Month of Sha’ban
The Holy Prophet (saws) used to say, “Sha`ban is my month; hence, Paradise will
be incumbently decided for him who observe fasting on one day of my month.”
Imam Ali (a.s) has said, ‘For one who observes fasting in Sha`ban on account of
love for the Messenger of Allah (a.s) and seeking nearness to Allah (swt), Allah
(swt) will love him and will draw him near to His honor on the Resurrection Day
and will decide Paradise for him incumbently.’
Imam Ali Reza (as) has said, “Whoever fasts one day of Shaban, just for the sake
of God’s reward he will enter the heaven and whoever repents to Allah seventy
times, on the Day of Judgment he will be raised with the Prophet and God’s
appreciation will be obligatory on him. Whoever donates in this month even by
half of a date, God will forbid his body to go to hell. Whoever fasts three days of
Shaban and connects these days to the month of Ramadan, God will give him the
reward for the two complete months.”
Index of Duas for the month of Shaban availabe in this PDF:
General Acts in Sha’ban
General invocations for the month of Sha’ban
Prayer to be recited every Thursday in the month of Sha’ban
Daily Salwaat
Munajaat Sha’baniyah
Salaah for 1st of Sha’ban & Salaah for first 3 nights of Sha’ban
3rd
of Sha’ban – Birth of Imam Husain
Dua to be recited for 3rd
Sha’ban
5th
Sha’ban – Birth of Imam Zayn ul-Abideen – Ziyarah Ayyame Bayz – 13
th , 14
th and 15
th of Sha’ban
15th
Sha’ban
Birth of Imam Muhammad Mahdi (ajts)
Night of 15th
Sha’ban
General Acts for the Night of 15th
Sha’ban
Merits of the Night of 15th
Sha’ban Ziyarah of Imam Hussain
Dua which stands as a form of Ziyarah for the 12th
Imam
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Dua of Imam Ja’far Sadiq for this night
Dua of the Holy Prophet (saws) for this night
Salwaat Sha’baniya Dua Kumayl
2 Raka’ Salaah of Imam Ja’far Sadiq + Supplication
4 Raka’ Salaah of 5th
and 6th
Imam + Supplication Dua ض لك to be recited after Shaf prayer of Salatul – إلهي تعر
Layl
Dua of Holy Prophet in Sajdah after Salatul Layl
Salaah of Ja’far Tayyar
Day of 15th
Sha’ban – Recite Ziyarah of Aale Yasin
Last Days of Sha’ban
Dua for Last Night of Sha’ban
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General Acts in Sha`ban
It is also recommended to observe fasting on Thursdays in Sha`ban. In this respect,
a °ad¢th reads that the heavens decorate themselves each Thursday in Sha`ban and
the angels pray Allah (swt), 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, Allah (swt) will settle forty of his needs—20
related to the worldly life and 20 to the Hereafter.”
It is highly recommended to send plenty of salutations (recite salawat) upon the
Holy Prophet and his Household in the month of Sha’ban.
O Allah, (please) bless Muhammad
and the Household of Muhammad. اللهم صل على محمد وآل محمد
It is recommended to recite the following prayer of seeking forgiveness 70 times
each day in Sha`ban:
I seek the forgiveness of
Allah and I pray Him for
approval of my
repentance.
أستغفر الله وأسأله .وبةالت
It is recommended to recite the following prayer of seeking forgiveness 70 times
each day in Sha`ban:
ذي ال إله أستغفر الله ال هو إال
I seek forgiveness of
Allah, there is no god
save Whom,
the All-beneficent, the حيمحمن الرالر
All-merciful,
the Ever-living, the ومالقي الحي
Everlasting
and to Him I turn .وأتوب إليه
repentant.
According to narrations, the best supplications in the month of Sha`ban are the
prayers of seeking forgiveness of Allah (swt) (i.e. istighfar). Hence, to seek Allah
(swt)’s forgiveness 70 times a day in Sha`ban is equal to seeking His forgiveness
70,000 times a day in the other months.
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It is recommended to give alms in this month even if it is as small as a half date.
It is recommended to repeat the following invocation 1000 times in Sha`ban:
There is no god save الله، ال إله إال
Allah;
and we serve none save إياه وال نعبد إال
Him,
being sincere to Him in ينمخلصين له الد
obedience,
Though the unbelievers .المشركونولو كره
are averse.
The reward of him who recites this is as if it he has served (Allah (swt) for 1000
years.
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Thursday Salaah in the month of Sha’ban
It is recommended to offer a two Rak`ah prayer each Thursday in Sha`ban.
In each Rak`ah, it is recommended to recite S£rah of al-Fati¦ah once followed by
S£rah Tawhid 100 times.
After salaam, recite 100 times;
O Allah, (please) bless Muhammad
and the Household of Muhammad. اللهم صل على محمد وآل محمد
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1st of Sha’ban
Recite 12 rakaats, with the recitation of the Chapter of Ikhlas 11 times after the
recitation of the Chapter on Al-Hamd.
It is a day of great excellence and it has been reported from Ja’far Sadiq (as)
that whoever fasts on that day is assured of Heaven.
Seyyid ibn Tawoos has reported from the Holy Messenger (saw) that a person who fasts on the first three days of this month and on their eve recites 2 rakaats in
each of which he recites after the Chapter on Al-Hamd, the Chapter on Ikhlas
11 times will be greatly rewarded.
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Daily Salwaat
It is reported through authentic sources that Imam Zainul Abideen (as) used to
recite the following Salawat every day in Sha`ban at the time sun passes the
merdian (waqt-e-Zawal) and on the night of 15th
Sha`ban.
The salawat is as under & confirms the exhalted position of the Ahlulbayt
O Allah: (please do) send
blessings upon Mu¦ammad and
the Household of Mu¦ammad—
د على محم صل اللهم دمحم وآل
the tree of Prophethood; ة،بوشجرة الن and the trustees of the (Divine)
Mission; سالة،وموضع الر
and the frequently visited by the
angels; ومختلف المالئكة،
and the core of knowledge; ،ومعدن العلم and the Household of the Divine
Revelation. .وأهل بيت الوحي
O Allah: (please do) send
blessings upon Mu¦ammad and
the Family of Muhammad—
د على محم صل اللهم دوآل محم
the sailing ships through the
abysmal waves.
جج رية في اللالفلك الجا الغامرة،
He who embarks on will be saved ،يأمن من ركبها but he who abandons will be
drowned. ويغرق من تركها،
He who precedes them will miss
the Right Path م لهم مارق،المتقد
and he misses them will lose, ر عنهم زاهق،والمتأخ but he who adheres to them will
win. .والالزم لهم الحق
O Allah: (please do) send
blessings upon Mu¦ammad and
the Household of Mu¦ammad— د على محم صل اللهم
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دوآل محم
the impregnable shelter; ،الكهف الحصين
and the succorers of the helpless,
distressed ones;
وغياث المضطر المستكين،
and the haven of the fugitives; ،وملجا الهاربين and the asylum of those who seek
refuge. .وعصمة المعتصمين
O Allah: (please do) send
blessings upon Mu¦ammad and
the Household of Mu¦ammad
د على محم صل اللهم دوآل محم
so much blessings that please
them
صالة كثيرة تكون لهم رضا،
and settle all (our) duties towards
Mu¦ammad and the Household of
Mu¦ammad
د د وآل محممحم ولحق أداء وقضاء
by Your might and power; O the
Lord of the worlds.
ة يا رببحول منك وقو .العالمين
O Allah: (please do) send
blessings upon Mu¦ammad and
the Household of Mu¦ammad—
د على محم صل اللهم دوآل محم
the pure, the pious, the righteous بين األبرار األخيار،يالط whose rights have been made
incumbent upon us by You ذين أوجبت حقوقهم،ال
and the obedience to whom has
been deemed obligatory upon us
by You and whose (divinely
commissioned) leadership has
been (also) deemed obligatory
upon us by You.
وفرضت طاعتهم .وواليتهم
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O Allah: (please do) send
blessings upon Mu¦ammad and
the Household of Mu¦ammad;
د على محم صل مالله دوآل محم
and fill in my heart with the
obedience to You; واعمر قلبي بطاعتك،
and do not disgrace me by acts of
disobedience to You; وال تخزني بمعصيتك،
and grant me the feeling of
sympathy towards those whom
You have decided to straighten
their sustenance
وارزقني مواساة من رت عليه من رزقكقت
by means of Your favors that
You have decided to make
expansive for me
من عت عليبما وس فضلك،
and by means of that with which
You have covered me out of Your
fairness; من عدلك، ونشرت علي
and make me live under Your
shade. ك،وأحييتني تحت ظل
This is the month of Your
Prophet and the Master of Your
Messengers.
د ك سيوهذا شهر نبي سلكر
It is Sha`ban, which You have
encompassed with Your mercy
and pleasure,
ذي حففته شعبان ال ضوانحمة والرمنك بالر
and on which the Messenger of
Allah—peace and blessings be
upon him and his Family—used
to observe fasting painstakingly
and used to spend it with acts of
worship
ذي كان رسول الله الصلى الله عليه وآله
م يدأب في صيامه وسل وقيامه
on all of its days and night في لياليه وأيامه
on account of Your honoring and
dignifying this month, up to his
death.
بخوعا لك في إكرامه وإعظامه إلى محل
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.حمامهO Allah: (please do) help us
follow the example of him (i.e.
the Holy Prophet as regards the
honoring of this month)
فأعنا على اللهم ته فيه،ان بسنستناإل
and help us attain nearness to
him. .فاعة لديهونيل الش
O Allah: (please do) decide him
as my interceder (before You)
whose intercession for me is
acceptable
واجعله لي شفيعا اللهم عا،مشف
and as my clear path toward You; ،وطريقا إليك مهيعا
and make me follow him until I
meet You on the Resurrection
Day enjoying Your pleasure with
me
بعا حتى واجعلني له متي ألقاك يوم القيامة عن
راضيا،and Your overlooking my sins ،وعن ذنوبي غاضيا
and thus You will confer upon
me with Your mercy and pleasure
قد أوجبت لي منك ضوان،حمة والرالر
and allow me to reside in the
Eternal Abode and the Place of
the Righteous.
القرار وأنزلتني دار .األخيار ومحل
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Al-Munajat al-Sha`baniyyah
It is recommended to recite the following munajat that has been narrated by Ibn
Khalawayh who commented on it, saying, “This is the confidential prayer of Imam
`Al¢ Am¢r al-Mu'min¢n and the Holy Imams, his descendants, (a.s) who used to
utter it in the month of Sha`ban.”
O Allah: (please do) send
blessings upon Mu¦ammad
and the Household of
Mu¦ammad;
د على محم صل اللهم دوآل محم
and listen to my prayer
whenever I pray You;
واسمع دعائي إذا دعوتك،
and listen to my call
whenever I call upon you; ناديتك،واسمع ندائي إذا
and accept from me whenever
I confidentially whisper to
You, إذا ناجيتك وأقبل علي
for here I am fleeing into
You, فقد هربت إليك،
and I am standing before You
showing submission to You,
ووقفت بين يديك مستكينا لك،
imploring You, عا إليك،متضر hoping for the reward that
You have. راجيا لما لديك ثوابي،
And You do know what is in
my inner self; وتعلم ما في نفسي،
and You understand my
needs; وتخبر حاجتي،
and You recognize my
essence; وتعرف ضميري،
and all my moves and
stillness are known by You;
وال يخفى عليك أمر منقلبي ومثواي،
and so are all the utterance
which I want to begin with وما أريد أن أبدئ به من
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منطقي،and all the requests that I
want to express ه به من طلبتي،وأتفو
and all the expectation that I
hope for my future. وأرجوه لعاقبتي،
All that which You, O my
Master, have decided for me
وقد جرت مقاديرك علي دييا سي
up to the end of my life, ي إلى آخر فيما يكون من
عمري
including my secret and open
matters, shall be experienced
by me. من سريرتي وعالنيتي
And it is in Your, not
anybody else, Hand are all
increase and decrease,
ال بيد غيرك وبيدك زيادتي ونقصي
and my benefits and harms
that come upon me. .يونفعي وضر
O my God: If You deprive me
(of Your sustenance), then
who else can ever provide me
with sustenance?
إلهي إن حرمتني فمن ذا ني؟ذي يرزقال
And if You disappoint me,
then who else can ever back
me?
ذي وإن خذلتني فمن ذا ال ينصرني؟
O my God: I do seek Your
protection against Your wrath
and against the befalling of
Your ire upon me.
إلهي أعوذ بك من .وحلول سخطكغضبك
O my God: If I do not deserve
Your mercy,
إلهي إن كنت غير مستأهل لرحمتك
You are still expected to
confer upon me with Your
expansive favor.
فأنت أهل أن تجود علي .بفضل سعتك
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O my God: I now imagine
how I will stand before You
ي بنفسي واقفة إلهي كأن بين يديك
shaded by my good idea about
You on account of my trust in
You,
لي ها حسن توكوقد أظل عليك
and You will decide for me
that which befit You and You
will include me with Your
forgiveness.
فقلت ما أنت أهله .دتني بعفوكوتغم
O my God: If you pardon me,
then who else is worthier than
You are in pardoning.
إلهي إن عفوت فمن أولى منك بذلك؟
And if my time of death is
approaching while my deeds
are still too short to approach
me to You,
وإن كان قد دنا أجلي ولم يدنني منك عملي
I am then considering my
confession of being guilty to
be my means towards You.
نب فقد جعلت اإلقرار بالذ يك وسيلتيإل
O my God: I have wronged
myself when I allowed myself
to behave unrestrainedly;
إلهي قد جرت على ظر لهانفسي في الن
therefore, woe will betide
myself if You do not forgive. .فلها الويل إن لم تغفر لها
O my God: You have never
ceased Your favors from me
all over my lifetime;
ك عليإلهي لم يزل بر أيام حياتي
so, (please) do not stop Your
favors from covering me after
my death.
ي في ك عنفال تقطع بر .مماتي
O my God: How can I despair
of Your nice custody over me
after my death
إلهي كيف آيس من حسن نظرك لي بعد
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مماتي
while You have not shown me
but the good throughout my
lifetime?
الجميل ني إالوأنت لم تول .في حياتي
O my God: (please) manage
my affairs in the very way
that befits You;
من أمري ما إلهي تول أنت أهله،
and confer upon me—a sinful
who is covered by his
ignorance—with Your favors.
بفضلك على وعد علي .مذنب قد غمره جهله
O my God: You have
concealed my sins in my
worldly life,
ذنوبا إلهي قد سترت علي نيافي الد
but I need Your concealment
more urgently in the Next
Life.
وأنا أحوج إلى سترها منك في األخرى علي
You have thus not disclosed
my sins before any of Your
righteous servants;
إذ لم تظهرها ألحد من عبادك الصالحين
therefore, (please) do not
expose me on the
Resurrection Day before all
the witnesses.
فال تفضحني يوم القيامة .على رؤوس األشهاد
O my God: It is Your
magnanimity that expanded
my hope; إلهي جودك بسط أملي،
and surely Your pardon is
more preferable than my
deeds. .وعفوك أفضل من عملي
O my God: so (please) delight
me when I meet You on the
day when You shall judge
between Your servants.
ني بلقائك يوم إلهي فسر .تقضي فيه بين عبادك
O my God: I submit to You
the apology of him who
cannot dispense with the
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acceptance of his excuse; اعتذار من لم يستغن عن عذره قبول
so, (please) accept my excuse,
O the most Magnanimous of
all those before whom the
guilty make an apology.
فاقبل عذري يا أكرم من .اعتذر إليه المسيئون
O my God: (please) do not
reject my request; حاجتي، إلهي ال ترد
and do not fail my big hope
for You; ب طمعي،وال تخي
and do not disappoint my
desire and expectation for
You.
وال تقطع منك رجائي .وأملي
O my God: Had You wanted
to humiliate me, You would
not have guided me (to You);
هي لو أردت هواني لم إل تهدني،
and had You decided to
disclose me, You would not
have saved me.
ولو أردت فضيحتي لم .تعافني
O my God: I do not expect
You to reject my request that
I spent my whole lifetime
asking for it from You.
ني في ك تردإلهي ما أظنحاجة قد أفنيت عمري
.في طلبها منكO my God: all praise be to
You, forever, forever,
perpetually, everlastingly,
إلهي فلك الحمد أبدا أبدا دائما سرمدا
increasingly, and
unperishingly, as exactly as
You like and please.
يزيد وال يبيد كما تحب .وترضى
O my God: If You punish me
for my offense, I shall
demand with Your pardon;
إلهي إن أخذتني بجرمي أخذتك بعفوك،
and if You punish me for my وإن أخذتني بذنوبي
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sins, I shall demand with
Your forgiveness; أخذتك بمغفرتك،
and if You decide to put me in
Hell, I shall declare to its
inhabitants that I love You.
وإن أدخلتني النار أعلمت .كي أحبأهلها أن
O my God: If my deed is too
little when compared to the
true obedience to You,
إلهي إن كان صغر في جنب طاعتك عملي
then my hope for You is too
big when compared to my
prospect from You.
فقد كبر في جنب رجائك .أملي
O my God: How can it be that
I return from You with
disappointment and
deprivation
إلهي كيف أنقلب من عندك بالخيبة محروما
while I expect, depending
upon Your magnanimity, that
You will endow me with
safety and mercy?
ي ظن وقد كان حسنبجودك أن تقلبني
جاة مرحوما؟بالن
O my God: I have spent my
whole life with the vigor of
being negligent to You
إلهي وقد أفنيت عمري هو عنك،ة السفي شر
and I have spent my whole
youth with the inebriety of
being far away from You.
وأبليت شبابي في سكرة .باعد منكالت
O my God: I have not thus
woken up to myself during
the period when I seductively
felt safe from Your
punishment
إلهي فلم أستيقظ أيام اغتراري بك،
and when I was taking the
path that ends with Your ire.
وركوني إلى سبيل .سخطك
O my God: Nevertheless, I
am—Your servant and the son إلهي وأنا عبدك وابن
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of Your servant—now
standing before You عبدك قائم بين يديك،
and begging You in the name
of Your generosity. .ل بكرمك إليكمتوس
O my God: I am, being Your
servant, disowning all that
with which I used to face
You,
ل إليك إلهي أنا عبد أتنص مما كنت أواجهك به
namely my shameless
inconsideration of You,
ة استحيائي من من قل نظرك،
and I am hereby appealing for
Your pardon since pardon is
the feature of Your
generosity.
وأطلب العفو منك إذ .العفو نعت لكرمك
O my God: I had no strength
by which I would rid myself
of acts of disobedience to You
إلهي لم يكن لي حول فأنتقل به عن معصيتك
except after You aroused me
to love You.
في وقت أيقظتني إال تك،لمحب
Hence, I have become as
exactly as You want me to be. وكما أردت أن أكون كنت
I have thus thanked You for
You have included me with
Your generosity
فشكرتك بإدخالي في كرمك،
and You have purified my
heart from the filths of being
inattentive to You.
اخ ولتطهير قلبي من أوس .الغفلة عنك
O my God: (please) look at
me in the same way as You
have looked at him whom
You called and he has
responded to You,
نظر من إلهي انظر إلي ناديته فأجابك،
and upon whom You have
conferred with Your aid and
he thus has obeyed You.
واستعملته بمعونتك فأطاعك،
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O He Who is too close to
depart from him who is
inadvertent to Him.
يا قريبا ال يبعد عن به، المغتر
O He Who is too
magnanimous to deprive him
who hopes for His reward.
ن ويا جوادا ال يبخل عم .رجا ثوابه
O my God: (please) grant me
heart whose longing for You
will approach it to You;
إلهي هب لي قلبا يدنيه منك شوقه،
and grant me tongue whose
truthfulness is directed to
You; رفع إليك صدقه،ولسانا ي
and sight whose righteousness
advances towards You. .هبه منك حقونظرا يقر
O my God: Verily, he who
recognizes You shall never be
anonymous;
ف بك من تعر إلهي إن غير مجهول،
and he who seeks Your
shelter shall never be
disappointed; ومن الذ بك غير مخذول،
and he whom is attended by
You shall never be boring.
ومن أقبلت عليه غير .مملول
O my God: Verily, he who
abides by Your Path shall be
enlightened;
من انتهج بك إلهي إن لمستنير،
and he who resorts to You
shall be succored.
من اعتصم بك وإن لمستجير،
I am thus having recourse to
You, O my God; so, (please)
do not disappoint me as
regard Your having mercy
upon me;
ك يا إلهي فال وقد لذت ب ي من رحمتك،ب ظنتخي
and do not divest me of Your
kindness. .وال تحجبني عن رأفتك
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O my God: grant me, among
those who show servitude to
You,
إلهي أقمني في أهل واليتك
the position of him who
(incessantly) longs for more
love for You.
يادة من مقام من رجا الز .تكمحب
O my God: (please) inspire
me with passionate love for
ceaseless reference to You;
إلهي وألهمني ولها بذكرك إلى ذكرك،
and (please) devote all my
pursuit to my attaining the
delight of the success that is
achieved through Your Names
and the standing of Your
Holiness.
تي في روح نجاح وهم .قدسك أسمائك ومحل
O my God: I adjure You by
You that You put me in the
position of those who are
obedient to You
إلهي بك عليك إالأهل ألحقتني بمحل
طاعتك،
and in an honorable standing
of Your pleasure,
والمثوى الصالح من مرضاتك،
for I, verily, have no power to
rescue فعا،ي ال أقدر لنفسي دفإن
or to benefit myself. وال أملك لها نفعا. O my God: I am Your
servant—the feeble and the
guilty—
عيف إلهي أنا عبدك الض المذنب،
and Your slave—the penitent.
So, (please) do not include me
with those from whom You
have turned Your face
ومملوكك المنيب فال ن صرفت عنه تجعلني مم
وجهك،or with those whom are
deprived of Your pardon .وحجبه سهوه عن عفوك
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because of their
inattentiveness to You.
O my God: (please) grant me
absolute devotion to You;
إلهي هب لي كمال نقطاع إليك،اإل
and illuminate the sights of
our hearts with the light of
their observing of You
وأنر أبصار قلوبنا بضياء نظرها إليك،
so that the sights of the hearts
will penetrate the Screens of
Light
حتى تخرق أبصار القلوب ورحجب الن
and arrive at the Core of
Magnificence فتصل إلى معدن العظمة،
and that our souls hang to the
Majesty of Your Holiness.
قة بعزوتصير أرواحنا معل .قدسك
O my God: (please) make me
of those who responded to
You when You call at them
ن إلهي واجعلني مم ناديته فأجابك،
and those who were shocked
for Your Majesty when You
observe them; والحظته فصعق لجاللك،
and You have thus taken into
their confidence and they
acted for You openly.
فناجيته سرا وعمل لك .جهرا
O my God: I have shaded
neither despair nor gloom
over my good idea about You;
ط على حسن إلهي لم أسل ي قنوط األياس،ظن
and I have never lost hope in
Your excellent magnanimity.
وال انقطع رجائي من .جميل كرمك
O my God: if my sins have
overthrown me in Your sight,
إلهي إن كانت الخطايا قد أسقطتني لديك
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then please pardon me for my
excellent trust in You.
ي بحسن فاصفح عن .لي عليكتوك
O my God: if my
wrongdoings have caused me
to lose Your honorable
kindness,
نوب تني الذإلهي إن حط من مكارم لطفك
then my belief in You have
called my attention to the
generosity of Your sympathy.
هني اليقين إلى فقد نب .كرم عطفك
O my God: if my inadvertence
has screened me against
readying myself for meeting
You,
إلهي إن أنامتني الغفلة ستعداد للقائكعن اإل
then my recognition of the
generosity of Your bounties
has awakened me.
هتني المعرفة بكرم فقد نب .آالئك
O my God: if Your grave
chastisement has drawn me to
Hellfire,
إلهي إن دعاني إلى النار عظيم عقابك
then Your opulent reward has
drawn me to Paradise.
ة فقد دعاني إلى الجن .جزيل ثوابك
O my God: You alone do I
pray and You alone do I
implore and desire.
إلهي فلك أسأل وإليك أبتهل وأرغب،
And I beseech You to bless
Mu¦ammad and the
Household of Mu¦ammad
ي على سألك أن تصلوأ دد وآل محممحم
and to include me with those
who always mention You,
ن يديم وأن تجعلني مم ذكرك،
who never breach their
covenant to You, وال ينقض عهدك،
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who never fail to thank You, يغفل عن شكرك،وال and who never belittle Your
Affairs. .بأمرك وال يستخف
O my God: (please do) take in
me with the most brilliant
Light of Your Dignity
ك إلهي وألحقني بنور عز األبهج
so that I will recognize You ،فأكون لك عارفا and I will leave everybody
else وعن سواك منحرفا،
and that I will be fearful of
and careful with You; ومنك خائفا مراقبا،
O the Lord of Majesty and
Honor. يا ذا الجالل واإلكرام،
May Allah send blessings
upon Mu¦ammad, His
Messenger, and upon his
Household, the Infallible,
د وصلى الله على محم رسوله وآله الطاهرين
andexalt them very much. م تسليما كثيراوسل.
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1st Night of Sha`ban
Recite a 12 Rak`ah prayer in each Rak`ah of which the S£rah of al-Fati¦ah is
recited once and the S£rah of al-Taw¦¢d is repeated 11 times.
1st
Day of Sha`ban
Fasting on the 1st day of Sha’ban has great rewards. Imam Ja`far al-¯adiq (a.s) is
reported as saying, “Paradise will be incumbently decided for him who observe
fasting on the first day of Sha`ban.”
Sayyid Ibn ±aw£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 the first three
days in Sha`ban and on their eve recites a two Rak`ah prayer In each Rak`ah of this
prayer, one should recite the S£rah of al-Fati¦ah once and the S£rah of al-Taw¦¢d
11 times.
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3rd
of Sha`ban
Imam Husain (a.s) was born on the 3rd
of Sha`ban.
Abu’l-Qasim ibn `Ala’ al-Hamadaniy, the representative of Imam al-°asan al-
`Askariy (a.s), received a document saying that our master, Imam al-°usayn ibn
`Al¢ (a.s), was born on the third of Sha`ban; therefore, you should observe fasting
on this day and recite the following supplication:
ي أسألك بحقإن اللهم المولود في هذا اليوم
O Allah: I beseech You in the
name of the one born on this
day
بشهادته قبل الموعود استهالله ووالدته،
the promised with martyrdom
before the beginning of his life
and before his birth,
the heavens and all their ماء ومن فيها،بكته الس
inhabitants wept for him;
and so did the earth and those واألرض ومن عليها،
living one it;
;before his feet stepped on it ولما يطأ البتيها،
;the mourned slain one قتيل العبرة،
and the master of the Family (of د األسرة،وسي
Prophethood);
صرة يوم الممدود بالن ة،الكر
and the one who shall be backed
with victory on the Day of
Return;
ض من قتله أنالمعو ة من نسله،األئم
the one whom has been awarded
with the favor of the Imams’
being from his offspring as
recompensation of his being
slain;
فاء في تربته،والشand the one awarded with the
favor of the soil of his grave
carrying cure;
والفوز معه في أوبته،and the one awarded with the
favor that he will be triumphing
when he will be returned;
and also the Prophet’sواألوصياء من عترته بعد
Successors from his offspring
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will be returned after the advent قائمهم وغيبته،
of their Rising Imam and after
his occultation,
,so that they shall take revenge حتى يدركوا األوتار،
,and they shall retaliate ويثأروا الثار،
and they shall please the ويرضوا الجبار،
Onmipotent Lord,
and they shall be the best ويكونوا خير أنصار،
supporters.
صلى الله عليهم مع .هارنيل والاختالف الل
May Allah’s blessings be
perpetually upon them
whenever night and day succeed
each other.
هم إليك فبحق اللهم لأتوس
O Allah: I thus beg You in the
name of them;
وأسأل سؤال مقترف معترف
and I implore You with the
imploration of a sinful one who
confesses of his guilt,
and who has done evil to مسيء إلى نفسه
himself,
due to his violations—the past ط في يومه وأمسه،مما فر
and the present.
يسألك العصمة إلى محل .رمسه
He thus beseeches You for
protection from You up to the
place of his grave.
د على محم فصل اللهم وعترته،
O Allah: (please) send blessings
upon Mu¦ammad and his
Offspring,
and include us with his group واحشرنا في زمرته،
(on the Resurrection Day)
and allow us to dwell in the ئنا معه دار الكرامة،وبو
House of Honor with him,
.and in the abode of residence .اإلقامة ومحل
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وكما أكرمتنا اللهم بمعرفته فأكرمنا بزلفته،
O Allah: as You have conferred
upon us with the honor of our
recognition of him, (please)
confer upon us with the honor
of being near to him,
وارزقنا مرافقته وسابقته،and bestow upon us with the
bliss of accompanying him and
enjoying a close rank to him,
and include us with those who م ألمره،ن يسلواجعلنا مم
submit to him totally,
الة عليه عند ويكثر الص ذكره،
and those who pray (You) for
sending blessings upon him
whenever they mention him,
أوصيائه وعلى جميع وأهل أصفيائه،
and also upon all his Successors
and Selected Ones,
الممدودين منك بالعدد ثني عشر،اإل
whom are defined by You as
twelve persons,
,being the luminous stars هر،جوم الزالن
جميع والحجج على .البشر
and the Arguments against all
humankind.
وهب لنا في هذا اللهم اليوم خير موهبة،
O Allah: and (please) grant us
on this day the best of grants,
and make all our prayers on this طلبة، وأنجح لنا فيه كل
day responded,
كما وهبت الحسين ه،د جدلمحم
in the same way as You gifted
al-°usayn to Mu¦ammad: his
grandfather,
وعاذ فطرس بمهده،and in the same way as the
angels Futrus sought refuge
with his (i.e. al-°usayn) cradle
we are thus seeking refuge withفنحن عائذون بقبره من
his tomb after him (i.e. his
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(martyrdom بعده
نشهد تربته وننتظر أوبته،
as we are witnessing the soil of
him and expecting his return.
Respond to us; O the Lord of .العالمين آمين رب
the worlds.
After that, you may recite the Du`a' al-°usayn, which is the last supplication
uttered by Imam °usain (a.s) when his enemies surrounded him in large numbers
on the Day of `ªsh£ra’ (the tenth of Mu¦arram, AH 61):
أنت متعالي لهمال المكان،
O Allah: You are verily the
Elevated in position,
the Magnificent in عظيم الجبروت،
omnipotence,
,the Mighty in prowess شديد المحال،
the Self-Sufficient from the عن الخالئق، غني
creatures,
,the Ample in pride عريض الكبرياء،
the Powerful over all that قادر على ما تشاء،
which You want,
,the Close in mercy حمة،قريب الر
,the Truthful in promise صادق الوعد،
,the Opulent in favors عمة،سابغ الن
,the Sympathetic in ordeals البالء،حسن
the Nigh when Your are قريب إذا دعيت،
prayed,
the All-encompassing of all محيط بما خلقت،
that which You have created,
وبة لمن تاب قابل الت إليك،
the Accepter of the
repentance of him who
repents to You,
the Powerful to do whatever قادر على ما أردت،
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You want,
the Taker in all that which ومدرك ما طلبت،
You decide,
the Thankful for those who وشكور إذا شكرت،
thank You,
the Rememberer of those who وذكور إذا ذكرت،
mention You.
;I pray You for I need You أدعوك محتاجا،
and I desire for You for I am وأرغب إليك فقيرا،
in want of You;
and I resort to You for I am وأفزع إليك خائفا،
terrified;
and I weep before You for I مكروبا،وأبكي إليك
am distressed;
and I seek Your aid for I am وأستعين بك ضعيفا،
weak;
and I depend upon You for I ل عليك كافيا،وأتوك
trust in none save You;
احكم بيننا وبين قومنا ،بالحق
(please do) decide between
our people and us with the
truth,
,for they have deceived us ونا وخدعوناهم غرفإن
cheated us,
وخذلونا وغدروا بنا وقتلونا،
disappointed us, betrayed us,
and killed us.
We are verily the progeny of كونحن عترة نبي
Your Prophet,
and the sons of Your beloved وولد حبيبك
one,
namely Mu¦ammad ibn د بن عبداللهمحم
`Abdullah,
whom You have chosen for سالة ذي اصطفيته بالرال
the Divine Mission
and for keeping Your على وحيك، وائتمنته
Revelation.
So, (please so) prepare a wayمن أمرنا فرجا فاجعل لنا
out and a relief for us,
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ومخرجا
برحمتك يا أرحم .الراحمين
out of Your mercy; O the
most Merciful of all those
who show mercy.
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Ayyame Bayz (13th
, 14th and 15th
nights of Sha’ban)
13th
, 14th
and 15th
of Rajab, Sha’aan and Ramdhan are known as
“Ayyaam-e-Bayz” (the days of surpassing splendor). Imam Jafar bin Muhammad Sadiq (as) has said: "Whoso prays during the nights of
“Ayyam Bayz”, in fact, stands at the door of superabundant favours,
bounties and benefits available in these months"
It is highly desirable to observe fast on 13, 14 and 15, have a bath each day,
and give alms in the way of Allah.
In the night of “Ayyam Bayz” pray a 12 Rak-a’t Salat /Namaz as under
(i) In the night of the 13th
pray 2 Rak-a’t:
In each Rak-a’t recite Surah Al Fatih’ah, Surah Al Yaa Seen,
Surah Al Mulk and Sura Ikhlass.
(ii) In the night of the 14th
pray 4 Rak-a’t: in 2 sets of 2 of 2 Rak-a’t,
each exactly as (i)
(iii) In the night of the 15th
pray 6 Rak-a’t: in 3 sets of 2 of 2 Rak-a’t,
each exactly as (i)
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15th
Night of Sha`ban
Merits of the night of 15th
Sha’ban:
Imam Ja`far al-¯adiq (a.s) has narrated that when Imam Muhammad al-Baqir (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, Allah (swt) bestows upon
His servants with His favors and grants them His pardon.
Therefore, you should exert all efforts for seeking nearness to Allah (swt) 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.
Allah (swt) 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 Allah (swt) and thank Him diligently.”
The Holy Prophet (saws) has said that during the night of 15th Sha’ban, Allah (swt)
takes decisions in the matters of sustenance, life and death and welfare of the
people.
Also, at the dawn of this night, the 12th Imam, Imam Mohammed Mahdi (atfs) was
born in Samarrah in the year 255 AH.
It is highly recommended to spend this whole night with acts of worship, prayers,
supplications, invocations and prayers for forgiveness. A °ad¢th has confirmed that
as for one who spends this whole night with acts of worship, his heart will not die
when other hearts die.
The first thing that that Salik (the Wayfarer on the path towards Allah, Glorified
and Exalted is He) must perform on this night is that he must remove the material
pleasures and enjoyments of this world from in front of his eyes (and from his
heart) and in order to make the most of this special night and ensure that all of his
actions are performed properly.
He must think to himself that tonight is his last night on this Earth (meaning that
tomorrow he shall die) and thus, he will no longer have the opportunity to perform
any more good deeds and that tomorrow the Day of Judgment will take place.
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Recommneded Acts for the Night of 15th
Sha’ban:
Take Ghusl (Bath) with the thought of washing away sins & as if it ’s your
last Ghusl
It is recommended to mention Allah (swt) by the following invocation
one hundred times so that one’s past acts of disobedience to Allah (swt)
will be forgiven and one’s worldly and religious needs will be settled:
;All glory be to Allah سبحان الله،
;all praise be to Allah والحمد لله،
there is no god save الله، وال إله إال
Allah;
;Allah is the Greatest والله أكبر،
Recite 100 times 'Astaghfirullah ' with attention to seeking forgiveness.
Ziyarah of Imam Husain for the night of 15th
Sha`ban
In his book of ‘al-Balad al-Amin’, Shaykh al-Kaf`amiy has reported Imam al-
¯adiq (a.s) as saying that one may stop at the holy tomb of Imam al -°usayn
(a.s) and say the following:
All praise be to Allah; the Most ألحمد هلل العلي العظيم
High, the All-great.
والسالم عليك أيها العبد الح الزكيالص
Peace be upon you; O the righteous,
pure servant (of Allah).
ي لك اودعك شهادة منتقربني إليك في يوم
شفاعتك،
I entrust with you a testimony of
mine that takes me near you on the
day of your intercession (for some
people).
I bear witness that although you قتلت ولم تمت أشهد أنك
were slain, you have not died;
بل برجاء حياتك حييت قلوب شيعتك،
Rather the hearts of your adherents
(Sh¢`ah) are living on the hope of
your being alive;
وبضياء نورك اهتدى البون إليك،الط
And by the light of your
illumination have those seeking you
been guided (to the right path).
وأشهد أنك نور اهلل الذي لم يطفأ وال يطفأ أبدا،
And I bear witness that you are
verily the Light of Allah that has not
and shall never be extinguished.
وأنك وجه اهلل الذي لم يهلك وال يهلك أبدا،
And you are verily the Face of Allah
that has not and shall never be
perishing.
وأشهد أن هذه التربة تربتك،
And I bear witness that this soil is
yours,
.And this holy precinct is yours وهذا الحرم حرمك،
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And this death is the death of your وهذا المصرع مصرع بدنك
body only,
While you have never been واهلل معزك ال ذليل
humiliated since Allah is the One
Who is pouring honor upon you
And you have never been defeated وال مغلوب واهلل ناصرك،
since Allah is the One Who is
supporting you.
هذه شهادة لي عندك إلى يوم قبض روحي بحضرتك،
I would like you to keep this
testimony of mine with you up to the
day when my soul will be grasped in
the presence of you.
والسالم عليكم ورحمة اهلل .وبركاته
Peace and Allah’s mercy and
blessings be upon you.
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Supplication as a form of Ziyarah for the 12th
Imam
It is recommended to recite the following supplication, which stand for a form of
Ziyarah for the Concealed Imam al-Mahdi (a.s). this supplication has been
mentioned by both Sayyid Ibn ±aw£s and Shaykh al-±£siy:
O Allah: I beseech You in the
name of this night and in the
name of him whom was born
at it
ليلتنا هذه بحق اللهم ومولودها
and in the name of Your
Argument and in the name of
Your promise in it, تك وموعودها،وحج
the night that You have added
a new merit to its many merits
تي قرنت إلى فضلها ال ،فضال
So, Your Word has been
accomplished truly and fairly;
ت كلمتك صدقا فتم ،وعدال
no one can change Your
words, ل لكلماتك،ال مبد
nor obscure Your signs, ب آلياتك،وال معق (He is) Your glowing Light ق،نورك المتأل and Your bring splendor ،وضياؤك المشرق
and the luminous sign in the
obscurity of darkness
ور في طخياء والعلم الن يجور،الد
and the absent and the
concealed, المستورالغائب
Lofty is his birth and noble is
his lineage
مولده، وكرم جل محتده،
and the angels are his
witnesses ده،والمالئكة شه
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and Allah is his Supporter and
Backer ده،والله ناصره ومؤي
when his time comes and the
angels shall be his sponsors;
إذا آن ميعاده والمالئكة أمداده،
(He shall act as) the sword of
Allah that shall never miss the
target, ذي ال ينبو،سيف الله ال
and His light that shall never
be extinguished يخبو،ذي الونوره ال
And the forbearing person who
shall never deviate the truth.
ذي ال وذو الحلم ال يصبو،
and the motive and reason of
the course of events, هر،مدار الد
and the one for whom the laws
of ages have been made ،ونواميس العصر
and (one of) the men of
authority ووالة األمر،
who receive that which is
revealed on the Grand Night.
ل عليهم ما والمنز ل في ليلة القدر،يتنز
and the managers of the
Resurrection and the Account;
وأصحاب الحشر شر،والن
(They are) the interpreters of
His revelations تراجمة وحيه،
and in charge of what is
deemed lawful and what is
deemed unlawful by Him. .ووالة أمره ونهيه
O Allah: send blessings on
their seal and their Riser
على صلف اللهم خاتمهم وقائمهم
whom is hidden from their
world. .المستور عن عوالمهم
O Allah: (please) make us
causes for the coming of him, وأدرك بنا أيامه اللهم
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and causes for his advent and
reappearance وظهوره وقيامه،
and (please) include us with
his supporters واجعلنا من أنصاره،
and join our vengeance to his ،واقرن ثأرنا بثأره
and decide us to be among his
assistants and retinue.
واكتبنا في أعوانه ئه،وخلصا
and make us live in bliss in his
reign,
وأحينا في دولته ناعمين،
and make us win the ecstasy of
his companionship, وبصحبته غانمين،
and make us of those who
carry out our duty toward him, ه قائمين،وبحق
and save us from evil. وء سالمين،ومن الس O the most Merciful of all
those who show mercy. يا أرحم الراحمين،
All praise be to Allah, Lord of
the worlds.
والحمد لله رب العالمين،
His blessings be upon our
master, Mu¦ammad
دنا وصلواته على سي د محم
the seal of the Prophets and
the Messengers,
ين بيخاتم الن والمرسلين
and upon his Household, the
veracious,
بيته وعلى أهل الصادقين
and his offspring, the
spokespersons of the truth, وعترته الناطقين،
and curse all the wrongdoers ،والعن جميع الظالمين
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and judge between them and
us واحكم بيننا وبينهم
O the Most Just of all judges. أحكم الحاكمين يا.
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Shaykh Isma`¢l ibn Fa¤l al-Hashimiy has narrated that Imam Ja`far al-¯adiq (a.s)
instructed him to recite the following supplication at the fifteenth night of Sha`ban:
O Allah: You are verily the ومالقي أنت الحي اللهم
Ever-living, the Self-Subsisting,
,the Most High, the All-great العظيم العلي
,the Creator, the Sustainer الخالق الرازق
the Giver of live, the Causer of المحيي المميت
death,
.the Originator, the Maker البديء البديع،
To You is the Majesty لك الجالل،
,and to You is the favor فضل،ولك ال
,and to You is all praise ولك الحمد،
,and to You is thanks ،ولك المن
,and to You is magnanimity ولك الجود،
,and to You is generosity ولك الكرم،
,and to You do belong all affairs ولك األمر،
,and to You is glory ولك المجد،
;and to You is gratitude كر،ولك الش
You are alone without having وحدك ال شريك لك،
any partner with You.
O the One: O the Absolute: O يا واحد يا أحد يا صمد
the Besought of all:
O He Who neither begets nor is يا من لم يلد ولم يولد
He begotten,
.and there is none like to Him ولم يكن له كفوا أحد،
دد وآل محمعلى محم صل(please do) bless Mu¦ammad
and the Household of
Mu¦ammad
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and forgive me; and have mercy لي وارحمنيواغفر
upon me;
and relieve me from whatever نيواكفني ما أهم
has aggrieved me;
;and help me settle my debt واقض ديني،
;and expand my provisions في رزقي، ع عليووس
أمر يلة كلاللك في هذه فإن حكيم تفرق،
for You, at this night, make
distinct all affairs of wisdom;
ومن تشاء من خلقك ترزق،and You grant sustenance to
whomever You wish among
Your creatures.
فارزقني وأنت خير الرازقين،So, (please do) grant me
sustenance and You are verily
the Best of sustainers.
ك قلت وأنت خير فإن :القائلين الناطقين
You have said—and You are the
Best of those who speak and
utter—
”.Ask Allah of His bounty“ (واسألوا الله من فضله)
;I thus ask You of Your bounty فمن فضلك أسأل،
;and to You do I turn my face وإياك قصدت،
and the intercession of Your ك اعتمدت،وابن نبي
Prophet’s son do I seek;
.and for You do I hope ولك رجوت،
.رحمني يا أرحم الراحمينفاSo, (please do) have mercy upon
me; O the most Merciful of all
those who show mercy.
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It is recommended to say this supplication, which the Holy Prophet (a.s) used to
recite at this night:
O Allah: (please do) grant us an اقسم لنا من خشيتك اللهم
amount of fearfulness of You
that prevents us from committing ما يحول بيننا وبين معصيتك،
acts of disobedience to You;
غنا به ومن طاعتك ما تبل رضوانك،
and an amount of obedience to
You that makes us attain Your
satisfaction;
ومن اليقين ما يهون علينا به .نيامصيبات الد
and an amount of conviction that
help us tolerate the vicissitudes
of this worldly life.
أسماعنا وأبصارنا أمتعنا ب اللهم تناوقو
O Allah: (please do) make us
enjoy our hearings, sights, and
powers
ما أحييتنا واجعله الوارث منا،so long as You decide to keep us
alive; and (please do) make it the
inheritor of us.
ثأرنا على من ظلمنا،واجعل And (please do) make us avenge
ourselves against them who
wrong us;
and back us against them who وانصرنا على من عادانا،
antagonize us;
and do not suffer misfortunes in وال تجعل مصيبتنا في ديننا،
affairs of our religion;
نا وال نيا أكبر هموال تجعل الد مبلغ علمنا،
and do not make our worldly
affairs happen to be our greatest
concern or our utmost
knowledge;
and do set him who does not have ط علينا من ال يرحمنا،وال تسل
mercy upon us as master over us;
.أرحم الراحمين برحمتك ياin the name of Your mercy; O the
most Merciful of all those who
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 ‘`Awal¢ al-La’al¢’, the Holy Prophet
(a.s) used to recite this supplication at all times.
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Du`a Kumayl
It is recommended to recite the famous Du`a' Kumayl (The Supplication of Kumayl
ibn Ziyad):
الرحيم الرحمن الله بسمIn the Name of Allah, the
All-merciful, the All-
compassionate
برحمتك أسألك يإن اللهم شيء كل وسعت يالت
O Allah, I ask You by Your
mercy, which embraces all
things;
بها قهرتي الت وبقوتك شيء كل
And by Your strength,
through which You
dominatest all things,
And toward which all things شيء كل لها وخضع
are humble
And before which all things شيء كل لها وذل
are lowly;
بها غلبت يالت وبجبروتك شيء كل
And by Your invincibility
through which You
overwhelmest all things,
لها يقوم ال يالت وبعزتك شيء
And by Your might, which
nothing can resist;
كل مألت يالت وبعظمتك شيء
And by Your
tremendousness, which has
filled all things;
كل عال يالذ وبسلطانك شيء
by Your force, which towers
over all things;
فناء بعد يالباق وبوجهك شيء كل
And by Your face, which
subsists after the annihilation
of all things,
مألت يالت وبأسمائكAnd by Your Names, which
have filled the foundations of
all things;
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شيء كل أركان
بكل أحاط يالذ وبعلمك شيء
And by Your knowledge,
which encompasses all
things;
له أضاء يالذ وجهك وبنور شيء كل
And by the light of Your
face, through which all
things are illumined!
!O Light! O All-holy قدوس يا نور يا
O First of those who are first األولين أول يا
And O Last of those who are اآلخرين آخر ويا
last!
الذنوب يل اغفر اللهم العصم تهتك يالت
O Allah, forgive me those
sins which tear apart
safeguards!
الذنوب يل اغفر اللهم النقم تنزل يالت
O Allah, forgive me those
sins which draw down
adversities!
الذنوب يل اغفر اللهم النعم تغير يالت
O Allah, forgive me those
sins which alter blessings!
الذنوب يل اغفر اللهم الدعاء تحبس يالت
O Allah forgive me those
sins which hold back
supplication!
الذنوب يل اغفر اللهم الرجاء تقطع يالت
O Allah forgive me those
sins which cut down the
hopes!
الذنوب يل اغفر اللهم البالء تنزل يالت
O Allah, forgive me those
sins which draw down
tribulation!
ذنب كل يل اغفر اللهم ةخطيئ وكل أذنبته
O Allah, forgive me every
sin I have committed and
every mistake I have made!
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أخطأتها
إليك أتقرب يإن اللهم بذكرك
O Allah, verily I seek
nearness to You through
remembrance of You,
And I seek intercession from نفسك يإل بك وأستشفع
You with Yourself,
أن بجودك وأسألك قربك من يتدنين
And I ask You through Your
munificence to bring me near
to Your proximity,
And to provide me with شكرك يتوزعن وأن
gratitude toward You
And to inspire me with Your ذكرك يتلهمن وأن
remembrance.
سؤال أسألك يإن اللهم أن خاشع متذلل خاضع
يوترحمن يتسامحن
O Allah, verily I ask You
with the asking of a
submissive, abased and lowly
man to show me forbearance,
to have mercy on me
راضيا بقسمك يوتجعلن األحوال جميع يوف قانعا،
متواضعا
And to make me satisfied and
content with Your
appointment and [make me]
humble in every state.
من سؤال وأسألك اللهم فاقته اشتدت
O Allah, I ask You the
question of one whose
indigence is extreme,
الشدائد عند بك وأنزل حاجته
And who has stated to You in
difficulties his need
And whose desire for what is رغبته عندك فيما وعظم
with You has become great.
وعال سلطانك عظم اللهم مكانك
O Allah, Your force is
tremendous, Your place is
lofty,
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أمرك وظهر مكرك يوخفAnd Your deception is
hidden, Your command is
manifest,
وجرت قهرك وغلب قدرتك
And Your domination is
overwhelming, Your power
is unhindered
من الفرار يمكن وال حكومتك
And escape from Your
governance is impossible.
O Allah, I find no forgiver of غافرا يلذنوب أجد ال اللهم
my sins,
Nor concealer of my ugly ساترا يلقبائح وال
acts
يعمل من لشيء وال مبدال بالحسن القبيح غيرك
Nor transformer of any of my
ugly acts into good acts but
You
!There is no god but You أنت إال إله ال
Glory be to You, and Thine وبحمدك سبحانك
is the praise!
,I have wronged myself ينفس ظلمت
And I have been audacious in يبجهل وتجرأت
my ignorance
ذكرك قديم يإل وسكنت علي ومنك يل
And I have depended upon
Your ancient remembrance of
me and Your favour toward
me.
!O Allah! O my Protector يموال اللهم
How many ugly things You سترته قبيح من كم
hast concealed!
البالء من فادح من وكم أقلته
How many burdensome
tribulations You hast
abolished!
And how many stumbles You وقيته عثار من وكم
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hast prevented!
And how many ordeals You دفعته مكروه من وكم
hast repelled!
لست جميل ثناء من وكم نشرته له أهال
And how much beautiful
praise, for which I was
unworthy, You hast spread
abroad!
O Allah, my tribulation is يبالئ عظم اللهم
tremendous,
And my bad state is يحال سوء يب وأفرط
excessive,
,And my acts are inadequate يأعمال يب وقصرت
And my fetters have tied me يأغالل يب وقعدت
down,
بعد ينفع عن يوحبسن يآمال
And my far-fetched hopes
have held me back from my
gain
بغرورها الدنيا يوخدعتن يومطال بجنايتها يونفس
And this world with its
delusions, my own soul with
its offences and my delay
have deceived me.
بعزتك فأسألك يسيد يا يدعائ عنك يحجب ال أن
يوفعال يعمل سوء
O my Master! So I ask You
by Your might not to let my
evil works and acts veil my
supplication from You,
ما بخفي يتفضحن وال يسر من عليه اطلعت
And not to disgrace me
through the hidden things
You knowest of my secrets
على بالعقوبة يتعاجلن وال يخلوات يف عملته ما
And not to hasten me to
punishment for what I have
done in private:
My evil acts in secrecy and وإساءتي، يفعل سوء من
my misdeeds
And my continuous يوجهالت يتفريط ودوام
negligence and my ignorance
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And my manifold passions يوغفلت يشهوات وكثرة
and my forgetfulness.
يف يل بعزتك اللهم وكن رؤوفا األحوال كل
And by Your might, O Allah,
be kind to me in all states
األمور جميع يف وعلي عطوفا
And be gracious to me in all
affairs!
غيرك يل من يورب يإله والنظر يضر كشف أسأله
!أمري يف
My God and my Lord! Have
I any but You from whom to
ask removal of my affliction
and regard for my affairs!
علي أجريت يوموال يإله هوى فيه اتبعت حكما
نفسي،
My God and my Protector!
You put into effect through
me a decree in which I
followed the caprice of my
own soul
من فيه أحترس ولم عدوي، تزيين
And [I] did not remain wary
of adorning my enemy.
وأسعده أهوى ابم يفغرن القضاء ذلك على
So he deluded me through
my soul's caprice and therein
destiny favoured him
علي جرى بما فتجاوزت حدودك بعض ذلك من
So, in what was put into
effect through me in that
situation, I transgressed some
of Your statutes
And disobeyed some of Your أوامرك بعض وخالفت
commands.
يف علي الحجة فلك ذلك جميع
So Thine is the argument
against me in all of that
يجر فيما يل حجة وال قضاؤك، فيه علي
I have no argument in what
Your destiny put into effect
through me therein
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وبالؤك حكمك يوألزمنnor in what Your decree and
Your tribulation imposed
upon me.
بعد يإله يا أتيتك وقد على يوإسراف يتقصير
ينفس
Now I have come to You, My
God, after my shortcoming
and my immoderation toward
myself,
,Proffering my excuse نادما، معتذرا
regretful,
,Broken, apologizing مستقيال منكسرا
,Asking forgiveness منيبا، مستغفرا
repenting,
,Acknowledging, submissive معترفا مذعنا مقرا
confessing.
I find no place to flee from يمن كان مما مفرا أجد ال
what occurred through me,
يف إليه أتوجه مفزعا وال يأمر
Nor any place of escape to
which I may turn in my
affairs,
عذري، قبولك غير سعة يف يإيا وإدخالك
رحمتك من
Other than Your acceptance
of my excuse and Your
entering me into the compass
of Your mercy.
O Allah, so accept my يعذر فاقبل اللهم
excuse,
Have mercy upon the يضر شدة وارحم
severity of my affliction
And release me from the يوثاق شد من يوفكن
tightness of my fetters,
ي بدن ضعف ارحم رب يا يعظم ودقةي جلد ورقة
My Lord, have mercy upon
the weakness of my body, the
thinness of my skin and the
frailty of my bones.
يوذكر يخلق بدأ من ياO You who gave rise to my
creation, to the remembrance
of me, to the nurture of me,
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to goodness toward me and يوتغذيت يوبر يوتربيت
to nourishment on me,
كرمك البتداء يهبن يب برك وسالف
Bestow upon me for the sake
of Your having given rise [to
me] with generosity and
Your previous goodness to
me!
O Allah, my Master and my يورب يوسيد يإله يا
Lord!
بعد بنارك يمعذب أتراك توحيدك
Canst You see Yourself
tormenting me with Your fire
after I have professed Your
Unity
يقلب عليه انطوى ما وبعد معرفتك من
And after the knowledge of
You my heart has embraced,
ذكرك من يلسان به ولهجAnd the remembrance of You
my tongue has constantly
mentioned
من يضمير واعتقده حبك
And the love of You to which
my mind has clung,
ياعتراف صدق وبعد لربوبيتك خاضعا يودعائ
And after the sincerity of my
confession and my
supplication, humble before
Your lordship?
أن من أكرم أنت هيهات ربيته من تضيع
Far be it from You! You art
more generous than that You
shouldst squander him whom
You hast nurtured,
Or banish him whom You أدنيته من تبعد أو
hast brought nigh,
Or drive away him whom آويته من تشرد أو
You hast given an abode
من البالء إلى تسلم أو ورحمته كفيته
Or submit to tribulation him
whom You hast spared and
shown mercy.
Would that I knew, my يسيد يا يشعر وليت
Master, My God and my
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,Protector يوموال يوإله
وجوه على النار أتسلط ساجدة لعظمتك خرت
Whether You wilt give the
Fire dominion over faces
fallen down prostrate before
Your Tremendousness,
نطقت ألسن وعلى صادقة بتوحيدك مادحة وبشكرك
And over tongues voicing
sincerely the profession of
Your Unity and giving thanks
to You in praise,
اعترفت قلوب وعلى محققة بإلهيتك
And over hearts
acknowledging Your
Divinity through verification,
من حوت ضمائر وعلى صارت حتى بك العلم
خاشعة
And over minds
encompassing knowledge of
You until they have become
humble
إلى سعت جوارح وعلى طائعة تعبدك أوطان
باستغفارك وأشارت مذعنة
And over bodily members
speeding to the places of
Your worship in obedience
and beckoning for Your
forgiveness in submission.
وال بك الظن هكذا ما عنك بفضلك أخبرنا
No such opinion is held of
You! Nor has such been
reported - thanks to Your
bounty — concerning You,
,O All-generous! My Lord رب يا كريم، اي
عن يضعف تعلم وأنت الدنيا بالء من قليل
وعقوباتها،
And You knowest my
weakness before a little of
this world's tribulations and
punishments,
And before those ordeals من فيها ييجر وما
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,which befall its inhabitants أهلها على المكاره
ومكروه، بالء ذلك أن على بقاؤه، يسير مكثه، قليل مدته قصير
Even though it is a
tribulation and ordeal whose
stay is short, whose
subsistence is but little and,
whose period is but fleeting.
لبالء ياحتمال فكيف وقوع وجليل اآلخرة
!فيها المكاره
So how can I endure the
tribulations of the next world
and the great ordeals that
occur within it?
،مدته تطول بالء وهو يخفف وال مقامه، ويدوم
أهله عن
For it is a tribulation whose
period is long, whose station
endures and whose sufferers
are given no respite,
عن إال يكون ال ألنه وانتقامك غضبك
وسخطك
Since it only occurs as a
result of Your wrath, Your
vengeance and Your anger,
له تقوم ال ما وهذا واألرض السماوات
And these cannot be
withstood by the heavens and
the earth.
O Master, so what about يب فكيف يسيد يا
me?!
الذليل الضعيف عبدك وأنا المسكين الحقير
المستكين
For I am Your weak, lowly,
base, wretched and miserable
slave.
يوسيد يورب يإله يا يوموال
My God! My Lord! My
Master! My Protector!
For which things would I أشكو إليك األمور ألي
complain to You?
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And for which of them would يوأبك أضج منها ولما
I lament and weep?
For the pain and severity of !وشدته العذاب ألليم
chastisement?
Or for the length and period !ومدته البالء لطول أم
of tribulation?
للعقوبات يصيرتن فلئن أعدائك مع
So if You takest me to the
punishments with Your
enemies,
أهل وبين يبين وجمعت بالئك
And gatherest me with the
people of Your tribulation
أحبائك وبين يبين وفرقت وأوليائك
And separatest me from Your
friends and saints,
يوسيد يإله يا يفهبن على صبرت يورب يوموال
عذابك،
Then suppose, My God, my
Master, my Protector and my
Lord that I am able to endure
Your chastisement,
How can I endure separation فراقك على أصبر فكيف
from You?
حر على صبرت يوهبن نارك،
And suppose that I am able
to endure the heat of Your
fire,
إلى النظر عن أصبر فكيف كرامتك
How can I endure not gazing
upon Your generosity?
النار يف أسكن كيف أم عفوك يورجائ
Or how can I dwell in the
Fire while my hope is Your
pardon?
يوموال يسيد يا فبعزتك يتركتن لئن صادقا، أقسم
So by Your might, my
Master and my protector, I
swear sincerely, if You
leavest me with speech,
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ناطقا
أهلها بين إليك ألضجن اآلملين ضجيج
I will lament to You from the
midst of the Fire's inhabitants
with lamentation of the
hopeful;
اخصر إليك وألصرخن المستصرخين
I will cry to You with the cry
of those crying for help;
بكاء عليك وألبكين الفاقدين
I will weep to You with the
weeping of the bereft;
يا كنت أين وألنادينك المؤمنين ولي
And I will call to You,
Where art You, O Sponsor of
the believers,
O Goal of the hopes of Your العارفين آمال غاية يا
knowers,
O Aid of those who seek المستغيثين غياث يا
assistance,
O Friend of the hearts of the الصادقين قلوب حبيب يا
sincere
And O God of all the world's العالمين إله ويا
inhabitants!
يإله يا سبحانك أفتراك، فيها تسمع وبحمدك،
مسلم عبد صوت
Canst You see Yourself —
Glory be to You My God,
and Thine is the praised —
hearing within the Fire the
voice of a slave surrendered
to You,
Imprisoned there because of بمخالفته فيها سجن
his violations,
عذابها طعم وذاق بمعصيته
Tasting the favour of its
torment because of his
disobedience,
أطباقها بين وحبس وجريرته بجرمه
And confined within its
levels because of his sin and
crime,
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ضجيج إليك يضج وهو لرحمتك مؤمل
While he laments to You
with the lament of one
hopeful for Your mercy,
أهل بلسان ويناديك توحيدك
And calls to You with the
tongue of those who profess
Your Unity
And entreats You by Your بربوبيتك إليك ويتوسل
lordship!
يف يبقى فكيف يموال يا سلف ما يرجو وهو العذاب
حلمك من
My Protector, so how should
he remain in the
chastisement, while he has
hope for Your previous
clemency?
وهو النار تؤلمه كيف أم ورحمتك فضلك يامل
Or how should the Fire cause
him pain while he expects
Your bounty and mercy?
لهيبها يحرقه كيف أم وترى صوته تسمع وأنت مكانه
Or how should its flames
burn him, while You hearest
his voice and seest his place?
عليه يشتمل كيف أم ضعفه تعلم وأنت زفيرها
Or how should its groaning
encompass him, while You
knowest his weakness?
بين يتقلقل كيف أم صدقه تعلم وأنت أطباقها
Or how should he be
convulsed among its levels,
while You knowest his
sincerity?
زبانيتها تزجره كيف أم ربه يا يناديك وهو
Or how should its keepers
torture him while he calls out
to You, O Lord?
يف فضلك يرجو كيف أم فيها فتتركه منها عتقه
Or how should he have hope
of Your bounty in freeing
him from it, while You
abandonest him within it?
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Far be it from You! That is بك الظن ذلك ما هيهات
not what is expected of You,
Nor what is well-known of فضلك من المعروف وال
Your bounty,
به عاملت لما مشبه وال برك من الموحدين وإحسانك
Nor it is similar to the
goodness and kindness You
hast shown to those who
profess Your Unity.
ما لوال أقطع فباليقين تعذيب من به حكمت
جاحديك
So I declare with certainty
that were it not for what You
hast decreed concerning the
chastisement of Your deniers
إخالد من به وقضيت معانديك
And what You hast
foreordained concerning the
everlasting home of those
who stubbornly resist,
بردا كلها النار لجعلت وسالما،
You wouldst make the Fire,
all of it, coolness and safety,
مقرا فيها ألحد كان وما مقاما وال
And no one would have a
place of rest or abode within
it.
أسماؤك تقدست لكنك من تمألها أن أقسمت
الكافرين،
But You—holy are Your
Names—hast sworn that You
wilt fill it with the
unbelievers,
,Both Jinn and men together أجمعين والناس الجنة من
المعاندين فيها تخلد وأنAnd that You wilt place
those who stubbornly resist
therein forever.
قلت ثناؤك جل وأنت باإلنعام وتطولت مبتدئا،
And You— majestic is Your
eulogy— said at the
beginning and wernt gracious
through kindness as a favour,
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:متكرما
(What? Is he who has been
believer like unto him who
has been ungodly? They are
not equal)
فأسألك يوسيد يإله قدرتها يالت بالقدرة
My God and my Master! So I
ask You by the power You
hast apportioned
حتمتها يالت وبالقضية عليه من وغلبت وحكمتها أجريتها
And by the decision which
You hast determined and
imposed and through which
You hast overcome him
toward whom it has been put
into effect,
هذه يف لي، تهب أن الساعة هذه يوف الليلة،
That You forgivest me in this
night and at this hour
Every offence I have أجرمته جرم كل
committed,
And every sin I have أذنبته ذنب وكل
performed,
And every ugly thing I have أسررته قبيح وكل
concealed
And every folly I have عملته، جهل وكل
enacted
Whether I have hidden or أعلنته، أو كتمته
announced it,
Or I have concealed it or أظهرته أو أخفيته
manifested it
بإثباتها أمرت سيئة وكل الكاتبين الكرام
And every evil act which
You hast commanded the
Noble Writers to record,
ما بحفظ وكلتهم الذين مني يكون
Those whom You hast
appointed to watch over what
appears from me
,And whom You hast made مع علي شهودا وجعلتهم
along with my bodily
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members, witness against جوارحي،
me.
علي الرقيب أنت وكنت ورائهم، من
And You wast Yourself the
Watcher over me from
behind them,
And the Witness of what is عنهم، يخف لما والشاهد
hidden from them
But through Your mercy You أخفيته، وبرحمتك
concealed it
And through Your bounty سترته وبفضلك
You veiled it.
كل من يحظ توفر وأن تنزله، خير
[And I ask You] that You
bestowest upon me an
abundant share of every good
You sendest down,
,Or kindness You conferrest تفضله إحسان أو
,Or goodness You unfoldest تنشره، بر أو
Or provision You spreadest تبسطه رزق أو
out,
,Or sin You forgivest تغفره ذنب أو
.Or error You coverest تستره خطأ أو
My Lord! My Lord! My رب يا رب يا رب يا
Lord!
يوموال يوسيد يإله يا يرق ومالك
My God! My Master! My
Protector! Owner of my
bondage!
O He in whose hand is my يناصيت بيده من يا
forelock!
O He who knows my يومسكنت يبضر عليما يا
affliction and my misery!
O He who is aware of my يوفاقت يبفقر خبيرا يا
poverty and indigence!
My Lord! My Lord! My رب يا رب يا رب يا
Lord!
I ask You by Your Truth and وقدسك بحقك أسألك
Your Holiness
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And the greatest of Your وأسمائك صفاتك وأعظم
Attributes and Names,
الليل يف يأوقات تجعل أن معمورة، بذكرك والنهار
That You makest my times in
the night and the day
inhabited by Your
remembrance,
And joined to Your service صولة،مو وبخدمتك
And my works acceptable to مقبولة، عندك يوأعمال
You,
يأعمال تكون حتى واحدا، وردا كلها يوأوراد
So that my works and my
litanies may all be a single
litany
And my occupation with سرمدا خدمتك يف يوحال
Your service everlasting.
عليه من يا سيدي، يا يمعول
My Master! O He upon
whom I depend!
O He to whom I complain يأحوال شكوت إليه من يا
about my states!
My Lord! My Lord! My رب يا رب يا رب يا
Lord!
Strengthen my bodily يجوارح خدمتك على قو
members in Your service,
العزيمة على واشدد يجوانح
And fortify my ribs in
determination
يف الجد يل وهب خشيتك
And bestow upon me
earnestness in my fear of
You
تصالاإل يف والدوام بخدمتك
And continuity in my being
joined to Your service
يف إليك أسرح حتى السابقين ميادين
So that I may move easily
toward You in the
battlefields of the foremost
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يف إليك وأسرع المبادرين
And hurry to You among the
prominent
يف قربك إلى وأشتاق المشتاقين
And desire fervently Your
proximity among the
fervently desirous
And move nearer to You with المخلصين دنو منك وأدنو
the nearness of the sincere
And fear You with the fear of الموقنين مخافة وأخافك
those who have certitude
مع جوارك يف وأجتمع المؤمنين
And gather with the believers
in Your vicinity.
بسوء يأرادن ومن اللهم فأرده
O Allah, whoever desires evil
for me, desire [it] for him!
-whoever deceives me فكده يكادن ومن
deceive him!
أحسن من يواجعلن عندك نصيبا عبيدك
And make me one of the
most excellent of Your slaves
in Portion from You,
And the nearest of them in منك منزلة وأقربهم
station to You
And the most elected of them لديك زلفة وأخصهم
in proximity to You.
إال ذلك ينال ال فإنه بفضلك
For that cannot be attained
except by Your bounty.
And grant generously to me بجودك يل وجد
through Your munificence,
And incline toward me with بمجدك علي واعطف
Your splendour
And protect me with Your برحمتك يواحفظن
mercy!
And make my tongue بذكرك يلسان واجعل
remember You without
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ceasing لهجا
And my heart enthralled by متيما بحبك يوقلب
Your love!
And be gracious to me by إجابتك بحسن علي ومن
answering me favourably,
And nullify my slips يعثرت يوأقلن
!And forgive my lapses يزلت واغفر
عبادك على قضيت فإنك بعبادتك
For You hast decreed Your
worship for Your servants
And commanded them to بدعائك وأمرتهم
supplicate You
And assured them that they اإلجابة لهم وضمنت
would be answered.
نصبت رب يا فإليك يوجه
So toward You, my Lord, I
have turned my face
And toward You, my Lord, I ييد مددت رب يا وإليك
have extended my hand.
يل استجب فبعزتك يدعائ
So by Your might, comply with
my supplication
And make me attain my يمنا يوبلغن
desires!
فضلك من تقطع وال يرجائ
Do not severe my hoping for
Your Favours
واإلنس الجن شر يواكفن يأعدائ من
And spare me the evil of my
enemies from among the jinn
and men!
O He, whose pleasure is الرضا سريع يا
quickly achieved!
Forgive him who owns إال يملك ال لمن اغفر
nothing but supplication
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الدعاء
.For You dost what You wilt تشاء لما فعال فإنك
,O He whose Name is a remedy دواء اسمه من يا
And whose remembrance is a شفاء وذكره
cure,
And whose obedience is غنى وطاعته
wealth!
Have mercy upon him whose الرجاء ماله رأس من ارحم
capital is hope
!And whose weapon is tears البكاء وسالحه
!O Ample in blessings النعم سابغ يا
!O Repeller of adversities النقم دافع يا
يف المستوحشين نور يا الظلم
O Light of those who are
lonely in the darkness!
O Knower who was never يعلم ال عالما يا
taught!
وآل محمد على صل محمد
Bless Muhammad and
Muhammad's household!
And do with me what is أهله أنت ما يب وافعل
worthy of You!
رسوله على الله وصلى آله من الميامين واألئمة
And Allah bless His messenger
and the holy Imams of his
household
And give them abundant كثيرا تسليما وسلم
peace!
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Imam Jaa’far bin Muhammad As Sadiq (A.S.) had advised the faithfuls to pray a 2
Raka’t Namaaz tonight, after Ishaa prayers, as under: In the first Raka’t
recite Soorah Al Faatih’ah and Soorah Al Kaafiroon. In the second Raka’t recite
Soorah Al Faatih’ah and Soorah Al Ikhlaas.
When you accomplish the prayer, you may repeat (the phrase of) ‘sub¦anallah’
thirty-three times, (the phrase of) ‘al¦amdulillah’ thirty-three times, and (the
phrase of) ‘allahu-akbar’ thirty-four times. You may then say the following
supplication:
O He to Whom the servants
(of Him) resort in urgencies
يا من إليه ملجأ العباد في المهمات،
and to Whom the creatures
turn in ordeals;
وإليه يفزع الخلق في الملمات،
O He Who knows the open
and the hidden matters; عالم الجهر والخفيات، يا
O He from Whom neither the
ideas of illusions nor the
initiatives of delusions can be
concealed;
يا من ال تخفى عليه ف خواطر األوهام وتصر
الخطرات، O the Lord of creatures and
beings; الخالئق والبريات، يارب
O He Who grasps the
kingdoms of the earth and the
heavens;
يا من بيده ملكوت ماوات،األرضين والس
You are verily Allah; there is
no god save You; أنت، أنت الله ال إله إال
I thus try to connect with you
in the name of ‘There is no
god save You’ أنت، إليك بال إله إال أمت
So, O He save Whom there is
no god: (please) include me at
this night with those at whom
You have looked and thus You
have mercy upon them;
أنت اجعلني فيا ال إله إالن نظرت يلة ممفي هذه الل
إليه فرحمته،
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and with those whose prayers
have been heard by You and
thus You have responded to
them;
وسمعت دعاءه فأجبته،
and with those whose true
repentance has been admitted
by You and thus You have
accepted it;
وعلمت استقالته فأقلته،
and You have thus overlooked
their past sins and enormous
offenses.
وتجاوزت عن سالف خطيئته وعظيم جريرته،
verily, I am seeking Your
shelter against my sins,
فقد استجرت بك من ذنوبي،
and I am resorting to You so
that You may conceal my
defects.
ولجأت إليك في ستر .عيوبي
O Allah: (please) bestow
lavishly upon me with Your
generosity and Favor;
بكرمك فجد علي اللهم وفضلك،
and condone my misdeeds out
of Your forbearance and
pardon,
واحطط خطاياي بحلمك وعفوك،
and encompass me, at this
night, with Your opulent
honoring,
يلة دني في هذه اللوتغم بسابغ كرامتك،
and include me at this night
with Your intimate servants
whom You have selected for
obeying You,
واجعلني فيها من أوليائك ذين اجتبيتهم لطاعتك،ال
and whom You have chosen
for worshipping You, واخترتهم لعبادتك،
and whom You have made
Your elite and select people.
وجعلتهم خالصتك .وصفوتك
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O Allah: (please) make me of
those whose efforts are of a
happy end,
ن سعد اجعلني مم اللهم ه،جد
and those whose shares of
good things are big, ه،ر من الخيرات حظفوتو
and make me of those who
enjoy blissful life as they have
been safe (from sins) ن سلم فنعم،واجعلني مم
and those who have been
awarded excellently as they
have won, وفاز فغنم،
and rescue me from the evil
consequences of what I have
committed, ما أسلفت، واكفني شر
and save me from doing more
acts of disobedience to You,
زدياد في واعصمني من اإل معصيتك،
and make me love the acts of
obedience to You and
whatever draws me near You
and approaches me toward
You.
طاعتك وما ب إليوحببني منك ويزلفني يقر
.عندكO my Master: a fugitive
resorts to none save You, دي إليك يلجأ الهارب،سي
and a needy begs none save
You, يلتمس الطالب،ومنك
and only on Your generosity
does a repentant, contrite one
depends
ل وعلى كرمك يعو المستقيل التائب،
You have disciplined Your
servants by means of
generosity; and You are verily
the most Generous of all those
who are generous.
م وأنت كربت عبادك بالتأد أكرم األكرمين،
and You have instructed Your
servants to pardon; and You
are verily the All-forgiving,
the All-merciful.
وأمرت بالعفو عبادك وأنت .حيمالغفور الر
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O Allah: (please) do not
deprive me of Your generosity
for which I hope,
فال تحرمني ما اللهم رجوت من كرمك،
and do not make me despair of
Your opulent bounties,
وال تؤيسني من سابغ نعمك،
and do not disappoint me of
Your abundant sustenance that
You decide, this night, for
those who are obedient to
You,
بني من جزيل وال تخييلة قسمك في هذه الل
ألهل طاعتك،and include me with Your
protection against Your evil
creatures.
ة من شرار واجعلني في جن تك،بري
O my Lord: If I do not deserve
so, then You are worthy of
acting generously to me, and
pardoning and forgiving me,
إن لم أكن من أهل ربذلك فأنت أهل الكرم
والعفو والمغفرة،and (please) bestow upon me
magnanimously according to
that which befits You, not
according to what I deserve,
بما أنت أهله ال وجد علي ه،بما أستحق
verily, I carry an excellent
opinion about You, ي بك،فقد حسن ظن
and I do hope for You, ق رجائي لك،وتحق and my self is hanged to the
rope of Your generosity, وعلقت نفسي بكرمك
for You are verily the most
Merciful of all those who
show mercy, فأنت أرحم الراحمين،
and You are the most
Generous of all those who are
generous. .وأكرم األكرمين
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O Allah: (please) confer upon
me exclusively with an
abundant share of what You
decide, out of Your
generosity,
واخصصني من اللهم كرمك بجزيل قسمك،
and I seek refuge with Your
pardon against Your
chastisement, وأعوذ بعفوك من عقوبتك،
and (please) forgive me the sin
that prevents me from
enjoying high morals,
ذي نب الواغفر لي الذ الخلق، يحبس علي
and suppresses my sustenance, الرزق ق عليويضي so that I will do that which
excellently achieves Your
satisfaction حتى أقوم بصالح رضاك،
and I will enjoy Your profuse
granting, وأنعم بجزيل عطائك،
and I will be delighted by
Your abundant bounties. غ نعمائك،وأسعد بساب
I am having recourse to Your
sanctity, فقد لذت بحرمك،
and I am asking for Your
generosity, ضت لكرمك،وتعر
and I am taking shelter in
Your pardon against Your
punishment,
واستعذت بعفوك من عقوبتك،
and in Your forbearance
against Your ire. وبحلمك من غضبك،
So, (please) bestow upon me
generously with that which I
have asked from You, فجد بما سألتك،
and confer upon me with that
which I have begged from
You, ت منك،وأنل ما التمس
I beseech You in Your name,
since there is nothing great
that You are.
أسألك بك ال بشيء هو .أعظم منك
You may prostrate yourself and repeat the following 20 times:
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O my Lord! يا رب. And then repeat the following seven times:
O Allah! يا اهلل. And then repeat the following seven times:
There is neither might
nor power save with
Allah.
ة إالال حول وال قو .بالله
And then repeat the following ten times:
Only that which Allah
wants (will be). .اهللما شاء
And then repeat the following ten times:
There is no power save
with Allah. .بالله ة إالال قو
You may then pray Allah (swt) for sending blessings upon the Holy Prophet and
ask for settling your requests.
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Shaykh al-±£siy and Shaykh al-Kaf`amiy say: It is suitable to say the following
supplication at this night; it is advisable to recite it after the Shaf prayer of Salatul
Layl.
ض لك في هذا إلهي تعر ضون،يل المتعرالل
O Allah: tonight the seekers of
favors, restless and eager, present
themselves to You;
the determined aspirers have You وقصدك القاصدون،
in mind;
ل فضلك ومعروفك وأم الطالبون،
those who make requests look
long and attentively at Your
obligingness and kindness;
يل نفحات ا اللولك في هذ وجوائز
You, in this night, give gifts,
bounties beyond measure,
,free donations, and favors وعطايا ومواهب
بها على من تشاء من تمن عبادك،
to those whom You will from
among Your servants when they
make a request,
وتمنعها من لم تسبق له العناية منك،
and say no to those who do not try
to get in advance (remain behind)
for obtaining the bounties from
You.
,I, a modest needy bondman وها أنا ذا عبيدك الفقير إليك
am hopeful of Your obligingness ل فضلك ومعروفك،المؤم
and kindness.
لت فإن كنت يا موالي تفضيلة على أحد من في هذه الل
خلقك
Indeed if You, O My Master,
bestows a favor on any one, in this
night, from among Your created
beings,
وعدت عليه بعائدة من عطفك
and multiply profits and gains for
him out of love and affection,
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دد وآل محمعلى محم فصلplease send blessings upon
Mu¦ammad and the Household of
Mu¦ammad:
رين الطاهرين الخيبين يالط الفاضلين،
the pure, the immaculate, the
virtuous, and the righteous;
بطولك ومعروفك وجد عليand then let me have enough and
be contented on account of Your
liberality and obligingness,
!O Lord of the worlds العالمين، رب يا
د خاتم وصلى الله على محم ينبيالن
May Allah send blessings upon
Mu¦ammad, the seal of the
Prophets,
and upon his Household, the وآله الطاهرين
immaculate,
.and may He exalt them very much م تسليماوسل
verily, Allah is worthy of all .الله حميد مجيد إن
praise, full of all glory.
O Allah: I am praying You as You ي أدعوك كما أمرتإن اللهم
ordered me to do,
So, (please) respond to me as You فاستجب لي كما وعدت
promised.
verily, You never break Your .ك ال تخلف الميعادإن
promise.
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Dua of Holy Prophet in Sajdah after Salatul Layl
Prostrating before You are
my body and my shadow
سجد لك سوادي وخيالي،
and my heart is in full faith
of You وآمن بك فؤادي،
These are my two hands
and this is what I have
committed against myself,
هذه يداي وما جنيته على نفسي،
O the All-great: You are
hoped for all enormous
things;
يا عظيم ترجى لكل عظيم
Please, forgive me my
serious offences اغفر لي العظيم
because none can forgive
the serious sin except the
All-great Lord.
نب العظيم ه ال يغفر الذفإن .العظيم بالر إال
The Holy Prophet (a.s) then raised his head and then prostrated himself again,
saying:
I seek the protection of the
light of Your Face that has
lit the heavens and the earth
ذي أعوذ بنور وجهك الماوات أضاءت له الس
واألرضون،and has removed all
darkness لمات،وانكشفت له الظ
and has made active all the
affairs of the past and the
coming generations
لين وصلح عليه أمر األو واآلخرين
against Your sudden
chastisement من فجأة نقمتك،
and against withdrawing the
good health that You have
granted me من تحويل عافيتك،و
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and against the vanishing of
Your bounties. .ومن زوال نعمتك
O Allah: (please) grant me
a heart that is pious and
pure,
ارزقني قلبا تقيا اللهم نقيا
and is released from
polytheism, رك بريئا ومن الش
and is neither atheist nor
unhappy. .ال كافرا وال شقيا
The Holy Prophet (a.s) then attached his face to the ground and said:
I am putting my face on
the ground
رت وجهي في عف راب الت
and it is my duty to
prostrate myself before
You لي أن أسجد لك وحق
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Salaat Ja’far Tayyar
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Imam Muhammad Al Baqir and Imam Ja’far Sadiq (A.S.) used to pray a 4 Raka’t
Salaat tonight as under:
In Every Raka’t recite Soorah Al Faatih’ah 100 times and Soorah Al Ikhlass 100
times After the Salaam recite the following dua’a:
O Allah: I am in need for
You, ي إليك فقير،إن اللهم
and I am fearful of You and
seeking Your shelter against
Your chastisement.
ومن عذابك خائف .مستجير
O Allah: (please) do not erase
my name, ل اسمي،ال تبد اللهم
and do not change my body, ر جسمي،وال تغي and do not increase my
ordeals, وال تجهد بالئي،
and do not make my enemies
rejoice at my misfortune. دائي، وال تشمت بي أع
I resort to Your pardon
against Your punishment, أعوذ بعفوك من عقابك،
and I resort to Your mercy
against Your chastisement, وأعوذ برحمتك من عذابك،
and I resort to Your pleasure
against Your wrath, برضاك من سخطك،وأعوذ
and I resort to You from You ،وأعوذ بك منك Enormous be the praise of
You ثناؤك جل
You are as exactly as You
have praised Yourself, أنت كما أثنيت على نفسك
and above all that which is
said about You. .وفوق ما يقول القائلون
It is worth mentioning that °ad¢ths 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 S£rah of al-
Fati¦ah is recited once and the S£rah of al-Taw¦¢d is repeated ten times.
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15th
of Sha`ban
On the fifteenth of Sha`ban, the twelfth Imam al-Mahdi, the Patron of the Age
(¯a¦ib al-Zaman), was born—may Allah (swt)’s blessings be upon him and his
immaculate ancestors.
Recite the following ziyarah on this day:
بسم ٱلله ٱلرحمن ٱلرحيمIn the Name of Allah; the All-
beneficent, the All-merciful.
ـس .سالم على آل يPeace be upon the Household of
Y¡s¢n.
السالم عليك يا داعي ٱلله ورباني آياته
Peace be upon you, O caller to
Allah and interpreter of His
Verses.
السالم عليك يا باب ٱلله وديان دينه
Peace be upon you, O door to
Allah and applier of His religion.
السالم عليك يا خليفة ٱلله وناصر حقه
Peace be upon you, O viceroy of
Allah and backer of His right.
السالم عليك يا حجة ٱلله ودليل إرادته
Peace be upon you, O Argument
of Allah and sign of His
volition.
السالم عليك يا تالي كتاب ٱلله وترجمانه
Peace be upon you, O reciter of
the Book of Allah and its
interpreter.
السالم عليك في آناء ليلك طراف نهاركاو
Peace be upon you at the hours
of Your night and the two ends of Your day.
Peace be upon you, O herald ofالسالم عليك يا بقية ٱلله Allah on His lands.
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رضهافي
السالم عليك يا ميثاق ٱلله خذه ووكدهاٱلذي
Peace be upon you, O covenant of Allah that He has made and
confirmed.
السالم عليك يا وعد ٱلله ٱلذي ضمنه
Peace be upon you, O Promise of Allah that He has assured.
يها ٱلعلم االسالم عليك ٱلمنصوب
Peace be upon you, O appointed pennon,
,poured knowledge وٱلعلم ٱلمصبوب
.aid, and expansive mercy وٱلغوث وٱلرحمة ٱلواسعة
وعدا غير مكذوبThis is verily a promise that shall never be belied.
السالم عليك حين تقوم
Peace be upon you whenever
you rise (to undertake the mission).
السالم عليك حين تقعدPeace be upon you whenever
you sit.
االسالم عليك حين تقر وتبين
Peace be upon you whenever
you recite and elucidate.
السالم عليك حين تصلي وتقنت
Peace be upon you whenever
you offer prayer and supplicate.
السالم عليك حين تركع وتسجد
Peace be upon you whenever you genuflect and prostrate
(yourself for Allah).
السالم عليك حين تهلل Peace be upon you whenever you profess Allah’s Godhead
and profess His All-greatness.
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وتكبر
السالم عليك حين تحمد وتستغفر
Peace be upon you whenever you praise Allah and implore for
His forgiveness.
السالم عليك حين تصبح وتمسي
Peace be upon you whenever you begin and end your day.
السالم عليك في ٱلليل إذا يغشى
Peace be upon you in the night when it draws a veil
وٱلنهار إذا تجلىand the day when it shines in
brightness.
يها ٱإلماماالسالم عليك موناٱلم
Peace be upon you, O entrusted
leader.
يها ٱلمقدم االسالم عليك مولاٱلم
Peace be upon you, O favored
and expected.
السالم عليك بجوامع ٱلسالم
Peace be upon you to the ultimate meaning of peace.
,I solicit you, O my master يا موالي شهدكا
ن ال إله إال ٱللهاشهد اني ا
to testify to me that I bear
witness that there is no god but
Allah;
وحده ال شريك لهOne and Only Lord and having
no associate,
عبده ورسولهن محمدا اوand that Mu¦ammad is His
servant and messenger.
هلهاال حبيب إال هو و
There is no one more beloved by Allah than him and his
household.
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شهدك يا موالياو
And I solicit you, O my master,
to testify to me that I bear
witness
مير ٱلمؤمنين ان عليا ا حجته
that `Al¢ the Commander of the Faithful is His argument,
,al-°asan is His argument وٱلحسن حجته
,al-°usayn is His argument وٱلحسين حجته
وعلي بن ٱلحسين حجته`Al¢ the son of al-°usayn is His
argument,
ومحمد بن علي حجتهMu¦ammad the son of `Al¢ is His argument,
وجعفر بن محمد حجتهJa`far the son of Mu¦ammad is His argument,
وموسى بن جعفر حجتهM£s¡ the son of Ja`far is His
argument,
وعلي بن موسى حجته`Al¢ the son of M£s¡ is His
argument,
ومحمد بن علي حجتهMu¦ammad the son of `Al¢ is
His argument,
وعلي بن محمد حجته`Al¢ the son of Mu¦ammad is
His argument,
وٱلحسن بن علي حجتهand al-°asan the son of `Al¢ is
His argument.
نك حجة ٱللهاشهد اوI also bear witness that you are
verily the argument of Allah.
.You all are the first and the last ول وٱآلخرنتم ٱالا
رجعتكم حق ال ريب ن او فيها
And (I bear witness) that your (promised) Return is
undoubtedly true
يوم ال ينفع نفسا إيـمانها“On the day when its belief
avails not a soul
,which theretofore believed not لم تكن آمنت من قبل
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و كسبت في إيـمانها خيرااnor in its belief earned good by works,”
,death is true ن ٱلموت حقاو
.and N¡kir and Nak¢r are true ن ناكرا ونكيرا حقاو
ن ٱلنشر حقاشهد اوAnd I bear witness that the
Raising for death is true,
,the Resurrection is true وٱلبعث حق
ن ٱلصراط حقاوthe Discriminating Bridge is
true,
,the Watchtower is true وٱلمرصاد حق
,the Balance (of deeds) is true وٱلميزان حق
,the Gathering is true وٱلحشر حق
,the Reckoning is true وٱلحساب حق
,Paradise and Hell are true وٱلجنة وٱلنار حق
وٱلوعد وٱلوعيد بهما حقand the promise of Paradise and
the threat with Hell are true.
يا موالي شقي من خالفكمO My master! Certainly
wretched is he who opposes you
طاعكماوسعد من and certainly happy is he who
obeys you.
شهدتك افٱشهد على ما عليه
So, testify to me all that which I
have besought you to testify.
I am verily an ally of you نا ولي لكاو
.and denouncing your enemy بريء من عدوك
فٱلحق ما رضيتموهThe truth is only that which you
accept,
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سخطتموهاوٱلباطل ما the wrong is only that which you disallow,
مرتم بهاوٱلمعروف ما the good is only that which you enjoin,
وٱلمنكر ما نهيتم عنهand the evil is only that which
you forbid.
فنفسي مؤمنة بٱللهMy soul is thus believing in
Allah;
وحده ال شريك لهOne and Only Lord and having
no associate,
مير ٱلمؤمنيناوبرسوله وبand also in His Messenger, in
the Commander of the Faithful,
ولكم اوبكم يا موالي وآخركم
and in you all, O my master,
from the beginning to the end.
ونصرتي معدة لكمI have prepared myself to back you
ومودتي خالصة لكمand my love is sincerely dedicated to you.
!Respond! Respond آمين آمين
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Last Days of the Month of Sha`ban
Imam al-Ri¤a (a.s) is reported as saying, “If one observes fasting on the last three
days of Sha`ban and attach it to the obligatory fasting of Rama¤an, Allah (swt) will
decide his as observing fasting in two consecutive months.”
Abu’l-¯alt al-Harawiy has narrated that when he visited Imam al-Ri¤a (a.s) on the
last Friday of Sha`ban, the Imam said to him, “Abu’l-¯alt: The majority of Sha`ban
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 Allah (swt), recite the Holy Qur'an, and repent before Allah (swt)
from your sins so that you receive the month of Rama¤an with pure sincerity to
Allah (swt). 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 Allah (swt) 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.
65/3’
In the rest days of Sha`ban, you may repeat the following supplication very much
for Allah (swt) 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, إن لم تكن غفرت لنا اللهم
فيما مضى من شعبان
(please do) forgive us in the rest of it. .غفر لنا فيما بقي منهفا
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Last Night of Sha`ban
Shaykh al-±£siy has narrated on the authority of °arith ibn Mugh¢rah al-Na¤riy
that Imam al-¯adiq (a.s) used to say the following supplication at the last night of
Sha`ban and the first night of Rama¤an:
O Allah: verily, this blessed
month, in which the Qur'an was
revealed
هر المبارك هذا الش إن اللهم ذي أنزل فيه القرآنال
and was made guidance for
people and clear proofs of the
guidance, and the Criterion (of
right and wrong),
نات وجعل هدى للناس وبي من الهدى والفرقان
has commenced قد حضر So, (please) keep us out of
blemish during it, منا فيهفسل
and keep it sound for us, مه لناوسل
and receive it from us with
means of easiness and good
health from You
مه منا في يسر منك وتسل وعافية،
O He Who has accepted the little
(deed) and thanked for the much;
يا من أخذ القليل وشكر الكثير
(please) accept from me the little
(deed). .اليسير ياقبل من
O Allah: I beseech You to ي أسألك أنإن اللهم
make for me a path to every
decency,
خير تجعل لي إلى كل ،سبيال
and to make for me a barrier
against everything that You do
not like مانعا ما ال تحب ومن كل
O the most Merciful of all those
who show mercy. يا أرحم الراحمين،
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O He Who has pardoned me and
overlooked the misdeeds that I
have committed secretly;
ي وعما خلوت يا من عفا عن ئات،يبه من الس
O He Who has not punished me
for my committing acts of
disobedience to Him:
يا من لم يؤاخذني بارتكاب المعاصي،
I seek Your pardon, I seek Your
pardon, I seek Your pardon, O
the All-generous.
عفوك عفوك عفوك، يا .كريم
O my God: You advised me, but
I have not followed Your advice, عظ،إلهي وعظتني فلم أت
and You rebuked me for
violating that which You have
deemed forbidden, but I have not
stopped,
وزجرتني عن محارمك فلم أنزجر،
Now, what is my excuse? عذري؟ فما
So, (please) pardon me, O the
All-generous; I seek Your
pardon, I seek Your pardon!
ي يا كريم، عفوك فاعف عن .عفوك
O Allah: I beseech You إني أسألك اللهم
for rest at death, ،الراحة عند الموت and for pardon at calling to
account. والعفو عند الحساب،
Great is the sin of Your servant;
so, let Your overlooking him be
excellent.
نب من عبدك عظم الذجاوز من فليحسن الت
عندك،O He Who is worthy of being
feared and is worthy of
forgiving; I seek Your pardon, I
seek Your pardon.
قوى ويا أهل يا أهل الت .المغفرة، عفوك عفوك
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I Allah: I am Your servant and
the son of Your servant and Your
she-servant,
ي عبدك بن عبدك إن اللهم تكبن أم
and I am weak and in need for
Your mercy; ضعيف فقير إلى رحمتك،
and You are the Pourer of wealth
and bless on the servants (of
You),
وأنت منزل الغنى والبركة على العباد،
and You are omnipotent and full
of power; قاهر مقتدر
as You have recorded all their
(i.e. Your servants) deeds, أحصيت أعمالهم،
and You have decided the
sustenance of each one them, وقسمت أرزاقهم،
and You have made them of
different languages and colors;
in different stages of creation;
وجعلتهم مختلفة ألسنتهم وألوانهم خلقا من بعد خلق،
Your servants can never attain
Your knowledge, وال يعلم العباد علمك،
and Your servants can never
recognize the real estimate that
is due to You وال يقدر العباد قدرك،
and all of us are needy for Your
mercy; نا فقير إلى رحمتك،وكل
So, (please) do not turn Your
Face away from me, ي وجهك،فال تصرف عن
and include me with the virtuous
creatures of You in deeds, hopes,
and Your decisions (for me).
واجعلني من صالحي خلقك في العمل واألمل والقضاء
.والقدرO Allah: (please) keep me alive
in the best manner of living, أبقني خير البقاء، اللهم
and decide for me to die in the
best manner of death keeping
loyal to Your representatives,
وأفنني خير الفناء على مواالة أوليائك،
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and incurring the enmity of Your
enemies, ومعاداة أعدائك
and keeping desiring for You and
fearing from You,
هبة غبة إليك، والرلروا منك،
and submission, faithfulness, and
compliance with You,
سليم والخشوع والوفاء والت لك،
and keeping belief in Your Book صديق بكتابك،والت and following Your Prophet’s
instructions. .ة رسولكباع سنوات
O Allah: as for whatever I bear
in my heart, ما كان في قلبي اللهم
including suspicion or doubt أو ريبة من شك
or denial or despair أو جحود أو قنوط
or (excessive) joy or lavish
expenditure or recklessness أو فرح أو بذخ أو بطر
or pride or arrogance or
ostentation أو خيالء أو رياء أو سمعة
or discord or hypocrisy أو شقاق أو نفاق
or unbelief or licentiousness or
disobedience عصيانأو كفر أو فسوق أو
or conceit or anything else that
You do not like; ،أو عظمة أو شيء ال تحب
I thus beseech You, O my Lord,
to substitute all that with belief
in Your promise
لني أن تبد رب فأسألك يا مكانه إيمانا بوعدك،
and fulfilling of my covenant to
You ووفاء بعهدك،
and satisfaction with what You
decide for me ورضا بقضائك،
and indifference to the worldly
pleasures نيا،وزهدا في الد
and desire for that which You
have عندك،ورغبة فيما
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and altruism and tranquility and
sincere repentance;
وأثرة وطمأنينة وتوبة نصوحا،
I beseech You for all that, O the
Lord of the worlds. .العالمين رب أسألك ذلك يا
O my God: because You are so
forbearing, You are disobeyed as
if You are not present,
إلهي أنت من حلمك تعصى ك لم تر،فكأن
and because You are so generous
and magnanimous, You are
obeyed as if You have not been
disobeyed at all
ومن كرمك وجودك تطاع عص،ك لم تفكأن
Both those who have not
disobeyed You and I are the
inhabitants of Your lands;
وأنا ومن لم يعصك سكان أرضك
So, (please) confer
magnanimously upon us with
Your favors فكن علينا بالفضل جوادا،
and always refer to us with Your
goodness وبالخير عوادا،
O the most Merciful of all those
who show mercy. يا أرحم الراحمين،
May Allah bless Mu¦ammad and
his Household with endless
blessings
د وآله وصلى الله على محم صالة دائمة
that are innumerable,
uncountable, and none can do it
save You,
وال يقدر ال تحصى وال تعد قدرها غيرك
O the most Merciful of all those
who show mercy. .أرحم الراحمين يا
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Ziyarah of Imam Ali Zayn ul Abideen
Peace be on you, O leader of Those who
prostrate!
لسالم عليك يا سيد الساجدينا
Peace be on you, O prestige of Worshipping
ones!
السالم عليك يا زين العابدين
Peace be on you, O participant Of
unhappiness and sadness!
السالم عليك يا حليف الحسرات
Peace be on you, O the Imam, Who got sores
on spots which Touched during sijda!
السالم عليك يا ذا الثفنات
Peace be on you, O one who Wept and
mourned!
العبراتالسالم عليك يا صاحب
Peace be on you, one who was Captive of
hardships!
السالم عليك يا أسير الكربات
Peace be on you, O one from The great
worshippers!
السالم عليك يا أعظم آل العباء
Peace be on you , O the son of The fifth of
the people of the Cloak (Husayn)
السالم عليك يا ابن خامس أهل الكساء أصحاب
Peace be on you, O son of the Leader of the
martyrs!
السالم عليك يا ابن سيد الشهداء
Peace be on you , O support of Pious ones!
السالم عليك يا عماد األتقياء
Peace be on you, and Allah’s Blessings and
bounties on you!
السالم عليك ورحمة اهلل وبركاته
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