rasGlika wa awliyâ'ika
Prophet and Your sallâ allâhu ' alayhim
intimate servants upon
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whom be Your blessings,
And make me dévote
wa farrighny fîhi
myself to acts of worship
li " ibâdatika wa
to You, to praying You,
du'à'ika wa tilâwati
and to reciting Your kitâbika
Book,
And increase its blessings wa a'zim lï fîhi
for me albarakata
And confer upon me with wa ahsin IT fîhi
good health during it, al * âfiyata
And make my body
wa asihha fîhi badanî
healthy during it,
And expand my
wa awsi ' fîhi rizqî
sustenance during it,
And save me from
wakfiny fîhi mâ
whatever aggrieves me
ahammanî
during it,
And respond to my
wâstajib fîhi du ' à'y
prayers during it,
And make me attain my wa ballighny fîhi
hope during it. rajà'y
allâhumma salir alâ JTj xJ^J> í*. *\_j> l_|ÌJí
Muhammad and the
muhammadin wa âli
Muhammad,
And remove from me wa adhhib ' annî fîhi
during it drowsiness, and alnn ' âsa wal-kasala
lethargy, and laziness, wal-ssa'mata
And weariness, and
wal-fatrata wal-
hardheartedness, and
qaswata wal-ghaflata íàjd\j SJÍÁJlj âjUihj ìj-j>}\j
inattentiveness, and
wal-ghirrata
carelessness.
And put aside from me
wa jannibny fîhi al-
during it illnesses and
* ilala wal-asqâma
sicknesses
And grievances and wal-humûma wal-
sorrows ahzâna
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And ailments and wal-a * rada wal-
diseases amràda
a ' râda wal-amrâda
And wrongdoings and
wal-khatâyâ wal-
sins. dhdhunûba
And send away from me
wasrif ' annï fîhi
during it evil and
alssû'a wal-fahshâ'a
indecency
And fatigue and ordeals wal-jahda wal-balâ'a
And tiredness and wal-tta * aba wal-
suffering. * anâ'a
Verily, You are the innaka samï' u
Hearer of prayers. alddu ' à'i
allâhumma salli ' alâ jïj jJ^û> ^j-Áí. ^> ^-4l)i
Muhammad and the
muhammadin wa âli
Household of
muhammadin
Muhammad
And protect me during it wa a ' idhny fîhi mina
from Satan the cursed alshshaytâni alrrajïmi
And from his sting and wa hamzihi wa lamzihi
from his slander and wa nafthihi wa AjkJúj AÏÀjj íj-ilj 9J"*"*Ì
from his devilry nafkhihi
And from his evil
inspirations and from his wa waswasatihi wa
frustration and from his tathbïtihi wa batshihi
obstinacy and from his wa kaydihi
trickeries
And from his déceptions wa makrihi wa
and from his traps and habà'ilihi wa
A^jUlj aAjU^j û^*J
from his scams and from khuda ' ihi wa
his false hopes, amàniyyihi
And from his vanities,
wa ghurGrihi wa
and from his séductions,
fitnatihi wa sharakihi 4j(J£4j ì^jmì^ As.:~3a 9_ï3j^"3
and from his ruses, and
wa ahzâbihi
from his allies,
And from his followers wa atbâ ' ihi wa
and from his fans and ashïà ' ihi wa awlïà'ihi dJlSjJjj AjtlliMj APUjIj
from his supporters and wa shurakâ'ihi
from his partners,

And from ail his snares. wa jamT" i maka'idihi
0 Allah: (please do) bless
allâhumma salli ' alâ Jïj jU4Íli
Muhammad and the
muhammadin wa âli
Household of
muhammadin
Muhammad
And bestow upon us with
warzuqnà qiyâmahu
the observance of fasting
wa siyâmahu
and acts of worship
And attainment of our
hopes during it and by wa bulûgha alamali
means of doing acts of fîhi wa fî qiyâmihi
worship in it,
And accomplishment of
wastikmâla mâ
that which brings about
yurdïka ' annï
Your pleasure,
By means of
steadfastness and acting sabran wâhtisâban wa
for Your sake and faith 'ïmànan wa yaqïnan
and certitude,
And then admit ail that thumma taqabbal dju> p
from me with manifold dhalika minny
rewards, bilad'âfi alkathïrati
And great gifts, wal-ajri al * azïmi
0 the Lord of the worlds. yâ rabba al ' âlamïna

0 Allah: (please do) bless
allâhumma salli ' alâ jïj ju4iii
Muhammad and the
muhammadin wa âli
Household of
muhammadin
Muhammad
And grant me (the
warzuqny alhajj wal-
opportunity to undergo)
Hajj and vUmrah, ' umrata
And hard work and

wal-jidda wal-âjtihâda
painstaking
wal-quwwata wal-
And power and activity
nnashâta
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And turning to You and wal-inabata wal-

repentance ttawbata
And success and seeking wal-ttawfîqa wal-
Your nearness qurbata
And admitted good-doing wal-khayra almaqbûla
and désire (for You) and wal-rraghbata wal- %JQ\j AÍèJhj JjiiiJl jé^^ì
fear (from You) rrahbata
And submission (to You) wal-ttadarru ' a wal-
and meekness khushG ' a
And tenderness and wal-rriqqata wal-
sincère intention, nniyyata alssâdiqata
And truthfulness wa sidqa allisàni
And dread from You wal-wajala minka
And hoping for You wal-rrajâ'a laka

wal-ttawakkula
And reliance upon You
' alayka
And having trust in You wal-ththiqata bika
And abstention from
committing that which wal-wara'a "an
You have deemed mahârimika
unlawful
Along with décent
ma ' a sâlihi alqawli
speaking,
And admitted efforts wa maqbûli alssa'yi
And elevated deeds wa marfG ' i aT amali

wa mustajâbi
And responded prayers.
aldda ' wait
And do not let anything wa lâ tahul bayny wa ò-î ìlr* t)-^
to intervene between me bayna shay'in min
and any of thèse matters, dhalika
Such as an accidentai bi'aradin wa lâ
event or disease maradin
wa lâ hammin wa lâ
Or grief or unhappiness j£ Vj fi Vj
ghammin
Or ailment or advertence wa lâ suqmin wa lâ
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or oblivion; ghaflatin wa la
nisyânin
Rather (help me do ail
thaï) with observance bal biltta' âhudi wal-
and carefulness to You ttahaffuzi laka wa fîka
and for Your sake
And adhérence to that
which is incumbent upon
wal-rri ' âiyati íìj4*j çiijiij dJi-LàJ S-Ji*jiij
me toward You and
lihaqqika wal-wafâ'i
fulfillment of my
bi'ahdika wa wa'dika
covenant and promise to
You
(let ail that be) out of
Your mercy, O the most birahmatika ya
Merciful of ail those who arhama alrràhimïna
show mercy.
allâhumma salli 'alâ Jìj3 i
Muhammad and the
muhammadin wa âli
Household of
muhammadin
Muhammad,
And décidé for me during
wâqsim IT fîhi afdala
this month the best of
mâ taqsimuhu
that which You décidé for
li ' ibâdika alssàlihïna
And give me during it the
most favorable of that wa a'tiny fîhi afdala
which You give to Your mâ tu ' ty awlyâ'aka
intimate, favorite almuqarrbïna
servants;
Such as mercy, mina alrrahmati wal- j^_?cJ|j Sj-flïuJlj 4_i?-jj| j_a
forgiveness, kindness, maghfirati wal-
responding (of prayers) ttahannuni wal-ijâbati
wal-'afùi wal- a
Pardon, perpétuai maghfirati alddâ'imati Wî 3&v3
forgiveness, good health,
wal-'afiyati wal-
continuous wellbeing, mu' âfati
Release from Hellfire, wal- * itqi mina alnnari
winning Paradise, wal-fawzi biljannati
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And the goodness of this
wa khayri alddunya
worldly life and the Next
wal-àkhirati
World.
allâhumma salli ' alâ
Muhammad and the
muhammadin wa âli
Household of
muhammadin
Muhammad,
And cause my prayers
waj'al du'âiy fihi
during this month to dOj 4-9 J>\*i
ilayka wàsilan
reach You,
And cause Your mercy wa rahmataka wa
and goodness during it to khayraka ilayy fihi íHjÚ 4-9 Q\ dliii-jj
reach me, nàzilan
And cause my deed to be wa ' amaly fihi
íÌ^JLÁ 4-9 JtiS-j
accepted (by You) maqbGlan
And cause my efforts
wa sa 'ïy fihi
during it to be tijjS\-iw» 4-9
mashkûran
praiseworthy
And cause my sins during wa dhanby fihi
4-9 j^jjij
it to be forgiven maghfGran
So that my share (of Your
hattâ yakùna nasïby
awards) shall be the most i'jS 4-9 ^gj-tfi ùjpJ ^Já-
fihi alakthara
abundant,
And my portion to be the
wa hazzy fihi alawfara
most copious.
allâhumma salli ' alâ jïj jJ^û> ^j-Áí. ^> ^-4l)i
Muhammad and the
muhammadin wa âli
Household of
muhammadin
Muhammad,
And guide me to observe
waffiqny fihi lilaylati
the Grand Night jJÌJI aJLLIS 4-9 (-5jÌ9jj
alqadri
adequately,
Being on the most
' alâ afdali hâlin
favorable and most
tuhibb an yakûna
pleased state that You
* alayhâ ahadun min
would like to notice from
awliyâ'ika wa ardâhâ
any of Your intimate laka
servants,
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And then décidé it to be thumm aj' alhâ IT
better for me thaï one khayran min alfi
thousand months, shahrin
And confer upon me
during this night the best
conferrals thaï You ever ma razaqta ahadan
confer upon anyone mimmn ballaghtahu iiijSÍJ Látíj iJjôú jJL*
whom You guide to attain iyyâhâ wa akramtahu
it and whom You honor biha
during it,
And include me in it with waj' alny fîhâ min
those whom You release ' utaqâ'ika min
from Hell, jahannama
And whom You manumit wa tulaqâ'ika mina
from Hellfire alnnàri
And with those of Your
créatures who are happy wa su'adâ'i khalqika
due to Your forgiveness bimaghfiratika wa
and satisfaction (that ridwànika
reach them),
allàhumma salli ' alâ Jïj
Muhammad and the
muhammadin wa âli
Household of
muhammadin
Muhammad,
And grant us during this warzuqnà fî shahrinâ
month with hard working hâdhâ aljidda wal-
and painstaking ijtihâda
And power and wal-quwwata wal-
activeness nnashâta
And whatever You like wa mâ tuhibbu wa
and please. tarda
allàhumma rabba
O Allah; the Lord of the jJii JlJj j-^' 4*3
alfajri wa layâlin
Dawn, the Ten Nights,
* ashrin wal-shshf ' i
the Even and the Odd; wal-watri
And the Lord of the wa rabba shahri
month of Ramadan and ramadàna wa mâ
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the Qur'an that You have anzalta fîhi mina
revealed during it, alqur'àni
And the Lord of
wa rabba jabrâHa wa
(Archangels) Gabriel,
mïkâ'ïla wa isrâfîla wa
Michael, Isrâfîl, and
' izràHa
'Izrâ'ïl,
As well as ail the Favorite wa jarnï' i almalâ'ikati
Angels, almuqarrabïna
And the Lord of
wa rabba ibrâhïma wa
(Prophets) Abraham and
ismâ'Tla
Ishmael
wa ishâqa wa &0 ' 0
And Isaac and Jacob,
ya ' qGba
And the Lord of Moses wa rabba mùsà wa
and Jésus, 'Tsâ
As well as ail the wa jamï' i
Prophets and the alnnabiyyïna wal-
Messengers, mursalïna
And the Lord of wa rabba
Muhammad, the seal of muhammadin khâtami
the Prophets, alnnabiyyïna
May Your blessings be salawâtuka ' alayhi
upon him and upon them wa 'alayhim
ail, ajma'ïna
wa as'aluka bihaqqika fóâájj éXÌû. éiÍLJj
name of their duty
' alayhim wa
toward You Your duty
bihaqqihim "alayka
toward them,
And in the name of the
wa bihaqqika arazïmi
great duty toward You
lammâ sallayta
that You may bless him
' alayhi wa âlihi wa
and his Household and ' alayhim ajma 'ïna
ail of them,
And that You may take a wa nazarta ilayya
merciful look at me, nazratan rahïmatan
Due to which You be tarda bihâ ' annì
pleased to me so ridan lâ sakhata
' alayya ba ' dahu í\Jj\ iJjú
perfectly that You never
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be irate with me after abadan
that,
And You may grant me wa a'taytany jamï'a Jjj, ^£^Y5
all my requests, desires, su 'IT wa raghbaty wa " ,
hopes, and needs, a'umniyaty wa iradatï
And You may ward off
wa sarafta ' annï mâ
me all that which I
akrahu wa ahdharu
despise and try to avoid,
And all that which I fear akhâfu • alâ nafsy ^ Mi CJ-^ L5~^ ^^íj
wa
for myself and all that
wa ma la akhafu
which I do not fear,
And do the same to my
wa " an ahly wa malT JU>j
family members, my
wa ikhwàny wa
property, my brethren dhurrïyyatï -lSO^J
and my offspring.
O Allah: to You are we allâhumma ilayka
running from our sins; so fararnà min ÚjU \l>J>i °y> éXS\ jj^lil
(please do) shelter us as dhunûbinà faâûinâ
we are repentant, tâ'i bïna
And accept our
wa tub ' alaynâ
repentance as we are
mustaghfirïna
seeking Your forgiveness,
And forgive us as we are waghfir lanâ
seeking Your protection, muta ' awwidhïna
And protect us as we are wa a ' idhnâ
seeking Your aid, mustajïrìna
And aid us as we are wa ajirnâ
surrendering to You, mustaslimïna
And never disappoint us wa lâ takhdhulnâ
as we are fearful of You, ràhibïna
And secure us as we are
wa âminnâ ràghibïna
desiring for You,
And accept our
intercession as we are wa shaffi ' na sa'ilïna
begging You,
And grant us (what we wa a'tinâ innaka Ljjì ÇIPJJI Ukpfj
hope) as You are verily samï' u alddu ' â'i
the Hearer of prayers, the qrìbun mujïbun
Nigh, and the

Responding.
O Allah: Yo u are my Lord allâhumma anta rabby v- _ , ,
and I am Your servant, wa ana 'abduka J ^ ~
And it is conventional
wa ahaqqu man sa- ,„ >,,. -,í, » , - , í
that a servant begs
0 from , al abdu
ala , , rabbahu
,, , <u3J X«JI JL*> ^ JÛ
^ J
his Lord,
And ail Your servants
have never begged wa lam yas'ali Lojí'iJLÍio Sl4*)t JÎ_LJ lij
anyone who is as aT ibâdu mithlaka
generous and karaman wa jùdan ^yrj
magnanimous as You are.
O the center of the _ , . , . _
ya mawdi a shaku , , >- , „,
complaints
* 01 the ,
alssa ilma t/_LLJ(
tr" íjí^ja %^>v> y
beseechers;
O the ultimate goal of the wa yâ muntahâ hâjati , . ,,,
needs of the desirers, alrraghibina u*r- -r . 1^-
O the Aide of the seekers wa ya ghiyatha
ofaid, almustaghïthïna
O the Responding to the _ . . .
wa ya mujiba da wati -. . . ., , ,
prayers of the distressed , „ . t.vJajaJI aáps yï
almudtamna ^ . -,
ones,
O the Shelter of the wa yâ malja'a
fugitives, alhàribïna
O the Helper of the wa yâ sarïkha -
seekers ofhelp, almustasrikhma "v
O the Lord of the wa ya rabba

enfeebled ones, almustad ' afîna
O the Reliever of the
wa ya kashifa karbi v ,
grievances
0 of the , , ...
almakrubma t^ja-SUJi
*-^-r- t-»jS
^ - U
aggrieved ones,
O the Releaser of the wa yâ fârija hammi , . . „„ „ ^
agonies of the sad ones, almahmûmïna 'ùî*^ (►* £_J -J
O the Reliever of the wa yâ kâshifa alkarbi

iç~àíi\ opOl uLìlS yj
enormous calamities; aTazími
O Allah; O the All-
beneficent; O the Ail- ya
y allahu
- yau- rahmnu .
(Wrj Ç, <V*-J
, , Ç Ç
ya rahimu \ 'J ^ J
merciful;
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O the most Merciful of ail ya arhama
those who show mercy: alrràhimïna
(please) bless
salli 'alâ
Muhammad and the
muhammadin wa âli XÁS>Û> JÏJ jUàì *^Cp
Household of
muhammadin
Muhammad,
And forgive my sins and waghfir IT dhunûby wa
ls*#Ì tjj* J &v3
my defects, * uyùby
And my offenses and my
wa isâ'aty wa zulmy
wrongdoing and my LSÍ>Ì Lff^J LSTÎÍ
wa jurmy
félonies
And my extravagance in
wa isrâfî ' alâ nafsî
my affairs,
And (please) grant me
warzuqny min fadlika
out of Your favors and
wa rahmatika
mercy,
For none possess thèse fa'innhu lâ yamlikuhâ
save You, ghayruka
And (please) pardon me wâ'fu "annï
And forgive ail my past waghfir IT kull mâ Cri càÍ— i_í '^1 j-áèlj
sins salafa min dhunGbï >'.
And save me from

wâ ' simny fïrnà 0 0 -s.s' 0 0
sinning in the rest of my
baqiya min ' umrì
lifetime,
And cover me as well as wâstur ' alayya wa
my parents, * alâ wâlidayya
wa walady wa
And my children and my
qaràbaty wa ahli ^jT gí!Á ^33
relatives and my friends, huzânaty
And ail those who relate wa man kâna minny
to me from the believing bisabïlin mina
men and women in this almu 'minïna wal-
worldly lise and the lise mu 'minâti fi alddunyâ
to come, wal-àkhirati
For ail that is managed fa'inna dhalika kullhu
by You alone biyadika
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And You are verily the wa anta wasi ' u
Libéral in forgiving, almaghfi rati
So, please my Master: do falâ tukhayybny yâ
not disappoint me, sayyidï
And do not reject my
wa lâ tarudda du'àiy
prayer and do not let me
wa lâ yady ilâ nahry
down,
But please do ail that to
hattà tas" ala dhalika ç+piij ^ tUJi Jí*
me and respond to my in
by wa tastajïba IT
ail that which I have
jamT" a mâ sa'altuka
asked from You,
And increase Your wa tazïdany min
favoring upon me, fadlika
Because You verily have fa'innaka 'alà kulli
power over ail things, shay'in qadïrun
wa nahnu ilayka
And for You do we désire.
ràghibûna
0 Allah: Yours are the allâhumma laka
Most Excellent Names alasmâ'u alhusnâ
And the Most Elevated
wal-amthâlu al ' ulyâ
Examples,
And every greatness and
wal-kibriyà'u wal-âlâ'u
ail bounties.
1 thus beseech You by
as'aluka bismika:
Your Name:
bismi allâhi alrrahmàn
All-beneficent, the All-
alrrahïmi
merciful;
If you have decided at in kunta qadayta fi
this night, hadhihi allaylati
During which the angels
tanazzala almalâ'ikati
and the Holy Spirit are
wal-rrGhi fîhà
allowed to descend,
That You may bless
an tusalliya ' alâ
Muhammad and the
muhammadin wa âli
Household of
muhammadin
Muhammad,
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And You may add my
wa an taj' ala ismy fi
name to the (list of the)
alss' ada'i
happy ones,
And add my soul to the wa rûhy ma'a
martyrs, alshshuhada'i
And elevate my good
wa ihsàny fi ' illiyyïna
doings exaltedly
And decide my ill deeds wa isâ'aty
to be forgiven, maghfû ratan
And that You grant me wa an tahaba IT
conviction with which yaqïnan tubàshiru bihi
You fill in my heart, qalbî
And grant me faith free wa 'ïmânan lâ
of doubt, yashùbuhu shakkun
And grant me satisfaction
wa ridan bimâ
with that which You
qasamta IT
decide for me,
And grant me good in wa âtiny fî alddunyâ
this worldly life and good hasanatan wa fî
in the Next World alâkhirati hasanatan
And save me from the wa qiny ' adhâba
tjlÍJl CjÙs- ^Jàj
Fire of Hell. alnnàri
wa in lam takun oJLa ^jj> ô! ''fi*1 j-^j ùjj
And if You have not
qadayta fî hadhihi
decided at this night,
allaylati
During which the angels
tanazzala almalâ'ikati
and the Holy Spirit are
wal-rrûhi fîhâ
allowed to descend,
Then (please) postpone
fa-akhkhrny ilâ
Your decisions about me
dhalika
to that night,
And confer upon me
during it with reference warzuqny fîha
to You and showing dhikraka wa shukraka
gratitude to You,
And doing acts of
wa ta'ataka wa husna
obedience to You and ' ibâdatika
worshipping You in the
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best manner;
And (please) bless
wa salli 'alà
Muhammad and the
muhammadin wa âli
Muhammad,
With Your most favorable
blessings, O the most bi-afdali salawatika ya i—?-jî LJ (iJUíjJ— J—Ijaàb
Merciful of ail those who arhama alrrâhimïna
show mercy.
O the Unique, O the > y , f,\ ,
ya ahadu ya samadu .U~? b b
Besought of ail;
O the Lord of yâ rabba
Muhammad muhammadin
(please) revenge on this
ighdabi aliyawma
day for Muhammad and
limuhammadin wa
for the pious ones from
liabràrï ' itratihi
his offspring,
And eradicate ail of their wâqtul a ' dâ'ahum
enemies, badadan
And put them ail under
wa ahsihim ' adadan
Your reprimand
And do not leave anyone wa là tada' ' alâ rêk J*°hs j& %
of them to live on this zahri alardi minhum
earth, ahadan
wa lâ taghfir lahum
And never forgive them.
abadan
O the most excellent
yâ hasana alssuhbati
Companion;
O the Heir of the yâ khalïfata
Prophets alnnabiyyïna
You are verily the most
anta arhamu
alrrâhimïna
show mercy,
The Commencer, the
albadP albadï" u
brilliant Maker,
alladhy laysa
There is none like You
kamithlika shay'un
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And You are the Eternal
wal-dda'imu ghayru
Who never omits
alghàfili
anything,
And You are the Ever- wal-hayyu alladhy là
living Who never dies, yamGtu
On each day, You have a anta kulla yawmin fi
certain state; sha'nin
You are the Heir of anta khalTfatu
íJJÍPtji 4jLb>- Cil
Muhammad, muhammadin
And the Supporter of
wa nàsiru muhmmdin
Muhammad,
And the Selector of wa mufaddilu
Muhammad muhammadin
I beseech You to give as'aluka an tansura
victory to the successor wa siyy muhammadin
and representative of wa khalïfata
The Imam who shall
appear with justice wal-qà'ima bilqisti min
among the successors of awsyà'i muhammadin
Muhammad,
May Your blessings be
salawatuka ' alayhi
upon him and upon
wa ' alayhim
them,
(please) turn Your victory
i'tif ' alayhim nasraka íÙ'jLsù U&Pt
toward them,
0 He but Whom there is
yâ là ilàha illà anta
no god
1 beseech You in the
bihaqqi là ilàha illà
name of that there is no
anta
god but You,
(please do) bless
salli 'alà
Muhammad and the
muhammadin wa àli
Household of
muhammadin
Muhammad,
And allow me to join
waj'alny ma'ahum fi
them in this worldly life
alddunyà wal-àkhirati
as well as the Next World
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And allow all my affairs waj'al ' âqibata amry éXiYjû- igy>\ Í3\s- lj*sr\j
to end up with Your ilâ ghufrànika wa
forgiveness and mercy, rahmatika
O my Master: You have wa kadhalika nasabta U dJL^j áJUiSj
ascribed the feature of nafsaka yâsayyidy
kindness to Yourself, billutfi
And You are truly kind, balâ innaka latTfun

So, (please) bless
fasalli ' alâ
Muhammad and the
muhammadin wa âli
Household of
muhammadin
Muhammad
And treat me kindly as wal-tuf by lima
You like, tashâ'u
0 Allah: (please) bless
allâhumma salli ' alâ jtj j_ììj ^jjs. -y*
Muhammad and the
muhammadin wa âli
Household of
muhammadin
Muhammad,
And grant me (the
warzuqny alhajj wal-
opportunity to
' umrata fî ' àminâ
undertake) Hajj and
hâdhâ
"Umrah in this year,
And confer upon me with
the favor of settling all wa tatawwal ' alayya
my needs for the Next bijamT' i hawâ'ijy
World and this worldly lilâkhirati wal-ddunyâ
life
You may then repeat the following statements three times:
1 seek the forgiveness of
astaghfiru allaha
Allah, my Lord, and I All] L>ji\ j Jfo jiàálnî
rabby wa atGbu ilayhi
repent before Him,
Surely, my Lord is Nigh inna rabby qarìbun
and Responding. mujïbun
astaghfiru allaha
Allah, my Lord, and I All) <L>J\j Jj() jiàálnî
rabby wa atGbu ilayhi
repent before Him,
Surely, my Lord is inna rabby rahïmun
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Merciful, Loving. wadudun
astaghfiru allâha
Allah, my Lord, and I
rabby wa atùbu ilayhi
repent before Him,
He is surely All-forgiving innahu kâna ghaffàran
allâhumma aghfir IT
forgive me,
You are verily the most
innaka arhamu
alrrâhimïna
show mercy.
0 my Lord: I have rabbi innï ' amiltu
committed ill deeds and sû'an wa zalamtu
wronged myself, nafsy ... fll
UT "
So (please) forgive me, faghfir lï innahu lâ
because none can forgive yaghfiru aldhdhunûba
sins save You. illâ anta tCJÍ
1 seek the forgiveness of astaghfiru allâha
Allah save Whom there is alladhy là ilâha illâ jk H\ ÁJ] *Ú Ù\ 'jùáÚ
no god, huwa
The Ever-living, the Self-
alhayyu alqayyûmu
Subsistent, the ^}àÁÌ\ ^ûJ( 'J^\
alhalïmu al ' azïmu
Indulgent, the All-great,
The Noble, the forgiver of alkarïmu alghaffâru
t-JjJlJ jliÁJl faJÏS\
fatal sins, lildhdhnbi al * azïmi
And I repent before Him. wa atùbu ilayhi
astaghfiru allâha
Allah,
Allah is verily Forgiver, inna allâha kâna
Merciful. ghafûran rahïman
You may then keep on, saying:
allâhumma innì
to send blessings upon
as'aluka an tusalliya
Muhammad and the
alâ muhammadin wa
Household of
âli muhammadin
Muhammad,
And to décidé within the wa an taj" ala fïma
décisions that You make, taqdy wa tuqaddiru
From the great, mina alamri al ' azïmi ^3 £-4«Jl j-^H J->
inévitable affair at the almahtùmi fí laylati
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Grand Night, alqadri
Within the décision thaï mina alqadâ'i alladhy

is neither rejected nor lâ yuraddu wa lâ
altered, yubaddalu
Thaï You write my name an taktubany min
with the pilgrims of Your hujjâji baytika
Holy House, alharâmi
Whose Hajj is admitted, almabrùri hajjuhumu
Whose efforts are
almashkûri sa'yuhumu
praiseworthy,
almaghfûri
Whose sins are forgiven,
dhunûbuhumu
And whose offenses are almukaffri ' anhum
pardoned. sayyi'âtuhum
And that You may décidé
wa an taj' ala fimà
among the décisions that
taqdy wa tuqaddru an
You make that You grant
tutïla 'umri
me long lifetime,
And expand my
wa tuwassi ' a rizqï
sustenance,
And help me fulfill my
wa tu 'addiya ' annï
trusts and settle my
amânaty wa daynì
debts,
Respond to me; O the àmïna rabba
O Allah: (please do) allàhumma aj'al IT min M M te J °te*s
make for me relief and amriya farajan wa
an outlet, makhrajan
And provide for me from
warzuqny min haythu
whence I expect and tes ^ te i&xiï
ahtasibu wa min
from whence I do not
haythu là ahtasibu
expect,
And guard me from
wâhrusny min haythu tes íff^ ^P" te lst-^'Ì
when I take précautions
ahtarisu wa min
and from whence I do
haythu lâ ahtarisu
not take précautions,
And send plentiful wa salli ' alâ
blessings and muhammadin wa âli
bénédictions upon muhammadin wa sallm
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Muhammad and the kathïran
Household of
Muhammad.
Second: He has also said: It is recommended to say the following invocation
everyday in Ramadan. It consists of ten parts each part comprises ten phrases of
glorification of Almighty Allah:
Glory be to Allah; the subhana al la hi bari'i
íf^3\ tSjtj Jilt ò\s^> (1)
Shaper of breathes. alnnasami
Glory be to Allah, the subhana allâhi
Fashioner. almusawwiri
Glory be to Allah, the subhâna allâhi khâliqi
Creator of all pairs. alazwâji kullihâ
Glory be to Allah, the
subhana allahi ja ' ili
Maker of darkness and
alzzulumâti wal-nnûri
light.
Glory be to Allah the
subhâna allâhi fâliqi
Causer the grain and the
alhabbi wal-nnawâ
stone to germinate.
Creator of all things. kull shay'in
Creator of the seen and mâ yurâ wa mâ lâ
the unseen. yurâ
Glory be to Allah as much subhâna allâhi midâda
as the ink of His Words. kalimâtihi
Glory be to Allah, the subhâna allâhi rabb
Glory be to Allah, the All- subhâna allâhi
hearing; there is nothing alssamî' i alladhy
is more hearing than He laysa shay'un asma'a ' - -' f *o %
is. minhu
He hears from above His
yasma ' u min fawqi
Throne that which is
* arshihi mâ tahta
under seven layers of the
sab" i aradïna
earth.
And He hears that which wa yasma ' u mâ fi
is in the murk of lands zulumâti albarri wal-
and oceans. bahri
And He hears the wa yasma' u alanïna
moaning and the wal-shshakwâ
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complaints.
And He hears the secret
wa yasma'u alssirra
and what is more veiled
wa akhfâ
than secrets.
And He hears the wa yasma ' u wa
í ^pijUtij *.itJ.-ja
inspirations of hearts. sâûisa alssudûrï
And no sound can ever wa là yusimmu
.t_Jj*í» qr*&i 73
deafen His hearing. sanrTahu sawtun
Glory be to Allah; the subhàna allâhi bâri'i
ípí3\ tsjú 5l?4^ (2)
Glory be to Allah, the subhàna allâhi
Glory be to Allah, the subhàna allâhi khâliqi
Creator of all pairs. alazwàji kullihâ
subhàna allâhi jâ ' ili
alzzulumàti wal-nnûri
light.
subhàna allâhi fâliqi
alhabbi wal-nnawà
stone to germinate.
Creator of all things. kull shay'in
Creator of the seen and mâ yurâ wa mâ là
the unseen. yurà
Glory be to Allah as much subhàna allâhi midàda
as the ink of His Words. kalimàtihi
Glory be to Allah, the subhàna allâhi rabb
Lord of the worlds. al * àlamïna
Glory be to Allah, the All- subhàna allâhi albasïri
seeing; there is nothing alladhy laysa shay'un
more seeing than He is. absara minhu
He sees from above His
yubsiru min fawqi
Throne that which is
* arshihi mà tahta
under seven layers of the
sab" i aradîna
earth.
And He sees that which is wa yubsiru mà fi
in the murks of lands and zulumàti albarri wal-
oceans. bahri
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Visions cannot
la tudrikuhu al-absaru
comprehend Him.
And He comprehends all wa huwa yudriku al-
visions. absàra
And He is the Knower of wa huwa allatïfu
subtleties, the Aware. alkhabïru
Darkness cannot screen wa là tughshy
His sight. basarahu alzzulumatu
And none can hide from wa là yustataru
Him behind any screen. minhu bisitrin
And no wall can ever wa là ywàry minhu
prevent Him from seeing. jidàrun
And no land and no
wa là yaghïbu 'anhu
ocean can ever be absent
barrun wa là bahrun
from Him.
And no mountain can
wa là yakunnu minhu &Lst\ ^ \j yj, ^JU
ever conceal its root from
jabalun mà fî aslihi
Him or conceals its
wa là qalbun mà fïhi '*s? & S-^
center from Him.
And no side of it can
wa la janbun ma fî
conceal its center from
qalbihi
Him.
And neither big nor small wa là yastatiru minhu
thing can ever hide from saghîrun wa là
Him. kabïrun
And no tiny thing can wa là yastakhfy
ever be unseen by Him minhu saghîrun ta
due to its smallness. lisigharihi
And surely nothing is wa là yakhfà * alayhi
hidden from Him in the shay'un fî alardi wa là
earth or in the heavens. fî alssamà'i
huwa alladhy
He it is Who fashions you
yusawwrukum fi
in the wombs as pleases
alarhàmi kayfa
Him.
yashà'u
là ilàha illà huwa
Him, the Almighty, the .j^Ji j*>)i j4 Si ill ^
al ' azîzu alhakîmu
Wise.
Glory be to Allah; the subhàna allàhi bàri'i
ípí3\ tfjt *Ìii ò\áZ> (3)
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Glory be to Allah, the subhana allahi
Glory be to Allah, the subhâna allahi khâliqi
Creator of all pairs. alazwàji kullihâ
subhâna allahi jâ ' ili
light.
subhâna allâhi fâliqi
alhabbi wal-nnawâ
stone to germinate.
Creator of all things. kulli shay'in
the unseen. yurâ
Glory be to Allah, the subhâna allâhi rabb
subhâna allâhi alladhy
Glory be to Allah Who
yunshiiu alssahâba
raises the heavy clouds.
alththiqâla
And the thunder declares wa yusabbihu alrr'du
His glory with His praise, bihamdihi wal-
and the angels too for malâ'ikatu min
awe of Him; khïfatihi
and He sends the
wa yursilu alsswâ'iqa
thunderbolts and smites
fayusïbu bihâ man
with them whom He
yashâ'u
pleases,
And He sends forth the wa yursilu alrriyâha
winds bearing good news bushran bayna yaday
before His mercy. rahmatihi
And He causes water to
wa yunazzlu almâ'a
descend from the
mina alssamâ'i
heavens through His
bikalimatihi
Word.
And He causes plants to wa yunbitu alnnabâta
grow out of His power. biqudratihi
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And leaves fall down by wa yasqutu alwaraqu
i<uî*) (3jí^ laÂ>"jj
His knowledge. bi * ilmihi
Glory be to Allah: not the
subhàna allâhi alladhy
weight of an atom
là ya'zubu "anhu
becomes absent from
mithqâlu dharratin
Him,
in the heavens or in the fî alardi wa là fi
earth, alssamà'i
and neither less than that wa là asgharu min
nor greater, dhalika wa là akbaru
but (all) is in a clear
Illâ fî kitàbin mubïnin
book.
Glory be to Allah; the subhàna allâhi bàriya
çti aÍJi ò\álL> (4)
Glory be to Allah, the subhàna allâhi khàliqi
Creator of all pairs. alazwàji kullihà
subhàna allahi ja ' ili
light.
subhàna allâhi fàliqi
alhabbi wal-nnawà
stone to germinate.
Glory be to Allah, the subhàna allâhi khàliqi
Glory be to Allah, the subhàna allâhi khàliqi V Lij (Sjj U jJ> Ali) ò\á*LL
Creator of the seen and mà yurà wa mà là
the unseen. yurà
Glory be to Allah, the subhàna allâhi rabb
Glory be to Allah Who subhàna allâhi alladhy
knows what every female ya'lamu mà tahmilu
bears, kullu 'unthà
and that of which the
wa mà taghïdu
wombs fall short of
alarhàmu wa mà
completion and that in
tazdàdu
which they increase;
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and there is a measure wa kullu shay'in
with Him of everything. ' indahu bimiqdârin
The knower of the 'âlimu alghaybi wal-
unseen and the seen, the shshahâdati alkabïru
Great, the Most High. almuta ' âli
Alike to Him among you
sawà'un minkum man
is he who conceals his
asarr alqawla wa man
words and he who speaks
jahara bihi
them openly,
and he who hides himself wa man huwa
by night and who goes mustakhfin billayli wa
forth by day. sâribun bilnnahâri
For his sake, there are
lahu mu' aqqibâtun îyj Hî cp-i ^^J*» U
angels following one
min bayni yadayhi wa
another, before him and
min khalfihi
behind him,
who guard him by Allah's yahfazùnahu min amri
commandment. allâhi
Glory be to Allah Who
subhâna allâhi alladhy
causes the alive to die
yumïtu alahyà'a wa
and restores the dead to
yuhyï almawtâ
life
And He knows indeed wa ya ' lamu mâ
what the earth tanqusu alardu fë* *Jp°fi\ jaïá U pìjúj
diminishes of them, minhum
And He causes what We
wa yuqirru fi alarhâmi
please to stay in the
mâ yashâ'u ilâ ajalin
wombs till an appointed
musamman
time.
Glory be to Allah; the subhâna allâhi bâri'a
í^jì\ íjjó 4)1 5i?4^ (5)
Glory be to Allah, the subhâna allâhi
subhâna allahi ja ' ili
light.
Glory be to Allah the subhâna allâhi fâliqi
Causer the grain and the alhabbi wal-nnawâ
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stone to germinate.
Glory be to Allah, the subhana allahi khaliqi
Glory be to Allah, the subhâna allahi khaliqi
Creator of the seen and mâ yurà wa mâ lâ
the unseen. yurà
Glory be to Allah, the subhâna allâhi rabbi
Glory be to Allah, Master subhâna allâhi mâliki
of the Kingdom! almulki
You give the kingdom to tu 'ty almulka man
whomsoever You please tashâ'u
and take away the
wa tanzi ' u almulka
kingdom from
mimman tashâ'u
whomsoever You please,
and You exalt whom You wa tu ' izzu man
please tashâ'u
and abase whom You wa tudhillu man
please tashâ'u
in You hand is the good; biyadika alkhayru
Surely, You have power innaka ' alâ kulli
over all things. shay'in qadïrun
You make the night to tûliju allayla fi
pass into the day alnnahâri
and You make the day to wa tûliju alnnahâra fi
pass into the night, allayli <cp J &3
and You bring forth the wa tukhriju alhayya
living from the dead mina almayyiti
and You bring forth the wa tukhriju almayyita
dead from the living, mina alhayyi
and You give sustenance wa tarzuqu man
to whom You please tashâ'u bighayri
without measure. hisâbin
Glory be to Allah; the subhâna allâhi bâriya
í^~jì\ aÌJi 5l?4^ (6)
Glory be to Allah, the subhâna allâhi

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Creator of ail pairs. alazwâji kullihâ
light.
subhàna allâhi fàliqi
alhabbi wal-nnawà
stone to germinate.
Creator of ail things. kulli shay'in
the unseen. yurà
Glory be to Allah, the subhàna allâhi rabbi
Glory be to Allah with subhàna allâhi alladhy ^sjLÍì állp tjjJ\ iJi\ ù'áLIí
Who are the keys of the ' indahu mafàtihu
unseen treasures alghaybi
none knows them but là ya ' lamuhà illà
He; huwa
and He knows what is in wa ya ' lamu mà fi
the land and the sea, albarri wal-bahri
wa mà tasqutu min
and there salis not a leaf ' i ' * * s
waraqatin illà
but He knows it,
ya ' lamuhà
nor a grain in the wa là habbatin fi
darkness of the earth, zulumàti alardi
nor anything green nor wa là ratbin wa là
dry but it is ail in a clear yàbisin illà fi kitàbin
book. mubïnin
ípí3\ 5l?4^ (7)
íj£ÍAÍl\ 4JJ1 jUtlii
Creator of ail pairs. alazwâji kullihâ
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Hght.
subhàna allàhi fâliqi
alhabbi wal-nnawâ
stone to germinate.
Glory be to Allah, the subhàna allàhi khàliqi
the unseen. yurà
Glory be to Allah as much subhàna allàhi midàda
Glory be to Allah, the subhàna allàhi rabbi
Glory be to Allah; no
subhàna allàhi alladhy
speaker can ever déclare
là yuhsy midhatahu - * ' f 0
His actual
alqà'ilûna
praiseworthiness,
And ail the thankful ones
and the worshippers wa là yajzy bi-àlà'ihi
cannot thank Him alshshàkirGna
adequately for His al ' àbidûna
(innumerable) bounties.
And He is as same as He
has described Himself wa huwa kama qala í- \'~ > >
and above whatever we wa rawqa ma_ naqulu íJiÀj
^ U (3*^9
-'^ J« US óÁáv
say about Him.
And Allah, the Glorified,
wallàhu subhànahu iSÁí tù\s*Lli iihj
is as same as He has
kamà athnà ' alà
praised Himself, by
nafsihi
saying:
and they cannot
wa là yuhïtûna
comprehend anything out
bishay'in min ' ilmihi
of His knowledge except
illà bimà shà'a
what He pleases,
His knowledge extends
wasi ' a kursiyyuhu
over the heavens and the
alssamàwàti wal-arda
earth,
and the préservation of wa là ya'u 'Gduhu
them both tires Him not, hifzuhumà wa huwa
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and He is the Most High, al * aliyyu al ' azïmu
the Great.
Glory be to Allah; the subhàna allâhi bâriya
í^jÌ\ ái\ òlàlLi (8)
Glory be to Allah, the subhân allâhi
light.
subhàna allâhi fâliqi
alhabbi wal-nnawâ
stone to germinate.
the unseen. yurâ
Glory be to Allah as much subhàna allâhi midâda
tAJUAÍ'íll» ÚS\ òlárlij
Glory be to Allah knows subhàna allâhi alladhy
that which goes down ya' lamu mâ yaliju fi
into the earth and that alardi wa mâ
which comes out of it, yakhruju minhâ
And knows that which
wa mâ yanzilu mina
comes down from the
alssamâ'i wa mâ
heaven and that which
ya ' ruju fihâ
goes up to it;
And that which goes wa lâ yashghaluhu
down into the earth does mâ yaliju fi alardi wa
not occupy Him mâ yakhruju minhâ
from that which comes
* ammâ yanzilu mina
down from the heavens
alssamâ'i wa mâ
and that which goes up to
ya ' ruju fihâ
it,
And that which comes wa lâ yashghaluhu * a $ *s o
down from the heavens mâ yanzilu mina
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and that which goes up to alssama'i wa ma
it does not occupy Him ya ' ruju fîhâ
From that which goes
" mmâ yaliju fî alardi tfj tfjVi j> y> u*
down into the earth and
wa mâ yakhruju
that which comes out of
minhâ
it,
And the knowledge of
wa là yashghaluhu
anything does not occupy
* ilmu shay'in ' an
Him from the knowledge
* ilmi shay'in
of something else,
And the creation of
wa là yashghaluhu
khalqu shay'in ' an
Him from the creation of
khalqi shay'in
something else,
And the preservation of
wa la hifzu shay'in
Him from the
' an hifzi shay'in
preservation of
something else,
And nothing is equal to wa là yusàwïhi
Him, shay'un
And nothing is His wa là ya ' diluhu
match, shay'un
laysa kamithlihi
And nothing is like Him,
shay'un
And He is the All- wa huwa alssarnï' u
hearing, the All-seeing. albasTru
Glory be to Allah; the subhàna allàhi bàriya
ígj\j aÌJi (9)
Glory be to Allah, the subhàna allàhi
Creator of all pairs. alazwàji kullihà
light.
subhàna allàhi fàliqi
alhabbi wal-nnawà
stone to germinate.
Glory be to Allah, the subhàna allahi khaliqi 'jJyA & ^ ùL?4^
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Creator of the seen and mà yurà wa mâ lâ
the unseen. yurà
Glory be to Allah as much subhàna allâhi midâda
Glory be to Allah; the
subhàna allâhi fàtiri
Originator of the heavens
alssamâwâti wal-ardi
and the earth,
the Maker of the angels,
jà ' ili almalâ'ikati
messengers flying on
rusulan awly ajnihatin
wings,
mathnâ wa thulâtha
two, and three, and four;
wa rubâ ' a
He increases in création yazïdu fî alkhalqi mâ
what He pleases; yashâ'u
Surely, Allah has power inna allàha ' alâ kulli
over ail things. shay'in qadïrun
Whatever Allah grants to mà yaftahi allàhu
men of His mercy, there lilnnàsi min rahmatin
is none to withhold it, falà mumsika lahà
and what He withholds wa mà yumsik falà
there is none to send it mursila lahu min
forth aster that, ba ' dihi íJjú
and He is the Mighty, the wa huwa al ' azïzu
Wise. alhakïmu
t(l^l úi\ ò\álL> (10)
Creator of ail pairs. alazwàji kullihà
light.
Glory be to Allah the subhàna allâhi fàliqi
Causer the grain and the alhabbi wal-nnawà
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stone to germinate.
Glory be to Allah, the subhana allahi khaliqi
Glory be to Allah, the subhâna allahi khaliqi
Creator of the seen and mâ yurà wa mâ lâ
the unseen. yurà
Glory be to Allah, the subhâna allâhi rabbi
Glory be to Allah Who subhâna allâhi alladhy
knows whatever is in the ya ' lamu mâ fi
heavens and whatever is alssamâwâti wa mâ fi
in the earth. alardi
Nowhere is there a secret
mâ yakûnu min najG
counsel between three
thalâthatin illâ huwa
persons but He is the
râbi ' uhum
fourth of them,
nor (between) five but He wa lâ khamsatin illâ
is the sixth of them, huwa sâdisuhum
wa lâ adnâ min
nor less than that nor
dhalika wa lâ akthara
more but He is with them
illâ huwa ma ' ahum
wherever they are;
aynamâ kânG
thumma
then He will inform them
yunabbi'uhum bimâ
of what they did on the
* amilû yawma
Day of Resurrection:
alqiyâmati
surely Allah is Cognizant inna allâha bikull
çî Úi\ ò\
of all things. shay'in ' alïmun
Third: Shaykh al-Tusiy and Sayyid ibn Tawûs have also said: You are advised to
say the following prayer for sending blessings upon the Holy Prophet everyday in
Ramadan:
Verily, Allah and His inna allâha wa
angels send blessings malâ'ikatahu yusallùna
upon the Prophet, 'alâ alnnabiyyi
O you who believe: Call
yâ ayyuhâ alladhïna íL^, \^\ \g\ y
for Divine blessings on
âmanû sallû "alayhi wa
him and salute him with sallmû taslïman íU-LU (JiL*ij
a becoming salutation
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Here I am at Your
service, my tLord! a in-
Doing labbayka
... ya rabbi wa ^jj,
" J -J j-w
iJ 13
"
. . . . . sa dayka wa
that. which
. , pleases You, , ._ ,
subhanaka íVwí.".-.
.iibl*t-*j
and glory be to You.
allâhumma salli 'alâ jïj j-ìàì -y^> j^4l)l
bless Muhammad and
muhammadin wa âli
the Household of
muhammadin
Muhammad
And send blessings
wa bârik ' alâ
upon Muhammad and muhammadin wa âli *UáLÓ JÏJ jUáì ^^Íp ^jtjj
the Household of
muhammadin
Muhammad,
In the same way as You
have blessed and
kama sallayta wa c^tíj c4L_^ LOS"
conferred benedictions
bârakta "alâ ibrâhïma
upon (Prophet) wa jbr_hîm£j , ^ JTj ^
Abraham and the
Household of Abraham,
You are verily worthy of ■
. : . „ . innaka hamidun -
all praise and full of all ... *u^?- dJLSi
. majidun
glory.
have mercy upon allâhumma irham
Muhammad and the muhammadan wa âla X1áj> Jïj \JJL?J> j^glil
Muhammad,
As You had mercy upon
(Prophet) Abraham and kamâ rahimta ibrâhïma y y cJ&s US'
the Household of wa âla ibrâhïma (*^^« J ^~*^J
Abraham,
You are verily worthy of ■
. : . „ . innaka hamidun -
all praise and full of all ... *u^?- dJLSi
. majidun
glory.
send peace upon allâhumma sallm 'alâ JTj xJ^J> ^Js. ^J_î jj gill
Muhammad,
As You sent peace upon . _ « •■ i» > ii"
. kama sallmta ala ls-? ^
Noah among all the
nuhin fi al ' alamïna
creatures.
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confer favors on allâhumma amnun 'alâ Jïj a-i^J ISJ* £j>\ ^—gAJl
Household of muhammadin fi
Muhammad
As You conferred a
kama mananta 'ala
favor upon (Prophets)
mûsâ wa hàrùna
Moses and Aaron.
bless Muhammad and allâhumma salli ' alâ
muhammadin wa âli jïj j^j> ^ ^
the Household of
Muhammad as You muhammadin kamâ
have honored us by sharrftanâ bihi
him.
bless Muhammad and allâhumma salli 'alâ
the Household of muhammadin wa âli Jïj ^Ás- jUéli»
Muhammad as You muhammadin kamâ
have guided us through hadaytanâ bihi
him.
allâhumma salli ' alâ JÏJ
bless Muhammad and
muhammadin wa âli
the Household of
muhammadin
Muhammad
And send his a
praiseworthy standing wab'athhu maqâman
due to which ail the mahmûdan yaghbituhu
past and the coming bihi alawûlûna wal-
générations shall covet âkhirGna
him.
Upon Muhammad and 'alâ muhammadin wa
his Household be peace âlihi alssalâmu kullmâ
whenever the sun rises tala ' at shamsun aw
and sets. gharabat
whenever an eye tarafat ' aynun aw tCJjj jî *^S- C3jîs
twinkles or glitters. baraqat
Upon Muhammad and
'alâ muhammadin wa
his Household be peace
âlihi alssalâmu kullmâ
whenever peace is
dhukira alssalâmu
mentioned.
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whenever an angel sabbaha allâha malakun jî dJÚU Úi\
glorifies or exalts Allah. aw qaddasahu
Peace be upon
alssalâmu 'alâ 4_)ïj J_^J (jJ* f*>UJl
Muhammad and his
muhammadin wa âlihi fi
Household among the
al-awwalTna
past generations.
Peace be upon
wa alssalâmu ' alâ ^ 4JÎ3 jJéú> (^J* ^>LJij
Muhammad and his
Household among the
alâkhirïna
last generations.
Peace be upon
wa alssalâmu ' alâ
Muhammad and his
Household in this world
alddunyâ wal-âkhirati
and in the Hereafter.
O Allah; Lord of the allâhumma rabba
Holy Town, albaladi alharâmi
And Lord of the Rukn wa rabba alrrukni wal-
and the Maqâm, maqâmi
And the Lord of legality wa rabba alhill wal-
and sanctuary, harâmi
(Please do) convey our
abligh muhammadan
greetings to
nabiyyaka ' annâ
Muhammad, Your
alssalâma
Prophet.
O Allah: (please do) allâhumma a'ti
grant Muhammad muhammadan mina
brilliance and bloom albahâ'i wal-nnadrati
And delight and honor wal-ssurûri wal-
and happiness and right karâmati wal-ghibtati
of intervention wal-wasTlati
And (exalted) rank and wal-manzilati wal-
(exalted) position and maqâmi wal-shsharafi Â*ì}J(j tjpJlj çlljlj ÂjjliJlj
nobility and elevation wal-rrif ' ati
And right of
wal-shshafâ ' ati ' indaka
intercession before You
yawma alqiyâmati
at the Resurrection Day
The best that You grant afdala mâ tu'ty ahadan
any of Your creations. min khalqika
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And (please) grant

wa a'ti muhammadan
Muhammad good that
fawqa mâ tiftv
is more than what You
alkhalâ'iqa
grant Your creatures
With many folds that mina alkhayri açTàfan
none can count save kathïratan là yuhsïhâ
You. ghayruka
bless Muhammad and * ^ d-* M^1
muhammadin wa âli
the Household of
muhammadin
Muhammad
With the most excellent,
the purest, the most atiyaba wa athara wa
increasing, the most azkâ wa anmâ J>$3 j&3 S-s^
growing
And the best blessings
that You have ever wa afdala mâ sallayta
conferred on anyone * alâ ahadin mina al-
from the past and the awwalïna wal-àkhirìna
coming generations
And on anyone of Your
wa ' alâ ahadin min
created beings; O the
khalqika yâ arhama
most Merciful of all
alrrâhimïna
send blessings upon '? Cr-^ ^
vAlî, the Commander of * aliyy amïri
almu 'minïna
the Believers,
And be the supporter of
anyone who supports wa wal-i man wal-ahu
him,
And be the enemy of
anyone who provoke his wa ' adi man ' adahu
enmity,
And inflict double
wa da'ifi al'adhaba àjl ^ Cj\jJÓ\ Js-\^>j
chastisement on anyone
" alâ man sharika fî
who had a hand in the
damihi
shedding of his blood.
O Allah: (please do) allâhumma salli ' alâ
Jj 4_ii>l3 ^Js. ^ jÂJl
send blessings upon fâtimata binti nabiyyika
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Fâtimah, the daughter muhammadin 'alayhi
of Your Prophet wa âlihi alssalâmu
Muhammad, peace be
upon him and his
Household,
wa wal-i man wal-aha íl*Vlj °y Jljj
those who support her,
And be the enemy of
him who provoke her wa ' adi man ' adaha
enmity,
And inflict double
wa da ' ifi al ' adhaba
chastisement on those
' alâ man zalamahâ
who wronged her.
And curse those who
wal * an man âdhâ
injured Your Prophet as éX£ isïï °y j*)lj
nabiyyka fîhâ
they injured her.
send blessings upon al- allàhumma salli ' alâ
^ ^ M*"
Hasan and al-Husayn, alhasani wal-husayni
the two leaders of the imâmayi almuslimïna
Muslims,
wa wal-i man wal-
anyone who supports tUAÎj °Jfi Jljj
âhumâ
them,
And be the enemy of
anyone who provoke wa 'adi man ' adahuma
their enmity,
And inflict double
wa dâ ' ifi al ' adhâba
chastisement on anyone
* alâ man sharika fï
who had a hand in the
dimâ'ihimâ
shedding of their blood.
allàhumma salli ' alâ
send blessings upon
vAlî ibn al-Husayn, the ' aliyy bni alhusayni
imâmi almuslimïna
leader of the Muslims,
anyone who supports wa wal-i man wal-ahu táVlj & Jtjj
him,
And be the enemy of
anyone who invokes his wa ' adi man ' adahu
enmity,
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And inflict double
chastisement upon wa da ' ifi al ' adhaba
anyone who wronged * alâ man zalamahu
him.
send blessings upon allâhumma salli 'alâ
Muhammad ibn 'All, muhammadi bni 'aliyy
the leader of the imâmi almuslimïna
Muslims,
him,
And be the enemy of
enmity,
And inflict double
him.
send blessings upon
ja'fari bni
Ja'far ibn Muhammad,
muhammadin imâmi
the leader of the
almuslimïna
Muslims,
him,
And be the enemy of
enmity,
And inflict double
anyone who wronged ' alâ man zalamahu
him.
send blessings upon
mùsâ bni ja'farin
Mùsâ ibn Ja'far, the
imâmi almuslimïna
him,
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And be the enemy of
enmity,
And inflict double
chastisement upon wa d§ ' ifi al ' adhâba
anyone who had hand * alâ man sharika fi
in the shedding of his damihi M* J
blood.
send blessings upon <jr*r cA "J? J* fc* r^1
vAlî ibn Mùsâ, the ' aliyyin bni mûsà
imàmi almuslimïna
him,
And be the enemy of
enmity,
And inflict double
chastisement upon wa d§ ' ifi al ' adhâba
anyone who had a hand * alâ man sharika fi
in the shedding of his damihi ■W J
blood.
send blessings upon
Muhammad ibn vAlî, muhammadi bni
* aliyyin imâmi
the leader of the
almuslimïna
Muslims,
him,
And be the enemy of
enmity,
And inflict double
him.
O Allah: (please do) allàhumma salli 'alâ jJJî sjï ^Js- *Lo jj $ì)l
send blessings upon aliyy bni muhammadin ' '*•'
vAlî ibn Muhammad,
imami almuslimïna t ^<wU-UJi gui
the leader of the
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Muslims,
him,
And be the enemy of
enmity,
And inflict double
him.
send blessings upon al-
Hasan ibn vAlî, the alhasani bni ' aliyy
imàmi almuslimïna
anyone who supports wa wal-i man wal-ahu tá^lj °y Jljj
him,
And be the enemy of
enmity,
And inflict double
him.
allàhumma salli 'alâ ^ ^ JÓ^\ Js. ^>
send blessings upon the
alkhalafi min ba' dihi
Successor after him, the
imàmi almuslimïna '<lw?^"~*^ Ç^!
anyone who supports wa wal-i man wal-àhu tá^lj Jljj
him,
And be the enemy of
anyone who invokes his wa ' àdi man ' àdàhu
enmity,
And expedite his Relief. wa 'ajjil fa raja h u
send blessings upon al- allàhumma salli ' alà j*Úai\j JÁ J-^ j^Ì)l
Qâsim and al-Tâhir, the alqàsimi wal-ttàhiri
two sons of Your abnay nabiyyika
Prophet.
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send blessings upon
ruqayyata binti tdll; cJj tSj Jí. 14ÍJ1
Ruqayyah, the daughter
nabiyyika
of Your Prophet.
And curse those who
wal-' an man âdhâ
injured Your Prophet .l$J lili i£Ì) jí jáJlj
nabiyyaka fîhâ
through wronging her.
send blessings upon allâhumma salli ' alâ
Ummi-Kulthùm, the 'umm kulthùma binti
daughter of Your nabiyyika
Prophet.
And curse those who
wal-' an man âdhâ
injured Your Prophet ji jíi\j
nabiyyaka fîhâ
through wronging her.
send blessings upon the allâhumma salli ' alâ
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offspring of Your dhurriyyati nabiyyika
Prophet.
O Allah: (please) be the
représentative of Your allâhumma akhluf
Prophet among his nabiyyaka fi ahli baytihi
Household.
allâhumma makkin
grant them power in the
lahum fî alardi
land.
allâhumma aj" alnâ min
include us with their
* adadihim wa
troop, their aides, and
madadihim wa
their supporters on
ansârihim "alâ alhaqqi
confirming the truth
fi alssirri wal-' alâniyati
secretly and openly.
retaliate upon those allâhumma atlub
who wronged and slew bidhahlihim wa witrihim
them, and those who wa dimâ'ihim
shed their blood.
And (please) save us, wa kuffa ' annâ wa
them, and every ' anhum wa ' an kulli
believing man and mu 'minin wa
women mu 'minatin
The evil of ail tyrants ba'sa kulli baghin wa ' b' ' K '\t ' h
and transgressors, tâghin Ç -3 Ç- lt J- •
And every living . „..-.,..

. n nn wa kulli dabbatin anta „ , , *. _ „ .i .„ , .>,
créature that You hold , ■ - ■
akhidhun bmasiyatiha Usl^lu
T" ' - J&-\
' CJI <ub
* ,'lSï
u v
ìt by ìts forelock.
Verily, You are the
strongest in prowess , , , , , ,
. . innaka ashaddu ba san = s, * , i „
and the strongest to . ...
wa ashadd tankilan .tuSuj
' JLatáv LnU dJul
give an exemplary
punishment.
Sayyid Ibn Tawûs adds: You may also say the following:
Omymeansin _ . ,, . ,_ , , „i . „
:,
troubles: ya uddaty n kurbati <.,^r
a>S &
. J ,^->js- u
O my Companion in wa yâ sâhiby fi
hardships: shiddatî
O the Provider of my wa yâ waliyyiy fi
amenities; ni'matî
O the utmost of my wa yâ ghâiyaty fí y., . ,
desires. raghbatï ^ J
It is You Who conceals t , . _ ... e ,. - -í
. .
my defects, anta alssatiru awrati '< J'pLuJI Col
Who relieves my , . . _ . „, , ■
. .
appréhensions, wal-mu mmu raw ati 'ie*îî
^ v u LV9*''S
and Who overlooks my , ,,

j. _ wal-muqilu athrati 'l^* Jsf^'J
so, (please do) forgive , ,,. -. > . .". ,<

. & faghfir li khati ati ..jLte-.l j&\3
my sin. ^ "' ^ ^
O the most Merciful of yâ arhama alrrâhimïna ^ 'i/ j ^
ail those who show u^r^ -7 ^ j
mercy.
You may also say the following:
O Allah: I beseech You allâhumma innï '^Jù *i ^_gJ ájiôî Jï\ jj $ì)l
about a grief that none ad ' ûka lihammin lâ
can relieve save You, yufarrijuhu ghayruka
And for mercy that ... ,_
. . . wa lirahmatin la «. \ ,» . . . .
cannot be attained except ^ _, . .. tdb 21 JuJ ^) <u^-'Ja
. . tunalu illa bika - * * ^
through You,
And about hardship from ... , . ,_
. . . wa likarbin la , -í « . ,í . v, . „*.
which none can rescue , . ., , illa anta
yakshiruhu ^ t<~ji 21* <wj^j
' ^) opJa
'v
except You
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And for desire that
wa liraghbatin la
cannot be obtained
tublaghu ilia bika
except by You
And for a need that none wa lihàjatin là
can settle save You. yaqdïhà illâ anta
allâhumma fakamâ
O Allah: As You have
kâna min sha'nika mâ
decided to allow me to
adhinta IT bihi min
pray You,
mas'alatika
And as You have had
mercy upon me through wa rahimtany bihi min
allowing me to refer to dhikrika
You,
So, please my Master, falyakun min shanika
decide that my prayers sayyidy alijâbatu IT
are responded by You, fimâ da'awtuka
And confer upon me the
wa ' awâ'idu alifdâli
favors for which I have
fimà rajawtuka
hoped You,
And grant me redemption
wal-nnajatu mimmâ
from that against which I
fazPtu ilayka fini
have resorted to You.
But if I do not deserve to fa'in lam akun ahlan

attain Your mercy, an ablugha rahmataka
Then, Your mercy is too fa'inna rahmataka LS-áili ò't —»í iJLíi^j JLÌ
wide to avoid including ahlun an tablughany
and covering me. wa tasa' anT
And if I do not deserve wa in lam akun
Your response, lilijâbati ahlan
Then, You are the
worthiest of granting fa'anta ahlu alfadli
favors,
And Your mercy has wa rahmatuka wa
covered all things, si * at kull shay'in
So, let Your mercy faltasa'ny rahmatuka
include me, O my God. yâ ilâhy
O the All-generous: I
yâ karïmu as'aluka
beseech You in the name j^Sll dlíbî j^/u
biwajhika alkarìmi
of Your Noble Face,
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That You bless an tusalliya 'alâ
Muhammad and his muhammadin wa ahli
Household, baytihi
And that You relieve my
wa an tufarrija hammT
grief,
And release me from my wa takshifa karby wa
hardship and agony, ghammT
And have mercy upon me wa tarhamany
out of Your mercy, birahmatika
And confer on me with wa tarzuqany min
Your favor. fadlika
You are verily the Hearer innaka samT" u
of prayers, the Nigh, and alddu ' â'i qarìbun
the Responding. mujïbun
Fourth: Both Shaykh al-Tusiy and Sayyid ibn Tawus have recommended saying
the following supplication throughout the days of Ramadan:
O Allah: I beseech You to allâhumma innï
grant me from the best of as'aluka min fadlika
Your favors; bi-afdalihi
and all Your favors are wa kullu fadlika
excellent. fâdilun
O Allah: I beseech You in allâhumma innì
the name of Your whole as'aluka bifadlika
favor. kullihi
allâhumma innì
grant me from the most
as'aluka min rizqika
widespread of Your
bi-a * ammhi
sustenance;
and all Your sustenance wa kullu rizqika
is widespread. ' âmmun
O Allah: I beseech You in allâhumma innì
the name of Your whole as'aluka birizqika
sustenance. kullihi
allâhumma innì
grant me from the most
as'aluka min ' atâ'ika
wholesome of Your
bi-ahna'ihi
bestowal;
and Your entire bestowal
wa kullu ' atâ'ika hanF
is wholesome.
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O Allah: I beseech You in allahumma innï
the name of Your entire as'aluka bi ' atâ'ika
bestowal. kullihi
O Allah: I beseech You to allahumma innï
grant me from Your most as'aluka min khayrika
instant welfare; bi-a " jalihi
and Your entire welfare is wa kullu khayrika
instant. * âjilun
O Allah: I beseech You in allahumma innì
the name of Your entire as'aluka bikhayrika
welfare. kullihi
O Allah: I beseech You to allahumma innì
grant me from You most as'aluka min ihsânika
excellent benevolence; bi-ahsanihi
and Your entire wa kullu ihsânika
benevolence is excellent. hasanun
O Allah: I beseech You in allahumma innì
the name of Your entire as'aluka biihsânika
benevolence. kullihi
allahumma innì
the name of ail that
as'aluka bimâ
through which You may
tujïbuny bihi hïna
respond to me if I
as'aluka
beseech You;
therefore, (please do)
fajibny yâ allâhu
respond to me, O Allah.
wa salli ' alâ
blessings upon
muhammadin 'abdika
Muhammad, Your
almurtadâ
pleased servant,
Your chosen Messenger, wa rasùlika almustafâ
Your trustée, Your wa amïnika wa
confidant one among ail najiyyika dùna
Your beings, khalqika
Your selected one among wa najïbika min
ail Your servants, ' ibâdika
Your true Prophet, and wa nabiyyika bilssidqi
Your much-loved one. wa habïbika
And (please do) send wa salli ' alâ rasùlika
blessings upon (him) wa khiyaratika mina
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Your messenger, Your al ' alamïna
choicest among ail
people,
the conveyor of good
tidings (for the albashïri alnnadhïri
believers), the warner ,
and the luminous
alssiraji almunïri
lantern;
and (please do send
blessings) upon his wa "alà ahli baytihi < * ^ fa
Household, the pious and alabràri alttâhirïna ?J* à* ls*3
the immaculate;
wa 'alâ malâ'ikatika
and upon Your angels
alladhïna
whom You have attached
astakhlastahum
to Your Person and
linafsika wa
concealed against Your
hajabtahum "an
beings;
khalqika
and upon Your Prophets wa 'alâ anbiyâ'ika ÍU* òjLÏj jjjí\ íUuií Ji#j
who convey Your alladhïna yunbi'Gna
instructions truly; ' anka bilssidqi
and upon Your wa "alâ rusulika
Messengers whom You alladhïna Wa* ^á-it lí^j (ji*J
have given exclusively khasastahum
Your Révélations biwahyika
and You have made excel jjjl—«Il iS-Jí féS—làíj
wa faddaltahum 'alâ
the others by means of
arâlamïna birisâlâtika
Your messages;
and upon Your righteous wa ' alâ ' ibâdika
servants alssâlihïna
whom You have included alladhïna adkhaltahum
with Your mercy, fï rahmatika
al-a'immati
the guides, the well- almuhtadïna —àljJl jj,> áfcJl 3—w^l
guided, the orthodox, and alrrâshidïna wa
Your pure saints; awliyâ'ika iji^kUl dL'djîj
almutahharìna
and upon (Archangels) wa ' alâ jabrà'ïla wa l)—4&tt3 J—s?!}*" cs—í*j
Gabriel, Michael, Isrâfîl, mïkâ'ïla wa isràfïla wa
and the Angel of Death; malaki almawti
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and upon Ridwan the wa ' ala ridwana
Keeper of Paradise; khâzini aljinâni
and upon Mâlik the wa "alâ màlikin
íjÛ\ 0j£ dUU Js-j
Keeper of Hell, khâzini alnnâri
and the Holy Spirit, wa rûhi alqudusi
the Spirit of Faith, wal-rrGhi alamïni

and the Favorite Bearers wa hamalati ' arshika
of Your Throne; almuqarrbïna
and upon the two angels wa ' alâ almalakayni
who watch over me— alhâfizayni ' alayya
blessings that You désire
bilsslati allaty tuhibb
that the inhabitants of
an yusalliya bihâ
the heavens and the
' alayhim ahlu
inhabitants of the earth
alssamâwâti wa ahlu
pray You to send upon
alaradïna
them;
blessings that are pure, salatan tayyibatan
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abundant, kathïratan
mubàrakatan
holy, genuine, growing,
zâkiyatan nâmiyatan ûâú? fcj>ú a2s\j
évident,
zâhiratan
deep, honorable, and bâtinatan sharïfatan
virtuous fâdilatan
through which You
obviously demonstrate tubayyinu bihâ
their precedence over the fadlahum "alâ al-
past and the coming awwalïna wal-âkhirina
générations.
allâhumma a'ti
O Allah: (please do) give 1L_^J( b ê,í ; $1)1
muhammadan
Muhammad subtle way,
alwasîlata wal- ìJLjaflJlj i_5pJlJ
honor, and precedence
shsharafa wal-fadïlata
and reward him with the
wajzihi khayra mâ
best reward that You ever
jazayta nabiyyan 'an
give to a Prophet on
'ummatihi
behalf of his nation.
O Allah: (please do) give allâhumma wa a'ti
Muhammad— peace of muhammadan sallâ
Allah be upon him and allâhu ' alayhi wa âlihi t«)j ÂÌ)j 'çé AÏÏj ÓS-
his Family—an additional ma ' a kulli zulfatin
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proximity with each zulfatan
proximity that You decide
for him;
and an additional subtle
wa ma ' a kulli
means with each means
wasTlatin wasTlatan
that You decide for him;
and an additional merit
wa ma" a kulli fadïlatin
with each merit that You
fadïlatan
decide for him;
and an additional honor
wa ma" a kulli sharafin
with each honor that You
sharafan
decide for him;
and (please do) give
Muhammad and his
tu'ty muhammadan
Household, on the
wa âlahu yawma
Resurrection Day, the
alqiyâmati afdala mâ
best of all that which You
a'tayta ahadan mina
have given to any of Your
al-awwalTna wal-
creatures from the past
âkhirìna
and the coming
generations.
O Allah: (please do) allàhumma waj'al
choose for Muhammad- muhammadan sallâ
peace of Allah be upon allâhu ' alayhi wa àlihi dUU ^J_^jiJ( iS\j aJáí
him and his Family—the adnâ almursalïna
nearest position to You; minka majlisan
and the most expansive wa afsahahum fi
abode in Paradise in Your aljannati ' indaka
vicinity; manzilan
and the most effective wa aqrabahum ilayka
means to You. wasTlatan
And (please do) make waj' alhu awwala
him the chief intercéder, shâfi ' in
the chief mediator, wa awwala mushaff'in
the first speaker, wa awwala qâ'ilin i Jré Jjíj

the most successful
wa anjaha sâ'ilin
petitioner.
And (please do) send him wâb'athhu almaqàma
the Praiseworthy almahmûda alladhy
Standing due to which all yaghbituhu bihi
the past and coming alawuluna wal-

générations will envy âkhirûna
him;
And I do beseech You to wa as'aluka an
bless Muhammad and the tusalliya ' alâ
Household of muhammadin wa âli JJípJ> Jïj
to hear my voice; wa an tasma'a sawtï
to respond to my plea, wa tujïba da'watï

wa tatajâwaza ' an íJ^9^m 03^3
to overlook my sins,
khatï'atï
to excuse my
wa tasfaha 'an zulmï 'lsÍ^ °ù* Çf^j
wrongdoings,
to give success to my
wa tunjiha talibatï íi^f^p ^f^3
prayer,
to settle my needs, wa taqdiya hâjatì í<J?r^' (sf^3
to fulfill Your promise to wa tunjiza IT mâ
me, wa ' adtanï
to let off my offense, wa tuqïla ' athratï >-Jp- ï}$3
to forgive my sins, wa taghfira dhunGbï
to pardon my evildoings, wa ta ' fwa ' an jurmï

to accept me and not to wa tuqbila ' alayya wa
reject me, lâ tu ' rida ' annï
to have mercy upon me wa tarhamany wa lâ
and not to punish me, tu ' adhdhibanì
to grant me good health wa tu ' âfiyany wa lâ
and not to afflict me, tabtaliyanì
to grant me from the
wa tarzuqany mina
nicest and most extensive
alrrzqi atiyabahu wa
sustenance and not to
awsa ' ahu wa lâ
deprive me (of Your
tahrimanï
sustenance).
0 my Lord: (please do) yâ rabbi waqdi ' annï
help me settle my debts; daynï
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and relieve me of my
wa da' ' annï wizri
burdens;
and do not impose on me
wa là tuhammilny mâ
that which I have not the
là tâqata lï bihi
strength to bear.
O my Master: and (please
yâ mawlâya wa
do) include me with every
adkhilny fî kull khayrin
good item that You have
adkhalta fîhi
chosen from Muhammad
muhammadan wa âla
and the Household of
muhammadin
Muhammad
and take me out of any
wa akhrijny min kulli
evil from which You have
sCTin akhrajta minhu
saved Muhammad and
muhammadan wa âla
the Household of
muhammadin
Muhammad—Your
salawâtuka ' alayhi wa
* alayhim
and them.
wa alssalâmu ' alayhi
Peace, Allah's mercy, and
wa ' alayhim wa
rahmatu allâhi wa
and them.
barakàtuhu
You may then repeat the following three times:
O Allah: I am praying
allàhumma innT
You as You have ordered ^Á'jÁ US' ájJoí jj_jíll
ad ' Oka kamâ
me to do; so, please
amartany fastajib IT
respond to me as You
kamâ wa ' adtanT
have promised.
You may then continue as follows:
allàhumma innT
O Allah, I ask You for a
as'aluka qalTlan min
little from the very much,
kathTrin
in the midst of my many
ma'a hâjatin by ilayhi
needs for which I entirely
' azTmatin
depend on You,
and You, since eternity,
wa ghinâka ' anhu
are able to do without
qadTmun
them,
wa huwa ' indy
but for me it is titanic
kathTrun
and for You it is very wa huwa ' alayka
easy and simple. sahlun yasTrun
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So, (please do) bestow
famnun ' alayya bihi Û*^* iUJl <u Cgi* ^Li
upon me with them, for
innaka ' alâ kulli
You hâve power over ail
shay'in qadïrun * 1* 0 "&
things.
Respond to me, O the
amïna rabbal- ' alamïn
Lord of the worlds.
Fifth: It is recommended to say the following supplication:1
O Allah: I am praying allâhumma innï ad'ûka L-iTiSj-èït j^4^(
You as You have ordered
kamâ amartany
me to do; so, please .^yïJLPj Lis J C^tllilì
fastajib lï kamâ
wa ' adtanï
have promised-
allâhumma innï ad'ûka
kamâ amartany
fastajib lï kamâ .^yïJLPj Lis J íL^c11m\3
wa ' adtanï
have promised.
kamâ amartany
fastajib lï kamâ .^^jjij LisJ C^tlliLí
wa ' adtanï
have promised.
me from Your brilliance as'aluka min bahâ'ika
bi-abhâhu oL^jL
that beautifies,
and ail Your glories are wa kullu bahâ'ika
radiantly brilliant, bahiyy
the name of ail Your as'aluka bibahâ'ika
glories. kullhi
me from Your majesty as'aluka min jalâlika
that gives grandeur, bi-ajallhi
and ail Your majestic
powers are strongly wa kullu jalâlika jalïlun
sublime;
the name of ail Your as'aluka bijalâlika
powers. kullhi
1 This supplication is quoted from Shaykh al-Tusiy's Misbah al-Mutahhajid, page 726.
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allâhumma innï
me from Your refined
as'aluka min jamâlika
good that makes more
bi-ajmalihi
handsome,
and ail Your refinements wa kullu jamâlika
are gracefully beautiful; jamïlun
the name of ail Your as'aluka bijamâlika .út ÍAJU^j íiífoí Jj j^Ì)l
beauties- kullhi
kamâ amartany
fastajib lï kamâ .^^jjij Lis J íl^>tíl>il3
wa ' adtanï
have promised-
You as You have ordered ^Jy\ US' ájJôî jj_jíll
kamâ amartany
fastajib lï kamâ .^yïJLPj Lis J C^tlliLí
wa ' adtanï
have promised.
You as You have ordered ^Jy\ US' ájJôî jj_jíll
kamâ amartany
fastajib lï kamâ .^^jjij Lis J C^tlliLí
wa ' adtanï
have promised.
allâhumma innï
as'aluka min
me from Your greatness
* azamatika bi-
that makes great,
a ' zamihâ
and ail Your powers are wa kullu ' azamatika
tiiJa* dkiJá£ JkSj
extensively important; * azïmatun
the name of ail Your as'aluka bi" azamatika
influences. kullihâ
O Allah I beseech You to allâhumma innï
give me from Your light as'aluka min nûrika bi- o^jb. ^ ^ J! r^11
that enlightens, anwarihi
and ail Your
wa kullu nGrika
enlightenments are ^ ^pí
nayyrun
luminously bright;
the name of ail Your as'aluka binûrika kullihi
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lights ■
me from Your mercy that as'aluka min rahmatika
gives much, bi-awsa ' ihâ
and ail Your kind
wa kullu rahmatika
leniencies are
wâsi * atun
plenteously many,
the name of ail Your as'aluka birahmatika
compassions. kullihâ
kamâ amartany
fastajib lï kamâ .^yïJLPj Lis J C^tllilì
wa ' adtanï
have promised-
kamâ amartany
fastajib lï kamâ
wa ' adtanï
have promised.
You as You have ordered us' ájJôî jj_jíii
kamâ amartany
fastajib lï kamâ .^^jjij Lis J íL^c1L»\3
wa ' adtanï
have promised.
me from Your perfection as'aluka min kamâlika
that brings to fullness, bi-akmalihi
and ail Your perfections wa kullu kamâlika
are total and whole, kâmilun
the name of ail Your as'aluka bikamâlika
perfections. kullihi
allâhumma innï
me from Your Words
as'aluka min kalimâtika
that elaborate and
bi-atammhâ
conclude;
and ail Your words are wa kullu kalimâtika
íhú diiuAS'jij
complète and perfect; tâmmatun
the name of ail Your as'aluka bikalimâtika
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Words- kulliha

me from Your Names as'aluka min asmâ'ika
that make great, bi-akbarihà
and all Your Names are wa kullu asmâ'ika
í ïj~& dJlSlilM ^Sj
important; kabïratun
the name of all Your as'aluka biasmâ'ika
Names: kullihâ
kamâ amartany
fastajib lï kamâ
wa ' adtanï
have promised.
kamâ amartany
fastajib lï kamâ
wa ' adtanï
have promised.
You as You have ordered US' ájJôî ^Ì)i
kamâ amartany
fastajib lï kamâ
wa ' adtanï
have promised.
O Allah I beseech You to
allâhumma innï
give me from Your
as'aluka min ' izztika
authority that surpasses \AytXi
bi-a ' azzâ
in honor and power,
and all Your authorities wa kullu ' izzatika
are rare and supreme, ' azïzatun
the name of all Your as'aluka bi ' izzatika éXîju dlíbî J\ j^lil
authorities. kullihâ
allâhumma innï
me from Your Will that
as'aluka min mashï-
(simultaneously) takes
atika bi-amdâhâ
effect,
and all Your wills are (at wa kullu mashïiatika
once) executed; mâdiyatun

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the name of ail Your as'aluka bimashï-atika
wills ■ kullihâ
allâhumma innï
as'aluka min qudratika
me from Your thaï
bilqudrati allaty
omnipotence which
astatalta bihâ * alâ
controls everything,
kulli shay'in
and at ail events Your wa kullu qudratika
omnipotence dominâtes- mustatïlatun
the name of Your all- as'aluka biqudratika
embracing omnipotence. kullihâ
You as You have ordered ^Jy>\ US^^M j^Ì)l
kamâ amartany
fastajib lï kamâ .^yïJLPj Lis J C^tllilì
wa ' adtanï
have promised-
kamâ amartany
fastajib lï kamâ
wa ' adtanï
have promised.
kamâ amartany
fastajib lï kamâ
wa ' adtanï
have promised.
allâhumma innï
me from Your Wisdom
as'aluka min ' ilmika
that pierces through and oJLiiL
bi-anfadhihi
enforces,
and Your Wisdom is wa kullu ' ilmika
altogether effective, nâfidhun
the name of Your as'aluka bi ' ilmika
Wisdom. kullihi
me from Your promise as'aluka min qawlika
which always is fulfilled, bi-ardâhu
and ail Your promises wa kullu qawlika
are kept and fulfilled, radiyyun
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O Allah I beseech You in allahumma innï
the name of all Your as'aluka biqawlika
promises. kullihi
allâhumma innï
me from Your Channels
as'aluka min masà'ilika
which are most dear to
bi-ahabbhâ ilayka
You,
and all that which is
wa kullu masà'ilika
dear to You is most
ilayka habïbatun
desirable,
O Allah I beseech You in allâhumma innì dJLU\_^> dlíijj 1 gill
the name of all Your as'aluka bimasâ'ilika
Channels. kullihâ
kamâ amartany
fastajib lï kamâ
wa ' adtanï
have promised.
kamâ amartany
fastajib lï kamâ
wa ' adtanï
have promised.
kamâ amartany
fastajib lï kamâ
wa ' adtanï
have promised.
allâhumma innï
me from Your
as'aluka min sharafika
distinctions that vie in
bi-ashrafihi
glory,
and all Your distinctions wa kullu sharafika
are noble; sh a risu n
the name of all Your as'aluka bisharafika
distinctions. kullihi
allâhumma innï
me from Your
as'aluka min sultânika
sovereignty which lasts
bi-adwamihi
and continues forever,
and for all times Your

wa kullu sultanika
sovereignty is
dâ'imun
everlasting;
the name of Your as'aluka bisultànika
absolute sovereignty. kullihi
allâhumma innï
me from Your kingdom
as'aluka min mulkika
that surpasses in glory
bi-afkharihi
and nobility,
and in reality Your
kingdom alone is the wa kullu mulkika
most celebrated and fàkhirun
magnificent;
the name of Your as'aluka bimulkika
unlimited kingdom. kullihi
O Allah: I am praying ^Jy\ US' ájJôî ^\ j^Ì)l
kamâ amartany
me to do; so, please .^^jjij Lis J C^tllilì
fastajib lï kamâ
wa ' adtanï
have promised.
You as You have ordered ^Á'jÁ US' ájJoí j^Ì)l
kamâ amartany
fastajib lï kamâ
wa ' adtanï
have promised.
You as You have ordered us" êjj^hi ^\ jîii
kamâ amartany
fastajib lï kamâ
wa ' adtanï
have promised.
me from Your highest as'aluka min ' alâ'ika
height that exalts, bi-a ' lâhu
and Your eminence is
wa kullu ' alâ'ika ' âlin 4 jLc Û0S. 'JÊj
altogether sublime;
the name of Your highest as'aluka bi ' alâ'ika
sublimeness. kullihi
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allâhumma innï
me from Your bounties
as'aluka min mannka
which always move
bi-aqdamihi
ahead, come in advance,
and all Your bounties are wa kullu mannka
eternal, qadïmun
the name of all Your as'aluka bimannka .á£ àiizt íAÍfo'í Ji 14ÌJ1
bounties. kullihi
me from Your signs; the as'aluka min âyâtika
most wonderful of them, bi-a " jabihâ Lûfcl
and all Your signs are wa kullu âyâtika
wonderful; * ajïbatun
the name of all Your as'aluka bi-âyâtika
signs, kullihâ
allâhumma innì ad'ûka
kamâ amartany
me to do; so, please .^^jjij Lis J íl^>tíl>il3
fastajib lï kamâ
wa ' adtanï
have promised.
allâhumma innì ad'ûka
kamâ amartany
fastajib lï kamâ .^jJS-j Lis J LfSféLfA
wa ' adtanï
have promised.
You as You have ordered US' ájJôî jj_jíli
kamâ amartany
fastajib lï kamâ .^^jjij Lis J íL^c1L»\3
wa ' adtanï
have promised.
O Allah: I beseech You allâhumma innï
to grant me from the as'aluka min fadlika bi-
best of Your favors; afdalihi
and all Your favors are
wa kullu fadlika fâdilun
excellent.
in the name of Your as'aluka bifadlika
whole favor. kullihi
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0 Allah: I beseech You
allâhumma innï
as'aluka min rizqika bi-
most widespread of Your
a ' ammhi
sustenance;
and all Your sustenance wa kullu rizqika
is widespread. ' àmmun
in the name of Your as'aluka birizqika
whole sustenance. kullihi
allâhumma innT
as'aluka min ' atâ'ika
most wholesome of Your
bi-ahna'ihi
bestowal;
and Your entire bestowal
wa kullu ' atâ'ika hanF
is wholesome.
O Allah: I beseech You allâhumma innT
in the name of Your as'aluka bi ' atâ'ika
entire bestowal. kullihi
to grant me from Your as'aluka min khayrika
most instant welfare; bi-a " jalihi
and Your entire welfare wa kullu khayrika
is instant. * âjilun
in the name of Your as'aluka bikhayrika
entire welfare. kullihi
allâhumma innT
to grant me from You
as'aluka min ihsânika
most excellent
bi-ahsanihi
benevolence;
and Your entire wa kullu ihsânika
benevolence is excellent. hasanun
in the name of Your as'aluka biihsânika
entire benevolence. kullihi
in the name of all that allâhumma innT
through which You may as'aluka bimâ tujTbuny
respond to me if I bihi hTna as'aluka
beseech You;
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therefore, (please do)
fajibny ya allahu idJLil 13
respond to me, O Allah.
in the name of all that allâhumma innï
through which You may as'aluka bimâ tujïbuny
respond to me if I bihi hïna as'aluka
beseech You;
Yes, I have besought na'am da'awtuka yâ
You, O Allah. allahu
O Allah: (I beseech You)
allâhumma bimâ anta
in the name of all
fîhi mina alshshu'ûni
authorities and powers
wal-jabarùti
that You enjoy.
O Allah: I beseech You iJjî—ìj iJÍLJ-t ^->\ ^—|Iiì
allâhumma innï
in the name of all of
as'aluka bisha'nika wa
Your authorities and
jabarûtika kullihâ
powers.
O Allah: I ask You to
give me whereby You allâhumma innì
gives answer to my as'aluka bimâ tujïbuny
supplication whenever I bihi hïna as'aluka bih
turn to You,
So, (please) respond to ÚS\ 13
fa-ajibny yâ allâhu
me, O Allah.
Send blessings on
sal I i 'alâ muhammadin
Muhammad and the
wa-âli muhammad(in)
Family of Muhammad
You may then mention your needs.
O Allah: send blessings allâhumma salli 'alâ jïj -jj* ^41)1
and resurrect me Wab'athnï ' alâ allmâni
abiding by the believing bika
in You,
giving credence to Your wal-ttasdïqi birasûlika
Messenger,
being faithful to vAlî ibn
wal-wilâyati li'aliyyi bni
Abû-Tâlib— peace be aby tâlibin 'alayhimâ
upon both of them; alssalâmu
being following the wal-i'timâmi bil-a'immati
(Divinely
commissioned) min ali muhammadin

leadership of the Imams
from the Household of
Muhammad
And disavowing their wal-barà'ati min
enemy. ' aduwwihim
My Lord, I have fa'innï qad radïtu yâ
tdUJb 13 C^sj !Á Jf
accepted such. rabby bidhlika
0 Allah: send blessings allàhumma salli 'alâ Jïj XJéù Jú, ^ ^1
And I beseech You for wa as'aluka khayral-
the best of the khayri ridwânaka wal-
goodness: Your pleasure jannata L<LÍ>fcllj
and Paradise;
And I seek Your wa a ' Gdhu bika min
sharri alshsharri : J_M.Jl j ìi « ; ij_£lj
protection against the
most evil of the evil: sakhatika wannâri .jllllj «Jlk^w
Your wrath and Hellfire.
0 Allah: (please do) allàhumma salli ' alâ
send blessings upon muhammdin wâli Jïj XJéù Jú, 'Jj* ^1
Muhammad and the muhammdin ,
Household of
Muhammad;
And safeguard me wâhfazhniy min kulli
against ail misfortunes musiïbatin wakulli
and ail ordeals baliyyatin,
And ail punishments wamin kulli "uqûbatin,
And ail seditious wamin kulli fitnatin,

matters $ ò?3
And ail trials wamin kulli balâ'in,
And ail evils wamin kulli sharrin, ír>> fêò?3

And ail tribulations wamin kulli makrùhin,
And ail misfortunes wamin kulli musiïbatin,
And ail catastrophes wamin kulli âfatin, 4JÍT

That have already or nazalat aw tanzilu mina
will ascend from the alssamâ'i ilï alardi fy
* d
482 FIR^ST NIGHT OF RAMADAN:
heavens to the earth at hdhihi alssa ' ati,

this very hour,
And at this night wafy hdhihi alllaylati, íÎO( aJLa ^jàj
And on this day wafy hdhâ alïawmi, t^Jl (JLa ^jàj
And in this month wafy hdhâ alshshahri,
And in this year. wafy hdhihi alssanati. .pLS\ aJLa

0 Allah: (please do) allâhumma sali ' alâ
send blessings upon muhammdin wâli Jïj (^Jp JJ>
Muhammad and the muhammdin,
Household of
Muhammad;
And décidé for me a wâqsim ly min kulli
portion from ail surûrin,
pleasant things,
And ail joys wamin kulli bahjatin,
And ail straightness wamin kulli astiqâmatin,
And ail relief wamin kulli farajin,
And ail well-being wamin kulli ' âfiyatin,
And ail safety wamin kulli salâmatin,
And ail honor wamin kulli karâmatin,
And ail items of wamin kulli rizqin

sustenance that is wâsi'in halâlin tayyibin,
expansive, legally
gotten, and pleasant
And ail grâces wamin kulli ni * matin,
And ail advantageous wamin kulli hasanatin,

things
That have already or nazalat aw tanzilu mina * S # 0 '
will ascend from the alssamâ'i ilï alardi fy
heavens to the earth at hdhihi alssâ ' ati ÂèuJl aJLa ^9 j^j^t
this very hour,
And at this night wafy hdhihi alllaylati, íÚ1)ì\ aJLa ^9j
And on this day wafy hdhâ alïawmi,
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And in this month wafy hdhâ alshshahri, t îit (la
And in this year. wafy hdhihi alssanati.
O Allah: If my sins have âalllhumma in kânat

deformed my face in dhunûby qad akhlaqat
Your view wajhiïa ' indaka, tiSólt {jfrrj cJJl^-î
And have thus cut the wahâlat bayny
path taking me to You wabaynaka,
And have changed my aw ghayyarat hâly
status with You, * indaka,
Then, I beseech You in fainny asaluka binûri
the name of the Light of wajhika alkarïmi alladhy
Your Magnanimous lam yutfa',
Face that is never
extinguished,
And in the name of the wabiuajhi habiïbika
face of Your Chosen muhammadin almustafi,
Prophet, Muhammad,
And in the name of the wabiûajhi waliïïika al iîïi n
face of Your well- almurtadï,
pleased servant, vAlî,
And in the name of Your wabihaqqi awliyâ'ika jìj—]\ dJ—îUji j—í^j

intimate servants that alladhïna antajabtahum,
You have selected,
(I beseech You) that You an tusalliïa ' alï
send blessings upon muhammadin wâli JTj j—í*ti u-lé à\
Muhammad and the muhammadin,
Household of
Muhammad,
And forgive for me, for Wa'an taghfira ly
my parents, and for ail waliûâlidayya wamâ
their offspring waladâ,
And forgive for the walilmuu 'minïna
believing men and wâlmuu 'minâti,
women
And for ail their wamâ tawâladûâ,
offspring
Ail our sins, dhunùbanâ kullahâ,
Including the saghïrahà wakabïrahà,

insignificant and the
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major,
And that You seal our wa'an takhtima lana
lives with righteous biâlssâlihâti,
deeds,
And that You settle our wa'an taqdiïa lanà
needs and important alhâjàti wâlmuhimmâti,
desires, tOULfrtJtj
And that You respond to wasâliha alddu'à'i
us our well-intended wâlmas'alati,
prayers and requests;
So, (please), respond to fâstajib lanâ,
us,
In the name of bihaqqi muhammadin
Muhammad and his wâlihi.
Household.
O Allah: (please) send allâhumma sali ' alâ
blessings upon muhammdin wâli Jïj J_Ìî ^ 1}-j>
Muhammad and the muhammdin ,
Household of
Muhammad,
(please) respond; amina amma amina,
(please) respond; 'Js*î
(please) respond;
Only that which Allah ma sha'a allhu kana,
wills shall come to pass.
There is no power and lâ hawla walâ quwwata
no might except with illâ bâllâhi,
Allah.
Glory be to your Lord, subhàna rabbika rabbi
the Lord of Honor, al ' izzati * ammâ
above what they yasifuwna,
describe.
And peace be on the wasalâmun 'alâ
messengers. almursaliïna
And all praise is due to walhamdu lillahi rabbi
Allah, the Lord of the al ' àlamiïna.
worlds.
You may then extend both your hands, incline your neck to your left shoulder, and
weep or try to weep, saying:
O He but Whom there is ya la ilaha illa anta

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no god
asaluka bihaqqi man
name of those whose
haqquhu ' alayka
names enjoy a great
' azhïmun,
regard with You
And in the name of
bilâ ilâha illâ anta. íCJÎ *Jj %
there is no god save You
name of the luminosity asaluka bibahâ'i lâ ilâha b CJÍ H\ *Jj V éÚlLÁ
of there is no god save illâ anta yâ lâ ilâha illâ
You, O He save Whom anta.
there is no god
name of the majesty of asaluka bijalâli lâ ilâha cJî H\ SJ( V ò'M". ^lAJt_L.Î
there is no god save illâ anta yâ lâ ilâha illâ
You, O He save Whom anta, tCJÍ % ÁJj *i b
there is no god
name of the splendor of asaluka bijamâli lâ ilâha cií % SJ) *i JUí-u cUL-í
You, O He save Whom anta. .CJÍ V) Ái) V b
there is no god
name of the light of asaluka binùri lâ ilâha H b CJÎ H\ V j&i cUU-í
You, O He save Whom anta. tCJÍ V) *))
there is no god
name of the excellency asaluka bikamâli lâ ilâha b cií Vj *Jj v JuJó. cUU-í
of there is no god save illâ anta yâ lâ ilâha illâ
You, O He save Whom anta, íCJÎ V) ÁJ) ^
there is no god
name of the honor of asaluka bi'izzati lâ ilâha V b CJÎ V) V 8j*j cUU-î
You, O He save Whom anta CJÍ V) *J]
there is no god
name of the grandeur of asaluka bi'izhami lâ ilha b CJÍ V) *J( V (Jà*J cUlloî
You, O He save Whom anta CJÎ Vt íil *Ì
there is no god
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name of the saying of asaluka biqawli là ilâha b CJÍ V) àJ) V Jji; cUb^î
there is no god save illâ anta yâ là ilâha Illâ
You, O He save Whom anta CJÍ V) ÁJt V
there is no god
name of the dignity of asaluka bisharafi lâ ilâha ciî V) áJ] ^ J>j_l. dlíí-^î
You, O He save Whom anta CJÍ V] Ái] y b
there is no god
name of the elevation of asaluka bi ' alâ'i lâ ilâha
You, O He save Whom anta cií V) *i
there is no god
asaluka bila ilaha illa àJj y u cJî H\ íi] % HJkî
name of there is no god
save You, O He save anta yâ lâ ilâha illâ anta
Whom there is no god
O my Lord; O my Lord; yâ rabbâhu yâ rabbâhu
. ..ábj b ábj b ábj b
O my Lord yâ rabbâhu...
You may keep on repeating this word as much as one breath can take.
As you extend your hand and incline your neck to your left shoulder, you may say
the following:
I beseech You; O my as'aluka yâ sayyidï
Master:
You may repeat the following statement as much as one breath can take:
O Allah; O my Lord: ya allahu ya rabbahu 'Mj b 'ill IS
You may then continue:
O my Master; O my yâ sayyidâhu yâ b âb'bfr b fày> b b
Lord: O my Aide; O my mawlâhu yâ ghiyâthâhu
Shelter; yâ malja-âhu
O the Ultimate goal of yâ muntahâ ghâyati
my all desires; raghbatâhu
0 the Most Merciful of yâ arhama alrrâhimïna
all those who show
mercy;
1 beseech You, for as'aluka falaysa
nothing is like You kamithlika shay'un
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And I beseech You with wa as'aluka bikulli
every responded prayer da'watin mustajâbatin
that has been addressed da'âka bihâ nabiyyun
dJLÍí jî £yi y Ljj áuó
to You by a missioned mursalun aw malakun
Prophet or a favorite muqarrabun * í <■ í
angel
Or a faithful servant (of aw 'abdun mu'minun
imtahanta qalbahû lil- Ldl cJá&\ fcjj, jl£ jî
You) whose heart has
been tried by You to ïmàni
carry faith
And then You wastajabta da'watahû
<bj£0 C^y..<lj
responded to his prayer. minhu
I turn my face towards wa atawajjahu ilayka
You asking You in the bimuhammadin
name of Your Prophet, nabiyyika nabiyyi
Muhammad, the alrrahmati
Prophet of mercy
And I seek his wa uqaddimuhG bayna
intercession before You yaday haw'ijT
for the sake of Your
settlement of my need
O Muhammad: O the ya muhammadu ya
Messenger of Allah; rasGlal-llàhi
May Allah accept my bi-abï anta wa-ummT
father and mother as atawajjahu bika ilâ
ransoms for you! In rabbika wa rabbT
your name do I turn my '^5í ^3
and your Lord;
And I seek your wa uqaddimuka bayna
intercession for the sake yaday haw'ijT
of the Lord's settling my
needs.
O my Lord; O my Lord; ya rabbahu ya rabbahu
0 my Lord; yâ rabbâhu
1 beseech You by Your as'aluka bika
sake,
For there is nothing like falaysa kamithlika
You. shay'un
And I turn my face wa atawajjahu ilayka
towards You, asking You bimuhammadin habïbika
in the name of
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Muhammad, Your most
beloved one,
And in the name of his wa bi ' itratihil-hadiyati
offspring— the guide
ones,
And I seek their wa uqaddimuhum bayna
intercession for the sake yaday hawâ'ijì y, S*
of Your settling my
needs.
And I beseech You in wa as'aluka allâhumma
the name of Your everl- bihayâtika allaty lâ
ivingness, since You tamûtu
never dies,
And in the name of the wabinûri wajhika alladhy
Light of Your Face that lâ yutfa'u
is never extinguished
And in the name of Your wa bi ' aynika allaty lâ
Eye that never sleeps tanâmu
I beseech You in the asaluka bihaqqi man 's > 1 ■> 'f
name of those whose haqquhu ' alayka
names enjoy a great * azhïmun
regard with You
That You may send an tusalliïa ' alï
blessings upon muhammadin wâli
Muhammad and the muhammadin,
Household of
Muhammad
Before everything, qabla kulli shay'in
And aster everything, wa ba'da kulli shay'in
And as many as ail wa ' adada kulli shay'in

things,
And as weighty as ail wa zinata kulli shay'in
things,
And as full as ail things wa mil'a kulli shay'in
0 Allah: I beseech You allâhumma innï as'aluka

to send blessings upon an tusalliya ' alâ
Muhammad—Your muhammadin "abdika
chosen servant almustafâ
And Your well-pleased wa rasùlika almurtadâ
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Messenger
And Your Chosen wa amïnika almustafa wa
Trustée and Your najïbika dùna khalqika
selected one among ail
Your créatures,
And Your most beloved wahabïbika
one, and Your elect wakhiyaratika min
among ail Your beings. khalqika ajma'ïn
The Warner, the Bearer alnnadhïri albashïri
of good tidings, and the alssiràji almunïr íj~»Jt ^\jLA\ jyiijt jJ-^Jt
luminous lantern.
And upon his wa ' alâ ahli baytihi
Household—the pure, alttayyibïna alttâhirïna
the immaculate, the al-akhyàri al-abràri
purified, the virtuous,
and the pious,
And upon Your angels wa ' alâ malâ'ikatika jjj—Jl dl—&SÌá
whom You have chosen alladhïna istakhlastahum
for Yourself and linafsika wa hajabtahum
screened from Your 'an khalqika
créatures,
And upon Your wa ' alâ anbiyâ'ika Oj—v4 jí^—I' il—ìUJÌ ìs~^3
Prophets who convey alladhïna yunabbi'ûna
truly from You bilssidqi 'anka
And upon Your wa 'alâ ' ibâdika
righteous servants, alssâlihîna
Whom You have alladhïna adkhaltahum fi
included with Your rahmatika
mercy;
The leaders, the well- al-a'immati almuhtadïna
guided, the orthodox, alrrâshidïna
the purified, almutahharìna
And upon (Archangels) wa ' alâ jibralla wa
Gabriel, and Michael, mïkâ'îla wa isrâfïla
and Isrâfîl,
And the Angel of Death, wa malakil-mawti wa il)jL?- il)tj_^9jj Oj-áJt dJLUj
and Ridwân the ridwâna khâzinil-jinâni
doorkeeper of Paradise, tî^Jt
And Mâlik the wa mâlikin khâzinin-nâri
doorkeeper of Hell,
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And the Holy Spirit walrruhil-qudusi
And the Bearers of the wa hamalatil-' arshi wa

(Divine) Throne, and munkarin wa nakïrin ' jS^'ì J*~*3 t^î}*^ aÌì^-j
# ^
Munkar and Nakîr
And the two angels wa ' alâ almalakayni
whom are in charge of alhâfizayni ' alayya
supervising me
(please bless them ail) bilssalâri allatï tuhibbu
with the blessing that an tusalliya bihâ
You like to bless them * alayhim
with;
(Let it be) a blessing salatan kathïratan
that is abundant, pure, tayyibatan mubârakatan
holy, genuine, growing, zâkiyatan nâmiyatan Í<LUU
deep, honorable, and tâhiratan sharìfatan
virtuous fâdilatan
through which You tubayyinu bihâ fadlahum
obviously demonstrate 'alâ al-awwalïna wal-
their precedence over âkhirïna
the past and the coming
générations.
O Allah: I beseech You allahumma innï as'aluka
to hear my voice, an tasma ' a sawtï
And to respond to my wa tujïba da'watï

prayer,
And to forgive my sins, wa taghfira dhunGbï
And to give success to wa tunjiha talibatï

my prayer,
And to settle my needs, wa taqdiya hâjâtï
And to accept my wa taqbala qissatï

excuses
And to fulfill Your wa tunjiza IT mâ
promise to me, wa ' adtanì
And to let off my wa tuqïlanï ' athratï
offense,
And to overlook my wa tatajâwaza ' an íJ^9*m 03^3
sins, khatï'atï
=1
And to excuse my wa tasfaha "an zulmT
wrongdoings,
And to pardon my wa ta ' fwa ' an jurmï
evildoings,
And to be always wa tuqbila ' alayya
present for me
And never reject me wa là tu ' rida ' annï
And to have mercy upon wa tarhamany wa là

me and not to punish tu ' adhdhibanï
me,
And to grant me good wa tu ' âfiyany wa là
health and not to afflict tabtaliyanï
me,
And to grant me from wa tarzuqany mina
the nicest and most alrrzqi atiyabahu wa
extensive sustenance awsa ' ahu
And most pleasant and wa ahna'ahG wa
most wholesome amra 'ahû
And most plentiful and wa asbaghahû wa
most abundant akhtharahû
And not to deprive me, wa là tahrimnï yà rabbi
O my Lord, of my faith dïnï wa amànatï -uS ì
and belief trusted with
me
And (please) relieve me wa da' ' annï wizrì
of my burdens;
and do not impose on wa là tuhammilny mà là
me that which I have tàqata lï bihi
not the strength to bear.
O my Master; yà mawlàya
And (please do) include wa adkhilny fî kull

me with every good item khayrin adkhalta fîhi
that You have chosen muhammadan wa àla
from Muhammad and muhammadin
the Household of
Muhammad
and take me out of any wa akhrijny min kulli
evil from which You sCTin akhrajtahum minhu
have saved them
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And never separate me wa la tufarriq baynï wa
from them for even a baynahum tarfata 'aynin iijí> ^ • ^ \\ *jj
twinkling of an eye abadan fiddunya wal-
neither in this worldly âkhirati .âj^lj úlh ^ Lit jls
life nor in the Hereafter.
allâhumma innî advûka
You as You have kamâ amartany fastajib
ordered me to do; so, lî kamâ wa'adtanï US'J <L*splLi\3 (_5~>j»°'
please respond to me as
You have promised.
You as You have kamâ amartany fastajib us" ájísì J?\ j4ÌJi
ordered me to do; so, lî kamâ wa'adtanï us*^ ii^>s.il»i\i ^g?y^
You have promised.
You as You have kamâ amartany fastajib us" âjiâí J\ j4ÌJj
ordered me to do; so, lî kamâ wa'adtanï
You have promised.
O Allah, I ask You for a allâhumma innî as'aluka
little from the very qalîlan min kathïrin
much,
in the midst of my many ma" a hâjatin by ilayhi
needs for which I * azïmatin
entirely depend on You,
and You, since eternity, wa ghinâka ' anhu
are able to do without qadïmun
them,
but for me it is titanic wa huwa ' indy kathïrun
So, (please do) bestow famnun bihi ' alayya

upon me with them, for innaka ' alâ kulli shay'in
You have power over all qadïrun
things.
O Allah: (please do) allâhumma birahmatika
include us with the fî alssàlihïna fa-adkhilnâ
righteous ones, out of
Your mercy.
And uplift us to the rank wa fî ' illiyyïna farfa'na
of 'illiyyïn (most
elevated rank).
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And serve us with water wa bikasin min ma'ïnin
running out of spring of min 'aynin salsabïlin
Salsabîl. fasqinâ
And, out of Your mercy, wa mina alhGri aTïni
give us as wives the birahmatika fazawwijnâ
women of Paradise.
And make the wa mina alwildâni
Paradisiacal youths who almukhalldïna ka-
never alter in âge and annahum lu 'lu 'un ... » U * >> , {{»{
who are like hidden maknGnun fa-akhdimnà
pearls serve us.
And give us food from wa min thimâri aljannati
wa luhùmi alttïri jJlloh ÂJj 'L^Jl jLíj
the fruits of Paradise
and from the meat of fat' imnâ
birds there.
And dress us from the wa min thiyâbi
clothes of fine and thick alssundusi wal-harìri Os,
silk and rich brodace. wal-istabraqi fa-albisnâ
And give us success to wa laylata alqadri
catch the Grand Night
The pilgrimage to Your wa hajj baytika alharâmi
Holy House,
And the martyrdom in wa qatlan fi sabïlika
Your way under the ma' a waliyyika fawaffiq
pennon of Your lanâ
Représentative.
And respond to our wa sâliha aldd'â'i wal- âíí L~iJij h jJi
goodly prayer and masalati fâstajib lanâ
invocation. tUJ ^?cL)l3
O our Creator: (please) yâ khâliqanâ isma'
listen to (our prayer) wastajib lanâ
and respond to us.
And when You shall wa idhâ jama'ta al-
gather the past and the awwalïna wal-âkhirìna
coming générations on yawma alqiyâmati jrfj-î J4j^ cJ^- iSjj
the Résurrection Day, farhamnâ
(please) have mercy
upon us.
And (please) release us wa barâ'atan mina
from Hellfire and secure alnnâri wa amânan
us against the minal-'dhâbi fâktub lanâ
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chastisement.
And do not setter us in wa fî jahannama sala
Hell. taghullanà
And do not add us to the wa ma 'a alshshayâtïni
devils. falâ taqrunnà
And do not throw us wa fî alnnâri ' alâ liaj^j ^s-àj
down on our faces in wujûhinâ falâ takbubnâ
Hellfire.
And do not make us wa fî hawânika wa
turn over in Your ' adhâbika falâ taqlubnâ
humiliation and in Your
chastisement.
And do not feed us from wa mina alzzuqqumi wal- à £0—JaJ'i pj-âjJ1 o—y
zaqqùm and thorns. ddarì' i falâ tut' imnâ
And do not throw us wa fî alnnâri ' alâ Liaj^j ^d)l ^Àj

down on our faces in wujûhinâ falâ takbubnâ
Hellfire.
And do not dress us wa min thîâbi alnnâri wa
from the clothes of sire sarâbïli alqatirâni falâ
and the shirts of pitchl tulbisnâ
And save us from ail wa min kulli sCTin yâ lâ
evils; O there is no god ilâha illâ anta bihaqqi lâ
save You, I beseech You ilâha illâ anta fanajjinâ
in the name of there is
no god save You.
O Allah: I am allahumma innï as'aluka
wa lam yus'al mithluka JL14 iiÍL-f £_iití
beseeching You, and
there is none like You to
be besought.
and to You do I désire, wa arghabu ilayka wa
and there is none like lam yurghab ilâ mithlika
You to be desired.
O my Lord: It is You yâ rabbi anta mawdi'u
Who is the object of the mas'alati alssâ'ilîna âJ\_°....» £ ~py» c iî ój lj
requests of the
beseechers,
and it is You Who is the wa muntaha raghbati
ultimate goal of the alrrâghibîna
désire of those who have
desires.
I beseech You, O Allah, as'aluka allâhumma bi-
in the name of the best afdali asmâ'ika kullihâ
and the most effective of wa anjahihâ
all Your (Excellent)
Names
O Allah; O the All- yâ allâhu yâ rahmânu
tòUi-j b &\ b
beneficent,
and I beseech You by wa bismika almakhzûni
Your Name—the sealed, almasùni al-a'azzi al-
the reserved, the ajalli al-a'zami alladhï
mightiest, the loftiest, tuhibbuhG wa tahwâhu
the greatest,; that You > o >í >
love and like,
and that You are wa tardà ' amman
pleased with him who da ' âka bihï
prays You by it,
and thus You answer his wa tastajïbu lahG
prayers. du ' â'ahû
It is incumbent upon wa haqqa ' alayka yâ
You, O Lord, that You rabbi an lâ tahrima fj*ù v b\ 4*3 ^ jp-j
never disappoint him sâ'ilaka
who beseeches You.
O Allah: I do beseech allâhumma innï as'aluka
You by every name that bikulli ismin huwa laka
belongs to You,
and by which a servant da ' âka bihï ' abdun
of You has prayed You huwa laka
in a land or in a sea fî barrin aw bahrin il P- i/
or in a plain or on a aw sahlin aw jabalin
mountain
or at Your Sacred aw ' inda baytika
House, alharâmi
or in any of Your ways. aw fî shay'in min
subulika
So, I beseech You, O my fa ad ' ûka yâ rabbi
Lord, the beseeching of du'â'a man qad
him whose neediness is ishtaddat fâqatuh
great
m
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and whose offense is wa ' azuma jurmuhu
grave, and whose efforts
are modest,
and who is about to wa ashrafat ' alâ
perish alhalakati nafsuhG
and who has no trust in wa lam yathiq bishay'in
any of his deeds min 'ilmihï
and who has not found wa lam yajid limâ huwa
anyone who can make fini sâddan wa lâ Vj li*-" *-9 JÁ UJ ls>ú jiJj
up for him or can lidhanbihï ghâfiran wa lâ
forgive his sin or can li ' athratihï muqïlan
overlook his slips save ghayruka
You,
He is thus resorting to hâriban ilayka
You,
seeking Your refuge, muta ' awwidhan bika
worshipping You, muta ' abbidan laka
showing no disdain, no ghayra mustankifin wa lâ

pride, mustakbirin
no arrogance, no wa lâ mustahsirin wa lâ
condescension, mutajabbirin
and no aloofness; wa lâ muta ' azzimin
rather, he is misérable, bal bâ'isin faqïrin

needy,
fearful, and seeking khâ'ifin mustajïrin
shelter.
I beseech You, 0 Allah, as'aluka yâ allâhu yâ
0 the All-beneficent, rahmânu
0 the All-tender, 0 the yâ hannânu yâ mannânu
All-bestower of boons,
0 the magnificent yâ badï'a alssamâwâti
Maker of the heavens wal-ardi
and the earth,
0 the Lord of majesty yâ dhaljalâli wal-ikrâmi
and honor;
(I beseech You) to send an tusalliya ' alâ
Household of
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Muhammad,
blessings that are salatan kathïratan
abundant, superb, tayyibatan
sanctified, ever- mubârakatan nâmiyatan
increasing,
pure, and honorable. zâkiyatan sharïfatan
I beseech You, O Allah, as'aluka allâhumma an

to forgive me in this taghfira lï fi shahrï hâdhâ
month and to have wa tarhamanï
mercy upon me
and to release me from wa ta'tiqa raqabatï mina
Hellfire alnnâri
and to grant me the best wa tu'tiyanï fThî khayra
of that which You have mâ a'tayta bihï ahadan
ever given any of Your min khalqika
creatures
and the best of that wa khayra mâ anta
which You will ever mu'tïhi
give,
and (please) do not wa lâ taj" alhu âkhira
decide this month of shahri ramadàna
Ramadan to be the last sumtuhG laka mundhu
one in which I observe askantanï ardaka
fasting for Your sake
since You allowed me to
live on Your lands
up to this day; ila yawmï hadha
rather (please) make it bal ij' alhu ' alayya

the month of the most atammahG wa
perfect bounty that You a'ammahû ' âfïyatan
à^jjù l^ís- J-J
have ever conferred
upon me and of the
most excellent well-
being that You have ever
covered me with,
and of the most wa awsa'ahu rizqan
expansive sustenance
that You have ever
decided for me,
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and of the most profuse wa ajzalahu wa ahna'ahu
reward thaï You grant
me and of the most .âtíâtj àJjé-îj
pleasant times that have
ever come upon me.
O Allah: I do seek Your allâhumma innï a'Gdhu
protection and the bika wa biwaj-hika
protection of Your alkarìmi
Magnanimous Face,
and Your Majestic wa mulkika al ' azïmi
Kingdom,
against that sun sets at an taghruba alshshamsu
the end of this day, min yawmï hâdhâ
or this day cornes to its aw yanqadiya hadha

t^Jl iJia ôjlù jí
end, alyawmu
or this night dawns, aw yatlu'a alfajru min
toi* jôJ jîih ç$eú jî
laylatï hâdhihì
or this month elapses, aw yakhruja hâdhâ
í j^lil IJLa çjk> jî
alshshahru
but there is still an wa laka qibalï tabi ' atun
offense of a sin due to aw dhanbun
íÇ& jî IkJ ^Jâ dlíj
which You shall punish
me,
or a wrongdoing for aw khatï'atun turìdu an
which You may want to tuqâyisanï bihâ
interrogate me,
or punish me, aw tu'âkhidhanï bihâ i\4ì Jò^sp jî
or put me in a aw tùqifanï bihâ mawqifa
khizyin fiddunyâ wal- ^ iiìji jjàjì jî
disgraceful situation in
this world or the next âkhirati
world,
or chastise me on the aw tu ' adhdhibanï
day when I will meet yawma alqâka íá\jû\ fa ^j'jJú jî
You.
0 the most Merciful of yâ arhama alrrâhimïna
ail those who show
mercy.
0 Allah: I beseech You allâhumma innï ad'ûka
about a grief that none lihammin lâ yufarrijuhu
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can relieve save You, ghayruka
And for mercy that wa lirahmatin là tunàlu

cannot be attained illâ bika
except through You,
And about hardship wa likarbin là yakshifuhu
from which none can ilia anta
rescue except You
And for desire that wa liraghbatin là
cannot be obtained tublaghu illâ bika
except by You
And for a need that wa lihàjatin là tuqdà
cannot be settled dûnaka
without Your
intervention
O Allah: As You have allàhumma fakamà kàna
decided to allow me to min sha'nika mà
pray You, aradtanï bihi min
mas'alatika
And as You have had wa rahimtany bihi min
mercy upon me through dhikrika
allowing me to refer to
You,
So, please decide that falyakun min shanika
my prayers are alijàbatu IT fïmà
responded by You, da ' awtuka
And grant me wal-nnajatu mimmà
redemption from that fazi ' tu ilayka fini
against which I have
resorted to You.
O He Who made the ayà mulayyina alhadïdi
iron pliant for (Prophet) lidàwûda ' alayhi
David, peace be upon alssalàmu
him;
O He Who took off the yà kàshifa alddurri wal-
harm and calamity that kurabi al ' izàmi ' an
afflict (Prophet) Job; ayyùba
O He Who relieved the wa mufarrija hamm
sorrow of (Prophet) ya ' qGba
Jacob;
O He Who removed the wa munaffisa ghammi
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grief of (Prophet) yusufa
Joseph:
(Please do) send salli 'alâ muhammadin
blessings upon wa âli muhammadin
Muhammad and the
Household of
Muhammad,
And (please) do to me waf ' al by ma anta
that which befits You, ahluhu
You are surely worthy of fa innaka ahlu alttaqwâ
being feared and worthy wa ahlu almaghfirati
of forgiving.
O Allah: I trust in You allàhumma anta thiqatï fi
in hard times kulli karbin 'yj^V ^ £P
and confide in you wa rajal fi kulli shiddatin

hopefully in
tribulations,
and in You lie my faith wa anta lï fi kulli amrin
and hope in every nazala bï thiqatun wa
misfortune that inflicts ' iddatun
me.
Many were the griefs kam min karbin yad'ufu
that crinkled my heart, fihi alfu'âdu
were hardly curable, wa taqillu fihi alhïlatu
caused my friends to wa yakhdhulu fihi ' « i • Vî • -

disappoint me, alssadïqu
and made my enemies wa yashmutu fihi
rejoice (over my al ' aduwwu
helplessness);
but when I relegated anzaltahï bika wa
them -i.e. the griefs- to shakawtahï ilayka
ijdl iîj&i.j £JL» 'épi
You and complained
about them to You,
because I heartily raghbatan minnï fihi
intended You, no one * amman siwâka
else,
You relieved and fa farrajtahG wa
alleviated them and kashaftahû wa kafaytahû tkuáSjj a-JlíS^ 2és?yià
saved me from their
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conséquences.
You are certainly the fa anta waliyyu kulli
source of ail grâces, ni ' matin
the cause of ail favors, wa sâhibu kulli hasanatin
and the only intention wa muntahâ kulli

of aspirations. raghbatin
I seek the protection of a'Gdhu bikalimâti allhi
ail of the Perfect Words alttâmmâti
of Allah
against the evil of min sharri mà khalaqa
whatever thing He has min shay'in
created.
O Allah: (please) convey allàhumma ' âfinï fi
upon me with good yawmï hâdhâ hattâ umsì
health on this day up to
the evening.
O Allah: I beseech You allàhumma innï as'aluka
to grant me the blessing barakata yawmï hâdhâ
of this day
as well as whatever has wa mâ nazala fîhi min
been descended on this 'âfiyatin wa maghfiratin
day, including well- wa rahmatin wa ridwânin
being, forgiveness,
mercy, pleasure,
and sustenance that is wa rizqin wâsi'in halâlin
expansive and legally tabsutuhG ' alayya wa
gotten that You may ' alâ wâlidayya wa wildï ■da.M-lj (Jjii
extend it for me, for my wa ahlî wa ' iyâlï wa ahli
LS-^'j íf"^33 k'M'j
parents, for my sons, for huzânatì
my wife, for my
dépendants, for my
friends,
for ail those whom I wa man ahbabtu wa
love, for ail thos who ahabbanï
love me,
for my descendants and wa waladtu wa waladanì
for my ascendants.
O Allah: I seek Your allàhumma innï a'Gdhu lili! fa éX>, ijèt J\ £4Ì!Ì
protection against doubt bika min alshshakki
and monotheism walshshirki
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and envy and walhasadi walbaghyi
oppression
and fanaticism and walhimyati walghadabi
rage.
O Allah; the Lord of the allâhumma rabba
Seven Skies alssamâwâti alssab'i
and the Lord of the wa rabba al-aradïna
seven layers of the earth alssab" i
and whatever thing wa mâ fihinna wa mâ
exists in and between baynahunna wa rabba
them; and the Lord of al- * arshi al- ' azïmi
the Great Throne:
(Please do) bless salli ' alâ muhammadin
Muhammad and his wa âlihî
Household,
and relieve me from my wakfinî almuhimma min
aggrieving matters by amrì bimâ shi'ta
the means that You will
and the method that wa kayfa shi'ta
You will.
You may then recite the Surah of al-Fatihah and the Ayat al-Kursiy (2:255) and
then say the following:
O Allah: You have said
to Your Prophet— Peace
allâumma innaka qulta Jj*> éXlfi cil ílJJ jU|Ilí
of Allah be upon him
linabiyyika sallâ allâhu
and his Household:
' layhi wa âlihî: wa
"And soon shall your
lasawfa yu'tîka rabbuka
Lord give you so that
fatardâ
you shall be well
pleased."
O Allah: Verily, Your
allâhumma inna
Prophet, Messenger,
nabiyyaka wa rasûlaka
Most Beloved, and Elite
wa habïbaka wa
from among Your
khiyarataka min khalqika
créatures
is not pleased if You lâ yardâ bi-an ^ CjJJú ùí> ê>y, *j
torment one of his tiTadhdhiba ahadan min ,
nation ummatihï
who worships You dânaka bimuwâlâtihï wa
through acting loyally to muwâlâti al-a'immati min 2jj*$\ â^tj-aj jJ*$\jJLi dLírè
the Prophet and to the ahli baytihï
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Imams from his
Household
even if that one is guilty wa in kana mudhniban
and sinful, khàti'an
(and to torture him) in
fî nâri jahannama 4(^#" fi J
Hellfire.
So, (please) rescue me fa ajirnï yâ rabbï min
from Hell and its jahannama wa
torture, * adhâbihâ
and pardon me for the
sake of Muhammad and wa habnï limuhammadin
the Household of wa âli muhammadin
Muhammad;
O the most Merciful of
all those who show ya arhama alrrahimïna
mercy.
O He Who shall gather yâ jâmi'an bayna ahli

the inhabitants of aljannati ' alâ ta'allufin .« í S -
Paradise on terms of mina alqulùbi wa shiddati
cordiality and affability; almahabbati
and He Who shall

wa nazi ' a alghilli min
remove rancor that may
sudûiïhim
be in their breasts,
and He shall thus make
wa jâ'ilahum ikhwânan
them brothers; face to
'là sururin mutaqàbilïna
face on couches.
O He Who Shall gather
yâ jâmi'an bayna ahli
between those who are ttóPlí? Jit ^ \*a\st U
tà ' atihï
obedient to Him
and him for whom it wa bayna man
was created. khalaqahà lahG
O He Who relieves the
wa yâ mufarrija huzni
sad of every aggried
kulli mahzûnin
one;
O He Who is the
wa yâ manhala kulli
resource of every
gharìbin
stranger;
O He Who covers me yâ râhimï fî raghbatï wa
with His mercy when I fî kulli ahwâlî
desire for something as
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well as in ail my 4 J Bttctlj
circumstances by means
of well safeguarding and
protection.
O He Who relieves ail
ya mufarrija ma bï mina
my dépression and
alddïqi walkhawfi
fears;
(please do) bless
Muhammad and the salli ' ala muhammadin
íJJL?J> JÏj tUáLá
Household of wa âli muhammadin
Muhammad
and join me with my wajma" baynï wa bayna

beloved ones: my ahibbatï wa qàdatï wa
J>\J—âj Ji\—»j ^áLJsj
leaders, my masters, my sàdatï wa hudâtï wa
guides, and my lords. mawâliyya
0 He Who joins the dear yâ mu'allifan bayna al-

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ones with each other; ahibbati
(please do) bless
Muhammad and the salli ' ala muhammadin
íJJÍpJi JÏj tUÁLá
Household of wa âli muhammadin
Muhammad
and never distress me
by preventing me from wa lâ tafja ' nï binqitâ ' i
seeing Muhammad and ru'yati muhammadin wa
the Household of âli muhammadin 'annï
Muhammad
or ceasing them from wa lâ binqitâ ' i ru'yatï
'r^* lsíjj t^b>
seeing me. * anhum
1 thus beseech You, O
my God, in the name of fabikulli masâ'ilika yâ
ail that by which You rabbi ad ' Gka ilâhï
are prayed;
So, please respond to
fastajib du" al iyyaka
my beseeching You,
O the most Merciful of
ail those who show yâ arhama alrrâhimïna
mercy.
O Allah: I beseech You allâhumma innï as'aluka
in the name of that I binqitâ * i hujjatï wa
have no claim against wujûbi hujjatika an j) di_s*»- yj-^-jj (eS-^
4i
You but You have all taghfira lï

claims against me, that
You may forgive me.
O Allah: I seek Your , ,, „ a,
a ahumma mni a udhu . * l. ìa_ct Jt Liill
protection against the ... . . .. . trî ^ M1"
bika min khizyi yawmi
disgrace of the Day of almahshari ijJJ*d\ fa
Resurrecting,
and against the evil of
, . , r wa mm sham ma baqiya .a, „
the coming days of my . ..... < ,*jJt ^^^î
mina alddahri
life,
and against the evil of
wa min sharri al-a'dâ'i í(.\Jjí*Ì\ pli °y>j
the enemies,
and against the
approaching of wa safïri al-fanâ'i t^bUl
termination
and against cureless -, .
, ?■
maladies, wa idah aldda i JLàPá
^ 'J
and against a, .,„..
.
disappointment, wa khaybati alrraja i t ç.l?-'Jl
' á
'•" J
and against fading away

wa zawali alnni ' mati tiiiuJl Jljjj
of boons,
and against unexpected --s*r. -f.*,
. wa fuj ati alnniqmati t<UÂJ( al^âa
chastisements.
O Allah: (please) decide
for me a heart that fears allâhumma ij' al lï qalban Ai aI", ' J* 0< ^ »r' < g"11'
You as if it can see You yakhshâka ka'annahG _ „ „ _ ^
directly up to the day on yarâka ilà yawmi yalqâka .áJlâLi fa éi\Jj <Ul5
which it shall meet You.
Sixth: In his book of ' al-MuqnVah' , Shaykh al-Mufid has narrated on the authority
of the trustworYour master scholar, "Alï ibn Mahziyâr, that Imam Muhammad al-
Taqiy (a.s) said that it is recommended to say the following supplication as many
times as possible during the month of Ramadan on days and nights from the
beginning of the month up to its end:
O He Who has _ been
. ya dhalladhy kana , .a. ,„í { , •> < ,,
always
. . there before all ,
qabla kulli shay ,.in '*«°c* ,P
* íh*
Lr^ 015 (jJì\ to b
things,
And He then created all thumma khalaqa kulla t % *x>'„U A
things, shay'in J5 ?
And He then stays while thumm yabqà wa
all things vanish. yafnâ kullu shay'in
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O He Whose like in not ya dhalladhy laysa
found at ail kamithlihi shay'un
O He; neither in the wa yâ dhalladhy laysa ÇMjUlJl ^ j-J i£ÒS\ \h ISJ

highest heavens, fi alssamâwâti aT ulâ
Nor in the lowest layers wa lâ fi alaradïna

of the earth alssuflâ
Nor above them, nor
wa lâ fawqahunna wa
beneath them, nor there é % 5|lj—à %
lâ tahtahunna wa lâ
is between them any god
baynahunna ilhun
that is worshipped save
yiT badu ghayruhu
Him.
laka alhamdu hamdan
To You be the praise that
lâ yaqG ' alâ ihsâ'ihi
none can count save You,
illâ anta
So, please bless
fasalli 'alâ
Muhammad and the
muhammadin wa âli
Household of
muhammadin salatan
Muhammad with the
lâ yaqû ' alâ ihsâ'ihâ
blessings that none can .CJÎ
illâ anta
count save You.
Seventh: Al-Kaf amiy, in "al-Balad al-Amïri' and 'al-Mïsbah\ has quoted the
Kitâb al-Ikhtiyâr of Sayyid Ibn Bâqï that if one recites the following supplication
everyday in Ramadan, Almighty Allah will forgive the sins of forty years of his
aRe:
O Allah: the Lord of the allâhumma rabba
month of Ramadan, shahri ramadâna
In which You revealed alladhy anzalta fini
the Qur'ân, alqur'âna
And You imposed fasting waftaradta ' ala 4_i £>il-J* ^gJs. C*—Ìëî2\j
on Your servants: 'ibâdika fini alssiyâma
(Please) confer upon me

urzuqny hajj baytika
with the pilgrimage to
alharâmi
Your Holy House,
In this year and every fi hâdhâ al * âmi wa fi
year, kulli 'âmin
And forgive my serious waghfir liya
sins, aldhdhunûba aTizâma
For none can forgive fa'innahu la -, -. K,

them save You, yaghfiruha ghayruka -rr^
O the Lord of majesty yâ dhaljalâli wal- iNLíJl \j
and honor. ikrâmi ■Çj'.J , •
Eighth: It is recommended to repeat the following invocation one hundred times

every day in Ramadan. This invocation has been mentioned by al-Fayd al-
Kâshâniy in his book of 'Khulâsat al-Adhkar' :
Glory be to Him Who can , ._ .
subhana alddarn .a, a , -
expose anyone to loss or alnnâfi ' i jUaJ' Jtóú-n
to gain.
Glory be to the Judge subhâna alqàdy "^Sj • \<j\\
with truth. bilhaqqi ^ST
Glory be to the Most subhana al ' aliyyi al-
High, the All-high. a 'lâ
Glory be to Him and to
, .,. TT. ,. TT. subhânahu wa „,
glorify
& J Him is one of His ... ....
bihamdihi íìJu&ji
" * <bbi~j
graces.
Glory be to Him and most , . - , í.^í.
, , , subhânahu wa ta ala ., Jl*ja <ubil*i
Exalted be He. ^ 3
Ninth: In his book of ' al-MuqnVah' , Shaykh al-Mufid has mentioned that one of
the most advisable acts of Ramadan is to pray for sending blessings upon the Holy
Prophet at least one hundred times a day; and the more the better.
THE PRIVATE ACTS IN RAMADÀN

FIRST NIGHT OF RAMADAN
The recommended acts that are practiced at the first night of Ramadan are as
follows:
First: Watching the New Moon (IstihlâT): It is highly recommended to watch the
new moon of Ramadan at the first night of it. Moreover, some scholars have
decided such as obligatory.
Second: When your eyes fall on the new moon, you must not point to it; rather you
should turn yourself towards the kiblah, raise both your hands towards the sky, and
address the new moon with the following words:
Your and my Lord is rabby wa rabbuka
Allah; the Lord of the allâhu rabbu -Js*^' V'j ^ ^jj Jjj
worlds. aTalamTna
allahumma ahillahu
cause this crescent to
' alaynâ bilamni wal- OUj^Hj O* llaî ^ìi\
carry with it for us
imam
security and faith
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wal-ssalamati wal-
And safety and Islam
islâmi
And expédition to
wal-musara ' ati ila ma
whatever You love and
tuhibbu wa tardà
please.
O Allah: (please do) bless allâhumma bârik lanâ
us in this month, fî shahrina hadha
And confer upon us with warzuqnà khayrahu
its goodness and aid, wa ' awnahu
And save us from its wasrif 'annâ durrahu ^ & Jj^tj
harm, evil, ordeals, and wa sharrahu wa
sédition. balâ'ahu wa fitnatahu .texSj
It has been narrated that when the Holy Prophet (a. s) would see the new moon of
Ramadan, he would turn his face to the kiblah direction and say the following:
allâhumma ahillhu
cause this crescent to
* alaynâ bil-amni wal- ùUjVIj jiVlj O* àlaí fpt
carry with it for us
Tmâni
security and faith
wal-ssalâmati wal-
And safety and Islam
islâmi
And encompassing good wal- * âfiyati
health and repulsion of almujallati wa difâ ' i
ailments, alasqâmi
And assistance on
wal-'awni "alâ
praying, observing
alssalati wal-ssiyâmi
fasting, and doing acts of
wal-qiyâmi
worship,
And on reciting the
wa tilâwati alqur'àni
Qur'ân.
O Allah: (please do) keep
allâhumma sallimnâ
us sound for the month of
lishahri ramadàna
Ramadan,
And accept our deeds
wa tasallamhu minnâ
during it,
And save us during it, wa sallimnâ fîhi
hattâ yanqadiya
Until the month of
' annâ shahru
Ramadan will not elapse
ramadàna
Except that You have wa qad ' afawta ' annâ
pardoned us, forgiven us, wa ghafarta lanâ wa
and had mercy upon us. rahimtana
Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq (a.s) is also reported to have said: When you see the new
moon of Ramadan, you may say the following:
O Allah: the month of allàhumma qad
Ramadan has hadara shahru JÚaíj j£á £aá* ÔS jîil
commenced, ramadâna
And You have made ,. „ „
wa qadi aftardta > , » a s
obligatory
. . upon. .us to . . alayna
, _ siyamahu
. _ ' . t<Ull^
' \Qs-
' c~£h*\
J J3í
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observe tasting during it,
And You revealed the wa anzalta fihi
Qur'ân in it, alqur'àna
As guidance for people
and clear proofs of true hudan lilnnàsi wa t£xQ\ Cj\ Hjj
guidance and distinction bayyinâtin mina t
(between the right and alhudâ wal-furqâni .JtéjiJij
the wrong).
O Allah: (please) help us allàhumma a ' innà ié. £sÁ ; Û\\
observe fasting in it, ' alâsiyâmihi ' ' f"^
And accept it from us, wa taqabbalhu minnâ cll« iilaij

And keep us safe during
wa sallimna fihi t<uâ
it,
And help us observe it
wa sallimnâ minhu
adequately,
And keep it sound for us wa sallimhu lanà fi
with easiness and good yusrin minka wa è&i J} & iU-*>j
health from You. 'àfiyatin
You verily have power innaka ' alâkulli „ .\*\& & &\
over all things. shay'in qadïrun íjl' fir lt 15*
O the All-beneficent, 0
ya rahmnu ya rahïmu -frTj *í ^
the All-merciful.
Third: It is recommended, at the sight of the new moon of Ramadan, to say the
supplication number forty-three of the al-Sahlfah al-Kâmilah al-Sajjâdiyyah.
Sayyid Ibn Tâwus narrated that Imam "Ali ibn al-Husayn Zayn al-'Àbidïn (a.s),
once, gazed at the new moon of Ramadan while he was walking. He therefore
stopped and said the following:
1 The translation of this supplication, as well as all the other supplications of the famous
al-Sahïfah al-Sajjâdiyyah, is quoted from the al-Sahlfah al-Sajjâdiyyah''s translation of
William C. Chittick.
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ayyuha alkhalqu
0 obedient créature,
almutr u
speedy and untiring, alddâ'ibu alssarï' u
fréquenter of the
almutaraddidu fi
mansions of
manâzili alttaqdïri
détermination,
moving about in the almutasarrifu fi falaki
sphère of governance! alttadbïri
1 have faith in Him Who âmantu biman
lights up darknesses nawwara bika vjtiJáJl éX> jjj j«j CuíT
through you, alzzulama
illuminâtes jet-black wa awdaha bika
shadows by you, albuhama
appointed you one of the wa ja ' alaka âiyatan
íA^JU £j\j\ ja 4jÏ
signs of His kingdom min âyâti mulkihi
And one of the marks of wa ' alâmatan min
tAjUaJt^ Ci&js- ja %jf$s-j
His authority, * alâmâti sultânihi
So, He identified time fahadda bika
through You, alzzamâna
And humbled you wamtahanaka
through increase and bilkamâli wal-
decrease, nnuqsâni
And rising and setting, wal-ttulû " i wal-a'ufûli
And illumination and
wal-inàrati wal-kusûfi
éclipse.
In ail of this you are fi kulli dhalika anta
obedient to Him, lahu mutr un
And prompt toward His wa ilâ iràdatihi
will. sari' un
Glory be to Him! How
subhânahu mà a'jaba
wonderful is what He has
mâ dabbara min
arranged in Your
amrika!
situation!
How subtle what He has wa altafa mâ sana ' a
made for Your task! fi sha'nika!
He has made You the key ja ' alaka miftâha jÂ'Ì £jali> jfá ç\íàa éilíér
to a new month for a new shahrin hâdithin
situation. li'amrin hâdithin
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So I ask Allah, my Lord fa-as'alu allaha rabby
and Your Lord, wa rabbaka
my Creator and Your wa khâliqy wa
Creator, khâliqaka
my Déterminer and Your wa muqaddiry wa
Déterminer, muqaddiraka
my Form-giver and Your wa musawwiry wa
Form-giver, musawwiraka
an yusalliya ' alâ Jïj J—Í?J> ^—Ss. ^1—iaj OÎ
that He bless Muhammad
muhammadin wa âli
and his Household
muhammadin
and appoint You a wa an yaj'alaka hilâla
crescent of blessings not barakatin lâ
effaced by days tamhaquhâ alayyâmu
wa tahâratin lâ
and of purity not defiled
tudannisuhâ al-
by sins;
âthâmu
a crescent of security hilâla amnin mina al-
from blights âfâti
and of safety from evil wa salâmatin mina
deeds; alssayyi'âti
a crescent of
auspiciousness hilâla sa' din lâ nahsa
containing no fïhi
misfortune,
of prosperity
wa yumnin lâ nakada
accompanied by no
ma ' ahu
adversity,
of ease not mixed with wa yusrin lâ
difficulty, yumâzijuhu ' usrun
wa khïrin lâ
of good unstained by evil;
yashûbuhu sharrun
a crescent of security and hilâla amnin wa
faith, 'ïmânin
wa ni ' matin wa
favor and good-doing,
ihsânin
wa salâmatin wa
safety and submission!
islâmin
O Allah, bless allâhumma salli 'alâ jtj ^ j^4Ì)i

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Muhammad and his muhammadin wa ali
Household, muhammadin
place us among the most
satisfied of those over was alna min arda íí , „i „ ■„
whom the crescent has man tala a alayhi ^ w <*s j w- ->
risen,
the purest of those who wa azka man nazara
have looked upon it, ilayhi <-0ì & ù* Jib
the most fortunate of
wa as' ada man
those who have t4-9 t£U °y> S*1Â$
ta ' abbada laka fini
worshiped You under it;
give us the success during wa waffiqnà
[the new month] to allàhumma fini íÁjjíiìj Ás-ÚsiS 4-9 úÂàjj
repent, lilttâ'ati wal-ttawbati
preserve us within it from
wâ'simnâ fini mina
misdeeds and exposition íÂjj^JIj £U?( ly> 4-9
alâthâmi wal-hawbati
to punishment,
allot to us within it
wa awzi ' nâ fini
thanksgiving for Your fUÂJl jísJj 4-9 ^jJÍJ
shukra alnni ' mati
favor,
clothe us during it in the wa albisnâ fini junana
íÂ^àUJl jap 4-9 lilJîj
shields of well-being, al ' âfiyati
and complete for us Your wa atmim ' alaynâ iJLï*lí> JU^s_lib lili* ji-ftîíj
kindness by perfecting biâstikmâli tâ ' atika
therein obedience to You! fini alminnata íaUi 4-9
Surely You are All-kind, innaka anta
Praiseworthy. almannânu alhamïdu
And bless Muhammad wa sallâ allâhu ' alâ áJïj XJÍáJ> ^S- iih
and his Household, the muhammadin wa âlihi
good, the pure. alttayyibïna
And grant us aid from
waj' al lanâ fini \j> ^Js- dli* tijP 4-9 lí) Jj^-lj
You to carry out that
' awnan minka ' alâ
which You have ordered
mâ nadabtanâ ilayhi
us to do in it;
Such as the obedience to
min muftaradi
You which You have displis j*
tâ ' atika
made incumbent upon us,
and accept them from us, wa taqabblhâ innaka jj^j-» dJLJj I IK^J
for You are the most alakramu min kulli
Generous of all those who karìmin 'îv
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show generosity
and the most Merciful of
wal-arhamu min kulli
all those who show 'ÇíTJ të'Cït ç*ì%
rahïmin
mercy.
Respond! Respond! O the amïna amïna rabba
Lord of the Worlds. al ' àlamïna
Fourth: It is recommended for husbands to copulate with their wives at this night.
As a matter of fact, it is discommended to have sexual intercourse with wives at the
first night of the Arabic months; rather, this exception is one of the peculiarities of
the holy month of Ramadan.
THE RECOMMENDED ACTS AT THE FIRST NIGHT OF RAMADAN
Fifith: It is highly advisable to bathe oneself at this night. A Hadith reads that if
one washes himself at the first night of Ramadan, he will be secured against
prurigo up to the next Ramadan.
Sixth: It is recommended to bathe oneself in a flowing river and to pour on the
head thirty handfuls of water so as to be mentally pure up to the next Ramadan.
Seventh: It is recommended to visit the holy tomb of Imam al-Husayn (a.s) so that
the sins will be forgiven and the like of the reward of those who undertake the Hajj
and the "Umrah in that year will be recorded for him.
Eighth: It is recommended, at this night, to begin with the one thousand Rak'ah
prayer that has been previously mentioned at the end of the second part of the
Ramadan acts.
Ninth: It is recommended to offer a two Rak'ah prayer reciting in each Rak'ah
Surah of al-Fâtihah and Surah of al-An "am (No. 6) and to pray Almighty Allah for
security against apprehensions and ailments.
Tenth: It is recommended to recite the aforementioned supplication that begins
with:
O Allah this is the blessed allàhumma inna ^ Unj ijjj
month wherein the Holy alshshahra hâdhâ ^ _
Qur'ân was revealed... almubàraka alladhy <*—5? Jj— t£íM' ^jt—
'unzila fihi alqur'anu.
This supplication has been mentioned within the acts of the last night of Sha'ban.
Eleventh: It is recommended to say the following supplication while raising the
hands after the Maghrib Prayer. The supplication has been reported in 'al-IqbâV
from Imam Muhammad and Jawâd (al-Taqi)—peace be upon him:
O Allah: O He Who
allahumma ya man
controls the management
yamliku alttadbïra
of all affairs;
and He has power over wa huwa ' ala kulli
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all things. shay'in qadïrun
0 He Who knows the yà man ya' lamu
$H\ toi psú já ç
stealth of looks khà'inata ala'yuni
and that which breasts wa mâ tukhfy
conceal and that which alssudûru wa tujinnu
selves hide; alddamïru
and He is the Knower of wa huwa allatïfu
subtiles, the Aware. alkhabïru
allâhumma aj'alnà
include us with those
mimmn nawâ
who intend and carried
fa ' amila
out their intentions;
wa lâ taj' alnâ
with those who are
mimmn shaqiya
unhappy due to their
fakasila
laziness
wa lâ mimmn huwa
or with those who depend
'alâ ghayri ' amalin
upon unreal hopes.
yattakilu
allâhumma sahhih
O Allah: (please do) cure
abdânanâ mina tJJl*J( y> \jJ\Jj\ ^tlfi
our bodies from ailments
al ' ilali
and help us carry out the
wa a' innâ ' alâ mâ
deeds that You have
aftaradta ' alaynâ
made incumbent upon us
mina al ' amali
to do
so that when this month,
hattâ yanqadiya
which is Your month,
' annâ shahruka
elapses, we shall have
hâdhâ wa qad addïnâ
carried out all the duties
mafrûdaka fîhi
that You have made
' alaynâ
obligatory upon us to do.
O Allah: (please do) help
allâhumma a ' innâ
us observe fasting in this
'alâ siyâmihi
month;
and guide us to practice
the acts of worship wa waffiqnâ liqiyâmihi
(perfectly);
and grant us vigor to wa nashshtnâ fîhi
offer prayers; lilssalati
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and do not preclude us
wa la tahjubna mina
from reciting (the Holy
alqirà'ati
Qur'ân);
and make easy for us to wa sahhl lanâ fini
give alms. iïtà'a alzzakati
O Allah: (please) do not allâhumma lâ tusal lit Vj Líié JaLJ *i 14ÌJI
inflict us with fatigue, 'alaynà wasaban wa
tiredness, lâ ta ' aban 1*3
wa là saqaman wa lâ
ailment, or injury.
' ataban
grant us the food with
allâhumma arzuqnà
which we break our
aliftàra min rizqika
fasting from Your
alhalâli
sustenance that is legally
gotten.
make easy for us the allâhumma sahhil lanâ
gaining of Your fihi mà qasamtahu
sustenance that You min rizqika
décidé for us;
and facilitate for us Your wa yassir mâ
act that You décidé for qaddartahu min
us; amrika
waj' alhu halâlan Uflí LÌ? V">Lí. 'ÚÁk\j
and make it pure, empty
tayyiban naqiyyan
of sins,
mina alâthâmi
and free from offenses khàlisan mina alàsàri
and flaws. wal-ajrâmi
O Allah: (please) do not allâhumma là
feed us except the good tut'imnà illâ tayyiban
that is neither bad nor ghayra khabïthin wa
forbidden; là haràmin
and (please do) make the
waj' al rizqaka lanâ
sustenance that You
halâlan là yashGbuhu
décidé for us be légal,
danasun wa là
carrying neither filth nor
asqàmun
diseases.
O He Who knows the yà man ' ilmuhu
secret in the same was as bilssirri ka ' ilmihi
He knows the public; bili ' làni
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O He Who conférs upon

ya mutafaddilan ' ala
His servants with
* ibâdihi bilihsàni
benevolence;
O He Who has power yâ man huwa ' alâ
'jí^* tir* "ïrJ* i* ù* u-
over ail things kulli shay'in qadïrun
and has acquaintance wa bikulli shay'in
with ail things; ' alïmun khabïrun ' jtf- f# tCf* Ï&3
(please do) bestow upon

us with (ceaseless) alhimnâ dhikraka
référence to You;
and keep us away Your
wa jannbnâ 'usraka
difficulty;
and make us obtain Your
wa anilnâ yusraka
ease;
and guide us to the right
wâhdinâ lilrrshàdi
path;
and lead us to the
wa waffiqnâ lilssdâdi
righteousness;
and protect us against wa'simnâ mina
misfortunes; albalâyâ
and safeguard us against wa sunnâ mina
sins and faults. alawzâri wal-khatâyâ
yâ man lâ yaghfiru
O He save Whom none
'azïma aldhdhunûbi
forgives the grave sins
ghayruhu
and He save Whom none
wa lâ yakshifu alssù'a
can relieve from
illâ huwa
hardships;
those who show mercy alrrâhimïna
and the most Generous of
wa akrama
ail those who show
alakramïna
generosity;
(please do) send
salli 'alâ
blessings upon
muhammadin wa ahli
Muhammad and his
baytihi alttayyibïna
Household—the pure;
and décidé our fasting as waj'al siyamana í*$jîJàj> lj*^r^
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acceptable maqbulan
and as connected to piety wa bilbirri wal-ttaqwâ
and godliness. mawsGlan
And, similarly, (please
wa kadhalika fâj' al
do) décidé our efforts as
sa'yanà mashkûran
praiseworthy,
our acts of worship as wa qiyâmanâ
admissible, mabrùran
our reciting of the Qur'ân
wa qur'ânanâ
as raised (to the
marfG ' an
heavens),
and our supplications as wa du ' â'anâ
responded. masmû ' an
And (please do) guide us
to the most excellent wâhdinâ lilhusnâ
way;
and save us from
wa jannibnâ al * usrâ
difficulties;
and facilitate for us the
wa yassirnâ lil-yusrà
easy end;
wa a ' M lanâ
and elevate our ranks; íCJ\srsjS\ Ú Jiíj
alddarajàti
and double the rewards wa dâ ' if lanâ
for our good deeds; alhasanâti
and accept our fasting wâqbal minnâ
and prayers; alssawma wal-ssalata
and react to our wâsma' minnâ
supplications; aldda ' awâti
waghfir lanâ
and forgive our sins;
alkhatï'âti
And overlook our wa tajâwaz ' annâ
wrongdoings alssayyi'âti
and make us of the waj'alnâ mina
successful worshippers; al * âmilïna alfâ'izïna
wa lâ taj" alnâ mina
with those who earn Your
almaghdûbi "alayhim
anger nor of those who
wa lâ alddâllïna
go astray,
so that when the month hattâ yanqadiya
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of Ramadan elapses, shahru ramadâna
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You shall have accepted wa qad qabilta fîhi
our fasting and acts of siyàmanà wa
worship, qiyâmanâ
wa zakkayta fîhi
blessed our deeds,
a' mâlanâ
wa ghafarta fîhi
forgiven our sins,
dhunGbanà
wa ajzalta fîhi min ■4^ ij-^j-î i-s? ^—l>r!s

and doubled our shares
from ail good things. kulli khayrin nasïbanà
Verily, You are the God fa'innaka al-ilâhu

Who responds, almujîbu
the Lord Who is Nigh, wal-rrabbu alqarìbu
and You encompass ail wa anta bikulli shay'in
.Ja«?t« frjj-i jjio CJÎj
things. muhîtun
Twelfth: It is recommended to say the following supplication that is reported from
Imam Ja'far al-Sâdiq (a. s) as is mentioned in the book of "al-IqbâF:
O Allah, the Lord of the allahumma rabba
í JÚaíj jfá Oj j^glit
month of Ramadan, shahri ramadàna
the Revealer of the
munazzila alqur'âni
Qur'ân
This is the month of hâdhâ shahru
Ramadan ramadàna
in which You revealed the alladhy anzalta fîhi
Qur'ân alqur'âna
And revealed therein
wa anzalta fîhi âyâtin
chapters of true guidance
bayyinâtin mina
and distinction (between
alhudà wal-furqâni
the right and the wrong).
O Allah: make us observe allahumma arzuqnà
fast in its days siyâmahu
and remain awake in its wa a ' innâ * alâ
nights to pray. qiyâmihi
O Allah: let it be peaceful allahumma sallimhu
for us, lanâ
keep us in sound
wa sallimnâ fîhi t<LÌ
condition for it,
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let it take upon itself the
supervision of our affairs
fî yusrin minka wa
to give us ease and well-
mu ' àfatin
being
and while taking waj'al fîmâ taqdy wa t * »* »' • Isa
décisions, tuqaddiru
From among Your mina al-amri
inévitable décisions almahtùmi
And from among thaï
which You décidé from
alamri alhakîmi
the wise affairs,
At the Grand Night fî laylati a I q a d ri
From the act that is mina alqadâ'i alladhy
neither rejected nor lâ yuraddu wa lâ
altered, yubaddalu te
write my name in the list an taktubany min
Sacred House alharâmi
whose pilgrimage
almabrûri hajjuhumu
receives Your approval,
whose efforts are almashkûri
appreciated, sa'yuhumu
almaghfGri
dhunùbuhumu
whose wrongdoings are almukaffari ' anhum
overlooked, sayyi'àtuhum
and while making
décisions and rendering waj'al fîmâ taqdy wa
possible things and tuqaddiru
events
make possible for me
an tutîla lî fî ' umrï
long lise,
and enough lawful means wa twass' a ' alayya
of livelihood. mina alrrzqi alhalâli
Thirteenth: It is recommended to say the supplication number forty-four of the al-
Sahïfah al-Kâmilah al-Sajjâdiyyah, which is as follows:
Praise belongs to Allah al-hamdu lil-lâhil-ladhi
who guided us to His hadànà liham-dihî wa
praise and placed us jâ'lanâ min ah-lih
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among the people of
praise,
that we might be among
linakuna liih-sanihT
the thankful for His
minash-shàkirìn
beneficence and
that He might
wa lïaj-zïanà ' alâ
recompense us for that
dhalika jazà-al-muh-
with the recompense of ill
sinïn
the good-doers!
And praise belongs to wal-ham-du lil-lâhil-
çSÓJt 4JLÍ li^Jlj
Allah who ladhî
showed favor to us
habânâ bidïnih
through His religion,
singled us out for His wakh-tas-sanâ bimil-
creed, and latih
directed us onto the wa sab-balanâ fi
roads of His beneficence, subuli ih-sànih
in order that through His
kindness we might travel linas-lukahâ biman-
upon them to His good nihï ilâ rid-wànih
pleasure,
a praise which He will
ham-day-yataqab-
accept from us and
baluhû min-nâ wa LP 4j
through which He will be
yar-dà bihï ' an-nâ
pleased with us!
And praise belongs to
wal-ham-du lil-lâhil-
Allah who appointed
ladhï jâ'la min til-kas-
among those roads His
subuli shah-rah
month,
the month of Ramadan, shah-ra ramadan
the month of fasting, shah-ras-sïâm
the month of submission, wa shah-ral-is-lâm
the month of purity, wa shah-rat-tahGr

the month of putting to
wa shahrat-tamhïs
test,
the month of standing in
wa shah-ral-qïâm
prayer,
(in what the Qur'ân was (al-ladhï unzila fîhil- ijxJ> OÏjJih 4_i JjJî ^JJt
W ; m
sent down as guidance to qur-anu hudana liln- ^ 4 ^ i t|i
the people, and as signs nasi wa bay-yinâtim- ' j0
of the Guidance and the minal-hudà wal-fur- ùlS)úJ(j
Separator!) qân)
. ... . . fâbâna fadïlatahG ' alà
He clarified its excellence . . . , - .í"*ti ti . i. í.i ,-,i.fi
. . . sa-insh-shuhun bima 194-^' tí^ ^V^5
over other months by the , , _
many sacred, things
, . and. . ja la lahu minal-
,_ £j\—»£o\ ,\ .•—« <>_)
, , , L_*?-
. L_oj
. ° . hurumatil-maw-furati ' J u
well-known excellencies , .. : ; ' :
which He placed therein, wal-fada-,l,l-mash- j^, jiuilij 5^>Jl
hurah
for He made unlawful in
fahar-rama fîhî ma a^_lp ^ à \_« 4_^5
it what He declared
ahal-la fî ghay-rihï
lawful in others to ~ ' ~ ~i zama i.iuki
uua^j
magnify it,
He prohibited foods and wa hajara fihil- ojLi-Jlj ^LkJl 4_i j-^j
drinks in it to honor it, matài'ma wal-
and mashàiïba ik-ràmà ^jrl
He appointed for it a wa jà'la lahG waq-tà
clear time bayyina ^ u
which He (majestic and là yujïzu jal-la wa
mighty is He) allows not ' az-za ay-yuqad- î£è ^Jjû ii\ Jpj J«r "Ì
to be set forward and dama qab-lah
accepts not to be placed wa là yaq-balu ay-yG- , c) ; « tl> ^
behind. akh-khara ' an-h jT* J JA ?J
Then He made one of its thumma faddala

nights surpass the nights laylataw-wàhidatam-
of a thousand months mil-layâlïhï 'alà layàlî UU_*ij Jú\ JjlJ ^glt
and named it the Night of al-fi shah-riw-wa sam- „ .
Decree; màhà laylatal-qad-r ■) •
(in it the angels and the (tanazzalul-malà-ikatu . , . ,
Spirit descend by the war-rûhû fíhà biidh-ni ^ t&3 t J>"
leave of their Lord upon rab-bhim min kul-li »f . . -
every command), am-nn;
a peace constant in
blessings until the rising salàmun dà-imul-
of the dawn upon barakati ilà tulûi'1-faj-
whomsoever He will of ri ' alà may-yashà-u asLp jj> «.UL> °y> ^s- jâi\
His servants according to min i'bàdihï bimà ah- . . - . s°\
the decision He has made kama min qadà-ih & H
firm.
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O Allah, bless allahumma sal I i 'ala
Muhammad and his muham-madiw-wa
Household, âlih
inspire us with
wa al-him-nâ mâ'-
knowledge of its dl^s3 lìju> Ll^Jîj
rifata fad-lih
excellence,
veneration of its
wa ij-làla hur-matih
inviolability, and
caution against what You wat-tahaf-fuza mini
have forbidden within it, ma hazar-ta fin
and help us to fast in it by
wa ai'n-nâ ' alâ
our restraining our limbs
sïâmihï bikaf-fil-
from acts of disobedience
jawârihï ' am-mâ'asïka
toward You and our
was-ti * mâlihâ fihï
employing them in that
bimâ yur-dïk
which pleases You,
so that we lend not our hattâ lâ nus-ghïa bi s-
ears to idle talk and mâi'nâ ilâ lagh-w
hurry not with our eyes to wa lâ nus-ri ' a bi b-
diversion, sârïnâ ilâ lah-w
we stretch not our hands wa hat-tâ lâ nab-suta

toward the forbidden and ay-dïanâ ilâ mah-zûr
stride not with our feet wa lâ nakh-tG bi q- 0 f- * 0

toward the prohibited, dâminâ ilâ mah-jûr
our bellies hold only what wa hat-tâ lâ tae'ea
You have made lawful butûnunâ il-lâ mâ ah-
and lal-t
our tongues speak only wa lâ tantiqa al-
what You have sinatunâ il-lâ bimâ cil» Uj V) Isáî-Jf jkîï
exemplified, math-thal-t
we undertake nothing but wa lâ natakal-lafa il-lâ
what brings close to Your mâ yud-nï min
reward and thawâbik
pursue nothing but what
wa lâ natâ'atâ il-lâl-
protects from Your
ladhï yaqï min i'qâbik
punishment!
thum-ma khal-lis
Then rid all of that from
dhalika kul-lahG min
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the false show of the false
ria-il-mura-Tn
showers and
the fame seeking of the wa sum- ' atil-mus-
fame seekers, mie'en
lest we associate therein là nush-riku fihï
anything with You or ahadana dûnak
seek therein any object of wa là nab-taghï bihï
desire but You! muràdana siwàk
O Allah, bless allàhumma salli 'alà
Household, àlih
in it make us attend to wa qif-nà fihï ' alà ÇMjJUaJl cJMj^ Je <LÌ LÌSj
the appointed moments mawàqïtis-salawàtil-
of the five prayers within khamsi j*J>S>sl\
bihudûdihàl-latï
the bounds You have set,
haddadta
the obligations You have wa furùdihàl-latï
decreed, fa rad-t
the duties You have wa wazà-ifihàl-latï
assigned, and waz-zaf-t
the times You have wa aw-qàtihàl-latï
specified; and waq-qat
in the prayers make us wa anzil-nà fîhà
alight in the station of manzilata
the keepers of their al-musïbïna
stations, limanàzilihà
the guardians of their
al-hàfizïna liar-kànihà
pillars,
their performers in their al-mû-ad-dïna lahà fi
times, aw-qàtihà "alà
as Your servant and Your
messenger set down in mà san-nahû 'ab-
his Sunnah (Your duka wa rasûluka
blessings be upon him salawàtuka ' alay-hï
and his Household) in wa àlihï fi rukûi'hà
their bowings, their wasujûdihà wa jamïi' Je Iglùsljâ *-s*27J \Aìj^tLí^
prostrations, and all their fawàdilihà "alà
excellent acts,
with the most complete atam-mit-tahûri wa
and ample ritual purity as-baghih
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and
the most evident and wa ab-yanil-khushui'
intense humility! wa ab-laghih
Give us success in this
wa waf-fiq-nâ fih ís? ^33
month to
tighten our bonds of kin lian-nasila ar-hâmanâ
with devotion and gifts, bil-bir-ri was-silah
wa an-natâ'ahada Jl—iaà)fU J_aUsi òîj
attend to our neighbors
jïrànanà bil-if-dâli wal-
with bestowal and giving,
* atï-yah
rid our possessions from wa an-nukhal-lisa am-
claims, wâlanâ minat-tabi ' at
purify them through wa an-nutah-hirahâ
OljSjJl £_|^-b lAjglaj OÍj
paying the alms, biikh-ràjiz-zakawàt
go back to him who has wa an-nuràji ' a man
gone far from us, hàjaranà
treat justly him who has wa an-nunsifa man
wronged us, zalamanâ
make peace with him who wa an-nusàlima man
shows enmity toward us ' âdânâ
(except him who is
hâshâ man ' uwdïa dJUj dJLi ç$ijP ■y Lib-
regarded as an enemy in
fîka wa lak
You and for You, for he is
the enemy whom we will fa innahu al- ' adû-
not befriend, wul-ladhî là nuwàlïh
the party whom we will wal-hiz-bul-ladhï là
not hold dear), and nusàfïh
wa an-nataqar-raba j—; 4—J dJ—jJj oj hi jîj
seek nearness to You
ilay-ka fíhï minal-â'-
through blameless works
màliz-zàkïati bimâ y 4j Uj|iaï Lh *sf^' JUíty
which will purify us from
tutah-hirunà bihì
sins and
minadh-dhunùb
wa tâ'-simunà fíhï J—« >_Ajb_^J Liâ 4—3 L> .A»Jj
preserve us from
mim-mâ nas-tâ-nifu
renewing faults,
minai-' uyûb
so that none of Your hattà là yGrida ' alay-
angels will bring for You ka ahadum-mim-
the kinds of obedience malâ-ikatika il-là dûna
and sorts of nearness- mâ nGridu min ab-
seeking unless they be wâbit-tâ'ti laka wa
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less than what we bring! anwai'l-qur-bati ilayka
allahumma innï as-

O Allah, I ask You
aluka
bihaq-qi hadhâsh-
by the right of this month
shah-r
and by the right of him
wa bihaq-qi man tâ'b-
who worships You within
bada laka fihï
it
from its beginning to the mini ab-tidà-ihï ilâ
time of its passing, waq-ti fanâ-ih
whether angel You have mim-malakin qar-rab-
brought nigh to You, tah
prophet You have sent, aw nabï-yin ar-sal-tah
or righteous servant You aw ' ab-din sâlihin
have singled out, akh-tasas-tah
that You bless an tusal-ITa ' alâ
Household, âlih
make us worthy of the wa ah-hil-nâ fihï limâ
generosity You have wâ't-ta aw-lïà-aka min
promised karàmatik
make incumbent for us
what You have made wa aw-jib lanâ fihï mâ
incumbent for those who aw-jab-ta liah-lil-
go to great lengths in mubâlaghati fi tâ'tik
obeying You, and
place us in the ranks of waj-' al-nâ fi naz-mi
those who deserve mani as-tahaq-qar-
through Your mercy the rafT al-â'-lâ birah-
highest elevation! matik
O Allah, bless allàhumma salli 'alâ
Household, âlih
Turn us aside from
wa jannibnâ al-il-hâda
deviation in professing
fi taw-hïdik
Your Unity,
falling short in wat-taq-sïra fi tam-
magnifying You, jïdik
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doubt in Your religion, wash-shak-ka fî dïnik
blindness toward Your
wal-' amâ ' an sabTlik
path,
heedlessness of Your wal-igh-fâla lihur-
inviolability, and matik
being deceived by Your walin-khidà' li ' adG-
enemy, the accursed wikash-shay-tànir-
Satan! rajïm
O Allah, bless allâhumma sa 1 1 i 'alâ
Household, and âlih
when in every night of wa idhà kâna laka fî
this month's nights You kul-li lay-latim-mil-
have necks which Your layâlï shah-rinà hadhâ
pardon will release and riqâbuy-yu'tiquhâ
Your forgiveness ' af-wuka aw
disregard, yahabuhâ saf-huk
place our necks among faj-'ar-r-riqâbanâ min
those necks and til-kar-riqàb
place us among the best waj-'al-nâ lishah-rinâ
folk and companions of min khay-ri ah-liw-wa
this our month! ashâb
O Allah, bless allâhumma salli 'alâ
Household, âlih
efface our sins along with
wam-haq dhunûbanâ
the effacing of its
mâ' im-hâqi hilâlih
crescent moon, and
make us pass forth from
was-lakh 'an-nâ ^*>L«JI *—» Lubti lit ^Llilj
the ill effects of our acts
tabi ' âtinâ mâ'
with the passing of its
ansilâkhi ayyâmih
days,
until it leaves us behind, hattâ yanqadïa ' an-nâ
JÏj lit ^jaÂìJ
while within it You have waqad-
purified us of offenses saf-fay-tanâ fîhî
and minal-khatï-ât
wa akh-las-tanâ fîhî
rid us of evil deeds!
minas-say-yi-ât
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Household, and âlih
should we go off to one
wa im-mil-nà fihï
side in this month, set us LJÓ*5 bi* ù\j
fa'addilnâ
a right;
should we swerve, point wa in zugh-nà fïhï
us straight; and faqawwimnâ
wa ini ash-tamala
should Your enemy Satan ììJj—e- 1—4^ J-»5— <^h
' alay-nâ ' adû-
enwrap us, rescue us
wukash-shaytânu fas-
from him!
tanqidh-nà minh
O Allah, fill this month allâhumma ish-han-hG
with our worship of You, bi * ibâdatinâ iyyâk
adorn its times with our wa zay-yin aw-qâtahG
dU UspUsj iïlîjí jjjj
obedience toward You, bitâ'tinâ lak
help us during its
daytime with its fast, and wa ai'n-nâ fi nahàrïhï
in its night with prayer * alâ sïâmih
and
pleading toward You, wa fî lay-lihï
' alâs-salâti wat-
humility toward You, dU £îAJ(j
tadar-rui' ilay-k
wal-khushùi' laka
and lowliness before You, wadh-dhil-lati bay-na
yaday-k
so that its daytime may hat-tâ lâ yash-hada
not bear witness against nahàruhG ' alay-nâ ÂÌÎío Lûìp Ojl^j V jíf
our heedlessness, nor its bighaf-latiw-wa lâ lay-
night against our neglect! luhû bitaf-rìt
O Allah, allâhumma
make us like this in the waj-'al-nâ fî sâ-irish- * £ 0
shuhùri wal-ay-yâmi jjj4~î J>)~* íJ> ^«Hj
other months and days as
long as You givest us life, kadhalika mâ ' am-
and mar-tanâ
place us among Your waj-' al-nâ min
righteous servants, i'bâdikas-sâlihïn
(those who shall inherit (al-ladhïna yarithûnal-
Paradise, therein fir-daw-sa hum fihâ
dwelling forever), khâlidûn)
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(wal-ladhîna vG-tûna
those who give what they mâ âtaw-a
give, while their hearts waqulûbuhum
quake, that they are wajilatun an-nahum
returning to their Lord), ilâ rab-bihim
ràji * uwn)
wa minal-ladhïna
those (who vie in good
(yusârï'uwna fil-khay-
works, outracing to
ràti wahum lahâ
them!)
sâbiqûn)
Household âlih
in every time, in all fî kulli waqtin wakulli
ûljí cij J
moments, and awân
in every state, wa ' alâ kul-li hâl
to the number that You ' adada mâ sal-lay-ta C-lLtf °y> ^Js- C~lUf U SAS-
have blessed whomsoever * alâ man sal-lay-ta
You have blessed and ' alay-h
to multiples of all that, wa ad âfa dhalika kul
through multiples which li hï bil-ad- * âfil-latï lâ
none can count but You! yuh-sïhâ ghay-ruk
Surely You art
in-naka fâ'-' âlul-limâ
Accomplisher of what .1»J uJ jus dtîj
turïd
You desirest.
Fourteenth: It is recommended to say the 'lengthy supplication that is
mentioned by Sayyid Ibn Tawus in "Iqbal al-A^maV:
alllâhumma inna
O Allah: This month of
hadha shahru
Ramadan,
ramadâna
in which You revealed the alladhy anzalta fini
Qur'ân, alqur'âna,
As guidance for people hudan lilnnâsi
and clear proofs of true wabayyinâtin mina
guidance and distinction alhudï walfurqâni
(between the right and
1 As a matter of fact, I have searched the book of Iqbâl al-A'mâl (1:138), and I could not
find any supplication beginning with the statement mentioned by the compiler of
"Mafâtih al-Jinân" except the current one, which is not so lengthy. —Translator.
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the wrong),
Has commenced. qad hadara.
O Allah: in this month, I s * # ^
yà rabbi a ' Gdhu bika ùtfaL^ cyt ís* Q ^J*' Qí) 4
seek Your protection
fîhi mina alshshaytàni
against Satan, the
alrrajïmi,
accursed,
And against his tricks wamin makrihi
and his ruses, wahïalihi,
And his déception and his wakhidâ ' ihi
trickeries, wahabâiilihi,
And his parties and his wajunûdihi
riding forces, wakhaylihi,
And his on foot forces
warijlihi wawasâûisihi,
and his evil inspirations,
And against straying off wamina alddalâli
aster being guided, ba'da alhudï,
And against atheism aster wamina alkufri ba'da
belief, alïmàni,
And against hypocrisy
wamina alnnifàqi
and showing off and
waâlrrïâ'i waâljinâïâti,
félonies,
And against the evil of
wamin sharri alûisûâsi
the whisperings of the
alkhannâsi,
slinking Devil,
Who whispers into the âlladhy yuwasûisu fy
hearts of men; sudùri alnnâsi,
From among the jinn mina aljinnâti
and the men. waâlnnâsi.
O Allah: and confer upon
me with the fasting and
alllhumma waarzuqny
the doing of acts of iiíLâj k»\~f (^jj'i
sïàmahu waqïâmahu,
worship during this
month,
And with the doing of waâl ' amala fîhi
acts of obédience to You, bitâ * atika,
And to Your Messenger
watâ'âti rasùlika wa-
and the Men in
uly alamri,
Authority,
May peace be upon him ' alayhi wa ' alayhimu
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and them, alssalamu,
And the doing of
whatever act that takes wama qarraba minka,
me near You,
And (please) take me
away from acts of wajannibny ma'asïka,
disobedience to You.
And confer upon me in
this month with warzuqny fihi
repentance, turning to alttawbata walinâbâta
You, and responding to wal-ijàbàta.
Your instructions.
And protect me in it waVidhny fíhi mina J_^J(j ^ 4_i jls-\j
against backbiting and alghïbaati waâlkasali
lethargy and failure. waalfashali,
And respond my prayers waâstajib ly fíhi
in it. alddu ' â'a,
And grant me well-being
waasihha ly fíhi jismy
for my body and my
wa ' aqlî
intellect.
And grant me time to do
wafarrighny fíhi
acts of obedience to You
litâ'atika wamâ
as well as acts that take
qarraba minka,
me near You.
O the All-generous; O the
yâ karïmu yâ jawâdu.
All-magnanimous.
O the All-generous: yâ karïmu,
sal I i ' alî muhammadin
wa ' alî ahli bayti
Household of
muhammadin
Muhammad,
Peace be upon him and ' alayhi wa'alayhimu
them, alssalâmu,
wakadhâlika faf ' al
And do all that to us,
binâ
Fifteenth: It is recommended to say the following:
O Allah: Surely, the allàhumma innahu
month of Ramadan has qad dakhala shahru
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begun. ramadàna
0 Allah; O the Lord of allâhumma rabba
the month of Ramadan shahri ramadàna
in which You have alladhy anzalta fihi
revealed the Qur'ân alqur'âna
making it a guidance to
wa ja' altahu
people and clear proofs
bayyinàtin mina
of the guidance and the iJlj
alhudà wal-furqâni
distinction.
So, O Allah, please bless allâhumma fabârik
us in the month of lanâ fi shahri
Ramadan, ramadàna
help us observe fasting wa a ' innâ * alâ
and offer prayers in it, siyâmihi wa salawâtihi
and accept from us. wa taqabbalhu minnâ
According to a Hadïth, the Holy Prophet (a. s) used to say this supplication at the
beginning of Ramadan.
Sixteenth: The Holy Prophet (a.s) is also reported to have said the following
supplication at the first night of Ramadan:
alhamdu lillahi alladhy
Who has honored us
akramanâ bika
with you—
the blessed month. ayyuhâ alshshahru
almubâraku
O Allah: (please do) Jus- \_Jj£Ì |AJl
grant us strength to allâhumma faqawwnâ
observe fasting and ' alâ siyâminâ wa
practice acts of worship qiyâminâ
in this month;
and make our steps firm wa thabbit aqdâmanâ
and assist us against the wansurnâ 'alâ alqawmi
unbelieving people. alkâfirïna
O Allah: You are surely allâhumma anta
the One; therefore, You alwâhidu falâ wa lada
have not son. laka
And You are the
eternally Besought of wa anta alssmadu falâ
all; therefore, nothing is shibha laka
like You.
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And You are the tt/gi £JJ*J *>l3 JiJ«Jl CJÎj
Almighty; therefore; wa anta aTazîzu fala
nothing can overcome yu ' izzuka shay'un
You.
And You are the Self- ij-ijiJl Úîj ^JÒ\ CJÎj
wa anta alghaniyyu wa
sufficient while I am
anà alfaqïru
poor.
And You are the Master wa anta almawlà wa anà i j-l*Ji úîj ^l_^«Ji CJIj
while I am (Your) slave. al * abdu
And You are the All- LtLjJlaJt Úîj jjiijeJ \ CJIj
wa anta alghafuru wa
forgiving while I am
ana almudhnibu
guilty.
And You are the All- íQaî>tjù\ Úîj i-^jJl CJÎj
wa anta alrrahïmu wa
merciful while I am
anà almukhtiiu
mistaken.
And You are the Creator ôjAàáIi ÚÎj (jilÂJl CJÎj
wa anta alkhàliqu wa anà
while I am (Your)
almakhlGqu
creature.
And You are the Ever- tCJUJ' úîj cJÎj
wa anta alhayyu wa anà
living while I am
almayytu
mortal.
I thus beseech You in
as'aluka birahmatika
the name of Your mercy
that You may forgive jjl^Sj ^jJ-yj J> jíÀÍ òî
an taghfira IT wa
me, have mercy upon
tarhamany wa
me, and excuse my
tatajàwaza ' annï
offenses,
for You have power over innaka ' alà kulli shay'in
all things. qadïrun
DU A' AL-JAWSHAN AL-KABTR

Seventeenth: As has been previously mentioned in the book, it is recommended to
recite the Da "â' al-Jawshan al-Kabir at the first night of Ramadan:
bis-mil-lahir-rah-
All-merciful, the All-
manir-rahïm
compassionate
(l) O Allah, verily I
allàhumma in-nï as- J>\ r^1 (1)
beseech You in Your
aluka bis-mika yàl-làh ^ ^
name: O Allah,

Mafatih al-Jinan.
0 Most Merciful, 0 Most

ya rah-mnu ya rahïm
Compassionate,
0 Most Generous, 0 Self-
yâ karìmu yâ muqïm
Subsisting,
0 Greatest, 0 Eternal, yâ ' azïmu yâ qadïm pjjï 13 pM- 13
0 All-Knowing, 0 yâ 'alïmu yâ halïmu
l-áo- 13 LA* 13 iJé 13
Forbearing, 0 Wise. yâ hakïm
Praise be to You, there is subhânaka yâ lâ ilâha
no god but You, illâ anta
[I beseech you for] relief, al-ghawth al-ghawth
òjíò\ òjíò\ òjíò\
relief, relief al-ghawth
Protect us from the Fire, khallisnâ minan-nâri
.Cjj b ju)( fa* tûoA»-
0 Lord. yâ rabb
(2) 0 Master of Masters, yâ say-yidas-sâdât cj\ì\U\ sL*t U (2)
0 Acceptor of prayers, yâ mujïbad-da' awât
0 Elevator of rank, yâ râfia'd-darajât £j\srjjS\ 13

0 Guardian of good
yâ walï-yal-hasanât
deeds,
0 Forgiver of evil deeds, yâ ghâfiral-khatï-ât oiLkÁJi jètè 13
yâ mua'-ti-yal-mas-
0 Granter of requests, £jïLj,î\ ô}á 13
alât
0 Acceptor of
yâ qâbilat-taw-bât C->UjlJí Jjté 13
repentance,
0 Hearer of voices, yâ sâmia'l-as-wât
0 Knower of attributes, yâ ' aalimal-khafî-yât
0 Repeller of calamities. yâ dâfia'l-balî-yât OlíLil jàlí 13

CJÎ V) àí) V 13 iJ3l*4^
ÒjÁJl ÒjÁJl
0 Lord. yâ rabb
(3) 0 Best of forgivers, yâ khayral-ghâfirïn ^l*Ìl ^ 13 (3)
0 Best of deciders, yâ khayral-fâtihïn ^y^û\JÚ\ jls* 13
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0 Best of helpers, yâ khayran-nâsirïn
0 Best of rulers, yâ khayral-hâkimïn
0 Best of providers, yâ khayrar-ràziqïn p- 13

0 Best of inheritors yâ khayral-wârïthïn
0 Best of praisers, yâ khayral-hâmidïn
0 Best of rememberers, yâ khayradh-dhâkirïn ^JjSÌJJl jls* \3
0 Best of Dischargers, yâ khayral-munzilïn
0 Best of benefactors. yâ khayral-muh-sinïn

CJÎ % 'Á\ V 15 é£\á^>
0 Lord. yâ rabb
(4) 0 He, to Whom is all yâ mal-lahul-i ' iz-zatu
JU^Jlj 5j*)t *J JÁ 15 (4)
glory and virtue, wal-jamâl
0 He, to Whom is all yâ mal-lahul-qud-ratu
JUÌ3(j Sjllil Ú 15
might and perfection, wal-kamâl
0 He, to Whom is all yâ mal-lahul-mul-ku
dlUil Û jí 13
dominion and sublimity, wal-jalâl
0 He, Who is great above yâ man huwal-kabïrul-
JUiUJl J~^J( ja °y* \5
all, muta ' aal
0 He, Who creates heavy yâ mun-shias-
clouds, sahâbilth-thiqâl
0 He, Who is the most yâ man huwa
powerful, shadïdul-mihâl
0 He, Who is quick to yâ man huwa sarïu'l-
reckon, hisâb
0 He, Who metes out the yâ man huwa
severest punishment, shadïdul-i ' iqâb
0 He, with Whom is the yâ man i ' indahu hus-
excellent reward, nuth-thawâb
0 He, with Whom is the yâ man i ' indahu
yls^Jl aí ájJLt 13
Original Book. ummul-kitâb
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Praise be to You, there is subhanaka ya la ilaha
òjíò\ òjíò\ ÒjÁJl
O Lord. yâ rabb
(5) O Allah, Verily I
allâhumma in-nï as-
beseech You in Your dJLwb. Jl ^îh (5)
aluka bis-mika
name:
O Charitable One, O yâ han-nânu yâ man-
bù> b Jbj- b
Benefactor, nàn
yâ day-yânu yâ bur-
O Judge, O Proof, Ò\Á°Jt b jtíí b
hân
O Sovereign, O Approver, ya sul-tanu ya rizwan jlj^Sj b ùUaJLti b
O Forgiver, O Elevated ya ghuf-ranu ya sub-

One, O Helper, hânu yâ mus-ta'aan Òbt~~« b
O Holder of blessings and yâ dhâl-man-ni wal-
jdij ú b
manifestation. bayân
dJjiJl uJjÁJl i^JjíJl
O Lord. yâ rabb
(6) O He before Whose t-OZfá £~e\p j~> LS (6)
yâ man tawâda'a kul-
greatness everything
lu shayil-li-a'zamatihi
bows,
O He before Whose * tj-k r)-s' (i-1— j-*
yâ manis-taslama kul-
power everything
lu shayil-li-qud-ratih
submits,
O He before Whose might yâ man dhal-lâ kul-lu
overshadows everything, shayil-li-i * iz-zatih
O He before Whose
yâ man khada'a kul-
awesomeness everything * ^ 5^ ír^ <>* u-
lu shayil-li-haybatih
is humbled,
O He before Whose yâ manin-qâda kul-lu
fearsomeness everything shayim-min khash-
yields, yatih
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0 He before Whose yâ man tashaq-

terribleness mountains qaqatil-jibâlu mim-
shake, makhâfatih
0 He before Whose
yâ man qâmatis-
command the heavens O^Âb OljjU^ÚJl C*á\3 jÁ b
samâwâtu bi-am-rih
are raised,
0 He through Whose
yâ manis-taqar-ratil-
permission in the earths
aradûna biidhnih
are secured,
0 He Whose glory the yâ may-yusab-bihur-
thunder proclaims, ra'a-du biham-dih
0 He Who is never cruel yâ mal-lâ ya'tadï 'alâ

to his subjects. ah-li mam-lakatih

cJí '% ÁÍ] *í 13 dlíb^
.ój b jûl LÛflAí-
0 Lord. yâ rabb
(7) 0 Forgiver of sins, yâ ghâfiral-khatâyâ bdaÀJi jàlí- b (7)
0 Dispeller of
ya kâshifal-balâyâ I3*5dl b
tribulations,
0 Aim of hopes, ya mun-tahâr-rajâyâ b»)i j&i b
0 Giver of abundant gifts, yâ muj-zilal-a'tâyâ bikJi jjî b
0 Bestower of bounties, yâ wâhibal-hadâyâ bió^Ji ^
0 Provider of créatures, yâ râziqal-barâyâ jjij b
0 Judge of destinies, yâ qâdiyal-manâyâ blliJl b
0 Hearer of complaints, yâ sâmia'ash-shakâyâ

0 Resurrector of
yâ bâi ' ithal-barayâ bipi dfb b
créatures,
0 Freer of captives. yâ mut-liqal-usârâ cSjL^h jfiká b
CJÎ V) iíl V 13 dlíb^
[I beseech you for] relief, al-ghawth al-ghawth ÒjÁJl ÒjÁJl
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O Lord. yâ rabb
(8) O He, to Whom is due ya dhal-ham-di wath-
<í\jÈ\j \i b (8)
all praise and adoration, thanâ-i
O He, Who holds all pride ya dhal-fakh-ri wal-
ì b
and eminence, baha-i
O He, Who holds all yâ dhâl-maj-di was-
i b
honour and rank, sanà-i
O He, Who makes
yâ dhâl-a'h-di wal-
promises and honours i 13
wafâ-i
them,
O He, Who pardons and yâ dhâl-a'f-wi war-
i 13
is content, ridâ
O He, Who holds all yâ dhâl-man-ni wal-
i 13
abundance and provides, a'tâ-i
O He, Who holds decision yâ dhâl-fas-li wal-
i 13
and judgement, qadâ-i
O He, Who is glorious yâ dhâl-i ' iz-zi wal-
i 13
and eternal, baqâ
O He, Who is liberal and yâ dhâl-jùdi was-
i 13
munificent, sakhâ-i
O He, Who holds all yâ dhâl-â-lâ-i wan
i b
blessings and bounties, na ' a-mâ-i
CJÎ V) ií) ^ 13 dlíbÎi
O Lord. yâ rabb
(9) O Allah, verily I
beseech You in Your diwb. Jl ^îh (9)
aluka bis-mika
name:
O Preventer of
misfortune, O Repeller of ya maniu' ya dafiu' £i(í b £jU b
calamities.
O Elevator of rank, 0
yâ râfiu' yâ sâniu' b b
Fashioner,
O Benefiter O Hearer, yâ nâfiu' yâ sâmiu' Û-J b *3Ú b
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0 Aggregator, O
ya jamiu' ya shafiu'
Intercessor,
O Magnanimous, O
yâ wâsiu' yâ mûsiu'
Increaser.
klíjÁJl ÒJjíJl <L)°tjiù\
O Lord. yâ rabb
(10) O Fashioner of every yâ sânia' kul-li ms-
$ £JL> X> (10)
fashioned thing, nûi ' in
O Creator of every yâ khâliqa kul-li
djjÍÁí *j£ si
created thing, makh-lûq
O Provider for every yâ râziqa kul-li
Jjlj si
needy thing, marzùq
O Sovereign over ail yâ mâlika kul-li mam-
i5jUí ^ ÍUU si
subjects, lûk
O Dispeller of every yâ kâshifa kul-li mak-
ojjiCi diilá' si
hardship, rùb
O Comforter of every
yâ fârija kul-li mahùm
griever,
O Merciful to every yâ râhima kul-li mar-
sufferer, hGm
O Helper of everything yâ nâsira kul-li makh-
JjÌ5*Ì *^ J^Ú si
forsaken, dhûl
O Concealer of every yâ sâtira kul-li ma'a-
blemished thing, yûb
yâ mal-jâ kul-li mat-
O Shelter for every exile. Jjjki ^ t%JU si
rùd
CJÍ % fy H U £Jíl*4i
ó_4*Jt óì*Jt ÓìÁÌI
O Lord. yâ rabb
(n) O Provider in my yâ u'd-datï i ' inda
,jîià óIp J& u (ii)
hardship, shid-datî
0 Source of Hope in my ya raja-ï i ' inda

misfortune, musïbatî
0 Companion in my yâ mu-nisï i ' inda
isolation, wah-shatï
0 Fellow Traveller in my ya sahibï i inda ghur-
journey, batï
yâ walï-yï i ' inda nia'-
0 Friend in my ease,
matï
yâ ghiyâthï i'inda kur-
0 Rescuer from my trials,
batî
0 Guide in my perplexity, yâ dalïlî i " inda hayratì
0 Resource in my yâ ghinâ-T i ' indaf-
neediness, tiqârï
0 Shelter in my yâ mal-jaï i ' indad-
helplessness, tirârï
0 Deliverer from my yâ mue'enï i ' inda
LS*fa ^ J*? U-
fears. mafzae'e
0 Lord. yâ rabb
(12) 0 Knower of the
yâ ' al-lamal-ghuyûb yjijl f& 15 (12)
unseen,
yâ ghaf-fâradh-
0 Forgiver of sins, tiyjjíh jUiè 15
dhunùb
0 Concealer of defects, yâ sat-târal-u'yùb
0 Expeller of pain, yâ kâshifal-kurûb

0 Transformer of the
yâ muqal-libal-qulûb
hearts
0 Physician of the hearts, yâ tabïbal-qulùb
0 Illuminator of the yâ munaw-wiral-
hearts, qulûbi,
0 Intimate of the hearts, yâ anïsal-qulùb
0 Dispeller of anxiety, yâ mufar-iïjal-humùm
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ya munaf-fisal-
0 Liberator from grief.
ghumûm
CJÎ V) iíl V b dlíl^
.CJj b ju)( fa* L^flií"
0 Lord. yâ rabb
(13) 0 Allah, verily I
beseech You in Your dJuû. íiiu-í J\ 0i\ (13)
aluka bis-mika
name:
0 Glorious, 0 Virtuous, yâ jalîlu yâ jamïl
0 Protector, 0 Patron, yâ wakïlu yâ kafîl
0 Guide, 0 Guarantor, yâ dalïlu yâ qabïl

0 Bestower of Wealth, 0
yâ mudïlu yâ munïl '^J> b JjJlS 13
Bestower of blessings,
0 Bestower of strength, 0
yâ muqïlu yâ muhïl
Acceptor of repentance.
CJÍ H\ àí) *i 13 dlíb^
.Cjj b jûl £y> LÛflAí-
0 Lord. yâ rabb
(14) 0 Guide of the yâ dalïlal-mutahay-
'ù>J?éÛ\ b (14)
waylaid, yirìn
0 Rescuer of those who yâ ghiyâthal-mus-
^yàJclM\ òtë b
appeal, taghïthïn
0 Helper of those who yâ sarïkhal-mus-tas-
call, rikhïn
0 Aider of those who call, yâ jâral-mus-tajïrïn ^j^j^tílîJl jb>- b
0 Shelter of the fearful, yâ amânal-khâ-ifîn j-fljlÁJl 5uî b

0 Succourer of the
yâ ' aw-nal-mu-minïn û^Jiil <L)j£ b
faithful,
0 Merciful to the
yâ râhimal-masâkïn ji^lj b
indigent,
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0 Refuge for the
ya mal-jal-a'asTn
disobedient,
O Forgiver of the sinner, yâ ghàfïral-mudhnibïn
O Responder to the yâ mujïba da'a-watil-
supplicant madtar-rìn
iLìyi\ CJyò\
O Lord. yâ rabb
(15) O Master of liberality yâ dhâl-jùdi wal-ih-
ùuJ-Vij âj^Jt iS ií (15)
and beneficence, sân
O Most gracious and yâ dhâl-fadli wal-im-
obliging, tinân
O Master of peace and yâ dhâl-am-ni wal-
security, amân
O Most holy and above all yâ dhâl-qud-si was-
defects, sub-hân
O Master of wisdom and yâ dhâl-hik-mati wal-
manifestation, bayân
O Master of mercy and yâ dhâr-rah-mati war-
satisfaction, ridwân
O Master of argument yâ dhâl-huj-jati wal-
and proof, bur-hân
O Master of grandeur and yâ dhâl-a'zamati was-
ùUalfJlj <UÍi*Jl Ij U
sovereignty, sul-tân
O Master of kindness and yâ dhâr-ra-fati wal-
succour, mus-ta ' aan
O Master of pardon and yâ dhâl-a'f-wi wal-
forgiveness. ghuf-rân
cil V) ííj V lí dlíii-w
Òj*Jl Ój*Jl Òj*)l
O Lord. yâ rabb
(16) O He, Who is the yâ man huwa rab-bu »oî 5^ òj j» 4 (16)
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Lord over all things, kul-li shay
0 He, Who is the Allah of yâ man huwa ilhu kul-
all things, li shay fi "
O He, Who is the Creator yâ man huwa khâliqu
of all things, kul-li shay fi "
0 He. Who is the yâ man huwa sâniu'
Fashioner of all things, kul-li shay
0 He, Who is the yâ man huwa qab-la
*■ ^ 3*
Preceder of all things, kul-li shay
O He, Who is the yâ man huwa ba'a-da
Successor of all things, kul-li shay
0 He, Who is above all yâ man huwa faw-qa
things, kul-li shay
O He, Who knows all yâ man huwa
things, 'aalimum bikul-li shay * & fêi pi* j* ù* A
fi "
0 He, Who is Powerful yâ man huwa qâdirun
* ^ $ J* jâ4 j» j* í
over all things, * alâ kul-li shay
0 He, Who is the
yâ man huwa yab-qâ
Sustainer and
wa yaf-nâ kul-lu shay
Extinguisher of all things, fi
Praise be to You, there is allahumma in-nT as-
no god but You, aluka bis-mika
Ój*Jl ój*Jt ój*)t
0 Lord. yâ rabb
yâ mu-minu yâ
beseech You in Your iJLLij éiï'CÁ Jj Ì4JU1 (17)
muhaymin
name:
0 Securer of safety, O subhânaka yâ lâ ilâha
Protector, illâ anta
0 Bestower of being, O yâ mukaw-winu yâ
Bestower of knowledge, mulaq-qin
O Manifester, 0 yâ mubay-yinu yâ
Facilitator, muhaw-win
0 Provider of place, 0 yâ mumak-kinu yâ
Adorner, mu-zay-yin
O Proclaimer, 0 yâ mua'-linu yâ muq-
Distributor. s-sim
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òpò\ ÒjíÒ\ ÒjÁJl
O Lord. yâ rabb
(18) O Everlasting in His yâ man huwa fi mul-
féi *ÚÍ J jÁ jí t (18)
Kingdom, kihi muqïm
O Eternal in His yâ man huwa fî sul-
jÌjJÌ <b*UaJLli jí jj» b
sovereignty, tânihi qadïm
O Greatest in His yâ man huwa fi jalâlihi
i$6r J> jk jí &
grandeur, ' azïm
O Most Merciful to His yâ man huwa ' alâ
servants, i ' ibâdihi rahïm
yâ man huwa bikul-li
O Knower of everything,
shay-in ' alïm
O Forbearing to him who yâ man huwa biman
disobeys Him, ' asâhu halïm
O Magnanimous to him
yâ man huwa bimar-
who places his hope in f-r >a^6 ùH 5* ^
rajâhu karïm
Him,
O He Who is Wise over yâ man huwa fî sun-
what He has fashioned, i " ihi hakïm ç-***?' (J? 3* ^
O He Who is Subtle in his yâ man huwa fi hik-
lÂJoS J*° ^
Wisdom, matihi latïf
O He Who is Eternal in yâ man huwa fi lut-fihi
pjJ3 4iJflJ ^ pi b
His Kindness. qadïm
ÒjÁJl ÒjÁJl
O Lord. yâ rabb
(19) O He, from Whom
yâ mal-lâ yur-jâ illâ
no hope is entertained M Jry. t à> í (19)
fadluh
save by His Grâce ,
O He, from Whom
yâ mal-lâ yus-alu illâ
nothing is begged save
' af-wuh
His Pardon,
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O He, of Whom nothing
ya mal-la yun-zaru illa
is seen save His
bir-ruh
Goodness,
O He, from Whom
yâ mal-lâ yukhâfu illâ
nothing is feared save His
' ad-luh
Justice,
O He, Whose sovereignty yâ mal-là yadùmu illâ
alone of eternal, mul-kuh
O He, Who alone has true yâ mal-là sul-tàna illâ
majesty, sul-tanuh
O He, Whose blessings yâ maw-wasia't kul-lâ
extend to ail, shay-ir-rah-matuh
O He, Whose Wrath is yâ man sabaqat rah-
4 ,,/!(■ iC^-\ >—Ji.i..«1 Jfi U
surpassed by His Mercy, matuhu ghadabah
O He, Whose knowledge yâ man ahàta bikul-li
encompasses everything, shay-in i ' il-muhu
O He, Who is without yâ mal-laysa ahadum-
íliá òjÁ J-JJ y U
equal, mith-lah
Praise be to You, there is subhànaka yâ là ilàha
òyà\ iL)yà\ Ò)yi\
Protect us from the Fire, khallisnà minan-nàri
O Lord. yâ rabb
(20) O Remover of
yà fàrijal-ham ^1 U (20)
anxiety,
O Expeller of sorrow, yà kàshifal-gham
O Forgiver of sins, yà ghàfiradh-dham-b

O Acceptor of
yà qàbilat-taw-b
repentance,
O Creator of créatures, yà khaliqal-khal-q
O Truthful in promises, yà sàdiqal-wa ' a-d
O Fulfiller of promises, yà mûfi-yal-a'h-d
O Knower of secrets, yà 'aalimas-sir
O Splitter of seed, yà fàliqal-hab-b
4Ì
0 Provider for creatures. ya raziqal-anam çúVl b

Praise be to You, there is subhânaka yâ là ilâha
.Cjj b ju)( fa* tûoA»-
0 Lord. yâ rabb
beseech You in Your iJUl*(j iJJU-í J\ (21)
aluka bis-mika
name:
0 High, 0 Perfect yâ ' alî-yu yâ wafî
0 Independent, 0 Rich, yâ ghanï-yu yâ malT
0 Kind, 0 Agreeable yâ hafî-yu yâ radï
0 Purifier, 0 Eternal, yâ zakï-yu yâ badï tfjj b £S) b
0 Mighty, 0 Friend. yâ qawî-yu yâ walî

cií '% iíi "ì b diíb^
0 Lord. yâ rabb
(22) 0 He, Who reveals
yâ man azharal-jamïl jfá jí b (22)
virtue,
0 He, Who conceals vice, yâ man sataral-qabïh
0 He Who does not call
yâ mal-lam yuâkhidh
to severe account for
bial-jarìrah
sins,
0 He, Who does not
yâ mal-lam yah-tikis-
disclose the disgrace of
sit-r
his servants,
0 He, Who is the best ii*Ji j»Ji£ b
yâ ' azïmal-a'f-wi
forgiver,
0 He, Who overlooks
yâ hasanat-tajâwuz
errancy,
0 He, Whose forgiveness
yâ wâsia'l-magh-firah ÔJikftJl b
extends over all.
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0 He, Whose Hands are ya basital-yadayni
stretched forth in mercy, bilr-rih-mah
0 He, Who knows ail yâ sâhiba kul-li naj-
iSjspj ^ ÇÛf b
secrets, wa
0 He, to Whom ail yâ mun-tahâ kul-li
complaints are directed. shak-wâ
iL>yi\
0 Lord. yâ rabb
(23) 0 Master of yâ dhân-nia'-matis-
iJu\U\ li t (23)
countless blessings, sâbighah
0 Master of limitless yâ dhâr-rah-matil-
ÂjLjlîl <U£-JJ( \h b
mercy, wâsia'h
0 Master surpassing ail yâ dhâl-min-natis-
Ú>\U\ ûj\ \'i u
obligation, sâbiqah
0 Master of perfect yâ dhâl-hik-matil-
Âàidl U&Jl la b
wisdom, bâlighah
0 Master of infinité yâ dhâl-qud-ratil-
îi*l£Ì( âjiiil la 13
might, kâmilah
0 Master of the décisive yâ dhâl-huj-jatil-
Â*t>lÌÌ( ~&fsà\ la 13
argument, qâtia'h
0 Master of the manifest yâ dhâl-karâmatiz-
oâÚàJí iílj£)l la 13
miracle, zâhirah
0 Master of perpétuai yâ dhâl-i ' iz-zatid-dâ-
jUillil âj«)l la 13
prestige, imah
0 Master of great yâ dhâl-qG-watil-
ÎL-UJl âjÌJ( la U
strength, matïnah
0 Master of yâ dhâl-a'zamatil-
SjtjúJl <UÌm)1 là U
unsurpassable glory mani-ya'h
CJÎ V) iíl V 13 dlíbîc
Òj*)l òjíJl ÒjÁJl
0 Lord. yâ rabb
(24) 0 Originator of the ya badi-ya ' as-

oijuíJi b (24)
heavens, samâwât
0 Maker of darkness, yâ jâi ' ilaz-zulumât ouilìh Jjc.^- b
0 Merciful to those who
yâ râhimal-a'barât ç>\yjó\ ^-Yj b
weep,
0 He Who oversees slips
yâ muqïlal-a'tharàt CiYjÀs jJLS b
and errors,
0 Concealer of defects, yâ sâtiral-a'w-rât CJ\jjíò\ y\l>i b
0 Reviver of the dead, yâ muh-yi-yal-am-wât
0 Revealer of signs, yâ munzilal-â-yât Jjli 13

yâ muda ' a-ifal-
0 Increaser of virtue, Olú-cJl i^jju!ai b
hasanât
0 Who rubs out vices, yâ mâhi-yas-say-yi-ât
0 He Who calls to
yâ shadïdan-naqimât OUiUl b
account.
CJÍ V) iíl V b éX>\álï>
0 Lord. yâ rabb
allahumma in-nï as-
beseech You in Your aû dií&î J\ (25)
aluka bis-mika
name:
0 Fashioner, 0 yâ musaw-wiru yâ
jjjia u jj-^-4 b
Preordainer, muqad-dir
yâ mudab-biru yâ
0 Planner, 0 Purifier, J^Jai b JjÚU b
mutah-hir
0 Illuminator, 0 yâ munaw-wiru yâ
j~*~J> y jj-ì* y.
Facilitator, muyas-sir
0 Giver of glad tidings, 0 yâ mubash-shiru yâ
jJlL» b J~^~« b
Warner, mundhir
0 Giver of precedence, 0 yâ muqad-dimu yâ
Postponer. muakh-hir
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òjÁJl òjíJl òpò\
O Lord. yâ rabb
(26) O Lord of the yâ rab-bal-baytil-
çljíJl cJJt 03 b (26)
Sanctuary, harâm
O Lord of the holy yâ rab-bash-shah-ril-
çij^Ji L>j b
month, harâm
yâ rab-bal-baladil-
O Lord of the Holy City, •ij»Ji jìá\ 63 b
harâm
O Lord of the Rukn and yâ rab-bar-ruk-ni wal-
çUÍíJlj Oj b
the Maqam, maqâm
O Lord of the Mashair of yâ rab-bal-mash-a'ril-
Mecca, harâmi
O Lord of the Holy yâ rab-bal-mas-jidil-
ÎjÁJl Jêl^áJt Oj b
Mosque in Mecca, harâm
O Lord of what is lawful yâ rab-bal-hil-li wal-
and what is proscribed, harâm
O Lord of light and yâ rab-ban-nGri waz-
ç*5ÛàJlj jyS\ oj b
darkness, zalâm
O Lord of salutation and yâ rab-bat-tahï-yati
j»*>líJlj <&*í)l eJj b_
peace, was-salâm
O Lord of strength among yâ rab-bal-qud-rati fil-
créatures. anâm
CJÍ V) ííl V b dlíbk^
dijáh tLjídt
. ój b jbJl LÛaJb"
O Lord. yâ rabb
(27) O Highest of ail
yâ ah-kamal-hâkimïn js*ítëJ» jíi^-í b (27)
authorities,
O Most Just of ail the
yâ a ' a-dalal-a'adilïn ^JiUJl JápÎ b
just,
O Most Trustworthy of ail
yâ as-daqas-sâdiqïn ^JbbtaJl ijjl^í b
the trustworthy,
O Purest of the pure, yâ at-harat-tâhirïn
O Best of creators, yâ ah-sanal-khâliqïn »J( ,v-^î b
4Ì
0 Quickest Reckoner, ya as-ra' al-hasibïn
0 Best of listeners, yâ as-ma ' as-sâmie'en

0 Most vigilant of
yâ ab-saran-nâzirïn
invigilators,
yâ ash-fa ' ash-
0 Best of intercessors,
shâfie'en
0 Most honourable of ail. yâ ak-ramal-ak-ramïn
CJÎ % iíl V 13 éX>\álï>
0 Lord. yâ rabb
(28) 0 Supporter of the yâ i ' imâda mal-lâ
ií ÍUf V ji ÍU* 13 (28)
unsupported, i 'imâda lah
yâ sanada mal-lâ
0 Helper of the helpless,
sanada lah
0 Protector of the yâ dhukh-ra mal-lâ
unprotected, dhukh-ra lah
0 Shield for the yâ hirza mal-lâ hirza
defenseless, lah
0 Hearer of the unheard yâ ghiyâtha mal-
*J ÒUp *j òl£ 13
appeal, lâghiyâtha lah
0 Pride of those without yâ fakh-ra mal-lâ
aJ jÂà *í ji jÂà 13
pride, fakh-ra lah
0 Honour of the yâ i ' iz-za mal-lâ i ' iz-
honourless, za lah
0 Giver of Aid to the yâ mue'ena mal-lâ
unaided, mue'ena lah
yâ anïsa mal-lâ anïsa
0 Friend of the forsaken, il j^JÎ V j^JÎ 13
lah
0 Shelter of the yâ amâna mal-lâ
aJ ùtíí V ÒUÎ 13
shelterless. amâna lah
CJÎ V) iíl V 13 dlíb^
ÒjÁM ÒjÁJl
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Protect us from the Fire, khallisna minan-nari
O Lord. yâ rabb
beseech You in Your iJLwb iJJU-í J\ p4Ì)( (29)
aluka bis-mika
name:
O Protector, O Persistent, yâ ' aasimu yâ qâ-im ÍSÚ b Lu>\* b
O Eternal, O Merciful, yâ dâ-imu yâ râhim
O Accorder of peace, yâ sâlimu yâ hâkim jÛ- b j^L- 13

O Omniscient, 0
yâ ' aalimu yâ qâsim 13 p\í 13
Distributor,
O Preventer, O Opener. yâ qâbidu yâ bâsit hî\j b Jûj^ b
.Cjj b jûl tâly
O Lord. yâ rabb
(30) O Protector of he yâ ' aasima manis-
jí jîé b (30)
who seeks His protection, ta ' a-samah
O Merciful to he who yâ râhima manis-tar- tJ&-yliiS ^ (♦^■'j b_
requests His mercy, hamah
O Forgiver of the implore yâ ghâfira manis-
His forgiveness, tagh-farah
O Helper of he who asks yâ nâsira manis-tan-
tyíA-JilA ^v» j^b b
for His help, sarah
O Protector of he who yâ hâfiza manis-tah-
dJàíUïiílM j^ì Jà3b>- b
seeks His protection, fazah
O Magnanimous to he
yâ muk-rima manis-
who seeks His
tak-ramah
magnanimity,
O Guide for he who seeks yâ mur-shida manis-
His guidance, tar-shadah
O Giver of Aid to he who yâ sarìkha manis-tas-
seeks His aid, rakhah
O Helper of he who yâ mue'ena manis-
appeals to Him, ta ' aana
O Rescuer of he who yâ mughïtha manis-

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appeals to Him, taghathah
.Cjj b jûl fa* tâly
O Lord. yâ rabb
(31) O Powerful Who is
yâ ' azîzal-lâ yudâm f V lji> k (31)
never overpowered,
O Benign Who is
yâ latïfal-lâ yurâm f Ijj V bLkí b
invisible,
O Self-Subsistent Who yâ qay-yûmal-lâ
never sleeps, yanâm
O Eternal Who never
yâ dâ-imal-lâ yafût CJjÂj V UStá b
perishes,
O Ever-living Who never
yâ hay-yâl-lâ yamût Ojaj *Ì Ci- U
dies,
O Monarch Whose rule is
yâ malikal-lâ yazGI
endless,
O Eternal Who is
yâ bâqiyal-lâ yaf-nâ
imperishable,
O Omniscient Who never
yâ ' aalimal-lâ yaj-hal V UJ> 13
forgets,
O Independent Who
yâ samadal-lâ yut-a'm
needs no sustenance,
O Mighty Who never
yâ qawî-yâl-lâ yadu'f ilá*Ii3 V Í3j3 b
weakens.
CJÎ V) iíl V 13 dlíbÎi
O Lord. yâ rabb
beseech You in Your a*^ ìjju-í J\ (32)
aluka bis-mika
name:
O Unique, O One, yâ ahadu yâ wâhid jt^(j b IsÁ b
O Présent, O Praiser, yâ shâhidu yâ mâjid

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O Exalted, O Guide, ya hamidu ya rashid -Litj b .Ub- b
\ , bs J^S-\j
K
O Resurrector, O Heir, yâ bâi ' ithu yâ wârith Ojtj b
O Harmful to the unjust, j • i** * $ '
yâ dà-r-ru yâ nâfiu' £âU b jL> b
O Bénéficiai to the just.
óa*Jt ój*Jt ój*)\
.ój b jbj( ^y» buflJb»-
O Lord. yâ rabb
(33) O Grandest of ail the ya a ' a-zama min kul-
çtetftfpùà u (33)
grand, li ' azïm
O Most Magnanimous of ya ak-rama min kul-li
ail the magnanimous, karìmi
O Most Merciful of ail the yâ ar-hama min kul-li
merciful, rahïm
O Most Knowledgeable of yâ a' a-lama min kul-li
ail knowers, * alïm
O Most Wise of ail the yâ ah-kama min kul-li
wise, hakïm ^ & $
O Most Ancient of ail the yâ aq-dama min kul-li

ancient, qadïm
O Most Great of ail the yâ ak-bara min kul-li
great, kabïr
O Most Benign of ail the yâ al-tafa min kul-li
JÚeÁ *j£ y> JÁaï\ t
benign, latïf
O Most Magnificent of ail yâ ajal-lâ min kul-li
the magnificent, jalTI
O Most Mighty of ail the yâ a ' az-za min kul-li
mighty. * azîz
<L>jïò\ Cj*h Cí*h
.Oj ^ jbU) jô buâJb»-
O Lord. yâ rabb
(34) O Most yâ karïmas-saf-h ^ tif S (34)
Magnanimous in
overlooking sins,
0 Greatest Benefactor, yâ ' azïmal-man
0 Most Bounteous in
yâ kathïral-khayr
goodness,
0 Eternal in grâce, yâ qadïmal-fadli JâiJl çjSè 13
0 Eternal in subtlety, yâ dâ-imal-lut-f toikUl 13
0 Creator of subtlety, yâ latïfas-sun-i ' i *jLa^\ k_ÁJflJ 13
0 Remover of pain, yâ munaf-fisal-kar-b

$ s '
0 Healer of injury, yâ kâshifad-dur jpah (_Ài>l5 \3
0 Master of dominion, yâ mâlikal-mulk dlUil dUU 13
0 True Judge. yâ qâdi-yal-haq-q jpJl 13

CJÎ V) iíl V 13 éX>\álï>
.Oj b jûl fr lûflJlí-
0 Lord. yâ rabb
(35) 0 He Who fulfils His yâ man huwa fi ' ah-
a^P J jk fr 13 (35)
promise, dihi wafi
0 He Who is Strong in yâ man huwa fî wafâ-
His fulfillment, ihi qawî Uf 9*3 Jì J* ù* %
0 He Who is great in His yâ man huwa fî qû-

might, watihi alï t^P J i* ù*
0 He Who is near
yâ man huwa fî u'IG-
everyone in spite of His i—«Jjâ OjAP ^ u
wuhi qarìb
greatness,
0 He Who is benign in yâ man huwa fî qur-
uLJaJ <bjJî ^ jí/f» G
His weariness, bihi latîf
0 He Who is noble in His yâ man huwa fi lut-fihi
\JlìjJj> 4ji]flj (_5? ^ "
benignity, sharìf
0 He Who is powerful in yâ man huwa fî
His nobility, sharafihi ' azîz ji> ^ LS? J*
0 He Who is great in His yâ man huwa fi i ' iz-

power, zihi ' azïm ?jf LS? J* (>* ^
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O He Who is exalted in ya man huwa fi
Xç?j* A","a ht- ^3 jA ^yfl y
His greatness, * azamatihi majïd
O He Who is
yâ man huwa fi maj-
praiseworthy in his iXuk?- ûJ^s-a ^ b
dihi hamïd
exaltation.
òjíò\ ÒjíÒ\ ÒjÁJl
O Lord. yâ rabb
beseech You in Your iJULb ijît-í J\ ^îh (36)
aluka bis-mika
name:
O Sufficient, O Restorer
yâ kâfî yâ shâfî b jté u
of health,
O Faithful, O Forgiver yâ wâfi yâ mua'afî J\á b J\j b
O Guide, O Summoner, yâ hâdï yâ dâe'e b i£2\Á b
O Judge, O Agreeable, yâ qâdî yâ râdî
O High, O Eternal yâ ' aalï yâ bâqï

CJÎ H\ iíl *í b dlíbîc
O Lord. yâ rabb
(37) O He before Whom yâ man kul-lu shay-in y>^ * ^ :^ ^ ç (37)

everything bows, khâdiu'I-lah û
O He before Whom yâ man kul-lu shay-in
ÍS « b
everything is humbled, khâshiu'I-lah
O He for Whom yâ man kul-lu shay-in
everything exists, kâ-inul-lah
O He to Whom
yâ man kul-lu shayim-
everything owes its
maw-jùdum bih
existence,
O He to Whom yâ man kul-lu shayim- ■úi * ^^ b
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everything returns, munïbun ilayh
O He of Whom yâ man kul-lu shay-in >•**.,,'. '.Sis' y ^
everything is afraid, khâ-ifum-minh
O One to Whom
yâ man kul-lu shay-in
everything owes its Aj j^'lâ t *j£ 13
qâ-imum bih
stability,
O He towards Whom yâ man kul-lu shay-in
everything retreats, sâ-irun ilayh
O He Whom everything yâ man kul-lu shayï-
glorifies with praise, yusab-bihu biham-dih
yâ man kul-lu shay-in H\ dUu « jjj" jji u

O He besides Whom
everything is perishable. hâlikun illâ waj-hah

CJÎ V) iíl V 13 dlíbÎi
O Lord. yâ rabb
(38) O He-there is no yâ mal-lâ mafar-ra illâ
Á\ H\ jáí V jí 13 (38)
retreat but towards Him, ilayh
O He-there is no place of
yâ mal-lâ mafza ' a illâ
protection except with
ilayh
Him,
O He—there is no right
yâ mal-lâ maq-sada
path except that which
illâ ilayh
leads to Him,
O He-there is no shelter
yâ mal-lâ manjâ
against Him but with dj il» ^lì» v ií
minhu illâ ilayhi
Him,
O He-there is no
yâ mal-lâ yur-ghabu
inclination towards
illâ ilayhi
anyone except Him,
O He-there is no strength yâ mal-lâ haw-la wa-
and vigour but from Him, lâ qG-wata illâ bih
O He-none is invoked for yâ mal-lâ yus-ta'aanu
help but He. illâ bih
O He-trust is not reposed yâ mal-lâ yutawak-
in anyone but He, kalu illâ ' alayh
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O He-hope is not
ya mal-la yur-ja ilia
entertained from anyone
huwa
except from He,
O He-none is worshipped yâ mal-là yua'-badu
except He illâ huwa
O Lord. yâ rabb
(39) O Best of those who
yâ khayral-mar-hûbïn á^jiii & b (39)
are feared,
O Best of those who are yâ khayral-mar-
liked, ghûbïn
O Best of those who are
yâ khayral-mat-lûbïn
sought,
yâ khayral-mas-Glïn
entreated,
yâ khayral-maq-sùdïn
longed for,
yâ khayral-madhkûrìn Ul b
remembered,
O Best of those to whom yâ khayral-mash-
thanks are offered, kûrìn
yâ khayral-mah-bûbïn
loved,
O Best of those who are yâ khayral-mad-o'o-
called on, wïn
O Best of those who are yâ khayral-mus-ta-
held in affection. nisïn
ÒjÁM ÒjÁJl
O Lord. yâ rabb
(40) O Allah, verily I allahumma in-nï as-
iJULb ijît-í Jj ^4Îh (40)
entreat You in Your aluka bis-mika
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name:
0 Forgiver, 0 Concealer
ya ghafiru ya satir jîU- 13 jètè 13
[of defects]
O Mighty, O Supreme, 0 yâ qâdiru yâ qà-hiru
jkté 13 jalS 13 jill 13
Creator, yâ fâtir
0 Shatterer, O Joiner, yâ kàsiru yâ jâbir
O Rememberer, O Seeing, yâ dhâkiru yâ nâziru
'sfú 13 £Ú 13 jfrè 13
0 Helper. yâ nâsir
CJÎ V) iíl V 13 é£\á^>
O Lord. yâ rabb
(41) O He Who created yâ man khalaqa
íjp3 jjí* ji 13 (41)
and perfected, fasaw-wâ
0 He Who made
yâ man qad-dara
everything to measure csip 13
fahadâ
and guided,
0 He Who removes yâ may-yak-shiful-
(_Ám.Ìn3 13
misfortunes, bal-wâ
O He Who overhears yâ may-yas-mau'n-
iSy^\ já^Í íy> ^3
secrets, naj-wâ
0 He Who rescues the yâ may-yun-qidhul-
drowning, ghar-qâ
O He Who saves the
yâ may-yunjil-hal-kâ
distressed,
0 He Who restores the yâ may-yash-fil-mar-
sick to health, dâ
O He who makes [His yâ man adhaka wa ab-
LS>oîj dJLít-i'î 13
slaves] laugh and weep, kâ
0 He Who causes to dies yâ man amâta wa ah-
U?-ÍJ CjUÍ ^3
and calls to life, yâ
yâ man khalaqaz-zaw-
O He Who has created
jaynidh-dhakara wal-
pairs of male and female.
un-thâ
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0 Lord. yâ rabb
(42) 0 He Whose course yà man fil-bar-ri wal- (42)

is on land and in water, bah-ri sabTluh
0 He Whose signs are in yâ man fil-à-fâqi â-

the universe, yâtuh
0 He in Whose signs are yâ man fil-â-yâti bur-
undeniable proofs, hânuh
0 He Whose; might is
yâ man fîl-mamâti »~''" ,,A.
exhibited in causing
qud-ratuh
death,
0 He Whose lesson is in yâ man fil-qubûri i ' ib-
graves, ratuh ^ is
0 He Whose kingdom
yâ man fil-qiyâmati
will be on the Day of
mul-kuh
Judgement,
0 He in Whose reckoning yâ man fïl-hisâbi
of deeds is His dread, haybatuh
0 He in Whose balance is yâ man fil-mïzâni
His order, qadâ-uh
0 He Whose paradise is
yâ man fil-jan-nati
the place of His good
thawâbuh
reward,
0 He Whose hell is the yâ man fin-nâri
place of chastisement. i * iqâbuh
•4*3 kjfti est
0 Lord. yâ rabb
yâ man ilayhi yah- <L)j—& 4—111 J—> LJ (43)

(43) 0 He-the frightened
flee to Him, rabul-khâ-ifGn 5
0 He-sinners take shelter yâ man ilayhi yafzau'l-
òjiJUJl ÇJÀj 4JI °ry> \j
with Him, mudhnibùn
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O He-the repentant ya man ilayhi yaq-
j i_uJl i> >ft&\ <ÚJ \A b
return to Him, sidul-munïbûn
0 He-the pious incline yâ man ilayhi yar-
towards Him, ghabuz-zâhidûn
O He-the confounded yâ man ilayhi yal-jaul-
seek shelter in Him, mutahay-yirGn
0 He-the desirous have yâ mam bihi yas-ta-
affliction for Him, nisul-murïdûn
O He-lovers are proud of yâ mam bihi yaf-
Him, takhirul-muhib-bùn
0 He-transgressors have
ya man fï ' af-wihi
agreed for His í b
yat-mau'I-khâti-Gn
forgiveness,
O He-those who are sure
yâ man ilayhi yas-
in faith receive
kunul-mûqinûn
consolation from Him,
yâ man ' alayahi
0 He-those who trust
yatawak-kalul-
Him rely on Him.
mutawak-kilGn
CJÎ H\ iíj *í 13 à&áùL
O Lord. yâ rabb
entreat You in Your dLwb. íiJU-í J\ (44)
aluka bis-mika
name:
O Friend, O physician, yâ habïbu yâ tabïb ÇJe b L~J- b
O Near, O Supervisor, yâ qarìbu yâ raqïb

O Reckoner to account, O
yâ hasïbu yâ muhïb *L>-í&J> b b
Awful,
O Rewarder, O Acceptor, yâ muthïbu yâ mujïb <—û> b ~w b
O Aware, O All-Seeing. yâ khabïru yâ basïr

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.Oj b ju)( fr \.:laX-~
0 Lord. yâ rabb
yâ aq-raba min kul-li
(45) 0 Nearest of ail, y.) ht Q$ «Í (45)
qarïb
0 Friendliest of ail the yâ ahab-ba min kul-li
^f- *Jr fr uÁ $
friends, habïb
0 Possessor Of greater yâ ab-sara min kul-li
insight than ail others, basïr
yâ akh-bara min kul-li
0 Most Aware of ail ht t& tí-
khabïr
0 Noblest of ail the yâ ash-rafa min kul-li
i_ÀJj-Ì ^ fr i_9j-iî &
nobles, sharìf
0 Most Exalted of ail the yâ ar-fa'a min kul-li
exalted, rafîi ' in Çè3 ht & $
yâ aq-wâ min kul-li
0 Mightiest of ail mighty, U? ht î
qawî
0 Most Independent of yâ agh-nâ min kul-li
0- ht J*à
ail, ghanì
yâ aj-wada min kul-li
0 Most Generous of ail, ht '*J*i
jawâd
0 Kindest of ail those yâ ar-afa min kul-li
who are kind ra'Gf îij ht %

CJÎ H\ àíl V b dlíb^w
Ój*Jl Ój*Jl Ój*)t
.ój b jul fr LÛaJbí
0 Lord. yâ rabb
(46)0 Dominant who is yâ ghâliban ghayra
^ Uiè b (46)
not overpowered, magh-lûb
0 Designer who is not yâ sânia'ân ghayra
Zylaj jls- bulis b
made. mas-nGi ' in
0 Creator who is not yâ khâliqan ghayra
Ôjté** bUbi b
created, makh-lûq
0 Master and not the yâ mâlikan ghayra
slave, mam-IGk
0 All-Dominant who is yâ qâhiran ghayra
not dominated, maq-hùr
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O Exalter and the ya rafia'an ghayra
£j5y jlè Uâ(j t
Exalted, mar-fûi ' in
0 Protector who needs no yâ hâfizan ghayra
]è>jà*J> jl* Ua3b>- &
protection, mah-fûzin
O Helper who needs no yâ nâsiran ghayra
./> \ » jlS' \j*p\j b
help, man-sûr
0 Witness who is not yâ shâhidan ghayra
absent, ghâ-ib
O Near who is not yâ qarïban ghayra
tLaj jls- L>j3 b
distant. bae'ed
óí*Jt iLìyù\ >L)yi\
0 Lord. yâ rabb
(47) O Light of lights, yâ nùran-nûr ^ 3> b (47)
O Illuminator of light, yâ munaw-wiran-nûr
0 Creator of light yâ khâliqan-nGr jÎh jfJbí b
0 Planner of light, yâ mudab-biran-nGri
O Estimator of light, yâ muqad-diran-nùr
0 Light of all lights, yâ nùra kul-li nGr Jl? cP Jl? b-

0 Light that precedes in yâ nûran qab-la kul-li
existence every light, nGr
O Light that will survive yâ nûrâm ba' a-da
p> d* b> b-
all lights, kul-li nûr
0 Light that is above yâ nûran faw-qa kul-li
every light, nGr
O Light like of which yâ nûrâl-laysa kamith-
there is no light. lihi nûr
°j\ Sfj ill V U dlíb^c
ój*ll Ójju! ój*Jl
0 Lord. yâ rabb
=1
(48) O He Whose gift is ya man ' ata-uhu
lJjj£> ojUaè °y> b (48)
noble, sharìf
O He Whose action is
yâ man fia'-luhu latïf
subtle,
O He Whose kindness is yâ mal-lut-fuhu jl" 3
persistent, muqïm
O He Whose beneficence yâ man ih-sânuhu
is eternal, qadïm
O He Whose word is yâ man qaw-luhu
dp- *Jjâ <y ç
right, haqq
O He Whose promise is yâ maw-wa ' a-duhu *- ■ " • í s ,í
{$X*st OJíj ryt b
true, sidq
O He Whose forgiveness
yâ man 'af-wuhu fazl
is a grâce,
O He Whose yâ man ' adhâbuhu
chastisement is justice, 'ad-l
O He Whose yâ man dhik-ruhu
remembrance is sweet, hulû
O He Whose grâce is
yâ man fadluh ' amïm
universal.
O Lord. yâ rabb
entreat You in Your dLwb. íiîU-í Jj ^4Îh (49)
aluka bis-mika
name:
O Facilitator, O yâ musah-hilu yâ
âià 13 îJ 13
Separator, mufas-sil
O Altérer, O Humiliating yâ mubad-dilu yâ
13 Jjî 13
of the proud, mudhal-lil
O Dégrader, O yâ munaz-zilu yâ
Jjl« b Jjii b
Benefactor, munaw-wil
O Munificent, O Giver of
yâ muf-dilu yâ mujzil Jj^ti b J-faài b
respite,
O Grantor of respite, O yâ mum-hilu yâ muj-
13 b
Virtuous, mil
4i
Praise be to You, there is subhanaka ya la ilaha , »f t, ,{i , 411 „

no god but You, ilia anta
Protect us from the Fire, khallisnâ minan-nàri
O Lord. yâ rabb
(50) O He Who sees but ya may-yara wa-la . . e , _^
is not seen, yura ^" J ^" ^ KxJ '
O He Who creates and is yâ may-yakh-luqu wa- , ,
not created, là yukh-laqu J & "
O He Who guides and is yâ may-yah-dï wa-lâ •* -
not guided, yuh-dâ
O He Who receives to life yâ may-yuh-yï wa-lâ
and is not brought to life, yuh-yià J 's55^ ^ "
O He Who questions and yâ may-yas-alu wa-lâ ^ , ^
is not questioned, yus-al - i - J* •
O He Who feeds and does yâ may-yut-i ' imu wa
not eat, là yut-a'm ^ 2J ^ ^ "
O He Who gives
. .. j ■ ■ ya may-yujiru wa-la ,k .,,-M, , s ,v
x-protection and îs in no ._
yujaru . ailayh
., <uA£ J«b»o 7a _^tj >• b
need of protection,
O He Who judges and _ ,.
, ya may-yaq-di wa-la 4, „ . %s , ,
against
.0 Whom
. no yuq-da ailayh, Uf
- , -ìíj- -/ 1^-
^ ,-iíj.y
- tr b•
judgement is passed,
yâ may-yah-kumu
O He Who commands but
wa-lâ yuh-kamu Óí- Vi (P^*"4 i>* *í
is not commanded:
' ailayh
O He Who begets not, nor ya mal-lam yalidu wa jj J ij' il3 J • ' IS
is He begotten, lam yûlad * r3 ~ r *>* -
And there is none like wa-lam yakul-lahu
unto Him. kufuan ahad
Praise be to You, there is subhanaka ya la ilaha »« ^( ÁÍ( ^ b iHll^'i-
no god but You, ilia anta * *
[I beseech you for] relief, al-ghawth al-ghawth % ^ ^ ^ 4 ^
relief, relief al-ghawth ™ ™ ™
Protect us from the Fire, khallisnâ minan-nàri , „ -, „ „
O Lord. ya rabb •J "V ^
(51) O Best reckoner, yâ nia'-mal-hasïb <L^J^\ ^Jù b (51)

0 Best physician, yâ nia'-mat-tabïb t. 'jM\ pjù U
0 Best guardian, yâ nia'-mar-raqïb <~*ê^ fi u-
0 Best near one, yâ nia'-mal-qarìb
0 Best responder, yâ nia'-mal-mujïb
0 Best friend, yâ nia'-mal-habïb
0 Best surety, yâ nia'-mal-kafïl iM^1 fi u-
0 Best protector, yâ nia'-mal-wakïl
0 Best master, yâ nia'-mal-maw-lâ fi u-
0 Best helper. yâ nia'-man-nasïr

.CJj b jûl fa* L^flJlí"
0 Lord. yâ rabb
(52) 0 Joy of saints, yâ surûral-a'arïfïn ùèjà\ jsP «í (52)
0 Désire of friends. yâ munâl-muhib-bïn
0 Friend of seekers, yâ anïsal-murìdïn
0 Friend of pénitents, yâ habïbat-taw-wâbïn

0 Provider of sustenance
yâ râziqal-muqil-lïn
to the poor,
0 Hope of sinners, yâ rajâ-al-mudhnibïn
0 Coolness of yâ qur-rata ' aynil-
worshippers' eyes, a'abidïn
0 Remover Of sufferers' yâ munaf-fisa ' anil-
pain, mak-rûbïn
0 Dispeller of the yâ mufar-rija ' anil-
sorrows of the sorrowful, magh-mùmïn
0 Allah of the first and yâ ilahal-aw-walïna
the last génération. wal-â-khirïn
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O Lord. yâ rabb
entreat You in Your dJi^ áJuVí J\ 0l\ (53)
aluka bis-mika
name:
O our Lord, O our Allah, yâ rab-banà yâ ilhanâ
O our Chief, O our yâ say-yidanâ yâ
b^jí b ÚjIî u
Master, maw-lânâ
O our Helper, O our yâ nâsiranâ yâ
blasts b Ú^fÚ \j
Protector, hâfizana
yâ dalïlanâ yâ
O our Guide, O our Aider, b blJí b
mue'enanâ
O our Friend, O our yâ habïbanâ yâ
Physician. tabïbanâ
.Oj b jbJl bûaJbí-
O Lord. yâ rabb
(54) O Lord of the
yâ rab-ban-nabï-yïna
prophets and the ^ 46 k (54)
wal-ab-râr
virtuous,
O Lord of the righteous yâ rab-bas-sid-dïqïna
and chosen one, wal-akh-yâr
O Lord of paradise and yâ rab-bal-jan-nati
L)j b
hell, wan-nâr
O Lord of the small and yâ rab-bas-sighâri
jU^Jlj jbuah ifjj b
the great, wal-kibâr
O Lord of grains and yârab-bal-hubûbi
fruits, wath-thimâr
O Lord of canals and yârab-bal-an-hâri wal-
trees, ash-jâr
O Lord of forest and yâ rab-bas-sahârï wal-
desert, qifâr
O Lord of lands and seas, yâ rab-bal-barârï wal-
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bihari
yâ rab-bal-layli wan-
O Lord of night and day,
nahàr
O Lord of the manifest yâ rab-bal-ia'-lâni
and the hidden. wal-is-ràr
iL>jïó\ iL>jíó\
O Lord. yâ rabb
(55) O He, Whose
yâ man-nafadha fi J & ó* * (55)
command operates in
kul-li shay-in am-ruh ájií
everything,
O He, Whose knowledge yâ mallahiqa bikul-li
encompasses everything, shay-in i ' il-muh
yâ mam balaghat ilâ
O He, Whose control
kul-li shay-in qud-
extends to everything,
ratuh
O He, Whose bounties
yâ mal-lâ yuh-sil-
cannot be counted by His
i ' ibâdu nia'mah
slaves,
O He, Whom His
yâ mal-lâ tab-lughul-
creatures cannot
khalâ-iqu shuk-rah
adequately thank,
O He, Whose grandeur
yâ mal-lâ tud-rikul-af-
cannot be comprehended
hâmu jalâlah
by the intellect,
O He, Whose reality
yâ mal-lâ tanâlul-aw-
cannot be acquired by the
hâmu kun-hah
imagination,
yâ manil-a'zamatu
O He, Whose garb is
wal-kib-ri-yâ-u ridâ-
majesty and greatness,
uh
O He, Whose judgement
yâ mal-lâ yarud-dul-
cannot be reversed by His fct&S ÍÇ*J| Sjí ^ \3
i ' ibâdu qadâ-ah
slave,
O He, Whose alone is the yâ mal-lâ mul-ka illâ
kingdom and no one else' mul-kuh
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0 He, Whose alone is the ya mal-la ' ata-a ilia
gift and none else's, * atâ-uh
.Cjj b jûl y> lûflJlí-
O Lord. yâ rabb
(56) O He, for Whom are yâ mal-lahul-
JéSi à & b (56)
noblest examples, mathalul-a ' a-lâ
O He, for Whom are high yâ mal-lahus-sifâtul-
\M\ Ú y* b
attributes, u'I-yâ
O He, Who is the Master
yâ mal-lahul-â-khiratu
of the beginning and the Jí% Ú 13
wal-ûlâ
end,
O He, Who is the Master yâ mal-lahu jan-natul-
t^jUJl ïcsr dJ b
of the abode of paradise, ma-wâ
O He, for Whom are great yâ mal-lahul-â-yâtul-
<^£)l Ú y* 13
signs, kub-râ
O He, for Whom are yâ mal-lahul-as-mâ-
J~J*S\ itwVl Ú 13
beautiful names, ul-hus-nâ
O He, for Whom is order yâ mal-lahul-huk-mu
£&Ì)'lj i&Jl Ú ji b
and judgement, wal-qadâ-u
O He, Who rules over the
yâ mal-lahul-hawâ-u
atmosphere and the
wal-fadâ-u
expanse,
O He, Whose is the
yâ mal-lahul-a'r-shu
Lordship of the highest
wath-tharâ
heaven and the earth,
O He, Who is the Master yâ mallahus-
JÚÛ( CMjUíJl il 13
of the high heavens. samâwâtul-u'lâ
CJÍ V) iíl V 13 dlíbîc
ÒjÁJl ÒjÁJl
O Lord. yâ rabb
(57) O Allah, verily I allahumma in-nï as-
a^b ìjju-í J\ (57)
entreat You in Your aluka bis-mika
name:
O Pardoner, O Forgiver, ya ' afu-wu ya ghafur jîè b jit- b
O Patient, O Greatest -, - , , - . >t , .
ya saburu ya shakur ^ s4~p "
appreciator (of good), "
O Kind, O Sympathetic, yâ ra'Gfu yâ 'atûf íjjas- b b
O Besought, O Friend, yâ mas-ûlu yâ wadùd s/sj b Jjjl~« U

O Most Glorified, O Most yâ sub-bûhu yâ qud- íí , j,
Holy. dûs ^b^b
Praise be to You, there is subhânaka yâ lâ ilâha , »f „í , 411 „,

ÒjÁJl ÒjÁJl
Protect us from the Fire, khallisnâ minan-nâri , , , „, „ „ *
O Lord. ya rabb ,J -f ^'
(58) O He, Whose
. . , ya man fis-sama-i „ í, , , , o
?greatness is in the . azamatuh
t . AtSJaP >U-JI , J ,v
^ b• (So)
w y
heavens,
O He, Whose signs are on yâ man fil-ar-di â- ,,~ *, . ,
the earth, yâtuh
O He, Whose proofs are yâ man fi kul-li shay- t ■ ■ • '» J .' b
manifest in everything, in dalâ-iluh - * '""^ ^ && "
O He, Whose wonders are yâ man fil-bihâri ' ajâ- - î, •
in the seas, ibuh v y > ^ -
O He, Whose treasures yâ man fíl-jibâli , ; . ,
are in the mountains, khaza-inuh ' ^ "
O He, Who originated _
ya may-yabdaul-khal- , î-:-: í-.a ,
Creation which then ... aJUw *j >p£*j\ tJ-j >• b
qa thumma yue eduh ' l ^ ^
returns to Him,
O He, towards Whom is _ , , .. „
. f ya man ilayhi yar-jiu I- Ai. , „ { „_
the return of everyJ am-ru ,kul-luh
, , , *» J-«V> <^,j--
«rw <uit ,v
lt b
matter,
O, Whose Kindness is yâ man azhara fi kul-li * y"*1 ls-? J-ô^' í>^° *-í
evident in everything, shayil-lut-fah
O He, Who makes best _ , , , ,-

, . , . , , ya man ah-sana kul-la ><.\, , „i „,
everything
J , & which He has ,
shay-m , , ,
khal-qah, <uu^ to,'** lt -V-»^'
u~ -V
lt
created,
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0 He, Whose authority is
ya man tasar-rafa fil-
wielded over all
khalâ-iqi qud-ratuh
creatures.
cil Vj áJ) V b ítëi^
ój*lt ói*Jl ÙJyi\
O Lord. yâ rabb
(59) O Friend of he who yâ habïba mal-lâ
ií ç~*. H et W 5 (59)
has no friend, habïba lah
O Physician of he who yâ tabïba mal-lâ
ÁJ Ç-Js *Ì et í
has no physician, tabïba lah
O Responder to he who yâ mujïba mal-lâ
has no responder, mujïba lah
O Affectionate One to he
yâ shafîqa mal-lâ
whom none hold in *j Jjsf^ ^ et ôé^ ^
shafîqa lah
affection,
O Friend of he who has yâ rafîqa mal-lâ rafïqa
no friend, lah ^ ôèj 1 Ct óèj >í
O Helper of he who has yâ mughïtha mal-lâ

ii <jì~âì *i et *~ ^
no help, mughïtha lah
O Guide of he who has no yâ dalîla mal-lâ dalîla
âi jjí v et dJ> «í
guide, lah
O Associate of the yâ anïsa mal-lâ anïsa
forlorn, lah
O Merciful One towards
yâ râhima mal-lâ
he on whom no one has
râhima lah
mercy,
O Companion of he who yâ sâhiba mal-lâ
has no companion. sâhiba lah
*L>yà\ iL>yi\
O Lord. yâ rabb
(60) O Sufficer for those yâ kâfiya manis-tak-
âbíScl,! jtë b (60)
who seek sufficiency, fâh
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O Guide for those who ya hadiya manis-tah-
seek guidance, dâh
O Protector for those who
yâ kâlia manis-tak-lâh <h&éïi\ J» Qf b
seek protection,
O Granter for concession
yâ râe'ea manis-tar-
to those who seek á&js^l jí 13
a'ah
concession,
O Healer for those who yâ shâfiya manis-
alàlillil b
seek cure, tash-fâh
O Just One for those who yâ qâdiya manis-taq
seek justice, dâh
O Bestower of wealth for yâ mugh-niya manis-
oUtHil y b
those who seek wealth, tagh-nâh
O Fulfiller of promises
yâ mûfiya manis-taw-
for those who seek
fâh
fulfillment,
O Granter of strength for yâ muqaw-wiya
s\júáIA y» iSjfi^ b
those who seek strength, manis-taq-wâh
O Aider of those who seek yâ walî-ya manis-taw-
aid. lâh Q} 13
cJî % àíi V 13 è&áùL
O Lord. yâ rabb
(61) O Allah , verily I
entreat You in Your iJULb ijît-í Jj £4iJt (6l)
aluka bis-mika
name:
O Creator, O Provider of
yâ khâliqu yâ râziq li^j 13 <j)£ 13
sustenance,
O Creator of speech, O
yâ nâtiqu yâ sâdiq i3iL> 13 JjkÚ b
Truthful,
O Splitter, O Separator, yâ fâliqu yâ fâriq 13 Jflté b
O Breaker, O Combiner, yâ fâtiqu yâ râtiq

O Foremost, O Most
yâ sâbiqu yâ sâmiq
High.
Praise be to You, there is
subhânaka yâ lâ ilâha
no god but You,
w m
ilia anta
[I beseech you for] relief, al-ghawth al-ghawth % ^ % ^ % ^
Protect us from the Fire, khallisnâ minan-nâri , „ -, „ „
OLord. yârabb .Ojb^bJl^b^
(62) O He, Who changes yâ may-yuqal-libul- ^ < ^ ,

night and day, layla wan-nahar • "^ "K '
O He, Who has created yâ man ja ' alaz- '|';Vr Oldkjl • ' IS
darkness and light, zulumâti wal-an-wâr ^ J - J*^ i>* -
O He, Who has bestowed yâ man khalaqaz-zillâ , * , <^ „ ,
shade and heat, wal-harûr Ji/^JcP dr*" J* -
O He, Who has brought _ ...
, . . , ya man sakh-harash- ,a , a , „,
into subiection the sun ,
sham-sa ,
wal-qamar '«SJuUv u
,vi«sJ( ,>• IS
^
and the moon,
O He, Who has ordained yâ man qad-daral- aa , „,. ,
virtue and vice, khayra wash-shar J J J ^ "
O He, Who has created ya man khalaqal-
death and life, maw-ta wal-hayât
O He, Who has made the yâ mal-lahul-khal-qu
/Sfij (jkii ú is
body and the soul, wal-am-r
O He, Who has neither yâ mal-lam yat- s
taken a wife nor begotten tikhidh sâhibataw-wa- iÛf Jbiij b
any child, lâ waladâ
O He, Who has no , , , ,
. TT. ya mal-laysa lahu . «. , ,\ A , s
partner in His . ., ,.,
shankun fil-mul-k, . dJLUJi dJb-Si
v J- ,v
<_r b»
sovereignty,
yâ mal-lam yakul-lâhu
O He, Who has no friend ,. ,, , * * ,, 4 >, A , ,,
. . wali-yum-minadh- JJUI >• 'Jo <U 00 *J ,v IS
among the disgraced. ,, , , - "1 "
dhul-l
Praise be to You, there is subhânaka yâ lâ ilâha , »f t, ,{i , 411 „,
O Lord. yâ rabb
(63) O He, Who knows yâ may-ya " a-lamu j( ^ 6
the desire of the desirous, muradal-m-ruyidïn Lr~,-j~- j- p—* lt - \ o>
O He, Who knows the yâ may-ya ' a-lamu „ .a,., ,i.a , .,
conscience of the silent, damïras-sâmitïn r -
[til —
0 He, who hears the cries ya may-yas-mau'

of the weak, anïnal-wàhinïn
0 He, Who sees the
yâ may-yarà bukâ-al-
lamentation of the
khâ-ifîn
frightened,
0 He, Who satisfies the yâ may-yam-liku
needs of the petitioner, hawâ-ijas-sâ-ilïn
0 He, Who accepts the yâ may-yaq-balu
excuse of the repentant, u'dhrat-tà-ibïn
0 He, Who does not
yâ may-yus-lihu
correct the actions of the
' amalal-muf-sidïn
mischievous,
0 He, Who does waste
yâ mal-lâ yudïu' aj-
the good reward of the
ral-muh-sinïn
virtuous,
0 He, Who is not absent
yâ mal-lâ yab-u'du
from the mind of the
'an quIGbil-a'arifîn
saint,
0 the most Magnanimous
of all those who show yâ ajwadal-ajwadïn
magnanimity.
iL>yi\ iL>yi\
0 Lord. yâ rabb
(64) 0 Eternal Living, yâ dâ-imal-baqâ-i çUaJí (64)
0 Hearer of prayers, yâ sâmia'd-dua'â-i
0 Liberal Bestower yâ wâsia'l-a'tâ-i
0 Forgiver of sins, yâ ghâfiral-khatâ-i
0 Creator of the sky, yâ badi-ya's-samâ-i
0 Best tester of trials, yâ hasanal-balâ-i
0 Most Praiseworthy, yâ jamïlath-thanâ-i
0 Eternally Great, yâ qadïmas-sanâ-i
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O Greatest fulfiller of
ya kathïral-wafa-i
promises,
O Best Recompenser. yâ sharïfal-jazâ-i
òpò\ òjíò\ ÒjÁJl
O Lord. yâ rabb
entreat You in Your dLwb. J\ ^îh (65)
aluka bis-mika
name:
O Best concealer of yâ sat-târu yâ ghaf-
jiip b jbúo b
defects, O Best forgiver, fâr
O Most dominant, O yâ qah-hâru yâ jab-
y& b juji b
Suprême, bâr
O Most patient, O Most
yâ sab-bâru yâ bâr jb b jU«<5 b
virtuous,
O Most exalted, O Best yâ mukh-târu yâ fat-
ç& b jisÀí b
opener, tâh
O Blower of winds, O yâ naf-fâhu yâ mur-
^ÚJi b ç\àj b
Bestower of Happiness. tâh
CJÎ Vj ÁJ'i *Ì b éX>\á^>
òyi\ òjíJl
O Lord. yâ rabb
(66) O He, Who created yâ man khalaqanï wa
ji b (66)
me and perfected me, saw-wânî
O He, Who provided me
yâ mar-razaqanï wa
with sustenance and
rab-bânì
nurtured me,
O He, Who provided food
yâ man at-a'manï wa
for me and quenched my
saqânï
thirst,
O He, Who brought me
yâ man qar-rabanï wa
near Him and brought me jtáj j£ ji b
ad-nânï
most nigh,
4i
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O He, Who protected me ya man asamani wa
and kept me in safety, kafànï
O He, Who saved and yâ man hafazanï wa
JiÉj Jèk- jí b
guarded me, kalànï
O He, Who honoured me yâ man a ' az-zanï wa
and enriched me, agh-nànï
O He, Who helped and yâ maw-waf-faqanï
J\lÂj jïìj b
guided me, wa hadànï
O He, Who befriended yâ man â-nasanï wa
me and sheltered me, à-wànï
O He, Who causes me to yâ man amâtanï wa
die and revivifies me. ah-yânï
CJÎ V) iíl V 13
O Lord. yâ rabb
(67) O He, Who dM**1 0—*k ù—* (67)
yâ may-yuhiq-qul-
maintains truth by His
haq-qa bikalimâtih
words,
O He, Who accepts
yâ may-yaq-balut-
repentance from His oaU* fysll jí 13
taw-bata ' an i ' ibâdih
slaves,
O He, Who stands yâ may-yahùlu
between man and his baynal-mari wa qal-
heart, bih
O He, without Whose yâ mal-lâ tan-fau'sh-
permission intercession shafa ' atu illâ bi- Ajib *Ìj Ìpb&J( îli V b
has no benefit, idhnihi
O He, Who knows well yâ man huwa a ' a- dr* D-5' trS Ò-* u-
who is astray from His lamu biman dal-lâ 'an
path, sabïlih
O He, Whose order no yâ mal-lâ mua'q-qiba
one can reverse, lihuk-mih
O He, Whose judgement yâ mal-lâ râ-d-da
AjÚ2úJ Stj V b
no one can revoke, liqadâ-ih
O He, Whose order is yâ man-inqâda kul-lu
obeyed by everything, shay-il-lam-rihi
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0 He, in Whose Right yâ mans-samâwâtu
Hand the heavens shall mat-wï-yâtum bi-
be rolled up, yamïnih
yâ may-yur-silur-
Praise be to You, there is riyâha bush-râm tfj^>. '^-ìJì cr* ^
no god but You, bayna yaday rah-
matih
0 He, Who has made subhânaka yâ lâ ilâha
CJÎ H\ àí) *í 13 à&\*LLt
earth a cradle, illâ anta
0 Lord. yâ rabb
(68) 0 He, Who sends
forth the winds bearing yâ man ja ' alal-ar-da
^ >jVt & ^ (68)
good tiding before His mihâdâ
mercy.
O He, Who has made the yâ man ja ' alal-jibâla
blïjí JU^J
mountains pegs, aw-tâdâ
O He, Who has made the yâ man ja' alash-
sun a lamp, sham-sa sirâjâ
0 He, Who has made the yâ man ja ' alal-
moon a light, qamara nùrâ
O He, Who has made the yâ man ja ' alal-layla
night a covering, libâsâ
0 He, Who has made the
yâ man ja ' alan-
day for seeking
nahâra ma ' aâ-shâ
livelihood,
O He, Who has made yâ man ja'alan-naw-
sleep a rest, ma subâtâ
0 He, Who has made the yâ man ja ' alas-samâ-
sky a vault, a binâ-â
O He, Who has created yâ man ja ' alal-ash-
things in pairs, yâ-a az-wâjâ
0 He, Who has made hell
yâ man ja'alan-nâra
an ambush, barking for
mir-sâdâ
sinners.
CJÎ iíl V 13 ílJlítli
4i
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Ói*)t ó_4*il óí*)l
O Lord. yâ rabb
entreat You in Your £juì.u. éúkÁ Ji (69)
aluka bis-mika
name:
O All-hearer, O Mediator, yâ samïu' yâ shafîu' bi Vr*—^ b
O Sublime, O Invincible, yâ rafïu' yâ manïu' b ^jàj b
O Swift, O Originator, yâ sarïu' yâ badïu' b b
O Great, O Omnipotent, yâ kabïru yâ qadïr jjjil b j-i* b
O Knowing, O Supporter. yâ khabïru yâ mujïr b j~?m b

CJÎ % Ú\ V b é]ù\áLL>
ój*Jl òjÁJl iL)yà\
O Lord. yâ rabb
(70) O Everliving,
yâ hay-yân qab-la
preceding every living tr $ 'v- <í (70)
kul-li hay
being,
O Everliving, succeeding yâ hay-yâm ba'a-da
every living being, kul-li hay
O Everliving, like unto yâ hay-yul-ladhï laysa
Whom there is none, kamith-lihi hay
O Everliving, Who has no yâ hay-yul-ladhï lâ
living partner, yushâ-rikuhu hay
O Everliving, Who is not
yâ hay-yul-ladhï lâ
dépendent on any living
yah-tâju ilâ hay
being,
O Everliving, Who causes yâ hay-yul-ladhï
every living being to die, yumïtu kul-lâ hay
O Everliving, Who
yâ hay-yul-ladhï
provides sustenance to
yarzuqu kul-lâ hay
every living being,
O Everliving, Who has yâ hay-yâl-lam
not inherited lise from yarithil-hayâta min
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any living being, hay
0 Everliving, Who yâ hay-yul-ladhï yuh-
quickens the dead, yï al-maw-tâ
O Everliving, O Self-
yâ hay-yu yâ qay-
Subsistent, Slumber
yûmu lâ ta-khudhuhu
seizeth Him not, nor
sinatuw-wa-lâ naw-m P*
sleep.
O Lord. yâ rabb
(71) O He, Whose
yâ mal-lahu dhik-rul-
remembrance is not ^ V jft il & u (7i)
lâ yun-sâ
forgotten,
0 He, Whose light is not yâ mal-lahu nGrul-lâ
Jk V *J il jí u
extinguished yut-fâ
O He, Whose bounties yâ mal-lahu nia'-mul-
JJÓ v ^ il & u
are countless, lâ tua'd
0 He, Whose grandeur is yâ mal-lahu mul-kul-
Jjji V iÚi il
perpetual, lâ yazGI
O He, Whose praise does yâ mal-lahu thanâ-ul
V íú il jí u
not admit of alteration, lâ yuh-sâ
0 He, Whose glory is not yâ mal-lahu jalâlul-lâ
u&4 V JSUr il jí b
framed, yukay-yafu
O He, Whose perfection yâ mal-lahu kamâlul-
lijjj v jui" il jí U
cannot be comprehended, lâ yud-rak
0 He, Whose order is not yâ mal-lahu qadâ-ul-
ijj v »t*i il jí u
rejected, lâ yurad-d
O He, Whose attributes yâ mal-lahu sifâtul-lâ
do not change, tubad-dal
O He, Whose attributes yâ mal-lahu nuo'otul-
^íi *Ì iJ u
do not alter, lâ tughay-yar
ÒjÁJl ÒjÁJl
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Protect us from the Fire, khallisna minan-nari
0 Lord. yâ rabb
(72) O Lord of all the
yâ rab-bal-a'alamïn ÛJl 6j Ç (72)
worlds,
O Master of the Day of yâ mâlika yaw-mid-
òì^s fa áUu u;
Judgement, dïn
0 Ultimate Goal of the
yâ ghâyatat-tâlibïn jJiJoh îúú. b
seeker,
O Refuge of the seeker of
yâ zah-ra al-lajïn
shelter,
0 Overtaker of the
yâ mud-rikal-hâribïn
fugitive,
O He Who loves the yâ may-yuhib-bus- * 1 i $ s *
patient, sâbirìn
0 He, Who loves the yâ may-yuhib-but-
repentant, taw-wâbïn
O He, Who loves the yâ may-yuhib-bul-
pure, mutatah-hirïn
0 He, Who loves the yâ may-yuhib-bul- í í s s
\ {J* b
virtuous muh-sinïn
O He, Who knows best yâ man huwa a ' a-
the guided, lamu bial-muh-tadïn
CJÎ V) iíl V 13 éX>\álï>
0 Lord. yâ rabb
beseech You in Your a^b ìjju-í J\ (73)
aluka bis-mika
name:
0 Affectionate, O
yâ sh-fîqu yâ rafîq
Companion,
O Protector, 0
yâ hafizu yâ muhït k**J> b là-jL?- b
Encompasser,
0 Provider of sustenance,
yâ muqïtu yâ mughïth b C~jL« b
O Aider of seekers of aid,
O Honourer, 0 yâ mui ' iz-zu yâ
JJU b J*i b
Humiliating, mudhil
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0 Creator, O He Who
ya mubdi-u ya mue'ed
causes to return.
O Lord. yâ rabb
(74) O He, Who is single yâ man huwa ahadum
ju? IsA jÁ jì b (74)
and without opposite, bilâ did-d
O He, Who is Unique, 0 yâ man huwa far-dum
He, Who is Peerless, bilâ nid-d
O He, Who is
yâ man huwa s-m-
Independent and without
dum bilâ 'ayb
any defect,
O He, Who is without yâ man huwa wit-rum
changing state, bilâ kayf
O He, Who judges yâ man huwa qâdim
without injustice, bilâ hayf
O He, Who is the Lord yâ man huwa rab-
Cherisher, bum bilâ wazïr
O He, Who is Mighty yâ man huwa ' azïzum
without disgrace, bilâ dhul
O He, Who is
yâ man huwa ghanï-
Independent without any
yum bilâ faq-r
need,
O He, Who is the King yâ man huwa
without any censure, malikum bilâ ' azl
O He, Whose attributes yâ man huwa maw-
are matchless. sûfum bilâ shabïh
dJjÁJl òíjÁJl
O Lord. yâ rabb
(75) O He, Whose yâ man dhik-ruhu _J> âj-Ji j_í l_í (75)
remembrance is an sharaful-lidh-dhâkirïn
honour for those who
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remember Him,
0 He, Whose gratitude is ya man shuk-ruhu
success for the grateful, fawzul-lish-shàkirïn
O He, Whose praise is the yâ man ham-duhu
pride of the praiser, i ' iz-zul-lil-hâmidïn
0 He, the obedience to
yâ man ta' atuhu
Whom is salvation for the kUJ âl^J Asík jí 13
najâtul-lil-mutï'en
obedient
0 He, Whose door is yâ mam bâbuhu maf-
open to the seeker, tûhul-lit-tâlibïn
O He, the path leading to
yâ man sabïluhu
Whom is clear for the
wâdihul-lil-munïbïn
repentant,
0 He, Whose signs are yâ man â-yâtuhu bur-
ùìJèÙS OlÁjj AiUÏ °y 13
proofs for the observers, hânul-lin-nâzirìn
yâ man kitâbuhu
0 He, Whose Book is
tadhkiratul-lil-mut- ^jlU) SjSUï AjIÍT °ry> 13
advice to the pious,
taqïn
O He, Whose provision, yâ mar-rïzquhu j^L-kl) d 3jj j—á L_3
is love the obedient and u'mûmul-lit-tâ-ie'ena
disobedient alike, wal-a'asïn
yâ mar-rah-matuhu
O He, Whose mercy is
qarïbum-minal-muh-
close to the virtuous.
sinïn
CJÎ V) ÁÍ] ^ 13 dlíbÎi
òj*ll
O Lord. yâ rabb
(76) O He, Whose name yâ man tabârakas-
U^t àyá jk u (76)
is glorious, muh
0 He, Whose honour is yâ man ta ' aalâ jad-
exalted, duh
O He-there is no deity yâ mal-lâ ilâha
ój-è ÁÍj V 13
except Him, ghayruh
yâ man jal-lâ thanâ-
0 He-great is His praise,
uh
O He, Whose names are yâ man taqad-dasat OjUwî »-....'.uL'i j^ó U

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sacred, as-ma-uh
O He, Whose existence is yâ may-yadûmu
eternal, baqâ-uh
O He, Whose glory is His yâ manil-a'zamatu
ornament, bahâ-uh
O He, Whose greatness is yâ manil-kib-ri-yâ-u
ûjiSj íSjJ&\ y» b
His covering, ridâ-uh
O He, Whose favours are yâ mal-lâ tuh-sâ â-lâ-
ájYí J^à *i ji b
countless, uh
O He, Whose bounties yâ mal-lâ tua'd-du
OjLiAj Jjû *j b
cannot be enumerated. na ' a-mâ-uh
cJí '% ÁÍ] *í b dlíb^
.Cjj y jûl y> tâly
O Lord. yâ rabb
beseech You in Your dLwb. íiJU-í J\ (77)
aluka bis-mika
name:
O Helper, O Trustworthy, yâ mue'enu yâ amïn yj>\ b ílw** b
O Manifest, O Powerful, yâ mubïnu yâ matïn
O Firm, O True Guide, yâ makïnu yâ rashïd b b

O Praiseworthy, 0
yâ hamïdu yâ majïdu •A-^to b U_o^>- b
Glorious,
O Strong, O Witness yâ shadïdu yâ shahïd b Jyjjú b
ó_4*Jt ói*Jl ói*)t
O Lord. yâ rabb
(78) O Lord of the
yâ dhal-a'r-shil-majïd Xj^Ji j.jíii tî b (78)
Glorious Throne,
O He, Whose words are
yâ dhal-qaw-lis-sadïd jojiíJi Jjlit ii b
right.
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0 Master of great deeds, ya dhal-fia'-lir-rashïd
0 He, Whose punishment yâ dhal-bat-shish-
JjJ^Jl Jdal\ \i 13
is severe shadïd
O Master of promise and yâ dhal-wa ' a-di wal-
■JLfjJtj JÍp\ \h 13
threat, wae'ed
0 He, Who is guardian yâ man hûal-walï-yul-
and the most praised one, hamïd
O He, Who is the mighty
yâ man huwa f-a'-
doer of whatever He
âlul-limâ yurìd
wills,
O He, Who is near and yâ man huwa q-ribun
XjÓ J_Lfr ~>j2 £jÁ \3
not far, ghayru bae'ed
0 He, Who is Witness to yâ man huwa ' alâ
i ^ *jt Jí. jA jí tì
everything, kul-li shay-in shahïd
O He, Who is not the yâ man huwa laysa
least cruel to his slaves, bizal-lamil-lil-a'bïd
O Lord. yâ rabb
(79) O He, Who has no yâ mal-lâ sharìka
j&î ií V «í (79)
partner and no adviser, lahu wa-lâ wazayir
0 He, Who has no equal yâ mal-lâ shabïha
and no match, lahu wa-lâ nazïr
O Creator of the sun and yâ khâliqash-sham-si
the bright moon, wal-qamaril-munïr
0 Enricher of the poverty yâ mugh-ni-yal-bâ-
îiJl j»Jd( tsJw 13
stricken, isil-faqïr
0 Provider of sustenance yâ r-aziqat-tif-lis-
^«ÌaJ( jiLh Jjlj 13
to small children, saghïr
O Merciful to the very yâ r-ahimash-
aged ones, shaykhil-kabïr
0 Joiner of broken bones, yâ jâbiral-a'zmil-kasïr
0 Protector of the
yâ i ' is-matal-khâ-ifil-
frightened shelter ^j>dlwftJl (_Á3^Jl 3 0 °ff fr U
mus-tajïr
seekers,
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O He , Who is All-Aware yà man huwa bi-
and All-Seeing of his i ' ibâdihi khabayirum
slaves, basïr
O He, Who is Powerful yâ man huwa ' alâ
jÁ t *j£ Js. jk jí tí
over everything. kul-li shay-in qadïr
CJÎ V) iíl V 13 é£\á^>
.Cjj b jûl fa* tâly
O Lord. yâ rabb
(80) O Master of
yâ dhàl-jûdi wan-
generosity and the ìj*S\ \ì 13 (80)
nia'm
Bestower of the bounties,
O Gracious and yâ dhàl-fadli wal-
«jîlj Jlàiil ta 13
Magnanimous, karam
O Creator of the Tablet yâ khàliqal-law-hi wal-
,iíiilj çjiS\ j)£ 13
and the Pen, qalam
O Creator of ants and yâ bâri-adh-dhar-rï
men, wn-nasam
O Inflictor of punishment yâ dhàl-ba-si wan-
JlUIj JÚS \ì b
and retaliator, niqam
O Inspirer of Arabs and yâ mul-himal-a'rabi
non-Arabs, wal-a'jam
O Expeller of pain and yà kàshifadur-ri wal-
psi\ LìSté 13
grief, alam
O He, Who knows the yà ' aalimas-sir-ri wal-
j^lj fié 13
secrets and the mysteries, himam
O Lord of the Kaaba and yà rab-bal-bayti wal-
the Sacred Precinct, haram
O He, Who has created
yà man khalaqal-ash-
everything out of
yà-a minal-a'dam
nothingness,
Praise be to You, there is subhânaka yà là ilàha
CJÍ V) iíl V 13 dlíbîc
ÒjÁJl ÒjÁJl
O Lord. yà rabb
4Ì

beseech You in Your iJULb iJÎt-í J\ ^îh (8l)
aluka bis-mika
name:
0 Doer, 0 Creator yâ fâi ' ilu yâ jâ-i ' ilu JÛr b J^té b
0 Acceptor, 0 Perfect, yâ qâbilu yâ kâmil fytë 13 Jjla 13
0 Gracious, 0 Separator yâ fâsilu yâ wâsil i3 {y>ú u
0 Just, 0 Dominant, yâ ' aadilu yâ ghâlib ÇJÚ- b Ji£ b
0 Seeker, 0 Generous yâ tâlibu yâ wâhib 13 dJÚ? 13

.Cjj b jûl L^flJlí"
0 Lord. yâ rabb
(82) 0 He, Who
yâ man an-a'ma
graciously bestows His Ajjki jjiíî jí 13 (82)
bitaw-lih
bounties on us,
0 He, Who honours us yâ man ak-rama
with His charity, bijûdih
0 He, Who rewards us
yâ man jâda bilut-fih 4ÌkL íb* b
out of His beneficing,
0 He, Who makes us
yâ man ta ' az-zaza
respectable with His
biqud-ratih
might,
0 He, Who prédestines yâ man qad-dara
ASjS-îj jÚ3 b
with His wisdom, bihik-matih
0 He, Who judges with yâ man hakama bitad-
Ìj~>-cj ry> b
His planning, bïrih
0 He, Who decrees with yâ man dab-bara bi-
íUJjv jJÌ jJ> b
His knowledge, i ' il-mih
0 He, Who is forbearing yâ man tajâwaza
4^b>Lj jjb«tj b
with His forbearance, bihil-mih
0 He, Who is near us in yâ man danâ fi u'Iû-
ojflp ^9 bí b
spite of His exaltation, wih
0 He, Who is exalted yâ man ' alâ fi dunû-
despite His nearness. wih
* i
w m
Praise be to You, there is subhanaka ya la ilaha , »f t, ,{i , 411 „,
tv .... . Col VUJ V b dbbtî
O Lord. yâ rabb
(83) O He, Who creates ya may-yakh-luqu ma ^ ^ ^ gq
whatever He wishes, yashâ-u * " ^* • ( J>
O He, Who does whatever yâ may-yaf-a'lu mâ ^ ^ , ^

He wishes, yashâ-u * " ^ "
O He, Who guides yâ may-yah-dï may- ,„ , „e
whomever He wishes, yasha-u - . ^> tr -
O He, Who leaves astray yâ may-yudil-lu may- ,ti , j, . a , ,,
whomever He wishes, yashâ-u " ^ crr^ ^ "
O He, Who punishes yâ may-yua'dh-dhibu , e , , »' a
whomever He wishes, may-yasha-u • lt • - lt »
O He, Who forgives yâ may-yagh-firu . >Ai , ^
whomever He wishes, limay-yashâ-u * ~ CrH J?** ò* -
O He, Who honors yâ may-yui ' iz-zu , a a , ^
whomever He wishes, may-yashâ-u * "& ™ & -
O He, Who dishonors yâ may-yudhil-lu
çbio ji Jij ji b
whomever He wishes, may-yashâ-u
rû tah, f \.- ■ ya may-yusaw-wiru
O He, Who fashions in c, ._ . _ ._ „v „ , -.1.. • 1 ,
,
the womb as He wishes, fil-ar-hami ma yasha- çLL>" u vj»b*o(
J ^ J *"
jaiaj" u>• b"
u
O He, Who chooses for yâ may-yakh-tas-su
His mercy whoever He birah-matihi may- íÚÓ jí ^r^ji j&*H *i
wishes. yashâ-u
Praise be to You, there is subhânaka yâ lâ ilâha , »f „í ,
j , tv . Col V UJ V b CLbi~c
[I beseech you for] relief, al-ghawth al-ghawth 4 ^ 4 ^ 4 ^
Protect us from the Fire, khallisnâ minan-nâri „ , , „, „ „ *
yâ mal-lam yat- ^ ^
(84) O He, Who has
takhidh sâhibataw-
neither wife nor child,
wa-lâ walada
O He, Who creates yâ man ja'ala likul-li * ^ o % ^ , ^
everything in a fixed shay-in qad-râ J * ^ & "
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measure,
O He, Who has no ya mal-la yush-riku si
SôJÁ ìlSJ' ÈjJìj V &
partner in His rule, huk-mïhi ahadâ
O He, Who appointed yâ man ja ' alal-malâ-
angels as messengers, ikata rusulan
O He, Who made
yâ man ja ' ala fis-
constellations in the b*jjj ÛíJl ^ J*£> jk &
samà-i burGjan
heaven,
O He, Who made the yâ man ja ' alal-ar-da
earth a place of abode, qarârâ
O He, Who created man yâ man khalaqa
from water, minal-mâ-i basharâ
O He, Who fixed a period yâ man ja ' ala likul-li
\Jú\ « Jï> fëS $*s- J* i
for everything, shay-in amadâ
O He, Whose knowledge yâ man ahâta bikul-li
encompasses everything, shay-in i ' il-mâ
O He, Who knows the
yâ man ah-sâ kul-lâ
number and quantity of
shay-in 'adadâ
everything.
iL>jji\
O Lord. yâ rabb
beseech You in Your dLwb. J\ ^îh (85)
aluka bis-mika
name:
O First, O Last, yâ aw-walu yâ â-khir
O Manifest, O Hidden, yâ zâhiru yâ bâtin b jaó? b
O Virtuous, O Right, yâ bar-ru yâ haq-qu
O He, O Unique, yâ far-du yâ wit-r yj b á)3 b

yâ samadu yâ sar-
O Independent, O Eternal X»jmì b Xw> b
mad
CJÎ % 'Á\ V b dlíbÎi


Protect us from the Fire, khallisnâ minan-nâri , „ „, „ .•*>-.
O Lord. ya rabb •J "J jr
(86) O Best recognized of ya khayra ma ' a-rufin

33^> \j (86)
all the recognized, u'rifa
O Best of all to be yâ af-dala ma ' a-
worshipped, bûdin u'bid
O Greatest of those to yâ ajal-lâ mash-kûrin ÂJlJ, "[^Á \j
whom thanks are due, shukir IP—"1 J<" «
O Most remembered of yâa'az-za j v a,i
all who are remembered, madhkurin dhukir ~ i~ ~ "
O Most praiseworthy of yâ a ' a-lâ mah-mûdin jjj. } ' ° ' JsS U
all those who are praised, humid - J^1-* lt* -
O Eternal Existent who is yâ aq-dama maw- .{ ,„,,-,ïí,,
sought, judm tulib ■ - ^ j- \
O Highest of those who yâ ar-fa'a maw- ,. , . , „, ,<„i.,

are praised, sufiw-wusif yJ * ^J
O Greatest of the _ , ,
. . . ya ak-bara maq- , i ,
purposes
. which are _.. qusid
sudin . , Jâ2 s*~oÀ*
^ us I y•
-r
striven for,
O Most liberal giver who yâ ak-rama mas-ûlin . ís ,
is requested, su-il ^ J3~** (Ir -
O Noblest Friend who is yâ ash-rafa mah- „ , ^
known. bûbin u'lim ^ ly>îJ> J^1 -
Praise be to You, there is subhânaka yâ lâ ilâha £j\ ^ ÍÁ\ *i [í

no god but You, illâ anta * *
[I beseech you for] relief, al-ghawth al-ghawth % ^ ^ ^ 4 ^
Protect us from the Fire, khallisnâ minan-nâri , „ -, „ „
(87) O Friend of those .. , , o_

^ , weep,
who ya habibal-bakm w.ySuM C-J-
J U» (87)
\ //
O Refuge of those who yâ say-yidal-
trust in Him, mutawak-kilïn
O Guide of the
yâ hâdi-yal-mudil-lîn ^JUaiJl iji\à U
misguided,
O Master of the faithful, yâ walï-yal-mu-minïn C&t^ IÀ3 ^
O Friend of worshippers, yâ anïsadh-dhâkirïn CA^^ irS ^

0 Shelter of the
ya mafza ' al-mal-hufîn £jlí 13
sorrowful,
0 Redeemer of the
yâ munji-yas-sâdiqïn
truthful,
0 Mightiest of ail, yâ aq-daral-qàdirìn
0 the most
Knowledgeable of ail yâ a ' a-lamal-a'alimïn
beings.
0 Allah of the entire yâ ilâha al-khal-qi aj-
Création, mae'en
òpò\ òjíò\ òjíò\
0 Lord. yâ rabb
(88) 0 He, Who is high j^flà %■ jí i3 (88)
yâ man ' alâ faqahar
and dominant,
0 He, Who is masterful yâ mam-malaka
jJLÂÎ dJLU J» 13
and powerful, faqadar
0 He, Who is hidden and yâ mam batana
aware, fakhabara
0 He, Who is worshipped yâ man u'bida
and who appréciâtes, fashakara
0 He, Who is disobeyed yâ man u'siya
and yet forgives, faghafar
0 He, Whom thought yâ mal-lâ tah-wïhi al-
cannot encompass, fikar
0 He, Whom eyes cannot yâ mal-lâ yud-rikuhu
â3 i&jj V já «í
see, basar
0 He, from Whom yâ mal-lâ yakh-fâ
nothing is concealed, ' ailayhi athar
0 Provider of Sustenance
yâ râziqa al-bashar j-*4^ i3j|3
to mankind,
0 He, Who ordained ail yâ muqad-dira kul-li
jáâ jJÌJ 13
destinies. qadar
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O Lord. yâ rabb
beseech You in Your dLwb. J\ ^4Îh (89)
aluka bis-mika
name:
O Protector, O Maker, yâ hâfizu yâ bâri Ujú Ç ià3bí- b
O Creator, O All-
yâ dhâri-u yâ bâdhikh £ib b b
generous,
O Revealer, O Victorious, yâ fâriju yâ fâtih b b
O Disclosers, O
yâ kâshifu yâ dâmin b ^JlÍì^ b
Guarantor,
O Commander, O
yâ â-miru yâ nâhï ^b b 'y>~\ b
Prohibiter.
O Lord. yâ rabb
(90) O He, besides Whom ya mal-la ya'a-lamul- H\ cúá\ fikj V \j (90)

no one knows the secrets, ghayba illâ huwa
O He, besides Whom no

ya mal-la yas-rifus-
one drives away
sûo-a illâ huwa
calamities,
O He, besides Whom no yâ mal-lâ yakh-luqul-
one creates, khal-qa illâ huwa
O He, besides Whom no yâ mal-lâ yagh-firudh-
one forgives sins, dham-ba illâ huwa
O He, besides Whom no yâ mal-lâ yutimmun-
j& H\ Uaíji pù v jí b
one perfects the bounties, nia'-mata illâ huwa
O He, besides Whom no yâ mal-lâ yuqal-libul-
one transforms hearts, qulûba illâ huwa
O He, besides Whom no yâ mal-lâ yudab-birul-
> Sl jiVl V jí b
one manages affairs, am-ra illâ hû
O He, besides Whom no yâ mal-lâ yunaz-zilul-

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one holds the reins, ghaytha ilia huwa
O He, besides Whom no yâ mal-là yab-sutur-
one increases sustenance, rizqa ilia huwa
O He, besides Whom no yâ mal-là yuh-yïl-
one revives the dead. maw-tâ illâ huwa
Praise be to You, there is subhânaka yâ là ilàha
no god but You, illà anta
O Lord. yà rabb
(91) O Helper of the
yà mue'enad-dua'fà-i Û&iah jj»ì b (91)
weak,
O Companion of the
yà sàhibal-ghurabà-i
strangers,
O Helper of [His] friends, yà nàsiral-aw-li-yà-i çdjVl }fÚ b
O Overpowerer of the
yà qàhiral-a ' a-dà-i t.\j>sH\ y& b
enemies,
O Elevator of the sky, yà ràfia's-samà-i tU-Ujl O K b
O Genial to the chosen
yà anïsal-as-fi-yà-i çUf^Vl j~ií b
ones,
O Friend of the pious, yà habïbal-at-qi-yà-i çUfiïVl Ç~*- b
O Treasure of the
yà kanzal-fuqarà-i çljlail ji* b
indigent,
O Lord of the rich, yà ilhal-agh-ni-yà-i *i^Vi ÁJj b
O Most benign of all. yà ak-ramal-kuramà-i çUjîi áji'í b

Praise be to You, there is subhânaka yà là ilàha
CJÎ Vl íJj V b dlíb^
ój*)t ó_4*h ój*Jl
.Oj b jUl ^y> lûflJiy-
O Lord. yà rabb
(92) O He Who is self-
yà kàfiyàm-min kul-li
sufficient from »oî 5^ Uis- b (92)
shay
everything,
O He Who is established yà qà-iman ' alà kul-li
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over everything, shay
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0 He, nothing is like unto ya mal-la yush-bihuhu
Him, shay
0 He, nothing extends yâ mal-là yazïdu fi
His Kingdom, mul-kihi shay
O He from Whom yà mal-là yakh-fâ
nothing is hidden, ' ailayhi shay
0 He, nothing decreases yâ mal-là yanqusu s s 9 "
His treasure, min khazà-inihi shay
O He, nothing is like unto yà mal-laysa kamith-
Him, lihi shay
0 He, Whose Knowledge yà mal-là ya'a-zubu
encompasses everything, ' an i ' il-mihi shay
yà man huwa kha-
O He, Who is All-Aware, s ^ 5^ j*t 5* b* §
bïrum bikul-li shay
O He, Whose mercy yà maw-wasia't rah-
extends to everything. matuhu kul-là shay
Praise be to You, there is subhànaka yà là ilàha
0 Lord. yà rabb
beseech You in Your dLwb ijît-í J\ ^4Îh (93)
aluka bis-mika
name:
yà muk-rïmu yà mut-
0 Generous, O Provider,
i " im
O Bestower of bounties, yà mun-i ' imu yà
O Bestower of gifts, mua'-tï
O Enricher, O Giver of
yà mugh-nï yà muq-nï
Shelter
O Destroyer, O
yà muf-nï yà muh-yï
Quickener,
O Satisfier, O Who grants
yà mur-dï yà munjï
salvation,
Praise be to You, there is subhànaka yà là ilàha
ÒjÁJl ÒjÁJl
Protect us from the Fire, khallisna minan-nari , , „, , . * .

O Lord. ya rabb •J "J jr
, , yâ aw-wala kul-li , _a , „,i, ,
(94) O First and the Last, ' .
shayiw-wa _ , , . ,
a-khirah a>|jv « f-^ u Jjl b« (OA)
v^tv
O Lord of everything and yâ ilâha kul-li shayiw- á^JU* ■ '* *\£ Ú\ Ki
its Master, wa malïkah J * ^ f "
O Lord Cherisher of _
n . n . ya rab-ba kul-li e , „.a. e
everything
. . and its . .
shayiw-wa _ . ,.h
sania 4*jw>9
' to,'**
f- u *->} 'J «
Fashioner
O Creator of everything yâ bâ-ria kul-li *\& < XìXì
and its Maker, shayiw-wa khâliqah ' J * ^ ) ' "
O Controller of _ ... , . ...
.... ya qabida kul-li ,,a , „.a. , ,s ,,
everything
J , & and its .
shayiw-wa basitah «Ua^ba
' J « J*
;js> *b ^>
tJit(l5 u
Extender,
O Origin of everything yâ mubdia kul-li je . 4, , „,
and its Return, shayiw-wa mua ydah -, j ^ u -
O Originator of yâ munshiwa kul-li
everything and its shayiw-wa muqad- ájJtiUj « £p j^îS U
estimator, dirah
ya mukaw-wina kul-li
O Creator of everything . . >u, >a -,
and its destroyer, shayiw-wa
...muhaw- 4la»a « ^ u'IS 0«>v^ u
wilah
O Quickener of
in . -, n r Ya rnuh-yi kul-li ,„ „.i.
everything and Maker of . .
shayiw-wa mumitah ' v « v uIS s»
, -?**u
its death,
O Author of everything ya khaliqa kul-li n e . -i> -.1.-.
and its inheritor. shayiw-wa warithah ^
[I beseech you for] relief, al-ghawth al-ghawth 4 ^ ^ ^ 4 ^
Protect us from the Fire, khallisnà minan-nâri „ „ -, „ „
(95) O Best Rememberer yâ khayra dhâkiriw-
and Remembered, wa madhkûr J^3 & k (95)
O Best Appreciator and ya khayra shakiriw-wa '"• £
Appreciated, mash-kGr p*~j>j j* .
O Best Praiser and yâ khayra hâmidiw-wa , . ,e ^

Praised, mah-mûd ^^^3 , , -
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0 Best Witness and ya khayra shahidiw-
Witnessed, wa mash-hùd
0 Best Inviter and yâ khayra dâi'iw-wa
Invited, mad-o'o-win
O Best Responder and yâ khayra mujïbiw-wa
Responded, mujâb
O Best Comforter and yâ khayra mu-nisiw-
Counselor, wa anïs
O Best Friend and yâ khayra sâhibiw-wa
Companion, jalîs
O Most Desired and yâ khayra maq-sùdiw-
Sought, wa mat-lûb
O Most Affectionate and yâ khayra habïbiw-wa
Loved. mah-bûb
O Lord. yâ rabb
(96) O Allah, the ÓL*á j_iÌ j_i j_í Lí (96)
yâ man huwa liman
Answerer to him who
da'aahu mujïb
calls Him,
O Friend of him who yâ man huwa liman
obeys Him, ata ' ahu habïb
O He, Who is close to him yâ man huwa ilâ man
ilâ à^-í Jj i* ílr* ^
who loves Him, ahab-bahu qarïb
O Protector of one who yâ man huwa biman-
seeks protection, s-tah-fazahu raqïb
O Allah Who is Generous
yâ man huwa bimar-
to him who is hopeful of
rajâhu karïm
Him,
O Allah, Who is
yâ man huwa biman
Forbearing to one who
' asâhu halïm
disobeys Him,
O Allah, Who is Merciful yâ man huwa fi
in spite of His Grandeur, ' azamatihi rahïm *~»^ ij 3* fr
O Allah, Who is Great in yâ man huwa fi hik-
His Wisdom, matihi ' azïm (_5? ^
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O Allah, Who is Eternal ya man huwa fi ih-
jjjjâ <uu~?-] jÁ b
in his Benevolence, sànihi qadïm
0 Allah, Who is Aware of yâ man huwa biman
one who seeks Him. arâdahu ' alïm
O Lord. yâ rabb
entreat You in Your iJUl-b iJJU-í J\ (97)
aluka bis-mika
name:
O Primal Cause, 0 yâ musab-bibu yâ
L^s-'J» b Ù^J» b
Creator of desire, muragh-hib
yâ muqal-libu yâ
0 Changer, O Inflictor, O
mua'q-qibu yâ murat- ^3y> b ì^jjlì b v_Jji y jx~~j> y
mughay-yir
CJÎ V) iíl V 13 dlíbîc
ÒjÁJl ÒjÁJl
O Lord. yâ rabb
(98) 0 He Whose yâ man i ' il-muhu
JjUo UÌp jí b (98)
Knowledge is eternal, sâbiq
O He Whose Promise is yâ maw-wa ' a-duhu
(3i u* a*Uj ^ b
true, sâdiq
0 He Whose Benignity is
yâ mal-lut-fuhu zâhir
manifest,
0 He Whose Command is yâ man am-ruhu
overruling, ghâlib
O He Whose Book is clear yâ man kitâbuhu
and final, muh-kam
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0 He Whose Judgement * * ' » í
ya man qada-uh ka-in
is inevitable,
O He Whose Qur'an is yâ man qur-à-nuhu
<Xû> Aj\yî /p« b
glorious, majïd
O He Whose Rule is yâ mam-mul-kuhu
jjj Jk3 i£lÁ b
eternal, qadïm
O He Whose Favour is yâ man fadluhu f* ° <
Alâà b
common to all, * amïm
O He Whose Throne is yâ man ' ar-shuhu
t }h(- aJî'jS- b
great. ' azïm
òyi\ òjíò\
O Lord. yâ rabb
(99) O He-listening to
one individual does not yâ mal-lâ yash- ^* "çj* Újùú y JÁ b (99)
prevent Him from ghaluhu sam-u'n 'an
listening to others sam-i ' in
simultaneously,
O He-doing one thing
does not prevent Him ya mal-la yam-nau'hu
from doing other things fi-a'-lun ' an fia'-l
simultaneously,
O He-the speech of one
person does not make
ya mal-la yul-hïhi
Him needless of the
qaw-lun ' an qaw-lin
simultaneous speech of
others,
O He-one request does
ya mal-la yughal-
not make Him forgetful
lituhu suâlun ' an suâl
of other requests,
O He-the sight of one
thing does not prevent ya mal-la yah-jubuhu
him from seeing other shayun ' an shay
things simultaneously,
O He-the plaintive cries ya mal-la yub-rimuhu „ , , \ „ M e
of those who weep and il-hâhul-mulih-hïn *V* ^ ^ b-
lament do not bother
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Him,
O He Who is the ultimate
ya man huwa ghayatu
Aim of the efforts of
murâdil-murïdïn
saints,
yâ man huwa
0 He Who is the Goal of
muntahâ himamil-
Gnostics,
a'arifin
yâ man huwa
O He Who is the Goal of
muntahâ talabit-
seekers,
tâlibïn
O He from Whom not a yâ mal-lâ yakh-fâ
single particle in the ' ailayhi dhar-ratun fîl-
worlds is hidden. a'alamïn
O Lord. yâ rabb
(100) O Forbearing Who
yâ halïmal-lâ ya'a-jal V UJ*- \j (100)
does not make haste,
O Generous Who is never yâ jawâdal-lâ yab-
a miser, khal
O True Who never breaks
yâ sâdiqal-lâ yukh-lif
the promise
O Munificent Who never yâ wah-hâbal-lâ
regrets, yamal-l
O Dominant Who is never
yâ qâhiral-lâ yugh-lab
overpowered,
O Great Who is
yâ ' azïmal-lâ yùsaf
indescribable
O Just Who is never
yâ ' ad-lal-lâ yahïfu
oppressive,
O Bounteous Who is yâ ghanï-yâl-lâ yaf-
never rapacious, taqir
O Great Who does not
yâ kabïral-lâ yas-ghur
become small,
O Protector Who does not
yâ hâfizal-lâ yagh-fal
neglect.
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ÒjÁJl ÒjÁJl
•4>j b- jui
O Lord. yâ rabb
Eighteenth: It is recommended to say the Du â' al-Hajj, which has been previously
mentioned in this book, within the acts of the first night of Ramadan.
Nineteenth: It is highly advisable to recite the Holy Qur'ân very frequently at the
first hours of Ramadan. In this respect, it has been narrated that Imam Ja'far al-
Sâdiq (a.s) used to say the following supplication before he would start reciting the
Holy Qur'ân:
allâhumma innï
O Allah: I testify that this
ashhadu ann hâdhâ
is the Book revealed by
kitâbuka almunzalu
You
min 'indika
on Your Messenger
' alâ rasGlika
Muhammad ibn
muhammadi bni
'Abdullah, blessings of
* abdillâhi sallâ allâhu
' alayhi wa âlihi
his Household;
(these are) Your Words, wa kalâmuka
Your Prophet gave alnnâtiqu "alâ lisâni diií jlJ Js. feù\ éti>yè$
tongue to, nabiyyika
(whom) You appointed as ja ' altahu hâdiyan
ídlïi?- bal* âsi*?
a Guide for the people, minka ilâ khalqika
and a connected link wa hablan muttsilan
between You and Your fîmâ baynaka wa
servants. bayna ' ibâdika
O Allah: I am opening allâhumma innï
Your testament and Your nashartu ' ahdaka wa
Book. kitâbaka
O Allah: decide my
allâhumma fâj" al
looking in it to be a kind JíUp íjjèâ ijjêrú jj^l
nazary fïhi ' ibâdatan
of worship
And my reciting in it to
wa qirâ'aty fïhi fikran
be pondération
And my pondération over
it to be learning lessons wa fikry fïhi a'tibâran
from it.
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And include me with
waj' alny mimmn
those who take lessons
att' aza bibayâni
from the elucidation of
mawâ ' izika fihi
Your preaches therein
And those who
accordingly avoid doing wajtanaba
acts of disobedience to ma ' àsiyaka
You.
And do not seal on my
wa lâ tatba ' ' inda
hearing while I am
qirà'aty ' alâ sam 'T
reciting it.
And do not place wa là taj' al ' alâ
covering on my sight, basary ghishâwatan
And do not décidé my wa lâ taj' al qirâ'aty
reciting to be qirà'atan là tadabbara
thoughtless; fîhà
Rather, (please) make me
bali aj'alny atadabbru
ponder over its verses
àyàtihi wa ahkàmahu
and laws,
Learning the laws of my àkhidhan bisharàyi ' i
religion. dïnika
And do not décidé my
wa là tas al nazary
looking in it to be
fihi ghaflatan
inadvertence,
And do not make my wa la qira'aty
reciting be worthless, hadharan
You are verily the All- innaka anta alrra'ufu
kind, the All-merciful. alrrahïmu
When he finished reciting the Holy Qur'ân, Imam al-Sâdiq (a. s) used to say the
following supplication:
O Allah: I have recited allàhumma innï qad
that which You command qara'tu mà qadayta
in Your Book min kitàbika
That You revealed to
alladhy anzaltahu 'alà
Your Prophet—the t$ì£ai\ dllí ^Ji- AîjJÎ ç£ÌJl
nabiyylka alssàdiqi
truthful,
Peace of Allah be upon sallà allàhu ' alayhi
him and his Household. wa àlihi
So, ail praise be to You, falaka alhamdu
our Lord. rabbanà
P
0 Allah: (please do)
allâhumma aj' alny
make me of those who do
mimmn yuhillu
only what is deemed legal
halâlahu
therein
And avoid that which is wa yuharrimu
deemed unlawful therein harâmahu
And believe in its wa yu minu
decisive and allegorical bimuhkamihi wa
verses. mutashâbihihi
And (please) decide it to
waj' alhu IT 'unsan fi
be entertainment for me
qabri
in my grave,
And entertainment when
wa 'unsan fi hashri
I will be resurrected.
And (please) include me
waj' alny mimman
with those whom You
turaqqïhi bikulli
raise a rank to the most
âiyatin qara-ahà
elevated position with
darajatan fi a ' là
each verse that they
' illiyyïna
recite.
Respond; O the Lord of amïna rabba
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the worlds. al * âlamïna
THE FIRST DAY OF RAMADAN

The recommended acts on the first day of Ramadan are as follows:
First: It is recommended to bathe oneself in flowing water and to pour on the head
thirty handfuls of water, for such a deed brings about security against all pains and
ailments up to the next year.
Second: It is recommended to wash one's face with a handful of rose water so as to
be saved against humiliation and povery, and to pour some of it on the head so as
to be saved from pleurisy.
Third: It is recommended to offer the first of the month prayer that consists of two
Rak'ahs and to give alms after it.
Fourth : It is recommended to offer a prayer of two Rak'ahs at the first of which
Surah of al-Fâtihah and Surah of al-Fath (No. 48) should be recited and at the
second Rak'ah, Surah of al-Fâtihah and any other Surah should be reicted. If one
offers this prayer, Almighty Allah will save him from all evils and will keep him
under His custody up to the next year.
Fifth: When the dawn breaks forth, it is recommended to say the following
supplication:
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O Allah: the month of allàhumma qad
Ramadan has hadara shahru
commenced, ramadàna
And You have made
wa qadi aftardta
obligatory upon us to
' alaynâ siyâmahu
observe fasting during it,
And You revealed the wa anzalta fihi
ÒïjÍJl 4-9 cJjïíj
Qur'ân in it, alqur'àna
and clear proofs of true hudan lilnnàsi wa
guidance and distinction bayyinàtin mina
(between the right and alhudâ wal-furqàni Jlj
the wrong).
O Allah: (please) help us allàhumma a' innâ
observe fasting in it, ' alâ siyâmihi
And accept it from us, wa taqabbalhu minnâ
And receive it from us
(with acceptance)
And keep it sound for us wa sallimhu lanâ fi
with easiness and good yusrin minka wa íÌJíIPj dJLa jï~J (_j9 lí) ÁâJLij
health from You. * âfiyatin
You verily have power innaka ' alâ kulli
over all things. shay'in qadïrun
Sixth: If one has not had the opportunity to say it at night, it is recommended to say
the supplication number forty-four of the al-Sahlfah al-Kâmilah al-Sajjâdiyyah,
which has been previously cited.
Seventh: In his book of tZâd al-Ma'âd' , "Allamah al-Majlisiy has mentioned that
al-Kulayniy, al-Tusiy, and others, through an authentic series of narrators, have
reported Imam Mûsà al-Kàzim (a. s) as saying, "Say the following supplication in
the month of Ramadan—on the first day of it, as is understood by scholars—for if
one prays Almighty Allah with this supplication purely and without associating any
false purposes or showing off, he will be saved, throughout that year, from all
seditious and misleading matters as well as all afflictions that may injure his
religion or his body; and Almighty Allah will save him from the evils of all the
misfortunes that will occur in that year." The supplication is as follows:
O Allah I beseech You, in allàhumma innT
the name of Your name as'aluka bismika
before which everything alladhy dâna lahu kull
kneels down shay'in
in the name of Your wa birahmatika allaty ' ftlr^* ts^' ^**"j{3

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mercy which wasi * at kulla shay'in
encompasses everything;
in the name of Your wa bi ' azamatika
greatness which dwarfs allaty tawâda ' a lahâ
everything; kullu shay'in
in the name of Your
wa bi ' izztika allaty
power which subdues
qaharat kulla shay'in
everything;
in the name of Your wa biquwwatika allaty
control which dominâtes khada ' a lahâ kullu
everything; shay'in
in the name of Your
omnipotence which wa bijabarûtika allaty
overreaches and ghalabat kulla shay'in
possesses everything;
in the name of Your
wa bi ' ilmika alladhy
knowledge which knows
ahâta bikulli shay'in
everything;
O Light, O Holy, yà nGru yâ quddûsu
O Ever Foremost, before yâ awûlu qabla kulli ' * i. * í
everything; shay'in
O Ever-living aster ail wa yâ bâqiyan ba'da
things. kulli shay'in 'Í^S**1 "í^ ^5?^ ^íj
O Allah, O Beneficent, yâ allâhu yâ rahmânu

send blessings on
salli ' alâ
Muhammad and on the
muhammadin wa âli
Household of
muhammadin
Muhammad,
and forgive me for my
waghfir liya
sins which alter the
aldhdhunûba allaty
course of the flowing
tughayyiru alnni'ama
bounties;
forgive me for my sins waghfir liya
which bring in aldhdhunûba allaty
punishment; tunzilu alnniama
waghfir liya
forgive me for my sins
aldhdhunûba allaty
which cut off hope;
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which give a chance to aldhdhunuba allaty
the enemies to lay hands tudTlu ala ' dâ'a
on me;
which render the prayers aldhdhunûba allaty
unacceptable, taruddualddu ' â'a
waghfir liya
aldhdhunûba allaty
which make me liable to
yustahaqqubihâ
suffer misfortunes;
nuzûlu albalâ'i
which let the galloping aldhdhunûba allaty
venom from above takes tahbisu ghaytha
hold of me; alssamâ'i
waghfir liya
which lay bare that which
aldhdhunûba allaty
had been sealed and
takshifu alghità'a
forgotten;
which whip off aldhdhunûba allaty
destruction; tu ' ajjilu alfanâ'a
which leave behind aldhdhunûba allaty
remorse in its trail; tûrithu alnnadama
which tear up my aldhdhunûba allaty
integrity to pieces; tahtiku al ' isama
and surround me with
wa albisny dir' aka
Your impregnable
alhasïnata allaty là
protective covering which
turâmu 's'y
never goes out of order,
and keep me safe from wa 'âfiny min sharri
the evil which may mâ a'uhâdhiru billayli
frighten me by threats, wal-nnhâri fî
day in and day out, mustaqbali sanaty
throughout this year. hdhihi
O Allah, the Lord of the allâhumma rabba
seven heavens alssamâwâti alssab'i
and the seven (layers of) wa rabba alaradîna
the earth and all that is alssab' i wa mâ
therein and all that is fïhinna wa mâ
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between them, baynahunna
the Lord of the Great wa rabba al ' arshi

Throne, al * azïmi
the Lord of the seven oft- wa rabba alssab" i
repeated verses and the almathâny wal-qur'àni
matchless Quran, al * azïmi
The Lord of (Archangels) Û sî^síi H ±>3
wa rabb isràfïla wa
Isrâfîl, Michael, and
mïkâ'ïla wa jabràlla
Gabriel,
and the Lord of
wa rabb muhammadin
Muhammad, blessings of
sallâ allâhu ' alayhi
wa âlihi sayydi
his Household, the Chief
almursalïna wa
of the Messengers, the
khâtami alnnabiyyïna
Last Prophet.
I beseech You in Your
as'aluka bika wa bimâ
name and in name of that
sammayta bihi
which You referred to
nafsaka
Yourself
O the Greatest, You are
He who distributes yâ ' azïmu anta
bounties freely, protects alladhy tamunnu
the frightened, adds more bil' azïmi
and more to the free gifts,
wa tadfa ' u kulla
Repels ail avoided things,
mahdhGrin
Gives ail abundant
wa tu'ty kulla jazïlin
things,
doubles the recompense
of good deeds done wa tuda'ifu alhasanati
occasionally or bilqalïli wa bilkathïri
frequently.
You do what You wills. wa taf'alu mâ tashâ'u
O Omnipotent, O Allah, O yâ qadïru yâ allâhu
Beneficent, yâ rahmânu
send blessings on salli ' alâ
Muhammad and on his muhammadin wa ahli
Household baytihi
and surround me, during wa albisny fï
this year, with Your mustaqbili sanaty
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protection, hadhihi sitraka
let Your light beautify my wa naddir wajhy

face, binùrika s&j
let Your love draw me wa ahibbany

closest to You, bimahabbatika
let Your pleasure to reach wa ballighny
me ridwànaka
As well as Your excellent
wa sharìfa karàmatika
generosity,
And Your weighty
wa jasïma ' atiyyatika
rewards
Give me from the good wa a ' tiny min khayri
that You have m à ' indaka
wa min khayri mâ fil »í s
and from the good You
gives to any one from anta mu'tïni ahadan
among Your creation; min khalqika
and with that kind of
wa albisny ma'a
Your protection keep me
dhalika ' âfiyataka
safe.
O He who (alone) settles yâ mawdTa kulli
all complaints, shakwâ
O He who (alone) sees
clearly through what wa yâ shâhida kulli
hearts and minds desire najwâ
secretly,
O He who (alone) knows
wa ya ' alima kulli
full well that which is fi*
khafiyyatin
kept undisclosed,
O He who (alone)
protects from wa yâ dâfi ' a mâ
misfortunes (whenever tashâ'u min baliyyatin
He wills),
O He who (alone) is the
oft-forgiving ya karima al-' afwi
compassionate,
O He who (alone)
yâ hasana alttajâwuzi
overlooks faults,
let me depart from this tawaffany ' alâ millati
world adhering to the ibrâhïma wa fitrati hi
disposition and creed of
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Prophet Abraham,
following the religion and
wa 'alâ dïni
way of life of Muhammad
muhammadin sallâ
(blessings of Allah be on
allâhu ' alayhi wa âlihi
him and on his
wa sunnatihi
Household)
wa ' alâ khayri
-the best departure, in alwafati fatawaffny
love of Your friends, muwâliyan li-
awliyâ'ika
cut off with Your wa mu' àdiyan li-
enemies. a ' dâ'ika
O Allah keep me far off, allâhumma wa
during his year, from that jannibny fi hadhihi
general course of life, in alssanati kulla
words or deeds, which 'amalin aw qawlin aw
removes me to a distance fi ' lin yubâ ' iduny
far away from You. minka
and keep me close to that wajlibny ilâ kull
general course of life, in 'amalin aw qawlin aw jî JjS jî ^ $tj\ J±kv3
words and deeds, which fi ' lin yuqarribuny
bring me nearest to You, minka fi hadhihi
during this year, alssanata
O the Most Merciful of all yâ arhama
Prevent me from a mode wâmna ' ny min kulli jî Jji jî J^* 'jttf
of action, in words and 'amalin aw qawlin aw
deeds, if done, it is fi ' lin yakGnu minny jj—fi ^L?-\ íS^t ùj-So J-w
feared, will produce evil akhâfu darara
as a result, ' âqibatihi
on account of which I am
wa akhâfu maqtaka
scared of Your logical
iyyâya "alayhi
aversion;
and I am afraid lest Your hidhâra an tasrifa pjj£S\ éX&rj CJjÍoj ò\ j<Jl?7
kind disposition may wajhaka alkarima
change direction * annT
and I am restrained from fa-astawjiba bihi
obtaining my share of naqsan min hazzin IT
good fortune, ' indaka
O Compassionate, 0
yâ ra'Gfu yâ rahïmu
Merciful.
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O Allah keep me, allâhumma asalny fi j& jiiU J> j^lll
throughout this year, mustaqbili sanaty
under Your protection, hadhihi fi hifzika
nearest Your closeness, wa fí jiwârika wa fi
right inside Your shelter, kanafika
and cover and clad me
wa jallilny sitra
with Your protective
' âfiyatika
covering
and give me Your love
and kindness as a free wa hab li karamataka
gift;
verify whoso takes refuge
with You is loved and ' azza jaruka
looked after thoroughly;
glorious and sublime is
wa jalla thanau 'uka
Your praise;
and there is no god other
wa la ilaha ghayruka
than You.
0 Allah give me insight to
follow the example of the
upright (from among
allâhumma aj" alny
Your trusted friends) who
tâbi * an lisâlihy man
penetrated more deeply
madâ min awliyâ'ika
in every matter and
carried it out to
perfection;
and let me be closely tied
wa alhiqny bihim
up with them;
and believe that which waj'alny musallman UJ— ^^—d*?-^
they said on Your behalf liman qâla bilssdqi
truthfully, * alayka minhum
1 take refuge with You 0
my Allah from that which
wa a ' ûdhu bika
may surround me in a
allâhumma an tuhita
state of seige within the
by khatyiaty wa zulmy
enclosure of errors,
ignorance,
disintegration, wa israfi ' ala nafsy

daydreaming, wattibâ * y lihawâya
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swallowing up in carnal washtighalî
desires, bishahawâty
(because of which) there fayahûlu dhalika
is a barrier between me bayny wa bayna ^%^"3 isî** Q*
and Your mercy and rahmatika wa
pleasure; ridwànika
it consigned me to fa-akùnu mansiyyan
tíJÁl* îljúí ùjá'ta
oblivion, ' indaka
muta ' arridan
and invited Your
lisakhatika wa
displeasure and censure.
niqmatika
so thaï it helps me to allâhumma waffiqny jju» j^p j-áa j^íii
obtain Your nearness and likulli 'amalin sâlihin
Your pleasure. tardâ bihi 'annï
O Allah prépare me to do
wa qarrïbny ilayka
good under ail
zulfâ
circumstances,
O Allah just as You did
everything possible
(nothing is impossible for allâhumma kamâ
Him) to help Your kafayta nabiyyika
Prophet Muhammad muhammadan sallâ
(blessings of Allah be on allâhu ' alayhi wa âlihi íijjí Jp> aJÏJ ós- 4JJ1 ^Jlp
him and on his hawla ' aduwwihi
Household) put terror in
the hearts of his enemies,
removed his anxieties, wa farrajta hammahu
wa kashafta
dispersed his troubles,
ghammahu
proved true the promise wa sadaqtahu wa
You made with him, ' daka
and carried out to
completion the wa anjazta lahu
undertaking You took up ' ahdaka
for him;
(O Allah) in like manner
allâhumma fabidhalika
keep me safe from fearful
fakfiny hawla hadhihi
things and events, during
alssanati
this year,
and from its logical wa âfâtihâ wa
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conséquences — outrage, asqamaha
havoc,
wa fitnatahâ wa
confusion, evil,
shurùrahà
sorrow; and the économie wa ahzânahâ wa dïqa
distress it perpétuâtes; aima ' âshi fîhâ
and through Your mercy wa ballighny
make available for me birahmatika kamâla
conclusive welfare al-'âfiyati
from the everlasting bitamâmi dawâmi
bounties till to the last alnni ' mati ' indy ilâ
moment of my lise. muntahâ ajalî
I put forward a pétition
to You just like a person
as'aluka su 'âla man
who has transgressed and
asâ'a wa zalama
did wrong to (others), but
wâstakâna wâ'tarafa
surrenders and makes a
clean confession.
wa as'aluka an
I beseech You to forgive
taghfira IT mâ madâ
those earlier sins
mina aldhdhunùbi
which are counted by allaty hasarathâ
Your Preserving Angels hafazatuka
and which have been
wa ahsathâ kiràmu
recorded by Your
malâ'ikatika ' alayya
appointed Angels;
wa an ta'simany
And, O Allah, protect me
allàhumma mina
against sinning
aldhdhunùbi
fïmà baqiya min
In the rest of lifetime up
' umry ilâ muntahâ
to my death
ajalî
O Allah! O Beneficent! O yâ allâhu yâ rahmânu
Merciful! yâ rahïmu
Send blessings on
salli ' alâ
Muhammad and on the
muhammadin wa ahli
Household of
bayti muhammadin
Muhammad,
and give me as a gift that wa âtiny kull mâ
which I have asked for saltuka wa raghibtu
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and for which I turned to ilayka fihi
You (alone) with hope
and expectation,
because it was You who fa'innaka amartany
ordered me to pray You bilddu * a'i
And thus You have wa takaffalta IT bil-
promised of response. ijâbati
It is worth mentioning that Sayyid Ibn Tawus has mentioned this supplication
within the recommended acts of the first night of Ramadan.
THE SIXTH DAY OF RAMADAN
On the sixth of Ramadan, AH 2001, Imam "Alï ibn Mûsà al-Ridâ (a. s) was
appointed as the crown prince. Sayyid Ibn Tawus has mentioned that it is
recommended to offer a thanksgiving two Rak'ah prayer in which one should recite
Surah of al-Fâtlhah once and repeat Surah of al-Tawhld twenty-five times.
THE THIRTEENTH NIGHT OF RAMADAN

Three recommended acts are dedicated to the thirteenth night of Ramadan, which is
the first of the White Nights:
First: It is recommended to bathe oneself at this night.
Second: It is recommended to offer a four Rak'ah prayer and to recite at each
Rak'ah Surah of al-Fâtihah once and Surah of al-Tawhld twenty five times.
Third: It is recommended to offer a two Rak'ah prayer just like the prayer that is
decided for the thirteenth nights of Rajab and Sha'bàn. In this prayer, it is
recommended to recite Surahs of al-Fâtlhah, Yâsln, al-Mulk, and al-Tawhld.
THE FOURTEENTH NIGHT OF RAMADAN
It is recommended to offer at this night a prayer consisting of four Rak'ahs, each
two alone. This prayer is similar to the previous one. As has been previously
mentioned, if one says the Disâ' al-Mujlr on the White Days of Ramadan, all his
sins will be forgiven even if they are as many as rain drops, tree leaves, and desert
bebbles.
THE FIFTEENTH NIGHT OF RAMADAN
There are many recommended acts dedicated to this blessed night:
Second: It is recommended to visit the holy tomb of Imam al-Husayn (a.s).
Third: It is recommended to offer a six Rak'ah prayer reciting at each Rak'ah
Surahs of al-Fâtlhah, Yâsln, al-Mulk, and al-Tawhld.
Fourth: It is recommended to offer a one hudred Rak'ah prayer reciting at each
Rak'ah Surah of al-Fâtlhah once and repeating Surah of al-Tawhld ten times. In
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‘al-Muqniàh’, Shaykh al-Muf¢d has reported Imam Àl¢ Am¢r al-Mu'min¢n (a.s) as
saying, “As for anyone who offers this prayer, Almighty Allah will appoint for him
ten angels protecting him from his enemies among the jinn and men; and will also
appoint thirty angels to secure him against Hellfire at the hour of his death.”
Fifth: When he was asked about the merits of him who attends at the holy tomb of
Imam al-°usayn (a.s) at the fifteenth night of Rama¤¡n, Imam Ja`far al-¯¡diq (a.s)
said, “Congratulations be to him! At the fifteenth night of Rama¤¡n, one who
attends at the tomb of Imam al-°usayn (a.s) and offers a ten Rakàh prayer after
the obligatory Ìsh¡' Prayer and other than the Night Prayer (¯al¡t al-Layl), reciting
in each Rakàh S£rah of al-F¡ti¦ah once and repeating S£rah of al-Taw¦¢d ten
times, and then seeks Almighty Allah’s protection against Hellfire—if one does
this, Almighty Allah will include him with those whom He releases from Hellfire
and he will not die before he sees in dream angels conveying to him the good
tidings of entering Paradise and securing him against Hellfire.”
The Fifteenth of Rama¤¡n
On the fifteenth of Rama¤¡n, AH 2, Imam al-°asan al-Mujtab¡ was born.
In the word of Shaykh al-Muf¢d, Imam Mu¦ammad al-Taq¢ was born on the
fifteenth of Rama¤¡n, AH 195. However, it is widely known that Imam
Mu¦ammad al-Taq¢ was not born at this date. Anyhow, the fifteenth of Rama¤¡n is
a blessed day; and to give alms and to do righteous deeds on this day bring about
great merits.
The Seventeenth Night of Rama¤¡n

At this very blessed night, the two armies of the Muslims, under the leadership of
the Holy Prophet (a.s), and the polytheists of Quraysh faced each other at Badr
Spring. On the seventeeth of Rama¤¡n, the Battle of Badr took place when
Almighty Allah gave victory to the Holy Prophet’s army over the polytheists’
army. That was the greatest conquest of Islam. In view of that, our master scholars
have declared that it is highly recommended to give alms and thank Almighty
Allah on this day. Besides, to bathe oneself and to practice acts of worship at this
night achieve a great reward.
According to numerous narrations, the Holy Prophet (a.s) asked his companions, at
the night before the Battle of Badr, to go to Badr Spring and bring some water. All
the companions kept silent and none of them had the courage to undertake that
mission. Imam Àl¢ Am¢r al-Mu'min¢n (a.s), therefore, took a skin of water and
went towards that spring for getting some water. It was so murky, bitterly cold, and
windy night. When Imam Àl¢ reached that dark, deep spring, he could not find a
bucket to use for taking water. He therefore had to step down that spring and fill in
the skin with water. On his way back to the Holy Prophet’s camp, he faced such a
strong storm that he had to sit on the ground. When it calmed down, he continued
marching. Then, another storm that was as intense as the first blew so heavily that
he had to sit on the ground. When it calmed down, Imam Àl¢ continued marching.
Again, a third storm that was as intense as the previous ones blew so heavily that
he had to sit on the ground. When it calmed down, he continued marching until he
reached the Holy Prophet who, then, asked why he had been late. “I faced three
heavy storms that made me sit to the ground three times. I therefore had to wait
until they would calm down,” explained Imam Àl¢ (a.s). “Did you know what
these three storms were, Àl¢?” asked the Holy Prophet (a.s). As Imam Àl¢ (a.s)
answered in the negative, the Holy Prophet (a.s) explained, “The first storm was
Archangel Gabriel with one Thousand angels who, altogether, came to greet you.
The second storm was Archangel Michael with one Thousand angels who,
altogether, came to greet you. The third storm was Archangel Isr¡f¢l with one
Thousand angels who, altogether, came to greet you. All these angels have
descended to back us.”
To this event has a scholar referred, saying, “Imam Àl¢ Am¢r al-Mu'min¢n (a.s)
had three Thousand merits at one night only. Similarly, al-Sayyid al-°imyariy, the
famous poet, composed a few laudatory poetic verses immortalizing this event:
I swear by Allah and His bounties
One should be responsible for what he says
Surely, Àl¢ son of Ab£-±¡lib
Has natural propensity for piety and devotion
When war is consumed by spears
And is fear by the heroes
He would walk to the opponent, carrying in the hand
A sword that is white, sharp, and glazed
Just like a lion walking between its cubs
And readying itself for hunting in the jungle
It is he (i.e. Àl¢) whom was greeted at one night
By Michael and Gabriel
Michael with one Thousand (angels) and Gabriel
With one Thousand followed by Isr¡f¢l
That was at the Night of Badr when they were descended
Like birds in flocks.
The Nineteenth
Nin eteenth Night of Rama¤¡n
The nineteenth night of Rama¤¡n is the first of the Qadr Nights. Of course, the
Qadr Night (laylat al-qadr) is unmatched in merits since to practice acts of worship
at it is equal to the acts of one Thousand nights. At this night, the affairs of the
whole year are decided and the angels and the Greatest Spirit are descended by the
permission of Almighty Allah so as to visit the Imam of the Age (i.e. Imam al-
Mahdi), have the honor of being present before him, and provide the destinies of all
the beings before him.
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RECOMMENDED ACTS AT THE QADR NIGHTS
The recommended acts of the Qadr Nights are of two parts; the first part deals with
the general acts that are advisably practiced at each of the three Qadr Nights. The
second part deals with the private acts that are dedicated to each night exclusively.
FIRST PART: GENERAL ACTS
First: It is recommended to bathe oneself at each of the Qadr Nights. In the word
of "Allamah al-Majlisiy, it is preferable to perform the bathing at sunset so as to be
ready for the Tshâ' Prayer with a bathing.
Second: It is recommended to offer a two Rak'ah prayer reciting at each Rak'ah
Surah of al-Fâtihah once and repeating Surah of al-Tawhld seven times. After the
accomplishment of the prayer, the following invocation should be repeated seventy
times:
I seek the forgiveness of t , ,.
... . 1T . r astaghfiru allaha wa .f, , á, -\u ,-°"t
Allah and I repent before .. .. .<ui t_Jana <QJi jJul*)
atubu ilayhi ' *
Him.
According to a Hadith reported from the Holy Prophet (a.s), Almighty Allah will
forgive him who offers this prayer and will forgive his parents before he leaves his
place.
Third: It is recommended to open a copy of the Holy Qur'ân between one's hands
and say the following:
allàhumma innT
the name of Your
as'aluka bikitâbika
revealed Book and that
almunzali wa mâ fîhi
which is in it,
and Your Great Name wa fîhi asmuka al-
and Your (Other) akbaru wa-
beautiful names are in it, asmâu 'uka alhusnâ
and in it there is that
wa mâ yukhâfu wa
which warns and gives
yurjâ
hope.
That You may include me
an taj' alany min j » d) îlâi* j » ûjêfû jî
among those who have
' utaqâ'ika mina
been set free from the
alnnâri
Hellfire.
Then, one may implore Allah to fulfill one's desires.
Fourth: It is recommended to put a copy of the Holy Qur'ân on the head and say
the following:
O Allah: for the sake of allàhumma bihaqqi ~>. -. „ _
this (Holy) Qur'ân, hadha alqur ani ' ^ '
and for the sake of that wa bihaqqi man <tói->jí °y J^HJ

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person through whom arsaltahu bihi

You sent it,
and for the sake of those wa bihaqqi kulli
believers who have been mu'minin madahtahu
praised therein, fïhi
wa bihaqqka 'alayhim
obligation to them,
no one is aware of Your
falâ ahada a ' rafu
obligation more than
bihaqqka minka
You.
Then, one should repeat each of the following ten times:
For Your sake, 0 Allah, bika yâ allâhu
for the sake of
bi-muhammadin
Muhammad,
for the sake of 'Ali, bi- * aliyyin
for the sake of Fâtimah, bi-fâtimata
for the sake of Hasan, bilhasani
for the sake of Husayn, bilhusayni

for the sake of 'AH ibn bi-' aliyyi bni
Husayn, alhusayni
for the sake of bi-muhammadi bni
Muhammad ibn 'Ali, * aliyyin
for the sake of Ja'far ibn bi-ja'fari bni
for the sake of Musa ibn
bi-mûsâ bni ja'farin
Jafar,
for the sake of 'AH ibn
bi-' aliyyi bni mûsâ
Musa,
for the sake of bi-muhammadi bni
Muhammad ibn 'Ali, ' aliyyin
for the sake of 'AH ibn bi-' aliyyi bni
for the sake of Hasan ibn
bilhasani bni ' aliyyin <-*J? -f. Çr^H
'Ali,
for the sake of al-Hujjah. bilhujjati
One should then pray Almighty Allah to fulfill one's désires.
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Fifth: It is advisable to visit the holy tomb of Imam al-Husayn (a.s) at these nights.
A Hadith, in this respect, reads that at the Qadr Nights, a caller from the heavens
will call from the Seventh Sky and, specifically, from the centre of the Holy
Throne that Almighty Allah shall forgive him who visits the tomb of al-Husayn
(a.s).
ZIYÀR.AH OF IMAM AL-HUSAYN AT THE QADR. NIGHTS:

Shaykh Muhammad ibn al-Mashhadiy has reported, through considerable series of
narrations, that Imam al-Sâdiq (a.s) said the following:
If you want to visit Imam al-Husayn (a.s)—on the Qadr Nights—you may come
to his holy shrine after you wash yourself and put on the cleanest of your
clothes. When you stop at his tomb, you may face it, making the kiblah
direction between your shoulders, and say the following:
Peace be upon you; O Jj_^3 U dJLllf- ^>LJl
alssalamu ' alayka yabna
son of Allah's
rasùli allâhi
Messenger.
Peace be upon you; 0
son of the Commander
amïrilmu 'minïna
of the Faithful.
Peace be upon you; 0
son of the veracious,
alssiddïqati alttàhi rati
immaculate lady
Fàtimah, the Doyenne
sayyidati nisâ'i
of the women of the i_j-<JUJ! çU~J 5j1mi »ui?lè
al ' àlamïna
world.
Peace be upon you; 0 alssalamu 'alayka yâ
my master, Abû- mawlâiya yâ abâ
v Abdullah. ' abdillâhi
So be Allah's mercy and wa rahmatu allâhi wa
blessings. barakâtuhu
offered the prayers, aqamta alssalata
And you defrayed the
wa âtayta alzzakata
zakât,
wa amarta bilma'rûfi
right,
wrong, almunkari
And you recited the wa talawta alkitâba haqq
Book (i.e. the Holy tilâwatihi
Qur'ân) as exactly as it
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should be recited,
And you strove for the
wa jahadta fi allahi haqq
sake of Allah as exactly
jihâdihi
as striving must be,
And you faced ail
troubles steadfastly for wa sabarta ' alâ aladhâ fi
His sake, seeking his janbihi muhtasiban hattâ
reward, until death atâka aliyaqïnu
came upon you.
I also bear witness thaï
wa ash-hadu ann
those who dissented you
alladhïna khâlafùka wa
and those who fought
hàrabùka
against you
And those who let you wa ann alladhïna
down and those who khadhalûka walladhïna à^ú ^JLJíJ ijjîlí" CÂ$V3
slew you qatalûka
Ail those were accursed
mal ' ûnûna ' alâ lisâni
directly by the Meccan
alnnabiyy al-'ummiyy
Prophet.
And he who forges lies
wa qad khâba mani
indeed fails to attain his
a ftara
désire.
May Allah curse those
la'ana allâhu alzzâlimïna
who wronged you from
lakum mina al-awwalïna
among the past and the
wal-àkhirìna
présent générations.
May Allah also double
wa dâ'afa ' alayhimu
for them the painful
al * adhâba al-alïma
torment.
O my master: I have ataytuka yâ mawlâiya

come to you, yabna rasûli allâhi
Visiting you and

acknowledging the zâ'iran "ârifan bihaqqka
standing that you enjoy,
And declaring my
loyalty to those who are muwaliyan li-awliya'ika
loyal to you,
And renouncing your
miTàdiyan li-a'dâ'ika
enemies,
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And seeking to follow mustabsiran bMhuda cJ tflJt

the true guidance that
. . alladhy anta alayhi
you are following, '?s**
And recognizing the . _ .,
, . . r . , anfan bidalalati man „ , , .-. , *. ,
deviation of those who Krl 3 1 3rd K3 tdJuubí- rj> uyjpj
y y U>jl*
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oppose you;
So, (please) intercede , .... iK, , »<».,<
„ me .before
tor . .
your Lord. fashfa li mda rabbika .dJu»
'J Jcs-' s>-
.J c*jLsi13
You may then throw yourself on the tomb, kiss it, put your cheek on it, move
yourself towards the place of the head, and say the following:
Peace be upon you; O alssalâmu ' alayka yâ ^\ %J*i£- U> dJLIÍè á*>L^Jl
the Argument of Allah hujjata allâhi fî ardihi
in His lands and wa samâ'ihi lAJUi>j **&y
heavens.
May Allah bless your sallâ allâhu ' alâ rGhika . "\,\\ ,í_\ ^ \í j \\\ | ^
immaculate spirit and alttayyibi wa jasadika e
your pure body. alttâhiri ' jAlJaJt ÛX^^
Peace and Allah's wa ' alayka alssalâmu L&fi çS^j-* U ^LJl
mercy and blessings be yâ mawlâiya wa >
upon you; O my rahmatu allâhi wa -tiojij fUl
master. barakâtuhu
You may again throw yourself on the tomb, kiss it, put your cheek on it, move
yourself towards the place of the head, and offer the two Rak'ah prayer of Ziyârah
after which you may offer any possible amount of Rak'ahs. You may then turn to
the side of the feet and visit "Ali ibn al-Husayn (a.s), saying:
Peace be upon you; O alssalâmu ' alayka yâ çS^j-* *-4 ^-4^ ffi • ^
my master and son of mawlâya wabna
my master mawlâya
So be upon you Allah's wa rahmatu allahi wa tAilS^jJ <d)( lis-jj
mercy and blessings. barakâtuhu
May Allah curse those la " ana allâhu man tdJUlk <y j*J
who wronged you. zalamaka
May Allah curse those wa la ' ana allâhu man íé)lú ^> Úi\ yòj
who slew you. qatalaka
May Allah double the wa dâ ' afa ' alayhimu - l^ft / .t.uit
painful chastisement aT adhâba al-alïma
for them.
You may then pray Almighty Allah for anything you want.
Then, you may leave your place at the side of the feet towards the kiblah
direction in order to visit the martyrs of Karbalâ' by saying:
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Peace be upon you; O ' alayhi alssalamu t JjijUaJl \£\ foLJl
the veracious ones. " alaykum ayyuhâ
alssiddïqûna
Peace be upon you; O alssalâmu ' alaykum \\\ \ lÈÍLÁí W -A\
the steadfast martyrs. ayyuhâ alshshuhadâ'u
alssâbirûna tùjjjWsJl
I bear witness that ash-hadu annakum
you strove in the way jâhadtum fî sabïli allâhi
of Allah,
And you acted wa sabartum ' alâ t Jj, ^J^. j> j£
patiently against harm aladhâ fî janbi allâhi
for the sake of Allah,
And you did sincerely wa nasahtum lillahi wa iílíí ìs^~ ^J-l^3 '"''3
for the sake of Allah lirasûlihi hattâ atâkumu
and His Messenger aliyaqïnu 'Js6s"
until death came upon
you.
I bear witness that ash-hadu annakum • &j ,1 °.& i\_JÁ L lg_àî
you are alive and are ahyâ'un ' inda rabbkum t
being provided turzaqûna ^jfiòS
sustenance from your
Lord.
May Allah reward you fajazâkumu allâhu ^L^y\ ^J, ^rj^J
with the best reward " anilislâmi wa ahlihi '
of the good-doers on afdala jazâ'i tói*y'"L^* ç'J^" dP*5'
behalf of Islam and its almuhsinïna
people,
And may He join us to wa jama ' a baynanâ wa *A\Sú> ^ Ûjj 1
you in the abode of baynakum fi mahall
bliss. alnna'ïmi ■(►s?^'
You may then walk to the shrine of al- "Abbas, son of Imam v AH the
Commander of the Believers. When you stop at the gate of the shrine, you may
say the following:
Peace be upon you; O alssalâmu 'alayka ^ J\ ^ ° \ -, ,í\ w ;J(
the son of the yabna amïri
Commander of the almu'minïna 'ósjíj^'
Believers.
Peace be upon you; O alssalâmu ' alayka AjJl \£\
the righteous servant ayyuhâ al'abdu ^
(of Allah), alssâlihu
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The obedient to Allah almutr u lillahi wa
and to His Messenger. lirasûlihi
strove (in the way of jàhadta wa nasahta
Allah) and acted
sincerely
And tolerated (harm) wa sabarta hatta ataka 1\ ÛÚ\
until death came upon aliyaqTnu
you.
May Allah curse those la ' ana allàhu ■jifìs ain jìí
who wronged you from alzzàlimïna lakum mina
the past and the al-awwalïna wal-
present generations. âkhirïna
And may He send them wa alhaqahum bidarki
to the lowest layer of aljahïmi
the blazing Hell.
You may offer there at amount of Rak'ahs voluntarily and then leave.
Sixth: It is highly advisable to spend the three Qadr Nights with acts of worship. A
Hadith has it that one who spends the whole Qadr Nights with acts of worship will
have all his sins forgiven even if they are as many as stars, as heavy as mountains,
and as weighty as seawater.
Seventh: In order to win its remarkable reward, it is recommended to offer the one
hundred Rak'ah prayer. It is preferable to recite at these Rak'ahs Surah of al-
Fâtihah once and repeat Surah of al-Tawhld ten times.
Eighth: It is recommended to say the following supplication:
0 Allah: surely, I am at allâhumma innT
this evening Your passive amsaytu laka ' abdan
slave; dàkhiran
1 have no control of hurt là amliku linafsy
or good to myself, naf ' an wa là darran
And I cannot drive back wa là asrifu 'anhà
any evil from myself, sû'an
I testify to so against ash-hadu bidhalika
myself, ' alà nafsT
And to You do I confess wa a'tarifu laka
of my powerlessness bida'fi quwwatT
And my feebleness wa qillati hïlatî
So, (please do) send fasall ' alà
blessings upon muhammadin wa àli
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Household of
Muhammad,
And fulfill that of which wa anjiz IT ma
You have promised me, wa ' adtany
As well as ail the wa jamT" a
believing men and almu 'minïna wal-
women, mu 'minàti
That is Your forgiveness mina almaghfirati fi
at this night. hadhihi allaylati
And accomplish that
wa atmim ' alayya mâ
which You have conferred
âtaytany
upon me,
For I am Your slave—the fa'innï ' abduka
poor, the humble, almiskïnu almustakïnu
The weak, the needy, the aldda'ïfu alfaqïru
humiliated. almahïnu
make me négligent of the allàhumma lâ taj'alny
mention of You as nâsiyan lidhikrika fimà
regards that which You awlaytanï
have bestowed upon me,
And do not make me
inadvertent to Your wa lâ ghâfilan I—i-â íJ-y Vj
favors to me as regards liihsànika fimà
that which You have a'taytanî í, jâe&S
given me,
And do not make me
despair of Your wa lâ âyisan min ôtíajî òlj éXú\sr\ y> UjT *ij
responding to me, even if ijâbatika wa in abtat
such response is * annï
postponed,
Whether I be in
fi sarra'a aw darra'a f1^9 jl t-fj^l ^
prosperity or adversity
aw shiddatin aw
Or hardship or comfort jl 0 JJii jl
rakhâ'in
aw 'àfiyatin aw
Or well-being or ordeal, jí ÂJlé jí
balâ'in
aw bu 'sin aw
Or misery or bliss. iU*j jl jl
na ' mâ'a
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Verily, You are the innaka sam¢ù

.‫اﻟﺪّﻋ ِﺎء‬
َ ‫ﻴﻊ‬ ِ
ُ ‫إِﻧّﻚَ َﺳﻤ‬
Hearer of prayers. alddu`¡‘i
Al-Kafàmiy has narrated that Imam Zayn al-`ªbid¢n (a.s) used to say this
supplication very frequently at the Qadr Nights while sitting, standing,
genuflecting, and prostrating.
Àll¡mah al-Majlisiy has mentioned that the most favorable deed at the Qadr
Nights is to pray for Almighty Allah’s forgiveness, to refer to Him, to pray for the
settlement of one’s worldly and religious affairs as well as for one’s parents,
relatives, and brethren-in-faith; the dead and the alive, and to pray for sending
blessings upon the Holy Prophet and his Household.
According to some narrations, it is recommended to say the famous Du`¡' al-
Jawshahn al-Kab¢r, which has been previously cited in this book, at the three Qadr
Nights.
It has been also narrated that when he was asked about the best prayer that one may
say at the Qadr Night, the Holy Prophet (a.s) said, “Pray for good health.”
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RECOMMENDED ACTS AT THE NINETEENTH NIGHT OF RAMADAN
First: It is recommended to repeat the following invocation one hundred times at
the nineteenth night of Ramadan:
„ , , astaqhnru allaha .i. . 4 * A, ..--.i
Allah, my
. .Lord, .and I ., ..
rabby wa atubu ilayhi .<ul
'"* 03ÏÍ3 ,j) <dJl 'jJclA
•~rJ\?--' ~
repent beiore Him.
Second: It is recommended to repeat the following invocation one hundred times at
the nineteenth night of Ramadan:
O Allah: (please do) curse
the killers of the allâhumma al" an
Commander of the qatalata amïri .^jiil jJ, 'Úú °yá\
Believers (Amîr al- almu ' minïna
Mu'minîn Imam vAlî).
Third: It is recommended to recite the following supplication:

O He Who has been
ya dhalladhy kana
always there before all
qabla kulli shay'in
things,
And He then created all thumma khalaqa kulla
things, shay'in
And He then stays while thumm yabqâ wa
all things vanish. yafnâ kullu shay'in
O He Whose like in not yâ dhalladhy laysa
found at all kamithlihi shay'un
O He; neither in the wa yâ dhalladhy laysa

highest heavens, fï alssamàwàti aT ulâ
Nor in the lowest layers wa là fi alaradïna

of the earth alssuflâ
Nor above them, nor
wa lâ fawqahunna wa
beneath them, nor there
là tahtahunna wa là
is between them any god
baynahunna ilhun
that is worshipped save
yu ' badu ghayruhu
Him.
laka alhamdu hamdan
To You be the praise that
lâ yaqwâ ' alâ ihsâ'ihi
none can count save You,
illâ anta
So, please bless fasalli 'alâ
Household of muhammadin salatan
Muhammad with the lâ yaqwâ ' alâ
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blessings that none can ihsa'iha ilia anta ^-j
count save You.
Fourth : It is recommended to say the following supplication:
O Allah: at the time of allàhumma aj' al fîmâ ^
taking decisions taqdy wa tuqaddiru J J Sr1' J*^ f"^
rr,n • • nn mina al-amri : 0í.
That are inevitable ,
almahtumi . a«»wJi
w ■?«« 21 w'
.y
and rendering possible _ _ t . . . « ,

things and. events wa , fima . tafruqu
7- mma
■ c- ( -TW( -. . a^
2 ^ à 7 (ìJí
^J
...... . . r al-amri alhakimi si
decisively, in the night of a| . tf, j
Qadr,
In the decisions that are fi al-qadhâ ' il-ladhï lâ ^ ç£ JU(
neither retreated nor yuraddu walâ
altered— yubaddal J*4i
write my name in the list an taj' alany min jj ^ 44. j * ^ J&»J jl
'Sacred House' alharâmi fjj^'
whose pilgrimage receive
almabruri hajjhumu '(t-ê^- Jl3j4^'
Your approval,
whose efforts are almashkûri
appreciated, sa'yuhumu " .^--w
, . . almaghfûri , >>
whose sins are torgiven, ,. _. .
dhunubuhum 4^
and whose offenses are al-mukaffari 'anhum „ >\.
pardoned by You, sayyi ' atuhum ~ " r* ~
And decide from among ,
. . . . . waj al fama taqdi wa ,*<.> ». . .,„
the decisions that You ^ ...
tuqaddiru v\JJûív S?
, eAtû U-3 lt
"U^-Uj
make,
that You make possible
an tutîla 'umry <-i£y£- J-^ï <líí
for me long life
And to grant me enough wa tuwassi ' a ' alayya ». . -r. , „ ^
means of livelihood... fí rizqï... ^ ^ Z^1^
One may mention his desires after that.
RECOMMENDED ACTS AT THE TWENTY-FIRST NIGHT OF RAMADAN

The twenty-first night of Ramadan is more meritorious that the nineteenth. It is
worthwhile to practice the previously mentioned general acts of the Qadr Nights,
such as bathing, spending the whole nights with acts of worship, visiting the tomb
of Imam al-Husayn (a.s), offering the two Rak'ah prayer at which Surah of al-
Fâtihah is recited once and Surah of al-Tawhld is repeated seven times, putting a
copy of the Holy Qur'ân on the head and saying the supplication dedicated to this
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practice, saying the Disa' al-Jawshan al-Kablr, and so on. According to narrations,
it is strongly advisable to do the bathing and to spend the whole night with
painstaking acts of worship at this night as well as the twenty-third, sicne the real
Qadr Night is one of these two nights.
When the Holy Infallibles were asked to specify the Qadr Night, they did not
specify; rather they used to say, "It is too easy to act at two nights in order to win
one's desire." They also used to say, "What will harm you if you do righteously at
two nights?"
Dictating to his students, Shaykh al-Saduq said in one of his sessions, "It is
preferable to spend these two nights with studying the religious knowledge."
SUPPLICATIONS OF THE LAST TEN NIGHTS OF RAMADAN

Starting with this night, it is recommended to say the supplications that are
dedicated to the last ten nights of Ramadan.
(1) In "al-Kaff, Shaykh al-Kulayniy has reported Imam Ja'far al-Sâdiq (a.s) as
saying: At the last ten nights of Ramadan, you may say the following invocation:
I seek the protection of ...
, . r,T a udhu bijalali „. „ , ,,,, >. >\
the Majesty
, , J of Your . .. ., . .
wajhika alkanmi *jSì\ dl^rj
~ J J**£u
- > ^
Honorable Face
against that the month of an yanqadiya ' annï jUki' - \s\
Ramadan elapses shahru ramadâna J ^ " "
Or dawn puts an end to aw yatlu'a alfajru min ^ <j „ 0j
this night laylaty hadhihi ?' ^ & ^ ^ 3
but there is still an , , ...
. r n . n wa laka qibaly
offense or a sin for which , ,.,,,„ Lp*
tabi atun aw dhanbun . -jIìj dJi
• i\ lis
> . JLa iJUs
I am still liable and tor
. . . „ .„ . . tu adhdhibuny /y
which You will punish . , , .
alayhi
me.
(2) As a footnote in 'al-Balad al-Amln', al-Kafamiy has mentioned that Imam
Ja'far al-Sâdiq (a.s) used to say the following at each of the last ten nights of
Ramadan after the obligatory and supererogatory prayers:
O Allah: (please) help us allàhumma addi
fulfill the right of the 'anna haqqa ml Cri J** ^ rê^(
past days of the month of madâ min shahri tóUja^j j'(h>
Ramadan, ramadâna
And forgive us our waghfir lanâ taqsïranâ
4*9 Újôjú 'J jÀt-U
shortcoming during it, fini
And receive it from us wa tasallmhu minnà
with acceptance, maqbGlan
And do not blame us for wa là tu 'âkhidhnâ bi-
our extravegence in our isrâfinâ alâ anfusinâ
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affairs, ji
And include us with
waj'alna mina
those upon whom mercy
almarhùmïna
is had,
And do not include us
wa là taj" alnâ mina
with those deprived (of
almahrùmïna
the awards of Ramadan).
He adds that Almighty Allah will forgive him who says this supplication all the
sins that he has committed in the past days of Ramadan and will protect him
against sinning in the rest of it.
(3) In "Iqbal al-A "maV Sayyid Ibn Tawtis has narrated on the authority of Ibn Abi-
'Umayr on the authority of Murâzim that Imam Ja'far al-Sâdiq (a.s) used to say the
following at each of the last ten nights of Ramadan:
allàhumma innaka
O Allah: You have said in
qulta fi kitâbika
Your revealed Book:
almunzali :
"The month of Ramadan (shahru ramadâna
is that in which the alladhy 'unzila fihi
Qur'ân was revealed, alqur'ânu
a guidance to men and
hudan lilnnâsi wa
clear proofs of the
bayyinâtin mina
guidance and the
alhudâ wal-furqâni)
distinction."
You have thus rendered
fa-'azzamta hurmata
great the sanctity of this
shahri ramadâna
month of Ramadan,
Because You revealed the bimâ anzalta fini mina
Qur'ân in it, alqur'àni
And You decided the
wa khasastahu
Grand Night to be in this
bilaylati alqadri
month exclusively,
And You made it better
waja'altahâ khayran
than one thousand
min alfi shahrin
months.
allàhumma wa hadhihi
O Allah: the days of the
aiyyâmu shahri
month of Ramadan are
ramadâna slat a'ukhrâ
elapsing,
qadi anqadat
And its nights are also wa layâlïhi qad
elapsing, tasarramat
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While I have become in
wa qad sirtu yâ ilâhy U ^jjj il» ^gJj U CJ^f JUj
the state that You, O my
minhu ilà mà anta
God, know better than I
a ' lamu bihi minny
do,
And You can count it wa ahsâ li ' adadihi
more precisely than all mina alkhalqi
- -•í
the created beings. ajma'Tna
fa-as'aluka bimâ
So, I beseech You in the
salaka bihi
name of that by which
malâ'ikatuka
Your favorite angels,
almuqarrabûna
And Your missioned wa anbiyâ'uka
Prophets, almursalûna
And Your righteous
wa ' ibâduka
servants have besought
alssâlihûna
You,
That You may bless
an tusalliya ' alâ Jïj j—iiti —ii- ^1—
Muhammad and the
muhammadin wa âli
Household of
muhammadin
Muhammad,
And You may release me wa an tafukka
from Hellfire, raqabaty mina alnnàri
And allow me to enter wa tudkhilany
Paradise, by Your mercy, aljannata brahmatika
And confer upon me with wa an tatafaddala —àÀj ^— J—'ësúá jîj
Your pardon and Your ' alayya bi'afwika wa
generosity, karamika
And accept my seeking of wa tataqabbala
nearness to You, taqarrubï
And respond to my
wa tastajïba du ' à'y
prayer,
And bestow upon me wa tamunna ' alayya
with security on the Day bil-amni yawma
of Dread alkhawfi
Against all the horrors min kulli hawlin
that You have prepared a ' dadtahu liyawmi
for the Resurrection Day. alqiyâmati
O my God: I seek the
ilâhy wa a ' Gdhu
protection of Your Noble
biwajhika alkarïmi
Face,
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And Your Great Majesty, wa bijalalika al ' azïmi
Against that the days and an tanqadiya aiyyâmu
nights of the month of shahri ramadàna wa
Ramadan elapse, layàlïhi
While there is still a sin wa laka qibaly L—°Á jt L_*4 LJ ill—lj
or an offense for which tabi'atun aw dhanbun
You may punish me, tu 'âkhidhuny bihi
Or a wrongdoing for
which You want to aw khatyiatun turìdu
chastise me; and You an taqtassahâ minny
have not yet forgiven lam taghfirhâ IT
them for me,
0 my Master; O my sayyidy sayyidy
í^SLJi i^XLsi (CJumi
Master; O my Master; sayyidT
1 beseech You, O He save as'aluka yâ là ilâha
Whom there is no god, illâ anta
Indeed, there is no god
idh lâ ilâha illâ anta
save You,
If You have been pleased in kunta radïta ' annì \1a ^ ^á. cJ&b\
with me in this month, fî hâdhâ alshshahri
Then (please) increase

Your satisfaction with fazdad ' annï ridan
me;
And if You have not been wa in lam takun radïta
pleased with me, ' annì
Then (please) be satisfied
famina al-âna fârda
with me from this
' annì
moment,
O Allah; O the One and
yâ allâhu yâ ahadu
Only; O the Besought of JLwj 15 JL»-t U iÌJ( U
yâ samadu
all;
O He Who begets not, ya man lam yalid wa
nor is He begotten, lam yùlad ^3 ^ sir5 Ç
wa lam yakun lahu

And none is like Him
kufwan ahadun
(4) You may repeat the following invocation as many times as possible:
0 He Who made the iron _ ....

pliant for (Prophet) Y* ™la7?'n? ft ^ ^ ^
. , hdawuda alayhi
,David,
. peace be upon . ,_
alssalamu t?7i~~nh
him;
O He Who took off the yâ kâshifa alddurri , „ „
harm and calamity that wal-kurabi al ' izâmi C - 1 V-P^J Jr*1 <-A-^ 4
afflict (Prophet) Job, ' an ayyGba ' alayhi tWxJ| ds. CjjÁ
peace be upon him; alssalâmu
O He Who relieved the , .. , - , <
sorrow ofr (Prophet)
. . ay murarnja
. _u . hamm, .. 4 ! U. VJ-8**
/ lfl â-j (»—»
-. á Çj-**
»1 fli t?'
in
. . ya quba alayhi
Jacob,
, . peace be upon . ,_
alssalamu w- ti
t*>~Ji
him;
O He Who removed the ay munaffisa ghammi a Ye. sj> ",,y, * £,
grief of (Prophet) Joseph, yûsufa ' alayhi
peace be upon him: alssalâmu
(Please do) send
blessings upon salli ' alâ
Muhammad and the muhammadin wa àli j^J> JÏJ JUî ^ J^f
Muhammad,
As exactly as You are kamà anta ahluhu an • 0'c /{ 'n\ j| iiat CJÎ US'
worthy of blessing them tusalliya "alayhim ,
all, ajma'Tna 'Js**?1'
And (please) do to me was ' al by mà anta 'í-í'-.í.. .1-°.,
that which befits You, ahluhu lS J-~J
And do not do to me that wa la taf ' al by ma
which I deserve. anâ ahluhu
(5) Shaykh al-Kulayniy, in 'al-Kâfï, has narrated, with a complete series of
narrators, that the following supplication, which is also narrated in tal-MuqnVaK
and 'al-Misbah' yet with an interruption in the series of narrators, should be said at
the twenty-first night of Ramadan:
O. He
, Who causes
. the ya_ mulija allayli
,. si . .„■;, , ,
night to enter into the . . _ . t sli^l , J , uj\ ?àv> b
alnnahan H
day
And causes the day to wa mulija alnnahâri si ^ . ^ ( ,„
enter into the night, allayli &^
And brings forth the wa mukhrija alhayy
living from the dead mina almayyti
And brings forth the dead wa mukhrija almayyti c-Ul ' °* J'
from the living, mina alhayy & C/*-*-3
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And He Who gives
ya raziqa man
sustenance to whomever
yashâ'u bighayri
He please without
hisâbin
measure:
O Allah; O the All-
yâ allâhu yâ rahmânu
beneficent;
O Allah; O the All-
yâ allâhu yâ rahïmu
merciful;
0 Allah; O Allah; 0 yâ allâhu yâ allâhu yâ
Allah; allâhu
To You are the Most
laka alasmâ'u alhusnâ
Excellent Names,
And the most elevated
wal-amthâlu al ' ulïâ
examples,
And greatness and
wal-kibryâ'u wal-âlâ'u
bounties.
1 beseech You to bless
as'aluka an tusalliya jj^J, Q~Ji ò\ ijJL^Í
Muhammad and the
'alâ muhammadin wa
Household of âli muhammadin t.AÌé*5 Jtj
Muhammad,
And to include my name wa an tas al a asmy fi áih ?JL* J} ^\ jjrç«3 b\j
with the list of the hadhihi allaylati fi
happiest ones, alssu ' ada'i
And to add my soul to the wa rûhy ma'a
martyrs, alshshuhadâ'i
And record my good
deeds in the most exalted wa ihsany fi ' illiyyïna
rank
And to decide my offense wa isâ'aty
And to grant me wa an tahaba lï
certitude that fills in my yaqïnan tubâshiru bihi
heart qalbi
And faith that removes wa 'ïmânan yudhhibu
dubiosity from me alshshkk ' annï
And to make me feel
wa turdiyany bimâ
satisfied with that which
qasamta lî
You decide for me
And (please) grant us wa âtinâ fi alddunyâ
reward in this world hasanatan
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And reward in the wa fî alakhirati
Hereafter, hasanatan
And save us from the
wa qinâ * adhâba
torment of the buring
alnnâri alharïqi
Fire,
And (also) confer upon
us at this night Your warzuqny fîhâ
mentioning, thanking dhikraka wa shukraka
You, and desiring for wal-rraghbata ilayka
You,
wal-inâbata wal-
And turning to You, and
ttawfîqa limâ
success to that to which
waffaqta lahu
You led Muhammad and
muhammadan wa âla
the Household of
muhammadin 'alayhi
Muhammad, peace be
wa ' alayhimu
upon him and them.
alssalâmu
Al-Kaf amiy has quoted Sayyid Ibn Baqï as saying that it is recommended to say
the following supplication at the twenty-first night of Ramadan:
O Allah: (please) bless
allâhumma salli 'alâ Jïj XS?J> ^Js. jÂJl
Muhammad and the
muhammadin wa âli
Household of
muhammadin
Muhammad,
And décidé for me
waqsim IT hilman Cj\j ^jIp JJLj Ljb* ^ (i-^'j
forbearance that blocks
yasuddu ' annï baba
the door to ignorance
aljahli
against me,
And guidance that You wa hudan tamunn bihi
confer upon me against ' alayya min kulli
any item of straying off, dalâlatin
And affluence that blocks
wa ghinan tasudd bihi
the door to ail poverty
'annï bâba kull faqrin íJà
against me,
And power due to which wa quwwatan tarudd
You repel any weakness bihâ ' annï kulla
from me, da 'fin
And might with which
wa ' izzan tukrimuny
You honor me against ail
bihi ' an kulla dhullin
humiliation,
And sublimity through wa rif'atan tarfa'uny
which You exalt me bihâ ' an kulli da' atin
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against all humbleness,
And security through
wa amnan tarudd bihi
which You protect me
' annï kulla khawfin
against any fear,
And well-being by which wa ' âfiyatan
You cover me against any tasturuny bihâ ' an
ailment, kulli balâ'in
And knowledge due to
wa ' ilman taftahu IT
which You open before
bihi kulla yaqïnin
me all certitude,
And certitude due to wa yaqïnan tudhhibu
which You remove from bihi * annï kulla
me any dubiosity, shakkin
And prayer through
wa du'â'an tabsutu IT
which You expand Your
bihi al-ijâbata fi
response to me at this
hadhihi allaylati wa si
very night and at this
hadhihi alssâ ' ati
very hour,
This very hour, this very
alssâ ' ata alssâ ' ata
hour, this very hour, 0 iptJ'K &tUl &\Li\ íé\LS\
alssâ'ata yâ karìmu
the All-generous,
And apprehension due to
wa khawfan tanshuru
which You spread over
li bihi kull rahmatin
me all items of mercy,
And shelter due to which wa ' ismatan tahGlu
You intervene between bihâ bayny wa bina
my sins and me, aldhdhunGbi OjîJJl
So that I shall succeed in hattâ a'ufliha bihâ
the view of the Infallible * inda alma ' sGmina
ones with You, * indaka Ù'SjS;
birahmatika yarhama
alrrâhimïna
who show mercy.
It has been narrated that "Alï ibn Hammâd visited Imam Ja'far al-Sâdiq (a.s) at the
twenty-first night of Ramadan. "Have you bathed yourself, Hammâd?" asked the
Imam. "Yes, I have," answered Hammâd. The Imam (a.s) then asked him to stand
by him so as to imitate him in offering the prayers. Hammâd did. When they
finished all the prayers, the Imam (a.s) began to say the supplications and Hammâd
listened and prayed for response. When dawn rose, the Imam (a.s) declared the
adhân (call to prayer), uttered the iqâmah (the prefatory part of prayers), and then
summoned some of his servant to participate in the prayer. They all stood behind
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the Imam (a.s) who led their congregational Fajr Prayer reciting Surahs of al-
Fâtihah and al-Qadr in the first Rak'ah and Surahs of al-Fâtihah and al-Tawhld in
the second. When he finished the post-prayer invocations of glorifying Almighty
Allah, praising Him, venerating Him, thanking Him, praying Him for sending
blessings upon the Holy Prophet and his Household, and praying Him for the good
of all the believing men and women as well as all the Muslims, Imam al-Sâdiq (a.s)
prostrated himself. The companions could not hear anything except the Imam's
breaths for a long time. Hammàd narrated: I could then hear him saying the
following supplication, as quoted from Iqbâl al-A"mâl 1:336:
There is no god save You, là ilâha ilia anta
the Transformer of hearts muqalliba alqulGbi wa
and sights alabsàri,
There is no god save You,
la ilaha ilia anta
the Creator of the
khâliqa alkhalqi
creatures,
While You do not need bilâ hàjatin fîka
them. ilayhim,
the Originator of the
mubdiia alkhalqi
creation.
And nothing of creation
wa lâ yanqusu min
decreases any of Your
mulkika shay'un,
Kingdom.
There is no god save You, lâ ilâha illâ anta
the Resurrector of those bâ ' itha man fy
who are in graves. alqubûri,
the Manager of all affairs. mudabbira alaumùri,
the Master and the most
dayyàna wa jabbâra
Omnipotent of all those
aljabâbirati.
who claim omnipotence.
There is no god save You. lâ ilâha illâ anta
It is You Who causes mujriya almâ'i fy
water to flow in hard alssakhrati
rocks. alssammâ'i,
It is You Who causes mujriya almâ'i fy
water to flow in plants. alnnabàti,
the Maker of the flavors mukûûina ta ' mi
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of fruits. alththimari,
There is no god save You.

It is You Who keeps là ilâha illâ anta
count of the number of muhsiya ' adadi
the drops of rain and alqatri wa mâ
what is loaded by the tahmiluhu alssahàbu,
clouds.
là ilâha illâ anta
It is You Who keeps
muhsiya ' adadi mâ
count of the number of
tajry bihi alriïïàhu fy
what the wind carry in
alhawà'i,
the air.
là ilàha illâ anta
It is You Who keeps
muhsiya mâ fiy
count of what is there in
albihàri min ratbin wa
oceans—the wet and the
yàbisin,
dry.
It is You Who keeps là ilàha illâ anta
count of whatever creeps muhsiya mâ yadubbu
LjLtî ,J»j jLÎ ouït
in the darknesses of fy zulumàti albihàri wa
oceans and in the layers fy atbàqi alththarì.
of the earth.
I beseech You by Your as-aluka biàsmika
Name that You have used alladhy sammayta bihi
for Yourself nafsaka,
Or You have stored for aw ista-tharta bihi
Yourself in the hidden * alà ' ilmi alghaybi
knowledge of You. * indaka,
And I beseech You by
wa as-aluka bikulli
every name that is
asmin sammàka bihi
ascribed to You by any of
ahadun min khalqika,
Your created beings:
Such as the Prophets, the min nabiïïin aw
veracious ones, the siddïqin aw shahïdin
martyrs, or any of Your aw ahadin min
angels. malàiikatika,
And I beseech You by
wa as-aluka biàsmika lij ^JL_Il dJU 'At diJ' *íj
Your Name that You
alladhy idhà du'ïta
answer anyone who
bihi ajabta,
beseeches You by it,
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And You respond to
wa idha suiilta bihi
anyone who asks You by
a'tayta.
it.
name of the duty that is
wa as-aluka bihaqqika
incumbent upon
'alâ muhammadin wa
Muhammad and his
ahli baytihi
Household—Your
salawâtuka ' alayhim
blessings and
wa barakàtuka.
benedictions be upon
them—toward You,
And by the duty that You
wa bihaqqihimu
have made incumbent
alladhy awjabtahu
upon Yourself toward
* alâ nafsika,
them,
And through which You
wa analtahum bihi
granted them Your
fadlaka,
favors,
(please) bless
an tusallîa ' alâ
Muhammad, Your
muhammadin 'abdika
servant and Your
wa rasûlika
Messenger:
The caller to You by Your âlddâ ' iy ilayka
permission, biidhnika
And Your incandescent
wa sirâjika alssâti ' i
lantern from among Your
bayna ' ibâdika,
servants
In Your lands and Your
fy ardika wa samàiika,
heavens,
And he whom You made wa ja ' altahu
mercy for the peoples, rahmatan MTalamTna,
And light through whom
nùran istadâ'a bihi
the believers have
almu 'minûna,
obtained their light;
He this conveyed to us
fabashsharanâ bijazTIi
the good tidings about tdJLiljJ JjJ^v U^lí
thawâbika
Your abundant reward
And also warned us
wa andharanà alalTma
against Your painful
min 'adhâbika.
chastisement.
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I bear witness that he
ashhadu annahu qad
carried to us the truth
jâ'a biâlhaqqi min
from the True God, and
* indi alhaqqi wa
he verified the
saddaqa almursalïna,
Messengers.
And I bear witness that wa ashhadu anna
those who belied him alladhïna
shall certainly taste the kadhdhabùhu dhâiiqw
painful chastisement. al * adhâbi alalïmi.
I beseech You, O Allah; O as-aluka yâ allâhu yâ
í'À\ b âiiì b 'À\ b lílJLií
Allah; O Allah; allâhu yâ allâhu,
O our God; O our God; O yâ rabbâhu yâ
tObj b Obj b abj b
our God; rabbâhu yâ rabbâhu,
O my Master; O my yâ sayyidy yâ sayyidy
íi^Jm) b b ì^Jî b
Master; O my Master; yâ sayyidï,
0 my Lord; O my Lord; O yâ mawlâïa yâ
'çS^j* b íf^p b ífsíy b
my Lord. mawlâïa yâ mawlâïa,
1 beseech You in this
as-aluka fy hadhihi
early morning to bless
alghadâati an tusallïa
Muhammad and the
'alâ muhammadin wa
Household of
âli muhammadin
Muhammad,
And to include me with
Your servants and
wa an taj' alany min
beseechers upon whom
awfari ' ibâdika wa
You confer the most
sâiilïka nisïbâan.
abundant of Your
rewards,
wa an tamunna
And to confer upon me
* alayya bifikâki
with releasing me from
raqabaty mina
Hellfire,
alnnâri,
And I beseech You to
settle for me ail that
wa as-aluka bijamï'i
which I asked from You +i b>j dJUb*i b> ^-os^j diibltiîj
mâ saaltuka wa mâ
and also ail that which I
lam asalka min ' azïmi
did not ask from You;
jalâlika,
that which belongs to
Your splendid majesty,
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That which I would ask ma law ' alimtuhu
4*J dlsluJ AÍUè jJ U
from You if I knew it, lasaltuka bihi,
(and I beseech You to)
an tusalliya ' alâ
send blessings upon
muhammadin wa ahli
Muhammad and his
baytihi,
Household,
And to permit the Relief
of him whose relief
wa an tadhana lifaraji
achieves the relief of
man bifarajihi faraju
Your intimate servants
awliyâ'ika wasfiïâiika
and Your select ones
min khalqika,
from among Your created
beings,
And through whom You wa bihi tubïdu
will terminate and alzzâlimïna wa
eradicate the oppressors. tuhlikuhum,
(Please) hasten that, 0 ajji I dhalika yâ rabba
the Lord of the worlds. al ' àlamïna,
And (please) grant me my
wa a'tiny su 'ly yâ
requests, O the Lord of
dhaljalâli wàlikràmi
majesty and honor,
As regarding all that
which I have asked You fy jamT" i mâ saltuka
from my needs for this li " âjili alddunïà wa
worldly life and the âjili alàkhirati.
Hereafter.
yâ man huwa aqrabu
O He Who is nearer to me
ilayya min habli
than my life-vein:
alûarïïdi,
(Please) overlook my
aqilny ' athratì
slips,
And revive me through wa aqilny biqadâ'i
settling my needs. hawâiijï,
O my Creator; O the
yâ khâliqy wa yâ
Source of my sustenance;
râziqy wa yâ bâ ' ithï,
O my Resurrector;
O He Who shall give life
wa yâ muhïy ' izâmy
to my bones when they
wa hiya ramïmun,
are rotten:
(Please do) bless sal I i 'alâ
4i
w m
Muhammad,
And respond to my ,
prayer; 0 the most wa istajib ly du ' âiy yâ (•-'"J' tj^-** i~^í~M'sá
Merciful of all those who arhama alrrâhimïna. ,
show mercy.
This supplication has been mentioned by Sayyid Ibn Tawus in his book of "Iqbal
al-A "mal '.
Al-Kulayniy has narrated that Imam Muhammad al-Bâqir (a.s) used to supplicate
Almighty Allah at the twenty-first and twenty-third nights of Ramadan up to
midnight. After that, he would offer prayers.
As for the Holy Prophet (a.s), it has been narrated that he used to bathe at each of
the last ten nights of Ramadan.
Being the best time of Ftikâf (the ritual seclusion in places of worship for
practicing acts of worship), it is highly recommended to practice the ritual Ftikâfat
the last ten nights of Ramadan, for this deed brings about an abundant reward.
According to narrations, its reward is as same as the reward of two times of Hajj
and two times of "Umrah. In this regard, it has been that the Holy Prophet (a.s), at
the last ten nights of Ramadan, used to confine himself to the mosque where a
dome made of camel hair would be erected from him while he would roll up his
apron and his bed.
It is worth mentioning that at the twenty-first night of Ramadan, the sadnesses of
the Shf ah should be declared. At the twenty-first night of Ramadan, AH 40, Imam
'Ali ibn Abi-Talib, Amir al-Mu'minin—peace be upon him—, departed life as
martyr. It has been narrated that fresh blood would be found under any rock that
was lifted at that night. The same thing happened at the night of Imam al-Husayn's
martyrdom.
Shaykh al-Mufid says: At this night, it is highly recommended, as frequently as
possible, to pray Almighty Allah for sending blessings upon the Holy Prophet and
his Household, to curse those who have wronged the Family of the Holy Prophet,
and to curse the killer of Imam 'All Amir al-Mu'minin.
THE TWENTY-FIRST DAY OF RAMADAN

This is the day on which Imam 'All Amir al-Mu'minin (a.s) departed life as martyr.
It is thus appropriate to visit his holy tomb. In my book of 'Hadiyyat al-Zâ"ir\ I
have referred to the words said by al-Khadir on this day. These words can be
considered a form of visiting Imam "Ali (a.s) on this day.
These words, quoted from al-Kâfl 1:454, are as follows
May Allah have mercy rahimakal-lâhu yâ .^J( x>\ IS M dJU^-'
upon you, O Abu'l-Hasan. abal-hasan lT-~ • - J
You were the first of all in kunta awwalal-qawmi ftj—d\ Jjjí c—S
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accepting Islam and the islaman wa
most sincere of all in akhlasahum ïmânâ
faith,
And you were the firmest wa ashaddahum
in conviction and the yaqïnan wa 4U jì^îjp-îj Luib ^ÁJÚì>\j
most Allah-fearing, akhwafahum lillah
steadfast (against ordeals
wa a'zamahum 'anà-
for the sake of Islam) and
an wa ahwatahum 'ala
the most watchful for
rasûlil-làhi sallal-
Allah's Messenger— peace
lâhum 'alayhi wa âlih
be upon him and his
Household,
careful for his wa àmanahum 'alâ
companions and you ashâbihï wa
were endowed with the afdalahum manâqib
most favorable merits,
And you were the
foremost of everyone else wa akramahum
in everything, and the sawâbiqa wa
owner of the most arfa'ahum darajah
elevated rank,
And you were the closest
of them to Allah's wa aqrabahum min
Messenger— peace be rasGlil-làhi sallal-lâhu
upon him and his 'alayhi wa âlih
Household,
And you were the most ' 0 - y ' -I >. s ' ° - . > - - ' f.
wa ashbahahum bihT
similar to him in
hadyan wa khuluqan
guidance, morals,
wa samtan wa fi'lâ
manners, and deeds,
And you were the owner
of the most honorable
wa ashrafahum
position, and the most
manzilatan wa
respected (by Almighty
akramahum 'alayh
Allah and His
Messenger).
May Allah reward you on fajazâkal-lâhu 'anil-
behalf of Islam, the His islâmi wa 'an rasûlihï
Messenger, and the wa 'anil-muslimïna
Muslims with the best khayrà
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rewarding.
You became stronger
qawîta hïna da'ufa
when his companions
ashâbuh
became weak,
And you advanced when wa barazta hïnas-
they surrendered, takànG
And you stood up (to face
difficulties) when they wa nahadta hïna
became showed weak- wahanG
heartedness,
And you abode by the
course of Allah's wa lazamta minhàja
Messenger— peace be rasGlil-làhi sallal-lâhu Jj-^j %y&t >~*-*$3
upon him and his 'alayhi wa âlihï idh li il aJÏJ ós- djll
Household—as they were hum ashâbuh
his companions,
And you were truly his wa kunta khalïfatahû
vicegerent. haqqâ
No one could ever
lam tunàza' wa lam
compete with you or vie
tudra'
with you in this position
In spite of the existence
of hypocrites and the birughmil-munafiqïna
despise of the wa ghayzil-kâfirìn
unbelievers,
And the malice of the
wa kurhil-hâsidïna wa
enviers and the disgrace
sigharil-fàsiqïn
of the wicked ones.
You thus managed the
faqumta bil-amri hïn
matters when they failed
fashilû
to do so
And you spoke (the truth) wa nataqta hïna
when they stammered, ta ta 'ta 'G
And you carried on with
wamadayta binûril-
the light of Allah when \jÁ3j i\ dill jfj CwÌ«J
lâhi idh waqafû
they stopped.
As they followed you,
they were guided (to the fattaba'ûka fahudû lj,i|Ì ÁjîúÚ
true path),
You voice was the lowest wakunta akhfadahum
(out of politeness) and sawtan wa a'Iâhum
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was the highest in qunuta bjiî
supplication,
And you were the least in
wa aqallahum
speaking and the you
kalàman wa
were the most eloquent of
aswabahum nutqâ
them,
wa akbarahum ra-yan
apposite in opinions and
wa ashja'ahum qalbâ
the most courageous,
And you were the firmest wa ashaddahum
in conviction, the best of yaqïnan wa
them in deeds, and the ahsanahum 'amalan
most learned in wa a'rafahum bil-
questions. umûr
By Allah (I swear), you kunta wallâhi
were the true leader of ya'sùban liddïni
the religion first and last: awwalan wa âkhirâ
You were thus the first
(of the enduring ones)
al-awwala hïna ^% <>l1)i àp* JjV
when the other people
tafarraqan-nàsu wal-
departed, and you were
âkhiru hïn fashilû
the last (in steadfastness)
when they failed.
For the believers, you
kunta lil-mu ' minïna
were merciful father, as
aban rahïman idh sàrû
they were your VUp ijd* (jjL>
'alayka Nyâlâ
dependants;
So, you carried the
fahamalta athqâla mâ
burdens that they were
'anhu da'ufG
too weak to carry,
And you preserved that
which they forfeited, and wa hafizta ma ada'u
you conserved that which wa ra'ayta mâ ahmalG
they neglected,
And you prepared
yourself for facing those
wa shammarta idhij-
who allied (against
tama'G wa 'alawta idh
Islam) and you advanced
hala'û
when they were
dismayed,
And you resisted when wa sabarta idh asra'u
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they hurried (in wa adrakta awtara ma
absconding) and you talabG
achieved the goals for
which they fought,
And they tasted at your
wa nalu bika ma lam
hands that which they
tahtasibû
had not expected.
You were thus incessant kunta 'alal-kuffâri
and relentless torment on 'adhàban sabban wa
the unbelievers nahbà
And you were support
wa lil-mu ' minïna
and shelter for the ': """"j i*JJ j
'amadan wa hisnâ
believers.
Thus, I swear by Allah futirta wallâhi
that you won its bliss and bina'mâ'ihâ wafuzta
gained its reward, bihabâ ' ihâ
And you attained its wa ahrazta
merits and prevailed on sawâbighahâ wa
its worth. dhahabta bifadâ'ilihâ
Your argument was never
Ian taflul hujjatuka
weak and your heart
walam yazigh qalbuk
never deviated,
And your sagacity was
walam tad-'uf
never feeble, and your
basTratuka walam
determination never
tajbun nafsuka walam
cowered, and you never
takhun
betrayed.
You were as firm as
kunta kal-jabali là
mountain, as storms
tuharrikuhul-'awâsif
could never displace you,
And you were as exactly
as what was said about wakunta kamà qâla
you: People felt secure aminan-nâsu fi
under your government suhbatika wadhâti
and in what was yadik
entrusted with you.
You were also as exactly
as what was said about wakunta kamâ qâla
you: modest in your body dalfan fi badanika
and strong in carrying qawiyyan fi amrillâh Át\ j>\ J>
out the orders of Allah,
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Humble in yourself and
mutawadi'an fi nafsika
enjoying a great standing
'azTman 'indallâh dill
with Allah,
Great in the earth and lie. %Apr j?y]\ ^
kabïran fil-ardi jalTlan
lofty in the view of the
'indal-mu' minïn
believers.
None could ever find
lam yakun li-ahadin
fault with you, and none % y& ^ &p
fika mahmazun walâ
could ever speak evil of ptk> ÍLà JJiaJ
liqâ'ilin fika maghmaz
you,
And you never desired for walâ li-ahadin fika
anyone, And you were matma'un walâ li-
never lenient (unfairly) to ahadin 'indaka
anyone. hawâdah
ad-dalfudh-dhalTlu
The weak, humble one
'indaka qawiyyun
was strong and mighty in
'azîzun hattâ
your view until you give
ta ' khudha lahû
him back his right,
bihaqqih
wal-qawiyyul-'azTzu
And the strong, mighty
'indaka dalfun ìÍj_1p j->,y^\ fli'J
one was weak in your
dhalîlun hatâ
view until you take the JpJl Ha i£íï Js- $Jb
ta ' khudha minhul-
others' rights from him.
haqq
wal-qaribu wal-baldu
The near and the remote
'indaka fi dhâlika
were equal in your view.
sawâ '
You habit was to be right, sha ' nukal-haqqu was-
honest, and kind, sidqu war-rifq
And your words were waqawluka hukmun
ruling and determination, wa hatm
And your custom was
wa amruka hilmin wa
forbearance and f>i
hazm
fortitude,
And your view was
wa ra'yuka Nlmun wa
knowledge and firmness CJ«Ì U lip dljljj
'azmun fi mâ fa'alt
in whatever you did.
Through you, the right waqad nuhija bikas- dL J4A? dfsr*^1 &3
path was taken and the sabTlu wa sahhala
difficult was made easy, bikal-'asïr
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Fires were also
extinguished by you and wa utfi ' atin-nïràn JUí\j C^Jíikîj
the religion became even wa'tudila bikad-dïnu
at your hands, and Islam waqawiya bikal-islàmu
and the believers because wal-mu ' minGn
mighty because of you,
You thus advanced in
wasabaqta sabqan
great strides and stopped
baldan wa at-'abta
and curbed the
man ba'daka ta'aban
wrongdoings of those
shadïdâ
who came after you.
You are thus too lofty to
be mourned and the
fajalalta 'anil-bukà ' i
calamity (of losing you)
wa 'azumat
was so astounding for the
raziyyatuka fis-samâ"
inhabitants of the
heavens,
And this calamity wa haddat
undermined all people. musïbatukal-anàm
Surely, we are Allah's and
fa-innà lillâhi wa-innâ
to Him we shall surely
ilayhi ràji'Gn
return.
We succumb to Allah's radïna 'anillàhi
acts and to His matters qadâ'ahu wasallamna
do we submit. lillâhi amrah
By Allah I swear, the
calamity of losing you is fawallâhi lam yusabil-
the ever most muslimûn bimithlika
catastrophic for the abadâ
Muslims.
You were haven, shelter, kunta lil-mu ' minïna
and unshakable fortress kahfan wa hisnan wa
of the believers. qunnatan ràsiyà
And you were, at the
same time, rude and wa 'alal-kafirïna
furious on the ghilzatan wa ghayzâ
unbelievers.
May Allah join you to His fa alhaqakal-lâhu
Prophet and may He binabiyyihï walâ
never deprive us of the haramanâ ajraka walâ
reward of our grief for adallanâ ba'dak
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you, and may He never
mislead us after you.
SUPPLICATION OF THE TWENTY-SECOND NIGHT OF PvAMADAN
0 He Who draws forth yâ sâlikha alnnahâri ^li jLpl jJLJ U
daylight from night, and mina allayli faidhâ ' „
we are then in the dark; nahnu muzlimuna
O He Who causes the sun
to run on to a term wa mujriya alshshmsi
appointed for it; that is limustaqarrhà
the ordinance of You, 0 bitaqdïrika yâ ' azïzu
the Mighty, O the yâ ' alïmu
Knowing.
O He Who ordained for wa muqaddra
the moon stages until it alqamari manâzila ÍLft ^J»- J_jUw jlA#j
becomes again as an old hattâ ' âda kâl ' urjùni
dry palm branch; alqadïmi
O the Light of every light, yâ nûra kull nûrin
O the ultimate goal of all wa muntahâ kull 0 i 0
desires, raghbatin
O the Source of all wa waliyy kull
graces, ni ' matin
O Allah; O the All-
beneficent;
O Allah; O the Holy, yâ allâhu yâ quddùsu
O the One and Only; 0 yâ ahadu yâ wâhidu
the One; O the Unique; yâ fard u
Allah; allâhu
To You are the Most
Excellent Names,
examples,
And greatness and
bounties.
as'aluka an tusalliya jLJiéJ> ^jé ^ 'n\ l)\ ^{^J
Muhammad and the
'alâ muhammadin wa
Household of âli muhammadin <.Xáû> JÏj
Muhammad,
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And to include my name wa an taj'ala asmy fi
And record my good
deeds in the most exalted wa ihsàny fî ' illiyyïna
rank
And to grant me wa an tahaba IT
certitude that fills in my yaqïnan tubàshiru bihi
heart qalbî
dubiosity from me alshshkk ' annT
And to make me feel
wa turdiyany bimâ
qasamta IT
You decide for me
And reward in the wa fi alàkhirati
wa qinâ * adhâba
alnnâri alharïqi
Fire,
us at this night Your warzuqny fihâ
You,
wal-inâbata wal-
ttawfiqa limâ
waffaqta lahu
muhammadan wa âla
the Household of
muhammadin 'alayhi
Muhammad, peace be
wa ' alayhimu
upon him and them.
alssalâmu
THE TWENTY-THIRD NIGHT OF RAMADAN

The twenty-third night of Ramadan, the last of the Qadr Nights, is more
meritorious than the two previous ones, namely the nineteenth and the twenty-first.
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Many narrations confirm that it is the Qadr Night at which all wise affairs are
decided. Apart from the general acts that are advisably practiced at the three Qadr
Nights, there are other acts to be practiced at the twenty-third night of Ramadan:
First: It is recommended to recite Surahs of al- "AnkabUt (No. 29) and al-RUm (No.
30). Imam al-Sâdiq (a.s) is reported to have said, "Anyone who recites these two
Surahs at this night will be included with the people of Paradise."
Second: It is recommended to recite Surah of al-Dukhân (No. 44).
Third: It is recommended to repeat Surah of al-Qadr once Thousand times.
Fourth: It is highly advisable to repeat the following famous supplication as many
times as possible at this night:
O Allah: (please) be for allàhumma kun ^Jt dJLJjJ j fi^
Your representative, al- liwaliyyka alhujjati
Hujjah, son of al-Hasan— abni alhasani Cr~*^\
Your blessings be on him salawàtuka 'alayhi _ <^ ^ j&ijk,
and on his forefathers wa 'alà àbà'ihi "• ^
. . fî hadhihi alssà'ati wa .,,.},..,,..

now and at all times fî ,kull,. sa_. atm
... <^L»i
* u"IS S5^
. J* apUUI
' iJjt
" .J
(please, be his) friend ,. ^ ï-i-
. .. wahyyan wa hafizan UaâL?-} Ua
and guardian '
And leader and helper wa qâ'idan wa nâsiran Ir^J \>&&j
And guide and watcher wa dalTlan wa ' aynan Llcj SUij

So that You shall allow
, . ., natta tusKinanu * ,< ... > a,
him
, . to prevail
.... . on Your , , taw . an
ardaka i£a>
^ dJU»)i
J <uSwJ
' >■»js-
lands willingly
And You shall make him wa tumatt' ahu fíhà sA./u ii'.-A-
enjoy it for a long time. tawTlan ' ^ "^"o-'J
Fifth: It is recommended to say the following supplication:

O Allah: (please do) allàhumma imdud IT fi . „.,■:,.
prolong my lifetime, umn n
And expand my
wa awsi IT fí rizqî 'yS; ts? J t-i!i
sustenance,
And make my body
wa asihha IT jismï 'ls*-""5? l£ C^'J
healthy,
And make me attain my . ... . ,. .,-<
hopes wa ballighny amali
And if I am written with wa in kuntu mina i^wli i&PÎ cJs"l>U

the unhappy ones, alashqyà'i fàmhuny " "
(please) erase my name mina alashqyà'i
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from this list,
And write it with the waktubny mina
tgl. 1 ùi ísis
happy ones, alssu ' adâ'i
For You have said in
fa'innaka qulta fi
Your Book that You
kitâbika almunzali
revealed to Your
' alâ nabiyyka
missioned Prophet, Your
almursali salawâtuka
* alayhi wa âlihi:
his Household:
"Allah makes to pass
yamhû allâhu
away and establishes
mâiyashâ'u wa
what He pleases, and
yuthbitu wa ' indahu
with Him is the basis of
'ummu alkitâbi
the Book."
Sixth: It is recommended to say the following supplication:
O Allah: (please), among allâhumma ij'al fîmâ
the matters that You taqdy wa fîmâ
decide and make, tuqaddiru
From among the mina alamri
inevitable affairs, almahtGmi
And from among the wise
matters that You make
alamri alhakïmi
distinct,
At the Grand Night fi laylati alqadri
From among the act that mina alqadâ'i alladhy

is neither rejected nor lâ yuraddu wa lâ
altered, yubaddalu
That You decide me to be an taktubany min
with the pilgrims to Your hujjâji baytika
Holy House, alharâmi
At this year, fí 'âmy hâdhâ lia ^l* J
Those whose pilgrimage
almabrûri hajjuhumu
is admitted,
Whose efforts are almashkûri
praised, sa'yuhumu
almaghfGri J. 'J i° ,1.
Whose sins are forgiven,
dhunGbuhumu
And whose offenses and almukaffari "annum
pardoned. sayyi'âtuhum
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And (please), among the
waj'al fima tiqdy wa
matters that You decide
tuqaddru
and make,
Decide to prolong my
an tutïla ' umrì
lifetime,
And to expand my
wa tuwassi ' a lï fi rizqî -ij?3j <Jï J
sustenance.
Seventh: It is recommended to say the following supplication that is mentioned in
the book of "Iqbal al-A "maV :
O He Who is intrinsic
ya batinan fi zuhurihi
though He is evident,
And He Who is evident
wïà zàhiran fî butùnihi
though He is intrinsic;
O He Who is intrinsic wa yâ bâtinan laysa
that is not missed yakhfâ
And He Who is evident wa yâ zàhiran laysa
íiSji 1/?^ ^3
but He cannot be seen; yurà
O He Who is described, yâ mawsùfan lâ
but neither any other yablughu
described thing nor can bikaynùnatihi
* * ■ - * •- *\ > "
any boundary attain His mawsùfun wa lâ hadd
Being; mahdûdun
O He Who is absent but wa yâ ghâ'iban
not lost, ghayra mafqùdin
And He Who is present wa yâ shâhidan
but not witnessed. ghayra mashhùdin
When He is sought, He
yutlabu fayusâbu
shall be obtained,
And neither the heavens, wa lam yakhlu minhu
nor the earth nor can alssamâwâtu wal-ardu
anything that is between wa mâ baynahumâ
them be empty of Him. tarfata ' aynin
He cannot be realized by
lâyudraku bikayfin
asking 'How is He?'
And His place cannot be
identified by asking, wa la yu 'ayyanu bi-
'Where is He?' or 'What aïnin wa lâ bihaythin
is His place?'
You are verily the light of anta nùru alnnGri wa
all lights and the Lord of rabb alarbâbi
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all lords.
You have comprehended ahatta bijamï" i
all things. ala'umuri
Glory be to Him Whose subhana man laysa
like is nonexistent, kamithilhi shay'un
And He is the All- wa huwa alssamï' u
hearing, the All-seeing. albasTru!
subhana man huwa
in this state and nothing
hkadhâ wa là
else can be ever in his
hakadhâ ghayruh!
state.
Then, one may pray for settling his needs.
Eighth: It is recommended to do a new bathing, other than the first one, at the last
hours of night. As a matter of fact, to bathe oneself, to spend the whole night with
acts of worship, to visit the holy tomb of Imam al-Husayn (a.s), and to offer the
one hundred Rak'ah prayer at this night—all these deeds have been confirmed by
narrations at the twenty-third night of Ramadan.
In "Tahdhïb al-Ahkâm', Shaykh al-Tusiy has narrated that Imam Ja'far al-Sâdiq
(a.s) instructed Abu-Basir to offer at the night that is expected to be the Qadr Night
a prayer of one hunded Rak'ah reciting at each Rak'ah Surah of al-Fâtihah once
and repeating Surah of al-Tawhld ten times. "If I fail to do all the movements of
this prayer, what will I do?" asked Abu-Basir. "You may then offer it while
sitting," said Imam al-Sâdiq (a.s). "What if I, too, fail to offer it while sitting?"
asked Abu-Basir. "You may then offer it while lying on your bed," said Imam al-
Sâdiq (a.s).
In the book of "Daâ'im al-Islam\ it is mentioned that the Holy Prophet (a.s) used
to roll up his bed and tie his garment so as to dedicate all his time to acts of
worship at the last ten nights of Ramadân. He also used to awaken his family
members at the twenty-third night of Ramadân (so as to practice acts of worship)
by splashing water on their faces. Lady Fâtimah al-Zahrâ' (a.s), too, used to prevent
her family members from sleeping at the twenty-third night of Ramadân by
reducing the amount of food that she usually gave to them and by making them
sleep at day so as not to be overcome by sleepiness at night. She then used to say,
"The actual deprived is he who is deprived of the good of this night."
It has been also narrated that Imam Ja'far al-Sâdiq (a.s), at the twenty-third night of
Ramadân, ordered his servants to carry him to the mosque because he was ailed.
He spent that night in the mosque up to the next morning.
'Allâmah al-Majlisiy has confirmed that one should recite as much amount as
possible from the Holy Qur'ân at this night and should also pray with the
supplications of the al-Sahlfah al-Kâmilah al-Sajjâdiyyah in general and the
supplications of Makârim al-Akhlâq and al-Tawbah in particular.
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DU' A" MAKARJM AL-AKHLAQ:
bis-mil-lahir-rah-mnir-
All-merciful, the All-
rahïm
compassionate
O Allah, bless allahumma sal -I i a'Iâ
Muhammad and his muhammadiw-wa à-
Household, lih
cause my faith to reach wa bal-ligh bi-ïmànï
the most perfect faith, ak-malal-ïmân
make my certainty the waj-a'l yaqïnï af-dalal-
«Jaêá" iP^ ijèêi °Ò**V3
most excellent certainty, yaqïn
and take my intention to wantahi bi-nï-yatï ilâ
the best of intentions, ah-san-nï-yâti wa bi-
and my works to the best a'malï ilâ ah-sanil-â'-
of works! mâl
O Allah, allahumma
complete my intention waf-fir bilut-fika nï-
through Your gentleness, yatï
rectify my certainty wa sah-hih bimâ
through what is with You, i'ndaka yaqïnï
And set right what is was-tas-lih biqud-
corrupt in me through ratika mâ fasada min-
Your power! nï
Household, lih
wak-finï mâ yash-
spare me the concerns
ghalunïl-ih-timâmu
which distract me,
bih
employ me in that about
was-tâ'-mil-nï bimâ ><>■- * íf , ' ; .
which You will ask me
tas-alunï ghadan a'n-h
tomorrow,
And let me pass my days
was-taf-righ ay-yâmï
in that for which You hast
fïmâ khalaq-tanï lah
created me!
Free me from need, and
wa agh-ninï wa aw-
expand Your provision
sia' a'lay-ya fi rizqik
toward me,
And tempt me not with wa-lâ taf-tin-nï bin-
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ingratitude! nazar
wa ai'z-za nï wa-lâ
Exalt me and afflict me
tab-tali-yanï-y bil-kib-
not with pride!
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Make me worship You
wa a'b-bid-nï laka wa-
and corrupt not my
lâ tuf-sid i'bidatï bil-
worship with self-
u'j-b
admiration!
Let good flow out from
wa aj-ri lin-nàsi a'Iâ
my hands upon the
yaday-yal-khayra wa-
people and efface it not
lâ tam-haq-hu bil-
by my making them feel
man-n
obliged!
Give me the highest wa hab liya mâ'ali-yal-
moral traits akh-lâq
And preserve me from wa a'-sim-nï minal-
vainglory! fakh-r
Muhammad and his muhammadiw-wa â-
Household, lih
raise me not a single wa lâ tar-fâ'-nï fin-
degree before the people nâsi darajatan il-lâ
without lowering me its hatat-tanï i'nda naf-sï
like in myself mith-lahâ
And bring about no wa-lâ tuh-dith IT i'z-
outward exaltation for me zan zâhiran il-lâ ah-
without an inward dath-ta IT dhil-latam
abasement in myself to bâtinatan i'nda naf-sT
the same measure! biqadarihâ
O Allah, bless allahumma sal -I i a'Iâ Jïj ^Jí ^ ^4AJl
Muhammad and muhammadiw-wa â-li
Muhammad's Household, muhammad
give me to enjoy a sound wa mat-tia'-nT JjILLjÍ *i ^JU^
guidance which I seek not bihudan sâlihil-lâ as-
to replace, tabdilu bih
a path of truth from wa tariqati haq-qil-lâ
which I swerve not, azTghu a'n-hâ
And an intention of right
wa nT-yati rush-dil-lâ £ Ji f 0
conduct in which I have
ashuk-ku fîhâ
no doubts!
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wa a'mmir-nï mâ kâna
Let me live as long as my
u'm-rï bidhlatan fi
life is a free gift in being
tâ'tika fa-idhâ kâna
You, but if my life should
u'm-rì mar-tà'àl-lish-
become a pasture for
shaytàni fàq-bidnï
Satan, seize me to
ilayka qab-la
Yourself before Your
ayyasbiqa maq-tuka jí —ij di—si» 3s—"4 ù\
hatred overtakes me or
ilay-ya aw yas-tah-
Your wrath against be
kima ghadabuka
becomes firm!
a'lay-ya
O Allah, allahumma
deposit in me no quality
lâ tadâ' khas-latan
for which I will be
tua'abu min-nï il-là
faulted, unless You
as-lah-tahâ
settest it right,
no flaw for which I will wa-lâ a'â-ibatan uan-
í í * *
be blamed, unless You nabu bihâ il-là has-
makest it beautiful, santahâ
And no deficient noble wa-lâ uk-rùmatan fi-
trait, unless You ya nàqisatan il-là at-
completest it! mam-tahâ
O Allah, bless allahumma sal -I i a'Iâ jïj *y* jU4Îii
Muhammad and muhammadiw-wa à-li
Muhammad's Household, muhammad
and replace for me the wa abdil-nï mim bugh-
animosity of the people of dati ah-lish-shinànil-
hatred with love, mahab-bah
the envy of the people of wa min hasadi ah-lil-
insolence with affection, bagh-yil-mawad-dah
the suspicion of the
wa min zin-nati ah-lis-
people of righteousness íïMì\ ^yCsi\ jâî <□? ja$
salâhith-thiqah
with trust,
the enmity of those close wa min a'dàwatil-ad-
í&VjJt jIÍÍVl ïj\JS- °y>j
with friendship, naynal-walâyah
the disrespect of womb wa min u'qûqi dhawil-
relatives with devotion, ar-hàmil-mabar-rah
the abandonment of wa min khidhlànil-aq-
tâj^flJI ^S>*í\ °y>j
relatives with help, rabïnan-nus-rah
the attachment of wa min hub-bil-
flatterers with love set mudârïna tas-hïhal-
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right, miqah
the rejection of fellows wa mir-rad-dil-

with generous mulàbisïna karamal-
friendliness, i'sh-rah
And the bitterness of the wa mim-maràrati
fear of wrongdoers with khaw-fiz-zâlimïna
the sweetness of security! halàwatal-amnah
Household, lih
appoint for me a hand
waj-a'l-IT yadan a'Iâ
against him who wrongs
man zalamanT
me,
a tongue against him who wa lisânan a'Iâ man
disputes with me, khâsamanï
And a victory over him
wa zafarâm biman
who stubbornly resists J£>\S. jit \Jbj
a'anadanT
me!
Give me guile against him wa hab lï mak-ran a'Iâ
'tjpX Ù* J* !£• J. ^3
who schemes against me, man kâyadanï
power over him who wa qud-ratan a'Iâ
oppresses me, mani-dtahadanT
refutation of him who wa tak-dhïbal-liman
reviles me, qasabanï
And safety from him who wa salâmatam-
threatens me! mimman tawâ'-adanì
Grant me success to obey
wa waf-fiq-nî litâ'ti
him who points me '(ji^ >y J&33
man sad-dadanT
straight
And follow him who wa mutâbâ'ti man ar-
guides me right! shadanï
Household lih
and point me straight to wa sad-did-nT li-an
resist him who is
ua'arida man ghash-
dishonest toward me
shanT bin-nus-h
without counsel,
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repay him who separates
wa aj-ziya man
from me with gentle
hajaranï bil-bir-r
devotion,
reward him who deprives wa uthTba man 0 0 Ji
me with free giving, haramanï bil-badhli
recompense him who cuts wa ukâfi-a man
me off with joining, qatà'nï bis-silah
oppose him who slanders wa ukhâlifa mangh-
me with excellent tàbanï ilâ hus-nidh-
mention, dhik-r
wa an ash-kural-
give thanks for good,
hasanah
wa ugh-diya a'nis-
And shut my eyes to evil!
say-yiwah
Household, lih
adorn me with the
wa hal-linT bihil -yatis-
adornment of the
sàlihïn
righteous,
And clothe me in the
wa al-bis-nT zTnatal-
ornaments of the god
mut-taqïna fi
fearing, through:
spreading justice, bas-til-a'd-l
restraining rage, wa kazmil-ghayz

quenching the flame of
wa it-fà-in-nà-irah
hate,
bringing together the wa dammi ah-lil-fur-
people of separation, qah
correcting discord, wa is-lâhi dhâtil-bayn
spreading about good
wa if-shiâ-il-a'arifah
behavior,
covering faults, wa sat-ril-a'â-ibah
mildness of temper, wa ITnil-a'rikah
lowering the wing, wa khaf-dil-janâh
beauty of conduct, wa hus-nis-sTrah
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gravity of bearing, wa sukunir-rih
agreeableness in
wa tïbil-mukhàlafah
comportment,
precedence in reaching
was-sib-qi ilàl-fadïlah
excellence,
preferring
wa Tthârit-tafad-dul J JaarJl jlàjlj
bounteousness,
refraining from
wa tar-kit-tà'-yïr
condemnation,
bestowing bounty on the wal-if-dâli a'Iâ ghayril-
undeserving, mus-tahiq-q
speaking the truth, wal-qaw-li bil-haq-qi
though it be painful, wa in a'z-z
making little of the good was-tiq-làlil-khayri wa
in my words and deeds, in kathura min qaw-IT
though it be much, wa fia'-IT
And making much of the was-tik-thârish-shari
evil in my words and wa in ql-lâ min qaw-IT
deeds, though it be little! wa fia'-IT
Perfect this for me
wa ak-mil dhàlika IT
through
lasting obedience, bi-dawâmit-tâ'h
holding fast to the
wa luzûmil-jamâ'h
community,
And rejecting the people
wa raf-di ah-lil-bidai'
of innovation and those
wa mus-tâ'-milTr-ra-
who act in accordance
yil-mukh-tarai'
with original opinions.
Household, lih
appoint for me Your \ì\ ^ dLi}^ £_^jî
waj-a'l aw-sâ' rizqika
widest provision in my
a'lay-ya idhâ kabir-tu
old age
And Your strongest
wa aq-wâ qG-watika
strength when I am
fî-ya idhâ nasib-tu
exhausted,
And try me not with wa-lâ tab-tali-yani bil-
laziness in worship of kasali a'n i'bâdatika
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You,
blindness toward Your

wa lal-a'ma a'n sabïlik
path,
undertaking what wa-lâ bit-tâ'r-rudi li-
tdJb^t-» j^j*^
opposes love for You, khilâfi mahab-batika
joining with him who has
wa-lâ mujâmâ't man
separated himself from
tafar-raqa a'nk
You,
And separating from him
wa-lâ mufâraqat
who has joined himself to
manij-tamâ' ilayk
You!
allahummaj-a'l-nï
O Allah, make me leap to
asùlu bika i'ndad-
You in times of distress,
darûrah
wa as-aluka i'ndal-
ask from You in needs,
hâjah
And plead to You in wa atadar-rau' ilayka
misery! i'ndal-mas-kanah
Tempt me not to seek wa-lâ taf-tin-nï bil-is-
help from other than You tia'anati bighayrika
when I am distressed, idhâdturir-tu
to humble myself in wa-lâ bil-khudûi' li- la) Ùjís* JjjJJ ÇjJïaàS\j %
asking from someone else suâli ghayrika idhâf-
when I am poor, taqar-tu
wa-lâ bit-tadar-rui' ilâ
or to plead with someone
man dûnaka
less than You when I fear,
idhârahib-tu
for then I would deserve
fâs-tahiq-qu bidhlika dUl5j dJLJJj Jstí^Ú
Your abandonment, Your
khidhlânaka wa man-
withholding, and Your
a'ka wa ia'-râdak
turning away,
O Most Merciful of the
yâ ar-hamar-râhamïn
merciful!
O Allah, make the allahummaj-a'l mâ
wishing, the doubt, and yul-qïsh-shaytânu fi
the envy which Satan raw-e'e mint-taman-nì
throws into my heart a wat-tazan-nï wal-
remembrance of Your hasadidhik-ral-li-
mightiness, a reflection a'zamatika wa tafak-
upon Your power, and a kuran fî qud-ratika wa
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devising against Your tad-bïran a'la a'du-
enemy! wika
Make everything he
wa mâ aj-râ a'Iâ li-
causes to pass over my
sânï mil-laf-zati fuh-
tongue - the indecent or
shin aw haj-rin aw
ugly words, the maligning
shat-mi i'r-din aw
of good repute, the false
shahâdati bàtilin
witness, the speaking ill
awigh-tiyâbi mu-minin
of an absent man of faith,
ghà-ibin aw sab-bi
or the reviling of one
hàdirin aw mâ ash-
present, and all things
baha dhâlika
similar—
nut-qâm bial-ham-di
a speech in praise of You, tdlJ J*L*i\i tiiaJ
lak
a pursual of eulogizing wa igh-râqan fith-
You, thanà-i a'ilayk
an excursion in wa dhahâban fi tam-
magnifying You, jïdik
a thanksgiving for Your wa shuk-ral-linia'-
favour, matik
an acknowledgment of wa â'-tirâfâm biih-
Your beneficence, sânik
And an enumeration of
wa ih-sâ-al-li-minanik
Your kindness!
Household, lih
let me not be wronged, wa-lâ uzlaman-na wa ^jJJ C-JÎj *íj
while You canst repel anta mutïqul-lid-daf-i'
from me, a'n-nï
let me not do wrong, wa-lâ azliman-na wa ^ 3iLiii c^îj %jM %
while You are powerful antal-qâdiru a'lil-qab-
over holding me back, di min-nï
let me not be misguided, wa-lâ adil-lan-na wa
while You are able to qad am-kanat-ka
guide me, hidâyatï
wa-lâ af-taqiran-na
let me not be poor, while
wa min i'ndika wus-
with You is my plenty,
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let me not be insolent,
wa-la at-ghayan-na
while from You comes my
wa min i'ndika wuj-dT
wealth!
0 Allah, allahumma
1 come to Your ilâ magh-firatika
CJjàj dJjjii*
forgiveness, wafad-tu
I go straight to Your wa ilâ a'f-wika qasad-
pardon, tu
I yearn for Your wa ilâ tajâ-wuzikash-
forbearance, taq-tu
And I trust in Your wa bi-fadlika wathiq-
bounty, tu
but there is nothing with
wa laysa i'ndî mâ
me to make me warrant
yûjibu IT magh-firatak
but Your forgiveness,
nothing in my works to
wa-lâ fî a'malT mâ as-
make me merit but Your
tahiq-qu bihi a'f-wak
pardon,
And nothing on my wa mâ lï bâ'-da an
behalf after I judge my hakam-tu a'Iâ naf-sì
soul but Your bounty, il-lâ fadluka
O Allah, bless fa-sal-li a'Iâ
Household lihi
O Allah, bestow Your wa tafad-dal a'layil
bounty upon me! allahumma
make my speech be
wa antiq-nï bial-hudâ
guidance,
inspire me with
wa al-him-nït-tiq-wâ
reverential fear,
give me success in that wa waf-fiq-nT MI-latT
which is most pure, hiya azkâ
And employ me in what is was-tâ'-mil-nï bimâ
most pleasing to You! huwa ar-dâ
O Allah, let me tread the allahummas-luk bi-
most exemplary path yat-tarìqatal-muth-lâ
And make me live and die waj-a'l-nï a'Iâ mil-
UMj òjiî dJbJU ^^íè tssi*sr|j
in Your creed! latika amùtu wa ah-yâ
658 DU 'A' MAKARJM ALAKHLAQ
0 Allah, bless allahumma sal -1 i a'la

Household, lih
give me to enjoy wa mat-tia'-nï bil-iq-
iUasâ^fb
moderation, tisâd
make me into one of the waj-a'l-nï min ah-lis-
people of right behavior, sadâd
the proofs of right wa min adil-latir-
conduct, rashàd
And the servants of
wa min sâlihïl-i'bâd
righteousness,
And provide me with
war-zuq-nï fawzal-
triumph at the place of
mâ'adi
Return
And safety from the
wa salàmatal-mir-sàd
Ambush!
0 Allah, allahumma
khudh linaf-sika min- L_» j « éi—xjjJ J—s-
take to Yourself from my
naf-sî mâ yukhal-
soul what will purify it
lisuhâ
And leave for my soul
wa ab-qi Mnaf-sT min-
that of my soul that will
naf-sï mâ yus-lihuhâ
set it right,
fa-in-na naf-sì
for my soul will perish
hâlikatun aw tâ'-
unless You preservest it!
simahâ
0 Allah, allahumma
You are my stores when I anta u'd-datï in ^ • ^ í
CjJs- 0] Col
sorrow, hazintu
You are my recourse wa anta muntajae'e in
when I am deprived, hurim-tu
from You I seek aid when wa bikas-tighà-thatï in
troubled kurith-tu
and with You is a
wa i'ndaka mimmâ
substitute for everything
fâta khalaf
gone by,
a correction for
wa lima fasada salâh
everything corrupted,
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a change from everything wa fima ankar-ta
You is approvest. tagh-yïr
So show kindness to me
fam-nun a'lay-ya qab-
with well-being before tÂÛJb i.*jû\ tj*
lal-balâ-i bil-a'afi-yah
affliction,
wa qab-lat-talabi bial-
wealth before asking,
jidah
right conduct before wa qab-lad-dalâli bilr-
misguidance; rashàd
suffice me against the
wak-finï ma'Gnata
burden of shame toward
mà'r-ratil-i'bàdi
the servants,
give me security on the wa hab liya am-na
Day of Return, yaw-mil-mâ'ad
And grant me excellent wam-nah-nT hus-nal-
right guidance! ir-shàd
Household, lih
repel from me through
wad-ra a'n-nï bi-lut-fik
Your gentleness,
feed me through Your wagh-dhunï binia'-
favour, matik
set me right through Your
wa as-lih-nï bikaramik
generosity,
heal me through Your
wa dàwinï bisuni'k
benefaction,
shade me in Your shelter, wa azil-lanï fi dharàk
wrap me in Your good
wa jal-lil-nï ridàk
pleasure,
And give me success to
wa waf-fiq-nî idhâsh- '^}\ Ijs- ciblât \i\ ^j&jj
reach the most guided of
takalat a'lay-yal-
affairs when affairs
umûru li-ah-dâhâ
confuse me,
the purest of works when wa idhâ tashâ-bahatil-
lilájV juéVl ç^jLSÌ lilj
works seem similar, â'-mâlu li-azkâhâ
and the most pleasing to
wa idhâ tanàqadatil-
You of creeds when
milalu li-ar-dâhâ
creeds conflict!
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660 DU A' MAKARIM AL AKHLAQ
O Allah, bless allahumma sal-li a'Iâ

Muhammad and his muhammadiw-wa â- aJTJ jXs** ^ Q*e> L$i\
Household, lih
crown me with wa taw-wij-nï bil- .„<sl .
sufficiency, kifayah " - > ^r,-r-3
place in me excellent wa sum-nT hus-nal-
guardianship wilayah
give me to guide correctly wa hab IT sid-qal-
, hidayah
. wa-lâ taf-tin-nT bis- . * ». ,
tempt me not with plenty, _, 4*~Jb (^sûj ìfj
wam-nah-nï hus-nad- ..a, „ ,

grant me excellent ease, dâ'ah ^ ls^'Ì
make not my life toil and wa-lâ taj-a'l a'yshT

trouble, kad-dan kad-dâ
And refuse not my wa-lâ tarud-da dua'â-ï M, , e
supplication in rejection, a'lay-ya rad-da ^ -* J
for I make none rival to fa-in-nï lâ aj-a'lu laka
You did-dâ
And I supplicate none wa-lâ ad-o'o mâ'ka «, , .i .
with You as equal! nid-da
O Allah, bless allahumma sal-li a'Iâ
Muhammad and his muhammadiw-wa â- aJTJ ^ *ê> L$i\
Household, lih
hold me back from wam-nâ'-nï minas-
prodigality, saraf
fortify my provision wa has-sir-rizqï
against ruin, minat-talaf CSt J?jj Cr**"3
increase my possessions wa waf-fir malakatï
through blessing them, bil-barakati fîh ' ~> ^ ~JJ
And set me upon the path wa asib bï sabîlal- jJt.\Jt -\ ,, f- f
of guidance through piety hidâyati lil-bir-ri fímâ " " ,
in what I spend! unfiqu minh J**' U-3
0 Allah, bless allahumma sal-li a'Iâ
Muhammad and his muhammadiw-wa â- aJTJ jX?-J (Jlt £p? iffil
Household, lih
And spare me the burden wak-finT ma'Gnatal-ik- . .>
of earning, tisab •> - * 's57^ J
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provide for me without warzuq-ni mm
reckoning, ghayrih-tisâb
lest I be distracted from
fa-là ash-taghila a'n
Your worship through
i'bâdatika bit-talab
seeking
And carry the load of wa-lâ ah-tamila is-ra

earning's ill results! tabia'atil-mak-sab
O Allah, allahumma
bestow upon me what I fa-t-lib-nT bi-qud-
seek through Your power ratika mâ at-lubu
And grant me sanctuary
wa ajir-nï bi-i'z-zatika
from what I fear through
mim-mâ ar-hab
Your might!
Household, lih
save my face through wa suw-waj-hiya bil-
ease, yasâr
And demean not my
wa-lâ tab-tadhil jàhï
dignity through
bi-liq-tàr
neediness,
lest I seek provision from
fa-as-tarziqa ah-la
those whom You hast
rizqik
provided
And ask for bestowal
wa as-tâ'-tï shiràra
from the worst of Your
khal-qik
creatures!
And Then I would be
fa-af-tatina biham-di
tried by praising him who
man à'-tànï
gave to me
afflicted with blaming
wa ub-talâ bidhammi î
him who held back from
mam-manà'nï
me,
While You— not they— wa anta min dûnihim
art patron of giving and walî-yul-ia'-tâ-i wal-
holding back man-i'
Household lih
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And provide me with warzuq-nï sih-hatan fi
soundness in worship, i'bâdah
detachment in wa farâghan fi
renunciation, zahâdah
knowledge put into
wa i'l-man fis-tia'-mâl
action,
And abstinence in
wa warâ'ân fi ij-mâl
measure!
O Allah, seal my term allahummakh-tim
àjku ^4l)l
with Your pardon, bia'f-wika ajalT
verify my expectation in wa haq-qiq fi rajâ-i
hoping for thy mercy, rah-matika amalT
smooth my paths to reach wa sah-hil ilâ bulGghi ' * " *>
Your good pleasure, ridàka subulT
And make my works good wa has-sin fî jamïi'
in all my states! ah-wâlï a'malT
Household, lih
Incite me to remember wa nab-bih-nï lidhik-
You in times of rika fi aw-qâtil-ghaf-
heedlessness, lah
employ me in Your
was-tà'-mil-nï bitâ'tika
obedience in days of
fi ay-yâmil-muh-lah
disregard,
open a smooth road for wan-haj IT ilâ mahab-

me to Your love, batika sabTlan sah-lah
And complete for me ak-milu lï bihâ

thereby the good of this khayrad-dunyâwal-â-
world and the next! khirah
O Allah, and bless allahumma sal -I i a'Iâ
sJév> ^ *jjj> ^4ÌJi
Household the best You lihi ka-af-dali mà sal-
hast blessed any of Your layta a'Iâ ahadim min
creatures before him and khal-qika qab-lahu wa ls_)Ip ^J-iai C-JÍj lili dJLiU
wilt bless any of them anta musal-lin a'Iâ
after him, ahadim-bâ'-dah
And give to us in this wa â-tinâ fid-dunyâ
world good, and in the hasanataw-wa fil-â-
next world good, khirati hasanah fcjjj. lj>î\
And protect me through -, ,

„ , wa qmi birah-matika , „
Your mercy from the , ., _. _ jtJl <^j\js- dJbu^-j ,-^3
chastisement of the Fire!
You are powerful over in-naka a'Ià kul-li j&j tjjjJ t ^ ^ ^
everything, and that is shay-in qadïruw- /
easy for You! wahûa a'ilayka yasTr
DU A' AL-TAWBAH:
... .„ . . ... bi s-m 1 1 -la hi r-ra h- s,, , . a.. .
All-merciful, the All- . - v»^v *JU1
' manir-rahim (T5^ -* - Z '
compassionate
O Allah, O He whom the , _ ,, *
depiction of the fj'^humma yâ mal-
, la yasifuhu na -tu I -
describers fails to wá$ifîn 'ùèfty
describe!
O He beyond whom wa yâ mal-là
passes not the hope of the yujâwizuhu rajâ-ur- í^rj «j3^4 ^ ^-3
hopers! râJ'n
O He with whom is not wa yâ mal-là yadïu' ÙÁ V ly
lost the wage of the good- laday-hi aj-rul-muh- ^
doers! sinTn òrn^s
O He who is the ultimate wa yâ man huwa
object of the fear of the muntahâ khaw-fil- jjÎ*)! ,^4*1* Uj
worshipers! a'abidïn
O He who is the utmost wa yâ man huwa
limit of the dread of the ghâyatu khash- CiS^^ "0-^ k& 3* & ^3
god-fearing! yatil-mut-taqïn
This is the station of him hadhâ maqâmu man ÎÉjtá jí çúí llá
whom sins have passed tadâwalat-hu ay- >}
from hand to hand. dïdh-dhunùb tyjU)l
Offenses' reins have led wa qâdat-hu azim- -. Í. *a í 'i- ,
him on, matul-knataya • y -?
And Satan has gained was-tah-wadha i.í.î,
mastery over him. alayhish-shaytan J
He fell short of what You
... . faqas-sara amma ;4 , „,i i<
are commanded through amar:ta bini taf_rîta ^ ^ U* ^
neglect
And he pursued what You wa tâ'atâ mâ
are prohibited in nahayta ' an-hutâ'- cl^jjií dip cJl^J U jetáj
delusion, zira
664 DU A' AL-TAWBAH
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like one ignorant of Your kal-jahili biqud-
power over him, ratika 'ailayh
or one who denies the
aw kàl-munkiri fadli
bounty of Your ih-sânika ilayh
beneficence toward him,
until, when the eye of
hat-ta idhan-fataha
guidance was opened for lahu basarul-hudà
him
wa taqash-shâ't
And the clouds of
* anhu sahâ-ibul-
blindness were dispelled, a'mâ
he reckoned that through
ah-sâ mâ zalama
which he had wronged bihi naf-sah
himself
And reflected upon that
wa fak-kara fïma
in which he had opposed khâlafa fïhi rab-bah
his Lord.
He saw his vast farà kabïra i's-
disobedience as vast yânihi kabïrà
And his great opposition wa jalïla mukhâ-
as great. lafatihi jalïlà
fa-aq-bala nah-
So he turned to You,
waka muammilâl- tdJÚ %p Û£ù J4IÎ3
hoping in You laka
mus-tah-yiyâm-
And ashamed before You, mink
and he directed his wa waj-jaha ragh-
beseeching toward You, batahu ilay-ka tdL "úà ddj As^j ílí>"jij
having trust in You. thiqatam bik
He repaired to You in his fâmmaka bitab-i'hi
í\úù rfjûk) dL°íà
longing with certitude yaqïnà
And he went straight to wa qasadaka bi-
You in fear with sincerity. khaw-fihi ikh-làsan
His longing was devoid of qad khalâ tamau'hu
every object of longing min kul-li mat-mûi'n
but You, fïhi ghayruk
And his fright departed wa af-raja raw-a'hu

min kul-li mah-
from every object of fear dhûrim-minhu si-
but You. wâk
fa-mathala bayna
So, he stood before You
yaday-ka mutadar-
pleading, ria'à
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his eyes turned toward wa ghammada
the ground in basarahu ilal-ar-di
humbleness, mutakhash-shia'â
wa ta-tâ ra-sahu li-
his head bowed before
i'z-zatika mutadhal-
Your might in lowliness; lilâ
he revealed to You in wa abâth-thaka min
sir-rihi mâ anta §'- «u plzì cjï U í^M> y» \Díj)j
meekness those secrets of
his which You knowest lamu bihi minhu * f ? ?o
better than he; khudùa'â
he numbered for You in wa ' ad-dada min ,ì s ì s >'• -*-
dhunGbihi mâ anta â&-\ CJI u y» SJS-j
humility those sins of his
which You countest ah-sâ lahâ
better than he; khushGa'à
was-taghâtha bika
he sought help from You min
before the dreadful into
a'zïmi mâ waqâ' bihi
which he has fallen in fï i'I-mik tdJUJ* fj* <b U p^àí
Your knowledge,
and the ugly which has
wa qabïhi ma
disgraced him in Your fadahahu fï huk-mik
judgment: the sins
whose pleasures have min dhunûbin ad- lîlíí ÒJjM Ojii y»
turned their backs and barat ladh-dhâtuhâ
gone fadhahabat
and whose evil
wa aqâmat tabi-
consequences have stayed C~ájlí IgiUj C^llîj
a'atuhâ fa-lazi-mat
and stuck fast.
He will not deny Your lâ yunkiru yâ ilahì b\ fj£\ 13 jf4 y
justice, My God, if You * ad-laka in ' aaqab-
punishest him, tahu
nor will he consider Your wa-lâ yas-tâ'-simu
pardon great if You ' af-waka ' an-hu an
pardonest him and hast ' afaw-ta ' an-hu wa
mercy upon him, rahim-tah
for You are the Generous li-an-nakar-rab-bul-

karïmul-ladhï lâ v <jÁ fcp\ U)\ éíh
Lord for whom the
yatâ'a-zamuhu
forgiveness of great sins ghuf-rânudh- (»Jfl*)t iwiiii hvjte í&fej
is nothing great! dhambil-a'zïm
allahumma fahâ na
O Allah, so here I am: dhâ
666 DU A' AL-TAWBAH
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I have come to You qad ji-tuka muti-
obeying Your command ya'âl-li-am-rika
for You commanded fïmà amar-ta bihi 3 í
supplication minad-du ' â'i
And asking the
fulfillment of Your mutanaj-ji-aw-wa'-
*y> <b Oiíj U-5 iJjLPj
daka fïmà wâ'd-ta
promise, for You are bihi minal-ijàbati
promised to respond. You idh taqGI
are said:
"Supplicate Me and I will ud-o'onï as-tajib
respond to you." lakum
0 Allah, so bless
allahumma fa sa I - 1 i
Muhammad and his ' alâ muhammad
Household
meet me with Your
wa al-qanï bimagh-
forgiveness just as I have
fi rati ka kamâ
met You with my laqïtuka bi-iq-ràrï
confession,
lift me up from the fatal war-fâ'-nï 'am- / $3 /
infirmities of sins just as masàrii'dh-dhunûbi
1 have let myself down kamâ wadâ'-tu laka
before You, naf-sî
And cover me with Your was-tur-nï bisit-rika
r^t- ^sLjÚ US" — (_jj^5l>i(j
covering just as You are kamâ tân-nay-tanï
shown no haste to take " anil-intiqâmi min-
vengeance on me! nï
O Allah, make firm my allahumma wa thab-
intention to obey You, bit fï tâ'tika nïy-yatï
strengthen my insight in wa ah-kim fï
worshiping You, i'bâdatika basïratï
give me the success of wa waf-fiq-nï ilâl-à'-
works which will wash mâli mâ tagh-silu
away the defilement of biha danasal-
offenses, khatâyâ "an-nï
wa tawaf-fanï "alâ
and take me when You mil-latika wa mil-
takest me in the creed of lati nabï-yika tíllî îìy dlsL Jí
Your prophet Muhammad muhammadin
lit ÎLIi kJé jJáì
(upon him be peace). ' alayih-s-salâmu
idhâ tawaf-faytanì
O Allah, I repent to You allahumma in-nï
in this my station from atûbu ilayka fï
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maqami hadha min
kabâ-iri dhun | QbT

my sins, great and small, wa saghâ-irihâ
wa bawà-tini say-
my evil deeds, inward
yiwàtï wa zawà- í\ÁjA\j^pj ^jjSx^lii cy?\jij
and outward, hirihà
my lapses, past and wa sawâ-lifi zal-latT
recent, wa hawâdithihâ
with the repentance of
tawbata mal-là
one who does not tell
yuhad-dithu naf-
himself that he might sahu bimâ'-si-yah
disobey or
secretly think that he
wa-la yudmiru ay-
might return to an yao'oda fT khatT-ah
offense.
You are said, My God, in wa qad qul-ta yà ^JJ> J \j cil ôlj
the firm text of Your ilahï fï muh-kami
Book, that kitâbik
You acceptest repentance in-naka taq-balut-
from Your servants, tawbata ' an i'bâdik
wa ta ' -fG ' anis-
pardonest evil deeds, say-yi'ât
wa tuhib-but-taw-
And lovest the repenters, wàbïn
so accept my repentance fâq-bal tawbatì
CJJS-j US' tjúp
as You are promised, kamâ wâ'd-ta
wa â'-fu ' an say-
pardon my evil deeds as
yiwàtï kamâ ■1~lw> US' ^Ji&lri "Jt- íJís-Y^
You are guaranteed, daminta
And make obligatory wa aw-jib IT mahab-
toward me Your love as bataka kamâ cJsj-i US' é}^tj> J íL^jÎJ
You are stipulated! sharat-ta
To You, my Lord, belongs wa laka yà rab-bi

my stipulation that I will
shar-tï al-lâ ao'oda
not return to what is fT mak-rûhika
disliked by You,
my guarantee that I will
wa damanï a I - 1 a ar-
not go back to what You jia' fT madhmùmik
blamest,
And my covenant that I wa ' ah-dT an ah-
will stay away from acts jura jami-ya'
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of disobedience to You. ma'asïk
allahumma in-naka
O Allah, You knowest
à'-lamu bimâ ' amil-
better what I have done, tu
so forgive me what You fâgh-fir lï mà ' alim-
knowest ta
And turn me through was-rif-nï biqud-
Your power to what You ratika Mà mà ah-
lovest! bab-t
O Allah, counted against allahumma wa
me are claims that stay in * alay-ya tabia'atun t^pààí- IÁ CJ\kJ {Js-j
my memory qad hafiz-tuhun-na
and claims that I have watabia'atun qad
forgotten, nasï-tuhun-na
while all of them remain wa kul-luhun-na bi-
in Your eye that does not a'ynikal-latï là
sleep tanàmu
and Your knowledge that wa i'I-mikal-ladhï là
does not forget! yan-sà
So, compensate their fa'w-wid minhà ah-
owners, lighten their load lahà wah-tut ' an-nï
upon me, lift up their wizrahà wa khaf-fif
weight from me, and ' an-nï thiq-lahà wa
preserve me from à'-sim-nï min an
uqàrifa mith-lahà
approaching their like!
O Allah, but I can not be allahumma wa in-
faithful to my repentance nahu là wafà-a IT
without Your bit-tawbati il-là bi-
preservation, i's-matika
nor can I refrain from wa-làs-tim-sàka bï

offenses without Your ' anil-khatàyà il-là
strength. ' an qG-watik
So strengthen me with a faqaw-winï biqû-
sufficient strength watin kàfi-yah
And attend to me with a wa tawal-lanï bi-i's-
defending preservation! matim-mània'h
O Allah, if any servant allahumma ay-yumà
repents to You, ' ab-din tàba ilayka
while in Your knowledge wa huwa fî i'I-mil-
of the Unseen he will ghaybi i'ndaka '^á àliï k_4*l( (J^f j> j*i
break his repentance fàsikhul-litawbatihi
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and return to his sin and wa ' a-idun fï dham-

offense, bihi wa khatT-atih
I seek refuge in You lest I fain-nï ao'odhu bika
be like that! an akGna kadhâlik
So make this my
faj- ' al tawbatT
repentance, a repentance
hadhihï lâ-a ah-tâju
after which I will need no bâ'-dahâ ilâ tawbah.
repentance,
and a repentance which tawbatam-
mûjibatal-limah-wi
will obligate the erasing
mâ salafa was-
of what has gone by and salâmati fïmà baqi-
safety in what remains! ya
O Allah, I ask pardon allahum-ma in-nï
from You for my à'-tadhiru ilayka
ignorance, min jah-IT
And I ask You to wa as-taw-hibuka
disregard my evil acts! sûo-a fia'-IT
So join me to the shelter fàdmum-nï ilâ
of Your mercy through kanafi rah-matika
graciousness tataw-wulà Hp
And cover me with the
was-tur-nï bisit-ri
covering of Your well-
* aafi-yatika tafad-
being through dulâ
bounteousness!
O Allah, I repent to You allahumma wa in-nï
atùbu ilayka min & è4\ 9^ J)Ì
from everything opposed kul-li mâ khâlafa
to Your will iràdataka
aw zâla ' am-
or far from Your love mahab-batik
—the thoughts of my
min khataràti qal-bï 'ls?^ 9!^ ùì
heart,
the glances of my eye, wa lahazâti ' aynì
the tales of my tongue
wa hikâyâti lisànï
with
a repentance through tawbatan tas-lamu
which each bodily part bihâ kul-lu jàrihatin
will by itself stay safe ' alâ hiyâlihâ min
tabia'atika
from ill consequences
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with You
and remain secure from wa ta-manu mimmâ
yakhàful-mua'-
Your painful penalties tadùna min alïmi
feared by transgressors! satawâtik
O Allah, so have mercy on allahumma far-ham
my being alone before wah-datï bay-na
You, yaday-k
the pounding of my heart wa wajïba qal-bï
in dread of You, min khash-yatik
the trembling of my limbs wadtiràba ar-kànï
in awe of You! min haybatik
My sins, My God, have faqad aqàmat-nï yâ
stood me in the station of rab-bi dhunGbï
degradation in Your maqâmal-khizyi bi-
courtyard. finâ-ik
If I remain silent, none fain sakat-tu lam
will speak for me; yantiq ' an-nï ahad
if I seek an intercessor, I wa in shafâ'-tu
am not worthy for falas-tu bi-ah-lish-
intercession. shafâ'h
O Allah, bless allahumma sal-li

Muhammad and his ' alâ muhammadiw-
Household, wa â-li muhammad
make Your generosity wa shaf-fia' fï
intercede for my offenses, khatàyà karamak
follow up my evil deeds wa u'd "alâ say-
with Your pardon, yiwàtï bia'f-wik
repay me not with the
wa-lâ tajzinï jazâ-î
punishment that is my min u'qûbatik
proper repayment,
spread over me Your wab-sut ' alay-ya
graciousness, taw-lak
wrap me in Your
wa jal-lil-nï bisit-rik
covering,
And do with me what is
done by a mighty man, waf-a'l bï fia'-la
' azi yin tadar-rà'
when a lowly slave pleads ilayhi 'ab-dun
to him and he shows him dhalïlun farahimah
mercy,
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or a rich man when a
aw ghanï-yin tâ'r- "jJà £s- JÍ
poor slave submits
rada lahu ' ab-dun
himself and he raises him faqïrun fanà'shah
to wealth!
0 Allah, I have no
allahumma lâ
protector against You, so
khafïra lï minka fa I -
let Your might be my yakh-fir-nï i'z-zuk
protector!
1 have no intercessor with wa-lâ shafi-ya' IT
You, so let Your bounty ilay-ka fal-yash-fâ'
be my intercessor! IT fadluk
My offenses have set me wa qad aw-jalat-nT J*)& Çqíaí- J&r°3\ ÓÌj

quaking, so let Your khatâyâ fal-yu-min-
pardon give me security! nT ' af-wuk
Not all that I have said famâ kul-lu mâ
rises up from my nataq-tu bihi ' an
ignorance of my evil jah-lim-min-nì
footsteps bisûo-i atharï
or forgetfulness of my wa-lâ nis-yânil-limâ fs?^ est ^ 9^ V$

blameworthy acts in the sabaqa min
past, dhamïmi fi' IT
but in order that Your lakil -M tas-mâ '
heaven and those within samâ-uka wa man ù*3 ^3^> £»-^á) j£l
it fîhà
And Your earth and those wa ar-duka wa man
upon it * alayhâ
may hear the remorse
mâ azhar-tu laka
which I have professed to minan-nadami
You
and the repentance
wa laja-tu ilayka
through which I have fîhi mint-tawbah
sought asylum with You.
Then perhaps one of falâ'l-lâ bâ'-dahum
them, through Your bi-rah-matika yar-
mercy, may show mercy hamunï min sùo-i
upon my evil situation maw-qifí
or be seized by aw tud-rikuhur-riq-
tenderness for my evil qatu ' alay-ya
state. bisûo-i h â lï
There may come from fa-yanâlanï minhu
him for my sake a bi-dâ'-watin hiya
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supplication to which You as-mau' laday-ka
give ear more than to my min dua'â-T
supplication
or an intercession surer aw-shafâ'tin aw-
with You than my kadu i'ndaka min
intercession shafà'tï
through which I may be
takûnu bihâ najàtï
delivered from Your min ghadabika
wrath
and attain to Your good
wa faw-zî bi-ridàk ÙÙpjt tájjA?
pleasure!
O Allah, if remorse is a
repentance toward You, allahumma iyakun-
nadamu tawbatan ájij hp y&\ Jz a\
then I am the most ilayka fa-ana
remorseful of the andamun-nàdimïn
remorseful!
If refraining from
disobedience is a turning wa i-yakunit-tar-ku
limâ'-si-yatika
back to You, then I am inâbatan fa-ana aw-
the first of those who walul-munïbïn
turn back!
If praying for forgiveness wa i-yakunil-as-

tigh-fâru hit-tatal-
alleviates sins, surely I
lidh-dhunûbi fa-in-
am one of those who pray nï laka minal-mus-
for Your forgiveness! tagh-firïn
O Allah, as You are
allahumma fakamâ iialJb CJy>\ UÌO Lffil
commanded repentance
amar-ta bit-tawbati
and guaranteed wa damintal-qabGI
acceptance,
as You are urged wa hathath-ta
supplication, and ' alâd-dua'â-i wa
promised to respond, wâ'd-tal-ijâbah
fasal-li 'alâ
so also bless Muhammad
muhammadiw-wa à-
and his Household, li muhammad
accept my repentance,
and return me not to the waq-bal tawbatï wa-
lâ tar-jia'-nï mar-
returning place of jia'l-khaybati mir-
disappointment in Your rah-matik
mercy
Surely, You are Ever- in-naka antat-taw-

turning toward the wâbu ' alal- 'Js*^' (J* ^ é&l
sinners, mudhnibïn,
All-compassionate
war-rahïmu lil-
toward the offenders who khâtïnal-munTbTn
turn back!
O Allah, bless allahumma sal-li
Muhammad and his ' alâ muhammadiw- Jlj^^^^l
wa a-h
Household just as You muhammadin kamâ US' aX*J>
are guided us by him! haday-tanâ bih
Bless Muhammad and his wasal-li'ala y& A~\* ÁÁ *L^'
Household just as You muhammadiw-wa â- ^ ~J 7**" ir* lP"-?
are rescued us through lihi kamas-tanqadh- ^
him! tana bih 'J
Bless Muhammad and his , , . - ala

,-
wasal-h
Household with a muhammadiw-wa â- jÛi JTj jÛi Jli- fLfj
blessing that will M muhammadin
intercede for us on the salâtan tash-fau' ^jjj iiUûJl ^>jj ^115 ~é%#
Day of Resurrection, the la_ná yaw-mal- ^
qiyamati wa yaw- dJLJj ÂSUul
day of neediness toward
mal-fâqati ilayk
You!
You are powerful over i n n a ka 1 a I à ku 1 1 i . j - „^ U íjí ,
n . -, n . shay-in qadir, 'J*' lT is"" i-uJ
everything, and that is wahuwa -aMayka „ , .
easy for You! yasTr jsr"d
The sanctity of the Qadr Days should be considered by engaging oneself with acts
of worship, recitation of the Holy Qur'ân, and praying Almighty Allah. Through a
considerable series of narrators, it has been narrated that the Qadr Days are as holy
as the Qadr Nights.
SUPPLICATION ON THE TWENTY-THIRD NIGHT OF RAMADAN

O the Lord of the Grand yâ rabba laylati
Night alqadri
And He Who decided it , , - , ,
n n n wa ja ilaha khayran ... .;í „ * „ -. ,
to. be better
. than. one mm alfi shahnn ' uul
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T' J
thousand months;
And the Lord of night wa rabba allayli wal-
and day nnahàri
And the Lord of
wal-jibali wal-bihari j^J'j J^J'j
mountains and oceans,
And the Lord of darkness wal-zzulami wal- y'-H\- JMv
and light, anwàri 3 3
SUPPLICATION ON THE 23RD NIGHT OF RAMADAN
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And the earth and the
wal-ardi wal-ssama'i
heavens.
O the Maker, O the yâ bâri'u yâ
Fashioner, musawwiru
O the All-tender, O the yâ hannânu yâ
All-favorer mannânu
O Allah, O the All-
beneficent,
O Allah, O the Self- yâ allâhu yâ
Subsisting, qayyùmu
O Allah, O the wonderful
yâ allâhu yâ badï' u
Originator,
0 Allah; O Allah; O yâ allâhu yâ allâhu yâ
iíii u iíit u tilt u
Allah; allâhu
To You are the Most
Excellent Names,
examples,
And greatness and
bounties.
as'aluka an tusalliya b\ dJUt-^î
Muhammad and the
'alâ muhammadin wa
Household of âli muhammadin <.Xáû> JÏj
Muhammad,
And to include my name wa an tasala asmy fi ?jLa J ^( Jj^j- j{j
happiest ones, alssu'adâ'i <-^'>&^\ J>
And to add my soul to the wa ruhy ma'a
And record my good
deeds in the most exalted wa ihsâny fi ' illiyyïna
rank
And to décidé my offense wa isâ'aty
heart qalbî
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And to make me feel
wa turdiyany bima
qasamta IT
You decide for me
And (please) grant us wa âtinâ fî alddunyâ
And reward in the wa fî alàkhirati
wa qinâ * adhâba
alnnâri alharïqi
Fire,
us at this night Your warzuqny fïhà
You,
wal-inâbata wal-
ttawfîqa limâ
waffaqta lahu
muhammadan wa âla
the Household of
muhammadin 'alayhi
Muhammad, peace be
wa ' alayhimu
upon him and them.
alssalâmu
Muhammad ibn "Isa, through his series of narrators, has reported the Holy
Infallibles (a.s) as saying, "You may repeat the following supplication at the
twenty-third night of Ramadan in all states—standing, sitting, prostrating... etc. It
is furthermore preferable if you repeat it all over the month of Ramadan whenever
you have an opportunity and also all over your lifetime. You may begin with
statements of glorifying Almighty Allah and praying for sending blessings upon
the Holy Prophet and then say:
O Allah: (please) be for allâhumma kun
Your representative, al- liwaliyyka alhujjati
Hujjah, son of al-Hasan— abni alhasani
Your blessings be on him salawâtuka ' alayhi
iJXÀ ^Js-j dliljJUf
and on his forefathers wa "alâ âbâ'ihi
fî hadhihi alssâ'ati wa
now and at all times
fî kull sà' atin
(please, be his) friend
waliyyan wa hâfizan
and guardian
And leader and helper wa qâ'idan wa nâsiran
And guide and watcher wa dalîlan wa ' aynan

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So that You shall allow . ... , .. ,

natta tuskinahu * a ... A>^.>
him to prevail
, on Your . , taw . an
ardaka -* dLiî
J wJ J»
°
lands willingly
And You shall make him wa tumatt' ahu fîhâ í . ,,*,>„
enjoy it for a long time. tawîlan v
It is also recommended to say the following supplication:
0 the Director of all yâ mudabbira ,
affairs; ala'umuri ^
0 the Resurrector of all yâ bâ'itha man fí ,»... ..,-.„
those in graves; alqubun +^ v
O He Who causes oceans _ ., , _ .
ya mujnya albuhuri <. s&-?\ ÍSjh* «
to flow; ^ ' '
O He Who made the iron ,, ,.
ya mulayyma alhadidi „ ,, ,4, ,„
pliant
v for (Prophet)
* ..hdawuda
_ , ' ijud
v ' AíJbJt
' Á#
w U
David;
(Please) send blessings ... . ._
° salli ala
upon
r Muhammad
• , and the ,
muhammadin ,. wa ah
... it/ J4X){Clí>
...^x> Jh k »i'
Household of ' . .. - 3 ' ^^
muhammadin...
Muhammad...
You may here mention your needs, and then continue:
This very night; this very a|_|ay|atg a|_|gy|ata & ^
night.
You may raise both your hands while saying this supplication.
It is also recommended to repeat this supplication in all states—sitting, standing,
prostrating... etc. at this night as well as the last night of Ramadan.
SUPPLICATION OF THE TWENTY-FOURTH NIGHT OF RAMADAN

0 the Cleaver of the
ya faliqa al-isbahi ÛZf^fl jjJtè U
Daybreak;
And You appointed the wa jâ' ila allayli UÌ)(
night for stillness sakanan ^
and the sun and the wal-shshamsa wal-
moon for reckoning. qamara husbânan
O the Almighty, O the
yâ ' azïzuyâ ' alïmu ^Js- 13 Jjjp 13
All-knowing;
O the Lord of favors and yâ dhalmann wal
Jjkhj jj( la 13
munificence ttawli
wal-quwwati wal- . .„;,
And power and might hawli ^J^'j 9J" 'J
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And grâce and bestowal wal-fadli wal-in'ami
And majesty and honor. wal-jalâli wal-ikràmi

O Allah, O the All-
beneficent,
O Allah, O the Unique, O yâ allâhu yâ fardu yâ
p3 13 s£ 13 ÚS\ 13
the Singular, witru
O Allah, O the Evident, O yâ allâhu yâ zâhiru
tjktí 13 jA& 13 ÚS\ 13
the Immanent, yâ bâtinu
0 the Ever-living, there yâ hayyu lâ ilâha illâ
ci'í H\ ii\ V lf" 13
is no god save You, anta
To You are the Most
Excellent Names,
wal-amthâlu al ' ulïâ íÓJÒ\ J&Vlj
examples,
And greatness and
bounties.
Muhammad and the
'alâ muhammadin wa
Household of íjjípj> Jïj
âli muhammadin
Muhammad,
happiest ones, alssu ' adâ'i
And record my good
deeds in the most exalted wa ihsâny fi ' illiyyïna
rank
heart qalbî
And to make me feel
wa turdiyany bimâ
qasamta IT
You décidé for me
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And (please) grant us wa atina fî alddunya
wa qinâ * adhâba
alnnâri alharïqi
Fire,
You,
wal-inâbata wal-
ttawfîqa limâ
waffaqta lahu
muhammadan wa âla
the Household of
muhammadin 'alayhi
Muhammad, peace be
wa ' alayhimu
upon him and them.
alssalâmu
SUPPLICATION OF THE TWENTY-FIFTH NIGHT OF RAMADAN:

O He Who makes night a yâ jâ ' ila al I ay I i
íLd JÌ)I fc\ár k
covering, libâsan
And makes daylight for wal-nnahàri
seeking livelihood, ma ' àshan
And makes the earth an
wal-ardi mihâdan
expanse
And the mountains
wal-jibâli awtâdan
bulwarks;
O Allah; O the Dominant, yâ allâhu yâ qâhiru t j*lâ U aJJ( 13
O Allah; O the
yâ allâhu yâ jabbâru t júp 13 aJJ( 13
Omnipotent,
O Allah; O the All-
yâ allâhu yâ samT" u i3 aji u
hearing,
O Allah; O the Nigh, yallâhu yâ qarìbu ti-j/ 13 àÌ)lÍ3
O Allah; O the
yâ allâhu yâ mujïbu íiL~2*j» \3 4JJ1 \3
Responding,
O Allah; O Allah; O yâ allâhu yâ allâhu yâ
áíhu áíhu áíhU
Allah; allâhu
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To You are the Most
laka alasmà'u alhusnâ
Excellent Names,
examples,
And greatness and
wal-kibryà'u wal-âlâ'u
bounties.
I beseech You to bless
Muhammad and the
'alâ muhammadin wa
Household of íjjípj> Jïj
âli muhammadin
Muhammad,
And record my good
rank
heart qalbî
And to make me feel
wa turdiyany bimâ
qasamta IT
You decide for me
wa qinâ * adhâba
alnnâri alharïqi
Fire,
You,
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wal-inâbata wal-
ttawfîqa limâ
waffaqta lahu
You led Muhammad and muhammadan wa âla ^Úéj ós- jUjkJ JÏJ \jJH*j>
the Household of
muhammadin 'alayhi
Muhammad, peace be
wa-alayhimu -f*-»
upon him and them.
alssalâmu
SUPPLICATION OF THE TWENTY-SIXTH NIGHT OF RAMADAN:

O the Maker of night and yâ jâ ' ila allayli wal-
daylight two portents; nnahâri âiyatayni
O He Who makes dark yâ man mahâ âyata
the portent of night allayli
And makes the portent of wa ja ' ala âyata
0j~P-~í>
the daylight sight-giving; alnnahâri mubsiratan
So that you may seek
litabtaghû fadlan
favor and pleasure from
minhu wa ridwânan
Him.
O He Who expounds
yâ mufassila kulli
everything with clear
shay'in tafsïlan
expounding;
O the All-glorious; O the yâ mâjidu yâ
All-donor; wahhâbu
O Allah; O the All-
yâ allâhu yâ jawâdu
magnanimous
Allah; allâhu
To You are the Most
Excellent Names,
examples,
And greatness and
bounties.
Muhammad and the
'alâ muhammadin wa
Household of
âli muhammadin
Muhammad,
And to include my name wa an taj ' ala asmy fî ?jLa J ^\ fâá jîj
happiest ones, alssu'adâ'i tçliiJl Jí
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And to add my soul to the wa ruhy ma'a
And record my good
rank
heart qalbî
And faith that removes wa 'ïmànan yudhhibu
And to make me feel
wa turdiyany bimâ
qasamta IT
You decide for me
And (please) grant us wa âtinâ fî alddunyâ
And reward in the wa fí alàkhirati
wa qinâ * adhâba
alnnâri alharïqi
Fire,
us at this night Your warzuqny fíhà
You,
wal-inâbata wal-
ttawfíqa limâ
waffaqta lahu
muhammadan wa âla
the Household of
muhammadin 'alayhi
Muhammad, peace be
wa ' alayhimu
upon him and them.
alssalâmu
SUPPLICATION OF THE TWENTY-SEVENTH NIGHT OF RAMADAN

According to narrations, it is recommended to bathe oneself at the twenty-seventh
night of Ramadan. It has been also narrated that Imam ' Ali ibn al-Husayn Zayn al-
'Àbidïn (a. s) used to repeat the following supplication throughout this night:
O Allah: (please) present allâhumma urzuqny
me alienation from the alttajâfiya ' an dâri
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abode of delusion, alghururi
And turning to the abode wal-inabata ila dan

of eternity, alkhulûdi
wal-âsti 1 dâda lilmawti 4^ cJ^ 9J-^ ^liiaJ-^lj
And readiness for death
before it is too late. qabla hululi alfawti
It is also recommended to say the following supplication at this night:

O the Spreader of the
ya madda alzzilli jjJàJl ítí 13
shade,
And if You willed, You wa law shi'ta
could make it still, laja ' altahu sâkinan
wa ja ' alta
then You have made the f ' m 0
alshshamsa ' alayhi
sun its pilot
dalïlan
Then You withdraw it to thumma qabadtahu
• Uialí dX)\
Us, a graduai withdrawal. ilayka qabdan yasïran
O the Lord of
yadha aljudi wal-
magnanimity and
ttawli
conferral,
And greatness and
wal-kibryâ'i wal-âlâ'i
bounties,
You are the Knower of
'âlimu alghaybi wal-
the hidden and the
shshahâdati
witnessed,
The All-beneficent, the
alrrahmanu alrrahïmu
All-merciful
There is no god save You lâ ilâha illâ anta
O the Holy, O the (Source ya quddusu ya
of) Peace, salâmu
O the Grantor of security, yâ mu 'minu yâ
O the Dominant, muhayminu
O the Mighty, O the
yâ ' azïzu yâ jabbâru
Omnipotent,
yâ mutakabbiru yâ
O the Great, O Allah,
allâhu
O the Creator, O the yâ khâliqu yâ bâri'u
íjjâj) \j £gjV3 U JjJlí- U
Maker, O the Fashioner yâ musawwiru
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0 Allah; O Allah; 0 ya allahu ya allahu ya
Allah; allâhu
To You are the Most
laka alasmà'u alhusnâ
Excellent Names,
examples,
And greatness and
wal-kibryà'u wal-âlâ'u
bounties.
Muhammad and the
'alâ muhammadin wa
Household of
âli muhammadin
Muhammad,
And record my good
rank
heart qalbî
t ât tlLLh «LjkJkj UUjIj
And to make me feel
wa turdiyany bimâ
qasamta IT
You decide for me
wa qinâ * adhâba
alnnâri alharïqi
Fire,
And (also) confer upon warzuqny fihâ
us at this night Your dhikraka wa shukraka
mentioning, thanking wal-rraghbata ilayka
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You, and desiring for
You,
wal-inâbata wal-
ttawfîqa limâ
waffaqta lahu
You led Muhammad and muhammadan wa âla ^Úéj <CJl£ jUjkJ JÏJ (jî
the Household of
muhammadin 'alayhi
Muhammad, peace be
wa alayhimu T
upon him and them.
alssalâmu
SUPPLICATION OF THE TWENTY-EIGHTH NIGHT OF R.AMADAN:

O He Who commits the
ya khazina allayli fi
night to the custody of
alhawâ'i
the atmosphere,
And He Who stores light wa khazina alnnuri fi
in the heavens alssamâ'i
And prevents the heavens wa mâni ' a alssamâ'i
from falling on the earth an taqa "a ' alâ alardi
except by His permission, illâ bi-idhnihi AjJb H\ Je>°}ì\
And prevents them from wa hâbisahumâ an
vanishing; tazûlâ
yâ ' alïmu yâ ' azïmu
All-great;
O the All-forgiving; O the
yâ ghafûru yâ dâ'imu
Everlasting;
O Allah; O the Inheritor
yâ allâhu yâ wârithu
(of all things);
O the Resurrector of yâ bâ ' itha man fî
those in graves; alqubûri
U Úi\ U till U
Allah; allâhu
To You are the Most
Excellent Names,
examples,
And greatness and
bounties.
Muhammad and the
'alâ muhammadin wa
Household of
âli muhammadin
Muhammad,
4Ì
=1
And record my good
rank
heart qalbî
And to make me feel
wa turdiyany bimâ
qasamta IT
You decide for me
wa qinâ * adhâba
alnnâri alharïqi
Fire,
You,
wal-inâbata wal-
ttawfiqa limâ
waffaqta lahu
muhammadan wa âla
the Household of
muhammadin 'alayhi
Muhammad, peace be
wa ' alayhimu
upon him and them.
alssalâmu
SUPPLICATION OF THE TWENTY-NINTH NIGHT OF PvAMADAN

O He Who makes the yâ mukawwira al I ay I i
Opl J* U
night overlap the day ' alâalnnahâh
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And makes the day wa mukawwira
overlap the night; alnnahâri "alâ allayli
yâ ' alïmu yâ hakïmu
All-wise;
O the Lord of lords; yâ rabba al-arbâbi
And the Master of
wa sayyida alssâdâti
masters;
You are nearer to me yâ aqraba ilayya min
than my life-vein. habli alwaridi
illi ç iiïii ç tili u;
Allah; allâhu
To You are the Most
Excellent Names,
examples,
And greatness and
bounties.
as'aluka an tusalliya j /j -n- j| ^L^î
Muhammad and the
'alâ muhammadin wa
Household of âli muhammadin '^**ta <J J
Muhammad,
And to include my name wa an taj'ala asmy fi j£Jj, ?jLa J -\^à jíj
And record my good
deeds in the most exalted wa ihsany fî ' illiyyïna
rank
And to grant me wa an tahaba lï
heart qalbi
And to make me feel wa turdiyany bimâ
satisfied with that which qasamta IT
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You decide for me
And (please) grant us wa atina fi alddunya
wa qinâ * adhâba
alnnâri alharïqi
Fire,
You,
wal-inâbata wal-
ttawfîqa limâ
waffaqta lahu
muhammadan wa âla
the Household of
muhammadin 'alayhi
Muhammad, peace be
wa ' alayhimu
upon him and them.
alssalâmu
THE LAST NIGHT OF RAMADAN

A number of acts are advisably practiced at this blessed night. They are as follows:
Second: It is recommended to visit the holy tomb of Imam al-Husayn (a.s).
Third: It is recommended to recite Surahs of al-An^âm (No. 6), al-Kahf (No. 18),
and Yâsln (No. 36). It is also recommended to repeat the following invocation one
hundred times:
, . , r astaghriru allaha wa ,\ , >i ,>,.\
Allah and I repent before .. .. .<ui 05ÏI9 <uJi Jèò*>\
atubu ilayhi ' *
Him.
Fourth: It is recommended to say the following supplication that is reported by al-
Kulayniy from Imam Ja'far al-Sâdiq (a.s):
O Allah: This month of allâhumma hâdhâ
Ramadan in which You shahru ramadâna
revealed the Qur'ân is alladhy anzalta fini
about to come to its alqur'àna wa qad
end. tasarrama
And I seek refuge with wa a'Qdhu biwajhika
Your Noble Face, 0 alkarimi yâ rabbi
Lord,
688 THE LAST NIGHT OF RAMADAN
w ; m
that it dawns tonight, an yatlu ' a alfajru min ^ j^j, j|
laylaty hadhihi
Or the month of aw yatasarrama shahru jU&íj j$i «j>^; jî
Ramadan elapses, ramadàna
But I am still liable to wa laka qibaly tabi ' atun j^J ^_J^ j{ jj^j ^íjjj
an offense of a sin that aw dhanbun turìdu an
You want to punish me tu ' adhdhibany bihi .a Urn ^jj ^ lsH***3
for committing it when yawma alqâka
I will meet You.
Fifth: It is recommended to say the previously mentioned supplicatin that begins
with the following:
O the Director of all yâ mudabbira
affairs; ala'umGri
O the Resurrector of all yâ bà'ithamanfî . „, ,
those in graves; alquburi ^ ^ "
O He Who causes oceans _ ,, . - ■ , ,,, , , ,
to slow; ya muinya albuhun 4 sa^tJI
' í£&u>
"■> b
O He Who made the iron _ ....

ya mulayyma alhadidi ,, _ , „<.
pliant. for (Prophet) ,.J_ __,
hdawuda ' iílJ
v ' JbJ^Jl
' ' ÁÌU 13
^
David;
(Please) send blessings ... . ,_
sal 1 1 ala
upon Muhammad and the . ,. _,. „ , , ,T, „ , , „, ,
, ,\ of-
Household muhammadm
, wa ah . . . ju^
* J- ( 9 JU^
* ,
*■* u"U*
. . muhammadm...
Muhammad...
Sixth: It is recommended to bid farewell to the month of Ramadan through the
supplications dedicated to this purpose and are mentioned by al-Kulayniy, al-
Saduq, al-Mufid, al-Tusiy, and Sayyid Ibn Tawus—may Allah be pleased with
them all. Yet, the best supplication in this respect may be the forty-fifth
supplication of the al-Sahlfah al-Kâmilah al-Sajjâdiyyah, which is as follows:
O Allah, O He who desires allàhumma yâ mal-là , . , . „ M . , „.,■:,.
no repayment! yar-ghabu fil-jaza-i ^ • -r- <s »
He who shows no remorse wa yà mal-là yandamu ,5 . . . . „
at bestowal! alal- atai ' ^' " ^ J
He who rewards not His wa yà mal-là yukàfi-u is-^ aJ-^' Cs?*-^ ^ Ò-* *-*J
servant tit for tat! ' ab-dahû ' alàs-sawài
Your kindness is a new

min-natuka ab-tidà- t\J&>\ dlsla
beginning,
Your pardon gratuitous
wa ' af-wuka tafaddul £paíï iJjflPj
bounty,
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Your punishment justice, wa ' uqubatuka 'adl
Your decree a choice for
wa qadâw-uka khiyarah
the best
If You bestow, You stain
in â'-tay-ta lam tashub
not Your bestowal with
* atâ-aka biman
obligation, and
if You withhold, You wa im-man'ta lam
withhold not in yakum-man-' uka
transgression. tâladdiyan
You show gratitude to him
tash-kuru man
who thanks You, while
shkaraka wa anta al-
You have inspired him to
ham-tahG shukrak
thank You.
You reward him who
wa tukâfi-u man Lui* CJÎj iJj_<k^- £gSL^3j
praises You, while though
hamidaka wa anta ' al-
You have taught him Your
lam-tahG hamdak
praise.
You coverest him whom, if
wa tas-turu ' alâ mal-
You willed, You wouldst
law shi-ta fadahtah
expose, and
You are generous toward
him from whom, if You wa tajudu ' ala mal-law
willed, You wouldst shi-ta manâ'-tah
withhold.
Both are worthy of Your wa kilàhumà ah-lum-
exposure and withholding, minka lîl-fadïhati wal-
but You have man'i ghay-ra an-nak
founded Your acts upon banay-ta afâ'alaka
gratuitous bounty, * alât-tafaddul
channeled Your power wa aj-ray-ta qud-
into forbearance, rataka ' alât-tajâwz
received him who
wa talaq-qay-ta man
disobeyed You with
' asâka bil-hilm
clemency, and
disregarded him who wa am-hal-ta man 0
intended wrongdoing qasada Mnaf-sihT biz-
against himself. zulm
You awaitest their turning tastanziruhum bi nâtika
back without haste and ilâl-inâbah
wtat-ruku
refrainest
. from
. rushing mu ajalatahum ....
Mat- ,
î.»it ..it „t ,a»i-.u.
, . , >.,..
them toward repentance, , , ^
taw-ban
so that the perisher among ... ,_ ....
hkay-la yah-lika alay- „ ... ... .s^,
them may not perish . , *4>J^ kilQp dwfe tuSJ
, . . ka halikuhum- - '
because of You and
the wretched may not be wa là yash-qâ
wretched through Your bi ni ' matika °% j J $> dJbu*y lsû-ìj
favor, shaqïyuhum
but only after Your il-lâ ' an tûlil-i ' dhâri ^ (j&^l ° fyt
prolonged excusing him ilay-h "O * Jr {
and successive arguments wa bâ'-da taràdufil-huj-
against him, jati 'alayh
as an act of generosity . ■-<-■,
. . , karamam-min af-wika , » < ^
through Your .pardon, O _. .
ya karim b íJwi*
f ,vw- lo
j-
Generous, and
an act of kindliness
. . . wa aa-idatam-mm . . „ j ,
through
, Your tenderness, at-fika ya- .halim
,- v ' 4 dJuaaP
' ^>• aJjiâ
- v
O Clement!
It is You who hast opened antal-ladhï fatah-ta , -
for Your servants a door to lii'bâdika bâban ilâ 1 as- Jï 4» CJ(
Your pardon, which You wika wasam-may- ^ sjy^
have named 'repentance'. tahut-taw-bah
You have placed upon that wa jâ'l-ta ' alâ dhalikal- SUi yU( dJUi îf. cJ«rj
door a pointer from Your bâbi dalTlam-miw-wah-
revelation, lest they stray yika li-al-lâ yadil-lû cûlà ii* l>Uaj SU dLJ-j
from it: You have said ' an-hû faqul-ta
(blessed are Your names), tabàraka as-muka: :dU-iI i3jU
(Repent toward Allah with (tûbû ilâl-lâhï taw- ^ , . ^..j^ \\ \ >

unswerving repentance! batan-nasûhana ^ y** & , u» J*Jv
It may be that Your Lord * asa rab-bukum ay-
will acquit you of your evil yukaf-fira " ankum say-
deeds and will admit you yi-âtikum wayud- tg^tf OLár j^S^-Ìjj f&uL*1
into gardens beneath khilakum jan-nâtin taj- . t
which rivers flow, rï m,n tah-tihàl-an-hâru 0^' rrh* &
upon the day when Allah - „ .-
... not degrade
will . . the
. yaw-ma
... la yukh-zil-
' , . .jju <-TT ^Jlh i^rtJ- M2 ?-W
-ia
. . . . lahun-nabi-ya wal-
Prophet and those who . ... _ _ i„. i'T
, . . . . ladhina amanu ma hu ***
have faith along with him,
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their light running before nûruhum yas-'â bay-
them and of their right na ay-dïhim wabiay-
hands, and they say: 'Our mànihim yaqGIGna rab-
Lord, complete for us our banà at-mim lanà
light, and forgive us! nûranà wagh-fir lanà
Surely You are powerful in-naka ' alâ kul-li
over everything.)' shay-in qadïrun)
What is the excuse of him
famâ ' udh-ru man
who remains heedless of
agh-fala dukhûla
entering that house after
dhalikal-manzili bâ'-da
the opening of the door
fat-hil-bâbi wa
and the setting up of the
iqâmatid-dalîli?
pointer?
It is You who hast raised
wa antal-ladhï zit-ta fis- ^Js- ç.)ïJ\ CJij ifòS\ cjÎj
the price against Thyself
saw-mi 'alâ naf-sika
to the advantage of Your
lii'bâdika turìd
servants, desiring
their profit in their trade rib-hahum fi
with You, mutâjaratihm lak
their triumph through
wa faw-zahum bil-
reaching You and their
wifâdati ' alay-ka waz-
increase on account of
zïàdati mink
You,
for You have said (blessed
faqul-ta tabâraka as-
is Your Name and high art
muka wa tâ'alay-ta:
You exalted),
(whoso brings a good deed (man jâ-a bil-hasanati i* 4_JÌ h.
shall have ten the like of falahû ' ash-ru am-
it, and thâlihâ
those brings an evil deed
waman jà-a bis-say-yi-
shall only be recompensed
ati falâ yuj-zâ il-lâ 3á o
the like of it). You have
mith-lahâ) wa quit:
said,
(The likeness of those who (mathalul-ladhïna
expend their wealth in the yunfiqùna am-wâlahum
way of Allah is as the fî sabïlil-lâhï kamathali
likeness of a grain of corn hab-batin ambatat sab-
that sprouts seven ears, in ' a sanâbila fî kul-li
every ear a hundred sumbulatim-mia-atu
grains; so Allah multiplies hab-batiw-wal-lâhû
unto whom He wills). yudâi'fu limay-yashâ-u)
You have said: (Who is he waqul-ta: (man dhàl- Jjj > u ^ . -cJllj
that will lend to Allah a ladhî yuq-ridul-lâha w
good loan, and He will qar-dana hasanana Í3l*_ÌM U djLtLja^ b_~»?- L*?j3
multiply it for him fayudâi'fahG lahu ad-
manifold?) " âfana kathïratah)
And You have sent down wa mâ anzal-ta min , .
in the Qur'ân similar nazà-irihin-na fil-qur- ls-? Cfif)—0* J-Î C*-Jii,
verses on the multiplying âni min tadâe'efïl-
of good deeds. hasanât
It is You who hast pointed
them through Your speech wa antal-ladhï dalal-
from Your Unseen and tahum biqaw-lika min j-»
Your encouragement in ghay-bika wa tar-
which lies their good ghïbikal-ladhï fïhï haz-
fortune toward that zuhum ' alâ mâ law
which— hadst You covered satar-tahG ' an-hum
it from them—
their eyes would not have lam tud-rik-hû ab- ' ''Lûlitjs Hi
perceived, sâruhum- f-* ' * ^
their ears would not have wa lam tai'hïe as- „ ,, «^^
heard, and mâ'uhum- ^ " r-5
their imaginations would wa lam tal-haq-hG aw- „ ot,> ; ,
not have grasped, hamuhum- 1 1
for You have said, faqul-ta:
( Remember Me, and I will (udh-kurûnïe adh-kur- li^f * 'i^l
remember you kum- f^* '
be thankful to Me, and be , , _ ,.
wa ash-kuru li wa la \i >%, . â»°
you
J not thankless
. . towards
. , t
tak-furun) waqul-ta: :cJjjj (\ ùjlàSJ ïj.J
j (jîxiiW
jj- j
Me!) You have said,
( If you are thankful, (la-in shakar-tum ijjjj-^ °A
surely I will increase you, lâzîdannakum v "1 ^
but if you are thankless, ,■,<-,_■ * ,
,„,
My ,..
chastisement n
is surely wala-m
. kafar-tum
, m-na /jjj_^J lS'*"-*& u£ (•-'j-"
iCi. I.
lT-'J
.. . . . . adhabi lashadid) wa
terrible): And You have . ^
qul-ta: .,- 13,.
.^-UJj
said,
[til —M
w m
(Supplicate Me, and I will , . . ^ ...
(ud- uwnie as-tajib . >\ ■ . ìIk
respond
. F . to you;
J surelyJ . . .
lakum in-nal-ladhma C?*, °' C-90 S-^—*" i^J-^ - )
those who wax too proud . . { >. • . . . . ,> „
. . . .5 yas-tak-biruna an o«JL?-J^«i ie»iL«* ,>* Ojj-xsô
to worship Me shall enter ... _ . ^ , , , ,_ " - *'
, i badati sayad-khuluna
GAHENNAM
. . . utterly .jahan-nama
. ... ..
dakhinn). , v( <JV^
v>b r^7*its-
abject).
Hence You have named fasam-may-ta du ' aa- » . , „„ .
supplicating You 'worship' aka i'badah
and refraining from it , , _ . _ _ * , > . .
, waxing proudf , and wa tar-kahu as-tik-bara KLxtîl
J ' ' <61>3
J
You have threatened that
the refraining from it wa tawâ'-'at-ta ' alâ JaJ-S <lS^j ^^JIp Cjjlpjïj
would yield entrance into tar-kihï dukhûla jahan-
GAHENNAM in utterLY nama dâkhirïn Ji/Tb
abject.
So they remember You for
fadhakaruka biman-nik dl!<H iJjJSlià
Your kindness,
they thank You for Your , . _. . ,s ,
.bounty, wa shakaruka birad-lik dJUUaij' iia^Sia
J
they supplicate You by , .1
Your command, . and. wa da w-ka bi m-rik ij^b
? J iJaPia
they donate for You in
wa tasad-daqu laka , . * .. ,, *-
order to seek Your ^ , , ... ....
talabal-hmazidik •^r^
' ~f ' LAjs du (aij^jav
increase;
in all this lies wa fíhâ kânat CJ£"l&ia
their deliverance from najâtuhum min . . „ .
Your wrath and ghadabik J ~ '
their triumph through , , , .
. . wa faw-zuhum bindak i3U? j «-aj*5a
Your good pleasure. ( *"
Were any creature himself , , , , , , .
,
to direct another creature wa law dal-la
,_ . ...makh- Á \. t>?
^r* . í» r- ^jû>
^jtet* s i°- Jiu jJj
°t
luqum-makh-luqam-
to the like of that to which
mirn-naf-sihï ' alâ mith- itaLp aJIp cita çsih JL ^
You Thyself hast directed .... . ,
. .. Iil-ladhi dalal-ta alay-
Your servants, he would ;.u5H=ix= mir,i,= ix5r,= ^^
, hi 1 badaka minka kana ;
be
described by beneficence maw-sûfam-bil-ih-sân JL«£-)ílj '\3j0pjA
,., ,, , j wa man-'uwtam- . ,
qualified by kindness, and . .. _
bnam-tinan ouwilb
' ' - b«u«i
^ J
. . wa mah-mGdam-bikul-li ., , „,> * , .
praised by every tongue. Iis_n Ot-J jXj liî^j
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So to You belongs praise falakal-ham-du
as long as there is found a m à wujida fi ham-dika
way to praise You and madh-hab
as long as there remains
wa ma baqT lil-ham-di , , * .
for praising words by
laf-zun tuh-madu bihï H ^ +^ l?* ^
which You may be praised
wa mà'-nana yansarifu
and meanings which may
ilay-h
be spent in praise!
O He who shows Himself
ya man taham-mada ila
praiseworthy to His
i'bâdihï bil-ih-sâni wal-
servants through
fadli
beneficence and bounty,
flooding them with wa ghamarahum bil-
JjJaJlj /yJb pÁj*£-j
kindness and graciousness man-ni wat-taw-l
How much Your favor has
mâ af-shâ finà
been spread about among
ni ' mataka?
us,
Your kindness lavished wa as-bagha 'alay-nâ
upon us, and min-nataka?
Your goodness singled out wa akhas-sanà bibir-
for us! rika?
You have guided us to haday-tanâ
Your religion which You
lidînikal-ladhT as-tafay-t
have chosen,
Your creed with which You wa mil-latikal-latï ar-
are pleased, and taday-t
Your path which You have wa sabïlikal-ladhï sah-
made smooth, and hal-t
You have shown us wa bas-sar-tanâz-zul-
proximity to You and fata laday-ka wal-
arrival at Your generosity! wusûla ilâ karâmatik
O Allah, among the
allàhumma wa anta
choicest of those duties
jâ'l-ta min safâyâ til-
and the most special of
kal-wazâ-ifi wa khasâ- dJUj jflj\ ..fl^-J ^ÀjLJsjJI liLij
those obligations You have
isi til-kal-furûdi shah-ra
appointed the month of
ramadânal-ladhì
Ramadan, which You have
singled out from other akh-tasas-tahG min sâ-
months, irish-shuhùr
w m
, f n wa takhay-yar-tahû . ^ v^. Ì-ï^jUj
chosen from among all . . .... - -J C ~; o " ~ 3
. ° mm jamn l-az-mmati ,
Fperiods and eras,' and , , . _
wad-duhur .i'lli.
âOJlj
preferred over all times of wa âthar-tahG 'alà kul- , , .f -i> i '..»t

the year through li aw-qatis-sanati bima >' - 3 * l? -r j
the Qur'ân and the Light
. anzal-ta fini minal-qur- a, . . ;
which You sent down _ . _ jwij 01 Ju\ ,v 4-9 CJ pi
. . . ani wan-nur ^ ^ ' ' '
within it,
the faith which You wa da's-ta fïhï minai -
multiplied by means of it, Tmân
the fasting which You wa farad-ta fïhï minas- „ ,
obligated therein, sïam v" '"'
the standing in prayer , , _..
. . . . wa ragh-ghab-ta fïhï , ,\
which You encouraged at . , ,v 4-9 c^Pja
. minal-qiam v ' ' '
its time, and
the Night of Decree which wa aj-lal-ta fïhï mil-lay- , .„:..„,„ . ■..„»
You magnified therein, the latil-qad-ril-latï hïa ^ V* trî W cJA*-l3
night which is better than khay-rum-min al-fi ^^
a thousand months. shahr * ' -'
Through it You have t _
. . . . thum-ma athar-tana i, . „.- „i
preferred us over. the other ,bihi
., . . ala
,_ sa-inl-umam
_ . .. *-*
™ ji ^yu* *■»
,-1* <u
" bï.ï( *j
1
communities and
through its excellence You ,
have chosen us to the was-tafay-tanâ bifad- ^ ^ ^ ^
exclusion of the people of lihï duna ah-lil-milal
the creeds.
We fasted by Your fasum-nâ bi m-rika , • iJ °b \ Jj
command in its daylight, nahàrah ^ 4* >
we stood in prayer with wa qum-nà bi 'w-nika ^ , s4
Your help in its night, lay-lah - 3
presenting ourselves by its mutâ'r-ridîna bisïâmihï
fasting and its standing to waqïâmihï lima ' ar-rad- *~*^ í-îMb fî1» s\ Csr-fj*^
the mercy which You have tanâ lahû mir-rah- i*Jb*s- • 'A bsi&lfi
held up before us, and matik
we found through it the wa tasab-bab-nâ ilay-hï Ms/' ' <úl UH-j
means to Your reward. mim-mathû-batika •• J
And You are full of what is wa antal-malï-u bimâ l0, . ., . , :

sought from You, rughiba fihie ilayk » v ' J
munificent with what is al-jawadu bima su-il-ta
asked of Your bounty, and min fad-lik
w m
near to him who strives al-qaribu ila man M,ú \ b- ' J( ' Jill
for Your nearness. hâwala qur-bak * J & <■* * îs"
This month stood among wa qad aqâma fînâ j| aIi (J_a Lii ^liî JLflj
us in a standing place of hadhâsh-shah-ru
praise, maqâma hamd
accompanied us with the . .. _ , , t
. . . wa sahibana suh-bata , . , ,
companionship of one r_r ^st^> uj>w»j
approved, and
profited us with the most , , _ , . .
nn r -, wa ar-bahana af-dala ,, ; , „f . sf , of
excellent
. ., profit of the -
ar-bahil- alamm t,K*Ji*J'
tr' rny
y J ,uH*5' v^.vi
JJ
world s creatures.
Then it parted from us at
. . . .. thum-ma qad faraqana . „ ,
the completion of its time, i nda ^„,=„,i
tamami „„„ Hh7 - - J
waq-tihi JU*- Us»lfl
J JJs iJf
the end of its term, and
, „.„
the fulfillment of, its
. wanqitai
M ' _ mud-datihi
. . . ... wa A. , , *^JJ
,i .-v f^ls -°.t
. wara-i adadih V
number.
So we bid farewell to it fanah-nu muwaddi ' Qu „ , ,* ,
with the farewell of one wadâ' man- J* C J aJ* J* J*^3
, . . ' az-za firâquhG ' alay- 0. ,ni . „

whose parting pains us, n_ bJs- A3\j3 jt-
. . . .... . . wa gham-manâ wa aw-

whose leaving fills us with , . . >.. ■ , . of , „ .
gloom and loneliness, andn nashana ansirarhu an-
. I,,. up 43(_a>(
J' luz^-ala ui*a
na
to whom we have come to
wa lazimana lah dJ IwjJj
owe
a safeguarded claim, adh-dhimamul-mah-fuz bjàstd\ ÛJJl
, . . ...... wal-hur-matul-mar-e'e- i, „ j ;
an observed inviolability, ^ ^sfj-*-1'
0 0 a 0
a discharged right. wal-haq-qul-maq-dî îuJl JpJlj
We say: fanah-nu qâ-ilûna: :ùjlílâ
Peace be upon thee, as-salàmu ' alïka dLU |>*>LJl
O greatest month of Allah! yâ shah-ral-lâhil-akbar jjí*j\ <ÚS\ jfi b
O festival of His friends! wa yâ e'eda aw-lïâ-ih X£ bj
Peace be upon thee, as-salâmu 'alay-k S^s- **>LJl

O most noble of yâ ak-rama mas- .„», , „ >f
accompanying times! hubim-mmal-awqat . tr- ; j- \j-
0 best of months in days wa ya khay-ra shah-rin

and hours! fil-ay-yâmi was-sâ'at OlpUJlj
Peace be upon thee, as-salâmu 'alay-ka min .

month in which shah-nn lt, - r
expectations come near qarubat fîhil-âmâl JUVl Coji

and good works are ,. . _, _, v . t ,, . . j
scattered, about!
, , wa nushirat fihil-a -mal JU*íI <L3 O-JJa
-rrv'
Peace be upon thee, as-salâmu "alay-ka min . .
comrade qann *rv ^ r
who is great in worth jal-la qad-ruhû maw
jûdâ b» ^
when found and
who torments through wa af-ja' faq-duhu maf-
absence when lost, qûdâ
anticipated friend whose wa mar-jû-win àlama aI(ì Jï °
parting gives pain! firàquh y ^J*}
Peace be upon thee, as-salâmu ' alay-ka min .... ... .
familiar alls ^ & ^* ^
who brought comfort in
coming, thus making ânasa muq-bilana fasar }UU j^jT
happy,
who left loneliness in
. . wa aw-hasha munqadia „ . ..,
going, thus giving famad ^3 3
anguish!
Peace be upon thee, as-salâmu "alay-ka „ i^Si '<^j\
neighbor in whom mim-mujâwirin £ ' & " ?
hearts became tender and raq-qat fîhil-qulûb <L>jtiù\ *J cij
. . wa qal-lat fihidh- , >i. . .
sins became few! ,.
dhunub_. (_»aj*U(
•-' <L5
'"' cu5av
Peace be upon thee, as-salâmu ' alay-ka min dl^P **>LJl

helper who aided against nâsirin â'ana ' alâsh- . ,. >, i ., f
Satan, shay-tan <■»
companion who made easy wa sâhibin sah-hala il
the paths of good-doing! subulal-ih-sân - * ; ' J
Peace be upon thee— as-salâmu 'alay-k S^s- **>LJl
[til -M
How many became _ . . ^ _ ,

, „ , , rna ak-tnara utaqa-al- , . i, . > >«
freedmen of Allah within lahi fîk ~, , j-r= ( u
thee!
How happy those who _ . ,
, , . wa ma as- ada mar- . . DJ
observed the respect due ra_, a hur-mataka
. bik dbJ dJbw^?- , J ^
v 0*^1 UaJ
to thee!
. . as-salâmu ' alay-ka mâ - ... , . .
Peace be upon thee— , _ OiS u dup aÛJI
kana »
How many the sins thou ... ..... ,, _. >/.., .<
. am-haka lildh-dhunub oajJJU £Jbt«l
erased! ' '
How many the kinds of wa as-taraka lianwâi'l- oaliíl t *Sí iJ -° í
faults thou covered over! ' uyùb , Ç-^ jr**3
as-salâmu 'alay-ka mâ ^ ... , . ,
Peace be upon thee— ._ Ois U dJQp f»7uJI
kana »
How drawn out wert thou at-walaka 'alâl-muj- . ^ : ,
for the sinners! rimïn Jsí/*"" lt* -r"
How awesome wert thou , . . _

. . . . wa ah-yabaka fî >, . . .<
in
- . the
, - hearts
, of the ,_ ., _ . .
sudunl-mu-minin .-uwaiH «aJL^ ls>
. J dJLj&i»->
faithful!
Peace be upon thee, as-salâmu ' alay-ka min ájJiJ ^ Jj^ "y, ^JJs- 'ffcJ\
month with which no days shah-ril-lâ tunâfisuhul-
compete! ayyâm f^Vl
Peace be upon thee, as-salâmu ' alay-ka min ^ *, ^ JUJl* á*>LJl
month which is peace in shah-rin huwa min kul- , « >
ail affairs! li am-rin salâm
Peace be upon thee, thou as-salâmu 'alay-ka S^s-
whose companionship is ghay-ra karïhil-
not disliked, thou musâhabati
whose friendly mixing is wa la dhamïmil- 2Lu^liJ( i *}
notblamed! mulâbasah - '
Peace be upon thee, just as as-salâmu 'alay-ka u£"dLJl£ '*>LJl
thon
thou kamâ
kama " ?
hast entered upon us with wafat-ta ' alay-nâ bil-
blessings and barakât
cleansed us of the wa ghasal-ta 'an-nâ
défilement of offenses! danasal-khatï-ât
Peace be upon thee— as-salâmu 'alay-ka **>LJl
You are not bid farewell in ghay-ra muwad-dai'm- - - , ..

annoyance baramà
nor is thy fasting left in wa lâ mat-rûkin íf . . .
weariness! sTamuhu sama " J
Peace be upon thee, as-salâmu ' alay-ka min dDp á*>LJl

object of seeking before mat-IGbin qab-la waq- s ^ íî
thy time, tih J ^
object of sorrow before thy wa mah-zûnin ' alay-hT . ... „. . „
■ .
passing! K I çraw-tin
qab-la Kk û ^ ' 0JJ^J
<^ v
Peace be upon thee— as-salâmu ' alay-k dHp |>*>LJl

How much evil was turned . . _ .
. . . kam mm su-in sunfa ,„ . . , , , „ -
away from us through ^.â - an ng up dJb *-9^> ^
thee! i a an na
How much good flowed wa kam min khay-rin . . A „, „ „^

_ uUp dJu > y» , Sa
upon us because of thee! ufida bika ' alay-na " > f
Peace be upon thee and as-salâmu 'alay-ka ..:.„. ,
upon the Night of Decree wâ'lâ lay-latil-qad-ril- ^ W ^3
which is better than a latT hTa khay-rum-min ^ jfo ^ *^ ^j,
thousand months! al-fi shah-r •> "
as-salâmu 'alay-ka mâ ^ ... , . ,
Peace be upon thee— ._ Ois U dJQp »yú*i\
kana \
How much we craved thee ah-rasanâ bil-am-si ... „.., , of
yesterday! alay-k <-T - ^
How intensely we shall wa ashad-da shaw- ... - . . , ,
yearn for thee tomorrow! qana ghadan ilay-k "f ~ J
Peace be upon thee and as-salâmu 'alay-ka dLUp á*>LJl

upon thy bounty which . ... , , ...
wa la fad-likal-ladhi , . , .< ... .
has. now
. . been made
. .hunmnah _. au*,s-
* ijJJ\
- ' dU-£3
' 05Jpav
unlawful to us and
upon thy blessings gone by
wa ala madim-mim- , si) , - „ .
which have now been . ... _. aux* dJuiSj >• tJsu Jpa
barakâtika sulib-nâh
stripped away from us!
O Allah,we are the people allâhumma in-nâ ah-lu
of this month, Through it hadhâsh-shah-ril-ladhï ^jjt ^ \\\ >jjb\ \j\
You have ennobled us and shar-raftanâ bihT wa " ^ a_ D
given us success because waf-faqtanâ biman-nika ^ Lxiîjj Aj usàî
of Your kindness, lahû
ffil -M
=1
while the wretched are hïna jahilal-ash-qïa-u
ignorant of its time. waqtah
Made unlawful to them is
wa hurimG lishaqà-ihim
its bounty because of their
fad-lah
wretchedness.
You are the patron of the
knowledge of it by which wa anta walï-yu ma
âthar-tanâ bihï mim- ^> jrî H ^ U & ^13
You have preferred us,
and its prescribed mà'-iïfatihï wa haday-
practices to which You tanâ lahû min sun-natih
have guided us.
We have undertaken,
through Your giving wa qad t-tawal-lay-nà ^Lij l.L« dlii>. LlJjï
success, its fasting and its bitaw-fîqika sïâmahG
standing in prayer, but waqTamahu ' alataq-sïr
with shortcomings, and
we have performed little wa ad-day-nâ fïhT
j~f 4-9 UjÍÎj
of much. qalïlam-min kathïr
O Allah, so to You belongs allàhumma falakal-
praise, ham-du
in admission of evil doing iq-ràram-bil-isà-ah
and confession of
wà'-tiràfam-bil-idâ'h
negligence, and
to You belongs remorse
wa laka min qulûbinâ
firmly knitted in our
* aq-dun-nadam
hearts
seeking of pardon
wa min al-sinatinâ sid-
sincerely uttered by our
quli ' tidhâr
tongues.
Reward us, in spite of the
fà-jur-nâ ' alâ mâ 4_i luUoí Lv> ^^Ìp Lij£Í9
neglect that befell us in
ssâbanâ fîhï minat-taf-
this month, with a reward
rïti aj-râ \JA
through which
we may reach the bounty nas-tad-riku bihil-fad-
4-9 Ojí^l J~îaiJ' 4j iJjOsU
desired from it and lal-mar-ghGba fîh
wa na'-tadu bihï min y.J_)t £(jJî 4^ ^Lauj
win the varieties of its
anwâi'dh-dhukh-ril-
craved stores!
mah-rusi ' alay-h
=1
Make incumbent upon us
wa aw-jib lanâ ' udh-
Your pardon for our
raka 'alâ mâ qas-sar-
falling short of Your right
nà fihï min haq-qik
in this month and
make our lives which lie wa ab-lugh bi ' mârinâ
before us reach the mâ bay-na ay-dïnâ min
coming month of shah-ri ramadànal-
Ramadan! muq-bil
Once You have made us
fâdhâ bal-lagh-tanâh
reach it,
help us perform the fâi'n-nâ ' alâ tanâwuli
worship of which You are mâ anta ah-luhG minal-
worthy, i'bâdah
cause us to undertake the wa ad-dinâ ilâl-qïâmi
obedience which You bimâ yas-tahiq-quhG
deservest, and minat-tâ'h ÍLC-ÚaJl
wa aj-ri lanâ min
grant us righteous works
sâlihil- " amali mâ
that we may fulfill Your
yakwnu darakal-lihaq-
right in these two months
qika fish-shah-ray-ni
of the months of time.
min shuhûiïd-dah-r
O Allah, as for the small allâhumma wa mâ al-
and large sins which we mam-nâ bi hT fî shah-
have committed in this rinâ hadhâ mil-lamamin
our month, aw ithm
the misdeeds into which aw wâqâ'-nâ fihï min
we have fallen, and dhambin
the offenses which we wak-tasab-nâ fihï min
have earned khatï-ah
purposefully or in 'alâ tâ'm-mudim-min-
forgetfulness, nâ aw ' alâ nis-yân
wronging ourselves
zalam-nâ fîhïe anfusanâ
thereby
awi antahak-nâ bi hT
or violating the respect
hur-matam-min ghay-
due to others,
rinâ
bless Muhammad and his fasal-li ' alâ muham-
Household, madiw-wa âlih
cover us over with Your
was-tur-nâ bisit-rik
covering,
4i
w m
pardon us through Your _, , . . ■
wa -ru an-na bi f-wik 3&ám up
pardoning ' '
place us not before the ,_ ^ .,
„ wa la tansib-na fshi ha - -, . J0 * , . , , . .
eyes
, of the. °gloaters . .
yunish-shamitin í'k5^*-^''
tr" As*
r ' *** <-^-S
- 23v
because of that,
stretch not toward us the wa la tab-sut . alay-na w1. Jî 4- «'3 k • V«-?
tongues of the detainers, _,_ , -
rinie al-sunat-tai nin .,1 1,
and Jsif"*3'
employ us in that which ., _ . . _
..f .. . . . was-ta -mil-na bima „ „ ,* ,
will alleviate and expiate yak_nu hit_tataw_ BjliSJ U» uU^lj
whatever You , , ,_ ^ , .. _
disapprovest from us wakaf-faratal-lima
, . i M t->yui ,UJ1
. .. . . . ankar-ta min-na fin
within it through
Your clemency which does birâ-fatikal-latï lâ jjib *i A\ dJbàî
not run out, and tanfad & - *
Your bounty which does wa fad-likal-ladhï là , , .* ... .
not diminish! yanqus u » ' ' J
O Allah, bless Muhammad allâhumma sal-li ' alâ IT „ , . „. „,■:,,
and his Household, muham-madiw-wa alih <■* <-r^ r5^
redress our being afflicted waj-bur musïbatanâ
by our month, bishah-rinâ
bless us....
in this day of our wa barik lana fi yaw-mi ; . . , ■.
festival and our fast- e ,edma
.. _ warit-nna U Ja5a UJ^p *aj ,^
J u) ijsba
J v
breaking,
make it one of the best of waj-'al-hG min khay-ri
days that have passed over yaw-mim-mar-ra ulA* y> °ry> lU^-lj
us, 'alayna
the greatest
„ , in attracting
n , ..........
aj-labihi h af-wiw-wa . ., ,, „f ■ , . of
Your
rr . pardon, and
. . the most
. am-hahu lidhamb, ^jm
; ' abtalav ■?4û*J' <uà^-I
"
effacing toward sins, and
forgive us our sins, both wagh-fir lana ma khafía Liîi ^f?**- La LJ JàÎj
the concealed and the min dhunGbinâ wa ml
public! ' alan
O Allah, with the passing .
... . . allahumma as-lakh-na %W\ V&\°A ; < 1
of this month make us ,. .,_ . C C*^
„ binsilakhi hadhash-
pass
„ forth from our , , .
shah-n mm khatayana i-.i.iU*
uuua?- -j»
offenses,
with its departure make us wa akh-rij-nà
depart from our evil bikhurùjihï min say-yi- LJu^ ^« ^jjiu u^^íj
deeds, âtinâ
ffîl —
=1
and appoint us thereby
waj-' al-na min
among its
most felicitous people, as-'adi ah-lihï bih
the most plentiful of them wa aj-zalihim qis-man
in portion, and fih
the fullest of them in wa aw-farihim haz-
share! zam-min-h
O Allah, when any person allahumma waman-
rà'a haq-qa hadhâsh-
observes this month as it
shah-ri haq-qa AsjIPj Ja- j$JïS\ \ÀA Js-
should be observed,
ri * âyatih
safeguards its inviolability
wa hafiza hur-matahG
as it should be
haq-qa hifzihâ
safeguarded,
attends to its bounds as wa qâma bihudûdihì
they should be attended to haq-qa qiyâmihâ
fears its misdeeds as they wa at-taqâ dhunûbahG
Lgj'uii Jja« «bjji (_y«\3
should be feared, haq-qa tuqâtihâ
or seeks nearness to You
with any act of nearness- aw taqarraba ilayka
seeking which makes biqur-batin aw-jabat L—arjî S_iji dLJJ] is jî
incumbent upon him Your ridâka lah wa 'atafat
good pleasure and Your rah-mataka ' alayh
mercy to him
give to us the like [of that] fahab lanà mith-lahG
from Your wealth miw-wuj-dik
bestow it upon us in
wa â'-tinà ad-'âfahû
multiples through Your
min fad-lik
bounty,
for Your bounty does not fa in-na fad-laka là
diminish, yaghïd
Your treasuries do not wa in-na khazâ-inaka là
'jaJù J3JÙS *i dcS^ Jlj
decrease but overflow, tanqusu bal tafïd
the mines of Your
wa in-na mâ'adina ih-
beneficence are not
sânika lâ tafnâ
exhausted, and
Your bestowal is the wa in-na 'atâ-aka lal-
llîil *da*ÌJ Aillai. JI3
bestowal full of delight! ' atâ-ul-muhannâ
O Allah, bless Muhammad allâhumma sal-li 'alâ

and his Household and muham-madiw-wa âlih
write for us the like of the ^ , - ,
,. . . . , wak-tub lana mith-la >
wages
. of him .who fasted ._ . man samahu aw -?«î à*L<j
uiun ^ v» Jr^'
» J-1 lt";
li« L) CJTu
w V^'J
in it or worshiped You
.... „ , ta b-bada aka fîhie i la -. , -u » t, . . u .
within it until the Day of ., . . u Mi Jl *ê ^
_ . yaw-mil-qiyamah 1
Resurrection!
O Allah, we repent to You allâhumma in-nâ » _
in our day of fast- natûbu ilay-ka si yaw- Vs? ^» f"^1
breaking, which You have mi fit-rinâl-ladhï jâ'l- ÁsLw
appointed tahû
for the faithful a festival lil-mû-minïna e'edaw-
andajoyand wasurûrà
for the people of Your wa liah-li mil-latika
creed a time of assembly maj-mà'w-wamuh- \JlíspiÌj îkiU JÂVj
and gathering, tashadâ
from every misdeed we min kul-li dhambin adh- > • .„.>.
did, nab-nah • ; cr
ill work we sent ahead, aw sû-in as-laf-nâh abilL^Î tjii jî

or evil thought we secretly aw khâtiri shar-rin ad- , . (( .
conceived, mar-nan -P J
the repentance of one who taw-bata mal-là ^jj ^ ^[Ì'.I. ^ ^ ^JJ
does not harbor a return yantawî 'alâ rujûi'n ilâ ' '
to sin and dhamb
who afterwards will not go wa la ya ' uwdu ba'-
back to offense, dahâ fi khatï-ah
taw-batan-nasuhana
, , , Mjd\
~ lt: ,-. ,ff -t. I-. Vj Jjij
an unswerving repentance ... ^ jr-*— or
khalasat mmash-shak-
rid of doubt and wavering.
ki walir-tïâb S-'M^J
So accept from us, be fataqab-bal-hâ min-nâ \ 4^ i 1c \_JU I flkâsâ
pleased with us, and fix us war-da ' an-nâ wa
within it! thab-bit-nâ ' alay-hâ
O Allah, provide us with allâhumma ar-zuq-nâ bSjjl
fear of the threatened
khaw-fa i'qabil-wae'ed S-'^f ^J5"
punishment and
yearning for the promised wa shaw-qa thawâbil-
reward, maw'uwd
so that we may find hat-ta najid Asp Jig
THE MONTH OF RAMADAN 70S
the pleasure of that for ladh-dhata ma nad-

which we supplicate You * uwka bih
the sorrow of that from
wa kâ-bata mâ nas-
which we seek sanctuary
tajïruka min-h
in You!
waj-' al-nà i'ndaka
And place us with You
minat-taw-wâbïnal-
among the repenters,
ladhïna
those upon whom You
aw-jab-ta lahum
have made Your love
mahab-batak
obligatory and
from whom You have
wa qabil-ta min-hum
accepted the return to ^JbpU? Ïj&?\Ja 1—
murâjâ'ta tâ'tik
obeying You!
O Most Just of the just! yâ â'-dalal- ' àdilïn
O Allah, show forbearance allâhumma tajâwaz 'an
toward our fathers and âbâ-inâ wa um- bJU^Îj bibï jijb>tj
our mothers mahâtinâ
and all the people of our wa ah-li dïninà
religion, those who have jams' am-man salafa
gone and those who will min-hum waman
pass by, until the Day of ghabara ilâ yaw-mil- ^ & J\ >J
Resurrection! qiyâmah
O Allah, bless our prophet allâhumma sal -I i ' alâ JTj LLi JJistA ^Js-
Muhammad and his muham-madin-nabï-
Household, as You have yinâ wa àlihï kamâ sal-
blessed Your angels lay-ta ' alâ malâ-
brought nigh, ikatikal-muqar-rabïn
bless him and his wa sal-li * alay-hï wa
Household, as You have âlihï kamâ sal-lay-ta
blessed Your prophets 'alâ ambïâ-ikal-mur- •jX*>yS\ dijb«jî
sent out, salïn
bless him and his
wa sal-li * alay-hï wa
Household, as You have
âlihï kamâ sal-lay-ta
blessed Your righteous
' alâ i'bâdikas-sâlihïn
servants—and
wa af-dal min dhalika
better than that, O Lord of
yâ rab-bal-' âlamïna
the worlds!—a blessing
salâtan
whose benediction will tab-lughuna

reach us, barakatuhâ
whose benefit will attain 0 *
wa yanâlunâ naf- ' uhâ LgAij tJtyj
to us, and through which
our supplication may be wa yus-tajâbu lahâ
granted! du'aâw-unâ
You are the most generous
„ in-naka ak-ramu mar- 0. „ , >f
oi
, those
. who
. are . .. ilay-n
rughiba .. . <ui
' » <—
* 'J ,v
^ í»p
\-r I dJLSi5
beseeched,
the most sufficient of . ,_
. . . . wa ak-fa man tuk-kila „. .*,> ,
those in whom confidence , _^ JS^j LSaS (j
is had, 3 a^
the most bestowing of _.

wa a -ta man su-ila mm .. . , , , ...
those from whom bounty Ji~» ^^JaPij
is asked, and
You are powerful over Wa anta ' alâ kul-li „^ » 'li* ip - ;f
everything! shay-in qadïr
Sayyid Ibn Tawus has reported Imam Ja'far al-Sâdiq (a.s) as saying: As for anyone
who bids farewell to the month of Ramadan with the following supplication,
Almighty Allah will forgive him before morning and will confer upon him with the
bliss of submission before Him (i.e. Almighty Allah):
0 Allah: (please) do not
. .. . r allahumma la
decide my J observance of . .. alhu
taj ., akhira
_. , . .. . r-e*"
.t j-T' ia^x^>
U4.t Vi ; illt
fasting in this month of , . ...
°_ to be the
Ramadan , ,last of, al,. . ahdi
. . mn siyamy
.- íOLa*j ;'i.t r .
■ hshahn ramadana
my observance of fasting.
And I seek Your wa a ' Qdhu bika an o< ( .
protection against that yatlu ' a fajru hadhihi ^ r** C~** 01 ^
this day dawns before allaylati ilia wa qad \ cj'JÍì. J3j ÂÌÍÍJI
You shall forgive me. ghafarta lï
Sayyid Ibn Tâwíis and Shaykh al-Saduq have both narrated the following on the
authority of Jabir ibn "Abdullah al-Ansâriy:
1 visited the Messenger of Allah (a.s) on the last Friday of Ramadan. As he saw
me, he said, "Jâbir: This is the last Friday of Ramadan. You should thus bid it
farewell by saying the following:
O Allah: (please) do not allàhumma là taj" alhu ^ , i ffii j>f I *j ^
make it the last of our âkhira aT ahdi min
fasting in this month; siyàminà iyyâhu "kl^^rf
but if You decide so, then fa-in ja' altahu V L« ' " î*^L9 JL3
(please) make me enjoy fâj" alny marhûman
W ; m
(Your) mercy and do not wa la taj'alny .Ujjî ^J^>^>
make me deprived (of it). mahrûman
Verily, anyone who says this supplication will win one of the two good things;
either attaining the next Ramadan or having the forgiveness and mercy of Almighty
Allah."
Sayyid Ibn Tawiis and al-Kaf amiy have reported the Holy Prophet (a.s) as saying,
"At the last night of Ramadan, one may offer a prayer consisting of ten Rak'ahs at
each of which Surah or al-Fâtihah is recited once and Surah of al-Tawhld is
repeated ten times. In the Rukfs (genuflection of the prayer) and Sujûd (prostration
of the prayer), the following invocation (namely al-Tasblhât al-Arba"ah) may be
repeated ten times:
All glory be to Allah; subhâna allâhi, caJJi 5l?4^
all praise be to Allah; walhamdu lillâhi, íaÁJ liáJlj

there is no god save ._ >\t. i,. ... kl,
„ , & wa la ilaha ilia allahu, «dh ^( <u( ^3
Allah; * *
Allah is the Greatest. wallâhu akbaru, aJJij
After each couple of Rak'ahs, one may recite the Tashahhud and Tasllm. After the
accomplishment of the ten Rak'ahs, one may recite the Tasllm and say the
following supplication of seeking forgiveness one Thousand times:
... . . _ -, r astaghfiru allaha wa „{, , í
Allah and I repent before .. .. .<ui <_-»aj\a <UJ\ jùc~A
atubu ilayhi ' *
Him.
After that, one may prostrate and say the following:
O Ever-Alive, O Eternal, yâ hayyu yâ qayyûmu
and Honor. ikràmi
O the All-beneficent of
yârahmâna alddunyâ
this world and the Next
wal-âkhirati wa
World and the All-
rahïmahumâ
merciful of them;
O the God of the past and yâ ilâh al-awwalïna
the coming generations; wal-âkhirìna
(Please) forgive us our aghfir lanâ
sins, dhunûbanâ
And accept our prayers, wa taqabbl minnâ
fasting, and worship. salâtanâ wa siyâmanâ
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wa qiyamana
The Holy Prophet (a.s) then continues, "I swear by Him Who has sent me with the
truth as Prophet; Archangel Gabriel has reported to me from Archangel Isrâfìl who
directly reports from Almighty Allah that one who offers that prayer will not raise
his head from prostration before Almighty Allah would forgive him, accept his acts
during the month of Ramadan, and overlooks his sins... etc."
It is worth mentioning that other narrations have confirmed that this prayer is
offered at the Night of Td al-Fitr (i.e the first night of Shawwâl) with a little
difference in the form of the supplication.
SUPPLICATION OF THE THIRTIETH NIGHT OF PvAMADAN

All praise be to Allah as alhamdu lillâhi kamâ
is suiting the nobility of yanbaghy likarami júj uI'aÍJ ÙJáÌ\
His Face and the mighty wajhihi wa ' izzi
of His Majesty and as it jalàlihi wa kamâ huwa
befits Him. ahluhu
O the All-holy; O the
yâ quddùsu yâ nGru
Light;
O the Light of holiness; yâ nûra alqudsi
O the Glorified; O the
yâ subbûhu yâ
ultimate goal of
muntahâ alttasbïhi
glorification;
O the All-beneficent; 0 yâ rahmânu yâ fâ ' ila
íàjJ-^\ JlC-V3 15 tJUi-j 15
the Doer of mercy; alrrahmati
O Allah; O the All-
yâ allâhu yâ ' alïmu tlJè 15 tiÍJl 15_
knowing;
O the All-big; O Allah; yâ kabïru yâ allâhu Jtiii 15 ijû
O the All-aware; O the
yâ latïfu yâ jalïlu iftJár 15 idÚ 15
All-majestic;
O Allah; O the All- yâ allâhu yâ samï' u
tilil 15
hearing; O the All-seeing yâ basïru
O Allah; O Allah; 0 yâ allâhu yâ allâhu yâ
iLl 15. till 15. iîit u;
Allah; allâhu
To You are the Most
Excellent Names,
examples,
And greatness and
bounties.
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I beseech You to bless
Muhammad and the
'ala muhammadin wa
Household of íJJípJ> JÏJ
âli muhammadin
Muhammad,
And record my good
deeds in the most exalted wa ihsàny fï ' illiyyina
rank
heart qalbî
And to make me feel
wa turdiyany bimâ
qasamta IT
You decide for me
wa qinâ * adhâba
alnnâri alharïqi
Fire,
You,
And turning to You, and wal-inâbata wal-
success to that to which ttawfiqa limâ
You led Muhammad and waffaqta lahu
the Household of muhammadan wa âla
Muhammad, peace be muhammadin 'alayhi
upon him and them. wa ' alayhimu
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alssalamu
THE THIRTIETH OF RAMADAN

For the last day of Ramadan, Sayyid Ibn Tawus has mentioned the following
supplication:'1'
O Allah: verily, You are
Allahumma innaka
the most Merciful of all
arhamu alrrâhimïna
There is no god save You. lâ ilâha illâ anta,
You have done us the
tafaddalta ' alaynâ
favor of guiding us (to the tUájJLgi lui* cJUaii
fahadaytanâ,
true path)
And You have bestowed
wa mananta ' alaynâ
upon us with the favor of
fa ' arraftanà,
making us recognize You,
And You have done us the
wa ahsanta ilaynâ
grace of helping us carry
faa ' antanâ ' alâ adâ'i
out that which You have Luis' Cw?j£ìl U
mâ aftaradta ' alaynâ
made obligatory upon us,
Which is the observance
of fasting during Your min siyami shahrika
.OUaij j^Jii ^jfa fars ùi
month; the month of shahri ramadâna.
Ramadan.
So, all praise be to You
falaka alhamdu
with the all forms of
bimahâmidika kullihâ
praising You,
' alâ jamï' i na' mâiika
For all of Your bounties,
kullihâ,
So that praise will attain hattï yantahiïa
the stage that You like alhamdu ilî mâ
and please. tuhibbu wa tardî
wa hâdhâ âkhiru
And this is the last day in
yawmin min shahri
the month of Ramadan;
ramadâna
faidhâ anqadï
If ite lapses, then (please)
faâkhtimhu lanâ
seal it for us with
biâlssa ' âdati wa
happiness and mercy and
alrrahmaati wa
forgiveness
almaghfirati,
1 This supplication is quoted from Iqbal al-A'mal 1:446.

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And sustenance that is
wa alrrizqi aluasi ' i
expansive, abundant and ■ «-jah j~£S\ £>^jJ' <3j$!j
alkathïri alttayyibi,
pleasant,
For which You will not âlladhy là hisâba fîhi
settle an account with nor wa lâ ' adhâba
will You torture us, ' alayhi, .aJs-
And (also) blessing and wa albarakaati wa
triumph and winning alfawzi wa alfawzi í"tc$ò\i jjûJlj *r>sS\j
Paradise biâljannaati,
And release from wa al ' itqi mina
Hellfire. alnnâri,
And (please) do not
decide this month to be wa lâ taj" alhu àkhira
the last one in our al * ahdi minhu,
lifetimes,
And (please) make the
wa ahillahu ' alaynâ
(coming) month to
bi-afdali alkhayri wa
commence carrying to us
albarakaati wa
the best of goodness and
alssurùri
blessing and pleasure
For me and for my family
(i.e. wife) and for my ' alayya wa ' alâ aahly
parents and for my wa wâlidayya wa
offspring; O the All- dhurriïïaty yà karìmu.
generous (Lord).
O Allah: This is the âalllhumma hâdhâ
month of Ramadan, shahru ramadâna
In which You revealed âlladhy anzalta fîhi
the Qur'ân alqurâna
and as clear proofs of hudïan lilnnâsi wa
true guidance and bayyinâtin min alhudï
distinction (between the wa alfurqâni
right and the wrong).
And it has come to its
waqad tasarrama,
end;
Therefore, I seek the faa' Gdhu biûajhika
protection of Your Noble alkarìmi an taghïba
Face against that the sun alshshamsu min
sets on this day hâdhâ alïawmi.
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Or dawn rises to put end aw yatlu'a alfajru min
to this night hdhihi alllaylaati,
wa laka qibaly
But I am still liable for a
dhanbun aw t<bvj jî tl-JÌ ^3 dJUj
sin or an offense
tabi ' aatun,
turidu an
And You want to punish
tu ' adhdhibany
me for it on the day when
* alayhâ yawma
I will meet You.
alqâka.
O He Who made the iron
ay mulayyina alhadïdi
pliant for (Prophet)
lidâwûda,
David;
O He Who removed the ay kâshifa alkarbi 5J. çJèíi\ yjJ3l
great agony from aTazhiTmi 'an
- ''i
(Prophet) Job; ayyûwba,
(please) send blessings sal I i ' alâ
upon Muhammad and the muhammadin wa 'ala
Household of ahli bayti
Muhammad muhammadin
And grant me release wa hab ly fikàka
from Hellfire raqabaty mina alnnâri
And from all offenses and
wa kulla tabi'aatin wa
sins for which I am liable kill t_J">j Â*Ì
dhanbin laka qibalï,
before You
And (please) seal my life
wakhtim ly bilrrïdà
with Your satisfaction
waljannati.
and Paradise.
O Allah: O the most
yâ aallhu yâ arhama
Merciful of all those who iô^\^\ b *M b
alrrâhimïna,
show mercy;
(please) send blessings sal I i ' alâ
upon Muhammad and muhammadin wa'alâ
upon his Household—the ahli baytihi
blessed and the almubârakiïna al-
virtuous— akhyâri
And shower upon them
wa sallim taslTman.
thorough greeting.
In most cases, the recitation of the Holy Qur'ân is accomplished on the thirtieth of
Ramadan; therefore, it is highly advisable to read the supplication numbered forty-
two of the al-Sahlfah al-Kâmilah al-Sajjâdiyyah, which is as follows:
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0 Allah, You have helped allâhumma innaka
me complete Your Book, à'ntanï ' alâ khat-mi
which You sent down as a kitàbikalladhï anzal-
light tahG nûrà
appointed as a guardian wa jâ'1-tahû muhay-
over every book You have minan 'alâ kulli kitàbin
sent down, anazal-tah
preferring it over every
wa fad-dal-tahû ' alâ
narrative which You have
kulli hadïthin qasas-tah
recounted,
a separator, through which wa fur-qànana faraq-ta
You have separated Your bihï bay-na halâlika wa
lawful from Your unlawful, harâmik
a Qur'ân, through which
wa qur-ànan â'-rab-ta
You have made plain the
bihï ' an sharâ-ii' ah-
approaches to Your
kàmik
ordinances,
a book, which You have
distinguished very wa kitabana fas-sal-
%rfk ^L*] Aslâà bhSsj
distinctly for Your tahG lii'bâdika taf-sïlâ
servants,
a revelation, which You
wa wah-yan anzal-tahû
have sent down, a sending
' alâ nabï-yika XJipti kiLly ^j-l* <Lx)jj( ^-tk"33
down, upon Your prophet
muhammadin
Muhammad (Your
salawâtuka ' alay-hïwa
blessings be upon him and
àlihï tanzîlâ
his Household).
You appointed it a light
wa jà'l-tahG nûrannah- i o * * ? °
through following which
tadï min zulamid-
we may be guided from the
dalâlati wal-jahâlati bit-
shadows of error and
tibâi'h
ignorance,
a healing for him who
wa shifâ-alliman ansata
turns ear toward hearing it
bifah-mit-tas-dïqi ilâ
with the understanding of
as-timâi'h
attestation,
a just balance whose wa mïzàna qis-tillâ
tongue does not incline yahïfu ' anil-haq-qi
away from truth, lisânuh
714 THE THIRTIETH OF RAMADAN
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a light of guidance whose wa nûra hudana là yat- jjjujlDl íiL V iJJ*
proof is not extinguished fà ' anish-shàhidïna
»'.t 0>
before the witnesses, bur-hanuh
and a guidepost of
deliverance, so that he wa 'alama najàtin là jíí ^ V áb^j ^3
who repairs straight way yadillu man amma qas-
to its prescription will not da sunnatih
go astray and
he who clings to its
wa là tanàlu aydy al- jfo ^ oi£l$Jt jbï
preservation's handhold
halakàti man ta'allaqa
will not be touched by the
bi-'urwati ' ismatih Ï3j*i
hands of disasters.
allàhumma fàdh afat-
O Allah, since You have
tanàl-ma ' uwnata "alà
given us help to recite it
tilàwatih
made smooth the
wa sahhal-ta jawàsïa rj-ufAu bs^_»JÎ ^£**>\js*- cJLg -'j
roughness of our tongues
al-sinatinà bihus-ni
through the beauty of its
i'bàratih
expression,
place us among those who faj-'al-nà mimman
observe it as it should be yar" àhû haq-qa
observed, ri * àyatih
serve You by adhering in wa yadïnu laka
submission to the firm text bi 'tiqàdit-tas-lïmi
of its verses, and limuh-kami àyàtih
seek refuge in admitting wa yaf-za'u ilàl-iq-ràri
both its ambiguous parts bamutashàbihihï
and the elucidations of its wamùdahàti bay-
clear signs yinàtih
O Allah, You sent it down allàhumma innaka
upon Your prophet anzal-tahG ' alà nabï- aj&J* dllj ^Js- aJj3î dú\
Muhammad (Allah bless yika muhammadin
him and his household) in sallàllàhû ' alay-hï wa
summary form àlihï muj-malà
inspired him with the
wa al-ham-tahG i'I-ma
science of its wonders to
' ajà-ibihï mukammalà
complement it,
made us the heirs of its wa war-rath-tanà i'I-
\J.Z.JL3 tuJf bsijJJ
knowledge as interpreters, mahû mufas-sarà
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made us to surpass him
wa fad-dal-tana 'ala
who is ignorant of its
man jahila i'l-mah
knowledge, and
wa qaw-way-tanà
gave us strength over it to
'alay-hï litar-fâ'nâ faw-
raise us above those not
qa mallam yutiq ham-
able to carry it.
lah
O Allah, just as You have allâhumma fakamâ jà'l-
appointed our hearts as its ta qulûbanà lahû SJU^- dJ tyjíi cJ*?- pÓ^^
carriers and hamalah
made known to us through wa ' ar-raf-tanà birah-
Your mercy its nobility matika sharafahG
and excellence, wafad-lah
so also bless Muhammad, fasalli ' alà
its preacher, and his muhammadinl-khatïbi
Household, its guardians, bihï wa ' alà àlihil-khuz-
and zàni lah
place us among those who waj-'al-nà mimmay-
confess that it has come yâ'-tarifu bi nnahû min
from You, lest i'ndika hat-tâ
doubt about attesting to it là yif aaridanàsh-shak-
assail us, ku fi tas-dïqih
or deviation from its wa là yakh-talijanàz-
straightforward path zay-ghu ' an qas-di
shake us tarïqih
O Allah, bless Muhammad allâhumma salli 'alà
and his Household and muhammadiw-wa àlih
make us one of those who waj-'al-nà mimman
hold fast to its cord, ya'tasimu bihab-lih
seek haven from its wa yà-wï minal-
ambiguities in its fortified mutashàbihàti ilà hir-zi
stronghold, mà'-qilih
rest in the shadow of its wa yas-kunu fi zilli
wing, janàhih
find guidance in the wa yah-tadï bidaw-i
brightness of its morning, sabàhih
follow the shining of its wa yaq-tadï bitaballuji
disclosure, is-fàrih
acquire light from its wa yas-tas-bihG bimis-
4j- l.AiJ Wj./»".'cUj
lamp, and bàhih
beg not guidance from any wa la yal-tamisul-huda „. . > ;

other " fighay-rih ?3
allahumma wa kama
O Allah, just as through it
nasab-ta bihï
You have set up
. i-i muhammadana
Muhammad as a guidepost
_ F . a , ama III d-da
, ati sl°le. ?âM'iII
^ i'UJ.
' alamallild-dalati
to point to You and
alay-k
through his Household
You have made clear Your wa an-haj-ta bi âlihî
dOj U>jJl J4^» *Jb C^vgîîj
good pleasure's roads to subular-ridà ilay-k
You,
so also bless Muhammad fasalli ~alâ ^~ „ , .
and his Household and muhammadiw-wa âlih ---5, lT^ cr*^
make the Qur'an waj-' alil-qur-ân ùljlh J«Hj

our mediation to the
wasTlatallana ila ash-
noblest stations of Your ,.
ran manazilil-karamah 5 , su
honor,
a ladder by which we may wa sullamannà'-ruju ^\ <L_i ul f-j
climb to the place of fïhïe ilâ mahallis-
safety, salâmah <L«*>LJl
a cause for our being . . . _ „. > ,
. . with
repaid . . deliverance
. at ....wa sababannuj-za ' J 0U*LJ'
^ 5L*U( ?5
<u tcukj - 1«J
. . . . . bihinnajata si ar-satil-
the Plain of Resurrection, ._ , 3.1 sti
qiamah f4^'
and
a means whereby we may wa dhari' atannaq- )a \_q ^jj^ Lujij
reach the bliss of the dumu bihà 'alâ
House of Permanence nae'emi dâril-muqâmah ôlÂiil
O Allah, bless Muhammad allâhumma salli ' ali IT „ , . „. „
and his Household, muhammadiw-wa alih « <-r^ r5^
lessen for us through the
^ ,- ■ t n wah-tut bil-qur-ani , „»,, - { . ,
Our an the weight
o of heavyj . anna thiq-lal-aw-zar
- Ojj J' , OiúJu
- -J; JaJa^-Uj
sins,
give to us the excellent wa hab lanâ hus-na
jlyVl JjU-ì í^^" l«l S-^J
qualities of the pious, and shamà-ilil-ab-ràr
make us follow the tracks , .. _
waq-fu bina * »
of those who stood before
„ , .. ... qamu
atharalladhma . _ o Mi
l-u .^JS\ Ju'
<J*r" «tfT L,> lÌÎIs
4-*3U
You in the watches of, the
, laka bihie ana-allay-li , -e, •„ if i»|t, i.t
night and the ends of the t »l$iJI «-îl^Wj J^JUbl
wa at-rafannahar
day, such that You
purify us from every

hat-ta tutahhirana mm ; „ 4, „ > .
defilement
... through
. its . ... danasim-bitat-hinh
kulh . ijgâu' s\S
u ^ \ìjêS ^
«
purification and
make us to follow the wa taq-fuwa binâ ï _
tracks of those atharalladhTna
Who have taken
as-tada-u binurih OjjL IjtUaslM
illumination from its light
and whom expectation has wa lam yul-hihimul- » , %
not distracted from works, amalu ' anil-'amali
cutting them off through fayaq-tâ'hum bikhudai' £ . à
its delusions' deceptions! ghurûrih V
O Allah, bless Muhammad allâhumma salli ' ali IT „ , . „.
and his Household and muhammadiw-wa alih « <-r^
appoint the Qur'ân for us waj-' alil-qur-âna lanâ L) JïjâJl J*«rtj

an intimate in the shadows ? ,, v
„ . , , ri zulamillayali mu-nisa L-uì« , JLAJI ,J
of nights and ^" t ^
,.
a. guardian .
against .
the wa minnazaghâtish-
, ._ . wa ,"it U^,. ,-<iU° ».lt ,"i> •.,
. shay-tani rr'j-"^ yusis--~" v^.r j-y
instigations of SATAN and . . ^ _ . .
„ .
confusing , ,
thoughts, khataratil-wasawisi
u_ . _ íu-ji*-
, j-jL-jJI
, ti
hansa
for our feet an obstruction wa liaq-dàminà ^>\j>î\ Lîii LûlVj
from passing to acts of " annaq-lihà ilâl-mâ'asî
disobedience, hâbisà L-"^
. wa lial-sinatinâ 'anil-
for our tongues
. ... a silencer
. .,
khaw-di,. fil-batih
... ...... mm J-?- lT
J j^J^"' ^-rr-1 *S
without blight preventing
. , , ,
a plunge into falsehood, , qhay-n
* y . . . .ma t '• ' 5iT 1
^ u js* °y ■
afatimmukh-nsa
for our limbs a restrainer wa lijawârihinâ 'ani aq- C*-^' ^'j-?9' *^!j^4s
from committing sins, and tirafil-athami zajira
for the scrutiny of wa lima tawatil-ghaf- , Í rt ^ Ciê Ljj

heedfulness rolled up in latu ' annà min tasaf- -
heedlessness an unroller, fuhili 'tibâri nâshirà Wu
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Such that You attach to
our hearts the hat-tâ tûsila ilâ
understanding of the qulûbinâ fah-ma ' ajâ- (1-4* Hi^3 lí-1! J-fJ3
Qur'ân's wonders and its ibihï wa zawàjira am-
restraining similitudes thàlihillatï da' ufatil-
which immovable jibàlur-rawàsï ' alâ
mountains in ail their salâbatihâ ' ani ah-
solidity were too weak to timâlih
carry!
O Allah, bless Muhammad allâhumma salli 'alâ
and his Household and muhammadiw-wa âlih
through the Qur'ân make
wa adim bil-qur-âni
permanent the rightness LSâU? OÏjlJb j»iíj
salâha zàhirinà
of our outward selves,
veil the ideas of confusing
wah-jub bihî khatarâtil- ,»ti U-t. <L*J?£-\j
thoughts from the
wasâwisi ' ansih-hati
soundness of our damâ-irinâ UjiU-i? ^*
innermost minds,
wash away the dirt of our wagh-sil bihî darana jj^j Lyii Ciji 4-j J—^tj
hearts and the ties of our qulûbinâ wa ' alâ-iqa
heavy sins, aw-zanna \j0
gather our scattered waj-ma' bihî
affairs, muntashara umùrinâ
quench the thirst of our
war-wi bihî fí maw-qifil- jQp Jày Jt ìj jjlj
burning heat in the
' ar-di ' alay-ka zamâ
standing place of the
hawâjirinâ ^ò^li* ^
présentation to You, and
clothe us in the robes of
wak-sunâ bihî hulalal- ùuty JJLÍ- b Lîìj
security on the Day of the
amâni yaw-mal-fazai'l- '
Greatest Terror at our ak-bari fî nushûrinâ U^J ^ jS*í^
uprising!
O Allah, bless Muhammad allâhumma salli 'ala
and his Household and muhammadiw-wa âlih
through the Qur'ân waj-bur bil-qur-âni ^ ^ ùTjilLj
redress our lack— our khallatanâ min
destitution in poverty— 'adamil-im-lâq 3*^1
drive toward us the
wa suq ilay-nâ bihî
comforts of lise and an
raghadal-'ay-shi
abundance of plentiful
wakhis-ba sâ'til-ar-zâq
provisions,
wa jannib-na bihid- . .
turn aside blameworthy darâ.iba|.madh: <H
character traits and base _ ,_ . ,
,. .
moral qualities, and, mumata ,wau ,.madanial- ísiT-vu ^LUj
^y^^\ -i .
akh-laq
preserve us from the pit of wà'-sim-nà bihT min hG- 5j_4 ^__o a_, \-\ nk\^
unbelief and the motives watil-kuf-ri wa
for hypocrisy, dawâe'ennifâq JjUíll Îjij
such that the Qur'an may
hat-ta yakuna ^J^d
be
for us at the resurrection a . _ £.. ._
, , ^ T7 , lana fil-qiamati ila rid- _J\ _3 \_J
leader to Your good . .. .. _ .. . ^'J-*^? ess V lt"? '
. . wanika wa jmanika qa-
pleasure and Your jd_ ^
gardens,
for us in this world a
protector against Your wa lanà fid-dunyâ "an LjjJl L_Jj
displeasure and sukh-tika wa tà'd-dï e * ^
transgressing Your hudûdika dhâ-idâ Í.i5(i
bounds,
and for what is with You a
witness by its declaring wa limâ i'ndaka bitah- ^^jj JJ«y £jc£ Ulj
lawful the lawful and its lïli halâlihï watah-rìmi " '
declaring unlawful the harâmihï shâhidâ \A»l&> ij>\y
unlawful!
O Allah, bless Muhammad allâhumma salli ' ali „ , . „. „
and his Household and muhammadiw-wa alih "J * <■* u~
through the Qur'an make wa haw-wim-bil-qur-âni ^ 9jJ, ^ ^
1 ndal-maw-ti ala
easy for our souls at death , . _
anfusina \.u-~aji
l\\
the distress of the driving, kar-bas-sïâq JjLLh
the effort of the moaning, wa jah-dal-anïn A&rj

and the succession of the
wa tarâdufal-hashârij £jLL?J( uiSlyj
rattling,
"when souls reach the (idhâ jj^ C-^*L tit)
throats and it is said, balaghatinnufûsut-
'Where is the enchanter?'" taràqïa waqïla mar-râq) (if b °y
when the angel of death ■ ,
. , . • watajalla malakul- . u ry.J\ M\? Jb-Ja
discloses himself to seize ,. . ... _ . W tr^J
. . . . . . . .. maw-ti liqab-diha mm
them from behind the veils , ,/iti , 4.
„ . hujubil-ghuyub VJs*" S*?
of unseen things,
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letting loose at them from
wa ramàhà 'an qaw-
the bow of destinies the
sil-manàyâ bi s-humi
arrows of the terror of
wah-shatil-firàq
lonesome séparation, and
wa dâfa lahâ min
mixing for them from
dhiT aafil-maw-ti kâ-
sudden death a cup
sa mm as-mû matai -
poisoned to the taste; and
madhâq
when departure and LJU LJij
wa danâ minnâ ilâl-
release for the hereafter
âkhirati rahïlG-wantilâq
come close to us,
works become collars wa sàratil-à'-màlu qalâ-

around the necks, and ida fil-â'-nâq
the graves become the

wa kânatil-qubwru hïal-
haven until the appointed
mâ-wâ ilâ mïqàti yaw-
time of the Day of
mit-talâq
Encounter!
O Allah, bless Muhammad allàhumma salli 'alâ
and his Household, muhammadiw-wa âlih
make blessed for us the
wa bârik lanâ fî hulGli
arrivai at the house of
dàril-bilà wa tûlil-
decay and the drawn out o o f.
muqâmati bay-na at-
résidence between the
bâqith-tharâ
layers of the earth,
appoint the graves, aster
waj- " alil-qubwra bâ'-da
séparation from this
firâqid-dunyâ khay-ra
world, the best of our way
manâzilinâ
stations,
make roomy for us
waf-sah lanâ birah-
through Your mercy the
matika fî dïqi
narrowness of our tombs,
malâhidinâ
and
disgrâce us not among
wa lâ taf-dah-nâ fi
those présent at the
hâdiril-qîâmati
Résurrection through our
bimûbiqâti âthâminâ
ruinous sins!
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Through the Qur'ân have
mercy upon the lowliness war-ham bil-qurâni fi
of our station at the maw-qifil- " ar-di "alay-
standing place of ka dhulla maqâminâ
presentation to You,
wa thab-bit bihT i'nda
make firm the slips of our
ad-tiràbi jis-ri
feet during the shaking of
jahannama yaw-mal-
the bridge across hell on
majâzi ' alay-hâ zalala
the day of passage over it,
aq-dâminâ
illuminate the darkness of wa naw-wir bihT qab-
our graves before the lal-bâ'-thi sudafa
Uprising, and qubûrinâ
deliver us from every wa naj-jinà bihT min
distress on the Day of kulli kar-bï-yaw-mal-
Resurrection and from the qTâmati wa shadâ-idi
hardships of terrors on the ah-wâli yaw-mit-
Day of Disaster! tâmmah
Whiten our faces on the wa bay-yid wjùhanâ
day when the faces of yaw-ma tas-wad-du
wrongdoers are blackened wujûhuz-zalamati fi
during the Day of Regret yaw-mil-has-rati
and Remorse, wannadâmah
appoint love for us in the waj- ' allana fi suduril-

breasts of the faithful, and mû-minïna wud-dâ
make not life for us wa la taj-'alil-hayata

\J&j blip 5Lj>J( J*£u
troublesome! ' alay-nà nakadà
O Allah, bless Muhammad, allàhumma sa 1 1 i 'alâ
Your servant and Your muhammadin "ab-dika íJjl4*. ^Jí- ^ j^4JJi
messenger, just as He warasûlika kamâ
delivered Your message, ballagha risâlatak
executed Your command, wa sadâ' bi m-rik
and counseled Your
wa nasaha lii'bâdik
servants!
O Allah, on the Day of
allàhumma aj-'al nabT-
Resurrection make our
yanâ salawâtuka ' alay-
Prophet (Your blessings be
hT wâ'lâ âlihï yaw-mal-
upon him and his
qTâmati
Household)
the nearest of the prophets aq-rabannabï-yïna

to You in seat, minka maj-lisâ
the ablest of them before wa am-kanahum minka
You with intercession, shafâ'h
the greatest of them with wa ajallahum i'ndaka
You in measure, and qad-rà
the most eminent of them wa aw-jahahum i'ndaka
with You in rank! jàhà
0 Allah, bless Muhammad allâhumma salli "alà Jïj jl-UÌ LS_U j^4ÌJl
and the Household of muhammadiw-wâli
Muhammad, muhammad
ennoble his edifice, wa shar-rif bunyânah
magnify his proof, make wa ' az-zim bur-hânah
weighty his balance, wa thaq-qil mïzânah
accept his intercession, wa taqab-bal shafâ'tah
bring near his mediation, wa qar-rib wasTlatah
whiten his face, wa bay-yd waj-hah
complete his light, and wa atimma nGrah
raise his degree! war-fâ' darajatah

Make us live according to wa ah-yinà 'alà
his Sunnah, sunnatih
wa tawaf-fanâ ' alâ
make us die in his creed,
millatih
wa khudh binâ min-
take us on his road, d^-lgj^ U) J^-j
hàjah
make us travel his path, was-luk binâ sabïlah
place us among the people waj-' al-nâ min ahli
who obey him, tâ ' atih
wah-shur-nà fí zum-
muster us in his band,
ratih
lead us to up his pool, wa aw-rid-nà haw-dah
and give us to drink of his
was-qinâ bikâ-sih
cup!
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And bless Muhammad and wa sallillahumma 'ala
his Household, muhammadiw-wa àlihï
with a blessing through
which You wilt take him to salàtan tuballighuhû . . j( , ,
bihâ af-dala mâ yâ- lT* U J"^ ^ ^
the most excellent of Your
good, Your bounty, and mulu min khay-rika ^ .
wafad-lika wakaramatik w
Your generosity for which
he hopes!
You are Possessor of innaka dhû rah-matiw-
boundless mercy and wâsii'tiw-wafad-lin
generous bounty. karìm
O Allah, repay him for
allâhumma aj-zihï bimâ
Your messages which he
ballagha mir-risâlâtik
delivered,
Your signs which he
wa ad-dâ min âyâtik
passed on,
the good counsel he gave
wa nasah lii'bâdik
to Your servants, and
the struggle he undertook
wa jâhada fi sabïlik
in Your way,
with the best You have af-dala mâ jazay-ta
repaid any of ahadana
Your angels brought nigh mimmala-ikatikal-
and muqar-rabïn
Your prophets sent out wa ambïâ-ikal-mur- 'áU'^li jJ^jjXli dliUyîj
and chosen! salTnal-mus-tafayn (J*
And upon him and his was-salàmu ' alay-h y
Household, the good, the wâ'lâ âlihit-tayyibïnat- *íT *2* f^'j
pure, be peace, Allah's tâhirìna warah-
mercy, and His blessings! matullâhï wabarakâtuh
It is also optional to say the following brief supplication that is reported by Shaykh
al-Tusiy from Imam "Alï Amir al-Mu'minin (a.s):
O Allah: (please) expand
allahumma ashrah
my breast through the
bilqur'àni sadrì
Qur'ân
And use my body for the wasta ' mil bilqur'àni
Qur'ân badanT
And enlighten my sight wa nawwir bilqur'àni
by the Qur'ân basarì
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And make my tongue wa atliq bilqur'ani
tÛJ OÏyiJb JfAWj
eloquent by the Qur'ân lisànï
And help me carry out its
wa a ' innï ' alayhi ma
duty as long as You keep
abqaytany
me alive,
For there is neither
fa'innahu là hawla wa
power nor might save
là quwwata ilia bika
with You.
It is recommended, too, to say the following supplication that is reported from
Imam "Alï Amir al-Mu'minin (a.s):
O Allah: I do beseech You
allàhumma innï
for the humbleness of
as'aluka ikhbàta
those who humble
almukhbitïna
themselves before You;
and for the sincerity of
those possessing wa ikhlasa almuqinïna
certainty;
and for the
wa murafaqata
companionship of the
alabràri
pious ones;
and for the worthiness of wàstihqàqa haqà'iqi
the truths of faith; allmàni
and for gaining a share of wal-ghanïmata min
all pious deeds; kulli birrin
and for safety from all wal-ssalàmata min
sins; kulli ithmin
and for the merit of Your
wa wujûba rahmatika
mercy;
and for the qualifications
wa ' azà'ima
of winning Your
maghfi ratika
forgiveness;
and for winning
wal-fawza biljannati
Paradise;
and for salvation from wal-nnajata mina
Hellfire. alnnàri
PRAYERS OF RAMADAN NIGHTS AND SUPPLICATIONS OF

RAMADAN DAYS
In 'Zâd al-Ma"âd', "Allâmah al-Majlisiy has referred to the prayers of Ramadan
nights in the last chapter of the recommended acts of Ramadan. Hereby, I will refer
to these prayers as briefly as mentioned in the book involved:
PRAYERS OF RAMADAN NIGHTS

First Night Prayer: Four Rak'ahs with Surah of al-Fâtihah once and Surah of al-
Tawhld fifteen times.
Second Night Prayer: Four Rak'ahs with Surah of al-Fâtihah once and Surah of
al-Qadr twenty times.
Third Night Prayer: Ten Rak'ahs with Surah of al-Fâtihah once and Surah of al-
Tawhld fifty times.
Fourth Night Prayer: Eight Rak'ahs with Surah of al-Fâtihah once and Surah of
al-Qadr twenty times.
Fifth Night Prayer: Two Rak'ahs with Surah of al-Fâtihah and Surah of al-
Tawhld fifty times. After accomplishment, the following invocation is repeated one
hundred times:
O Allah: (please do) bless ... . ._
w _ , _ _ allahumma salli ala u ,i é. - 'r ; 3 Hi
Muhammad
■ and the .
muhammadin.. wa ah _,. 4 'J r~*^ uH* J—"
Household
. .oi .
muhammadin ,. j^&u*
Muhammad.
Sixth Night Prayer: Four Rak'ahs with Surah of al-Fâtihah and Surah of al-Mulk
(No. 67).
Seventh Night Prayer: Four Rak'ahs with Surah of al-Fâtihah once and Surah of
al-Qadr thirteen times.
Eighth Night Prayer: Two Rak'ahs with Surah of al-Fâtihah and Surah of al-
Tawhld ten times. After accomplishment, the following invocation is repeated one
Thousand times:
All Glory be to Allah. subhâna allâhi .aJJI d\£tlLt
Ninth Night Prayer: Six Rak'ahs offered between the Maghrib and "Isha' Prayers
with Surah of al-Fâtihah and Àyat al-Kursiy seven times. After accomplishment,
the following invocation is repeated fifty times:
allahumma salli " alâ Jïj
Muhammad and the
, muhammadin wa ali
Household
. .oi .
muhammadin ,. j^&u*
Muhammad.
Tenth Night Prayer: Twenty Rak'ahs with Surah of al-Fâtihah and Surah of al-
Tawhld thirty times.
Eleventh Night Prayer: Two Rak'ahs with Surah of al-Fâtihah once and Surah of
al-Kawthar (No. 108) twenty times.
Twelfth Night Prayer: Eight Rak'ahs with Surah of al-Fâtihah once and Surah of
al-Qadr thirty times.
Thirteenth Night Prayer: Four Rak'ahs with Surah of al-Fâtihah once and Surah
of al-Tawhld twenty-five times.
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Fourteenth Night Prayer: Six Rak'ahs with Surah of al-Fatihah once and Surah of
al-Zalzalah (No. 99) thirty times.
Fifteenth Night Prayer: Four Rak'ahs; in the first two Rak'ahs, Surah of al-
Fâtihah is recited once and Surah of al-Tawhld is repeated one hundred times. In
the last two Rak'ahs, Surah of al-Fâtihah is recited once and Surah of al-Tawhld is
repeated fifty times.
Sixteenth Night Prayer: Twelve Rak'ahs with Surah of al-Fâtihah once and Surah
of al-Takâthur (No. 102) twelve times.
Seventeenth Night Prayer: Two Rak'ahs with Surah of al-Fâtihah once and any
selected Surah in the first Rak'ah; and Surah of al-Fâtihah once and Surah of al-
Tawhld one hundred times. After accomplishment, the following invocation is
repeated one hundred times:
There is no god save ,,-u >\u 'm. it. *■
la ilaha ilia allah .4111 y\ <u( ^
Allah. * *
Eighteenth Night Prayer: Four Rak'ahs with Surah of al-Fâtihah once and Surah
of al-Kawthar twenty-five times.
Ninteenth Night Prayer: Fifty Rak'ahs with Surah of al-Fâtihah and Surah of al-
Zalzalah (No. 99).
Twentieth to Twenty-Fourth Nights Prayer: At these nights, it is recommended to
offer an eight Rak'ah prayer with any selected Surahs.
Twenty-Fifth Night Prayer: Eight Rak'ahs with Surah of al-Fâtihah once and
Surah of al-Tawhld ten times.
Twenty-Sixth Night Prayer: Eight Rak'ahs with Surah of al-Fâtihah once and
Surah of al-Tawhld one hundred times.
Twenty-Seventh Night Prayer: Four Rak'ahs with Surah of al-Fâtihah once and
Surah of al-Mulk. If this is impossible, replace Surah of al-Mulk with repeating
Surah of al-Tawhld twenty-five times.
Twenty-Eighth Night Prayer: Six Rak'ahs with Surah of al-Fâtihah once and Àyat
al-Kursiy one hundred times, Surah of al-Tawhld one hundred times, and Surah of
al-Kawthar one hundred times. After accomplishment, repeat the following
invocation one hundred times:
allâhumma salli " alâ Jïj ^j*
Muhammad and the
, muhammadin wa ali
Household
. .oi .
muhammadin ,. i-ii
.*m*j>
Muhammad.
According to my own readings in the books of narrations, I found that the prayer of
the twenty-eighth night of Ramadan consists of six Rak'ahs with Surah of al-
Fâtihah once, Àyat al-Kursiy ten times, Surah of al-Kawthar ten times, and Surah
of al-Tawhld ten times. After accomplishment the same aforementioned invocation
is repeated one hundred times.
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Twenty-Ninth Night Prayer. Two Rak'ahs with Surah of al-Fatihah and Surah of
al-Tawhld twenty times.
Thirtieth Night Prayer: Twelve Rak'ahs with Sura of al-Fâtihah and Surah of al-
Tawhld twenty times. After accomplishment, the following invocation is repeated
one hundred times:
O Allah: (please do) bless ... . ._
Muhammad and the allahumma sail, ala J,j ^ ^ ^ ^J,
muhammadin wa ah
Household
. .of .
muhammadin ,. i-ii
.*m*j>
Muhammad.
Note that each two Rak'ahs of all the aforementioned prayers should be separated
by Tasllm.
SUPPLICATIONS OF RAMADAN DAYS
It has been narrated on the authority of Ibn "Abbas that the Holy Prophet (a.s)
referred to the great merits and rewards of observing fast on each day of Ramadan.
He also mentioned supplications that are dedicated to each of these days with the
merits and rewards of reciting them. Let us hereby mention these supplications
only:
FIRST DAY SUPPLICATION:
O Allah: on this day ,
(please) decide my allahumma aj' al »r p 4 à ^.\: p J ^ gl)t
fasting to be as same as siyâmy fíhi siyâma
the fasting of the true alssâ'imïna 'Js*?^'
fasters,
And decide my acts of
worships to be as same as wa qiyâmy fíhi qiyâma „ s, .
the worship of the alqa imina tr"" » s?'
worshippers.
And (please) awaken me .... ,_. . .
, r . wa nabbihny fíhi an , ,.,-,,-..„-..- ■
trom. the slumber 01 the ... , ,
nawmati alghafilina t.-_i3l*J\
tr" <Uaj
' -r ^ <U3
— S*-^ J
inadvertent ones.
And excuse
. my ,offense. . wa ,hab.,-li jurmy
■ fihi■ ya- I U- 4_i lt-^ ltt
_1 V^°J
on this day, O the God 01
nana al alamina . 11-11
the worlds. W1*11
And (please) pardon me; wâ'fu ' annï yâ ^ í" (_j I» Li—£\j
O He Who pardons the 'âfiyan'ani
offender. almujrimïna -5*î>^^'
SECOND DAY SUPPLICATION:

O Allah: on this day,
.... allahumma qarnbny „ { .
(please) take me near _, . ... ..... iduU?^ , J( 4-9 ,^^3
fihi 1 1 a mardatika - '"' s^-' v0^
Your pleasure,
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And (please) keep me wa jannibny fîhi min
away on it from Your sakhatika wa
wrath and punishments, naqimàtika
And (please) make me
wa waffiqny fîhi
succeed in reciting Your
liqirà'ati âyâtika
verses,
By Your mercy; O the
birahmatika yarhama
alrràhimïna
who show mercy.
THIPvD DAY SUPPLICATION:
allâhumma arzuqny
(please) confer upon me
fîhi aldhdhhna wal-
with sound mentality and
ttnbîha
acumen,
And take me away from
wa bâ ' idny fîhi mina
foolishness and
alssfâhati wal-ttmûîhi
déception,
And décidé for me a
waj' al lî nasîban min
share from each
kulli khayrin tunzilu
goodness that You
fîhi
descend on this day,
By Your magnanimity; O
the most Magnanimous bijudika ya ajwada
of ail those who are alajwadîna
magnanimous.
FOUPvTH DAY SUPPLICATION:
allâhumma qawwny
(please) grant me power
fîhi ' alâ iqâmati
so that I will carry out
amrika
Your order,
And make me taste the
wa adhiqny fîhi
nice flavor of the
halâwata dhikrika
référence to You,
And arouse me to be
wa awzi ' ny fîhi liadâ'i
thankful for You, through
shukrika bikaramika
Your magnanimity,
And surround me with
wâhfazny fîhi bihifzika
Your guarding and
wa satrika
covering,
O the best Seer of ail ya absara alnnazirìna
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those who can see.
FIFTH DAY SUPPLICATION:
allàhumma aj' alny
(please) include me with
fïhi mina
the seekers of Your
almustaghfirìna
forgiveness,
And include me on it waj' alny fïhi min
with Your righteous, * ibâdika alssâlihïna
submissive servants, alqànitïna
And include me on it waj' alny fïhi min t ò—? í—s? ls—r^J
with Your favorite, awliyâ'ika
intimate servants; almuqarrbïna
Out of Your kindness; 0
birafatika yâ arhama
the most Merciful of all
alrràhimïna
SIXTH DAY SUPPLICATION:
(please) do not
allàhumma là
disappoint me by
takhdhulny fïhi
allowing me expose
lita'arrdi ma'siyatika
myself to acts of
disobedience to You,
And do not beat me with
wa la tadribny bisTati
the whips of Your njJbUijj ie*C~*i ^Ùj^ûj
naqimatika
punishment,
And (please) take me out
wa zahzihny fïhi min
on this day from the acts
mûjibâti sakhatika
that bring about Your ire,
Out of Your favoring and
bimannika wa aïàdïka
bounties; O the ultimate
yâ muntahâ raghbati
goal of the desires of the
alrràghibïna
desirers.
SEVENTH DAY SUPPLICATION:
allàhumma a'innï fïhi
(please) help me observe
* alâ siyàmihi wa
fasting and do acts of
qiyâmihi
worship,
And keep me away on wa jannibny fïhi min
this day from slips and hafawâtihi wa
sins, âthâmihi
And grant me reference warzuqny fihi

to You throughout it, dhikraka bidawâmihi ^>ìh is? ^jj'i
Out of Your guiding to . c ..

.7 bitawfîqika ya hadiya -. ,, , _
success; O the Guide of , .....
almudillma .ÁJLjaiJl
^ íjì\a b yJ>
the misled ones.
EIGHTH DAY SUPPLICATION:
, n . , . ananumma arzuqny ,,„*., 4_0_ . s*,,,„jíi1
(please) grant. me having
. _, . rahmata
fihi , . al-aytami
. ._ . ifibil
v <u*-jJ <us ,-^\0 n
- ' s?- *ÁU>
mercy upon the orphans,
And serving food, wa it" âma altt' ami taláJah f^*Jj
And greeting the people, wa ifshâ'a alsslâmi ífiLJ\ jllèlj

And accompanying the
wa suhbata alkiràmi Âí^fj
noble ones;
Out of Your favoring; O
n -, r -, -, r -, bitawhka yamalja al- , . r. í,
the Shelter of the hopeful _ ,. -Ás^Vl b>JUb dUîkj
ones.
NINTH DAY SUPPLICATION:
O Allah: on this day, . ,_. . e
, . . , ., , allahumma ij al li fihi °. . \ n\ 4_J J °\J£.\ ; i
(please) decide for me a -■_ ■ ^ "^
f . nasiban mm
share from Your rahmatika alwasi ati 3; .tilt CJ-u^-j
tAw-iljJl íi.'i.'
expansive mercy,
And guide me on this day wahdiny fihi
to Your luminous proofs, libaràhïnika alssâti ' ati
And take me from the wa khudh binâsiyaty éXî\—^y> J~-f&. -i-^j
forelock to Your all- ilâ mardâtika
inclusive satisfaction; aljâmi'ati íià»l£Jl
Out of Your lovingness; O , , .....
° bimahabbtika ya . „° „„ „
the hope
F of the eager
fa . . . ._ .
amala almushtaqma ■^
A-9la~~»Jl jj>i
u b
ones.
TENTH DAY SUPPLICATION:
„ , , allahumma aj' alny „ . ,
O Allah: on this day, fíhi mina Js*^» Ò-5 t^"1
(please) include me with
almutawakkilTna
those who rely upon You,
' alayka
And include me on this , ,_. .
n ■ -, -, n • waJ amy fihi mina „ .
day with those who win . . óí/}""' t>? is? Lsr*î
with You,
And include me on this
waj' alny fîhi mina
day with those drawn
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near to You; almuqarrabïna ilayka
Out of Your beneficence;
biihsânika yâ
O the ultimate goal of the
ghâiyata alttâlibïna
seekers.
ELEVENTH DAY SUPPLICATION:
allahumma habbb
(please) make lovable
ilayya fîhi alihsâna
good-doing for me,
And make abhorrent for
wa karrih ilayya fîhi
me wickedness and
alfusùqa wal-'isyâna
disobedience on this day,
And prevent me on this
wa harrm ' alayya fîhi
day from exposing myself
alsskhata wal-nnîràna
to wrath and the Fire;
bi ' awnika yâ
Out of Your help; O the
ghiyâtha
Aide of the seekers of aid.
almustaghîthîna
TWELFTH DAY SUPPLICATION:

allahumma zayyinny
(please) adorn me with
fîhi bilssatri wal-'afâfi
covering and chastity,
And cover me on it with
wàsturny fîhi bilibâsi
the dress of satisfaction
alqunG ' i wal-kafâfi
and contentment,
And encourage me on
wâhmilny fîhi ' alâ
this day to be just and
al * adli wal-insâfi
impartial,
And secure me against wa âminny fîhi min
whatever I fear; kulli mâ akhâfu
Out of Your protection; O
bi * ismatika yâ
the Shelter of the fearful
* ismata alkhà'ifîna
ones.
THIPvTEENTH DAY SUPPLICATION:
O Allah: on this day, allahumma tahhirny
(please) purify me fîhi mina alddanasi
against filth and dirt; wal-aqdhâri
And grant me on this day
wa sabbirny fîhi ' alâ
steadfastness against
kâ'inâti alaqdâri
vicissitude of time,
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And lead me on this day
to piety and wa waffiqny fihi lilttqa
companionship of the wa suhbati alabràri
upright ones;
Out of Your assistance; 0
bi'awnika ya qurrata
the delight of the poor
' ayni almasâkïni
ones.
FOURTEENTH DAY SUPPLICATION:
O Allah: on this day, allâhumma là
(please) do not blame me tu 'àkhidhny fîhi
for my slips, bil ' atharàti
And (please) excuse me wa aqilny fîhi mina
on this day for my wrong alkhatâyâ wal-
deeds and flaws; hafawâti
And do not expose me on wa lâ taj" alny fîhi
this day to misfortunes gharadan lilbalâîâ
and calamities; wal-âfâti
Out of Your might; O the bi ' izztika yâ ' izz
Might of the Muslims almuslimïna
FIFTEENTH DAY SUPPLICATION

O Allah; on this day,
allâhumma irzuqny
(please) provide me with
fîhi ta' ata
the obedience of those
alkhâshi'ïna
who are fearful of You;
And expand on this day
) jsj A j * T^j ilj
my chest by granting me washrah fîhi sadry
the turning of the biinâbati almukhbitîna
submissive ones;
Out of Your security; 0
bi-amanika ya amana
the Grantor of security to
alkhâ'ifîna
the fearful ones.
SIXTEENTH DAY SUPPLICATION:
allâhumma waffiqny
(please) lead me so that I
fîhi limwâfaqati
will correspond with the
alabràri
upright ones;
And keep me away on
wa jannibny fihi
this day from the
murâfaqata alashrâri
company of the evils;
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And lodge me on this
wa àûiny fîhi
day, on account of Your
birahmatika ilâ dâri
mercy, to the Abode of
alqaràri
Perpetual Settlement;
Out of Your godhead; 0 biilhiyytika yâ ilâha
the God of the worlds. al * âlamïna
SEVENTEENTH DAY SUPPLICATION

O Allah; on this day, ç}\— at i
allahumma ahdiny fîhi
(please) guide me to the
lisâlihi ala * màli
virtuous deeds;
And settle on this day all waqdi IT fîhi alhawâ'ija
my needs and hopes; wal-âmâla
O He Who does not
yâ man là yahtâju ilâ
require explanation or
alttfsïri wal-ssu 'àli
wonderment;
O He Who knows what is
yâ * âliman bimâ fi
hidden in the chest of the tj^JUJ( ^J>lfi ^Jb Uj toil* \j
sudùri al ' âlamïna
peoples.
salli 'alâ
Household—the
alttâhirina
immaculate.
EIGHTEENTH DAY SUPPLICATION:
(please) attract my allahumma nabbhny
attention to the blessings fîhi libarakâti ashârïhi
at the last hours of night;
And enlighten my heart wa nawwr fîhi qalby
with the glow of its light; bidyâ'i anwârihi
And lead all my organs to wa khudh bikulli
the following of its a ' dâiy ilâ attbâ ' i
traces; âthârihi
Out of Your light; O the
binùrika yâ
Grantor of light to the
munawwra qulûbi
hearts of the
al * ârifína
connoisseurs.
NINETEENTH DAY SUPPLICATION
allahumma wa ffr fîhi
(please) save me a share
hazzy min barakâtihi
of its blessings;
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And make easy my way to
wa sahhl sabïlï ila
the obtainment of its
khayrâtihi
goodness;
And do not deprive me of
Your approval of the wa lâ tahrimny
good deeds (that I do on qabùla hasanâtihi
this day);
O He Who guides to the yâ hâdiyan ilâ alhaqq
. j-jiJl JáJl J\ bal* b
évident truth. almubïni
TWENTIETH DAY SUPPLICATION:

(please) open for me the allahumma aftah IT fîhi
gâtes of the gardens of abwâba aljinàni
Paradise;
And shut in my face the wa aghliq ' annï fîhi
gâtes of Hellfire; abwâba alnnïràni
And lead me to recite the wa waffiqny fîhi
Qur'ân, litilâwati alqur'àni
O He Who sends down t-JjJLi Âl^jJl Jj_U l_3
yâ munzila alsskînati
tranquility in the hearts
fi qulûbi almu 'minïna
of the believers.
TWENTY-FIPvST DAY SUPPLICATION:

(please) make for me a allahumma aj' al IT fîhi
course that takes me to ilâ mardâtika dalîlan
"y
Your pleasure;
wa lâ taj'al
And do not make for
lilshshïtâni fîhi
Satan a course to me;
' alayya sabîlan
And make Paradise my waj' ali aljannata lï
home and dwelling; manzilan wa maqîlan
O He Who settles the yâ qâdiya hawâ'iji
needs of the beseechers. alttâlibîna
TWENTY-SECOND DAY SUPPLICATION:

O Allah; on this day, =ii=h,,mm= =fl.=u r nw,
allahumma aftah M fîhi
(please) open before me , _. , ....
abwâba fadlika
the doors to Your grâces,
And pour down on me wa anzil "alayya fîhi
Your blessings, barakâtika
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And lead me to things
wa waffiqny fîhi
that bring about Your
limûjibâti mardàtika
pleasure,
And allow me to réside in
the spacious places from wa askinny fîhi
the gardens of Your buhbùhâti jannâtika
Paradise;
O He Who responds to
ya mujïba da'wati
the prayer of the
almudtarrìna
distressed ones.
TWENTY-THIPvD DAY SUPPLICATION:
allahumma aghsilny
(please) cleanse me from
fîhi mina aldhdhunûbi
sinning;
And purify me from wa tahhrny fîhi mina
defects, al ' uyûbi
And try my heart with the wâmtahin qalby fîhi

cordial piety; bitaqwâ alqulùbi
O He Who overlook the yâ muqîla ' atharâti

slips of the guilty ones. almudhnibîna
TWENTY-FOUPvTH DAY SUPPLICATION:

O Allah; on this day, I allahumma innî
beseech You for that as'aluka fîhi mâ
which pleases You, yurdîka
And I seek Your
wa a ' Gdhu bika
protection against that
mimmâ yu 'dhîka
which hurts You,
And I beseech You for
wa as'aluka alttawfîqa
leading me to obey You
fîhi Man a'utî' aka wa
and avoid disobeying
lâ a'siyaka
You,
O He Who treats the
beseechers yâ jawâda alssâ'ilîna
magnanimously.
TWENTY-FIFTH DAY SUPPLICATION:
allahumma aj' alny
(please) make me bear
fîhi muhibban
love for Your intimate
liawliyâ'ika
servants,
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And bear enmity to Your wa mu'adiyan
enemies, lia * dâ'ika
And follow the
mustannan bisunnati
instruction of the seal of tdJjUJÏ j»-1'^*" aIô UiL»J»
khâtami anbiyâ'ika
Your Prophets;
O the Protector of the yâ ' âsima qulùb
Prophet's hearts. alnnabiyyïna
TWENTY-SIXTH DAY SUPPLICATION:

allahumma aj'al sa'ïy
(please) décidé my efforts Sjj&j> tSJú* yêr\
fîhi mashkûran
to be praiseworthy,
And my sins to be wa dhanby fîhi
forgiven, maghfGran
And my deeds to be wa ' amaly fîhi
accepted, maqbGlan
And my defects to be wa ' ayby fîhi
concealed; mastûran
O the most Hearing of ail ya asma a
those who can hear. alssâmi "ïna
TWENTY-SEVENTH DAY SUPPLICATION:

allahumma arzuqny 4-iÌ j_ia3 4_i j^ÍJl
(please) provide me with
fîhi fadla laylati
the merits of the Grand <. jJLflJl
alqadri
Night,
And convert my affairs wa sayyir 'umùry fîhi
from difficulty into mina al ' usri ilâ
easiness, aliyusri
And accept my apologies, wâqbal ma ' âdhîrî
And let off my sins and wa hutt ' annî
burdens; aldhdhanba wal-ûizra
O He Who is kind with yâ ra'ûfan bi ' ibâdihi
His righteous servants. alssâlihîna
TWENTY-EIGHTH DAY SUPPLICATION:

O Allah: on this day, allahumma waffir
décidé for me a share of hazzy fîhi mina
the supererogatory acts, alnnawâfili
And honor me by making wa akrimny fîhi
me care for its matters, biihdàri almasâ'ili
And make near my wa qarrb fíhi wa sîlaty ^ J^vj

means to You from ilayka min bayni
among the other means; alwasâ'ili 'J^-L^'
O He Whom is not
ya man la
preoccupied by the yashghaluhu ilhàhu ..ysJUJl f líJl Ùúú V Áí U
earnest entreaty 01 the ' ^ * "
almulihhina
insisters.
TWENTY-NINTH DAY SUPPLICATION:
O Allah: on this day, allâhumma
(please) spread out ghashshiny fíhi isr** (*4^'
mercy over me, bilrrhmati
And provide me with warzuqny fíhi
success and protection alttawfíqa wal- tïiâ*)(j A-3 ^jj'j
(against sinning), ' ismata
And cleanse my heart t , ,
_ . wa tahhr qalby mm -.--r, » .-i ,
trom
. . . the
. murk ot . _. ., . altthamati
ghayahibi fUial i—aL£
-• ' ,>• ^
tr' [(JL3 JysjJ
dubiosity;
O He Who is merciful to yâ rahïman bi ' ibâdihi
His faithful servants. almu'minïna
THIRTIETH DAY SUPPLICATION:

(please) decide my ,
1 • rr ■ allâhumma ai al jì 1- °i - 0 » - -sit*
observing of fasting on . _ . r^H ^}rf J*^'
. . . . siyamy fíhi bilshshkn - '
this day to be . .... . ._ _ „,, „s . , t. ,
. . wal-qabuh ala ma aL^ jo aL^-i L« . JIp Ja^âJtí
praiseworthy and .-.
. . . n . n . tardahu wa yardahu *
approved by that which is alrrsûlu t JjijJl
pleased by You and Your
Messenger,
And decide its parts to be
. , . muhkamatan , , *. „ a s ,
corresponding with its , , .... _,. t Jt^b apj-S <uS^?u<
- . . sum uhu bila usuli - ^
fundamentals;
by our master, . .. ,. _
bihaaai savvdina j
Muhammad,
■ and his ,
muhammadin .. wa alihi.
Household—the .
. alttahinna
immaculate.
All praise be to Allah; the walhamdu lillâhi rabbi O' <dJ liiJr
Lord of the worlds. aTalamina -J.. J
The books of supplications have disagreed about the order of some supplications
and acts of worship. As for me, I do not render such narrations considerable;
therefore, I have not referred to them. For instance, al-Kaf amiy has mentioned the
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twenty- seventh Day Supplication: for the twenty-ninth of Ramadan. It is not
improbable to say the supplication on the twenty-third of Ramadan, according to
the doctrine of SlrTism.
THE SUPPLICATION OF BIDDING RAMADAN FAREWELL:

Shaykh al-Kulayniy, in his book of "al-Kaff has reported on the authority of Abu-
Basir that Imam al-Sâdiq (a.s) instructed that the following supplication might be
said for bidding the month of Ramadan farewell:
allàhumma innaka
0 Allah: You have said in
qulta fiy kitâbika
Your revealed Book:
almunzali:
"The month of Ramadan "shahru ramadàna
in which the Qur'ân was alladhiy unzila fihi
revealed..." alqur'ânu." ".ÒTjíil
And this month of wahâdhâ shahru
Ramadan ramadàna
is about to slip away. waqad tasarrama ^íaj JL5J
1 thus beseech You in the fasaluka biGajhika
*tj&\ éX^ry. dlíl^îâ
name of Your Noble Face, alkarimi
wakalimàtika
And Your Perfect Words,
alttàmmati
If I am still liable to a sin in kâna baqïa ' alayya á)iLs 1J Çjj (Jú ùlS'òl
that You have not yet dhanbun lam
forgiven taghfirhu IT J
aw turìdu an
or You want to punish me
tu ' adhdhibaniy Ali* ^gàÀíû ù'\ Joji JÎ
for it,
* alayhi
or to retaliate upon me
aw tuqâyisaniy bihi
because of it,
(I beseech You that)
an là yatlu ' a fajru
before dawn of this night 5JLJÙI ojlá £Ìk V ùî
hâdhihii allaylati
rises
And before this moth aw yatasarramu hdhâ
elapses alshshahru
ilia waqad ghafartahu
(please) forgive it for me;
IT
those who show mercy. alrràhimma.
O Allah: all praise be to allàhumma laka
You in all expressions of alhamdu
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praise— bimahâmidika kullihâ
The first and the last
awwalihâ wa-âkhirihâ
expressions;
Expressions thaï You mâ qulta linafsika
dJLiíJ cil u
have said about Yourself, minhâ
And expressions that
wamâ qâla alkhalâiiqu
have been used by the
alhàmidûna
created beings;
The beings that are àlmujtahidùna
diligent, selected, aima ' dùdùna
Revering their mention of âlmuwaqqirûna
You, dhikrika
And their thanking You, walshshukra laka
Whom You helped carry
âlladhïna a'antahum
out Your duty that is
* alâ adâ'i haqqika
incumbent upon them,
From among the varieties
min asnâfi khalqika
of Your créatures;
Such as the Favorite mina almalâiikati
Angels, almuqarrabïna
The Prophets, the walnnabiyyïna
Messengers, walmursalïna
And the other varieties
wa-asnâfi alnnâtiqïna
who speak of Your praise
And glorify You from walmusabbihïna laka

among ail the créatures. min jamî'i aTalamína
(Praise be to You for) You

' alâ annaka
have allowed us to
ballaghtanâ shahra jUaij ^gJj UsiwLj dJUÌ ^lí
witness the month of
ramadâna
Ramadan,
While we are covered by wa'alaynâ min
Your grâces ni * amika
And we are enjoying Your wa'indanà min
bounties and favors qisamika waihsânika
And Your évident watazhâhuri
conferrals. imtinânika
For ail that, the ultimate fabidhalika laka
praise be to You, muntahâ alhamdi
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Praise that is perpétuai
alkhalidi alddaiimi
and ceaseless
And endless and eternal âlrràkidi almukhalladi
X*JlS\ JuUJt jtfVjJi
and everlasting alssarmadi
Praise that never ends âlladhy lâ yanfadu
SsìS jjf JJLj V cSJiíl
evermore. tuwla alabadi
Splendid be the praising
jalla thanàu 'ka
of You,
For You have helped us
a'antanà ' alayhi ítl-f Lû-Jaa ^Já- *JÁ& \j£s\
accomplish our fasting
hattâ qadaynà
and acts of worship in
syâmahu waqyâmahu
this month,
Including prayers and
min salatin wamâ
whatever good deed that
kâna minnâ fini min Jj <uà ll* OlS"Uj
we have done during this
birrin
month
As well as ail praise and
aw shukrin aw dhikrin.
mention of You.
O Allah: (please) accept
allàhumma
ail that from us with the
fataqabbalhu minnâ óijji jij-tj úa úîlú Ì4ÌJÌ
most excellent of Your
biahsani qabGlika
approval
And Your overlooking watajâûuzika
Ùì£S-» i3jjb>uj
and Your pardoning wa ' afùika
And Your excusing and wasafhika
Your forgiving waghufrânika
And the actuality of Your
wahaqïqati rïdùânika
pleasure
So that You may make us hattâ tuzhfiranâ fini
win ail good turns that is bikulli khayrin
besought matlûbin
And the abundant share wajazîli ' atâ'in
from any gifted bestowal mawhuwbin
And that You save us
watuwaqqïanâ fini
from any dangerous
min kulli marhûbin
matter,
Or any anticipated
aw balâ'in majIGbin
misfortune
Or any committed sin. aw dhanbin maksûbin.
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0 Allah: I beseech You in
allâhumma inny
the name of the greatest
asaluka bi'azhîmi mâ
of all these by which any
sa-alaka bihi ahadun
of Your servants have
min khalqika
besought You,
Including Your Noble
min karìmi asmâiika
Names,
And the excellent
wajamïli thanâiika
praising of You
And private supplication
wakhâssati du'â'ika
to You
That You may send
blessings upon an tusallïa ' alâ Jïj J
Muhammad and the muhammadin wa-âli
Muhammad,
And You may decide this wa-an taj" ala
month of Ramadan to be shahranà hâdhâ
the greatest month in a'zhama shahri
blessings that we have ramadâna marra
ever witnessed * alaynâ
Since we were sent down mundhu aunzilnà ilâ
to this world, alddunyâ barakatan
As regarding protection
fy ' ismati dïnï
of my religion,
And redemption of
wakhalâsi nafsî
myself
And settlement of my
waqadâ'i hawà'ijï
needs
And that You may accept
my intercession to You watushaffi ' aniy fy
concerning Your masâ'ilì
settlement of my requests
And Your perfecting Your watamâmi alnni'mati
graces upon me * alayya
And Your keeping evil
wasarfi alssCPi ' annï
away from me
And Your dressing me
walibâsi al ' âfîati ly
with well-being during
fïhi
this month,
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And that You may include
me, out of Your mercy, wan taj' alany
with those whom You birahmatika mimman
allowed to obtain the khirta lahu laylata
benefits of the Grand alqadri
Night
And those for whom You
waja'altahâ lahu
have decided this Night
khayran min alfi
to be better than one
shahrin
thousand months,
As regarding obtaining its
fy a ' zhami alajri
vastest rewards,
wakaràiimi
And its noblest gifts
aldhdhukhiï
And approving
wahusni alshshukrï
praiseworthiness
And obtaining long
watûli al * umri
lifetime
And perpetuity of
wadawâmi alîusri.
comfort.
O Allah: I also beseech
You in the name of Your allahumma wasaluka
ÍAJjkj dki^-jj áJJLiîj IjÍJt
mercy and Your birahmatika watawlika
beneficence
And Your pardon and wa ' afûika
Your grâces wana ' mâiika
And Your majesty and éX>\—J-j jjJ—9j áS—ïfcrj
wajalâlika waqdïmi
Your eternal favoring and
ihsânika wamtinànika
conferral
That You may not décidé
an lâ taj'ilahu âkhira \ t ffit j ì \.lJi *j jj
this month of Ramadan
aTahdi minnâ lishahri
to be the last one in our ramadâna ùUa^j
lifetime;
Rather, You may décidé
us to catch the coming hattâ tuballighanâhu ^ á\__áLi -~
month of Ramadan while min qâbilin ' alâ
we enjoy the best of ahsani hâlin
manners
And that You may décidé watu ' arrifany hilâlahu <l3j jjjè\ji\ çJ> D'A* ^giì^új
us to see the new moon of ma ' a alnnâzhirïna " .
the next month of ilayhi walmu'tarifîna ^ JsM**^'j
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Ramadan by including lahu
me with those who will
see it and realize its value
While I am enjoying the
fy a 'fa 'afiatika
best wellbeing
And the most blissful of
wan ' ami ni ' matika
Your bounties
And the most expansive
Wa'awsa'i rahmatika
of Your mercy
And the most abundant
of the share of Your
wajzali qisamika
sustenance that You
decide for me.
yâ rabbïa alladhy
O my Lord save Whom I
laysa ly rabbun
have no lord;
ghayruhu
(please) do not decide
that this words of bidding
là yakùnu hâdhâ
the month of Ramadan
alûadâ ' u minny lahu
farewell to be the last
wadâ ' a fanâ'in
farewell after which there
will be my termination
And do not decide this
time to be the last of my wala akhira al ' ahdi
meeting the month of minny lilliqa'i
Ramadan;
Rather, You may decide
that You will enable me
to witness the coming hattâ turìannïhi min
Ramadan while I am qâbilin fy awsa ' i
enjoying the most alnni ' ami wafdali
expansive graces and alrrajà'i
attaining the best of my
hopes
And I am loyal to You in wana laka ' ala ahsani
the most faithful manner. alûafà'i
Verily, You are the innaka samT' u
Hearer of prayers. alddu ' â'i.
O Allah: (please) respond allàhumma asma"
J\£.'ì ^llí
to my prayer, du ' âl
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And have mercy upon my
warham tadarru'y
acquiescence and kíA) J^^3
watadhalluly laka
submission before You
As well as my
wastikânatiy
humbleness and reliance
watawakkuly ' alayka
upon You,
While I am totally
wanâ laka musallimun puJ> éJÍ UÎj
subservient to You;
I hope success and lâ arjw najâhan walâ
wellbeing mu' àfatan
And honoring and
walâ tashrìfan walâ
attainment of my hopes
tablïghan illâ bika
from none save You and
waminka
through none save You;
So, (please) do this favor
fâmnun ' alayya
to me—
Splendid be the praising
jalla thanâu 'ka
of You,
And sacred be Your wataqaddasat
Names— asmâu 'ka
By allowing me to witness
bitablïghy shahra
the (coming) month of
ramadâna wanâ
Ramadan while I am
miTâfan min kulli
delivered from any
makrGhin
apprehensive and fearful
wamahdhGrin
matter
wamin jamT' i
And from ail misfortunes.
albawâ'iqi,
Who has helped us faf ^Jí Ú\&\ ç£Ìh il ll^JÍ
a ' ânanâ ' alâ syâmi
observe fasting during
hâdhâ alshshahri
this month and do acts of
waqyâmihi
worship
Until I am witnessing the hattâ ballaghany
.îjj> ïÇl y^s ^j»-
last night of this month. âkhira laylatin minhu.
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APPENDIX
FIRST NIGHT OF SHAWWAL
The first night of Shawwâl is one of the blessed nights. Many narrations have
referred to the great merit and rewards of those who spend this night, as a whole,
with acts of worship. Moreover, some narrations have mentioned that this night is
not less blessed than the Qadr Night. The acts of this night are as follows:
First: It is recommended to bathe oneself at sunset.
Second: It is recommended to spend the whole night with offering prayers,
supplicating Almighty Allah, seeking His forgiveness, and staying at mosques.
Third: It is recommended to say the following invocation after the obligatory
Maghrib Prayer, "Isha' Prayer, Fajr Prayer, and the "Id al-Fitr Prayer:
Allah is Great. allâhu akbaru
There is no god save là ilâha illâ allâhu £M fy

Allah.
And Allah is Great. wallahu akbaru
(All) praise be to wa lillahi alhamdu

Allah.
All praise be to Allah alhamdu lillahi ' ala ma
for He has shown us hadànà,
the Right Path.
All thanks be to Him wa lahu alshshukru
for that which He has ' alâ mà awlànà
conferred upon us.
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Fourth: After accomplishing the Maghrib obligatory and supererogatory prayers, it
is recommended to raise the hands towards the sky and say the following:
O the Lord of favor yâ dhalmanni wal- JjMtj jîl \i U
and bounty! ttawli
O the Lord of yà dhaljûdi t^Jl la 13
magnanimity!
0 He who has chosen yâ mustafiya âj^dj JJÍái ^Jn'n'-
Muhammad and muhammadin wa
granted him victory! nâsirahu
(please do) send sal I i ' alâ muhammadin j££j> JTj jUáiá ^Jí- '^Lp
blessings upon wa âli muhammadin
Muhammad and the
Housheold of
Muhammad!
And forgive me all the waghfir IT kull dhanbin t&lgsX jj" ^ jj^tj
sins that You have ahsaytahu *
known (from me)
And it is written with wa huwa ' indaka fi olsT ^ ÁJc& jíj
you in a manifest kitâbin mubTnin ' ' '
record.
Then, it is recommended to prostrate oneself and repeat the following statement
one hundred times:
1 turn repentant unto Allah. atûbu ilâ allâhi Jjj ^jj >jJ-\
Then, one may pray Almighty Allah for all needs required, for they shall be settled,
by Almighty Allah's permission.
According to the narration mentioned by Shaykh al-Tusiy, it is recommended to
prostrate after the Maghrib and "Isha' Prayers and then say the following
supplication:
O the Lord of power; yà dhalhawli £ ç
O the Lord of bounty; yâ dhalttawli JjjaJl li \j
O He Who has chosen yâ mustafiyan j^í \ Áaî tí

Muhammad and muhammadan wa
granted him victory; nâsirahu
(please do) bless salli ' ala muhammadin
Muhammad and the wa âM muhammadin
Household of
Muhammad
and forgive me every waghfir IT kulla dhanbin '&&\ ^ *\g j
sin that I have adhnabtuhu ' ; "
committed
Uti —(fl
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and forgotten, but it is wa nasïtuhu ana wa oL£- j ÍJjJp ^ it.
recorded with You in a huwa - indaka fí kitábin * ' V7 ' r
Manifest Record. m,,^T„;„
mubinin •
ijrf
Then, one may repeat the following one hundred times:
I turn repentant unto Allah. Jjj
THE ÌD AL-FITR. DAY

It is obligatory to defray the Zakât al-Fitrah(1)as a single sa" (a measure) for each
person before the time of the "Id al-Fitr Prayer with details shown in books of
Muslim jurisprudence. It is worth mentioning that the Zakât al-Fitrah is one of the
confirmed obligations, since the acceptance of one's fast is dependent upon the
defrayment of this alms. It is also security against death up to the next year. In the
following verses of the Holy Qur'ân, Almighty Allah has mentioned the Zakât
before the prayers:
"He indeed shall be successful who purifies himself; and magnifies the name of his
Lord and prays. 87/14-15"
It is recommended to bathe oneself on this day. It is more preferable to bathe
oneself in a river, if possible. In the word of Shayk al-Tusiy, the time of bathing is
the period between dawn and the "Id al-Fitr Prayer. According to a Hadith, when
you want to bathe yourself, try to be under shadow or under a wall. When you
intend to begin the bathing, you may say the following:
O Allah, believing in Thee, fully allâhumma ïmànan 'làjCaïj iJLj UUjJ *4i)t
aware of Thy Book, following the bika wa tasdïdan - ^
way of life of Thy Prophet bikitâbika wattibâ ' a ^
Muhammad, Allah's blessings be sunnati nabiyyika
on him and on his children, (I muhammadin sallâ
take bath). allâhu ' layhi wa âlihi .aJÏJ
You may then mention the Name of Almighty Allah(2) and bathe yourself.
After accomplishment, you may say the following:
O Allah let me make amends allâhumma ij" alhu ^-,,1 1 fy \<Zl °V.°~.\ * £iu
and compensate for my wrong kaffârattan lidhunûbï "
doings, (so that) my religion wa tahhir dïnï s—*ì> jí-ê^ -ls-^ j-ô^J
becomes pure and O Allah allâhumma adh-hib
remove the dirt from me. ' anniya alddanasa v
It is recommended to put on the best clothes, to apply perfumes, to offer the prayer
(1) Zakât al-Fitrah (The alms of breaking the fast) is one of the obligatory taxes in Islam
that must be given to the poor and the needy with details found in book of Muslim
jurisprudence.
<2) To mention the Name of Almighty Allah is to say, " Bis mill âhirrahmânirrahïm (In the
Name of Allah; the All-beneficent, the All-merciful.)"
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in an open place, other than Holy Makkah.
It is recommended to eat something, as a breaking of the fast, before the "Id al-Fitr
Prayer. It is preferable to break the fast with some dates or a piece of candy.
Shaykh al-Mufid has mentioned that it is advidable to swallow a piece of the soil of
Imam al-Husayn's tomb, for it is remedy for all illnesses.
It is recommended not to leave one's house for joining the congregational Td al-
Fitr Prayer before sunrise. It is also recommended to say the supplications that have
been mentioned by Sayyid Ibn Tawus in "Iqbâl al-A^mal". One of these
supplications is that Abu-Hamzah al-Thamàliy has reported Imam Muhammad al-
Bâqir (a. s) as saying, "Whey you ready yourself for joining the congregational
Friday Prayers and the "Id Prayers, you may say the following supplication:
O Allah (may be), allàhumma man
today, some (people) tahayya'a fi hâdhâ
make up their mind, alyawmi
or take pains, or get
aw ta ' abba'a aw
ready and prepare the
a'adda wa ista'adda
ground,
to turn to (other)
liwifàdin ilâ makhlûqin
people,
hopeful of getting rajà'a rifdihi wa
favors, gifts, nawâfilihi
wa fawàdilihi wa
benefits and grants,
' atâyâhu
fa inna ilayka yâ
but I take a decisive l^L*jJ ^j&sQî i£JlZoìj éXS\ òú
sayyidï tahyi'atï wa
step, exert myself,
ta ' bi'atï
make myself ready
wa i ' dàdï wasti ' dàdï
and smooth the way,
and turn hopeful unto
Thee, O my Master, to raja'a rifdika wa
obtain favors, jawâ'izika
compensations,
wa nawâfilika wa
gifts, benefits,
fawâdilika
bounties and grants wa fadâ'ilika wa
from Thee only, * atâyâka
and find myself wa qad ghadawtu ilâ
celebrating one of the 'Tdin min a'yâdi
'Id days, ummati nabiyyika
commemorated by the muhammadin
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followers of Thy
Prophet, Muhammad
(blessings of Allah be
salawatu allahi ' alayhi
on him and on his
wa ' alâ âlihi
children);
(may be) I am not
wa lam afid ilayka
carrying (a weighty jîí ^JU? ^jJl dlij pj
alyawma bi ' amalin
load of) good deeds, íASJ>J3 4j
sàlihin athiqu bihî
while approaching
qaddamtuhû
Thee,
nor am I introducing walâ tawajjahtu
a créature as my bimakhlùqin
intercéder before You ammaltuhû
instead submissively wa lâkin ataytuka
draw near Thee khâdi ' an
ashamed of the
muqiran bidhunùbï wa
wrong-doings done to
isâ'atï ilâ nafsî
my ownself.
So, O Almighty, 0 fayâ ' azïmu yâ ' azïmu
Almighty, O Almighty, yâ ' azïmu
forgive me of my ighfir liya aTazíma min
grave wrongdoings, dhunûbï
because verily, no one
fa innahï lâ yaghfiru
can forgive the
aldhdhunûba aTizâma
serious transgressions
illâ anta
save Thou,
O "There is no god
yâ lâ ilâha allâ anta
save Thou",
O the most merciful of
yâ arhama alrrâhimïna
ail the merciful.
SALAT AL- ID
The "ïd Prayer (Salât aWÏd) consists of two Rak'ahs. In the first Rak'ah, one may
recite Siirah of al-Fâtihah and Sûrah of al-Alâ (No. 87). Aster the recitation of
thèse Sûrahs, one may say the takblr statement (i.e. allâhu-akbar) five times and
raise the hands for the Qunût aster each takblr, saying:
O Allah: You are the allahumma ahla
Lord of glory and
alkibriyâ'i wal- ' azamati
greatness
And the Lord of wa ahla aljùdi wal-
magnanimity and
jabarùti
omnipotence
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And the Lord of pardon wa ahla al-' afwi wal-
and mercy, rrahmati
And the worthiest of wa ahla alttaqwâ wal-
being feared and the
maghfirati
Lord of forgiveness;
I beseech You in the as'aluka bihaqqi hâdhâ
name of this day, which aliyawmi alladhy
You have decided to be ja'altahu MlmuslimTna
feast for the Muslims,
"Tdan
And to be safety and
increasing honor for wa limuhammadin sallâ
Muhammad— peace of allâhu ' alayhi wa âlihi
Allah be upon him and dhukhran wa mazTdan
his Household—
(I beseech You) that
You may send blessings an tusalliya ' alâ
upon Muhammad and muhammadin wa âli
the Household of muhammadin
Muhammad,
And You may include
me with every item of wa an tudkhilany fi kulli
goodness with which khayrin adkhalta fini JïjL
You have included
muhammadan wa âla
Muhammad and the
Muhammad,
And that You save me
from any item of evil wa an tukhrijany min
from which You have kulli sCTin akhrajta
saved Muhammad and minhu muhammadan wa
the Household of âla muhammadin
Muhammad,
May Your blessings be salawâtuka "alayhi wa
upon him and upon
* alayhim
them.
the best of all that for allàhumma innï as'aluka
which Your righteous khayra mâ sa'alaka
servants have prayed ' ibâduka alssâlihGna
You,
And I seek Your
protection against all wa a'Gdhu bika mimmâ
that against which Your ista ' âdha minhu
righteous servants have ' ibâduka alssâlihGna
asked Your protection.
You may then say the takblr for the sixth time, and do the genuflection (rukfs), and
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prostrate yourself (sujud). When you stand up for the second Rak'ah, recite Surah
of al-Fâtihah and Surah of al-Shams (No. 91) and then say the takblr four times
only raising the hands for the QunUt after each takblr. After that, say the fifth
takblr and continue the prayer. After accomplishment of the prayer, say the famous
Tasblh al-Zahrâ' (a. s).
Narrations have mentioned many supplications to be said after the "Id Prayer;
rather the best of them may be the forty-fifth supplication of al-Sahlfah al-Kâmilah
al-Sajjâdiyyah.
It is recommended to offer the "Id Prayer outdoors, directly on the ground without
putting a carpet or any other thing under the feet, to return from a way other than
the one taken in the coming, to pray Almighty Allah for accepting the acts of one's
brethren-in-faith.
It is recommended to visit the holy tomb of Imam al-Husayn (a.s).
It is recommended to recite the famous Disâ' al-Nudbah, which will be cited, later
on, in this book. Sayyid Ibn Tawus has instructed, saying: After recitation of the
Du al-Nudbah, prostrate yourself and say the following:
I seek refuge with Thee
from the Fire whose hot a udhu bika mm . nann
_ . ,f-i. > ■•: » i, {. >t,
flames do not get u u_ ,_ ^ , » V Jb & 5J*'
. harruha la yutfa u *
extinguished or grow
dim,
whose energetic
intensity does not loose wa jadïduhà là yablâ ^J^í *i ^-î^rj
its severity,
wherein parched > ,
throats never get wa ' atshànuhà là yurwâ V l^tiJaPj
quenched.
You may then put your right cheek on the ground and say the following:
O Allah do not throw me down
head on into the Fire after I have ilâhï là tuqallib . „ „ ,
prostrated in adoration before wajhiya finnari ^ ^FT,J ■ tsTTs
Thee and thrown myself on the ba ' da sujûdï wa ^ .ài-,^ ^s^d* jJú $\
ground to humble myself before ta ' fîrï laka bighayri "
Thee; it is not a show of favour mannin minnï <J4 ^4^*- J* & ^
from me unto Thee but it is ' alayka bal laka „ :^ ^
(Thy) merciful benevolence Thou almannu ' alayya ^
bestows on me.
You may then put your left cheek on the ground and say the following:
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Have mercy on him who has irham man asâ'a
transgressed and committed waqtarafa
blunders, (but) now ashamed wastakàna
surrenders (to Thee) to receive wa ' tarafa
absolution.
You may then return to the (ordinary) prostration and say the following:
I am a troublesome servant but in kuntu bi'sa
Thou art the bountiful Lord- al * abdu fa anta
Nourisher. A great many ni ' ma alrrabbu
mistakes have been committed azuma
by Thy servant but 0 aldhdhanbu min
Compassionate, from Thee (only) * abdika falyahsun
Lenient treatment is expected. al * afwa min
* indika yâ karìmu
You may then repeat the following one hundred times:
(I plead for) pardon; (I plead aTafwaaTafwa íjkî\
for) pardon.
Sayyid Ibn Tawus, then, adds, "Do not spend this day with entertainment and
negligence while you do not know whether your deeds have been accepted or
rejected. Rather, if you hope of acceptance of your deeds, you must show thanks;
and if you anticipate rejection, you must be intensely sad."
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This book is so comprehensive
that the gentle reader does not
need to see any other book
concerning the acts,
supplications, and prayers of the
three months of
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THE RITES OF

RAJAB, SHA`BªN, RAMA®ªN

ARABIC, TRANSLITERATION, AND ENGLISH

Quoted from Mafatih al-Jinan and other

Prepared and Translated by:

The Fifteenth of Rajab ................................................................. 146146146146

Prayers of Rama¤¡n Nights ...................................................... 725725725725

SÛRAT AL-FÀTIHAH (THE OPENING; 1)

Keep us on the right

The path of those upon . , . „t , .*» -

who is he that can man dhâ al-ladhï

He knows what is ya ' lamu mâ bayna

and they cannot

His knowledge extends

and the preservation of

and Allah is Hearing, wa allahu samT' un

Allah is the guardian of allâhu wa ITyu al-ladhïna

and (as to) those who

SÛRAT YÀSÏN (36)

Ya Seen. (1) ya-sin. 00^

I swear by the Qur'an

A revelation of the tanzîla al-' azîzi ar-

And We have made

You can only warn him

Surely We give life to

And set out to them an

When We sent to them 'idh 'arsalnâ 'ilayhim

They said: You are

And from the remote

It was said: Enter the

And We did not send wa mâ 'anzalnà 'alà

Alas for the servants! yâ hasratan ' alâ al-

Do they not consider

And ail of them shall wa 'in kullun lammâ

And a sign to them is wa 'âyatun lahum al-

And We make therein

Glory be to Him Who subhâna al-ladhï

And a sign to them is wa 'âyatun lahumu al-

And the sun runs on to a

And (as for) the moon, J^jjJÍj

Neither is it allowable to la ash-shamsu yanbaghï

And a sign to them is

But (by) mercy from Us

And when it is said to (jy. L» I_^ájl JJ lîjj

And there comes not to

And when it is said to L«_o Ij) 5 á *i I l_i lilj

And they say: When will wa yaqûlûna matâ

So they shall not be able

And the trumpet shall

They shall say: O woe to

There would be naught 'in kânat 'illâ sayhatan

So this day no soul shall

They and their wives

And get aside today, O wa amtàzû al-yawma

Did I not charge you, O 'alam 'a'had 'ilaykum yâ

And that you should

And certainly he led

This is the hell with

Enter into it this day

On that day We will set

And We have not taught wa mâ 'allamnâhu ash-

That it may warn him liyundhira man kâna

And they have taken wa attakhadhû min dûni