Treasure House of Prayers

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PRAYERS PRAYERS Translated by: Bushr a ‘Ishrat Sheikh

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PRAYERS iii CONTENTS Foreword...................................................................................................xiii Translator’s Note.......................................................................................xv System of Transliteration........................................................................xvi Prayers in Holy Qur’ a n 1.A Perfect and Comprehensive Prayer..................................................2 2.Prayer for Affirmation of Faith and Attainment of Piety..................2 3.Prayer for Affirmation of Faith and its Acceptance...........................3 4.Hadrat Ibr a h i m as 's Prayer to Offer Everything to His Lord.............3 5.Prayer for Attaining the Good in this World and Hereafter.............4 6.Prayer of Beneficence in this world and in............................................the world Hereafter.....................................................................................4 7.Prayer Against the Evil Insinuations of Satan.....................................4 8.Prayer for Being Steadfast in Guidance...............................................5 9.Prayer for Steadfastness and Victory over the Disbelievers..............5 10.Prayers for Escaping Divine Chastisement, for His Forgiveness, Righteous End, Fulfilment of God’s Promise and Escaping the Humiliation of the Day of Resurrection...................................................5 11.Comprehensive Prayer for Forgiveness of Sins, for Mercy and for Victory over the Enemy..............................................................................7 12.Next Verse..............................................................................................7 13.Prayer for Steadfastness and Good End............................................8 14.Prayer for Forgiveness and for Escaping Wrath of God.................8 15.Prayer for Forgiveness of Sins and Transgressions and Prayer for Steadfastness................................................................................................8 16.Prayer for Mercy and Forgiveness......................................................9 17.Prayer of Forgiveness in Asking Questions in Ignorance................9 18.Prayer for Deliverance from Misfortune...........................................9 19.Prayer for Attaining Strength whilst Confronting Evil.................10 20.Prayer for Recovery from Disease....................................................10 21.Prayer for Seeking God's Protection, Forgiveness and Mercy......11 22.Confessing Unintentional Transgression and Seeking Forgiveness......................................................................................................................11

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PRAYERS iv 23.Prayers for Forgiveness and Mercy..................................................11 24.Prayer for Mercy.................................................................................12 25.Prayer for Seeking Forgiveness for People gone Astray................12 26.Prayer for Safety from Divine Wrath...............................................12 27.Prayer for Attaining Forgiveness and Removal of Rancour.........13 28.Prayer for Mercy and Forgiveness....................................................14 29.Humble Prayers of Throne-Bearing Angels for the Believers.......14 30.Prayer of a Patient Believing Wife for Deliverance from a Cruel Husband......................................................................................................15 31.Prayer for Safety from Transgression on Seeing the End of the Transgressors.............................................................................................15 32.Prayer for Safety from Tyrannical People.......................................16 33.Prayer for Migration and Escaping Cruel People..........................16 34.Prayer for Safety from Being Unjust in Times of Strength...........17 35.Prayer for Increase of Knowledge....................................................17 36.Prayer for Open-Heartedness, Ease of Affairs and Effectiveness of Speech.........................................................................................................17 37.Prayer for Spiritual Progress and Forgiveness...............................18 38.Prayer for the Righteous End and Death in the State of being a Muslim........................................................................................................18 39.Humble Prayer for Receiving Goodness..........................................18 40.Prayer for Sustenance and Peace......................................................19 41.Prayer for Spiritual and Worldly Advancement of Children.......19 42.Another Verse......................................................................................20 43.Prayer of the Apostles of Jesus Christ as............................................20 44.Prayer for Strength, Superiority, Increase of Sustenance and Deliverance from Debt..............................................................................20 45.Prayer for Just Decision and Victory...............................................21 46.Cry for Help on being Overwhelmed................................................21 47.Prayer for Arbitration........................................................................22 48.Prayer regarding Disbelievers and Atheists....................................22 49.Prayer for Forgiveness for Parents, Believers and for One's Own Self...............................................................................................................22 50.Prayer for the Guidance of Mankind...............................................23 51.Prayer for Victory over Enemies.......................................................23 52.Prayer for Victory over Mischief Makers........................................24 53.Prayer for Escaping the Evil Influences of Wicked People...........24

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PRAYERS v 54.Requesting Divine Signs against Disobedient People......................24 55.Thanksgiving by Hadrat M u s a as (Moses) and a Prayer for Release from Cruel People.....................................................................................25 56.Prayer for Just Decisions....................................................................25 57.Prayer for God’s Mercy and Ease in Affairs...................................25 58.Prayer for Virtuous Children............................................................26 59.Prayer for Obedient and Worshipping Children............................26 60.Prayer for Steadfastness in Worship for Oneself, One's Children and Forgiveness for Parents and Believers............................................26 61.Prayer for the Ability to Decide, Virtue, One's Good Repute and for Paradise................................................................................................27 62.Prayer for Extraordinary Strength and Sovereignty.....................27 63.Prayer of Thanks for Righteous Actions and Pious Children.......28 64.Prayer of Thanks and for Piety.........................................................28 65.Prayer for Chaste Progeny.................................................................29 66.Prayer for Children in Old Age.........................................................29 67.Prayer for Riddance of Loneliness and for Children to be Good Heirs............................................................................................................30 68.Prayer for a Righteous Wife, for Children and Setting a Good Example for them......................................................................................30 69.Prayer for Remembering Parent's Kindness and a Prayer of Mercy for them..........................................................................................30 70.Prayer on Boarding a Boat................................................................31 71.Another Prayer on Boarding a Boat.................................................31 72.Prayer of Riding a Mount..................................................................31 73.Believing in God's Absolute Power and Belief in His Promises....32 74.Prayer for a Good Beginning and End and Special Victory..........32 75.Prayer for Appreciation of Deeds.....................................................32 76.Prayer of Peace for Godly People.....................................................33 77.Prayer of Inclination towards God and Declaration of Total Belief......................................................................................................................33 78.Prayer for God’s Protection...............................................................33 79.Prayer for God's Arbitration.............................................................34 80.On the Rejection by People, and a Prayer for Victory...................34 81.Declaration of Belief in God’s Promises upon Hearing His Verses......................................................................................................................34 82.Prayer Recited at Dawn and Dusk for Recompense of Failings....35

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PRAYERS vi 83.Prayer at Times of Adversity.............................................................35 84.Prayer for Dedicating Children and Making Vows........................36 85.Prayer of God’s Holy Servants in the Face of Ridicule by Non- believers......................................................................................................36 86.Prayers for Deliverance from Grief and Sorrow............................36 87.Prayers for Seeking All a h ’s Shelter and Safety from every type of Evil..............................................................................................................37 88.S u rah Ikhl as.........................................................................................37 89.S u rah Al-Falaq.....................................................................................37 90.S u rah An-N a s.......................................................................................38 91.A Beautiful Prayer for Acceptance of Prayers................................38 Part I Routine Prayers of The Holy Prophet sa Prayer for Blessings in Intentions and Actions......................................41 Prayer for Attaining Love of God...........................................................41 Hadrat D a w u d as 's (David) Prayer...........................................................41 Prayer for going to the Lavatory.............................................................42 Prayer on coming out of the Lavatory....................................................42 Prayer for Ablution...................................................................................42 Prayer at the Time of Adh a n....................................................................43 Prayer after Adh a n....................................................................................43 Prayer when Leaving the House for S al a t..............................................43 Prayer for Going to the Mosque..............................................................44 Prayers on Entering and Leaving the Mosque......................................44 Prayers for Starting S al a t.........................................................................45 Prayers of Ruk u ‘........................................................................................47 Prayers during Qiy a m after Ruk u ‘..........................................................48 Prayers during Prostration......................................................................49 Prayer between Prostrations....................................................................51 Prayers after Tashahhud..........................................................................51 Dur u d Shar i f...............................................................................................51 Prayer for the Best in this World and Hereafter...................................52 Prayer for Safety from Punishment of the Grave and other Trials....52 Another Comprehensive Prayer..............................................................52

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PRAYERS vii Prayers for Tahajjud Prayer....................................................................53 Du‘ a ’-e-Qun u t............................................................................................58 Prayer after Sal a m in S al a t......................................................................61 Praising and Glorifying God....................................................................62 Prayer for Poignancy in S al a t..................................................................62 Prayers after S al a t.....................................................................................63 Supplication in Times of Need.................................................................66 Istikh a rah Prayer (Seeking Divine Blessings)........................................67 S al a tut-Tasb ih.............................................................................................68 Various Prayers for Everyday Life.........................................................68 Prayers for Recitation of the Holy Qur’ a n.............................................71 Prayers of Sajdah-e-Til a wat.....................................................................72 Prayer on Seeing the New Moon.............................................................72 Prayers for Breaking the Fast..................................................................73 Prayer of Night of Destiny ( Lailatul-Qadr ).............................................73 Prayer Of I h r a m........................................................................................74 Prayer on seeing the House of God.........................................................74 Prayer while Circuiting Ka‘bah..............................................................74 Prayers for S af a and Marwah.................................................................75 Prayer of Ibne ‘Umar on visiting Mount S af a.......................................75 An Anguished and Poignant Prayer in ‘Araf a t.....................................76 Prayer of Yaumun-Na h r (Day of Sacrifice)............................................77 Prayer for Ramy-e-Jam a r (Stoning the Satan at H ajj )..........................77 Takb i r a t-e-‘ I dain........................................................................................77 Prayers of ‘ I d..............................................................................................79 Traditional Friday and ‘ I d Sermons.......................................................80 Nik ah Sermon............................................................................................82 Khu t bah Th a niyah.....................................................................................84 Prayer for Pilgrims of Ka‘bah..................................................................82 Prayer at Returning from Ka‘bah...........................................................83 Prayers at Meal Time................................................................................83 Prayer on being Invited for Dinner.........................................................85 Prayer after Drinking Milk......................................................................85 Prayer on Wearing New Clothes.............................................................85 Prayer for Looking in the Mirror...........................................................86 Prayer on Leaving the House...................................................................86

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PRAYERS viii Prayer on Entering the House.................................................................87 Prayer on Entering the Market Place.....................................................87 Prayers for Travel.....................................................................................88 Prayer on Riding.......................................................................................89 Prayer for Safety from Evil during a Journey.......................................89 Prayer on Confronting a Terrifying Night during a Journey.............91 Prayer on Ascending a High Place..........................................................92 Prayer on Going for Jih a d........................................................................92 Prayer on Bidding Farewell.....................................................................92 Prayer on Entering a New Hamlet..........................................................91 Prayers for Recitation at Dawn and Dusk.............................................92 Sayyidul-Istighf a r (Best Prayer for Seeking Forgiveness)....................98 Prayer for Safety from Evil Moments and Evil Neighbour.................98 Prayers for Rain........................................................................................98 Another Prayer for Rain........................................................................100 Prayer for Safety from Thunder and Wrath of God..........................101 Prayer for Safety from the Harm of Dust-storms...............................101 Prayer for Safety in a Downpour..........................................................102 Prayers at Bedtime..................................................................................102 Prayers on Waking up from Sleep........................................................104 Prayers for the Cure of Insomnia..........................................................104 Prayer on Seeing a Nightmare...............................................................105 Prayer for the Newly Weds....................................................................106 Prayer at the time of Copulation...........................................................106 Prayer for Help during the Swoon of Death........................................106 Prayer at Time of Death.........................................................................106 Prayer for Recompense for Affliction...................................................107 Funeral Prayer.........................................................................................107 Funeral Prayer for a Minor...................................................................108 Prayer on Placing the Dead Body in the Grave...................................108 Prayer on Visiting Graves......................................................................109 Part II Various comprehensive Prayers of The Holy Prophet sa Prayer for an Absolute Straight Path...................................................111

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PRAYERS ix Prayer for a Resolute Heart...................................................................111 Prayer for Complete Trust in God........................................................111 Prayer for the Improvement of Faith and the World.........................112 Prayer for Attaining Good and for Protection in this World and the Hereafter...................................................................................................112 Prayer for Divine Safety.........................................................................113 Prayer for Attaining Fear of God and Purification of Self................114 Prayer for contentment and Fear of God.............................................114 Prayer for becoming a God-Fearing Person........................................115 Prayer for Attaining Righteousness......................................................115 Prayer for Health and Safety.................................................................115 Prayer for Protection from the Effects of Bad Omens.......................116 Prayer on Seeing a Bad View.................................................................116 Prayer for Beneficence of God...............................................................116 Prayer for Fear of God and for Perfect Faith......................................117 Prayer for Prosperity..............................................................................118 Prayer for Abundance of Sustenance in Old Age...............................118 Prayer for Blessings in Fruit and Grain...............................................118 Prayer for being Grateful and doing Good Deeds..............................119 A Comprehensive Prayer.......................................................................119 Prayer for Beneficial Knowledge..........................................................120 Prayer and Method for Memorizing the Qur’ a n.................................120 Prayer for Every Good and Safety from Every Evil...........................123 Prayer for attaining Higher Spiritual Status.......................................123 Prayer for a Pious Outer and Inner Self..............................................124 Prayers for Removal of Debt and Other Weaknesses........................125 Another Prayer for Burden of Debt......................................................126 Prayer for Contentment and Removal of Burden of Debt.................126 Prayer on Visiting a Patient...................................................................127 Invocation for Health in Illness.............................................................127 Prayer of Recovery from Fever.............................................................128 Prayer for Deliverance from Pain.........................................................128 Prayer for Recovery from Retention of Urine.....................................128 Prayer for Recovery of Sight.................................................................129 Prayer for Safety from Hidden and Manifest Ailments.....................129 Prayers for Safety from Evil Eye...........................................................130

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PRAYERS x Prayer of the Destitute............................................................................131 Prayer on Seeing a Destitute Person.....................................................131 Prayer at Time of Trial and Tribulation..............................................131 Prayers in Times of Misery, Adversity and Agony.............................132 Prayer in Times of Anguish and for Love of the Qur’ a n....................133 Prayer in Difficult Times........................................................................134 Prayer for Protection of Islam and Seeking Goodness.......................135 Prayer for Faith, Health and Good Manners......................................136 Prayer for Forgiveness and Pardon......................................................136 An Effective Prayer for Forgiveness.....................................................137 A Beautiful Prayer for Forgiveness.......................................................137 Prayer for Mercy and Forgiveness........................................................137 Prayer for Forgiveness............................................................................138 Prayers for Safety from Evil..................................................................138 Prayer for Deliverance from Satanic Influences.................................139 Prayer for Deliverance from the Evil of the Enemy...........................140 Prayers for Protection from Bad Conduct...........................................140 An Important Prayer..............................................................................142 Prayer for Attaining Good and Deliverance from Evil......................142 Prayer for Protection against ‘ Shirk ’ (Associating Partners with All a h )....................................................................................................................142 Prayer for Deliverance from the Wrath of God..................................142 Prayer for the Protection of God...........................................................143 Prayer for Deliverance from a Disagreeable Disposition...................143 Prayer for Protection from Bad Habits................................................143 Prayer of Protection from Accidental Death.......................................144 Prayer for Deliverance from Starvation and Breach of Trust..........144 Prayer for Morning Journeys................................................................145 Prayer for Forgiveness of An sa r and the Mah a jir...............................145 Prayer for Enemies' Defeat at the Battle of A h z a b.............................145 Prayer for Prosperity for Family and Followers.................................145 Prayers for the Caliphs and Rulers of Muslims..................................146 Heartfelt Supplication at the Journey to Ta ’if....................................146 Prayer for Achieving a Humble Self.....................................................147 Prayer for becoming Special Servants of God.....................................148 Supplications with All a h 's Holy Names................................................148

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PRAYERS xi A Comprehensive prayer.......................................................................149 Prayer on Acceptance of Supplications................................................149 Prayer for Righteous End......................................................................149 All a h 's Beautiful Names and the Acceptance of Prayer.....................150 Prayer at Finishing Qur’ a n....................................................................153 Prayers of The Promised Messiah as Reality, Importance and Blessings of Prayer.......................................161 Etiquette of Prayer..................................................................................171 The Promised Messiah as 's Prayer Routines.........................................176 The Promised Messiah as 's Revelations regarding Acceptance of Prayers......................................................................................................180 Inspiring Incidents of the Promised Messiah as 's Acceptance of Prayers....................................................................................................................181 A Humble Prayer of the Promised Messiah as for Forgiveness..........187 Other Prayers for Deliverance from Sin..............................................188 Prayer of Repentance at the Initiation Ceremony into Ahmadiyyat 189 Prayer for Attaining the Pleasure of God............................................189 Prayer for Companionship of God in Loneliness................................190 Prayer for Concentration in S al a t.........................................................190 Prayer against Deprivation from the Blessings of Rama da n.............191 Prayer on Going to the Ka‘bah..............................................................191 Prayer for those Buried in Bahisht i Maqbarah....................................193 Prayer for Jam a ‘at..................................................................................194 Prayer for the Advancement of the Jam a ‘at........................................194 Prayers for Opponents............................................................................195 Prayer for the Establishment of the Unity of God..............................197 Prayer for the Guidance of Mankind...................................................197 The Promised Messiah as 's Sayings regarding some Qur’ a nic Prayers....................................................................................................................198 Qur’ a nic Prayers Revealed to the Promised Messiah as.......................199 Revealed Prayers.....................................................................................201 Prayer for Forgiveness and a Righteous End......................................202 Prayer for Piety and Purity....................................................................204 Emphasis on Reciting Dur u d Shar i f and Istighf a r..............................205

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PRAYERS xii Dur u d from the Innermost Heart..........................................................205 Some Special Prayers for Difficult Times............................................206 Revealed Prayer for Deliverance from Misery and Affliction...........206 Ism-e-A‘ z am (The Greatest Name)........................................................207 Prayer for Recovery................................................................................208 Prayer for Recovery from Painful Disease...........................................207 Another Prayer for Recovery................................................................207 Prayer for Deliverance from Affliction................................................208 Prayer for Attaining Love and Forgiveness of God............................208 A Prayer full of Love of God..................................................................209 Prayer for getting Helpers for the Faith...............................................209 Prayer for Lasting Blessings..................................................................209 Prayer for Increase in Wealth...............................................................209 Prayers for Increase in Wisdom and Knowledge................................210 Prayer for Ability to Gain Knowledge and Understanding...............210 Prayer for Guidance and Truth............................................................211 Prayer for Mercy and Victory...............................................................211 Prayers for Mercy...................................................................................212 Prayer for Help and Victory at being Accused of Falsehood............212 Prayer for Destruction of Bitter Enemies and Rejecters of Truth....213 Prayer for the Reformation of the Followers of Muhammad sa.........213 The following prayer was also revealed to the Promised Messiah as..214 An Anguished Prayer at Persecution by an Opponent.......................214 A Comprehensive Prayer.......................................................................215 Some Special Revealed Prayers of the Promised Messiah as...............218 Prayers for Those who call us Disbelievers..........................................224 A Prayer for Unity of God......................................................................225 Islam ’s Pitiable State and Anguished Prayer for its Dominance......226 Prayer for Children.................................................................................231 Another Prayer for Children.................................................................231 Another Prayer for Children.................................................................231 An Old Comprehensive Persian Poem.................................................238 Prayer for Forgiveness and Love of God.............................................243 Prayer for Decisive Distinction between Truth and Falsehood.........244 An Arabic Poem......................................................................................247 ******************************

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PRAYERS xiii Foreword Parents lovingly teach their children good manners and how to speak.They coach their children to say simple words such as "Mum", "Dad","Water" and "Milk".When the child learns to say these words and in his childlike manner utters them, the parents are filled with joy and readily fulfil his desires.At times their love for the child overwhelms their hearts so much that they are ready to sacrifice everything for it, even though the demands of these little one's do not amount to much, nor are the parents capable of granting everything.As compared to this, our Lord Who loves His creation immensely, has taught us the manner of supplications and has told us to pray to Him and He would accept our prayers.He has taught us the loving and humble words of prayers.Does this not prove that He wants to cherish His servants? Surely these are the pretexts for bestowing favours.It is as if God's mercy is looking for openings to descend on mankind.In the Qur’ a nic prayers, God has Himself bestowed upon us the standards of seeking this help.The magnitude of His Graciousness is unfathomable.This is why these prayers carry so much impact.The person who knew the secrets and effectiveness of these prayers was our master and patron the Holy Prophet sa.The beloved servant of God Almighty recited these revealed prayers for the first time and his prayers attained acceptance.God taught prayers to A dam as (Adam) and Y u nus as (Jonnah) which were accepted and became a means of their deliverance from affliction.It is impossible to think that the prayers taught to the Chief of the Prophets and the beloved of God should not carry impressive effectiveness.No other spiritual book has presented the

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PRAYERS xiv prayers of all the Prophets with such magnificence and in a complete and preserved form in the manner that the Holy Qur’ a n has.Another excellence is that the best examples of prayers for every need have been preserved in the Holy Qur’ a n.In this book, these prayers have been presented with their related background information so that the supplicant is able to comprehend the full import of the prayer and his prayers never fall short of his objective.May All a h fulfil this purpose.An attempt has been made to include even those prayers or verses containing prayers which are not found in the common prayer books of prayers.In the earlier collections of prayers the existing Qur’ a nic arrangement was adhered to and parts of the prayers were given common titles.In this book a natural order has been followed and comparatively more meaningful titles have been given to the prayers.In every prayer the reference number includes the first verse beginning with “ Bismill a h ” as number one.Verses are quoted by stating the chapter name, chapter number followed by the verse number.The translation of the Arabic text is idiomatic rather than literal.I pray that God Almighty accepts this righteous effort and grants acceptance to all our prayers, which He Himself has taught us for our various needs.All the translations of the Promised Messiah’s as quotes and revelations are taken from the Tadhkirah English version and Essence of Islam by the permission of Maul a na Mun i r-ud-D i n Shams Additional Wak i lut-Ta s n i f.

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PRAYERS xv Translator’s Note Al h amdulill a h my dream of translating Khaz i natud - Du‘ a’ has been fulfilled.I feel very humbled that God Almighty has given me this opportunity.The beauty and the impact of the words of the Holy Prophet sa and the Promised Messiah as can never be fully captured in any translation; therefore, any corrections or suggestions for improvement from readers are welcome.The English text of the Qur’ a nic verses is from Hadrat Maulaw i Shier ‘Al i ’s ra translation of the Holy Qur’ a n.At places an attractive translation has been suggested by Hadrat Khalifatul Masih IV.I have modrenised the language by substituting Thee with You etc.I am indebted to my late father Chaudhry Z afar ‘Al i who despite difficult circumstances provided the best available education to me.May All a h bless his soul.I am extremely grateful to Mun i rud-D i n Shams Sahib for his help and guidance for improving the text.He has spent a lot of his time helping to improve this book.I am grateful to Farz a na Akbar, Shaukia M i r, ‘Umar Ahmad, A rif N a sir and Rub i na N a sir for proofreading, correcting the text, for editing, page setting and final checking of the book.May All a h bless them all.Kindly remember my son Mubasher and my husband in prayers for the support and encouragement they gave me.In need of your prayers, Bushra Ishrat Sheikh London e-mail: bushrasheikh@yahoo.com

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PRAYERS xvi System of Transliteration The name of Muhammad sa , the Holy Prophet(pbuh) of Islam , has been followed by the symbol sa , which is an abbreviation for the salutation 'may peace and blessings of All a h be upon him.' The names of other Prophets and Messengers are followed by the symbol as , an abbreviation for 'on whom be peace.' The actual salutations have not generally been set out in full, but they should nevertheless, be understood as being repeated in full in each case.The symbol ra is used with the name of the Companions of the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa and those of the Promised Messiah as.It stands for Ra d iyall a hu ‘anhu/‘anh a /‘anhum (May All a h be pleased with him/with her/with them).In transliterating Arabic words we have followed the following system adopted by the Royal Asiatic Society.ا at the beginning of a word, pronounced as a , i , u preceded by a very slight aspiration, like h in the English word 'honour'.ث th , pronounced like th in the English word'thing'.ح h , a guttural aspirate, stronger than h.خ kh , pronounced like the Scotch ch in 'loch'.ذ dh , pronounced like the English th in 'that'.ص s , strongly articulated s.ض d , similar to the English th in 'this'.ط t , strongly articulated palatal t.ظ z , strongly articulated z.

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PRAYERS xvii ع ‘, a strong guttural, the pronunciation of which must be learnt by the ear.غ gh , a sound approached very nearly in the r ' grasseye ' in French, and in the German r.It requires the muscles of the throat to be in the 'gargling' position whilst pronouncing it.ق q , a deep guttural k sound.ء ’, a sort of catch in the voice.Short vowels are represented by: a for (like u in 'bud'); i for (like i in 'bid'); u for (like oo in 'wood'); Long vowels by: a for or (like a in 'father'); i for ى or (like ee in 'deep'); u for و (like oo in 'root'); Other: ai for ى (like i in 'site') ♦ ; au for و (resembling ou in 'sound').The consonants not included in the above list have the same phonetic value as in the principal languages of Europe.For quotes straight commas (straight quotes) are used to differentiate them from the curved commas used in the system of transliteration, ‘ for ع , ’ for ء.Commas as punctuation marks are used according to the normal usage.♦ In Arabic words like     (Shaikh) there is an element of diphthong which is missing when the word is pronounced in Urdu.

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PRAYERS 1 PRAYERS IN THE HOLY QUR’ A N

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PRAYERS 2 1.A Perfect and Comprehensive Prayer The Holy Prophet sa proclaimed S u rah Al-F a ti h ah as the foremost and the Best of the Holy Qur’ a n.1 It was revealed to the Holy Prophet sa that perfect prayers, not given to any earlier Prophet, were S u rah Al- F a ti h ah and the last few verses of the S u rah Al-Baqarah.And whosoever prays with reference to these verses will be granted whatever he supplicates.2 In a tradition revealed to the Holy Prophet sa All a h Almighty said “I have divided s a la t between My servant and Myself.And My servant will certainly get whatsoever has been supplicated in this prayer.” 3 ِ ِّٰﺑِﺴْﻢ َّا اﻟﺮ  ﺣْﻤٰﻦ ْ َاﻟﺮَّﺣِﻴﻢ ا ُِِّٰ ٰ حلَْﻤْﺪ َرَب ِّ اﻟْﻌ ﻠَﻤِني َّ.اﻟﺮ ٰ ﺣْﻤ  ﻦ ْ ِ اﻟﺮَّﺣِﻴ ﻢ ٰ.ِ ﻣ ْ ﻠِﻚ ﻳَﻮْمِ اﻟﺪِّﻳ َﻦِ.إِﻳَّﺎك ُ َﻧَﻌْﺒُﺪ َو ُْإِﻳَّﺎك ﻧَﺴْﺘَﻌِني.اِﻫْﺪِﻧَﺎ َ اﻟﺼِّﺮَاط َاملُْﺴْﺘَﻘِﻴْﻢَ.َ ﺻِﺮَاط اﻟَّﺬِﻳْﻦ أَﻧْﻌَﻤْﺖَ 2َﻠَﻴْﻬِﻢْ 5َريِْاملَْﻐْﻀُﻮْبِ 2َﻠَﻴْﻬِﻢ ْ وَﻻَاﻟﻀَّﺂ ﻟِّنيَْ.(Al-F a ti h ah 1:1-7) In the name of All a h , the Gracious, the Merciful.All praise belongs to All a h , Lord of all the worlds, Gracious, the Merciful, Master of the Day of Judgement.You alone do we worship and You alone do we implore for help.Guide us in the right path - the path of those on whom You have bestowed Your blessings, those who have not incurred displeasure, and those who have not gone astray.2.Prayer for Affirmation of Faith and Attainment of Piety This prayer is attributed in the Holy Qur’ a n to that group of sincere and pious people especially from

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PRAYERS 3 Christianity who recognized and accepted truth and prayed.َ ّٰ رَﺑَّﻨ ْ ﺎآﻣَﻨَّﺎﻓَﺎ ﻛْﺘُ;ْﻨَﺎ ﻣَﻊ َ اﻟﺸ ِّ ﻬِﺪِﻳ ِّٰ وَﻣَﺎﺟَﺎءَﻧَﺎﻣِﻦ َ احلَْﻖ َ ﻦَ وَﻣَﺎﻟَﻨَﺎﻻَﻧُﺆْﻣِﻦ ُ ﺑِﺎ َ و ّٰ ﻧَﻄْﻤَﻊُ أَنْ ﻳُﺪْﺧِﻠ َْ ﻨَﺎرَﺑُّﻨَﺎﻣَﻊ َ اﻟْﻘَﻮْم ِ اﻟﺼ ﻠِﺤِني.(Al-M a’ idah 5: 84-85) Our Lord, we believe, so write us down among those who bear witness.And why should we not believe in All a h and in the truth, which has come to us, while we earnestly wish that our Lord should include us among the righteous people? 3.Prayer for Affirmation of Faith and its Acceptance When the apostles of Hadrat ‘ I s a as (Jesus) saw rejection from every quarter they raised this proclamation in his support, believed in him and prayed in these words: ْ ّٰ رَﺑَّﻨَﺎآﻣَﻨَّﺎمبَِﺎأَﻧْﺰَﻟْﺖَ وَاﺗَّﺒَﻌْﻨَﺎاﻟﺮَّﺳُﻮ ﻣَﻊ َ اﻟﺸ ْ لَ ﻓَﺎ ﻛْﺘُ;ْﻨَﺎ ﻬِﺪِﻳ ﻦَ.( A l-e-‘Imr a n 3:54) Our Lord we believe in that which You have sent down and we follow this Messenger, So write us down among those who bear witness.4.Hadrat Ibr a h i m as 's(Abraham) Prayer to Offer Everything to his Lord The righteous people have been advised in the Holy Qur’ a n to follow the example of Hadrat Ibr a h i m as (Abraham) and offer this prayer.َرَﺑَّﻨَﺎ2َﻠَﻴْﻚ َ ﺗَﻮLََّﻠْﻨَﺎ َو ُْ إِﻟَﻴْﻚ أَﻧَ;ْﻨَﺎ و َ إِﻟَﻴْﻚ َ املَْﺼِري.(Al-Mumta h inah 60:5) Our Lord, in You do we put our trust, and to You do we turn repentant, and towards You is the final return.

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PRAYERS 4 5.Prayer for Attaining the Good in this World and Hereafter Hadrat Anas bin M a lik ra was asked to recite a prayer and he recited the following verses.When requested to add to the prayer, he replied that they did not need anything else as he had already supplicated for their welfare in this world and the world Hereafter.4 Hadrat Anas bin M a lik ra relates the Holy Prophet sa used to recite this prayer with great frequency.5 ٰ رَﺑَّﻨَﺎ َّ ا ْٰ ﺗِﻨَﺎيف ِ اﻟﺪُّﻧْﻴَﺎﺣَﺴَﻨَﺔًو َّ يفِ اﻻ ﺧِﺮَةِﺣَﺴَﻨَﺔًو ﻗِﻨَﺎ2َﺬَاب َ اﻟﻨَّﺎرِ.(Al-Baqarah 2:202) Our Lord, grant us good in this world as well as good in the world to come and protect us from the torment of the Fire.6.Prayer of Beneficence in this world and in the world Hereafter Hadrat M u s a as (Moses) prayed for his people in these words: َّ ْٰ وَاﻛْﺘُﺐْ ﻟَﻨَﺎيف ِ ﻫٰﺬRِ ِ اﻟﺪُّﻧْﻴَﺎﺣَﺴَﻨَﺔًو َ يف ِ اﻻ ﺧِﺮَةِ إِﻧَّﺎﻫُﺪْﻧَﺎإِﻟ ﻴْﻚَ.(Al-A‘r a f 7:157) And ordain for us good in this world as well as in the next; we have turned to You with repentance.7.Prayer Against the Evil Insinuations of Satan ‘Amr bin Sa‘ i d ra relates that the Holy Prophet sa taught his Companions some prayers to recite when retiring for the night.This prayer is one of them.6 ْ ُ رَب ِّ أَﻋُﻮ ٰ ذ ِْ ﺑِﻚ َ ﻣِﻦ ْ مهََﺰٰت ِ اﻟﺸَّﻴ ْ ﻄِني ْ.وَأَﻋُﻮ َّْ ذُﺑِﻚ َ رَب ِّ أَن ْ حي ِ ﻀُﺮُو ن.(Al-Mu’min u n 23: 98-99) My Lord, I seek refuge in You from the incitements of the satans, and I seek refuge in

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PRAYERS 5 You, My Lord, lest they come near me.8.Prayer for Being Steadfast in Guidance Hadrat Umm-e-Salamah ra relates the Holy Prophet sa used to often recite this prayer: O the One, Who can turn the hearts, make my heart firm in Your faith.She narrates that she asked the Holy Prophet sa , whether hearts can change? He replied that the following Qur’ a nic prayer should be recited and said that as there was a possibility of stumbling so this prayer should be recited frequently.7 َ ْ رَﺑَّﻨَﺎﻻ َ ﺗُﺰِغ ْ ﻗُﻠُﻮ ﺑَﻨَﺎﺑَﻌْﺪَإِذْﻫَﺪَﻳZَْﻨَﺎوَﻫَﺐ ْ ﻟَﻨَﺎﻣِﻦ ْ ﻟَﺪُﻧْﻚ َ ر ً ﺣْﻤﺔ َ ُ إِﻧَّﻚ أَﻧْﺖَ اﻟْﻮَﻫَّﺎب.( Al-e-‘ Imr a n 3:9) Our Lord, let not our hearts become perverse after You have guided us; and bestow upon us mercy from Yourself, surely You alone are the Bestower.9.Prayer for Steadfastness and Victory over the Disbelievers From the Holy Qur’ a n we learn that when Hadrat T al u t as faced his enemy J a l u t , he prayed thus, and God gave him victory and his enemy was roundly defeated.َ َّ رَﺑَّﻨَﺎأَﻓْﺮِغْ 2َﻠَ[ْﻨَﺎﺻ َ ربًْاو ٰ ﺛَﺒِّﺖْ أَﻗْﺪَاﻣَﻨَﺎو ْ اﻧْﺼُﺮْﻧَﺎ2َ_َ اﻟْﻘَﻮْم ِ اﻟْﻜ ﻔِﺮِﻳ ﻦَ.(Al-Baqarah 2:251) O our Lord, pour forth steadfastness upon us, and make our steps firm, and help us against the disbelieving people.10.Prayers for Escaping Divine Chastisement, for His Forgiveness, Righteous End, Fulfilment of God’s

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PRAYERS 6 Promise and Escaping the Humiliation of the Day of Resurrection Hadrat ‘ A ’ishah ra relates when these verses were revealed the Holy Prophet sa started s a la t and he was crying.Hadrat Bil a l ra asked him the reason for his weeping.He replied that these verses had been revealed to him and added that whosoever recites these verses and does not ponder over them was very unfortunate.The traditions also tell us that the Holy Prophet sa used to recite these verses daily and at night time and told his followers that whosoever recites these verses of Al-e- ‘ I mra n at night will have the reward equal to worshipping all the night.8 ٰ رَﺑَّﻨَﺎ ِ ﻣَﺎﺧَﻠَﻘْﺖ َ ﻫٰﺬَاﺑَﺎﻃِﻼًﺳُﺒْﺤ ﻨَﻚ َ ﻓَﻘِﻨَﺎ2َﺬَاب َ اﻟﻨَّﺎر.( Al-e-‘ I mra n 3:192) Our Lord, You have not created this, in vain, no, Holy are You; save us, then, from the punishment of the Fire.َْ ْ رَﺑَّﻨَﺎ إِﻧَّﻨَﺎ مسَِﻌْﻨَﺎ ﻣُﻨَﺎدِﻳًﺎ ﻳُﻨَﺎدِي ﻟِﻺِْمي ٰ ﺎن ِ أَن ْ ا ٰ ﻣِﻨُﻮ ا ﺑِﺮَﺑِّﻜُﻢ ْ ﻓَﺎ ْ ﻣَﻨَّﺎ ﻓَﺎﻏْﻔِﺮْﻟَﻨَﺎذُﻧُﻮ َ رَﺑَّﻨَﺎ َّ ﺑَﻨَﺎو ٰ ﻛَﻔِّﺮْﻋَﻨ ﺎﺳَﻴِّﺎ ﺗِﻨَﺎوَﺗَﻮَﻓَّﻨَﺎﻣَﻊَ اﻷَْﺑْﺮَارِ.( Al-e-‘ I mra n 3:194) Our Lord, we have heard a Crier calling us unto faith, ‘Believe you in your Lord’, and we have believed.Our Lord, forgive us, therefore our sins and remove from us our evils, and in death join us with the righteous.َ ٰ رَﺑَّﻨَﺎ و ٰ ا ُ ﺗِﻨَﺎﻣَﺎ و2ََﺪْﺗَﻨَﺎ 2َ_ ْرُﺳُﻠِﻚ َ وَﻻ َ ختُْﺰِﻧَﺎﻳَﻮْم َ اﻟْﻘِﻴَﺎﻣَﺔِإِﻧَّﻚ َ ﻻَختُْﻠِﻒ املِْﻴ ﻌَﺎدَ.( Al-e-‘ Imr a n 3:195) Our Lord, give us what You have promised us through Your Messengers and disgrace us not on the Day of Resurrection.Surely, You break not Your promise.

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PRAYERS 7 11.Comprehensive Prayer for Forgiveness of Sins, for Mercy and for Victory over the Enemy This prayer comprises of the last two verses of S u rah Al-Baqarah.Hadrat Ab u Mas‘ u d ra relates that the Holy Prophet sa said reciting these two verses before retiring at night is more than enough.Moreover they are from among the treasure of Heavens which has not been given to any Prophet before the Holy Prophet sa.9 Regarding these two verses the Holy Prophet sa emphasised that we must remember them and make our family remember them because these are based jointly on the s a la t , Qur’ a n and supplication.(Only the supplication part of these verses is being printed here).10 مسَِﻌْﻨَﺎوَأَﻃَﻌْﻨَﺎﻏُﻔْﺮَاﻧَﻚَ رَﺑَّﻨَﺎ وَإِﻟَﻴْﻚَ املَْﺼِريُ.(Al-Baqarah 2:286) We hear and we obey.We implore Your forgiveness, O our Lord, and to You is the returning.12.Next Verse رَﺑَّﻨَﺎ َﻻ َ ﺗُﺆَاﺧِﺬۡﻧَﺎ اِن ۡ ﻧَّﺴِ[ۡﻨَﺎ اَو ۡ اَﺧۡﻄَﺄۡﻧَﺎ رَﺑَّﻨَﺎ وَﻻ ْ ﺗﺤْﻤﻞ 2َﻠَ[ْﻨَﺎ إِﺻْﺮًا ﻛَﻤَﺎ  ﺣﻤﻠْﺘ َ _َ2ْ َ اﻟَّﺬِﻳ ْﻦ ﻣِﻦ ﻗَﺒْﻠِﻨَﺎ َرَﺑَّﻨَﺎ وَﻻ ﺗﺤﻤﻠْﻨﺎ َﻣَﺎ َﻻ ﻃَﺎﻗَﺔ ِﻟَﻨَﺎ ُﺑِﻪ وَاﻋْﻒ ْﻋَﻨَّﺎ وَاﻏْﻔِﺮ ْﻟَﻨَﺎ وَار ﺣﻤْﻨﺎ َ ٰأَﻧْﺖ ﻣَﻮْﻟ ﻨَﺎ َﻓَﺎﻧْﺼُﺮْﻧَﺎ _َ2ِ ٰاﻟْﻘَﻮْم اﻟْﻜ ﻔِﺮِﻳﻦَ.(Al-Baqarah 2:287) Our Lord, do not punish us, if we forget or fall into error; and our Lord, lay not on us a responsibility as You did lay upon those before us; Our Lord, burden us not with what we have not the strength to bear; and efface our sins, and grant us forgiveness and have mercy on us; You are our Master; so help us You against the disbelieving people.

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PRAYERS 8 13.Prayer for Steadfastness and Good End When in the court of the Pharaoh the designs of the magicians were frustrated and Pharaoh threatened them with revenge, supplicating God, they replied: َّ رَﺑ ْﻨَﺎ أَﻓْﺮِغ 2َﻠَ[ْﻨَﺎ َّﺻَربًْا و َْﺗَﻮَﻓَّﻨَﺎ ﻣُﺴْﻠِﻤِني.(Al-A‘r a f 7:127) Our Lord, pour forth upon us steadfastness and cause us to die resigned unto You.14.Prayer for Forgiveness and for Escaping Wrath of God This prayer is for seeking forgiveness from All a h.The Holy Prophet sa said that when God intends to punish a people, He looks at the ones who offer Tahajjud prayers and ones who seek pardon from Him and because of them He postpones the punishment.11 َ رَﺑَّﻨ ﺎ ٰإِﻧَّﻨَﺎ ا ْﻣَﻨَّﺎ ﻓَﺎﻏْﻔِﺮ ْﻟَﻨَﺎ ذُﻧُﻮ ﺑَﻨَﺎ َوَﻗِﻨَﺎ 2َﺬَاب اﻟﻨَّﺎرِ.( Al-e-‘ Imr a n 3:17) Our Lord, we do believe; forgive us, therefore, our sins and save us from the punishment of the Fire.15.Prayer for Forgiveness of Sins and Transgressions and Prayer for Steadfastness All a h praises those Godly people who believe in His Prophets and joining the Prophets do not hesitate in confronting the enemies.The Holy Qur’ a n mentions their prayers as a result of which, God will grant them rewards in this world and in the Hereafter.ْرَﺑَّﻨَﺎ اﻏْﻔِﺮ ْﻟَﻨَﺎ ذُﻧُﻮ ﺑَﻨَﺎ ِوَإِﺳْﺮَاﻓَﻨَﺎ يف ْأَﻣْﺮِﻧَﺎ وَﺛَﺒِّﺖ أَﻗْﺪَاﻣَﻨَﺎ َوَاﻧْﺼُﺮْﻧَﺎ _َ2ِ ٰاﻟْﻘَﻮْم ْ اﻟْﻜ ﻔِﺮِﻳ ﻦَ.( Al-e-‘ Imr a n 3:148) Our Lord, forgive us our errors and our excesses

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PRAYERS 9 in our conduct, and make firm our steps and help us against the disbelieving people.16.Prayer for Mercy and Forgiveness When Hadrat A dam as (Adam) by mistake ate from the forbidden tree, God taught him some prayers and as a result turned to him with compassion.12 رَﺑَّﻨَﺎ ﻇَﻠَﻤْﻨَﺎ ْأَﻧْﻔُﺴَﻨَﺎ ْوَإِن ْﻟَﻢ ﺗَﻐْﻔِﺮ ْﻟَﻨَﺎ وَﺗَﺮ ﺣﻤْﻨﺎ ْ َّ ﻟَﻨَﻜُﻮ َﻧَﻦ ْٰﻣِﻦ ْ اخل َ ﺴِﺮِﻳ ﻦ.(Al-A‘r a f 7:24) Our Lord, we have wronged ourselves, and if You forgive us not and have not mercy on us, we shall surely be of the lost.17.Prayer of Forgiveness in Asking Questions in Ignorance When the son of N uh as (Noah) was drowning in the flood, N uh as (Noah) supplicated God for the safety of his son.God reprimanded him that as a result of his son’s misdeeds, the son was not amongst his people.Then N uh as (Noah) implored God with the following humble prayer and became the recipient of God's mercy and blessings.ِّ ِّرَب ْإِين ُ أَﻋُﻮ َذ ْﺑِﻚ َأَن أَﺳْﺄَﻟَﻚ َﻣَﺎ ِْﻟَ[ْﺲ ِيل ٌﺑِﻪ 2َِّﻠْﻢ َّ و ْإِﻻ ِﺗَﻐْﻔِﺮ ْيل وَﺗَﺮ ﺣﻤْ ْ َأَﻛُﻦ ْٰﻣِﻦ َ اخل ﺴِﺮِﻳﻦ.(H u d11:48) My Lord, I beg You to protect me from asking You that whereof I have no knowledge.And unless You forgive me and have mercy on me, I shall be among the losers.18.Prayer for Deliverance from Misfortune Hadrat Sa‘d bin Ab i Waqq a s ra relates that the Holy

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PRAYERS 10 Prophet sa said that whosoever recites this prayer, which Hadrat Y u nus as (Jonnah) offered in the belly of the whale, his prayer will be accepted.It is in the traditions that there is a promise of َ َ ک ِ ﺬ َ اﻟ ُک ۡ ﻧ ِ ﻨ w ُۡ ۡامل ِ ﺆ ِ ﻣ َْ ﻨ ني (Thus do We deliver those who believe).Whosoever confesses his transgression will have his prayers accepted.13 َ َﻻ َّإِﻟَﻪ َإِﻻ ٰأَﻧْﺖ َ ﺳُﺒْﺤ ِّﻨَﻚ ُإِين َﻛُﻨْﺖ ّٰﻣِﻦ َْ اﻟﻈ ﻠِﻤِني.(Al-Anbiy a ’ 21:88) There is no God but You, Holy are You.I have indeed been of the wrongdoers.19.Prayer for Attaining Strength whilst Confronting Evil When the wife of ‘Az i z of Egypt conspired with her friends to incline Hadrat Y u suf as (Joseph) towards evil he offered this humble prayer, acceptance of which is mentioned in the Holy Qur’ a n.God saved Hadrat Y u suf as (Joseph) from the evil designs of the women.ِّ ُرَب ُّاﻟﺴِّﺠْﻦ ََّأَﺣَﺐ إِيل ْممَِّﺎ ِْ ﻳَﺪْﻋُﻮ ِﻧَين َّإِﻟَﻴْﻪ ْوَإِﻻ ِّْﺗَﺼْﺮِف 2ََّين ُﻛَﻴْﺪَﻫُﻦ َّأَﺻْﺐ ْإِﻟَﻴْﻬِﻦ ِّوَأَﻛُﻦ َ ﻣ ْٰﻦ َْ اجل ﻬِﻠِني.(Y u suf 12:34) O My Lord, I would prefer prison to that which they invite me; and unless You turn away their guile from me I shall incline towards them and be of the ignorant.20.Prayer for Recovery from Disease Hadrat Ay yu b as (Job) prayed for recovery from his grave illness.With the following words he begged mercy.This prayer was accepted and he was miraculously cured.ِّْ َِأَين ُّﻣَﺴَّين َاﻟﻀُّﺮ ُوَأَﻧْﺖ ّٰأَرْﺣَﻢ اﻟﺮ ْ ﺣﻤ .(Al-Anbiy a ’ 21:84) Affliction has touched me and You are the Most Merciful of all who show mercy.

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PRAYERS 11 21.Prayer for Seeking God's Protection, Forgiveness and Mercy On receiving Divine sign Hadrat M u s a as (Moses) went to Mount Tu r with seventy followers.An earthquake occurred and Hadrat M u s a as (Moses) thought that this was a punishment for his people for associating partners with All a h.He prayed in these words: َ أَﻧْﺖ ْوَﻟِ[ُّﻨَﺎ ﻓَﺎﻏْﻔِﺮ ْﻟَﻨَﺎ وَار ﺣﻤْﻨﺎ َ ُْوَأَﻧْﺖ ٰﺧَري ْ اﻟْﻐ َ ﻔِﺮِﻳ ﻦ.(Al-A‘r a f 7:156) You are our Protector; forgive us then, and have mercy on us, for You are the Best of those who forgive.22.Confessing Unintentional Transgression and Seeking Forgiveness While trying to stop a fight a person was accidentally killed by Hadrat M u s a as ’s (Moses) blow.He prayed in the following words and God forgave him.ِّ ِّْرَب ُإِين ْﻇَﻠَﻤْﺖ ْﻧَﻔْﺴِﻲ ِْﻓَﺎﻏْﻔِﺮ يل.(Al-Qa s a s 28:17) Lord, I have indeed wronged my soul, therefore, forgive me.23.Prayers for Forgiveness and Mercy During the absence of Hadrat M u s a as (Moses) the Israelites took a calf as their god.On his return he was very angry with his brother, his deputy and successor and reprimanded his people.His people prayed in repentance.This prayer can also be called ‘prayer of repentance’ by the followers of Hadrat M u s a as (Moses).ْ َّﻟَﺌِﻦ ْ ﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَﺮ ﺣﻤْﻨﺎ ْرَﺑُّﻨَﺎ وَﻳَﻐْﻔِﺮ ْﻟَﻨَﺎ َّ ﻟَﻨَﻜُﻮ َﻧَﻦ ْٰﻣِﻦ ْ اخل َ ﺴِﺮِﻳ ﻦ.(Al-A‘r a f7:150) If our Lord does not have mercy on us, and forgive us, we shall surely be among the losers.

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PRAYERS 12 24.Prayer for Mercy On the same occasion M u s a as (Moses) prayed for forgiveness for his brother and himself.ِّ ْرَب ِْاﻏْﻔِﺮ ْيل وَﻷَِﺧِﻲ ِْوَأَدْﺧِﻠْﻨَﺎ َيف ر ﺣْﻤﺘﻚ َ ُوَأَﻧْﺖ ّٰأَرْﺣَﻢ اﻟﺮ ْ ﺣﻤ .(Al-A‘r a f 7:152) My Lord, forgive me and my brother, and admit us to Your mercy, and You are the most Merciful of all those who show mercy.25.Prayer for Seeking Forgiveness for People gone Astray Hadrat Ab u Dharr ra relates that the Holy Prophet sa stayed up all night reciting this prayer.I enquired, “O Messenger of All a h , You know the whole of the Holy Qur’ a n by heart, why did you keep repeating one verse?" He replied, ‘I was praying for my followers.’ I asked him about the reply he received from God.He said, ‘If I tell you of it, most people will forsake prayer.’ This is the same prayer that Hadrat ‘ I s a as (Jesus) recited for his followers.14 ْ ْإِن ْﺗُﻌَﺬِّﺑْﻬُﻢ َﻓَﺈَُِّﻢ ْﻋِﺒَﺎدُك ْوَإِن ْﺗَﻐْﻔِﺮ َهلَُﻢ َﻓَﺈِﻧَّﻚ ْأَﻧْﺖ ُ اﻟْﻌَﺰِﻳ ْﺰ ُ احلَْﻜِﻴ ﻢ.(Al-M a ’idah 5:119) If You punish them, they are Your servants; and if You forgive them, You surely are the Mighty, the Wise.26.Prayer for Safety from Divine Wrath Enumerating the attributes of the servants of the Gracious Lord, All a h says that these servants are the ones who pass the hours of the night prostrating and standing before their Lord and seek safety from Divine wrath.ْرَﺑَّﻨَﺎ اﺻْﺮِف َﻋَﻨَّﺎ 2ََﺬَاب َّﺟَﻬَﻨَّﻢ إِن 2ََﺬَاﺑَﻬَﺎ Lَﺎن ﻏَﺮَاﻣًﺎ.(Al-Furq a n 25:66)

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PRAYERS 13 Our Lord, avert from us the punishment of Hell; for the punishment thereof is a lasting torment.27.Prayer for Attaining Forgiveness and Removal of Rancour A companion of the Holy Prophet sa offered prayers with him.The Holy Prophet sa said that this person is heaven-bound.Hadrat ‘Abdull a h bin ‘Umar ra was curious about what deed on the part of that person had deserved God's Beneficence and so he went and stayed overnight with him and was shown great hospitality.Ibne ‘Umar ra said, "I offered ' Tahajjud ' prayers while this person slept.I observed an obligatory fast the next day while he did not.I questioned him about his actions which entitled him to be heaven-bound.He answered: ‘As the Holy Prophet sa has told you about it you better enquire from him." Ibne ‘Umar ra went to the Holy Prophet sa and asked him.The Holy Prophet sa told him to go back and ask him about it with his permission.This companion of the Holy Prophet sa said, “Firstly, I do not value worldly things.If I get them it is fine and if I do not get them it does not matter to me.Secondly, I do not have jealousy or bear rancour against anyone.” Hadrat Ibne ‘Umar ra admitted that most surely God had given him superiority over others.This is a prayer All a h has taught to believers.15 رَﺑَّﻨَﺎ ْ ا ﻏْﻔِﺮ ﻟَﻨَﺎ ْوَﻹِِﺧْﻮَاﻧِﻨَﺎ َ اﻟَّﺬِﻳ ْﻦ ﺳَﺒَﻘُﻮ َْﻧَﺎ ِ ﺑِﺎﻹِْمي َﺎن ْوَﻻ ِْجتَْﻌَﻞ ْيف ﻗُﻠُﻮ ًّﺑِﻨَﺎ 5ِِّﻼ ْ ﻟ َ ﻠَّﺬِﻳ ْﻦ آﻣَﻨُﻮ ا َرَﺑَّﻨَﺎ ُإِﻧَّﻚ ْ رَء ٌ و َّف ْ ر ﺣِﻴ ﻢٌ.(Al- H ashr 59:11) Our Lord, forgive us and our brothers who preceded us in the faith, and leave not in our hearts any rancour against those who believe.Our Lord, You are indeed Compassionate, Merciful.

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PRAYERS 14 28.Prayer for Mercy and Forgiveness Hadrat Ab u -Bakr ra requested the Holy Prophet sa for a prayer to recite during s a la t.The prayer which was taught to him contains special supplications for mercy and forgiveness.16 ِّ ْرَب ْاﻏْﻔِﺮ َوَارْﺣَﻢ ُْوَأَﻧْﺖ ّٰﺧَري اﻟﺮ ْ ﺣﻤ .(Al-Mu’min u n 23:119) My Lord, forgive and have mercy, and You are the Best of those who show mercy.Hadrat ‘Abdull a h bin Mas‘ u d ra recited these prayers along with the previous three verses of the S u rah and blew on a patient.The patient got better.He said, "By God if these verses are recited with full conviction and faith, even over a mountain it will move from its place”(meaning that it is a very potent prayer).17 29.Humble Prayers of Throne-Bearing Angels for the Believers The Companions of the Holy Prophet sa were gathered together and were talking about God's Greatness when the Holy Prophet sa came and said, "I also will tell you something about God's Greatness." Then he mentioned the throne-bearing angels of God who are His magnificent creation.18 Ya h y a bin Mu‘ a dh ar-R a z i ra used to say that if one heavenly angel prays for the forgiveness of the believers, there is hope for God's pardon of sins, let alone the whole host of angels praying collectively.19 َرَﺑَّﻨَﺎ َّوَﺳِﻌْﺖ Lٍُﻞ َﺷَﻲْء ر ً ﺣْﻤﺔ َّ و 2ِْﻠْﻤًﺎ ْﻓَﺎﻏْﻔِﺮ َ ﻟِﻠَّﺬِﻳ ْﻦ ﺗَﺎﺑُﻮ ْا وَاﺗَّﺒَﻌُﻮ ْا ﺳَ;ِﻴ َ ْﻠَﻚ َوَﻗِﻬِﻢ 2َْﺬَاب اجلَْﺤِﻴ ْﻢ ِ رَﺑَّﻨَﺎ ِوَأَدْﺧِﻠْﻬُﻢ ِﺟَﻨَّﺎت 2َﺪْن   ِْ َُّاﻟَّيت ْو2ََﺪ ْ ْﻢ َوَﻣَﻦ ْﺻَﻠَﺢ ٰﻣِﻦ ا ْ ﺑَﺂ ْﺋِﻬِﻢ ّٰوَأَزْوَاﺟِﻬِﻢ ْ وَذُرِّﻳ َﺘِﻬِﻢ َإِﻧَّﻚ ْأَﻧْﺖ ُ اﻟْﻌَﺰِﻳ ْﺰ ُ احلَْﻜِﻴ ُﻢ ٰوَﻗِﻬِﻢ ِ اﻟﺴَّﻴِّﺎ ْت ِوَﻣَﻦ ٰﺗَﻖ ِ اﻟﺴَّﻴِّﺎ ٍت ْﻳَﻮْﻣَﺌِﺬ َﻓَﻘَﺪ ر  ﺣﻤْﺘ

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PRAYERS 15 ٰ َ وَذ َﻟِﻚ ُﻫُﻮ ْاﻟْﻔَﻮْز ُ اﻟْﻌَﻈِﻴ ﻢ.(Al-Mu’min 40:8-10) Our Lord, You do comprehend all things in Your mercy and knowledge.So forgive those who repent and follow Your way; and protect them from the punishment of Hell.And make them, our Lord, enter the Gardens of Eternity which You have promised them, as well as such of their fathers and their wives and their children as are virtuous.Surely You are the Mighty, the Wise.And protect them from evils; and he whom You do protect from evils on that day-him has You surely shown mercy.And that indeed is the supreme triumph.30.Prayer of a Patient Believing Wife for Deliverance from a Cruel Husband Pharaoh used to treat his wife cruelly because she changed her religion.His wife prayed for escaping his bad treatment.It is related that her prayer was accepted and her heavenly abode was shown to her in this very world.ِّ ِرَب ِْاﺑْﻦ َيل ﻋِﻨْﺪَك ِﺑَ[ْﺘًﺎ ِيف ِْاجلَْﻨَّﺔ ْوَجنَِّين َﻣِﻦ ِﻓِﺮْﻋَﻮْن ِْوَﻋَﻤَﻠِﻪ َوَجنَِّين ِﻣِﻦ ّٰاﻟْﻘَﻮْم َْ اﻟﻈ ﻠِﻤِني.(At-Ta h r i m 66:12) My Lord, build for me a house with You in the Garden; and deliver me from Pharaoh and his work, and deliver me from the wrongdoing people.31.Prayer for Safety from Transgression on Seeing the End of the Transgressors Having seen heaven, A sha b-e-A‘r a f (perfect believers) will spontaneously start to recite this verse on seeing the

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PRAYERS 16 people of Fire.َرَﺑَّﻨَﺎ ﻻ َجتَْﻌَﻠْﻨَﺎ ِﻣَﻊ ّٰاﻟْﻘَﻮْم َْ اﻟﻈ ﻠِﻤِني.(Al-A‘r a f 7:48) Our Lord, put us not with the unjust people.32.Prayer for Safety from Tyrannical People Hadrat M u s a as (Moses) advised a small company of believing young men from among his people.’ You have believed in All a h , so put your trust in Him.’ These young men prayed in response.َ _َ2ِّٰ ا ﺗَﻮLََّﻠْﻨَﺎ َرَﺑَّﻨَﺎ ﻻ ًجتَْﻌَﻠْﻨَﺎ ِّﻓZِْﻨَﺔ ِ ﻟ ّٰﻠْﻘَﻮْم َْ اﻟﻈ ﻠِﻤِني َوَجنَِّﻨَﺎ ﺑِﺮ ﺣْﻤﺘﻚ َ ِﻣِﻦ ٰاﻟْﻘَﻮْم ْ اﻟْﻜ َ ﻔِﺮِﻳ ﻦ.(Y u nus 10: 86-87) In All a h do we put our trust.Our Lord, make us not a trial for the wrongdoing people.And deliver us by Your mercy from the disbelieving people.33.Prayer for Migration and Escaping Cruel People Hadrat ‘Abdull a h bin ‘Abb a s ra (whose mother, Umm-e -Fa d l, believed in Islam in the early period) used to relate that, when the Holy Prophet sa migrated from Makkah, he and his mother were amongst the weak women and children who were mentioned in the Holy Qur’ a n.that they used to pray for the success of the migration.20 God delivered these oppressed people at the time of the conquest of Makkah.رَﺑَّﻨَﺎ ْأَﺧْﺮِﺟْﻨَﺎ ِﻣِﻦ ِﻫٰﺬِہ ِاﻟْﻘَﺮْﻳَﺔ اﻟﻈَّﺎﻟِﻢ ْأَﻫْﻠُﻬَﺎ َّوَاﺟْﻌَﻞ ﻟ ْﻨَﺎ َّﻣِﻦ َ ﻟ ﺪُﻧْﻚ َّوَﻟِﻴًّﺎ ْ و َّاﺟْﻌَﻞ ﻟ ْﻨَﺎ َّﻣِﻦ َ ﻟ ًْﺪُﻧْﻚ ﻧَﺼِري ا.(An-Nis a ’4:76) Our Lord, take us out of this town, whose people are oppressors, and make for us some friend from Thyself and make for us from Yourself some helper.

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PRAYERS 17 34.Prayer for Safety from Being Unjust in Times of Strength The Holy Prophet sa instructed his followers to treat the vanquished people with kindness.ِّ رَب ِّْإِﻣَّﺎ ﺗُﺮِﻳَين ْﻣَﺎ ْ ﻳُﻮ 2َﺪُو َ ِّن َرَب ِْﻓَﻼ ِجتَْﻌَﻠْين ِيف ّٰاﻟْﻘَﻮْم َْ اﻟﻈ ﻠِﻤِني.(Al-Mu’min u n 23: 94-95) My Lord, if You will show me that with which they are threatened.My Lord, then place me not, with the wrongdoing people.35.Prayer for Increase of Knowledge The Holy Prophet sa was taught the following prayer so that his decisions be Divinely guided.ِّ ِرَب ْزِدْين ◌ 2ِﻠْﻤًﺎ.( Ta H a 20:115) O my Lord, increase me in knowledge.36.Prayer for Open-Heartedness, Ease of Affairs and Effectiveness of Speech When Hadrat M u s a a (Moses) was instructed to deliver God's message to the Pharaoh's court, he prayed in these words.Hadrat Asm a’ binte ‘Umais ra relates "I heard the Holy Prophet sa offering this prayer at the foot of Mount Thab i r.He was praying to his God and saying, “O my Lord, I pray to You in the same words as my brother M u s a as (Moses).” 21 ِّ ْرَب ِْاﺷْﺮَح ْيل ْﺻَﺪْرِي ِْوَﻳَﺴِّﺮ ْيل ْأَﻣْﺮِي ًوَاﺣْﻠُﻞ ِّﻋُﻘْﺪَة ْ ﻣ ِّﻦ ِْ ﻟ ْﺴَﺎين ﻳَﻔْﻘَﻬُﻮ ِْا ﻗَﻮْيل.( Ta H a 20:26-29) My Lord, open up for me my heart.And ease for me my task.And untie the knot of my tongue, That they may understand my speech.

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PRAYERS 18 37.Prayer for Spiritual Progress and Forgiveness God advises believers to repent sincerely.God will forgive their sins and place them in the heavens of His pleasure.There will be light in front of these believers and light behind them and they will pray.ْرَﺑَّﻨَﺎ أَمتِْﻢ ْﻟَﻨَﺎ ﻧُﻮ ْرَﻧَﺎ وَاﻏْﻔِﺮ َﻟَﻨَﺎ ٰإِﻧَّﻚ _َ2ِّ Lٍُﻞ ْﺷَﻲْء ﻗَﺪِﻳ ﺮٌ.(At-Ta h r i m 66:9) Our Lord, perfect our light for us and forgive us: surely You have power over all things.38.Prayer for the Righteous End and Death in the State of being a Muslim When God granted Hadrat Y u suf as (Joseph) sovereignty after the ordeal of imprisonment, his brothers came to his court and brought their father with them.Hadrat Y u suf as (Joseph) thanked God and prayed.ِّ ْرَب ٰﻗَﺪ ِْ ا َﺗَﻴZَْين ِﻣِﻦ ِْاملُْﻠْﻚ ْو2ََﻠَّﻤZَْين ْﻣِﻦ ِ ﺗَﺄْوِﻳ ْﻞ ِ اﻷَْﺣَﺎدِﻳ َﺚ ٰﻓَﺎﻃِﺮ ِ اﻟﺴَّﻤٰﻮ ِت َوَاﻷَْرْض ِّٖأَﻧْﺖ ِوَىل يف ْٰاﻟﺪُّﻧْﻴَﺎ ِ وَاﻻ ِْﺧِﺮَة ﺗَﻮَﻓَّين ِْﻣُﺴْﻠِﻤًﺎ ّٰوَأَحلِْﻘْين َْ ﺑِﺎﻟﺼ ﻠِﺤِني.(Y u suf 12:102) O my Lord, you have blessed me with a share of sovereignty and taught me the interpretation of things O the Maker of the heavens and the earth, You are my Protector in this world and the Hereafter.Let death come to me in a state of submission to Your will and join me to the righteous people.39.Humble Prayer for Receiving Goodness Hadrat Anas bin M a lik ra relates that the Holy Prophet sa said Hadrat M u s a as (Moses) was so hungry, he became desperate even for a piece of a date.God not only provided food and shelter for him in a foreign land

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PRAYERS 19 but also arranged a home and a wife for him.22 ِّ ِّْرَب إِين َملَِﺎ ََّأَﻧْﺰَﻟْﺖ ْإِيل ٍْﻣِﻦ ٌْ ﺧَري ﻓَﻘِري.(Al-Qa s a s 28:25) O my Lord, a beggar I am of whatever good You bestow upon me.40.Prayer for Sustenance and Peace All the prayers that the Hadrat Ibr ahi m as (Abraham) recited when he was building the Ka‘bah were accepted.These prayers were for Makkah to be a peaceful town, its inhabitants to receive sustenance and his progeny to be saved from idolatry and associating partners with God.23 ِّ ْرَب اﺟْﻌَﻞ ﻫٰﺬَا ٰﺑَﻠَﺪًا ا َّﻣِﻨًﺎ ْ و ٗارْزُق َأَﻫْﻠَﻪ ٰﻣِﻦ ِ اﻟﺜَّﻤَﺮ ْت ٰﻣَﻦ َ ا ْﻣَﻦ ِّٰﻣِﻨْﻬُﻢ ِﺑِﺎ ْٰوَاﻟْﻴَﻮْم اﻻ ﺧِﺮِ.(Al-Baqarah 2:127) My Lord, make this a town of peace and provide with fruits such of its dwellers as believe in All a h and the Last Day.41.Prayer for Spiritual and Worldly Advancement of Children The prayer Hadrat Ibr ahi m as (Abraham) offered for the spiritual and worldly advancement of his progeny was: ِّرَﺑَّﻨَﺎ ُإِين ْأَﺳْﻜَﻨْﺖ ِْﻣِﻦ ٍذُرِّﻳَّيت ِْﺑِﻮَاد 5َْري ٍذِي َزَرْع َﻋِﻨْﺪ ِﺑَ[ْﺘِﻚ املُْﺤَﺮَّم ْرَﺑَّﻨَﺎ ﻟِﻴُﻘِﻴ ﻤُﻮا َ اﻟﺼَّﻠٰﻮ ْة ًﻓَﺎﺟْﻌَﻞ ِّأَﻓْﺌِﺪَة َ ﻣ ِﻦ ْاﻟﻨَّﺎس َْﻮِيْ ْإِﻟَﻴْﻬِﻢ َوَارْزُﻗْﻬُﻢ ٰﻣِﻦ ِ اﻟﺜَّﻤَﺮ ْت ْﻟَﻌَﻠَّﻬُﻢ ﻳَﺸْﻜُﺮُو نَ.(Ibr a h i m 14:38) ‘Our Lord, I have settled some of my children in an uncultivable valley near Your Sacred House, our Lord that they may observe Prayer.So make men's hearts incline towards them and provide them with fruits, that they may be thankful.’

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PRAYERS 20 42.Another Verse ِّ ْرَب ٰاﺟْﻌَﻞ ﻫ َﺬَا ٰاﻟْﺒَﻠَﺪ ا َّﻣِﻨًﺎ ِْ و َِّاﺟْﻨُ;ْين ْوَﺑَين َّأَن َ ﻧ ﻌْﺒُﺪ اﻷَْﺻْﻨَﺎمَ.(Ibr a h i m 14:36) My Lord, make this city, a city of peace, and keep me and my children away from worshipping idols.43.Prayer of the Apostles of Jesus Christ as Hadrat ‘ I s a as (Jesus) prayed on the insistence of his apostles for sustenance from Heaven.God replied, ‘Surely I will send it down to you, but whosoever of you disbelieves afterwards, I will surely punish them wherewith I will not punish any other of the people’.َ ُ ا َّ ﻟﻠّٰﻬ ﻢ ْرَﺑَّﻨَﺎ أَﻧْﺰِل 2َﻠَ[ْﻨَﺎ ً ﻣَﺂ ِّﺋِﺪَة َ ﻣ ﻦ ِ اﻟﺴَّﻤَﺂ ُء ﺗَﻜُﻮن ْﻟَﻨَﺎ ﻋِﻴ َِّﺪًا ﻻ ٰوَّﻟِﻨَﺎ وَا َﺧِﺮِﻧَﺎ ٰ و ً ا ِّﻳَﺔ َ ﻣ ﻨْﻚ َوَارْزُﻗْﻨَﺎ ُْوَأَﻧْﺖ ّٰﺧَري َْ اﻟﺮ زِﻗِني.(Al-M a ’idah 5:115) O All a h , our Lord, send down to us a table from heaven spread with food that it may be to us a festival, to the first of us and to the last of us, and a Sign from You; and provide sustenance for us, for You are the Best of sustainers.44.Prayer for Strength, Superiority, Increase of Sustenance and Deliverance from Debt The Holy Prophet sa advised Hadrat Mu‘ a dh ra to recite these two verses for deliverance from debt.He said that if a believer in distress recites these verses, God would rid him of the burden of debt and misery.Muq a til ra bin H ayy a n said that the Holy Prophet sa was taught this prayer for victory over Persia and Rome.24 َ ُ ا َّ ﻟﻠّٰﻬ ٰﻢ َ ﻣ ِﻠِﻚ ِاملُْﻠْﻚ َﺗُﺆْيت ْاملُْﻠْﻚ ﻣَﻦ ُ ﺗَﺸَﺂ ُء َوَﺗَœِْع ْاملُْﻠْﻚ ممَِّﻦ ُ ﺗَﺸَﺂ ُّء ْوَﺗُﻌِﺰ ﻣَﻦ ُ ﺗَﺸَﺂ ُّء ْوَﺗُﺬِل ﻣَﻦ ُ ﺗَﺸَﺂ َء ُْﺑِﻴَﺪِك َاخلَْري ٰإِﻧَّﻚ _َ2ِّ Lٍُﻞ ْﺷَﻲْء ٌ ﻗَﺪِﻳ ْﺮ ُِ ﺗُﻮ َجل ِاﻟَّﻴْﻞ ِيف ْاﻟﻨَّﻬَﺎر ُِ وَﺗُﻮ َجل ِاﻟﻨَّﻬَﺎر ِيف ُاﻟَّﻴْﻞ َّوَختُْﺮِج َاحلَْﻲ ِﻣِﻦ املَْﻴِّﺖ

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PRAYERS 21 ُ َوَختُْﺮِج َاملَْﻴِّﺖ ِّﻣِﻦ ُاحلَْﻲ ْوَﺗَﺮْزُق ﻣَﻦ ُ ﺗَﺸَﺂ ِْء ﺑِﻐَري ﺣِﺴَﺎبٍ.( A l-e-‘Imr a n 3: 27-28) O All a h , Lord of sovereignty, You give sovereignty to whomsoever You please; and You take away sovereignty from whomsoever You please.You exalt whomsoever You please and You abase whomsoever You please.In Your hand is all good.You surely have the power to do all things.You make the night pass into the day and You make the day pass into the night.And You bring forth the living from the dead and the dead from the living.And You give to whomsoever You please without measure.45.Prayer for Just Decision and Victory Hadrat ‘Abdull a h bin ‘Abb a s ra relates that Hadrat Shu‘aib as (Jethro) despaired of his people's non-belief.He prayed to God for arbitration.As a result of this prayer his people were completely destroyed by an earthquake.25 َ وَﺳِﻊ َّرَﺑُّﻨَﺎ Lٍُﻞ ﺷَﻲْء 2ِٰﻠْﻤًﺎ _َ2ِّٰ ْا ﺗَﻮLََّﻠ ﻨَﺎ ْرَﺑَّﻨَﺎ اﻓْﺘَﺢ َْﺑَﻴْŸَﻨَﺎ وَﺑَني ِّﻗَﻮْﻣِﻨَﺎ َﺑِﺎحلَْﻖ ُْوَأَﻧْﺖ َْﺧَري اﻟْﻔَﺎحتِِني.(Al-A‘r a f 7:90) Our Lord comprehends all things.In All a h have we put our trust.So, O our Lord, decide You between us and between our people with truth, and You are the Best of those who decide.46.Cry for Help on being Overwhelmed When the denial of Hadrat N uh as ’s (Noah) people reached an extreme, they called him a liar and a madman.In vexation, Hadrat N uh as (Noah) prayed to God.ِّ ا ْين ٌ ﻣَﻐْﻠُﻮ ْب ﻓَﺎﻧْﺘَﺼِﺮ.(Al-Qamar 54:11) I am overcome, so come Thou to my help.

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PRAYERS 22 47.Prayer for Arbitration Hadrat N uh as (Noah) was distressed by his people.He prayed to God for a decisive sign.He prayed for his safety and the safety of his followers.God accepted his prayer and saved him and his followers in an Ark and destroyed the disbelievers.ِّ َّرَب ْإِن ْﻗَﻮْﻣِﻲ ِ ﻛَﺬَّﺑُﻮ ْن ِْﻓَﺎﻓْﺘَﺢ ْﺑَ[ْين وَﺑَ[ْﻨَﻬُﻢ َّﻓَﺘْﺤًﺎ ِْ و ْجنَِّين َّوَﻣَﻦ َ ﻣ َﻌِﻲ َْﻣِﻦ املُْﺆْﻣِﻨِني.(Ash-Shu‘ar a ’ 26:118-119) My Lord, my people have treated me as a liar.Therefore, judge You decisively between them and me and save me and the believers that are with me.48.Prayer regarding Disbelievers and Atheists Hadrat N uh as (Noah) ultimately prayed against his people when God revealed to him, ‘None of your people will believe except those who have already believed’.ِّ َرَب ْﻻ َﺗَﺬَر _َ2ِ َاﻷَْرْض ٰﻣِﻦ ْ اﻟْﻜ َ ﻔِﺮِﻳ ﻦ َدَﻳَّﺎرًا ْإِﻧَّﻚ ْإِن ْﺗَﺬَرْﻫُﻢ ﻳُﻀِﻠُّﻮ َا َﻋِﺒَﺎدَك ْوَﻻ ﻳَﻠِﺪُو َّا إِﻻ ﻓَﺎﺟِﺮًا ﻛَﻔَّﺎرًا.(N u h 71:27-28) My Lord, leave not in the land a single one of the disbelievers as dwellers therein.For, if You do leave them, they will only lead astray Your servants and will not give birth but to a sinner and a disbeliever.49.Prayer for Forgiveness for Parents, Believers and for One's Ownself After praying for Divine decree against non-believers, Hadrat N uh as (Noah) prayed for the believers.ِّ ْرَب ِْاﻏْﻔِﺮ َّيل ْوَﻟِﻮَاﻟِﺪَي َوَملَِﻦ َِدَﺧَﻞ ﺑَ[ْيت َّﻣُﺆْﻣِﻨًﺎ َْ و ٰﻟِﻠْﻤُﺆْﻣِﻨِني ِ وَاملُْﺆْﻣِﻨ َﺖ ِوَﻻ ّٰﺗَﺰِد َْ اﻟﻈ َّﻠِﻤِني إِﻻ ﺗَﺒَﺎرًا.

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PRAYERS 23 (N u h 71:29) My Lord, forgive me and my parents, and him who enters my house as a believer, and the believing men and the believing women; and increase You not the wrongdoers but in perdition.50.Prayer for the Guidance of Mankind At the time of building the Ka‘bah , the House of God, Hadrat Ibrah i m as (Abraham) offered a grand prayer for the guidance of mankind.A prayer about which the Holy Prophet sa said that he was the product of his father Ibrah i m as ’s(Abraham) prayer.26 َرَﺑَّﻨَﺎ ْ و ْاﺑْﻌَﺚ ْ ﻓِﻴ ْﻬِﻢ ً رَﺳُﻮ ِّﻻ ْ ﻣ ْﻨْﻬُﻢ ﻳَﺘْﻠُﻮ ْا 2َٰﻠَﻴْﻬِﻢ َ اٰﻳ ُﺘِﻚ ٰوَﻳُﻌَﻠِّﻤُﻬُﻢ َ اﻟْﻜِﺘ َﺐ ْوَاحلِْﻜْﻤَﺔ ْ وَﻳُﺰَﻛِّﻴ َﻬِﻢ َإِﻧَّﻚ ْأَﻧْﺖ ُ اﻟْﻌَﺰِﻳ ْﺰ ُ احلَْﻜِﻴ ﻢ.(Al-Baqarah 2:130) And, our Lord, raise up among them a Messenger from among themselves, who may recite to them Your signs and teach them the Book and Wisdom and may purify them; surely, You are the Mighty, the Wise.51.Prayer for Victory over Enemies God says about this prayer of Hadrat M u s a as (Moses) that he was informed of the acceptance of his supplication.He was advised to be steadfast and not follow the ignorant people.َرَﺑَّﻨَﺎ ٰإِﻧَّﻚ َ ا َﺗَﻴْﺖ ٗﻓِﺮْﻋَﻮْن ْوَﻣَﻼََہ ً زِﻳ َّﻨَﺔ ً و ِأَﻣْﻮَاﻻ يف ِ احلَْﻴٰﻮ ة اﻟﺪُّﻧْﻴَﺎ ْرَﺑَّﻨَﺎ ﻟِﻴُﻀِﻠُّﻮ ْا ْﻋَﻦ ﺳَ;ِﻴ َ ﻠِﻚ ْرَﺑَّﻨَﺎ ٰاﻃْﻤِﺲ _َ2ْ ْأَﻣْﻮَاهلِِﻢ ٰوَاﺷْﺪُد _َ2ْ ْ ﻗُﻠُﻮ َﺑِﻬِﻢ ْﻓَﻼ ﻳُﺆْﻣِﻨُﻮ ّٰا ﺣَىت َﻳَﺮَوُا َْاﻟْﻌَﺬَاب ْ اﻻ َ ﻟِﻴ ﻢ.(Y u nus 10: 89) Our Lord, you have bestowed upon Pharaoh and his chiefs ornaments and wealth in this life.Our Lord, it results only in their leading people astray

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PRAYERS 24 from Your path.Our Lord, obliterate their riches and be severe on their hearts, because it seems they would not believe until they see a grievous punishment.52.Prayer for Victory over Mischief Makers Hadrat L ut as (Lot) advised his people to refrain from lewd actions.They replied that if he was a true Prophet he should call down punishment on them.Hadrat L ut as (Lot) prayed in these words: ِّ ِْرَب َاﻧْﺼُﺮْين _َ2ِ ْاﻟْﻘَﻮْم َ املُْﻔْﺴِﺪِﻳ ﻦ.(Al-‘Ankab u t 29:31) Help me, my Lord, against the wicked people.53.Prayer for Escaping the Evil Influences of Wicked People In response to Hadrat L ut as ’s (Lot) advice, his people threatened him with expulsion from the country.He prayed and God accepted his prayer.God saved Hadrat L ut as (Lot) and his family (except his wife) and his people were annihilated.ِّ ِْرَب ْجنَِّين وَأَﻫْﻠِﻲ ْممَِّﺎ َ ﻳَﻌْﻤَﻠُﻮ ن.(Ash-Shu‘ar a ’ 26:170) My Lord, save me and my family from what they do.54.Requesting Divine Signs against Disobedient People Hadrat M u s a as (Moses) informed his followers of the victory over the Promised Land and asked them to enter it.They refused.On this, M u s a as (Moses) prayed and as a result the land was denied to the followers of M u s a as (Moses) for forty years.ِّ ِّرَب َإِين ُﻻ َّأَﻣْﻠِﻚ ْإِﻻ ْﻧَﻔْﺴِﻲ ْوَأَﺧِﻲ ﻓَﺎﻓْﺮُق َْﺑَﻴْŸَﻨَﺎ ِوَﺑَني اﻟْﻘَﻮْم

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PRAYERS 25 ٰ َْ اﻟْﻔ ﺴِﻘِني.(Al-M a ’idah5:26) My Lord, I have power over none but myself and my brother; therefore, make You a distinction between us and the rebellious people.55.Thanksgiving by Hadrat M u s a as (Moses) and a Prayer for Release from Cruel People Hadrat M u s a as (Moses) killed a person unintentionally.He prayed for forgiveness and God informed him of the acceptance of his prayer.Hadrat M u s a as (Moses) was grateful and offered this prayer in response.ِّ ًْرَب ِّ مبَِﺎ اَﻧۡﻌَﻤۡﺖَ 2َ_ََّ ﻓَﻠَﻦۡ اَکُﻮۡنَ ﻇَﻬِري ْ ا ﻟ ﻠۡﻤُﺠۡﺮِﻣِني.(Al-Qa s a s 28:18) My Lord, because You have bestowed favour upon me, I will never be a helper of the guilty.56.Prayer for Just Decisions Hadrat Qat a dah ra relates that whenever the Holy Prophet sa faced a battle, he offered in particular this prayer.27 ِّ ْرَب ِّاﺣْﻜُﻢ ﺑِﺎحلَْﻖ وَرَﺑُّﻨَﺎ ٰ ﺍﻟﺮﺣْﻤ  ﻦ ُ ٰاملُْﺴْﺘَﻌَﺎن _َ2 ْﻣَﺎ َ ﺗَﺼِﻔُﻮ ن.(Al-Anbiy a ’ 21:113) My Lord, judge You with truth.Our Lord is the Gracious God, Whose help is to be sought against that which you assert.57.Prayer for God’s Mercy and Ease in Affairs While mentioning A sha b-e-Kahf , God says that they were few young men who hid themselves in caves for safeguarding their belief in the unity of God.They prayed in these words: ٰرَﺑَّﻨَﺎ ا ْﺗِﻨَﺎ َّﻣِﻦ َ ﻟ َﺪُﻧْﻚ ر ً ﺣْﻤﺔ َّ ْ و ﻫَﻴِّﺊ ْﻟَﻨَﺎ ﻣِﻦ أَﻣْﺮِﻧَﺎ رَﺷَﺪًا.(Al-Kahf 18:11)

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PRAYERS 26 Our Lord, bestow on us mercy from Yourself, and provide for us right guidance in our affair.58.Prayer for Virtuous Children Hadrat Ibr a h i m as (Abraham) prayed for virtuous children who could continue his mission.God gave him glad tidings of a forebearing son.ِّ ْرَب ِْﻫَﺐ َيل ّٰﻣِﻦ َْ اﻟﺼ ﻠِﺤِني.(A s - Sa ff a t 37:101) My Lord, grant me a righteous son.59.Prayer for Obedient and Worshipping Children Hadrat Ibr a h i m as (Abraham) offered this prayer while re-building the Ka‘bah with Hadrat Ism a ‘ i l as (Ishmael).رَﺑَّﻨَﺎ ِْوَاﺟْﻌَﻠْﻨَﺎ َﻣُﺴْﻠِﻤَني ْﻟَﻚ وَﻣِﻦ ًذُرِّﻳZَِّﻨَﺎ ُّأُﻣَّﺔ ً ﻣ َّﺴْﻠِﻤَﺔ َ ﻟ ﻚ وَأَرِﻧَﺎ ْﻣَﻨَﺎﺳِﻜَﻨَﺎ وَﺗُﺐ 2ََﻠَ[ْﻨَﺎ َإِﻧَّﻚ ُأَﻧْﺖ ْاﻟﺘَّﻮَّاب ُ اﻟﺮَّﺣِﻴ ﻢ.(Al-Baqarah 2:129) Our Lord, make us submissive to You and make of our offspring a people submissive to You.And show us our ways of worship, and turn to us with mercy; for You are Oft-Returning with compassion and are Merciful.60.Prayer for Steadfastness in Worship for Oneself, One's Children and Forgiveness for Parents and Believers Hadrat Ibne Juraij ra used to say that the followers of Hadrat Ibr a h i m as (Abraham) were always steadfast in worshipping God.‘All a mah Sha‘b i ra said that the prayer which Hadrat N uh as (Noah) and Hadrat Ibr a h i m as (Abraham) offered for the forgiveness of believing men and believing women, gave me so much pleasure that even the wealth of the whole world would not have been equal to it.28

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PRAYERS 27 ِّ ِْرَب ْاﺟْﻌَﻠْين َ ﻣُﻘِﻴ ﻢ ِ اﻟﺼَّﻠٰﻮ ْة ِْوَﻣِﻦ ذُرِّﻳَّيت ْرَﺑَّﻨَﺎ وَﺗَﻘَﺒَّﻞ د2َُﺂ ِ ء ِْرَﺑَّﻨَﺎ َّاﻏْﻔِﺮْيل َْوَﻟِﻮَاﻟِﺪَي َوَﻟِﻠْﻤُﺆْﻣِﻨِني ْﻳَﻮْم ُ ﻳَﻘُﻮ ُم احلِْﺴَﺎب.(Ibr a h i m 14:41-42) My Lord, make me observe prayer and my children too.Our Lord, accept my prayer.Our Lord, grant forgiveness to me and to my parents and to the believers on the day when the reckoning will take place.61.Prayer for the Ability to Decide, Virtue, One's Good Repute and for Paradise The Holy Prophet sa said that if after performing ablution, a person who offers this prayer of Hadrat Ibr a h i m in the name of All a h , God bestows heavenly food and drink on him.His illness becomes an atonement of his sins.His life is the life of an obedient one and his death is that of the martyr, even though his sins are as numerous as the foam of the seas.The ability to decide and piety are bestowed on him.His good name lives in the world.29 ِّ ْرَب ِْﻫَﺐ يل َّﺣُﻜْﻤًﺎ ِْ و ّٰأَحلِْﻘْين َْ ﺑِﺎﻟﺼ ْﻠِﺤِني ِّْوَاﺟْﻌَﻞ َيل َ ﻟِﺴ ٍﺎن ِﺻِﺪْق ْٰيف ْ اﻻ َ ﺧِﺮِﻳ ِْﻦ ْوَاﺟْﻌَﻠْين َّﻣِﻦ ِ و ِرَﺛَﺔ ْﺟَﻨَّﺔ ِ اﻟﻨَّﻌِﻴ ﻢ.(Ash-Shu‘ar a ’ 26:84-86) My Lord, bestow wisdom on me and join me with the righteous; and give me a true reputation among posterity; and make me one of the inheritors of the Garden of Bliss.62.Prayer for Extraordinary Strength and Sovereignty This prayer of Hadrat Sulaim a n as (Solomon) was accepted and the big rebellious people became obedient to him.Hadrat Salmah bin Al-Akwa‘ ra said that whenever the Holy Prophet sa prayed, he mentioned God's attribute

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PRAYERS 28 ‘Wahh a b’.For example he would say, َِّ َْﺳُﺒۡﺤَﺎن َ رَىب اﻻ 2_ ٰ اﻟﻮَﻫَّﺎب Holy is my Lord the Most High, the ‘Bestower.’ 30 ِّ ْرَب ِْاﻏْﻔِﺮ ْيل ِْوَﻫَﺐ يل َّﻣُﻠْ¤ًﺎ ْﻻ ٍﻳَŸْﺒَﻐِﻲ ِّﻷَِﺣَﺪ ْ ﻣ ﻦ م َﺑَﻌْﺪِي َإِﻧَّﻚ ُأَﻧْﺖ اﻟْﻮَﻫَّﺎب.( Sa d 38: 36) O my Lord, grant me forgiveness and bestow on me a kingdom which none unworthy of it may possess after me.Surely, You are so Generous.63.Prayer of Thanks for Righteous Actions and Pious Children It is mentioned in the traditions that the first person to offer this prayer was Hadrat Ab u -Bakr ra.His prayer was accepted and as a result his parents, brother and all his children accepted Islam.31 ِّ ِْرَب ْأَوْز2ِْين َأَن َأَﺷْﻜُﺮ ِْﻧِﻌْﻤَﺘَﻚ ْاﻟَّيت َ أَﻧ َّﻌَﻤْﺖ 2َٰﻠَﻲ _َ2ََّو ْوَاﻟِﺪَي َوَأَن أَﻋْﻤَﻞ ُﺻَﺎحلًِﺎ ْﺗَﺮْﺿَﺎR ِْوَأَﺻْﻠِﺢ ِْيل ِْيف ِّذُرِّﻳَّيت ُإِين َﺗُﺒْﺖ ِّإِﻟَﻴْﻚ َوَإِين َْﻣِﻦ املُْﺴْﻠِﻤِني.(Al-A h q a f 46:16) My Lord, grant me power that I may be grateful for Your favour which You have bestowed upon me and upon my parents, and that I may do such good works as may please You.And make my seed righteous for me.I do turn to You; and truly, I am of those who submit to You.64.Prayer of Thanks and for Piety When the army of Hadrat Sulaim a n as (Solomon) passed by the valley of Namlah, its inhabitants were afraid and hid themselves in their houses.On seeing this Hadrat Sulaim a n as (Solomon) prayed spontaneously.ِّ ِْرَب ْأَوْز2ِْين َأَن َأَﺷْﻜُﺮ ِْﻧِﻌْﻤَﺘَﻚ َاﻟَّيت َّأَﻧْﻌَﻤْﺖ 2َٰﻠَﻲ _َ2َو َّ وَا َﻟِﺪَي و

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PRAYERS 29 ْ َأَن أَﻋْﻤَﻞ ُﺻَﺎحلًِﺎ َﺗَﺮْﺿَﺎR ِْو َأَدْﺧِﻠْين ﺑِﺮ ﺣْﻤﺘﻚ ِ َيف ّٰﻋِﺒَﺎدِك َ اﻟﺼ ﻠِﺤِني.(An-Naml 27:20) My Lord, enable me to be grateful for Your favour which You have bestowed upon me and upon my parents, and to do such good works as would please You, and admit me, by Your mercy, among Your righteous servants.65.Prayer for Chaste Progeny On seeing out of season fruits near Hadrat Maryam as (Mary), Hadrat Zakariyyah as (Zachariah) her guardian asked her where they had come from? She answered spontaneously, ‘It is from All a h ’.On hearing this Hadrat Zakariyyah as (Zachariah) prayed fervently and the glad tidings of acceptance were given to him while he was still praying.Hadrat Ya h y a as (John) was granted to him.ِّ ْرَب ِْﻫَﺐ ْيل َّﻣِﻦ َ ﻟ ًﺪُﻧْﻚ ًذُرِّﻳَّﺔ َﻃَ[ِّﺒَﺔ ُإِﻧَّﻚ مسَِﻴﻊ ِ اﻟﺪ2َُّﺂ ء.( Al-e-‘ Imr a n 3:39) My Lord, grant me from Yourself pure offspring; surely You are the Hearer of prayer.66.Prayer for Children in Old Age The beautiful style that Hadrat Zakariyyah as (Zachariah) adopted for this prayer was bound to be accepted.َ ِّﻗَﺎل ِّرَب َإِين ُوَﻫَﻦ ِّْاﻟْﻌَﻈْﻢ َﻣِين ُوَاﺷْﺘَﻌَﻞ اﻟﺮَّأْس ْﺷَ[ْﺒًﺎ ْوَﻟَﻢ أَﻛُﻦ م َ ﺑِﺪ2َُﺂ ِّﺋِﻚ رَب َّﺷَﻘِﻴًّﺎ ِّ و ُإِين َِﺧِﻔْﺖ ْاملَْﻮَايل َّﻣِﻦ ْ و ِرَاﺋِﻲ ِْوLََﺎﻧَﺖ اﻣْﺮَأَيت 2َْﺎﻗِﺮًا ِْﻓَﻬَﺐ ْيل َّﻣِﻦ َ ﻟ ﺪُﻧْﻚ َّوَﻟِﻴًّﺎ ِْ ﻳ ُﺮِﺛُين ْوَﻳَﺮِث ٰﻣِﻦ ِ ا ْل َ ﻳَﻌْﻘُﻮ ُب ِّوَاﺟْﻌَﻠْﻪ رَب رَﺿِﻴًّﺎ.(Maryam 19:5-7) My Lord, the bones have indeed waxed feeble in me, and the head glistens with hoariness, but never, my Lord, have I been unblessed in my

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PRAYERS 30 prayer to You.And I fear my relations after me, and my wife is barren.Grant me, therefore, a successor from Yourself, that he may be heir to me and to the House of Ya‘qub (Jacob).And make him, my Lord, well-pleasing to You.67.Prayer for Riddance of Loneliness and for Children to be Good Heirs God says that when Hadrat Zakariyyah as (Zachariah) prayed, “We accepted his prayers”.His wife recovered and Ya h y a as (John) was bestowed upon him.ِّ َرَب ِْﻻ ﺗَﺬَرْين َّﻓَﺮْدًا َ و ُْأَﻧْﺖ ٰﺧَري َْ اﻟْﻮ رِﺛِني.(Al-Anbiy a ’ 21: 90) My Lord, leave me not childless, and You are the best of Inheritors.68.Prayer for a Righteous Wife, for Children and Setting a Good Example for them Whilst mentioning the characteristics of the servants of God, the Holy Prophet sa told us that they used to say the following prayers: ْ َ وَاﻟَّﺬِﻳ ْﻦ ْ ﻳَﻘُﻮ َ ﻟُﻮ ن ْرَﺑَّﻨَﺎ ﻫَﺐ ْﻟَﻨَﺎ ﻣِﻦ ّٰأَزْوَاﺟِﻨَﺎ وَذُرِّﻳ Zَِﻨَﺎ ٍُﻗُﺮَّة َّأ2َْني و َْاﺟْﻌَﻠْﻨَﺎ ﻟِﻠْﻤُﺘَّﻘِني إِﻣَﺎﻣًﺎ.(Al-Furq a n 25:75) And those who say, ‘Our Lord, grant us of our spouses and children the delight of our eyes and make each of us a leader of the righteous.’ 69.Prayer for Remembering Parent's Kindness and a Prayer of Mercy for them The Holy Prophet sa was taught this prayer for his parents and the parents of his followers.Holy Prophet sa used to say that the son could never repay his parents' favours unless he frees his enslaved father.32

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PRAYERS 31 ِّ ْرَب ار ﺣﻤْﻤﺎ ِْﻛَﻤَﺎ ًْرَﺑَّﻴَﺎين ﺻَﻐِري ا.(Ban i Isr a’i l 17:25) My Lord, have mercy on them even as they nourished me in my childhood.70.Prayer on Boarding a Boat At the time of the flood, Hadrat N uh as (Noah) prayed according to God’s instructions and his Ark anchored at Mount J u d i.The Holy Prophet sa used to say that this prayer would safeguard his followers boat from sinking.33 ِ ِّٰﺑِﺴْﻢ ا ٰجمَْﺮٖﻳﻬَﺎ وَﻣُﺮْﺳ َّﻬَﺎ ِّْإِن ٌرَيب َّﻟَﻐَﻔُﻮر ْ ر ٌ ﺣِﻴ ﻢ.(H u d 11:42) In the name of All a h be its course and its mooring.My Lord is assuredly Most Forgiving, Merciful.71.Another Prayer on Boarding a Boat God instructed Hadrat N uh as (Noah) to say: ُ ِِّْٰاحلَْﻤْﺪ َّٰاﻟَّﺬِي جن َﻨَﺎ ِﻣِﻦ ّٰاﻟْﻘَﻮْم َْ اﻟﻈ ﻠِﻤِني.‘All praise belongs to All a h , who saved us from the cruel people.’ (Al-Mu’min u n 23:29) Then this prayer should be recited which Hadrat ‘Al i ra also used to say upon entering a mosque,.34 ِّ ِْرَب ًأَﻧْﺰِﻟْين َْﻻœُُّﻣ َٰ ﻣ رب ًﺎLَّ َ و ُْأَﻧْﺖ َْﺧَري املُْœِْﻟِني.(Al-Mu’min u n 23:30) My Lord, cause me to land a blessed landing, for You are the Best of those who bring men to land.72.Prayer of Riding a Mount The Holy Prophet sa used to say these words three times َ ّٰﺳُﺒْﺤَﺎن َ اﻟﻠ ، اª َۡ ۡ حل ُ ﻤ ِﺪ ّٰ ﻟ َ ﻠ ،اª ّٰ َ ﻟﻠ اª ۡ َ ک رب and offer this prayer on riding a mount: ٰ َ ﺳُﺒْﺤ ْﻦ َاﻟَّﺬِي ﺳَﺨَّﺮ ﻟَﻨَﺎ ﻫٰﺬَا وَﻣَﺎ ٗﻛُﻨَّﺎ َْﻟَﻪ ﻣُﻘْﺮِﻧِني ٰوَإِﻧَّﺎ إِىل ْرَﺑِّﻨَﺎ َ ملَُﻨْﻘَﻠِﺒُﻮ ن.

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PRAYERS 32 (Az-Zukhruf 43:14-15) Holy is He Who has subjected this to us, and we, by ourselves, were unable to harness it.And to our Lord surely shall we return.73.Believing in God's Absolute Power and Belief in His Promises The Holy Prophet sa said that a lost or missing thing can be found by reciting these verses of the Holy Qur’ a n : 35 َ ُرَﺑَّﻨَﺎإِﻧَّﻚ ِﺟَﺎﻣِﻊ ٍاﻟﻨَّﺎس َّﻟِﻴَﻮْم َﻻ ِرَﻳْﺐ َّﻓِﻴﻪ َّٰإِن َا ُﻻ ْخيُْﻠِﻒ َ املِْﻴ ﻌَﺎد.( Al-e-‘ Imr a n 3:10) Our Lord, You will certainly assemble mankind together on the Day about which there is no doubt; surely, All a h breaks not His promise.74.Prayer for a Good Beginning and End and Special Victory Hadrat ‘Abdull a h bin ‘Abb a s ra relates that these verses were revealed near the time of migration.36 For a good beginning and end this prayer is tried and tested.ِّ ِْرَب َأَدْﺧِﻠْين ٍﻣُﺪْﺧَﻞ َّﺻِﺪْق ِْ و َأَﺧْﺮِﺟْين ٍخمُْﺮَج َّﺻِﺪْق ْ و ِّاﺟْﻌَﻞ ْيل َّﻣِﻦ َ ﻟ ﺪُﻧْﻚ َّﺳُﻠْﻄَﺎﻧًﺎ ًْ ﻧ ﺼِري َّا ْ و ﻗُﻞ َ ﺟَﺂ ُّء َاحلَْﻖ ُوَزَﻫَﻖ َّاﻟْﺒَﺎﻃِﻞ َإِن َاﻟْﺒَﺎﻃِﻞ Lَْﺎن زَﻫُﻮ ﻗًﺎ.(Ban i Isr a’i l 17:81) O my Lord, make my entry a good entry and then make me come forth with a good forthcoming.And grant me from Yourself a helping power.75.Prayer for Appreciation of Deeds The Holy Prophet sa said that whosoever will recite this prayer after s a la t or on leaving a meeting; God will weigh his actions with good measure and grant extra

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PRAYERS 33 favours.37 ٰ َ ﺳُﺒْﺤ َﻦ ِّرَﺑِّﻚ ِرَب اﻟْﻌِﺰَّة ْﻋَﻤَّﺎ َ ﻳَﺼِﻔُﻮ ٌن َوَﺳَﻼَم _َ2َْ ُاملُْﺮْﺳَﻠِني ِِِّّٰوَاحلَْﻤْﺪ ٰرَب َْ اﻟْﻌ ﻠَﻤِني.(A s -S a ff a t 37:181-183) Holy is your Lord, the Lord of Honour and Power, far above that which they assert.And peace be upon the Messengers.And all praise belongs to All a h , the Lord of the worlds.76.Prayer of Peace for Godly People The Holy Prophet sa was taught this prayer of peace for the holy people: َ ُ ا ٌِِّٰحلَْﻤْﺪ ٰوَﺳَﻼَم _َ2ِ ْﻋِﺒَﺎدRِ َ اﻟَّﺬِﻳ ٰﻦ اﺻْﻄ َ®.(An-Naml 27:60) All praise belongs to All a h , and peace be upon those servants of His whom He has chosen.77.Prayer of Inclination towards God and Declaration of Total Belief When Hadrat M u s a as (Moses) could not bear the manifestation of God and he became unconscious.On recovering he offered this supplication.ٰ َ ﺳُﺒْﺤ ُﻨَﻚ َﺗُﺒْﺖ إِﻟَﻴْﻚ ُوَأَﻧَﺎ َْأَوَّل املُْﺆْﻣِﻨِني.(Al-A‘r a f 7:144) Holy are You, I turn towards You, and I am the first to believe.78.Prayer for God’s Protection When Hadrat Ibr a h i m as (Abraham) was thrown into the fire, he offered this prayer.38 ُّٰﺣَﺴْ;ُﻨَﺎ َا ْوَﻧِﻌْﻢ ُ اﻟْﻮَﻛِﻴ ﻞ.( A l-e-‘Imr a n 3:174) Sufficient for us is All a h , and an excellent Guardian is He.

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PRAYERS 34 79.Prayer for God's Arbitration Sa‘ i d bin H asanah ra relates that he knew of a verse, which when recited, a supplicant would receive whatever he begged The Holy Prophet sa used to begin his Tahajjud with it and added words of, اﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢَّ رَب َّ ﺟِربِۡﻳۡﻞ َ وَ ﻣِﻴۡ¤َﺎﺋِﻴۡﻞ َ وَ اِﺳۡﺮَاﻓِﻴۡﻞَ.“ All a h the Lord of Jibr a ’ i l (Gabriel), M i k a ’ i l (Michael) and Isr a f i l (Israfel).” 39 َّ َاﻟﻠّٰﻬﻢ ٰﻓَﺎﻃِﺮ ِ اﻟﺴَّﻤٰﻮ ِت ٰوَاﻷَْرْض 2 َ ِﻠِﻢ ِاﻟْﻐَﻴْﺐ َوَاﻟﺸَّﻬَﺎدَة ُأَﻧْﺖ َْحتَْﻜُﻢ َﺑَني ِﻋِﺒَﺎدِك يف ْﻣَﺎ Lَﺎﻧُﻮ ْا ِ ﻓِﻴ ْﻪ َ خيَْﺘَﻠِﻔُﻮ ن.(Az-Zumur 39:47) O All a h ! Originator of the heavens and the earth; Knower of the unseen and the seen; You alone will judge between Your servants concerning that in which they differed.80.On the Rejection by People, and a Prayer for Victory God delivered Hadrat N uh as 's (Noah) Ark from the flood.ِّ ِرَب اﻧْﺼُﺮْين ْمبَِﺎ ِ ﻛَﺬَّﺑُﻮ ن.(Al-Mu’min u n23: 27) O my Lord, help me, for they have treated me as a liar.81.Declaration of Belief in God’s Promises upon Hearing His Verses The learned believers prostrated themselves on hearing the revealed verses.ٰ َ ﺳُﺒْﺤ ﻦ ْرَﺑِّﻨَﺎ َإِن Lَُﺎن و2َْﺪ ْرَﺑِّﻨَﺎ ً ملََﻔْﻌُﻮ ﻻ.(Ban i Isr a’i l 17:109) Holy is our Lord.Surely, the promise of our Lord is bound to be fulfilled.

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PRAYERS 35 82.Prayer Recited at Dawn and Dusk for Recompense of Failings Hadrat ‘Abdull a h bin ‘Abb a s ra relates that the Holy Prophet sa said: “If a person recites these verses at dawn he would recompensate his day's failings in advance and if he recites them at dusk, his sins during the night will be atoned”.40 ٰ َ ﻓَﺴُﺒْﺤ ِّٰﻦ َْا ْﺣِني َ متُْﺴُﻮ َْن ْوَﺣِني َ ﺗُﺼْﺒِﺤُﻮ ٗن ُوَﻟَﻪ ِاحلَْﻤْﺪ ٰيف ِ اﻟﺴَّﻤٰﻮ ِت وَاﻷَْرْض َّوَﻋَﺸِﻴًّﺎ َْ و ْﺣِني َ ﺗُﻈْﻬِﺮُو ُن َّخيُْﺮِج َاحلَْﻲ ِﻣِﻦ ُاملَْﻴِّﺖ َوَخيُْﺮِج َاملَْﻴِّﺖ ِّﻣِﻦ ِاحلَْﻲ َوَحيُْﻲ َاﻷَْرْض ﺑَﻌْﺪ ٰﻣَﻮَِْﺎ َ وَﻛَﺬ ْﻟِﻚ َ ختُْﺮَﺟُﻮ ن.(Ar-R u m 30:18-20) So glorify All a h when you enter the evening and when you enter the morning.And to Him belongs all praise in the heavens and the earth.And glorify Him in the afternoon and when you enter upon the time of the decline of the sun.He brings forth the living from the dead and He brings forth the dead from the living; and He gives life to the earth after its death.And in like manner shall you be brought forth.83.Prayer at Times of Adversity When the believers who are patient face a calamity or receive a shock they pray in the following manner.God bestows His blessings and mercy on them.These are the rightly guided people.Hadrat H usain bin ‘Al i ra relates that if a believer recites “ Inn a lill a hi wa inn a ilaihi R a ji‘ u n ” God grants him reward equal to his adversity.41 Lost things are found by the blessings of this prayer.ِِّٰإِﻧَّﺎ ِوَإِﻧَّﺎ ٰإِﻟَﻴْﻪ ْ ر َ ﺟِﻌُﻮ ن.(Al-Baqarah 2:157)

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PRAYERS 36 Surely, to All a h we belong and to Him shall we return.84.Prayer for Dedicating Children and Making Vows Hadrat Maryam as ’s (Mary) mother offered this prayer before giving birth to her child.This prayer was accepted and she was granted a daughter like Hadrat Maryam as (Mary).ِّ ِّرَب ُإِين َﻧَﺬَرْت ﻟَﻚ ِﻣَﺎ ِْيف ﺑَﻄْين ْحمَُﺮَّرًا ِّْﻓَﺘَﻘَﺒَّﻞ َﻣِين َإِﻧَّﻚ ْأَﻧْﺖ ُ اﻟﺴَّﻤِﻴ ْﻊ ُ اﻟْﻌَﻠِﻴ ﻢ.( A l-e-‘Imr a n 3:36) My Lord, I vowed to You what is in my womb to be dedicated to Your service.So do accept it of me, verily, You alone are All-Hearing, All-Knowing.85.Prayer of God’s Holy Servants in the Face of Ridicule by Non-believers On the Day of Judgement, when the non-believers and those who reject God's words will confess to their sins, God will tell them to go away and not talk to Him.‘You are the ones who ridiculed my servants who prayed and I have rewarded them in ample measure.’ ٰرَﺑَّﻨَﺎ ا ْﻣَﻨَّﺎ ﻓَﺎﻏْﻔِﺮ ْﻟَﻨَﺎ وَار ﺣﻤْﻨﺎ َ ُْوَأَﻧْﺖ ّٰﺧَري اﻟﺮ ْ ﺣﻤ .(Al-Mu’min u n23:110) Our Lord, we believe; forgive us therefore our sins, and have mercy on us; for You are the Best of those who show mercy.86.Prayers for Deliverance from Grief and Sorrow Hadrat Ab u Dard a’ ra relates that whosoever repeats this prayer seven times at dawn and dusk, God will deliver him from grief and sorrows of this world and the world hereafter.42

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PRAYERS 37 َ ُّٰﺣَﺴْﺒِﻲ َا ٰﻻ َ إِﻟ َّﻪ َإِﻻ ِﻫُﻮ 2َُﻠَﻴْﻪ َﺗَﻮLََّﻠْﺖ ُّوَﻫُﻮ ِرَب ْاﻟْﻌَﺮْش ِ اﻟْﻌَﻈِﻴ ﻢ.(At-Taubah 9:129) All a h is sufficient for me.There is no God but He.In Him do I put my trust, and He is the Lord of the mighty Throne.87.Prayers for Seeking All a h’s Shelter and Safety from every type of Evil Hadrat ‘Abdull a h ra relates that the Holy Prophet sa said, 'Repeat the last three S u rahs of the Holy Qur’ a n.There is nothing like these for bestowal of refuge.' 43 Hadrat ‘ A ’ishah ra relates that whenever the Holy Prophet sa fell ill, he would recite the last two S u rahs of the Holy Qur’ a n and blow on himself.When his last illness became severe, she recited these last three S u rahs , blew on her hands and rubbed on his body.44 88.S u rah Ikhl as ْ َّ ﺑﺴ ﻢِ اﷲِ اﻟﺮ ْ ﺣ  ﻤٰﻦ ْ ِ اﻟﺮَّﺣِﻴ ْﻢ َﻗُﻞ ُّٰﻫُﻮ ٌا ُّٰأَﺣَﺪ ُا ْاﻟﺼَّﻤَﺪ ْﻟَﻢ ْﻳَﻠِﺪ ْوَﻟَﻢ ْ ﻳُﻮ ْﻟَﺪ ْوَﻟَﻢ َّﻳَﻜُﻦ ُ ﻟ ﻪ ٌﻛُﻔُﻮًا أَﺣَﺪ.(Al-Ikhl as 112: 1-5) In the name of All a h , the Gracious, the Merciful.Say, 'He is All a h , the One; All a h , the Independent and Besought of all.He begets not, nor is He begotten; and there is none like unto Him'.89.S u rah Al-Falaq ْ َّ ﺑﺴ ﻢِ اﷲِ اﻟﺮ ْ ﺣ  ﻤٰﻦ ْ ِ اﻟﺮَّﺣِﻴ ْﻢ ُﻗُﻞ ِّأَﻋُﻮذ ِﺑِﺮَب ْاﻟْﻔَﻠَﻖ ِّﻣِﻦ ﺷَﺮ َﻣَﺎ ْﺧَﻠَﻖ ِّوَﻣِﻦ ٍﺷَﺮ 5َﺎﺳِﻖ َإِذَا ْوَﻗَﺐ ِّوَﻣِﻦ َّﺷَﺮ ٰ اﻟﻨ ِ ﻔّٰﺜ ِﺖ ِيف ْاﻟْﻌُﻘَﺪ ِّوَﻣِﻦ ٍﺷَﺮ ﺣَﺎﺳِﺪ َإِذَا ﺣَﺴَﺪ.(Al-Falaq 113:1-6) In the name of All a h , the Gracious, the Merciful.

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PRAYERS 38 Say, 'I seek refuge in the Lord of cleaving, from the evil of that which He has created, and from the evil of the night when it overspreads, and from the evil of those who blow into knots to undo them, and from the evil of the envier when he envies'.90.S u rah An-N a s ْ َّ ﺑﺴ ﻢِ اﷲِ اﻟﺮ ْ ﺣ  ﻤٰﻦ ْ ِ اﻟﺮَّﺣِﻴ ْﻢ ُﻗُﻞ ِّأَﻋُﻮذ ِﺑِﺮَب ِاﻟﻨَّﺎس ِﻣَﻠِﻚ ٰاﻟﻨَّﺎس ِ إِﻟ ِﻪ ْاﻟﻨَّﺎس ِّﻣِﻦ ِﺷَﺮ ِاﻟْﻮَﺳْﻮَاس ْاخلَْﻨَّﺎس ِْاﻟَّﺬِي ْﻳُﻮَﺳْﻮِسُ يف ِ ﺻُﺪُو ر ِ اﻟﻨَّﺎس ِ ﻣِﻦَ اجلِْﻨَّﺔِ وَاﻟﻨَّﺎس.(Al-N a s 114:1-7) In the name of All a h , the Gracious, the Merciful.Say, 'I seek refuge in the Lord of mankind, the King of mankind, the God of mankind, from the evil of the sneaking whisperer, who whispers into the hearts of men, from among the Jinn and mankind.' 91.A Beautiful Prayer for Acceptance of Prayers At the time of building the Ka‘bah Hadrat Ibr a h i m as (Abraham) finished his prayers with this supplication.ُرَﺑَّﻨَﺎ ْﺗَﻘَﺒَّﻞ ۡ ﻣِﻨَّﺎ اِﻧَّکَ اَﻧۡﺖَ اﻟﺴَّﻤِﻴۡﻊ ُ اﻟ ﻌَﻠِﻴۡﻢ.(Al-Baqarah 2:128) Our Lord, accept this from us; for You are All- Hearing, All-Knowing.Refrences 1 Mustadrak Ha k i m, vol.1 page747.2 Muslim Kit a bo S al a til-Mus a fir i n, B a bo Fa d lil-F a ti h ah.3 Muslim Kit a bo S al a t, B a bo Wuj u bo Qir’ a til -F a ti h ah.4 Tafs i r Ibne kath i r, vol.1 page558.

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PRAYERS 39 5 Bukh a r i Kit a bud-Da‘w a t, B a bo Qaulin- Nabiyye sa Al-Baqarah verse:201.6 Tirmadh i , Kit a bud-Da‘w a t B a b 94.7 Tafs i r Ad-Durrul-Manth u r lis-Suy ut i, vol.2 page8.8 Tafs i r Qur t ab i , vol.4 page.310.9 Tafsir Qur t ab i , vol.3 page.434.10 Sunan D a rmi, Kit a bo Fa da’ ilil- Qur’ a n,B a bo Fa d le S u rah Al-Baqarah.11 Shu‘bal I m a n by Biahaq i , vol.3 page.83.12 Tafs i r Ad-Durrul-Manth u r lis-Suy ut iVol.3 page.75 S u rah Al-Baqarah.13 Tafs i r Qur t ab i , vol.11 page.334.14 Tafs i r Ad-Durrul-Manth u r lis-Suy ut i, vol.3 page.240.15 Tafs i r Ad-Durrul-Manth u r lis-Suy ut i, vol.5 page.199.16 Tafs i r Ad-Durrul-Manth u r lis-Suy ut i, vol.5 page.18.17 Tafs i r Qur t ab i vol.2 page157.18 Tafs i r Ad-Durrul-Manth u r lis-Suy ut i, vol.5 page.347.19 Tafs i rQur t ab i , S u rah Mu’min, 40:8-10.20 Bukh a r i Kit a but-Tafs i r, S u rah An-Nisa’ 4:76.21 Tafs i r Ad-Durrul-Manth u r lis-Suy ut i, vol.4 page.295.22 Tafs i r Ad-Durrul-Manth u r lis-Suy ut i, vol.5 page.125.23 Tafs i r Ad-Durrul-Manth u r lis-Suy ut i, vol.4 page.86.24 Tafs i rQur t ab i , vol.4 page.54.25 Tafs i rQur t ab i , vol.7 page.251.26 Tafs i rQur t ab i , vol.2 page.117.27 Tafs i r Ad-Durrul-Manth u r lis-Suy ut i, vol.4 page.342.28 Tafs i r Ad-Durrul-Manth u r lis-Suy ut i, vol.4 page.46.29 Tafs i r Ad-Durrul-Manth u r lis-Suy ut i, vol.4 page.89.30 Musnad Ahmad bin H ambal, H ad i th No.16596, vol.4 p.57.31 Tafs i r Ad-Durrul-Manth u r lis-Suy ut i, vol.5 page.41.32 Muslim Kit a bul ‘Itq, B a bo Fadle-‘Itqil W a lid.33 Tafs i rQur t ab i , vol.9 page.37.34 Tafs i rQur t ab i , S u rah vol.12 page.120.35 Tafs i r Ad-Durrul-Manth u r lis-Suy ut i, vol.2 page.9.36 Tirmaz i Kit a b Tafs i rul-Qur’ a n S u rah Ban i Isr a’i l.37 Tafs i r Ad-Durrul-Manth u r lis-Suy ut i, vol.4 page.295.38 Bukh a r i Kit a but-Tafs i r, S u rah A l-e-‘Imr a n.39 Tafs i r Qur t ab i vol.15 page265.40 Ab u D a w u d Kit a bul Adab, B a bo M a Yaq u lo ’Idh a A s baha 41 Ibne M a jah Kit a bul Jan a ’iz, B a bo M a J a’ a Fis- S abri ‘Indal Mu si bati 42 Ab u D a w u d Kit a bul Adab, B a bo M a Yaq u lo ’Idh a A s baha 43 Nasa’i Kit a bul Isti‘ a dhah, B a b.1 H adith 5445 44 Bukh a r i Kit a bo-Fa da ’ilil- Qur’ a n, B a bo-Fa d lil- Mu‘awwidh a t.

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PRAYERS 41 Prayer for Blessings in Intentions and Actions Hadrat Ab u -Bakr S idd i q ra relates that whenever the Holy Prophet sa intended to do something he used to pray: ِْ ِ اَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢَّ ﺧِﺮْىل وَاﺧْرتَْىل.45 O All a h , bestow means of goodness on me and choose best for me.Prayer for Attaining Love of God ‘Abdull a h bin Yaz i d Al-An sa r i ra relates the Holy Prophet sa offered this prayer for attaining love of God along with his other prayers: َ َّ اَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢ َّ ارْزُﻗْىنِْ ﺣُﺒَّک ِْ و َ ﺣُﺐ َّ ﻣَﻦْ ﻳ رَزَﻗZَْىن َّ ﻨْﻔَﻌُىنِْ ﺣُﺒªُّٗ ﻋِﻨْﺪَک َ اَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢ َّ ﻣَﺎ ممَِّﺎ اُﺣِﺐ ُّ ﻓَﺎﺟْﻌَﻠªْٗ ﻗُﻮ ة ِّْ ً ىل◌ ٗ ﻓِﻴْﻤَﺎ حتُِﺐُّ وَﻣَﺎ زَوَﻳْﺖ ُ ﻋَىن ِّْ ممَِّﺎ اُﺣِﺐُّ ﻓَﺎﺟْﻌَﻠªْ حتُِﺐُّ.ىلِّْ ﻓِﻴْﻤَﺎ ﻓَﺮَا5ًﺎ 46 O All a h , bestow on me Your love and the love of that which would benefit me before You.O All a h ! grant me my beloved things that You bestow on me and make them a means of attaining Your favourite things.Help me to withdraw from the things that I am attached to and instead guide me towards those things that You love.Hadrat D a w u d as 's(David) Prayer Hadrat Ab u Dard a ’ ra relates that Hadrat D a w u d as (David) who was foremost in worshipping God, used to recite this prayer for attaining the love of God: َّ ِْ اَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢ َّ اِىن ِّ اَﺳۡﺌَﻠُک َ ﺣُﺒَّک َ و َ ﺣُﺐ َّ ﻣَﻦ ْ حيُِﺒُّک َ وَاﻟْﻌَﻤَﻞ َ اﻟَّﺬِی ْ ﻳُﺒَﻠِّﻐُىن ﺣُﺒَّکَ اَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢَّ اﺟْﻌَﻞْ ﺣُﺒ ِ کَ اَﺣَﺐ َّ اِىلََّ ﻣِﻦْ ﻧَﻔºْ ِْ وَ ﻣَﺎىل ِْ وَ اَﻫْ_ِْ وَ ﻣِﻦَ املَْﺂ ء اﻟْﺒَﺎرِدِ.47 O All a h , I beg You for Your love and the love of one who loves You and such conduct as should lead me to Your love.O All a h , make Your love

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PRAYERS 42 dearer to me than my soul and my family and my wealth and dearer than cold water.Prayer for going to the Lavatory Hadrat Anas ra relates that when the Holy Prophet sa used to go to the lavatory, he recited this prayer: َ ا ّٰ ﻟ ُ ﻠ َّ ﻬ ِﻢ إ ِّۡ َين ُ أ ۡ ﻋ ُ ﻮ ِ ذ َ ﺑ ِﻚ َ ﻣ ُْﻦ ۡ اخل ِ ﺒ َﺚ َْ و َ اخل ِ ﺒ ِ ﺎﺋ ﺚ.48 O Lord I seek refuge in You from all unclean things and unclean matters Prayer on coming out of the Lavatory Hadrat ‘ A ’ishah ra relates that the Holy Prophet sa used to recite this prayer when coming out of the lavatory: ﻏُﻔۡﺮَاﻧَکَ.49 I seek Your forgiveness.Hadrat Ab u Dharr Ghif a r i ra relates that when the Holy Prophet sa used to come out of the lavatory, he recited these words; َ َْ ا ۡ حل ُ ﻤ َِِّّٰﺪ ِ اﻟ ۡ ﺬ َي ۡ أ َ ذ َ ﻫ َﺐ ِّ ﻋ َْىن ٰ اﻷ ذ َى َ و 2 َ ِۡ ﺎﻓ ﺎين.50 All praise belongs to All a h , Who delivered me of this burden and bestowed safety on me.Prayer for Ablution Hadrat ‘Umar Ibne Kha tt ab ra relates the Holy Prophet sa used to recite these words after performing ablution.He said that the doors of the heaven are opened for one who recites these words: َ ۡ أ َ ﺷ ُ ﻬ َﺪ ۡ أ َّن ِﻻ ٰ إ َ ﻟ ِﻪ َّ إ ُﻻ َاﷲ ۡ و َ ﺣ ٗ ﺪ Rَ َﻻ ِ ﺷ ۡ ﺮ َ ﻳ َﻚ ٗ ﻟ َﻪ َو ۡ أ َ ﺷ ُ ﻬ َﺪ َّ أ َُن َّ حم ً ﻤ ﺪ َا ۡ ﻋ ُ ﺒ ٗ ﺪ Rَ َو ُ ر ْ ﺳ ُ ﻮ ٗ ﻟ َﻪ ّٰ ا ُ ﻟﻠ َّ ﻬ ۡﻢ َ اﺟ ۡ ﻌ ِْ ﻠ ِين َ ﻣ َّﻦ َّ اﻟﺘ ِ ﻮ َۡ اﺑ َني ۡو َ اﺟ ۡ ﻌ ِْ ﻠ ِين َ ﻣ ُْﻦ َ امل َ ﺘ ِّ ﻄ ِ ﻬ ۡ ﺮ َ ﻳ ﻦ.51 I bear witness that there is none worthy of worship except All a h.He is One and has no

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PRAYERS 43 partners.And I bear witness that Muhammad sa is His servant and His Messenger.Oh All a h , make me one of those who repent and make me one those who purify themselves.Prayer at the Time of Adh a n Hadrat Ab u Sa‘ i d Khudr i ra relates the Holy Prophet sa said, “Whenever one hears the Adh a n , he should repeat the words of the Mu’adhdhin.Hadrat ‘Umar ra relates that whoever repeats the words of Adh a n with sincerity of heart and at the words 2َ_ َ اﻟﺼَّﻠٰﻮ ََّ Á ة 2َ_ َ اﻟۡﻔَﻼَح ََّ Á (Come to s al a t come to prosperity)says َّ ﻻ َ ﺣَﻮۡل َ و َ ﻻ َ ﻗُﻮ ة اِﻻ َّ ﺑِﺎﻟﻠªّٰ (No one has the power or authority except All a h ).All a h will bestow paradise upon him.52 Prayer after Adh a n Hadrat J a bir bin ‘Abdull a h ra relates that the Holy Prophet sa said, whoever listens to the Adh a n and prays in this way will deserve my intercession on the day of judgement.ّٰ َّ اﻟﻠ َّﻬُﻢ ِرَب ِﻫٰﺬِہ ِاﻟﺪَّﻋْﻮَة ِاﻟﺘَّﺎﻣَّﺔ ِوَاﻟﺼَّﻼَة ٰ اﻟْﻘَﺎﺋِﻤَﺔ ِ ا َت حمَُﻤَّﺪ ا ِ ن َ َاﻟْﻮَﺳِﻴﻠَﺔ ُوَاﻟْﻔَﻀِﻴﻠَﺔ ًوَاﺑْﻌَﺜْﻪ ﻣَﻘَﺎﻣ َّْﺎ َ حم ﻤُﻮد ُاﻟَّﺬِي و2ََﺪْﺗَﻪ َ.َاِﻧَّک ﻻَ ختُۡﻠِﻒُ املِﻴۡﻌَﺎد.53 O Lord of this perfect call and of the prayer about to be observed, make Muhammad sa an intermediary.Grant him excellence and a lofty station.Establish him on "Maq a m-e-Ma h m u d" (a praiseworthy station), which You have promised him.You never break Your Promise.Prayer when Leaving the House for S al a t Hadrat Ab u Sa‘ i d Khudr i ra relates I heard the Holy Prophet sa say if a person recites this prayer

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PRAYERS 44 when leaving his house for s al a t , God appoints seventy thousand angels to seek forgiveness for him and favours him with His special attention during s al a t.َ ّٰ ا ُ ﻟﻠ َّ ﻬ ِﻢ ّۡ إ َين ۡ أ َ ﺳ ُ ﺄ َ ﻟ َِﻚ ِّ حب َّﻖ ِ اﻟﺴ ِ ﺎﺋ َۡ ﻠ َني 2 َ ۡ ﻠ َ ﻴ َﻚ َِ و ِّ حب َۡﻖ َ مم َ ﺸ ٰﺎي َ ﻫ ﺬ ا Äَ ِ ﻓ ِّ ﺈ َين ۡ ﻟ َﻢ ۡ أ ُ ﺧ ۡ ﺮ َج َ أ ً ﺷ ﺮ َا َ و َﻻ َ ﺑ ً ﻄ ﺮ َا َ و ِﻻ َ ر ً ﻳ َﺎء َ و ُۡﻻ َ مس ً ﻌ ﺔ ۡﺧَﺮَﺟۡﺖ ُ ﻫَﺮۡﺑًﺎ و َ ﻓِﺮَارًا ِ ﻣِﻦ َذُﻧُﻮىب َاِﻟَﻴۡک َ ﺧ ۡ ﺮ ُ ﺟ ِﺖ ِّ ا َ ﺗ َ ﻘ ُﺎء ۡ ﺳ ِ ﺨ َ ﻄ َﻚ ۡ و ِ اﺑ َ ﺘ َ ﻐ َﺎء ۡ ﻣ َ ﺮ ِﺿ َ ﺎﺗ ﻚ Ä َ َ ﻓ ۡ ﺄ َ ﺳ ُ ﺄ َ ﻟ َﻚ ۡ أ ُن ِ ﺗ ۡ ﻌ َ ﻴ ِْ ﺬ ِين َ ﻣ َّﻦ ِ اﻟﻨ َ ﺎر َ و ۡ أ َن ۡ ﺗ ِ ﻐ َ ﻔ ِۡ ﺮ ُيل ُ ذ ۡ ﻧ ِ ﻮ يب.54 Oh All a h , I beseech you with the rights of those who beg from You and with my right of leaving for prayer on foot.You know that pride, vanity, false pretence or desire for fame has not forced me to come out.Fleeing from my sins I have come running to You.I have come out to escape Your displeasure and for seeking Your pleasure.I beg You to save me from punishment of the Fire and forgive my sins.Prayer for Going to the Mosque.Hadrat ‘Abdull a h bin ‘Amr bin Al- ‘As ra relates that the Holy Prophet sa used to recite this prayer on entering the mosque.The traditions describe that if this prayer is recited, Satan says, “This person is safe from me for today”.ّٰ ْأَﻋُﻮذُﺑِﺎ ِ اﻟْﻌَﻈِﻴ ِﻢ ْوَﺑِﻮَﺟْﻬِﻪ ِ اﻟْﻜَﺮِﻳ ِﻢ ْوَﺳُﻠْﻄَﺎﻧِﻪ ِ اﻟْﻘَﺪِﻳ َﻢ ِﻣِﻦ ْاﻟﺸَّﻴْﻄَﺎن ِ اﻟﺮَّﺟِﻴ ﻢ.55 I seek refuge in All a h , the Greatest, from the rejected Satan.I seek refuge in His Exalted Countenance and in His Eternal Sovereignty.Prayers on Entering and Leaving the Mosque Hadrat F at imah ra , daughter of the Holy Prophet sa

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PRAYERS 45 relates that he used to say this prayer on entering the mosque ِ ۡ ﺑ ِ ﺴ ِﻢ َاﷲ َّ و ٰ اﻟﺼ ﻠ ُ ﻮ َة َّ و َ اﻟﺴ ُ ﻼ َم 2 ٰ _َ ُ ر ۡ ﺳ ِ ﻮ ِل َاﷲ ّٰ ا ُ ﻟﻠ َّ ﻬ ۡﻢ ِ اﻏ ۡ ﻔ ِۡ ﺮ ُيل ُ ذ ۡ ﻧ ِۡ ﻮ َيب ۡ و َ اﻓ ۡ ﺘ ِۡﺢ َيل ۡ أ َ ﺑ َ ﻮ َاب َۡ ر ِ مح َ ﺘ ﻚ.56 I enter in the name of All a h.Peace and blessings be upon His Messenger.O my Lord forgive my sins and open the doors of Mercy for me.On leaving the mosque he used to say: ِ َ ﺑِﺴﻢِ اﷲ ُ و ْاﻟﺼَّﻠٰﻮة رَﺳُﻮلِ اﷲِ اَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢَّ اﻏ ْ وَاﻟﺴَّﻼَمُ 2َ_ ْ ﻔِﺮ ِْ ىلِ ذُﻧُﻮ ْىب ْ وَاﻓ ِْﺘَﺢ ْىل َ اَﺑ ْﻮَاب َ ﻓَﻀ ﻠِک.57 In the name of All a h.Peace and blessings of All a h be upon His Messenger.O my Lord forgive my sins and open the doors of blessings for me.Prayers for Starting S al a t Hadrat ‘Al i ra relates when the Holy Prophet sa started s al a t he used to say these words after Takb i r.ْ ْ وَﺟَّﻬ ْ ﺖ ُ وَﺟ ﻟِﻠَّﺬِی َِ Æَۡ ۡ ﻓَﻄَﺮ َ اﻟﺴَّﻤٰﻮَات ِ وَاﻻ ْ ر ِﻴŸَض َ ﺣ َ ُْ ﻔًﺎ وَّﻣَﺎ اَﻧَﺎ ﻣِﻦ ْ امل َْ ﺸ ِْ ﺮِکِني Çَاِن َّ ﺻَﻼ،ِْ Èَُْو َ ﻧُﺴ َ و َ حم ِْﻴَﺎی َ و َْممََﺎÇ َﻟِﻠªّٰ ِ رَب ِّ اﻟﻌَﺎملَِني ْ ﻻ ﺷَﺮِﻳ ªَٗک َ ﻟ ◌ َ ْ وَﺑِﺬ ْ اﻟِک َ اُﻣِﺮ َْ ت ُ وَاَﻧَﺎ ﻣِﻦ َ املُﺴ ﻠِﻤِني
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ۡ ْ ﻇَﻠَﻤ ْ ﺖُ ﻧَﻔ 2ِ وَ اº ْ ْ رتََﻓ ِْ ﺖُ ﺑِﺬَﻧ ۡىب ْ ﻓَﺎﻏ ْ ﻔِﺮ ِْ ىل ِ ذُﻧُﻮ ْىب ٗ مجَِﻴ ْﻌًﺎ اِﻧªَّ ْ ﻻ َ ﻳَﻐ ْ ﻔِﺮ ُ اﻟﺬُّﻧُﻮ َ ب َ اِﻻ َّ اَﻧ ۡ ﺖ ِْ وَاﻫ ْﺪِىن ِ ﻻَِﺣ ْ ﺴَﻦ ْ اﻻَْﺧ ْ ﻼَق ِ ﻻ َ ﻳَﻬ ْﺪِی ْ ﻻَِﺣ ْ ﺴَﻨِﻬَﺎ اِﻻَّاَﻧ ْ ﺖ َ وَاﺻ ِّْﺮِف ْﻋَىن ُ ﺳَ[ِّﺌَﻬَﺎ ﻻ َ ﻳَﺼ ﺮِف ِّْ ْﻋَىن ْ ﺳَ[ِّﺌَﻬَﺎ اِﻻَّ اَﻧ ﺖَ ﻟَ;َّﻴ ْ ْ کَ وَﺳَﻌ َْ ﺪَﻳ ُْ کَ وَاخل ري ªُُّﻠL ْٗ ْ ىفِ ﻳَﺪَﻳ َ کَ وَاﻟﺸَّﺮُّ ﻟَ[ ْ ﺲ ْ اِﻟَﻴ ْ ک َ اَﻧَﺎ ﺑِک َ وَاِﻟَﻴ ْ ک َ ﺗَﺒَﺎرَک ْ ﺖ َ و َ ﺗَﻌَﺎﻟَﻴ ْ ﺖ َ اَﺳ ْ ﺘَﻐ ُ ﻔِﺮُک َ و َ اَﺗُﻮ ْ ب َ اِﻟَﻴ ک.58 Believing in one God, I have turned my attention towards the Being who has created the Heavens and the Earth.I am not one of those who associate partners with Him.Undoubtedly my

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PRAYERS 46 s al a t , my worship, my life and my death are for All a h , the Lord of the Universe.He has no partner.I am commanded to do this and I am from among the Muslims.O All a h , You are the Sovereign.There is none worthy of worship except You.You are my Lord and I am Your servant.I have wronged my soul and I confess my sins.Pray forgive all my sins, as there is no one else who can forgive.O All a h , guide me to high morals.There is none besides You who can lead me to good morals, and safeguard me from corrupt morals as there is no one who can safeguard me from bad morals except You.I am present here and it is my good fortune.All goodness is in Your control and evil cannot be attributed to You.I am with You and incline towards You.You are the Blessed and the Exalted One.I seek forgiveness from You and incline towards You.Hadrat Ab u Sa‘ i d Khudr i ra relates that the Holy Prophet sa used to recite this before S u rah Al-F a ti h ah: ْ ُْ ﺳُﺒﺤَﺎﻧَک َ اﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢ َّ و َ حبَِﻤ َ ﺪِک َ وَﺗَﺒَﺎرَک َ امس َ ک َ وَﺗَﻌَﺎىل ٰ ﺟَﺪُّک َ وَﻻ َ اِﻟªٰ 5َريُک.59 Holy are You O All a h with Your attributes.Blessed is Your name.Exalted is Your Majesty.There is none worthy of worship except You.Ab u Hurairah ra asked the Holy Prophet sa "Why do you remain silent between Takb i r and the recitation of S u rah Al-F a ti h ah? What do you recite during this time"? In reply the Holy Prophet sa told him of this prayer: ْ ْاَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢ َّ ﺑَﺎ2ِﺪ [َﺑ ِْ َْىن ْ و َ ﺑَني َْﺧَﻄَﺎﻳَﺎیَ،کَﻤَﺎ ﺑَﺎ2َﺪ َْ ت َ ﺑَني ْامل َْ ﺸ ْ ﺮِق ِ وَامل ِ ﻐ ﺮِب

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PRAYERS 47 ِْ ْاَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢ َّ ﻧَﻘِّىن ُ ﻣِﻦ َ اخلَﻄَﺎﻳَﺎ کَﻤَﺎ ﻳُﻨÌَ َّ اﻟﺜَّﻮ ْب َّ اﻻ َْ ﺑ ْ ﻴَﺾ ُ ﻣِﻦ َ اﻟﺪَّﻧَﺲ ِ ،اَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢ ْ اﻏ َْﺴِﻞ ْ ﺧَﻄَﺎﻳَﺎیَ ﺑِﺎمل وَاﻟﺜَّﻠ ِ ﺎء ﺞِ وَاﻟربََد.60 O All a h , place the same distance between my sins and me as you have created between the East and the West.O All a h , purify me of my sins as a dirty white cloth is washed of soil.O All a h , wash away my sins with water, snow and hail.Prayers of Ruk u‘ Hadrat H udhaifah ra relates that the Holy Prophet sa used to say: ْ ْ ﺳُﺒﺤَﺎنَ رَىبَِّ اﻟ ِ ﻌَﻈِﻴ ﻢ.61 Holy is my Lord, the Most High.Hadrat ‘ A ’ishah ra relates that the Holy Prophet sa used to recite this in ruk u ‘ and sajdah : ٌ ْﺳُﺒُّﻮح ٌ ﻗُﺪُّو َْس ْ رَبُّ امل ِ ﻼَﺋِکَﺔِ وَاﻟﺮُّو ح.62 Worthy of Glory, Ultimate Purity, Lord of angels and souls.Hadrat ‘ A ’ishah ra relates that the Holy Prophet sa used to recite in ruk u ‘ and sajdah : ْ وَ حبَِﻤ ْ ﺳُﺒﺤَﺎﻧَکَ اﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢَّ رَﺑَّﻨَﺎ ْ ﺪِکَ اﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢَّ اﻏ ِْ ﻔِﺮ ىل.63 O All a h , our Lord, Holy are You with Your attributes.O All a h , forgive me.Hadrat ‘Auf bin M a lik ra heard the Holy Prophet sa say this in ruk u ‘: َْ اجل ُْ ﺳُﺒﺤَﺎنَ ذِی ْ رب َْ و ْ تِ وَامل ِْ ﻠَکُﻮ ْ تِ وَاﻟکِرب ِ ﻳَﺎءِ وَاﻟﻌَﻈ ﻤَﺔ.64 Holy is the Being, Who is All Powerful, the Sovereign, the Greatest and the Magnificent.Hadrat ‘Al i ra and J a bir bin ‘Abdull a h ra relate the Holy Prophet sa used to recite this prayer during ruk u ‘.ْ ْ اَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢ َّ ﻟَک َ رَکَﻌ ْ ﺖ ُ ،وَﺑِک َ اٰﻣَﻨ ْ ﺖ ُ ،وَﻟَک َ اَﺳﻠَﻤ ْ ﺖ ُ و2ََﻠَﻴ ک َ ﺗَﻮLََّﻠ ، ُ ﺖ

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PRAYERS 48 ْ اَﻧ ِّْ َْ ﺖَ رَىب ِْ ،ﺧَﺸَﻊ َ مس Ñْ َْوَﺑَﺼَﺮِی ِْ وَحل Òِْ ْوَدÓَ ِْ وَ ﻋَﻈ Òْ ْوَخمُِّﻰ ِْ وَ ﻋَﺼ ِىب ªّٰﻟِﻠ َْ رَبِّ اﻟﻌَﺎملَِني.65 O All a h , I have bowed for Your sake and have believed in You.I am obedient to You and trust in You.You are my Sustainer.My ears, eyes, flesh, blood, bones, nerves and my mind are bowing in submission to the One Who sustains all the Universe.Prayers during Qiy a m after Ruk u‘ Hadrat Ab u Sa‘ i d Khudr i ra narrates when the Holy Prophet sa raised himself from ruk u ‘ he used to say the following prayer: ُ َْ اَﻟﻠّٰﻬ ْ ﻢ َّ رَﺑَّﻨَﺎ ﻟَک َ احل ْ ﻤ َ ﺪُ،ﻣِﻞ ْء َ اﻟﺴَّﻤٰﻮَات ِ وَﻣِﻞ َْء ْ اﻻ ْ ر َ ضِ،وَﻣِﻞ ْء َ ﻣَﺎﺷِﺌ ْ ﺖ َْﻣِﻦ Õ ْ ْ ء ٍ ﺑَﻌ ﺪ ُ ،اَﻫ َْ ْ ﻞ َ اﻟÖَّﻨَﺎء ِ وَامل ﺠ ْ ﺪ ِ اَﺣَﻖ ُّ ﻣَﺎ ﻗَﺎ ْ ل َ اﻟ ْ ﻌَﺒ ﺪ ُ وLَُﻠُّﻨَﺎ ﻟَک َ ﻋَﺒ ﺪ ،ْ ْ اَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢ َّ ﻻ َ ﻣَﺎﻧِﻊ َ ملَِﺎ اَﻋﻄَﻴ ْ ﺖ َ ،وَﻻ َ ﻣُﻌ ْ × َِ ملَِﺎ ﻣَﻨَﻌ ﺖ َ ،وَﻻ َ ﻳَﻨ َْ ِّ ﻔَﻊ ُ ذَااجل ْ ﺪ َْ ﻣِﻨ ُّ کَ اجل ﺪ.66 O All a h , our Sustainer, all praise belongs to You.Such praise that fills Heavens and Earth and fills everything else that is desired by You.O High and Praiseworthy! You are entitled to all the praise that Your servants can offer.We are all Your servants.O All a h , whatever You bestow there is none who can prevent it and whatever You withhold, there is none who can bestow it.In comparison to You, no great person’s greatness can benefit one at all.Hadrat Ab u Hurairah ra relates that when the Holy Prophet sa used to stand up after ruk u ‘ to say: ّٰ َِ مسَِﻊ َ اﻟﻠ ُ ملª ْ َﻦ ٗ محَِﺪ ہ ( All a h hears him who praises Him).Then he offered this prayer: َ ّٰ ا ُ ﻟﻠ َّ ﻬ َﻢ َّ ر َ ﺑ َ ﻨ َ ﺎ و َ ﻟ َْک ۡ احل ُ ﻤ ﺪ (O our All a h all praise belongs to You).67

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PRAYERS 49 Hadrat Rif a ‘ah bin R a fi‘ Zarq i ra relates that one day we offered our s al a t behind the Holy Prophet sa.When he raised his head from ruk u ‘ and said: ْ ٗمسَِﻊ َ اﷲ ُ ملَِﻦ محَِﺪَہ ( All a h hears him who praises Him).One person said, َْ ْ رَﺑَّﻨَﺎ وَﻟَک َ احل ُ ﻤ َْ ﺪ ًْ مح ِ ﺪًا کَﺜِري ا ﻃَ[ِّﺒًﺎ ﻣُﺒَﺎرLًَﺎ ﻓِﻴª (O Lord all kinds of praise is for You.Such immense praise which is pure and bountiful and contains great blessings).After s al a t the Holy Prophet sa said that he saw more than thirty angels rushing to record these words first.68 Prayers during Prostration Hadrat H udhaifah ra relates that the Holy Prophet sa used to say: ْ ْ ﺳُﺒ ٰ ﺤَﺎن َ رَىب َِّ اﻻ2َْ _ (Holy is my Lord, the Most High).69 Hadrat ‘ A ’ishah ra relates that one night when it was her turn for the Holy Prophet sa’ s stay, she found him missing from the bed.She became worried and started to search for him in the dark.She found him in prostration reciting the following prayer: ْ ْ اَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢَّ اﻏ ِْ ﻔِﺮ ْىل ْ ﻣَﺎ اَﺳ ْ ﺮَر ْ تُ وَﻣَﺎ ا2َ ُ ﻠَﻨ ﺖ.70 O All a h , forgive all my sins, both the hidden and the manifest.Hadrat Ab u Hurairah ra relates that the Holy Prophet sa used to recite this prayer in his prostrations: ْ ْ اَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢَّ اﻏ ْ ﻔِﺮ ِْ ىلِ ذَﻧ ىب ªَُّﻠLٗ ªَّدِﻗ،ٗ ٗوَﺟِﻠªَّ ٗ،وَاَوَّﻟªَ ٗوَ اٰﺧِﺮَہ ªَٗو2ََﻼَﻧِ[َﺘ ٗٗوَﺳِﺮَّہ.71 O All a h , forgive all my sins, major and minor, past and future and hidden and manifest.Hadrat ‘Al i ra relates that the Holy Prophet sa used to offer this prayer while prostrating in Tahajjud prayer: ْ ْ اَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢ َّ ﻟَک َ ﺳَﺠَﺪ ْ ت ُ ،وَﺑِک َ اٰﻣَﻨ ْ ﺖُ،وَﻟَک َ اَﺳﻠَﻤ ِّْ ﺖ ُ اَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢ َّ اَﻧ ْﺖ َ رَىب ْ ﺳَﺠَﺪ َ وَﺟ Æ ِ ﻟِﻠَّﺬِی ٗﺧَﻠَﻘªَ َْٗو َ ﺻَﻮَّرَہ و َ ﺷَﻖ َّ مس ٗﻌªَ ُٗوَﺑَﺼَﺮَہ ْ ﺗَﺒَﺎرَک َ اﻟﻠªّٰ َْ اَﺣ ﺴَﻦُ اخلَﺎﻟِﻘِني.72

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PRAYERS 50 O All a h , I prostrate for You.I have faith in You and submit to You.O my Lord, You are my Sustainer.My face is bowing before its Creator, who brought it into existence, gave it countenance and gave it eyes and ears.Beneficent is the Being who is the Best Creator.Hadrat ‘ A ’ishah ra relates that one night she found the Holy Prophet sa missing and searching for him she went to the mosque.He was prostrate with his feet digging into the ground and he was praying: ْ ْ اَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢ َّ اِىن ِّ اَﻋُﻮ ْذ ُ ﺑِﺮِﺿَﺎک َ ﻣِﻦ ْ ﺳُﺨ ْﻄِک َ ،وَمبُِﻌَﺎﻓَﺎﺗِک َ ﻣِﻦ ﻋُﻘُﻮ ْﺑَﺘِکَ، َ وَاَﻋُﻮذُﺑِک َ ﻣِﻨ ک َ ،ﻻ ْ ِْاُﺣ Øْ ْ ﺛَﻨَﺎء ً 2َﻠَﻴ ْ ک َ اَﻧ ٰ ﺖ َ کَﻤَﺎ اَﺛْŸَﻴ _َ2 َ ْﺖ َ ﻧَﻔ ﺴِک.73 O All a h , I seek refuge in Your pleasure from Your displeasure, I seek shelter in Your forgiveness from Your punishment.I supplicate for Your protection.I cannot count Your attributes.You are exactly like, You have defined Yourself.Prayer between Prostrations Hadrat ‘Abdull a h bin ‘Abb a s ra relates that the Holy Prophet sa used to recite this prayer between prostrations: َّ ْاَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢ ِْ اﻏ ْﻔِﺮىل وَار ْ ْ ﺣﻤ  ْ ِْ وَاﻫ ِْﺪِىن ْو2ََﺎﻓِىن ُْ وَاﺟ ِْ رب ْىن ْ وَار ِْ زُﻗ ْىن ْ وَار ِْ ﻓَﻌ ىن.74 O All a h , forgive me, have mercy on me, guide me, keep me safe, reform me, give me sustenance and bestow dignity upon me.Prayers after Tashahhud Hadrat ‘Abdull a h bin Mas‘ u d ra relates that we used to offer s al a t behind the Holy Prophet sa and used to say,

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PRAYERS 51 "Peace be upon All a h ".The Holy Prophet sa said, "God is Peace Himself, meaning that He is the fountain of all peace.When in Qa‘dah you should say this": َ اَﻟﺘَّﺤِﻴَّﺎت ُ ﻟِﻠªّٰ ِ وَاﻟﺼَّﻠَﻮَات ُ وَاﻟﻄَّ[ِّﺒَﺎت ُ اَﻟﺴَّﻼَم ُ 2َﻠَﻴک َ اَﻳُّﻬَﺎ اﻟŸَّىب ُِّ وَر ْ ﺣ  ﻤﺔ ٗ َاﷲِ وَﺑَﺮLََﺎﺗªُ ۡ اَﻟﺴَّﻼَمُ 2َﻠَ[ﻨ ﻋِﺒَﺎدِ اﷲِ اﻟﺼَّﺎحلِِني َ اَﺷﻬَﺪ ُ اَن _َ2 َو َّﺎ َّ ﻻ اِﻟªَٰ اِﻻ ﻋَﺒﺪُہ ٗٗاﷲُ وَ اَﺷﻬَﺪُ اَنَّ حمَُﻤَّﺪًا وَ رَﺳُﻮﻟªُ.75 All homage belongs to All a h , all worship and pure attributes are His alone.Peace be upon You O Prophet of God and mercy of All a h and His blessings.Peace be upon us and the pious servants of All a h.I bear witness that there is no god except All a h and I bear witness that Muhammad is His servant and His Messenger.Dur u d Shar i f Hadrat ‘Abdur-Ra h m a n bin Ab i Lail a ra met Hadrat Ka‘b bin ‘Ujrah ra who said, "Should I not give you a gift?" In response to his request, he told him this tradition of the Holy Prophet sa that we know the manner of offering peace upon the Prophet of God in the words: ْ َ اَﻟﺴَّﻼَم ُ 2َﻠَﻴ ک َ اَﻳُّﻬَﺎ اﻟŸَّىب ُِّ وَر ْ ﺣ  ﻤﺔ ٗ اﷲ ِ و َ ﺑَﺮLََﺎﺗªُ peace be on you O Messenger of God and God's Mercy and Blessings.What is the manner of offering Dur u d upon him according to the Qur’ a nic injunction of ْ ْ ﺻَﻠُّﻮا 2َﻠَﻴª ِ وَﺳَﻠِّﻤُﻮ ا ﺗَﺴ ﻠِﻴﻤًﺎ (Al-A h z a b 33: 57).He instructed him to say Dur u d in these words: َّ ّ اَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢ َّ ﺻَﻞ ِّ 2َ_ ٰ حمَُﻤَّﺪ ٍ و _َ2ٰ ْ ا ْ ل ِ حمَُﻤَّﺪ ٍ کَﻤَﺎ ﺻَﻠَّﻴ ﺖ َ 2َ_ ٰ اِﺑ ْ ٰ ﺮَاﻫِﻴ _َ2َﻢ َ و ٰ ِ ا ْ ل ْ اِﺑ َ ﺮَاﻫِﻴ ﻢَ اِﻧَّک ْ َِﻴ ٌ ﺪ ْ ْ جمَِّﻴ ٰﺪٌ،اَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢَّ ﺑَﺎرِک _َ2 ٰ _َ2َّٰحمَُﻤَّﺪ ٍ و ا ْ ل ِ حمَُﻤَّﺪٍ کَﻤَﺎ ٰ ﺑَﺎرَک _َ2 َْﺖ ْ اِﺑ ٰ ﺮَاﻫِﻴ _َ2َٰﻢَ و ْ ا ْ لِ اِﺑ َ ﺮَاﻫِﻴ ﻢَ اِﻧَّک ْ َِﻴ ٌ ﺪ ْ ٌ جمَِّﻴ ﺪ

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PRAYERS 52 Prosper, O All a h , Muhammad and his people as You prospered Abraham and his people.You are indeed the Praiseworthy, the Exalted.Prayer for the Best in this World and Hereafter Hadrat Anas ra , an attendant of the Holy Prophet sa , was asked about the most repeated prayer of his master.He narrated this prayer which is recited after Tashahhud.َّ اَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢ َّرَﺑَّﻨَﺎ ْٰاٰﺗِﻨَﺎ ىف ِ اﻟﺪُّﻧﻴَﺎ ﺣَﺴَﻨَﺔ ً و َّ ىف ِ اﻻ َ ﺧِﺮَة ِ ﺣَﺴَﻨَﺔ ً و ﻗِﻨَﺎ 2َﺬَاب اﻟﻨَّﺎر.77 O All a h ,our Lord grant us the best of this world as well as the best of the life Hereafter and shield us from the torment of the Fire.Prayer for Safety from Punishment of the Grave and other Trials As per the narration of Hadrat ‘ A ’ishah ra and Hadrat Ab u Hurairah ra , during s al a t , after Tashahhud , the Holy Prophet sa used to say this prayer: ْ َ اَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢ َّ اِىن ِّ اَﻋُﻮ ْ ذُﺑِک ْﻣِﻦ ِْ 2َﺬَاب ِ اﻟ ْﻘَرب ْ وَاَﻋُﻮ ْذُﺑِک َ ﻣِﻦ Zِﻓ َْ ْ ﻨَﺔ ِ امل ِ ﺴِﻴ ْ ﺢ ْ اﻟﺪَّﺟَّﺎل ِ وَاَﻋُﻮ َْذُﺑِک َ ﻣِﻦ ْ ﻓZِﻨَﺔ ِ امل َْ ﺤ ْ ﻴَﺎ وَامل َ ﻤَﺎتِ،اَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢ َّ اِىن ِّ اَﻋُﻮ َ ذ ُ ﺑِک َْﻣِﻦ امل ۡ َْ ﺎ ْ ﺛَﻢِ وَامل ِ ﻐ ﺮَم

 O All a h , I seek refuge in You from the punishment of the grave.I seek refuge in You from the mischief of the Dajj a l(Anti-Christ).I seek refuge in You from the trials of life and death.O All a h , I seek refuge in You from sins and burden of debt.Another Comprehensive Prayer Hadrat ‘Abdull a h bin Mas‘ u d ra relates that the Holy Prophet sa taught him this prayer for recitation after Tashahhud :

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PRAYERS 53 َْ ِ اَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢ َّ 2َ_ َ اخل ◌ْ ْري ْ ﻗُﻠُﻮ ْﺑَﻨَﺎ ،وَاَﺻ ْ ﻠِﺢ ْ ذَات َ ﺑَﻴ Ÿِﻨَﺎ وَاﻫ ِ ﺪ ِ ﺳُﺒُﻞ َ اﻟﺴَّﻼَم ِ ،وَجنَِّﻨَﺎ ْ ﻣِﻦ َ اﻟﻈُّﻠُﻤَﺎت ِ ا ْ ىل َ اﻟﻨُّﻮ ْ رِ،وَﺟَﻨِّ; ْ ﻨَﺎ اﻟ ْ ﻔَﻮَاﺣِﺶ َ وَاﻟ ﻔِنتََ،ﻣَﺎ ﻇَﻬَﺮ َ ﻣِﻨ ْ ﻬَﺎ وَﻣَﺎ َْﺑَﻄَﻦَ،وَﺑَﺎرِک ْ ﻟَﻨَﺎ ىف ِ اَمس ْ ﺎﻋِﻨَﺎ وَاَﺑ ﺼَﺎرِﻧَﺎ وَﻗُﻠُﻮ ْﺑِﻨَﺎ وَاَزوَاﺟِﻨَﺎ وَذُرِّﻳَّﺎﺗِﻨَﺎ، ْوَﺗُﺐ [َ2َﻠ ْ ْ ﻨَﺎ اِﻧَّک َ اَﻧ ْ ﺖ َ اﻟﺘَّﻮَّاب ُ اﻟﺮِّﺣِﻴ ْ ﻢُ،وَاﺟ ْ ﻌَﻠ ْ ﻨَﺎ ﺷَﺎکِﺮِﻳ َ ﻦ َ ﻟِﻨِﻌ َْ ﻤَﺘِک ْ ﻣُﺜﻨِني ْﺑِﻬَﺎﻗَﺎﺑِﻠِﻴ وَاَمتَِّﻬَﺎ2َﻠَ[ ﻬَﺎ ﻨَﺎ.79 Guide our hearts towards goodness O All a h , and establish reconciliation amongst us.Show us the path to peace.Deliver us from darkness and guide us to the light.Save us from evil deeds and mischief whether these are manifest or hidden.O Lord, bless our eyes, our ears and our hearts, bless our spouses and children and incline towards us with mercy.Surely You accept repentance and are oft-returning with Mercy.Make us thankful for Your blessings.Make us acknowledge and accept Your Beneficence and accomplish that bounty for us.Prayers for Tahajjud Prayer Hadrat ‘ A ’ishah ra relates that when the Holy Prophet sa used to wake up during the night, he used to recite this prayer: َ َ ﻻ ْاِﻟªٰ ْ اِﻻ َّ اَﻧ ْ ﺖ َ ﺳُﺒ ْ ﺤَﺎﻧَک َ اَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢ َّ اَﺳ ْ ﺘَﻐ ِْ ﻔِﺮُک َ ﻟِﺬَﻧ ْىب َ وَاَﺳ ﺎَﻟُک َ ر ْ ﺣ ﻤﺘ ْ ِْ اَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢ َّ زِد ْىن 2ِﻠ َّ ْ ﻤًﺎ و ْﻻَﺗُﺰِغ ِْ ﻗَﻠ ْىب ْ ﺑَﻌ ْﺪ َ اِذ ِْ ﻫَﺪَﻳ Zَْىن ِْوَﻫَﺐ ْىل ْﻣِﻦ َ ﻟَّﺪُﻧ َ ک ر ْ ً ﺣ ﻤﺔ ْ ُ اِﻧَّکَ اَﻧ ﺖَ اﻟﻮÛََّﺎب.80 There is none worthy of worship except You.Holy are You O All a h , I seek Your forgiveness for my sins and beg for Your Mercy.O All a h , increase my knowledge and do not let my heart become perverse after You have guided it.You

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PRAYERS 54 Yourself bestow Mercy upon me.Surely You are the Greatest Giver.Hadrat ‘Abdull a h bin ‘Abb a s ra narrates that when the Holy Prophet sa used to stand for Tahajjud prayer he used to say: َْ ْ اﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢ َّ ﻟَک َ احل ﻤ ۡ َۡ ﺪ ُ اَﻧ ْ ﺖ َ ﻗَﻴِّﻢ ُ اﻟﺴَّﻤٰﻮَات ِ وَاﻻ ْ ر ْض ِ وَﻣَﻦ َ ﻓِﻴ َْ ﻬِﻦ َّ وَﻟَک ْ احل ُ ﻤ ْ ﺪ َۡ ﻟَک َ ﻣُﻠ ْ ک ُ اﻟﺴَّﻤٰﻮَات ِ وَاﻻ ْ ر ْض ِ وَﻣَﻦ َْ ﻓِﻴ ْ ﻬِﻦ َّ وَﻟَک َ احل ْ ﻤ َ ﺪ ُ اَﻧ ْ ﺖ َۡ ﻧُﻮ ْ ر ُ اﻟﺴَّﻤٰﻮَاتِ وَاﻻ ْ ر ْضِ وَﻣَﻦ َْ ﻓِﻴ ْ ﻬِﻦَّ وَﻟَکَ احل ْ ﻤ ِ ﺪُ اَﻧ ْ ﺖَ ﻣَﻠِکُ اﻟﺴَّﻤٰﻮَات ْ وَاﻻَْر ْض ِ وَﻣَﻦ َّ ﻓِﻴ َْﻬِﻦ ْ وَﻟَک َ احل ْ ﻤ َْ ﺪ ُ اَﻧ ْ ﺖ َ احل 2َﻖ ُّ وَو َْ ِ ﺪُک َ احل َ ﻖ ُّ وَﻟ َّ ﻘَﺎﺋُک ْ ﺣَﻖٌّ و َّ ﻗَﻮ َْ ﻟُکَ ﺣَﻖٌّ و ٌّ اجل َّﻨَّﺔُ ﺣَﻖ َّ و ْ اﻟﻨَّﺎر ُ ﺣَﻖٌّ و ٌ اﻟﻨَّ;ِﻴُّﻮ نَ ﺣَﻖٌ وَحمَُﻤَّﺪ ْ ْ ﺣَﻖ ٌّ وَاﻟﺴَّﺎﻋَﺔ ُ ﺣَﻖ ٌّ اَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢ َّ ﻟَک َ اَﺳ ْ ﻠَﻤ ْ ﺖ ُ وَﺑِک َ اٰﻣَﻨ ْ ﺖ ُ و2ََﻠَﻴ َّﻠLَک َ ﺗَﻮ ُ ْ ﺖ ْ وَاِﻟَﻴ ْ ک َ اَﻧَﺒ ْ ﺖ ُ وَﺑِک َ ﺧَﺎﺻَﻤ ْ ﺖ ُ وَاِﻟَﻴ ْ ک َ ﺣَﺎکَﻤ ْ ﺖ ُ ﻓَﺎﻏ ْ ﻔِﺮ ُ ىل ِ ﻣَﺎﻗَﺪَّﻣ ْ ﺖ ْ وَﻣَﺎاَﺧَّﺮ ْ تُ وَﻣَﺎاَﺳ ْ ﺮَر ْ تُ وَﻣَﺎ ا2َ ْ ﻠَﻨ ُْ ﺖُ اَﻧ ْ ﺖَ امل ُْ ﻘَﺪِّمُ وَاَﻧ َ ﺖَ امل َ ﺆ ªٰﺧِّﺮُ ﻻ َ اِﻟ ْ َ اِﻻَّ اَﻧ ﺖ.81 O All a h , all praise belongs to You.You are the Sustainer of heaven and earth and whatever is in them.All praise belongs to You.Yours is the Sovereignty of the heavens and earth and whatever is in them.All praise belongs to You, You are the light of heaven and earth and whatever is in them.All Praise belongs to You, You are the Sovereign of the heavens and earth and whatever is in them.All praise belongs to You.You are the Truth, Your promise is true, returning to You is true and Your word is true.Heaven and Hell are true.All the Prophets are true and Muhammad sa is the rightly guided one and the day of Judgement is true.O All a h , I have taken on Your obedience, trust in You, believe in You, and incline towards You.With Your help I pit myself against the enemy.I have come to You for judgement in my case, so

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PRAYERS 55 forgive all my past and future sins, the secret and the obvious ones.You cause people to advance and also restrain them.There is none worthy of worship except You.Hadrat ‘ A ’ishah ra , while mentioning the prayers which the Holy Prophet sa used to say in the beginning of Tahajjud prayer, said: that he repeated ﺍ  ﷲ " ْ ﻛ $ ْ % 'All a hu Akbar' , ْ ﺍ ﻟ ْ ﺤ ﻤ  ﺪ ﷲ 'Al h amdulill a h' ,  ْ ﺳ ﺒ ﺤ ﺎن ﺍﷲ 'Sub ha nall a h' and ﻻ  ﺍ ﻟٰ+  ﺍ  ﻻ  ﺍﷲ 'L a il a ha illall a h' ten times and used to seek forgiveness from All a h ten times and used to say some other prayers as well.82 ‘Abdull a h bin ‘Umar ra relates once we were offering our s al a t with the Holy Prophet sa when another person arrived.Before starting his s al a t he said these words ِ اَﷲ ُ اَکْ رب َُ کَﺒِريًْ ا وَاحلَْ ﻤْ ﺪ ُ ﻟِ ﻠªّٰ ِ کَﺜِريًْ ا و َ ﺳُﺒْ ﺤَﺎن َ اﷲ ً ﺑُکْ ﺮَةًوَّاَ ﺻِﻴﻼ ( All a h is the Greatest, abundant praise belong to Him and Holy is He at dawn and dusk).After the prayer the Holy Prophet sa said, "These citations were so much loved by God, that the doors of the Heaven were opened for them." Ibne ‘Umar ra says "After that I always recite these words during s al a t.” 83 Hadrat ‘ A ’ishah ra relates that generally the Holy Prophet sa started his Tahajjud prayer with the following words: ِْ ْ اَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢَّ رَبَّ ﺟِرب ْ ﻳ ْ ﻞَ وَﻣِﻴ ْ ¤َﺎل َ وَاِﺳ َۡ ﺮَاﻓِﻴ ْ ﻞَ ﻓَﺎﻃِﺮَ اﻟﺴَّﻤٰﻮَاتِ وَاﻻ ر َضِ، ْ 2َﺎﻟِﻢ ْ اﻟ ْ ﻐَﻴ َْ ﺐ ِ وَاﻟﺸَّﻬَﺎدَة ِ ،اَﻧ َْ ﺖ َ حت ْ کُﻢ ُ ﺑَني ْﻋِﺒَﺎدِک َ ﻓِﻴ ْ ﻤَﺎ Lَﺎﻧُﻮ َْ ا ﻓِﻴ ِ خيª ْ ﺘَﻠِﻔُﻮ ْنَ، ِْ اِﻫ ۡﺪِىن ْ ملَِﺎ اﺧ ْ ﺘُﻠِﻒَ ﻓِﻴ ْ ªِ ﻣِﻦَ احلَﻖِّ ﺑِﺎِذ ْﻧِکَ ،اِﻧَّکَ َﺪِی ٍﻣَﻦ ٍ ﺗَﺸَﺂءُ اِىلٰ ﺻِﺮَاط ﻣُّﺴﺘَﻘِﻴﻢ.84 O All a h , Lord of Jibr a’ i l (Gabriel), Mik a’ i l (Michael), Isr a f i l (Israfel) and Creator of the Heavens and the Earth.You are the Knower of the hidden and the

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PRAYERS 56 manifest.You are the final Arbiter in the matters over which people differ.O All a h , with Your special decree, guide me towards the truth in the matters which have been disputed.You are the One, Who guides whomsoever You will, towards the right path.Hadrat ‘ As im ra relates he asked Hadrat ‘ A ’ishah ra , how did the Holy Prophet sa begin his Tahajjud prayer? In reply she said "You have asked a question, which nobody has asked me before".She said "When the Holy Prophet sa used to stand up for prayer, he would praise and glorify God and seek forgiveness ten times.He would then recite the following prayer": ْ ْ اَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢ َّ اﻏ ِْ ﻔِﺮ ْىل ِْ وَاﻫ ْﺪِىن ْ ،وَار ِْ زُﻗ ِْىن ْو2ََﺎﻓِىن ْ وَاَﻋُﻮ ْذُﺑِک َ ﻣِﻦ َْ ﺿِﻴ ِ ﻖ ِ امل ْ ﻘَﺎم ْ ﻳَﻮ َ مَ اﻟ ِ ﻘِﻴَﺎﻣ ﺔ.85 O All a h , forgive me, guide me, give me sustenance and safeguard me.I seek refuge in You from the place of hardship on the Day of Judgement.Ab u Sa‘ i d Khudr i ra states that when the Holy Prophet sa used to stand up for worship during the night, after praising and glorifying God, he used to say this prayer: ْ ْ اَﻋُﻮذ ُ ﺑِﺎﷲِ اﻟﺴَّﻤِﻴ ْ ﻊ ِ اﻟ ْ ﻌَﻠِﻴ ْ ﻢ ِ ﻣِﻦ َ اﻟﺸَّﻴ ْ ﻄَﺎن ِ اﻟﺮَّﺟِﻴ ﻢِ ،ﻣِﻦ مهََﺰِہ  و َ ﻧَﻔَﺨªِ َ و ﻧَﻔَﺜªِ.86 I seek refuge in All a h , who is All-Hearing and All-Knowing, from the rejected Satan, from his insinuations, evil influences and wicked discourses.On the request of Hadrat Ab u -Bakr ra the Holy Prophet sa taught him this prayer to recite during prayer: ْ ْ اَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢ َّ اِىن ِّ ﻇَﻠَﻤ ِ ﻇُﻠºﺖ ُ ﻧَﻔ ًْ َ ﻤًﺎ کَﺜِري ْ ا ،وَﻻ ْ ﻳَﻐ ْ ﻔِﺮ ُ اﻟﺬُّﻧُﻮ َ ب َ اِﻻ َّ اَﻧ ﺖ ،ْ ْ ﻓَﺎﻏ ْ ﻔِﺮ ْ ىلِ ﻣَﻐ ْﻔِﺮَةً ﻣِّﻦ ْ ﻋِﻨ ﺪِکَ وَار ْ ْ ﺣﻤ  ْ ْ ،اِﻧَّکَ اَﻧ ْ ﺖَ اﻟ ْ ﻐَﻔُﻮ ُ ر ُ اﻟﺮَّﺣِﻴ ﻢ.87

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PRAYERS 57 O All a h , I have wronged my soul excessively.There is none except You who forgives sins.I beg You for Your special forgiveness.Have mercy on me.No doubt You are the Most Forgiving and Oft-returning with mercy.Hadrat Shadd a d bin ‘A u s ra relates that the Holy Prophet sa used to offer this prayer during his naw a fil prayer: ۡ َّ اَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢ َّ اِىن ِّ اَﺳ ْ ﺎَﻟُک َ اﻟÖ ْ ﺒَﺎت َ ىف ِ اﻻَْﻣ َْ ﺮ ِ ،وَاﻟ ْ ﻌَﺰِمي ﺔ َ 2َ_ َ اﻟﺮُّﺷ ۡ َ ﺪِ،وَاَﺳ ْ ﺎَﻟُک ْ ﺷُک ۡ ﺮ َ ﻧِﻌﻤَﺘِکَ،وَﺣُﺴ ْ ﻦ َ ﻋِﺒَﺎدَﺗِک َ وَاَﺳ ْ ﺎَﻟُک َ ﻗَﻠ ﺒًﺎ ﺳَﻠِﻴ ۡ ﻤًﺎ ،وَﻟِﺴَﺎﻧًﺎ ﺻَﺎدِﻗًﺎ ْ وَاَﺳ ِْﺎَﻟُک َ ﻣِﻦ ْ ﺧَري ْﻣَﺎ ﺗَﻌ ْ ﻠَﻢ ُ وَاَﻋُﻮ ْذُﺑِک َ ﻣِﻦ ْ ﺷَﺮ ِّ ﻣَﺎ ﺗَﻌ ْ ﻠَﻢ ُ وَاَﺳ َ ﺘَﻐ ْ ﻔِﺮ ُ ﻟَک ﺗَﻌ ُ ملَِﺎ ﻠَﻢ.88 O All a h , grant me steadfastness in actions and firm resolve in following guidance and piety.I beg You to make me grateful to You and enable me to offer worship in the best manner.I request You to bestow upon me a gentle heart and a truthful tongue.I supplicate for every good that You know of and seek refuge in You from every evil which is in Your knowledge.I seek forgiveness for all my sins, which You know.Hadrat ‘Amm a r bin Y a sir ra narrates that the Holy Prophet sa taught him to recite these prayers in s al a t : ْ ْ اَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢَّ ﺑِﻌِﻠ ْ ﻤِکَ اﻟ ْ ﻐَﻴ َْ ﺐِ وَﻗُﺪ ْ رَﺗِکَ 2َ_َ اخل ْ ﻠ ِْ ﻖِ اَﺣ ْ[ِىن َْ ﻣَﺎ2َﻠِﻤ ًْ ﺖَ احل ﻴَﺎةَ ﺧَري ِْ ا ْىلِّ، وَﺗَﻮَﻓَّىن ْ اِذَا 2َﻠِﻤ ًْ ﺖ َ اﻟ ْ ﻮَﻓَﺎة◌ََﺧَري ْ ا ىل ِّ اَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢ َّ وَاَﺳ ِ ﺎَﻟُک َ ﺧَﺸ ْ [َﺘَک َ ىف ْ اﻟ ِ ﻐَﻴ ْ ﺐ ِ وَاﻟﺸَّﻬَﺎدَة َْ وَاَﺳ ْ ﺎَﻟُک َ Lَﻠِﻤَﺔ َ احل ﻖ ِّ ىف ِ اﻟﺮÝِّ ٰ وَاﻟ ْﻐَﻀَﺐِ، َ وَاَﺳ ْ ﺎَﻟُک ْ اﻟ ْ ﻘَﺼ ْ ﺪ َ ىف ِ اﻟ ْ ﻔَﻘ ْ ﺮ ِ وَاﻟ ْ ﻐِىنٰ،وَاَﺳ ْ ﺎَﻟُک َ ﻧَﻌِﻴ ْ ﻤًﺎ ﻻ َّ ﻳَﻨ ٍْ ﻔَﺪُ،وَاَﺳ َّ ﺎَﻟُک َ ﻗُﺮَّة َ 2َني ْﻻ ْ ﺗَﻨ ْ ﻘَﻄِﻊ ُ وَاَﺳ ْ ﺎَﻟُک َ اﻟﺮِّﺿَﺎ ﺑَﻌ ْ ﺪ َ اﻟ ْ ﻘَﻀَﺎ،وَاَﺳ ْ ﺎ◌ََﻟُک َ ﺑَﺮ ْ د َ اﻟ [َﻌ َ ﺶ ِ ﺑ ْ َْ ﻌ ْ ﺪ َ امل ِ ﻮ ْ ت ْ وَاَﺳ ْ ﺎَﻟُک َ ﻟَﺬَّة َ اﻟﻨَّﻈَﺮ ِ اِىل ٰ وَﺟ ِْ ﻬِکَ،وَاﻟﺸَّﻮ َ ق َ اِىل ٰ ﻟِﻘَﺎﺋِک َ ىف ِ 5َري َّﺿَﺮَّاء ْ ﻣُﻀِﺮَّة ٍ و Zِﻻ َ ﻓ ُّ ْ ﻨَﺔ ٍ ﻣ َْ ﻀِﻠَّﺔٍ،اَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢ َّ زَﻳِّﻨَّﺎ ﺑِﺰِﻳ ﻨَﺔ ِ اﻻِْمي ْﺎنِ، ً وَاﺟ ﻌَﻠﻨَﺎ ﻫُﺪَاة

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PRAYERS 58 ْ ْ ﻣُّﻬ َ ﺘَﺪِﻳ ﻦ.89 O All a h , by Your knowledge of the unseen and by Your authority over all creation, I beg You to keep me alive so long life is better for me and cause me to die when You know death is better.O All a h , grant me fear of You in every situation, seen or unseen.Grant me the ability to speak the truth in happiness and in adversity.Enable me to follow the middle path in poverty and affluence.I supplicate You for such blessings, which will never end, and such delight of the eyes, which will never terminate.I beg You to bestow contentment upon me over whatever fate holds for me and grant me tranquility in the life hereafter.I beseech You to show me Your countenance and grant me Your audience without undergoing trials that might overwhelm me.O All a h , adorn us with the beauty of faith and make us rightly guided leaders.Du‘ a ’-e- Qun u t Hadrat H asan bin ‘Al i ra relates that the Holy Prophet sa taught me this Du‘ a’ -e-Qun u t to recite during Witr : ۡ ْ اَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢَّ اﻫ ْ ﺪِىنِ ﻓِﻴ ْﻤَﻦ ِْ ﻫَﺪَﻳ ْﺖَ و2ََﺎﻓِىن ْ ﻓِﻴ ْﻤَﻦ ِْ 2َﺎﻓَﻴ ْﺖ َ وَﺗَﻮَﻟَّىن ْ ﻓِﻴ ْﻤَﻦ َ ﺗَﻮَﻟَّﻴ ْ ﺖ ِْوَﺑَﺎرِک ْىل ْ ﻓِﻴ َ ﻤَﺎ اَﻋ ْ ﻄ ِْ ﻴ ْﺖَ وَﻗِىن ﻗَﻀَﻴ َ ﺷَﺮَّ ﻣَﺎ ْ ﺖ ِْ اِﻧَّکَ ﺗَﻘ Þْ ْ وَﻻَ ﻳُﻘ ٰ 2َﻠَﻴÞ َ ک اِﻧªَّ ْ ْﻻ َ ﻳَﺬِل ُّ ﻣَﻦ ْ وَّاﻟَﻴ ْﺖ َ و َ ﻻ َ ﻳَﻌِﺰ ُّ ﻣَﻦ ْ 2َﺎدَﻳ ْ ﺖ َ ﺗَﺒَﺎرَک َ ﺖ َ رَﺑَّﻨَﺎ وَﺗَﻌَﺎﻟَﻴ ﺖ ِِّ ﺻَ_َّ اﻟﻠªُّٰ 2َ_َ اﻟŸَّىب حمَُﻤَّﺪ.90 O All a h , guide me and make me one of those whom You guide.Grant me health and include me in those to whom You grant health.Make me Your friend and one of those whom You Yourself

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PRAYERS 59 befriend.Grant blessings in whatever You bestow.Safeguard me from the harmful effects of Your decree.Surely, You decree and there is never a decree against You.Whosoever befriends You, is never humiliated.Whosoever is Your enemy, is not respected.You are the Blessed One.O our Lord, You are the Exalted One.Peace and blessings be upon the Holy Prophet sa.Kh a lid bin Ab i ‘Umar ra relates that the angel Gabriel taught the Holy Prophet sa this Du‘ a ’-e-Qun u t ; ْ ْ اَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢ َّ اِﻧَّﺎ ﻧَﺴ [ِﺘَﻌ ْ ْ ﻨُک َ و َ ﻧَﺴ ُ ﺘَﻐ ْ ﻔِﺮُک َ وَﻧ ْ ﺆ ْ ﻣِﻦ ُ ﺑِک َ وَﻧَﺘَﻮLََّﻞ ُ 2َﻠَﻴ Öُک َ وَﻧ ِْ ْىن 2َﻠَﻴ َْ َْ ک َ اخل ْ ري ْوَﻧَﺸ َْ کُﺮُک َ وَﻻ َ ﻧَک ُْ ﻔُﺮُک َ وَخن ْ ﻠَﻊ ُ وَﻧَرت ْک ُ ﻣَﻦ َ ﻳَّﻔ ْ ﺠُﺮُک ِّْ اَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢ َّ اِﻳَّﺎک َ ﻧَﻌ ْﺒُﺪ ُ وَﻟَک َ ﻧُﺼَ_ ْ وَﻧَﺴ ْ ﺠُﺪ ُ وَاِﻟَﻴ َْ ک َ ﻧَﺴ ٰ و َ حنÑ ُ ْﻔِﺪ ْ وَﻧَﺮ َﺟُﻮ ر ْ ﺣ ﻤﺘ َْ ْ وَخن ْ áٰ 2َﺬَاﺑَکَ اِنَّ 2َﺬَاﺑَکَ ﺑِﺎﻟ ٌ کُﻔَّﺎرِﻣُﻠ ﺤِﻖ.91 O All a h , we beg to You alone for help and from You alone we seek forgiveness.And we believe in You and trust in You alone.We offer best praise to You and thank You and we are not ungrateful.We cast off and forsake the one who disobeys You.O All a h , to You alone we offer worship and offer s al a t and prostrate to You.To You we run and present ourselves for service.We hope for Your mercy and we fear Your chastisement, surely Your chastisement would reach the disbelievers.NOTE: This famous prayer is found in the following books without any change in the words.(Mur a s i l Ab u D a w u d, Baihaq i , Shara h- us - Sunnah, Kit a bul-Witr Sheikh Muhammad bin Na s r al-Mar u z i ) Prayer after Sal a m in S al a t As per narration of Holy Prophet sa ’s freed slave Hadrat Thaub a n ra , Holy Prophet sa would say Istighf a r (seeking forgiveness from God) three times and then pray.

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PRAYERS 60 ْ َ اَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢ َّ اَﻧ ْﺖ ُ اﻟﺴَّﻼَم ُ وَﻣِﻨ ک َ اﻟﺴَّﻼَم ،ْ ﺗَﺒَﺎرَک َْﺖ َ ﻳَﺎ ذَا ِ اجل ْ ﻼَل ِ وَاﻻِْک ﺮَام.92 O All a h , You are the Peace.Only You can bestow peace.O Lord of Honour and Glory, You are full of blessings.Hadrat Mugh i rah bin Shu‘bah ra relates that the Holy Prophet sa used to recite these words three times after sal a m : َ َﻻ ªَّٰاِﻟ ُاِﻻ ْاﷲ وَﺣ  ﺪَہ َ ْ ﻻ ﺷَﺮِﻳ  ªَُک َ ﻟ ªَُْﻟ ْ امل ُ ﻠ ªََْک ُ وَﻟ ْ احل ِّ ﻤ ُﻞL ٰ _َ2 َ ﺪ ُ وَﻫُﻮ َْ Õ ْ ءٍ ﻗَﺪِﻳ ﺮ.93 There is none worthy of worship except All a h.He is One and has no partner.His is the Sovereignty and all praise belongs to Him and He has authority over everything.Then he used to offer this prayer: ْ ْ اَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢ َّ ﻻ َ ﻣَﺎﻧِﻊ َ ملَِﺎ اَﻋﻄَﻴ ْ ﺖ َ وَﻻ َ ﻣُﻌ ْ × َِ ملَِﺎ ﻣَﻨَﻌ ﺖ َ وَﻻ َ ﻳَﻨ َْﻔَﻊُ ذَا ْ اجل َ ﺪ ِّ ﻣِﻨ َْ ک ُّ اجل ﺪ.94 O All a h , there is none who can hinder the bounties that You bestow.Whatever You withhold there is none who can give and when compared to You, no great person’s greatness can help at all.Praising and Glorifying God Hadrat Ab u Hurairah ra relates that some poor migrants came to the Holy Prophet sa and petitioned him that the rich people surpass them because as well as their acts of worship they are able to spend in the way of All a h.Holy Prophet sa said, "Should I not tell you something which would make you equal or even surpass those people who would come after you"? They answered, "O Prophet of God, please do." He instructed them to repeat

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PRAYERS 61 'Sub ha nall a h' , 'Al h amdulill a h' , and 'All a hu Akbar' thirty- three times after s al a t.In another narration, 'All a hu Akbar' should be repeated thirty-four times.95 Hadrat Juwairiyah ra , mother of the faithful, was busy in the remembrance of All a h after the morning prayer.The Holy Prophet sa passed nearby and when he returned the sun was quite high in the sky and Hadrat Juwairiyah ra was still engaged in remembrance of All a h.The Holy Prophet sa said, "Since I have passed by you I have recited four phrases three times each and these words carry higher reward than your words of remembrance" Then he told her what he had recited; ْ َ ﺳُﺒ ِﺤَﺎن ◌  ِہ◌ِ◌ِ◌ِ◌ِحبَِﻤْﺪ ِ ◌ِ ◌ِ ◌ِ ◌ِ ◌ِ ◌َ اﷲ ِ و ْ 2َﺪَد َ ﺧَﻠ ﻘªِ  َ ِ و َ رِﺿ◌ ْ ﺎ ﻧَﻔ ﺴªِ ْ و َ ز◌ِِﻧَﺔ َ ﻋَﺮ ﺷªِ َ وَﻣِﺪَاد Lَﻠِﻤَﺎﺗªِ .96 Holy is All a h , as much as His creations.Holy is All a h , to the extent that His Being likes for Himself.Holy is All a h , as much as the weight of His Throne (which is infinite).Holy is All a h , as much as the ink of His words.Hadrat Ab u Sa‘ i d Khudr i ra and Hadrat Ab u Hurairah ra relate that the Holy Prophet sa said, "God has chosen four words for Himself.These words are: 'Sub ha nall a h' , 'Al h amdulill a h' , 'L a il a ha illall a h' and 'All a hu Akbar'.Whosoever says 'Sub ha nall a h' , twenty good deeds are recorded for him and his twenty sins are forgiven.Whosoever says 'All a hu Akbar' and ‘ L a Il a ha illall a h ’, gets the same reward.If a person adds ‘ Rabbil-‘ A lam i n ’ with 'Al h amdulill a h' he is rewarded with thirty good deeds and his thirty sins are forgiven." 97 Hadrat Ab u Hurairah ra relates that the Holy Prophet sa said, "Two words are very light on the tongue but carry very high reward, the words are,"

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PRAYERS 62 ْ ْ ﺳُﺒ ﺤَﺎنَ اﷲِ وَحبَِﻤ ﺪِہ ْ َ ﺳُﺒ ْ ﺤ ْ ﺎنَ اﷲِ اﻟ ﻌَﻈِﻴ ﻢِ.98 Holy is All a h with His attributes.Holy is All a h , the Most High.Hadrat Ab u M u s a Al-Ash‘ar i ra relates that the Holy Prophet sa asked him, “Should I not tell you of one of the treasures of Heaven?” On his reply in affirmative, he told him about this treasure of heaven: َ ْ ﻻ َﺣَﻮ ْلَ وَﻻَ ﻗُﻮَّة ْ اِﻻَّ ﺑِﺎﷲِ اﻟ ﻌَ_ِِّ اﻟ ْ ِ ﻌَﻈِﻴ ﻢ.99 No one has the power or the authority except All a h , Who is the Most High, the Greatest.Hadrat Mu‘ a dh bin Jabal ra relates that the Holy Prophet sa advised him to recite this prayer in every s al a t and as per another narration after every s al a t : ِّْ ٰاَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢَّ اَﻋِىن _َ2 ْ ْذِک ْ ﺮِکَ وَ ﺷُک َ ﺮِکَ وَ ﺣُﺴ ﻦِ ﻋِﺒَﺎدَﺗِک.100 O All a h , help me in remembering You, being grateful to You and performing exquisite worship.Hadrat Muslim bin Ha rith Taim i ra relates the Holy Prophet sa advised him to say this prayer seven times after the morning and the evening s al a t and he would be shielded from the Fire: ْ ِْ اَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢَّ اَﺟِﺮ ىن ﻣِﻦَ اﻟﻨَّﺎر.101 O All a h , shield me from the Fire.Prayer for Poignancy in S al a t Hadrat ‘Abdull a h ra relates from his father, Hadrat ‘Umar bin Al-Kha tta b ra that the Holy Prophet sa used to recite this prayer: ْ ْ اَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢ َّ ار ِْ زُﻗ ْىن 2َﻴ ِْ ِْ ﻨَني ْﻫَﻄَّﺎﻟَﺘَني ْ ،ﺗَﺸ ْ ﻔِﻴَﺎن ِ اﻟ ْ ﻘَﻠ ْ ﺐ َ ﺑِﺬُرُو ْ فِ اﻟﺪُّﻣُﻮ ْع ِ ﻣِﻦ ْ ﺧَﺸ ﻗَﺒ ،ََﺘِک[ ْ ْﻞَ اَن ْ ﺗَکُﻮ َّ نَ اﻟﺪُّﻣُﻮ ،و ْ عُ دَﻣًﺎ َْ اﻻَْﺟ ﺮَاسُ مج ﺮًا.102 O All a h , grant me eyes which shed tears in fear of You and thus calm my heart, before the tears turn

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PRAYERS 63 into blood and the stones become ambers (before the day of Judgement).Prayers after S al a t Hadrat ‘Abdull a h bin ‘Abb a s ra relates that one night he heard the Holy Prophet sa offer this prayer after s al a t : As per Bukh a r i , the part of this prayer that is underlined and refers to "N u r" (light) is the section, which the Holy Prophet sa used to recite before the morning s al a t.ِّْ ْاَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢ َّ اِىن َ اَﺳ ﺎَﻟُک َ ر ْ ً ﺣ ﻤﺔ ْ ْﻣِّﻦ َْ ﻋِﻨ  َ ﺪِک ْ ْﺪِی ِْ ﺑِﻬَﺎ ﻗَﻠ َْىب ْ وَجت ْ ﻤَﻊ ُ ﺑِﻬَﺎ اَﻣ ﺮِی ،ْ ْ وَﺗَﻠُﻢ ُّ ﺑِﻬَﺎ ﺷَﻌ َﺜِﻰ ْ ،وَﺗ َﺼْﻠَﺢ ِْ ﺑِﻬَﺎ 5َﺎﺋِ; ْ ىت ْ ،وَﺗَﺮ ِّْﻓَﻊ ُ ﺑِﻬَﺎ ﺷَﺎﻫِﺪِی ،وَﺗُﺰâَ ِْ ﺑِﻬَﺎ ْﻋَﻤَ_ ْ وَﺗُﻠ ْ ﻬِﻤُىن ِ ﺑِﻬَﺎ رُﺷ ِْ ﺪِی،وَﺗَﺮُد ُّ ﺑِﻬَﺎ اُﻟ ْ ﻔَىت ِْ ،وَﺗَﻌ ْﺼِﻤُىن ْﺑِﻬَﺎ ﻣِﻦ ُﻞ ِّ ﺳُﻮL ٍ ْ ء ِْ اَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢ َّ اَﻋ َْﻄِىن َّ اِمي ْ ﺎﻧًﺎ و [ِﻳَﻘ ْ ْ ﻨًﺎ ﻟَ[ ﺲ َ ﺑَﻌ  ْﺪَہ َّ کُﻔ َ ﺮ،و ر ْ ً ﺣ ﻤﺔ ْ َ اَﻧَﺎل ُ ﺑِﻬَﺎ ﺷَﺮ ْ ف ْٰ کَﺮَاﻣَﺘِک َ ىف ِ اﻟﺪُّﻧ ِّْ ﻴَﺎ وَاﻻ ْﺧِﺮَةِ،اَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢ َّ اِىن ْ اَﺳ ْ ﺎَﻟُک َ اﻟ ِ ﻔَﻮ ْ ز َ ىف اﻟ ِ ﻌَﻄَﺎ ء ã ِ وَاﻟْﻘَﻀَﺎء ä ِ وَﻧُﺰُل َ اﻟﺸُّﻬَﺪَآء ،ْ [َ2َو ْ ْ ﺶ َ اﻟﺴُّﻌَﺪَآءِ،وَاﻟﻨَّﺼ 2َْﺮ َ 2َ_ َ اﻻ َّ ْﺪَآءِ،اَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢ ِْ اِىنِّ اُﻧ ﺰِل ُ ﺑِک َ ﺣَﺎﺟَىت ،ْ ِْوَاِن ْﻗَﺼُﺮ َ رَاىي ِ وَﺿَﻌُﻒ َ ﻋَﻤَ_ ْ ،وَاﻓ ٰ ﺘَﻘَﺮ َت ُ اِىل ر ْ ﺣ  ﻤﺘ ْ ْ ُﻓَﺎَﺳ ْ ﺎَﻟُک َ ﻳَﺎ ﻗَﺎÝ َِ اﻻ ﻣُﻮ ْرِ، ُْ وَﻳَﺎ ﺷَﺎىف َِ اﻟﺼُّﺪُو َْ رِ،کَﻤَﺎ جتُِري ْﺑَني ْ اﻟ ْ ﺒُﺤُﻮ َْرِاَن ِْ جتُِري ْىن ِْﻣِﻦ 2َﺬَاب ِ اﻟﺴَّﻌِري ،ْ ْوَﻣِﻦ ْ دَﻋ ْ ﻮَةِاﻟÖُّﺒُﻮ ْرِ،وَﻣِﻦ Zِﻓ ِ ْ ﻨَﺔ ْ اﻟ ﻘُﺒُﻮ ْ رِ،اَﻟ ﻠّٰﻬُﻢ َّ ﻣَﺎ ﻗَﺼُﺮ َ ﻋَﻨ ُ رَاª ِ ْ ىي ْ،وَﻟَﻢ ْ ﺗَﺒ ُ ﻠُﻐ ª ِ ْ ﻧِ[َّىت ْ،وَﻟَﻢ ْ ﺗَﺒ ُ ﻠُﻐ ª ْ ِْ ﻣَﺴ ْﺎَﻟَىت ٍْﻣِﻦ ْ ﺧَري و2ََﺪ ﺗªَّ ِّ ْ اَﺣَﺪًا ﻣ ْﻦ ْ ﺧَﻠ ٍْﻘِکَ،اَو ْ ﺧَري ْاَﻧ ْ ﺖَ ﻣُﻌ ْ ﻄِﻴ ªِ اَﺣَﺪًاﻣِّﻦ ِّْﻋِﺒَﺎدِکَ، ْﻓَﺎِىن ْ اَر ْ ﻏَﺐُ اِﻟَﻴ ْ کَ ﻓِﻴ ªِ وَاَﺳ ﺎَﻟُکªَ َ ﺑِﺮ ْ ﺣ  ﻤﺘ ْ َْ رَبَّ اﻟ َْ ﻌَﺎملَِني ْ،اَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢَّ ذَااحل ِ ﺒ ْ ﻞ ْ اﻟﺸَّﺪِﻳ ْ ﺪ ِ ،وَاﻻَْﻣ ْ ﺮ ِ اﻟﺮَّﺷِﻴ ْ ﺪ ِ ،اَﺳ ْ ﺎَﻟُک َ اﻻَْﻣ ْ ﻦ َ ﻳَﻮ ْ م َ اﻟ َْ ﻮَﻋِﻴ ْ ﺪ ِ وَاجل َ ﻨَّﺔ َ ﻳَﻮ ُْ م ْ اخل ُْ ﻠُﻮ َْ د ِ ،ﻣَﻊ َ امل ْ ﻘَﺮَّﺑِني ْاﻟﺸُّﻬُﻮ ُْ دِ،اﻟﺮُّکَّﻊ ِ اﻟﺴُّﺠُﻮ ْ د ِ امل َْ ﻮ ْ ﻓِني ْﺑِﺎﻟ ﻌُﻬُﻮ ،َِّد َ اِﻧ ْ ک ْ رَﺣِﻴ َّ ﻢ ٌ وَّدُو َ دٌ،و ْ ا َ ﻧ ْﺖ ْ ﺗَﻔﻌَﻞ ُ ﻣَﺎﺗُﺮِﻳ ْ ﺪُ، اَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢ َّ اﺟ ْ ﻌَﻠ ْ ﻨَﺎ ﻫَﺎدِﻳ َْ ﻦ َ ﻣُﻬﺘَﺪِﻳ َْﻦَ،5َري َْ ﺿَﺂﻟِّني ْوَﻻ َ ﻣُﻀِﻠِّني ﺳِﻠ ، َِّ ْ ﻤًﺎ ﻻ و َِّ ْ ﻟِﻴَﺂﺋِکَ،2َﺪُوًّا ﻻ 2ْﺪَآﺋِکَ،حنُِﺐ ُّ حبُِﺒِّک َ ﻣَﻦ ْاَﺣَﺒَّکَ،وَﻧُﻌَﺎدِی ﺑِﻌَﺪَاوَﺗِک َ ﻣَﻦ ٰﺧَﺎﻟَﻔَکَ، َ اَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢ َّ ﻫ َ ﺬَاا ﻟﺪ2َُّﺂء ُ و 2َﻠ ْ َ ﻴ َ ک َ اﻻِْﺟ ُْ ﺎﺑَﺔُ ،اَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢَّ ﻫٰﺬ ْ ااجل ْ ﻬ ُّ ﺪُ و2ََﻠَﻴ ْ کَ اﻟﺘ ¤ ُ ﻼَن ،ْ ْ اَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢَّ اﺟ ىلِّ ﻧُﻮ ِْ ﻌَﻞ ىف رًا ْ ِْ ﻗَﻠ ْىب ِْ وَﻧُﻮ ىف ِْرًا ْ ﻗَرب ْ ی ِّ ،وَﻧُﻮ ﻣ ْ رًا ِْﻦ ﺑَني ْﻳَﺪَیَّ، وَﻧُﻮ رًا ، ِْ®ْْﻣِﻦْ ﺧَﻠ وَﻧُﻮ ْرًا ﻋَﻦ

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PRAYERS 64 ، ِْ ميَِّ[ْىن ْ ْ وَﻧُﻮ ِْرًا ﻋَﻦ ْمشَِﺎىل ْ ،وَﻧُﻮ ْرًاﻣِﻦ ِْ ﻓَﻮ çْ ِّ ،وَﻧُﻮ ْ رًا ﻣ َْﻦ ِْ حت ْىت ِْ وَﻧُﻮ رًا ىف َْ ِْ مس Ñ ْ ،وَﻧُﻮ ِْ رًا ْىف ْ ﺑَﺼَﺮِی ِْ ،وَﻧُﻮ ْرًا ىف ْ ﺷَﻌ ﺮِی ،ْ ْ وَﻧُﻮ ْ رًا ىف ِ ﺑَﺸَﺮِی ِْ ،وَﻧُﻮ رًا ىف َْ ِْ حل Òْ ِْ وَﻧُﻮ ِْرًا ىف دÓَ ،ْ ِْ وَﻧُﻮ ِْرًا ىف ﻋِﻈَﺎÓ ،ْ ْ اَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢ َّ اَﻋ ِْﻈِﻢ ْىل َّ ﻧُﻮ ْ رًا،و ِْ اَﻋ ﻄِىن ْ َّ ﻧُﻮ ْ رًا و ْ اﺟ ِّْﻌَﻞ ْىل ﻧُﻮ رًا، ْ ْ ﺳُﺒ ْﺤَﺎن َ اﻟَّﺬِی ﺗَﻌَﻄَّﻒ َ ﺑِﺎﻟ ﻌِﺰ ِّ وَﻗَﺎل َ ﺑªِ  ،ْ ْ ﺳُﺒ َْﺤَﺎن َ اﻟَّﺬِی ْ ﻟَ;ِﺲ َ امل ﺠ ﺪ َ وَﺗَکَﺮَّم َ ﺑªِ  ْ ﺳُﺒ ، ْ ْﺤَﺎن َ اﻟَّﺬِی Ÿَﻻ َ ﻳ ِْ ْﺒèَ ْ اﻟZَّﺴ ;ِﻴ ªَاِﻻ َّ ﻟ ُ ﺢ ْ َ ﺳُﺒ ْ ﺤَﺎن ْ ذِی اﻟ ِ ﻔَﻀ ﻞ ِ وَاﻟﻨِّﻌَﻢ ،ْ َْ ﺳُﺒ ْ ﺤَﺎن َ ذِی امل ِ ﺠ ْ ﺪ ْ وَاﻟ ﺳُﺒ َْ کَﺮَمِ، اجل ِ ﺤَﺎنَ ذِی ﻼَل ِْ وَا ْ ﻻ ک ﺮَامِ.103 O All a h , I seek Your mercy, which can guide my heart and accomplish my affairs.Bestow success upon my disorganized affairs.Unite me with my separated loved one.Grant dignity to those who are with me.Purify my actions.Inspire me with wisdom and guidance.Bestow upon me things that I love and save me from every evil.O All a h , grant me such faith and the certainty that prevents disbelief.And bestow upon me such grace, which make me recipient of Your generosity in this world and in the Hereafter.O All a h , make every decision of mine fruitful, grant me the company of martyrs and the life of Your obedient servants and victory over enemies.O Lord, I have come to Your threshold with my needs.Although my thinking is faulty and my planning is weak, I still depend on Your mercy.So, O the Arbiter of all affairs and Bestower of peace of mind, I beg you to save me from the punishment of the Fire, as You save people from the raging seas.Protect me from perdition and the trials of the grave.O my Lord, Grant me those things which I have not even thought about.The matters which I have

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PRAYERS 65 not even begged of You.The good things for which the intention has not yet arisen, but You have promised these blessings to any of Your servants or You are going to give these blessings to any of Your creation, I too have desire for them O Lord of the Universe, I beseech you in the name of Your mercy to grant me every such blessing.O All a h , the Firm Friend and the Master of guidance and wisdom, I beg You to grant me peace on the day of Resurrection.In the eternal period I am desirous of attaining Paradise in the company of Your pious people, who bow and prostrate before You, and who fulfil their covenants.Surely, You are Gracious and loving.Without doubt You do what You will.O All a h , make us such guided leaders who do not go astray themselves and do not lead others astray.Make us harbingers of peace for Your loved ones and enemy of Your enemies.I beg You in the name of Your love, to make us love everyone who loves You and make us, for Your sake, hostile to Your enemies.O All a h , this is our humble supplication.Its acceptance depends on You.This prayer is all we have laboured for.We now, put our complete trust in You.O All a h , enlighten my heart for me, light up my grave, put light in front of me and behind me, put light on my right and on my left, put light above me and beneath me, enlighten my sight and my hearing, brighten up my hair and skin, fill my flesh and blood with light, and make light

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PRAYERS 66 penetrate into my bones.O Lord, increase light in my heart and bestow such light on me that it makes me an embodiment of light.Holy is the One, Who presides over the universe with greatness.Holy is the Being, excepting Whom praising anyone else is not justified.Holy is the Bestower of blessings and favours.Holy is the Lord of Honour and Glory.His is the Majesty and Honour.Supplication in Times of Need ‘Abdull a h bin Ab i ‘Auf a ra relates that the Holy Prophet sa advised us that whosoever is in need from either God Almighty or any person should perform ablution, say two rak‘ a t of s al a t and after praise and glorification of God, and Dur u d , should say this prayer: َ ُﻻ َْاِﻟªٰ َ اِﻻ َّ اﷲ ْ احل ْ ﻠِﻴ ْ ﻢ ُ اﻟ ْ کَﺮِﻳ َ ﻢ ُ ﺳُﺒ ْﺤَﺎن ْ اﷲ ِ رَب ِّ اﻟ ْ ﻌَﺮ ْ ش ِ اﻟ ِ ﻌَﻈِﻴ ﻢ ، َْ ْ اَحل ْ ﻤ رَب ِّ اﻟ ِ ªّٰﺪ ُ ﻟِﻠ َْ ﻌَﺎملَِني ،ْ ْ اَﺳ َ ﺎَﻟُک َ ﻣُﻮ ﺟِﺒَﺎت ِ ر ْ ﺣ  ﻤﺘ ،َ َو ْ ﻋَﺰَاﺋِﻢ ْ ﻣَﻐ ْ ﻔِﺮَﺗِک َ وَاﻟ ِﻴŸَﻐ ْ ْﻤَﺔ َ ﻣِﻦ Lُْﻞ ِّ ﺑِﺮ ٍّ وَّاﻟﺴَّﻼَﻣَﺔ َ ﻣِﻦ ُﻞ ِّ اِﺛL َّ ﻢ ٍ ،ﻻ ُ ِْﺗَﺪَع ْىل ذَﻧ ْ ﺒًﺎ اِﻻ َّ ﻏَﻔَﺮ ﺗªَ ْ وَﻻ َ مهًَّﺎ اِﻻَّ ﻓَﺮَّﺟ ﺘªَ َّ اِﻻ ً Ýِ َِ ﻟَک َ رé ً وَﻻ َ ﺣَﺎﺟَﺔ، ْ ﻗَﻀَ[ ْ ﺘَﻬَﺎ ﻳَﺎ َ اَر ﺣَﻢ ا ﺮ َْ ِِ .104 There is none worthy of worship except All a h.He is the Most Honourable and the Most Forbearing.Holy is He, the Lord of the Magnificent Throne.All praise belongs to All a h , who is the Lord of all the worlds.O All a h , I beseech You for the things, that attract Your mercy, and beg You for the firm means of attaining Your forgiveness.Enable me to do good and to consider it as my good fortune.I beg You to grant me the ability to refrain from sins.Forgive all my sins and leave not a single one unforgiven.Leave none of my sorrows,

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PRAYERS 67 unremoved.Fulfill my needs, the ones that meet Your approval.O the Most Merciful, of all those who show mercy.Istikh a rah Prayer (Seeking Divine Blessings) The Holy Prophet sa instructed his companions to pray for blessings and success before starting any matter of faith or worldly affair.It is called ‘ Istikh a rah ’ prayer.Two rak‘ a t of nafal s al a t should be offered for Istikh a rah.In the first rak‘ a t , after reciting S u rah Al-F a ti h ah, recitation of S u rah Al-K a fir u n and in the second rak‘ a t , S u rah Al-Ikhl as is traditional.In Qa‘dah (sitting down after sajdah ), after tashahhud , Dur u d and traditional prayers, this prayer should be recited with humility: ْ ُْ اَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢ َّ اِىن ِّ اَﺳ ْ ﺘَﺨِري ْ ک َ ﺑِﻌِﻠ ْ ﻤِک َ و َ اَﺳ ْ ﺘَﻘ ْ ﺪِرُک َ ﺑِﻘُﺪ ْ رَﺗِک َ و َ اَﺳ ْﺎَﻟُک َ ﻣِﻦ ْ ﻓَﻀ ْ ﻠِکَ اﻟ ْ ﻌَﻈِﻴ ْ ﻢ ِ ،ﻓَﺎِﻧَّکَ ﺗَﻘ ْ ﺪِر ُ وَﻻ َ اَﻗ ْ ﺪِر ُ وَ ﺗَﻌ 2َﻠَﻢ ُ و َ ﻻ َ ا ْ ُ ﻠَﻢُ وَاَﻧ ﺖ َ 2َﻼَّم ْ ْ اﻟ ْ ﻐُﻴُﻮ ْبُ،اَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢ َّ اِن ْ کُﻨ ْ ﺖ َ ﺗَﻌ ْ ﻠَﻢ ُ اَن َّ ﻫٰﺬَااﻻَْﻣ ِْ ﺮ َ ﺧَري ْىل ِّ ىف ِ دِﻳ َ ىن َ و ِْ ﻣَﻌ ْﺎÕ ْ و َ 2َﺎﻗِﺒَﺔ ِ اَﻣ ْﺮِی ِ ﻓَﺎﻗ ۡ ﺪ ِْ ر ِْہ ُ ىل ْىف ِْ و َ ﻳَﺴِّﺮ ْہ ُ ىل ِْﺛُﻢ َّ ﺑَﺎرِک ْىل ْ ﻓِﻴ و َ اِن ِ ªْ ْ کُﻨ ٰ ﺖ َ ﺗَﻌ ْ ﻠَﻢ ُ اَن َّ ﻫ ُّ ﺬَا اﻻَۡﻣ ِّْﺮ َ ﺷَﺮ ِْىل ْىف ِْ دِﻳ ِْىن ْو َ ﻣَﻌَﺎÕ ْو َ 2َﺎﻗِﺒَﺔ ِ اَﻣﺮِی ْ ﻓَﺎﺻ ﺮِﻓ ِّْ ªْ ُ ﻋَىن ْ وَاﺻ ِْ ﺮِﻓ ْىن ْ ﻋَﻨ ِ ª ُ وَاﻗ ْ ﺪ َْر َْ ىل َِ اخل ْ ري ُﺣَﻴ ﺚ ِْ ﻣَﺎ Lَﺎن َ ﺛُﻢ َّ رَﺿِّىن ﺑªِ .105 O All a h , I seek the good which is in Your knowledge.I beseech good fortune which is in Your control.I beg great blessings from You.For You are All-Powerful and I have no power.You are All-Knowing and I have no knowledge.Your knowledge encompasses the unseen.O All a h , if it be within Your knowledge that this project is good for me, in the matters of my spiritual and worldly affairs and it results in good then ordain it for me, facilitate it for me and bless it for me, If it is in Your knowledge that this matter is

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PRAYERS 68 detrimental for my faith, my worldly affairs and is eventually harmful, then remove it from me and cause me to move away from it.Enable me to attain good wherever it may be and then make me satisfied and contented with it.S al a tut-Tasb ih As per a single and unauthentic narration of Hadrat Ab u R a fi‘ ra , the Holy Prophet sa taught his uncle, Hadrat ‘Abb a s ra , the manner in which this nafal prayer should be offered.He explained its blessings and said, "O uncle, shall I give you something, with which all your sins will be forgiven.All sins, former and the later, old and new, sins of omission or commission, trivial or large, hidden or manifest” On enquiry from Hadrat ‘Abb a s ra , as to who has the capability to offer this prayer daily? The Holy Prophet sa replied that this prayer can be offered according to one’s capability, daily, weekly, monthly, annually or once in a life time.The manner in which this four rak‘ a t nafal s al a t is offered is as follows: ْ َْ ﺳُﺒ ْ ﺤَﺎنَ اﷲِ وَاحل ْ ﻤ َ ﺪُ ﻟِﻠªِّٰ وَﻻَ اِﻟªَٰ اِﻻ َّ اﻟﻠªُّٰ وَاﻟﻠªُّٰ اَک رب.106 In each rak‘ a t after reciting S u rah Al-F a ti h ah and another S u rah the above should be repeated fifteen times.The above prayer should then be repeated ten times after praising and glorifying God in each ruk u ‘, qa‘dah , sajdah , between the sajdahs and while sitting after the sajdah in each rak‘ah.In this way in every rak‘ah it is repeated seventy-five times, which equals three hundred times in four rak‘ a t.Various Prayers for Everyday Life For blessings every important task should be started with Bismill a hir-Ra h m a nir-Ra hi m (In the name of All a h

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PRAYERS 69 Most Gracious Ever Merciful).If 'Bismill a h' is forgotten at the beginning of a meal, ْ ﺑِﺴ ﻢِ اﷲِ ىفِ اَوَّﻟªِ  وَ آﺧِﺮِہ .107 ( in the name of All a h in the beginning and in the end ) should be recited.After partaking food ِ اَحلَﻤﺪ ُ ﻟِﻠªّٰ should be recited as thanks to All a h.While walking, going into a meeting or entering a house, 'Assal a mu ‘Alaikum' should be said.The one on foot should greet the one who is sitting.The one who is riding should greet the one who is one foot.The reward for the full greetings ا ْ ْ ◌َﻟﺴَّﻼَم ُ 2َﻠَﻴ َْکُﻢ وَرَمح  ﺔ ُ اﷲ ِ وَﺑَﺮLََﺎﺗªُ ( peace and All a h ’s blessings be upon you) is equal to thirty good deeds.The recipient should respond with, ْ ُ و2ََﻠَﻴ کُﻢ ُ اﻟﺴَّﻼَم (Peace be on you too).In response to a favour, ًْ ﺟَﺰَاک َ اﻟﻠªّٰ ُ ﺧَري ا (May All a h reward you ) should be said.108 On hearing the cock crow, All a h 's blessings should be sought.On hearing dog's barking or the donkey braying, ْ ِ اَﻋُﻮ ذُ ﺑِﺎﷲ 'I seek refuge in All a h ', should be said.109 On seeing an angry person, the Holy Prophet sa said, "I know the words which will subside his anger".َّ ِّ اَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢ ْ اِىن ْ اَﻋُﻮ ْ ذ ُ ﺑِک َ ﻣِﻦ َ اﻟﺸَّﻴ ِ ﻄَﺎن ِ اﻟﺮَّﺟِﻴ ﻢ (O All a h , I seek refuge in You from the accursed Satan).110 On seeing a good dream َْ ْ اَحل ِ ﻤ ﺪ ُ ﻟِﻠªّٰ should be said and there is no harm in relating it to others.On seeing a bad dream ْ ِ اَﻋُﻮ ذ ُ ﺑِﺎﷲ should be recited.The bad dream should not be told to anyone.111 On sneezing َْ ْ اَحل ِ ﻤ ﺪ ُ ﻟِﻠªّٰ ( all praise belongs to All a h ) should be said.The listener then should reply ْ َْ ﻳَﺮ ُ مح ک َ اﷲ ( All a h have mercy on you).The person sneezing should in return offer this prayer: ْ ْ ﻳَﻬ ْ ﺪِﻳ ْ کُﻢ ُ اﻟﻠªّٰ ُ و َ ﻳُﺼ ﻠِﺢ ُ ﺑَﺎﻟَکُﻢ (may All a h guide you and make your affairs prosper).112

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PRAYERS 70 Prayers for Recitation of the Holy Qur’ a n Before the recitation of the Qur’ a n , َ ْ اَﻋُﻮذُﺑِﺎﷲ ِ ﻣِﻦ ْ اﻟﺸَّﻴ ِ ﻄَﺎن ِ اﻟﺮَّﺟِﻴ ﻢ (I seek refuge in All a h from the accursed Satan ) should be said.ْٰ ْ ﺑﺴﻢ ِ اِﷲ ِ اﻟﺮَّمح ِ ﻦ ِ اﻟﺮَّﺣِﻴ ﻢ (In the name of All a h Most Gracious Ever Merciful) should also be said as we say before starting every important work as it carries blessings.Hadrat ‘Auf bin M a lik Ashja‘ i ra relates that he was standing with the Holy Prophet sa for s al a t when Holy Prophet sa recited S u rah Al-Baqarah.On every verse referring to mercy, he would pause and seek All a h 's mercy and on every verse referring to punishment, he would pause and seek protection from punishment.113 Hadrat H udhaifah ra also mentions the Holy Prophet sa used to say 'Sub ha nall a h' wherever God's glory was referred.114 Hadrat W a ’il bin H ujr ra relates that he heard the Holy Prophet sa recite S u rah Al-F a ti h ah and at the end he said ‘ A m i n’ in a prolonged manner.115 Hadrat Ab u Maisarah ra relates that the angel Jibr a’i l (Gabriel) advised the Holy Prophet sa to say ' A m i n' at the end of the verses containing prayers in S u rah Al-Baqarah.116 Hadrat J a bir bin ‘Abdull a h ra relates the Holy Prophet sa recited S u rah Ar-Ra h m a n in front of his Companions.They listened in silence.He said that even the jinns were better people than them.They say َ ْ ﻻ ِّﺑáَِء ٍ ﻣِﻦ َْ ﻧ ْ ﻌَﻤِک َ رَﺑَّﻨَﺎ ﻧُکَﺬِّب ُ وَﻟَک َ احل ُ ﻤ ﺪ (O Lord, we do not deny any of Your favours, so all praise belongs to You), whenever they hear the words ِ ﻓَﺒِﺎَی ِّ آﻻَء ِ رَﺑِّکُﻤَﺎ ﺗُکَﺬِّﺑٰﻦ (Which favours of your Lord would you twain deny?) 117 Hadrat ‘Uqbah bin ‘ A mir ra relates when the verse of S u rah Al-W a qi‘ah ْ ْﻓَﺴَﺒِّﺢ ْ ﺑِﺎﺳ ِ ﻢ ِ رَﺑِّک َ اﻟﻌَﻈِﻴ ﻢ (Glorify the name of your Lord, the Great), was revealed, the Holy Prophet sa

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PRAYERS 71 said, "Recite this in ruk u ‘".He advised that ْ ْ ﺳُﺒ ﺤَﺎن َ رَىب َِّ اﻟﻌَﻈِﻴ ﻢ (Holy is my Lord, the Great).Saying of these words is also recorded when reciting this S u rah.In the same manner when this verse ْ ٰ ﺳَﺒِّﺢ ِ اﺳ ﻢ َ رَﺑِّک َ اﻻ2َْ_ was revealed, the Holy Prophet sa advised that it should be recited in sajdah.Hadrat ‘Abdull a h bin ‘Abb a s ra relates that when the Holy Prophet sa recited this verse of S u rah Al-‘Al a ْ َ ﺳَﺒِّﺢ ِ اﺳ َ ﻢ ٰرَﺑِّک اﻻ2َْ_ he would recite, ْ َۡ ﺳُﺒ ٰ ﺤَﺎن َ رَىب َِّ اﻻ _2 (Holy is my Lord, the Most High).118 Hadrat Ab u Hurairah ra relates the Holy Prophet sa advised that whosoever reaches the last verse of S u rah At-T i n ْ [َاَﻟ ْ َْ ﺲ َ اﷲ ُ ﺑِﺎَﺣ َْ کَﻢ ِ احل ﺎ کِﻤِني (Is not God the Greatest Master of all masters?) should recite ٰ _َ2ﺑَ_ ٰ وَاَﻧَﺎ ْ َذَاﻟِک َ ﻣِﻦ َ اﻟﺸَّﺎﻫِﺪِﻳ ﻦ (Yes and I am among the witnesses to that).119 Hadrat M u s a bin Ab i ‘ A ’shah ra relates that a person was offering s al a t on the roof of his house.When he recited the last verse of S u rah Al-Qiy a mah, ٰ ُْ اَﻟَ[ﺲ َ ذَاﻟِک َ ﺑِﻘَﺎدِر ٍ 2َ_ َْ اَن حي ْ ىي َِ امل ٰ ﻮ Ç he said “Sub ha naka” (Holy are You), and cried.When asked about it he explained that he had heard the Holy Prophet sa say the same words.Whosoever recites S u rah Al-Qiy a mah and reaches the last verse ْ [َاَﻟ ْ ُْﺲ َ ذَاﻟِک َ ﺑِﻘَﺎدِر ٍ 2َ_ ٰ اَن َْ حي ٰ ىي َِ امل ﻮÇ should say, ٰ ﺑَ_ (Why not) [God is All-Powerful] 120 A person reciting S u rah Al-Mursal a t and reaches the last verse ْ َﻓَﺒِﺎَی ِّ ﺣَﺪِﻳۡﺚ ٍ ﺑَﻌۡﺪَہ ﻳُﺆ ﻣِﻨُﻮۡن should say ( آﻣَﻨَّﺎ ﺑِﺎﷲ We believe in All a h ).121 Hadrat ‘ A ’ishah ra relates that after the revelation of S u rah An-Na s r, the Holy Prophet sa always recited this prayer of forgiveness according to the Qur’ a nic injunction.On reciting the verse ْ ْﻓَﺴَﺒِّﺢ ْ حبَِﻤ ْ ﺪ ِ رَﺑِّک َ وَاﺳ ْ ﺘَﻐ ُ ﻔِﺮ ہ (Praise and glorify your Lord, and seek His forgiveness) he recited the prayer ْ َ ﺳُﺒ ْ ﺤَﺎﻧَک َ رَﺑَّﻨ َ ﺎ وَحبَِﻤ ْ ﺪِک َ ا ْ ﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢ َّ اﻏ ِﻔِﺮ ىل (Holy are You our Lord with Your attributes, O Lord forgive our

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PRAYERS 72 sins).122 Note:-Reciting this prayer at the end of S u rah An- Na s r is also recorded.Prayers of Sajdah-e-Til a wat When the instruction of sajdah occurs in the Holy Qur’ a n , prostration should be done.Wu du (ablution) is not obligatory nor is facing the Ka‘bah.In prostration besides the words of glorification of God, repetition of these prayers is recorded in the traditions.ْ ِْ ﺳَﺠَﺪَ وَﺟ Æِ ْ ﻟ ﻠَّﺬِی ﺧَﻠَﻘªَ َْ وَﺷَﻖَّ مس ﻌªَ  وَ ﺑَﺼَﺮَہ ْ حبَِﻮ ﻟªِ  وَ ﻗُﻮَّﺗªِ.123 My face is in prostration for the Being, Who created it and with His special Divine power and strength bestowed upon me the faculty of hearing and seeing.ْ ْ اَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢ َّ اک ِْﺘُﺐ ْىل ْ ﺑِﻬَﺎ ﻋِﻨ ْ ﺪَک َ اَﺟ ِّْﺮًا و َ ﺿَﻊ ْﻋَىن َّ ﺑِﻬَﺎ وِز ْ رًا و ْ اﺟ ِْ ﻌَﻠ ْﻬَﺎ ىل ْ ﻋِﻨ ْ ﺪَکَ ذُﺧ وَّﺗَﻘَﺒَّﻠ ﺮًا ِّْ ْﻬَﺎﻣِىن ْ کَﻤَﺎﺗَﻘَﺒَّﻠ ْﺘَﻬَﺎﻣِﻦ ﻋَﺒ ﺪِکَ دَاو  دَ.124 O All a h , grant me (by virtue of this prostration) a reward, and make it the means of lessening my burden.Store it as a reward for me and accept this prostration from me as You accepted the prostration of Your servant David.Prayer on Seeing the New Moon Hadrat T al h ah bin ‘Ubaidull a h ra and Hadrat Qat a dah ra relate that this was the Holy Prophet sa 's prayer on seeing the new moon: اَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢ َّ اَﻫِﻠªَّ ْ [َ2َﻠ ْ ِْ ﻨَﺎ ﺑِﺎﻻَْﻣ َْ ﻦ ِ وَاﻻ مي ِْ ﺎن ِ وَاﻟﺴَّﻼَﻣَﺔ ِ وَا ْ ﻻ ﺳ ِّْ َﻼَم ِ رَىب ٍْ و ْ رَﺑُّک َ اﷲ ُ ،ﻫِﻼَل ُ ﺧَري ٍْو َّ رُﺷ ْ ﺪٍ،ﻫِﻼَل ُ ﺧَري ٍْو َّ رُﺷ ْ ﺪٍ،ﻫِﻼَل ُ ﺧَري و َّ رُﺷ ْﺪٍ، ْ اٰﻣَﻨ ﺖُ ﺑِﺎﷲِ اﻟَّﺬِی ﺧَﻠَﻘَکَ.125 Our All a h , make this moon ascend on us while we are in the state of peace, safety, belief and

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PRAYERS 73 submission.O moon, Your Lord and my Lord is All a h.May this moon be the moon of goodness and prosperity.May it be moon of goodness, and prosperity.May it be be the moon goodness and prosperity.I believe in All a h , Who created you.The Holy Prophet sa also used to say this prayer on seeing the new moon: ّٰ ٍ اَﻟﻠ َّﻬُﻢَّ ﺑَﺎرِکْ ﻟَﻨَﺎ ىف ِْ رَﺟَﺐ و ﺷَﻌْﺒَﺎنِ وَﺑَﻠِّﻐْﻨَﺎ رَﻣَﻀَﺎنَ.126 “O All a h ! Pour blessings on us in the month of Rajab and Sha‘b a n and enable us to reach the month of Rama da n.” Prayers for Breaking the Fast Hadrat Mu‘ a dh bin Zuhrah ra relates that the Holy Prophet sa used to recite this prayer at the time of breaking the fast: ْ ٰ اَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢَّ ﻟَکَ ﺻُﻤ _َ2َﺖُ و ْ ْرِز ْ ﻗِکَ اَﻓ ُ ﻄَﺮ ت.127 O All a h , I fasted for You and break the fast with the food given by You.Hadrat ‘Amr bin Al-‘ As ra relates that he heard the Holy Prophet sa say that the time of breaking the fast, is the time of acceptance of supplications.He used to pray in these words: ِ ِّْ اَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢ َّ ا ْىن َ اَﺳ ﺎَﻟُک َ ﺑِﺮ ْ ﺣ  ﻤﺘ ِْ ْاﻟَّىت ْوَﺳِﻌَﺖ َء ٍ اَنÕ َّ ُﻞLْ ِْ ﺗَﻐ ْﻔِﺮَىل ِْ ذُﻧُﻮ ىب.128 O All a h , I beseech You in the name of Your all encompassing mercy to forgive my sins.Prayer of Night of Destiny (Lailatul-Qadr) Hadrat ‘ A ’ishah ra asked the Holy Prophet sa as to which prayer she should recite if she finds the Lailatul- Qadr the Holy Prophet sa said:

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PRAYERS 74 ٌّ ْاَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢَّ اِﻧَّکَ ﻋَﻔُﻮ ٌ کَﺮِﻳ ْﻢ ْ حتُِﺐُّ اﻟ ْ ﻌَﻔ ِّْ ﻮَ ﻓَﺎﻋ ﻒُ ﻋَىن.129 O All a h , You are the Most Forgiving, the Noble.You like forgiveness, therefore forgive my sins.Prayer Of I h r a m Hadrat ‘Abdull a h bin ‘Umar ra relates that I have seen the Holy Prophet sa put on I h r a m (unstiched cloth worn during ‘Umrah and H ajj with intention of ‘Umrah or H ajj ) and recite this prayer: ْ ﻟَ;َّﻴ ْ ْ ک َ اَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢَّ ﻟَ;َّﻴ کَ ﻟَ;َّﻴ ْ ْ ک َ ﻻ َ ﺷَﺮِﻳ ک َ ﻟَکَ ﻟَ;َّﻴ َْ ْ ک َ اِن َّ احل ْ ﻤ َ ﺪَ وَاﻟﻨِّﻌ ُْ ﻤَﺔ ْ ﻟَکَ وَامل َ ﻠ ْ کَ ﻻ َ ﺷَﺮِﻳ کَ ﻟَک.130 I am present, O All a h , I am present.I am present; there is no partner for You.I am present.To You belong all the praise, favours and blessings.And all Sovereignty belongs to You.There is no partner for You.Prayer on seeing the House of God Hadrat H udhaifah bin Usaid ra relates that whenever the Holy Prophet sa used to see Ka‘bah , he prayed in these words: َّ ْاَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢ ْزِد [َﺑ ْ ﺗَﺸ ْ ﺘَک َ ﻫٰﺬَا ْ ﺮِﻳ ْ ﻔًﺎ وَّ ﺗَﻌ َّ ﻈِﻴ ْﻤًﺎ و ًْ ﺗَک َّ ﺮِمي و و َّ ﺑِﺮًّا َﺎ َ ﻣ ْ ﻬ ْﺎﺑَﺔ ً وَّ زِد ﻣَﻦ ﺷَﺮَّﻓªَ  و َ ﻋَﻈَّﻤªَ ْ ممَِّﻦ ﺣَﺠªَّ ْ َ و َ اﻋ ﺘ ﻤَﺮَہ ْ ْ ﺗَﻌ َّ ﻈِﻴ ْﻤًﺎ و ْ ﺗَﺸ َّ ﺮِﻳ َ ﻔًﺎ و َّ ﺑِﺮًّا و َ ﻣ ﻬ ﺎﺑَﺔً.131 O All a h , increase Your house in honour, greatness, reverence and piety.Increase greatness, rank, dignity and piety of the people who honour it and respect the sanctity of this House by performing H ajj and ‘Umrah.Prayer while Circuiting Ka‘bah Hadrat ‘Abdull a h bin S a ’ib ra heard the Holy Prophet sa

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PRAYERS 75 reciting this prayer while circuiting the Ka‘bah.2َﺬَابَ اﻟﻨَّﺎر ﺣَﺴَﻨَﺔً وَّ ىفِ اﻵْﺧِﺮَةِ ﺣَﺴَﻨَﺔً وَّﻗِﻨَﺎ ىفِ اﻟﺪُّﻧﻴَﺎ رَﺑَّﻨَﺎ اٰﺗِﻨَﺎ.132 O Lord, grant us the best of this world as well as the best in the world to come and shield us from the torment of the Fire.Note : It is recorded that this prayer should also be repeated in Muzdalifah.Prayers for S af a and Marwah Hadrat ‘Abdull a h bin Ab i ‘Auf a ra relates that the Holy Prophet sa used to say 'All a hu Akbar' twenty one times while running between S af a and Marwah.133 Hadrat J a bir ra narrates that when the Holy Prophet sa climbed mount S af a during the H ajj and saw the Ka‘bah , he repeated these words three times: ْ ﻻ َ اِﻟªٰ َ اِﻻ َّ اﷲ ُ وَﺣ ﺪَہ ْ ﻻ َ ﺷَﺮِﻳ ªَﻟ َ ک  ، ُْ ْ ﻟªَ ُ امل َْ ﻠ ْ ک ُ وَﻟªَ ُ احل ِّ ﻤ ُﻞL ٰ _َ2 َ ﺪ ُ و َ ﻫُﻮ َْ Õ ْ ءٍ ﻗَﺪِﻳ ﺮٌ.134 There is none worthy of worship except All a h.He is One and has no partner.Sovereignty belongs to Him and all praise.He has power over everything.Note:-Other narrations also record that these three sentences were repeated in ‘Araf a t.Prayer of Ibne ‘Umar on visiting Mount S af a While performing H ajj , Hadrat ‘Adullah bin ‘Umar offered this prayer on mount S af a : ْ َ اَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢَّ اِﻧَّک َ ﻗُﻠ ﺖ ã ْ ْ اُد ِْ ﻋُﻮ ْىن ْ اَﺳ ْﺘَﺠِﺐ ﻟَکُﻢ ä َ ُْ وَ اِﻧَّک َ ﻻ ِْ خت ﻠِﻒ ُ امل َﻴﻌَﺎد َ ، ْ و ْ اِىن ِّ اَﺳ ِْ ﺎَﻟُک َ کَﻤَﺎ ﻫَﺪَﻳ Zَْىن ْ ﻟِﻼِۡﺳ ِْﻼَم ِ اَن œَﺗ َّ ﻻ ﻋªَ ِْ ْﻣِىن ِّ ،ﺣَىت ّٰ ﺗَﺘَﻮَﻓَّﺎىن ﻣُﺴ وَاَﻧَﺎ ﻠِﻢٌ.135 O All a h , You Yourself have promised, supplicate and I will listen to your prayers.You are never in default of Your promises.I pray to You in the

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PRAYERS 76 name of that promise.You have guided me to Islam ; do not withdraw this blessing from me.Do not cause me to die except in the state of being a Muslim.An Anguished and Poignant Prayer in ‘Araf a t Hadrat ‘Abdull a h bin ‘Abb a s ra relates that on the occasion of H ajjatul-Wad a ‘ (the last pilgrimage) the Holy Prophet sa offered the following prayer in the evening of ‘Araf a t.ْ ِْ اَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢَّ اِﻧَّک َ ﺗَﺴ ÓََﻼL ُ ِْﻤَﻊ ْو َ ﺗَﺮٰی ﻣَ¤َﺎىن ْ و َ ﺗَﻌ ِْﻠَﻢ ُ ﺳِﺮِّی َْو َ 2َﻼَﻧِ[َىت ٰ ﻻ َ خي ® ْ 2َﻠَﻴ َْ Õ َ ک ْ ٌﻣِّﻦ ْء ْ اَﻣ ْﺮِی ْ وَاَﻧَﺎ اﻟ ُْ ﺒَﺎﺋِﺲ ُ اﻟ ُْ ﻔَﻘِري ْامل ْ ﺴ ُْ ﺘَﻐِﻴ ْ ﺚ ُ امل ُْ ﺴ ْ ﺘَﺠِري ُاﻟ ُْ ﻮَﺟِﻞ ْ امل ُْ ﺸ ُْ ﻔِﻖُ امل ْ ﻘِﺮُّ امل ْ ﻌ رتَِفُ ﺑِﺬَﻧ ﺒªِ ْ ْ اَﺳ ِْ ﺎَﻟُکَ ﻣَﺴ ْ ﺌَﻠَﺔ َ امل ِْ ﺴ ْ کِني وَاَﺑ ،ْ َ ﺘَﻬِﻞ ُ اِﻟَﻴ ُْ ک ْ اِﺑﺘِﻬَﺎل َ امل ْ ﺬ ْ ﻧِﺐ ِ اﻟﺬَّﻟِﻴ ْ ﻞ ِ وَاَد َْ ﻋُﻮ ْ ک َ د2َُﺎء َ اخل ْ ﺎﺋِﻒ ِ اﻟﻀَّﺮِﻳ ْﺮ ِ ﻣَﻦ ْﺧَﻀَﻌَﺖ ﻟَک َ رَﻗ ªَُﺘ; ْ َْو َ ﻓَﺎﺿَﺖ ﻟَک َ 2َرب ﺗªُ ْ وَذَل َّ ﻟَک َ ﺟِﺴ ﻤªُ ْ وَرَﻏِﻢ َ ﻟَک َ اَﻧ ﻔªُ  ، َْ ْ اَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢ َّ ﻻ َ جت ِْ ﻌَﻠ ْىن ِْﺑِﺪ2َُﺎﺋِک َ ﺷَﻘِﻴًّﺎ وَّکُﻦ َّىب ْ رَؤُوۡﻓًﺎ ر َْ ﺣِﻴ َْ ﻤًﺎﻳَﺎﺧَري ْامل ْ ﺴ َْ ﺌُﻮ َﻟِني َْ وَﻳ ﺧَري ُْ ﺎ ْامل َْ ﻌ ﻄِني.136 O All a h , You listen to my supplications and You know my condition.You are well aware of my hidden thoughts and visible actions.None of my affairs is at all hidden from You.I am a destitute beggar and a needy person seeking Your shelter.I am shaking and trembling and confess my sins at Your door.I beg You like a helpless person.I supplicate like an abject sinner.I pray to You like a blind beggar terrified of stumbling, whose neck is bowing in obedience and tears are flowing in Your court.My body is prostrating in abject humility and my honour is sullied.O All a h , do not render me an unfortunate one by rejecting my prayers.Be Kind and Merciful to me.

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PRAYERS 77 O the One, Who is the Best Listener and the Greatest Giver.Prayer of Yaumun-Na h r (Day of Sacrifice) Hadrat J a bir bin ‘Abdull a h ra saw the Holy Prophet sa on the day of sacrifice (10 th Dhul- H ijjah) standing at Qarnul-Tha‘lib and praying in these words: ْ ْ ﻳَﺎ Á َُّ ﻳَﺎ ﻗَﻴُّﻮ اِﻻ َّ اَﻧ َ ªٰم ُ ﻻ َ اِﻟ َ ﺖ َ ﺑِﺮ ْ ﺣ  ﻤﺘ ْ ْ اَﺳ ْ ﺘَﻐِﻴ ِْ ﺚ ُ ﻓَﺎک ﻔِىن ﺷَﺎىن ِ Lُﻠªَّ َ ْ وَﻻ ﺗَ¤ِﻠ ِْ ٰىن ْ اِىل ِْﻧَﻔ ºْ ٍْ ﻃُﺮ ﻓَﺔَ 2َني.137 O the Living and Self Sustaining One, there is none worthy of worship except You.With Your mercy I seek Your help.Become sufficient for all my needs and do not entrust me to my evil self even for a moment.Prayer for Ramy-e-Jam a r (Stoning the Satan at H ajj) Hadrat ‘Abdull a h bin ‘Umar ra said, 'All a hu Akbar' and recited the following prayer while throwing pebbles at Satan: ۡ ْ اَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢَّ اﺟ ُْ ﻌَﻠ ﻣَّرب ُ ﺣَﺠًّﺎª ْ َّ و و ْرًا ْ ذَﻧ ﻣَّﻐ ْ ﺒًﺎ ﻔُﻮ رًا.138 O All a h , make this H ajj an accepted one and forgive the sins.Takb i r a t-e-‘ I dain Hadrat ‘Abdull a h bin ‘Umar ra relates that the Holy Prophet sa advised them to repeat 'All a hu Akbar' , 'Al h amdulill a h' and 'L a il a ha illall a hu' , a great deal in the Ayy a mul-‘Ashr (first ten days of Dhil- H ajjah) 139 Hadrat ‘Abdull a h bin Mas‘ u d ra used to say the following traditional Takb i r a t in this manner: ْ ْ اَﻟﻠªُّٰ اَک ُاَک ْ ربَُ اَﻟﻠªّٰ ْ ربَُ ﻻَ اِﻟªَٰ اِﻻ َّ اﻟﻠªُّٰ وَاﻟﻠªُّٰ اَک َْ ربَُ اَﻟﻠªُّٰ اَک ْ ربَُ وَﻟِﻠªِّٰ احل ُ ﻤ ﺪ.140 All a h is the Greatest, All a h is the Greatest.There is none worthy of worship except All a h.All a h is

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PRAYERS 78 the Greatest, All a h is the Greatest and all praise belongs to All a h.Hadrat ‘Umar ra , Hadrat ‘Al i ra and Hadrat Ibn-e- ‘Abb a s ra used to recite these Takb i r a t from the morning of 9th Dhil- H ajjah to the ‘A s r time of Ayy a mut-Tashr i q (the 13th day of Dhil- H ajjah).141 Hadrat ‘Abdull a h bin ‘Umar ra relates that the Holy Prophet sa used to recite these Takb i r a ts on ‘ I dul-Fi t r while going from his house to the place of ‘ I d prayer.142 Prayers for ‘ I d Hadrat W a thilah ra relates, “I met the Holy Prophet sa on the day of ‘ I d and said to him”; َ ﺗَﻘَﺒَّﻞَ اﻟﻠªّٰ ُ ﻣِﻨَّﺎوَﻣِﻨْک “May All a h accept it (Worships, sacrifices and prayers) from us and you”.The Holy Prophet sa liked this prayer and repeated the same words: “Yes, May All a h accept it from us and you.Ameen” 143 Hadrat ‘Abdull a h bin Mas‘ u d ra relates that the Holy Prophet sa used to say this prayer on ‘ I d.ً وَﻣِ[ْﺘَﺔ ﻧَﺴْﺌَﻠُکَ 2ِﻴْﺸَﺔً ﺗَﻘِﻴَّﺔً، اَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢَّ اِﻧَّﺎ 5َريَْ خمُْﺰٍ وَﻻَ ﻓَﺎﺿِﺢٍ، وَﻣَﺮَدًّا َﺳَﻮِﻳَّﺔً، ْ اَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢ َّ ﻻ َ ُْﻠِکْﻨَﺎ ﻓَﺠْﺄَةً، وَﻻ َ ﺗَﺄْﺧُﺬْﻧَﺎ ﺑَﻐْﺘَﺔ ً ، وَﻻ َ ﺗُﻌْﺠِﻠْﻨَﺎ ﻋَﻦ ْ ﺣَﻖ ٍّ وَﻻ ﻧَﺴْﺄَﻟُکَ اﻟ اَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢَّ اِﻧَّﺎ ْ وَﺻِﻴَّﺔٍ، ِ ﻌَﻔَﺎفَ وَاﻟ وَﺣُﺴْﻦَ 2َﺎﻗِﺒَﺔ ْﻐِىنٰ وَاﻟﺘ Ìُّٰ وَاهلُْﺪٰی ِْ اﻵْﺧِﺮَة ِ وَاﻟﺪُّﻧْﻴَﺎ، وَﻧُﻌُﻮ ْ ذُﺑِک َ ﻣِﻦ َ اﻟﺸَک ِّ وَاﻟﺸِّﻘَﺎق ِ وَاﻟﺮِّﻳَﺎء ِ وَاﻟﺴُّﻤْﻌَﺔ ِ ىف ْ دِﻳْﻨِکَ، ﻳَﺎﻣُﻘَﻠِّﺐ َ اﻟ ْﻘُﻠُﻮْب ِ ﻻَﺗُﺰِغ ْ ﻗُﻠُﻮْﺑَﻨَﺎﺑَﻌْﺪ َ اِذ َ ﻫَﺪَﻳZَْﻨَﺎ وَﻫَﺐ ْ ﻟَﻨَﺎ ﻣِﻦ ﻟَّﺪُﻧْکَ ر ً ﺣْﻤﺔ ُ اِﻧَّکَ اَﻧْﺖَ اﻟْﻮَﻫَّﺎب ،.144 “Oh All a h , we beg You for life of Piety and an impeccable death.Return us to a place where there is no disgrace and humiliation.O All a h ,

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PRAYERS 79 save us from accidental death and Your sudden censure.Do not call us back swiftly before our fulfilling our obligations and discharge of our covenants.O All a h , we implore You to give us life of chastity, opulence, piety and grant us best outcome of this world and the Hereafter.We seek refuge in You from doubt, conflict, ostentation and from seeking honour in the expression of our faith.O the Changer of the hearts, Let not our hearts become perverse after You have guided them and with Your mercy shower blessings on us as You are the best Bestower.’’ Traditional Friday and ‘ I d Sermons Hadrat J a bir bin Samurah ra relates that on ‘ I d or Friday the Holy Prophet sa delivered two sermons.He used to sit quietly in between the two.In the sermons he used to recite the Holy Qur’ a n and give advice to people.145 Hadrat J a bir bin ‘Abdull a h ra relates that during the Friday sermon the Holy Prophet sa used to glorify and praise All a h first and then in a loud voice he used to deliver the rest of the sermon.146 ( ‘ I d sermon used to follow the same pattern).Hadrat ‘Abdull a h bin Mas‘ u d ra and ‘Abdull a h bin ‘Abb a s ra narrate the words of the sermon: َْ ْ اَحل ِ ﻤ ªَّْٰﺪ ُ ﻟِﻠ حن ﻤَﺪُہ ْ ْ وَﻧَﺴ ﺘَﻌِ[ ﻨªُ ْ ْ وَﻧَﺴ ﺘَﻐ ﻔِﺮُہ ْ ُ وَﻧَﻌُﻮ ْذ ْﺑِﺎﷲ ِ ﻣِﻦ ْ ﺷُﺮُو ر ِ اَﻧ ْﻔُﺴِﻨَﺎ ْوَﻣِﻦ ْ ﺳَ[ِّﺌَﺂتِ اَﻋ ﻳَﻬ ﻣَﻦ ﻤَﺎﻟِﻨَﺎ ﺪِہِ اﷲُ ﻓَﻼَ ﻣُﻀِﻞَّ ﻟªَ ْ ُّوَﻣَﻦ ْ ﻳ ِ ﻀ ْ ﻠ ﻞ ﻓَﻼَ ﻫَﺎدِیَ ﻟªَ ْ ْ وَاَﺷ َﻬَﺪ ُ اَن اِﻻ َّ اﷲ ُ و َ ªٰﻻ َّ اِﻟ ْ ﺣ ﺪَہ ْ ﻻ َ ﺷَﺮِﻳ ªَﻟ َ ک ْ وَاَﺷ ْ ﻬَﺪ ُ اَن َّ حمَُﻤَّﺪًا ﻋَﺒ ﺪُہ  وَرَﺳُﻮﻟªُ .147 All praise belongs to All a h.We glorify Him.We seek His help and His forgiveness.We beseech

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PRAYERS 80 His shelter from the evils of ourselves and from our bad deeds.Whomsoever All a h guides, no one can lead him astray and whomsoever He causes to go astray, no one can guide him.I bear witness that there is none worthy of worship except All a h.He is One and has no partner.I bear witness that Muhammad is His servant and His Messenger.The sermon is before the Friday prayer and after the ‘ I d prayer.148 In traditions the recitation of these words is also recorded.ْ اِن َّ اَﺻ َْ ﺪَق َ ا ْ حل َّ ﺪِﻳ َْﺚ ِ کِﺘَﺎب ُ اﷲ ِ وَاِن ْ اَﻓﻀَﻞ َ اهل ْ ﺪ َّ ی ِ ﻫَﺪ ُۡ ی ُ حمَُﻤَّﺪ ٍ و ُْ ﺷَﺮُّ اﻻ َ ﻣُﻮر ِ حم و ُْ ﺪَﺛَﺎَُﺎ ْ Lُﻞُّ حم ٌ ﺪَﺛَﺔٍ ﺑِﺪ ِﻋَﺔ وَ Lُﻞُّ ﺿَﻼَﻟَﺔٍ ىفِ اﻟﻨَّﺎر.149 Indeed the best truth is the book of God and the best tradition is the conduct of the Holy Prophet sa.The worst thing is to start something new.Every new thing is an innovation and every innovation leads to the Fire.Nik ah Sermon A sermon is not essential for Nik ah as the Holy Prophet sa solemnised the Nik ah of his aunt Um a mah binte ‘Abdul Mu tt alib with a person from Ban i Sulaim without a sermon.150 In the traditions there is no mention of any special sermon.There is a reference to a sermon which can be delivered whenever there is a need.It is called Khu t batul- H ajjah meaning a sermon for any occasion.This sermon is recited at the time of Nik ah Hadrat ‘Abdull a h bin Mas‘ u d ra relates that the Holy Prophet sa has given us Jaw a me-ul-khair meaning, comprehensive and eloquent words containing blessings.

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PRAYERS 81 He taught us this sermon for any need and this traditional sermon consists of glorifying praising God, tashahhud and reciting some verses.Sufy a n Thaur i has mentioned these verses: ْﻳٰٓﺎَﻳُّﻬَﺎ اﻟَّﺬِﻳ ﻦ َ آﻣَﻨُﻮ ااﺗَّﻘُﻮااﻟﻠªّٰ َ ﺣَﻖ َّ ﺗُﻘَﺎﺗªِ  ْ ۡ وَﻻ َ متَُﻮ ۡ ﺗُﻦ َّ اِﻻ َّ و َ اَﻧ ْﺘُﻢ ْ ﻣُﺴ َ ﻠِﻤُﻮ ن Ä (Al-e-‘Imr a n 3:103) O ye who believe! fear All a h , as He should be feared; and let not death overtake you except when you are in a stake of submission.ْ ْ ﻳٰٓﺎَﻳُّﻬَﺎ اﻟﻨَّﺎسُ اﺗَّﻘُﻮ ْارَﺑَّکُﻢ ُ اﻟَّﺬِی ْﺧَﻠَﻘَکُﻢ َّﻣِّﻦ ْ ﻧ َّ ﻔ ْ ﺲ ٍ وَّاﺣِﺪَة ٍ و ﺧَﻠَﻖ َ ﻣِﻨ ْ ﻬَﺎ ًْ زَو وَﺑَﺚ َّ ﻣِﻨﻬُﻤَﺎ رِﺟَﺎﻻً کَﺜِري ﺟَﻬَﺎ َّ ا ْ وَّﻧِﺴَﺎء ً و َ اﺗَّﻘُﻮااﷲ َ اﻟَّﺬِی ﺗَﺴَﺂءَﻟُﻮ ن ﺑªِ َْ ْ وَاﻻ ْ ر ْ ﺣَﺎم َ اِن َّ اﷲ َ Lَﺎنَ 2َﻠَﻴ کُﻢ رَﻗِ[ﺒًﺎ (An-Nis a’ 4:2) O you people, fear your Lord, Who created you from a single soul and created there from its mate, and from the two spread many men and women: and fear All a h , in Whose name you appeal to one another, fear Him particularly respecting ties of relationship.Verily, All a h watches over you.ْ ﻳٰٓﺎَﻳُّﻬَﺎ اﻟَّﺬِﻳ ﻦ َ آﻣَﻨُﻮا َاﺗَّﻘُﻮا ْاﷲ ْ و َ ﻗُﻮ ْ ﻟُﻮ ْ ا ﻗَﻮ ﻻ ً ﺳَﺪِﻳ ْﺪًا ْ ﻳُّﺼ ْﻠِﺢ ْﻟَکُﻢ ْاَﻋﻤَﺎﻟَکُﻢ ْ وَﻳَﻐ ْ ﻔِﺮ ْﻟَکُﻢ ْ ذُﻧُﻮ ْﺑَکُﻢ ْوَﻣَﻦ ﻳُّﻄِﻊ ِ اﷲ َ وَرَﺳُﻮ ﻟªَ ْ َﻓَﻘَﺪ ْ ﻓَﺎز ْ ﻓَﻮ ﻋَﻈِﻴ زًا ﻤًﺎ (Al A h z a b 33:71) O you who believe, fear All a h , and say the right word.He will bless your works for you and forgive your sins.And whosoever obeys All a h and His Messenger shall surely attain a mighty success.151 As per a narration in the authentic Muslim at an important occasion, the Holy Prophet sa recited the same verse of S u rah An-Nis a’ mentioned above in the second

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PRAYERS 82 place and then this verse of S u rah Al- H ashr.152 ٰٓ ﻳ َ ﺎَﻳُّﻬَﺎ اﻟَّﺬِﻳﻦ آﻣَﻨُﻮا َّٰاﺗَّﻘُﻮا ْا ٌوَﻟZَْﻨْﻈُﺮ َّﻧَﻔْﺲ ﻣ ْﺎ ٍﻗَﺪَّﻣَﺖ َّﻟِﻐَﺪ و َّٰاﺗَّﻘُﻮا َّا َّٰإِن ٌْا ﺧَﺒِري ْمبَِﺎ َ ﺗَﻌْﻤَﻠُﻮ ن (Al- H ashr 59:19) O ye who believe! fear All a h ; and let every soul look to what it sends forth for the morrow.And fear All a h ; verily All a h is well aware of what you do.Khu t bah Th a niyah Umayyad caliph Hadrat ‘Umar bin Abdul ‘Az i z ra (died in 101 Hijri) added the following words in Khu t bah Th a niyah which form part of Friday sermons even today.ﻋِﺒَﺎد َ اﻟﻠªِّٰ رَمحَِکُﻢ ُ اﻟﻠªّٰ ”َّ إِن َّٰ ْ ا ِﻳَﺄْﻣُﺮ ُ ﺑِﺎﻟْﻌَﺪْل ِ وَاﻹِْﺣْﺴَﺎن ِ وَإِﻳ ْ ﺘَﺎء ِ ذِي اﻟْﻘُﺮْىبَ وَﻳَﻨÆْ َ ﻋَﻦ َ اﻟْﻔَﺤْﺸَﺎءِ وَاملُْﻨْﻜَﺮ ِ وَاﻟْﺒَﻐْﻲِ ﻳَﻌِﻈُﻜُﻢ ْ ﻟَﻌَﻠَّﻜُﻢْ ﺗَﺬَﻛَّﺮُو ن “ (Nahl 16:91) O the servants of All a h ! May He bestow His mercy upon you.''Verily, All a h enjoins justice, doing of good to others; and giving like kindred; and forbids indecency and manifest evil, and wrongful transgression.He admonishes you that you may take heed.'' Remember All a h , so that He remembers you.Implore All a h so that He accepts your prayers and remembrance of All a h is the noblest deed.153 Prayer for Pilgrims of Ka‘bah Hadrat Ab u Hurairah ra has told us this prayer of the Holy Prophet sa for the pilgrims.

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PRAYERS 83 ْ ْ اَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢَّ اﻏ ْﻔِﺮ ْ ﻟِﻠ ْ ﺤَﺎجِّ ،وَملَِﻦ◌ِِ اﺳ َْ ﺘَﻐ ُّ ﻔَﺮَ ﻟªَُ احل ﺎج.154 O All a h , forgive the pilgrims and also forgive the ones for whom pilgrims seek forgiveness.Prayer at Returning from Ka‘bah Hadrat ‘Abdull a h bin ‘Abb a s ra relates that the Holy Prophet sa used to offer this prayer (for contentment and increase in sustenance).Hadrat Sa‘ i d bin Jubair ra relates that reciting this prayer is preferable on leaving the Ka‘bah : ْ ِْ اَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢ َّ ﻗَﻨِّﻌ ْىن ِْ مبَِﺎ رَزَﻗ Zَْىن ِْو َ ﺑَﺎرِک ْىل ْ ﻓِﻴ ْ ª ِ وَاﺧ ٰﻠُﻒ _َ2 ْ ِّ Lٍُْﻞ ِّ 5َﺎﺋِﺒَﺔ ٍ ىل خبَِري.155 O All a h , bestow contentment upon me for things You have granted and bless them for me.And grant me a good alternative of what I do not possess.Prayers at Meal Time Hadrat Ibne ‘Abb a s relates that Holy Prophet sa , Hadrat Ab u -Bakr ra and Hadrat ‘Umar ra came to the house of Hadrat Ab u Ayy u b An sa r i ra for meal.On opening the meal Holy Prophet sa said eat with this prayer: ِ َﺑِﺴْﻢِ اﻟﻠªّٰ َوَ ﺑَﺮ ِ ﻛ ّٰﺔ ِ اﻟﻠ ª.156 In the name of All a h and with His Bounties.Hadrat ‘ A ’ishah ra relates that Holy Prophet sa said when a person eates he should start with the name All a h.If he forgets to take All a h ’s name he should say this: ُ ﺑِﺴْﻢ ِ اﻟﻠªّٰ اَوَّﻟªَُ وَآ ﺧِﺮَہ
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PRAYERS 84 َْ ْ اَحل ْ ﻤ ْﺪُ ﻟِﻠªِّٰ اﻟَّﺬِی ْ اَﻃ ﻣُﺴ وَ ﺟَﻌَﻠَﻨَﺎ وَ ﺳَﻘَﺎﻧَﺎ َْ ﻌَﻤَﻨَﺎ ﻠِﻤِني.158 All praise belongs to All a h , who fed us, gave us water to drink and made us from among the Muslims.Hadrat Ab u Ayy u b An sa ri ra relates that the Holy Prophet sa used to say this prayer whenever he ate or drank water: َْ ْ اَحل ْ ﻤ ْﺪُ ﻟِﻠªِّٰ اﻟَّﺬِی اَﻃ ﻌَﻢَ وَ ﺳÌَٰ وَ ﺳَﻮَّﻏªَ  وَ ﺟَﻌَﻞَ ﻟªَ َْ خم ﺮَﺟًﺎ.159 All praise belongs to All a h , who gave us food to eat and water to drink.He made it pass down the throat and created means of its discharge.Hadrat Ab u Um a mah B a hl i ra relates when the cloth on which food was served was folded up after the meal, the Holy Prophet sa used to say this prayer.َْ ْ اَحل ًْ ﻤ ﺪ ُ ﻟِﻠªّٰ ِ کَﺜِري ْ ا ﻃَ[ِّﺒًﺎ َْ ﻣُّﺒَﺎرLًَﺎ ﻓِﻴ ْ ªِ،اَحل ْ ﻤ َﺪ ُ ﻟِﻠªّٰ ِ اﻟَّﺬِی َْ کَﻔَﺎﻧَﺎ و َ آوَاﻧَﺎ ،ﻟَک ْ احل َْ ﻤ 5َري ْ ﺪُ رَﺑَّﻨَﺎ ْﻣَک ْ ®ٍِّ وَّﻻَ ﻣُﻮَدَّعٍ وَّﻻَ ﻣَک ْ ﻔُﻮ ْ ر ٍ وَّﻻَﻣُﺴ ْ ﺘَﻐ ىنً ﻋَﻨ ªُ رَﺑَّﻨَﺎ.160 All praise belongs to All a h , pure and blessed praise.All a h is worthy of all praise.He is sufficient for us, Who gave us refuge.O All a h , all praise belongs to You, Who is sufficient for us in giving food.We will never stop asking and begging from You.Ungratefulness for Your food does not take place.O Lord, we can never be independent of You.Hadrat Mu‘ a dh bin Anas ra relates that the Holy Prophet sa said that God forgives the sins of whosoever recites this prayer after the meal.َْ ْ اَحل ْ ﻤ ْﺪ ُ ﻟِﻠªّٰ ِ اﻟَّﺬِی ِْ اَﻃ ْﻌَﻤَىن ْ ﻫٰﺬَا اﻟﻄَّﻌَﺎم َ و َ رَزَﻗَŸِﻴ ﻣِﻦ ِ ªِْ ْ 5َري ِّﺣَﻮ َ ل ٍ ﻣِىن ٍ وَﻻ ﻗُﻮَّة.161 All praise belongs to All a h , Who gave me this meal and bestowed this sustenance upon me without any effort and hard work on my part.

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PRAYERS 85 Prayer on being Invited for Dinner Hadrat ‘Abdull a h bin ‘Abb a s ra relates that the Holy Prophet sa took Kh a lid bin Wal i d ra and me to his house, he gave us milk to drink and instructed us to recite this prayer on receiving food from God: ْ ْاَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢَّ ﺑَﺎرِک ﻓِﻴ ْ ﻟَﻨَﺎ ِ وَ اَﻃª ْ ًْ ﻌِﻤ ﺧَري ْ ﻨَﺎ ﻣِّﻨ ُ ا ª.162 O All a h , bless this food for us and grant us even better food.Prayer after Drinking Milk Hadrat ‘Abdull a h bin ‘Abb a s ra relates that the Holy Prophet sa gave us milk to drink and advised us that whosoever is given milk to drink by God should pray in these words: ْ ْاَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢَّ ﺑَﺎرِک ﻓِﻴ ْ ﻟَﻨَﺎ ªِْ وَزِد ﻣِﻨ ُ ﻧَﺎ ª.163 O All a h , Bless this food and increase it for us.Prayer on Wearing New Clothes Hadrat Ab u Sa‘ i d Khudr i ra relates that whenever the Holy Prophet sa wore new clothes, he mentioned it by name for example a shirt, shawl or headgear, and recited this prayer: َ َْاَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢ َّ ﻟَک ْ احل ْ ﻤ ْ ﺪ ُ اَﻧ ْ ﺖ َ کَﺴَﻮ ِﻴŸَﺗ َ ِ أª ْ ْ ﺳ ِْﺎَﻟُک َ ﻣِﻦ ﺧَري ہ ِْ و َ ﺧَري ﻣَﺎ ﺻُﻨِﻊ َ ﻟªَ َ ْ و ْ اَﻋُﻮ ذُﺑِکَ ﻣِﻦ ﺷَﺮِّ ہ  ﺻُﻨِﻊَ ﻟªَ وَ ﺷَﺮِّ ﻣَﺎ .164 O All a h , all praise belongs to You.You gave me these clothes to wear.I seek Your blessings in this dress and blessings for the purpose for which it was made.And O All a h , I seek refuge in You from the evils of this dress and evils, which can emanate from it.Hadrat ‘Umar ra used to recite a prayer on wearing a new clothes and narrated a tradition of the Holy Prophet sa that whosoever gets new clothes and gives his old clothes

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PRAYERS 86 in charity and recites this prayer, attains God's protection and guardianship both in life and death.He is sheltered by God's covering up of sins and his sins are forgiven.َْ ْ اَحل ْ ﻤ ِْﺪُ ﻟِﻠªِّٰ اﻟَّﺬِی ْکَﺴَﺎىن ﻣَﺎ اُوَارِی ﺑªِ ْ ِْ ﻋَﻮ رÇَ ،وَ اَجتََﻤَّﻞُ ﺑªِ ِْ ِْىف ْﺣَﻴَﺎÇ ِ وَرَزَﻗَŸِﻴ ª ْ ِْﻣِﻦ ْ 5َري ِّْﺣَﻮ لٍ ﻣِّىن وَﻻَ ﻗُﻮَّةٍ.165 All praise belongs to All a h , who clothed me with such a dress which conceals my nakedness and I attain adornment and beauty in my life.God has granted this dress to me without any effort or labour on my part.Prayer for Looking in the Mirror Hadrat ‘ A ’ishah ra relates this prayer of the Holy Prophet sa : ْ اَﺣ ْ اَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢَّ کَﻤَﺎ ْ ﺴَﻨ ِْ ﺖَ ﺧَﻠ Ìْ ْ ﻓَﺎَﺣ ِْﺴِﻦ ﺧُﻠÌُ.166 O All a h , as You have bestowed good looks upon me, now You Yourself make my manners beautiful and appealing.Prayer on Leaving the House Hadrat Anas bin M a lik ra relates that the Holy Prophet sa said that when someone recites this prayer on leaving the house: ْ ْ ﺑِﺴ ْ ﻢِ اﷲِ ﺗَﻮLََّﻠ ِ ﺖُ 2َ_َ اﷲِ ﻻَﺣَﻮ لَ وَﻻَ ﻗُﻮَّةَ اِﻻَّﺑِﺎﷲ.With the name of All a h , I put my trust in Him.There is no power or authority except All a h.Satan leaves him alone.He is told that this prayer is sufficient for him and he has been guided and saved.There are some additional words in Hadrat Umm-e- Salmah ra 's narration.Both narrations have been combined in this prayer: ْ ْ ﺑِﺴ ْ ﻢ ِ اﷲ ِ ﺗَﻮLََّﻠ ﺖ ُ 2َ_ َ اﷲ ِ ﻻ َ ﺣَﻮ َ ْل َ وَﻻ َ ﻗُﻮَّة َ اِﻻ َّ ﺑِﺎﷲ ِ اَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢَّ اِﻧَّﺎ ﻧَﻌُﻮ ذُﺑِک

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PRAYERS 87 ْ ْﻣِﻦ ْاَن ْﻧَﺰِلَّ اَو اَو ْﻧَﻀِﻞَّ، ْ ﻧَﻈ ْﻠِﻢَ اَو ْ ﻧُﻈ َْﻠَﻢَ ،اَو ْ جن ُْﻬَﻞَ اَو ْ جي ﻬَﻞَ 2َﻠَ[ ﻨَﺎ.167 I leave home in the name of All a h.I have put my trust in Him.There is no power or authority except All a h.O All a h , I seek Your shelter from stumbling or going astray.Save us from being unjust to anyone or becoming a victim of injustice.Save us from ignorance and disobedience or being subjected to someone else ' s ignorance.Prayer on Entering the House Hadrat Ab u M a lik Ash‘ar i ra relates that on entering the house this prayer should be recited and then greetings offered to the inmates: ْ َْ اَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢ َّ اِىن ِّ اَﺳ َْ ﺎَﻟُک َ ﺧَري ْامل َ ﻮ جل ِِ ،و َْ َْ ﺧَري ْامل ْ ﺨ َْ ﺮَج ِ ﺑِﺴ ْ ﻢ ِ اﷲ ِ و َ جل ِ ﻨَﺎ و َ ﺑِﺴ ْ ﻢ ْ اﷲِ ﺧَﺮَﺟ ﺗَﻮLََّﻠ ،و2ََ_َ اﷲِ رَﺑِّﻨَﺎ ﻨَﺎ ﻨَﺎ.168 O All a h , I seek Your blessings and mercy on entering and leaving the house.We entered the house in All a h 's name and left it in All a h 's name.We put our trust in All a h , Who is our Lord.Prayer on Entering the Market Place Hadrat Buraidah ra relates that the Holy Prophet sa used to recite this prayer on entering the market place: ْ َْ اَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢَّ اِىنِّ اَﺳ ْ ﺎَﻟُکَ ﺧَري َْﻫٰﺬِہِ اﻟﺴُّﻮ ْ قِ وَ ﺧَري ﻓِﻴ ْﻣَﺎ وَ اَﻋُﻮ ْ ﻬَﺎ ذُ ﺑِکَ ﻣِﻦ ْ ﺷَﺮِّﻫَﺎ ِّْ و َ ﺷَﺮ ِّ ﻣَﺎ ﻓِﻴ ْﻬَﺎ اَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢ َّ اِىن ْ اَﻋُﻮ ْذ ُ ﺑِک َ اَن ْ اُﺻِﻴ ْ ﺐ َ ﻓِﻴ ْ ﻬَﺎ ميَِ[ ْﻨًﺎ ﻓَﺎﺟِﺮَة ً اَو ً ﺻَﻔ ﻘَﺔً ﺧَﺎﺳِﺮَة.169 O All a h , I seek Your blessings of this market and whatever is in it.I seek refuge in You from the evil of this market and whatever evil is hidden in it.O All a h , I seek Your protection from taking a

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PRAYERS 88 false oath or suffering loss in a transaction in the market.Prayers for Travel Hadrat ‘Abdull a h bin ‘Umar ra relates that whenever the Holy Prophet sa returned from a battle, ‘Umrah or H ajj , he used to say 'All a hu Akbar' three times when ascending an elevated place and recited this prayer on descending: َ ªٰﻻ َ اِﻟ ْ اِﻻ َّ اﷲ ُ وَﺣ ﺪَہ ْ ﻻ َ ﺷَﺮِﻳ ªَﻟ َ ک ُْ ْ ،ﻟªَ ُ امل َْ ﻠ ْ ک ُ وَﻟªَ ُ احل ِّ ﻤ ُﻞL ٰ _َ2 َ ﺪ ُ ،وَﻫُﻮ َْ Õ ْ ْ ءٍ ﻗَﺪِﻳ ْ ﺮٌ آﺋِﺒُﻮ ْ نَ،ﺗَﺎﺋِﺒُﻮ ْ نَ،2َﺎﺑِﺪُو ﺣَﺎﻣِﺪُو نَ ﻟِﺮَﺑِّﻨَﺎ نَ.170 There is none worthy of worship except All a h.He is One and has no partner.His is the kingdom.All praise belongs to All a h and He has authority over everything.We are returning in repentance, obedience and are glorifying God.Hadrat ‘Abdull a h bin ‘Umar ra relates that the Holy Prophet sa used to recite this prayer at the start of a journey: (This is a combined narration of Hadrat ‘Abdull a h bin ‘Umar and Hadrat Ab u Hurairah) ْ ٰ اَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢ َّ اِﻧَّﺎ ﻧَﺴ ْ ﺎَﻟُک َ ىف ِ ﺳَﻔَﺮِﻧَﺎ ﻫ ْ ﺬَا اﻟ ْ رب َِّ وَاﻟﺘَّﻘ ْ ﻮٰی ،وَﻣِﻦ َ اﻟ ٰ ﻌَﻤَﻞ ِ ﻣَﺎ ﺗَﺮ Ý ْ ْ اَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢ َّ اﺻ ;َﺤ ْ ْ ﻨَﺎ ﺑِﻨُﺼ ْ ﺤِکَ،وَاﻗ ;ِﻠ َّ ْﻨَﺎ ﺑِﺬِﻣَّﺔ ٍ ،اَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢ ْ از َ وِﻟَﻨَﺎ اﻻَْر َّض ْ اَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢ ْﻫَﻮِّن [َ2َﻠ ْ ْ ﻨَﺎ ىف ِ ﺳَﻔَﺮِﻧَﺎ ﻫٰﺬَا ،وَاﻃ ْ ﻮ ِ ﻋَﻨَّﺎ ﺑُﻌ ﺪ َ اﻻَْر ْضِ، َ اَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢ َّ اَﻧ َْ ﺖ ْ اﻟﺼَّﺎﺣِﺐ ُ ىف ِ اﻟﺴَّﻔَﺮِ،وَاخل ْ ﻠِﻴ ْ ﻔَﺔ ُ ىف ِ اﻻَْﻫ ْ ﻞ ِ ،اَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢ َّ اِىن ِّ اَﻋُﻮ َّذُﺑِکَ ﻣِﻦ ْ و ِ ﻋ َْ ﺜَﺎء ْ اﻟﺴَّﻔَﺮِ ،وَ Lَﺂﺑَﺔِامل ْ ﻨ ُْ ﻈَﺮِ وَ ﺳُﻮ ْ ءِ امل ْ ﻨ َْ ﻘَﻠَﺐِ ىفِ اﻻَْﻫ ﻞِ وَامل ﺎل.171 O All a h , we seek piety and righteousness during this journey.We seek Your help in doing the deeds that please You.O All a h , in Your kindness be our travelling companion and bring us back according to Your promise.O All a h , shorten the distance of the earth and O All a h , make the journey easier for us and shorten

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PRAYERS 89 the distance for us.O All a h , You alone are our Companion during this travel and our Guardian in our homes.O All a h , I seek recourse in You from the hardship of the journey and from confronting some terrible scene.I seek Your shelter from undesirable return to my home.Prayer on Riding Hadrat ‘Abdull a h bin ‘Umar ra relates that when the Holy Prophet sa used to ride his camel he repeated 'Sub ha nall a h' , 'Al h amdulill a h' and 'All a hu Akbar' three times and then recited this prayer: 172 ْ ٰ ﺳُﺒ ْ ﺤ ٰﻦ َ اﻟَّﺬِی ﺳَﺨَّﺮ َ ﻟَﻨَﺎ ﻫ ﺬَا و َ ﻣَﺎ کُﻨَّﺎ ﻟªَ ْ َْ ﻣُﻘ ﺮِﻧِني ْو َ اِﻧَّﺎ اِىل ٰ رَﺑِّﻨَﺎ ْ ملَُﻨ ﻘَﻠِﺒُﻮ نَ.(Az-Zukhruf 43:14-15) Holy is He, Who has subjected this mount to us, while we had not the strength to subdue it by ourselves.To our Lord surely shall we return.Prayer for Safety from Evil during a Journey As per narration of Hadrat Khaulah binte H ak i m ra , the Holy Prophet sa said that this prayer should be repeated whilst camping during a journey: ْ َ اَﻋُﻮ ﺧَﻠَﻖ ﺷَﺮِّ ﻣَﺎ ذُ ﺑِ¤َﻠِﻤَﺎتِ اﷲِ اﻟﺘَّﺎﻣَّﺎتِ ﻣِﻦ.173 I seek the protection of All a h 's perfect and comprehensive words against the evil in the things which He has created.Prayer on Confronting a Terrifying Night during a Journey Hadrat ‘Abdull a h bin ‘Umar ra relates that when night fell during a journey the Holy Prophet sa would supplicate: ْ ِّْ ﻳَﺎ اَر ْض ُ رَىب ْ وَ رَﺑُّک ِ اﷲُ ،اَﻋُﻮ ْذ ُ ﺑِﺎﷲ ِ ﻣِﻦ ﻓِﻴ ﺷَﺮِّکِ ،وَ ﺷَﺮِّ ﻣَﺎ ک ِ و َ ﺷَﺮ ِّ ﻣَﺎ

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PRAYERS 90 ْ ْ ﺧَﻠَﻖ َ ﻓِﻴ ْکِ ،و َ ﻣِﻦ ﻳَﺪُبُّ 2َﻠَﻴ ْ ﺷَﺮ ِّ ﻣَﺎ ْ ک ِ اَﻋُﻮ ْذ ُ ﺑِﺎﷲ ِ ﻣِﻦ اَﺳَﺪٍ و َّ اَﺳ ، َ َﻮَد َْ وَﻣِﻦ ْ احل ْ ﻴَّﺔِ وَاﻟ ْ ﻌَﻘ ْﺮَبِ ،وَﻣِﻦ ْ ﺳَﺎکِﻦِ اﻟ َﺒَﻠَﺪِ ،وَﻣِﻦ وَﻟَﺪ وَّاﻟِﺪٍ وَ ﻣَﺎ.174 O earth, All a h is my Lord, and Your Lord.I seek All a h 's protection from your evil and the evil of that which is in you and the evil of which He created in you, the evil of the living things which crawl on you.I seek Your protection from the lion, terrifying dragon, and every type of snake and scorpion, dwellers of this town and the breeder and the born.Prayer on Ascending a High Place Hadrat Anas bin M a lik ra has told us to recite this prayer on ascending a high place: ْ ٰ اَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢَّ ﻟَکَ اﻟﺸَّﺮ _َ2 ُف ْ ُﻞِّ ﺷَﺮLَْ ْ فٍ وَّﻟَکَ احل ٍ ﻤ ُﻞِّ ﺣَﺎلL ٰ_َ2 ُﺪ.175 O All a h , all honour belongs to You, on every high place and all praise belongs to You in every situation.Prayer on Going for Jih a d Hadrat Anas bin M a lik ra relates that the Holy Prophet sa used to recite this when leaving for Jih a d : ْ ْ اَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢ َّ اَﻧ َﺖ َ ﻋَﻀُﺪِی ِْ و ْ ﻧَﺼِري ْی ْ ﺑِک َ اَﺣُﻮ َ ل ُ وَﺑِک َ اَﺻُﻮ ُ ل ُ وَﺑِک اُﻗَﺎﺗِﻞ.176 O All a h , You are my support and my helper.With Your help I plan and with Your support I attack and in Your name I fight.Prayer on Bidding Farewell The Holy Prophet sa said this prayer on bidding farewell to ‘Abdull a h bin ‘Umar ra ْ ْ اَﺳ ْ ﺘَﻮ ْ دِعُ اﷲَ دِﻳ َ ﻨَکَ وَ اَﻣَﺎﻧَﺘَکَ وَ ﺧَﻮَاﺗِﻴ ﻢَ ﻋَﻤَﻠِک.177

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PRAYERS 91 I commit thee, your faith, the things given to you in trust, and the result of your actions, to All a h.Hadrat Anas ra relates this prayer of the Holy Prophet sa at the time of farewell: ْ ْ زَوَّدَکَ اﷲُ اﻟﺘَّﻘ وَ ﻏَﻔَﺮَ اﷲُ ذَﻧ َْ ﻮٰی َْ ﺒَکَ وَ ﻳَﺴَّﺮَکَ اخل ْ ري ْﺣَ[ کُﻨ َ ﺜُﻤَﺎ ﺖ.178 May All a h bestow righteousness upon you as provisions for the journey, forgive your sins and provide goodness for you wherever you happen to be.Prayer on Entering a New Hamlet Hadrat S uhaib ra relates that whenever the Holy Prophet sa entered a town, he always recited this prayer: ْ ْ اَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢ َّ رَب َّ اﻟﺴَّﻤٰﻮَات ِ اﻟﺴَّﺒ ْ ﻊ ِ وَﻣَﺎ اَﻇ ْ ﻠَﻠ َْ ﻦ َ و َ رَب َّ اﻻَْر ْﺿِني ْوَﻣَﺎ اَﻗ َ ﻠَﻠ ﻦ َ و ِْ ْ رَب َّ اﻟﺸَّﻴَﺎﻃِني ْوَﻣَﺎ اَﺿ ْ ﻠَﻠ ْ ﻦ َ وَرَب َّ اﻟﺮِّﻳَﺎح ِ و َ ﻣَﺎذَرَﻳ َْ ﻦ َ ﻓَﺎِﻧَّﺎ ﻧَﺴ ْﺎَﻟُک َ ﺧَري ْ ﻫٰﺬِہ ِ اﻟ َْ ﻘَﺮ ْ ﻳَﺔ ِ و َ ﺧَري َْاَﻫ ْ ﻠِﻬَﺎ وَﺧَري ْﻣَﺎ ﻓِﻴ ْ ﻬَﺎ و َ ﻧَﻌُﻮ ْذُﺑِک َ ﻣِﻦ ِّﺷَﺮِّﻫَﺎ وَﻣِﻦ ْ ﺷَﺮ ْ اَﻫ ﻓِﻴ وَ ﺷَﺮِّ ﻣَﺎ ﻠِﻬَﺎ.ْﻬَﺎ َاَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢ َّ ﺑَﺎرِک ْ ﻟ ْ ﻨَﺎ ﻓِﻴ ْﻬَﺎ.اَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢ َّ ﺑَﺎرِک ْ ﻟَﻨَﺎ ﻓِﻴ ْﻬَﺎ.اَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢ َّ ﺑَﺎرِک ﻟَﻨَﺎ ﻓِﻴ ْﻬَﺎ.ْ اَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢَّ ار ْ زُﻗ وَﺣَﺒِّ; ﺟَﻨَﺎﻫَﺎ ﻨَﺎ ْ ﻨَﺎ ْ اِىلٰ اَﻫ وَ ﺣَﺒِّﺐ ِِﻠِﻬَﺎ ْ ﺻَﺎحل ْﻰ ْ اَﻫ اِﻟَ[ ﻠِﻬَﺎ ﻨَﺎ.179 O All a h , the Lord of the seven heavens and everything that is beneath them, O Lord of the seven earths and whatever is on them, O Lord of Satans and the ones whom they have led astray, O Lord of winds and whatever they spread, we seek Your blessings from this town, from its inhabitants and everything which is in it.We seek Your shelter from the evil of this town, its inhabitants and whatever is in it.O All a h , put blessings in this town for us.O All a h , Bless us in this town and bless this town for us.O All a h , Provide us with means to attain these blessings.O All a h , grant us sustenance from the

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PRAYERS 92 fruits of this town.Infuse our love in the hearts of its inhabitants and inculcate love for its pious people in our hearts.Prayers for Recitation at Dawn and Dusk Hadrat ‘Abdull a h bin Mas‘ u d ra relates that the Holy Prophet sa used to recite this prayer at dawn: ْ ْ اَﺻ ْ ﺒَﺤ ُْ ﻨَﺎ وَاَﺻ ْ ﺒَﺢ َ امل َْ ﻠ ْ ک ُ ﻟِﻠªّٰ ِ ،وَاحل ْ ﻤ ﺪ ُ ﻟِﻠªّٰ ِ ،و َ ﻻ َ اِﻟªٰ َ اِﻻَّاﷲ ُ وَﺣ ﺪَہ َ ْ ﻻ ﺷَﺮِﻳ کَ ﻟªَ ُْ ْ ،ﻟªَُ امل َْ ﻠ ْ کُ،وَﻟªَُ احل َْ ﻤ Õ ُِّﻞL ٰ_َ2 َﺪُ،وَﻫُﻮ ْ ْ ءٍ ﻗَﺪِﻳ رَبِّ اَﺳ ،ٌﺮ َ َْ ﺎَﻟُک ِ ﺧَري ىف ْﻣَﺎ ْ ﻫٰﺬَا اﻟ َْ ﻴَﻮ ْ مِ وَﺧَري ﺑَﻌ ﻣَﺎ ﺪَہ  ْ ْ ،وَاَﻋُﻮ ِْذُﺑِکَ ﻣِﻦ ىف ْﺷَﺮِّ ﻣَﺎ اﻟ ْ ﻫٰﺬَا َ ﻴَﻮ ْ مِ و ﺷَﺮ ِّ ﻣَﺎ ﺑَﻌ ﺪَہ  ْ ْ ، رَب ِّ اَﻋُﻮ ذُﺑِک َ ﻣِﻦ َ اﻟکَﺴَﻞ ِ وَﺳُﻮ ْء ِ اﻟکِربَِ، َ رَب ِّ اَﻋُﻮ ْ ذُﺑِک ْﻣِﻦ ِْ 2َﺬَابٍ ىفِ اﻟﻨَّﺎرِ و2ََﺬَابٍ ىفِ اﻟ ﻘَرب.180 We entered into dawn and the whole country entered into it for the sake of God.All praise belongs to God.There is none worthy of worship except Him.He is One and has no partner.To Him belongs the sovereignty and all praise befits Him.He has might over everything.O my Lord, I beseech You to grant me goodness of this day and also blessings afterwards.I seek refuge in You from the mischief of this day and evil afterwards.O my Lord, I seek shelter from the evils of lethargy and aging.O my Sustainer, I seek refuge in You from the punishment of the Fire and the torment of the grave.The Holy Prophet sa used to say the same prayer at dusk by changing the word "dawn" to the word "dusk:" ْ ْ اَﻣﺴَ[ ُْ ﻨَﺎ وَاَﻣ ْ º َ امل َْ ﻠ ْ ک ُ ﻟِﻠªّٰ ِ وَاحل ْ ﻤ ﺪ ُ ﻟِﻠªّٰ ِ وَﻻ َ اِﻟªٰ َ اِﻻ َّ اﷲ ُ وَﺣ ﺪَہ ْ َ ﻻ َ ﺷَﺮِﻳ ک ﻟªَ  ُْ ْ ،ﻟªَ ُ امل َْ ﻠ ْ ک ُ وَﻟªَُ احل َْ ﻤ Õ ِّ ُﻞL ٰ_َ2 َﺪ ُ وَﻫُﻮ ْ ْ ء ٍ ﻗَﺪِﻳ َْ ﺮٌ،رَب ِّ اَﺳ ِ ﺎَﻟُک َ ﺧَري ٰﻣَﺎ ىف ْ ﻫ َْ ﺬِہ ِ اﻟﻠَّﻴ ْ ﻠَﺔ ِ وَﺧَري ْﻣَﺎ ﺑَﻌ ْ ﺪَﻫَﺎ ،وَاَﻋُﻮ ِْذُﺑِک َ ﻣِﻦ ٰﺷَﺮ ِّ ﻣَﺎ ىف ْ ﻫ ِّ ﺬِہ ِ اﻟﻠَّﻴ ْ ﻠَﺔ ِ وَﺷَﺮ ﻣَﺎﺑَﻌ ْﺪَﻫَﺎ، َ رَب ِّ اَﻋُﻮ ْ ذُﺑِک ْﻣِﻦ َ اﻟکَﺴَﻞ ِ وَﻣِﻦ ْ ﺳُﻮ ْ ء ِ اﻟ َ کِربَِ، رَب ِّ اَﻋُﻮ ذُﺑِک

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PRAYERS 93 ْ ْﻣِﻦ ْ 2َﺬَابٍ ىفِ اﻟﻨَّﺎرِ و2ََﺬَابٍ ىفِ اﻟ ﻘَرب.181 We entered into dusk and the whole country entered into it for the sake of All a h.All praise belongs to All a h.There is none worthy of worship except Him.He is One and has no partner.To Him belongs the sovereignty and all praise befits Him.He has might over everything.O my Lord, I beseech You to grant me goodness of this night and also blessings afterwards.I seek refuge in You from the mischief of this night and evil afterwards.O my Lord, I seek shelter from the evils of lethargy and arrogance.O my Sustainer, I seek refuge in You from the punishment of the Fire and the torment of the grave.Hadrat Ab u Hurairah ra relates that the Holy Prophet sa taught his Companions this prayer to recite at dawn: ْ ْ اَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢَّ ﺑِکَ اَﺻ َْ ﺒَﺤ وَﺑِکَ حن ْ ﻨَﺎ ،وَﺑِکَ منَُﻮ ْ ﻴَﺎ َْ تُ،وَاِﻟَﻴ ُْ کَ امل ﺼِري.182 O All a h , with You we entered into dawn.We live for Your sake and we will die for Your sake and we will ultimately return to You.An attendant of the Holy Prophet sa Hadrat Anas bin M a lik ra narrates that the Holy Prophet sa said that whosoever recites this prayer everyday, God forgives his sins of that day and if this prayer is recited at night, God forgives the sins of that night and frees him from the torment of the Fire.ْ ْ اَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢ َّ اَﺻ ْ ﺒَﺤ ْ ﻨَﺎ ﻧُﺸ ْ ﻬِﺪُک َ وَﻧُﺸ ْ ﻬِﺪ ُ محََﻠَﺔ َ ﻋَﺮ َ ﺷِک َ وَﻣَﻼَﺋِکَﺘَک َ وَمجَِﻴ ْ ﻊ ْ ﺧَﻠ ْ ﻘِکَ ﺑِﺎَﻧَّکَ اَﻧ ْ ﺖَ اﷲُ ﻻ َ اِﻟªَٰ اِﻻَّ اَﻧ ْ ﺖَ وَﺣ َّ ﺪَکَ ﻻَ ﺷَﺮِﻳ ْ کَ ﻟَکَ وَاَن ﻋَﺒ َ حمَُﻤَّﺪًا ْﺪُک َ وَرَﺳُﻮ ﻟُک.183 O All a h , we entered dawn.We call upon You, call upon the bearers of Your Throne, call angels and call Your creation as witness that You are the

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PRAYERS 94 Lord except whom there is none worthy of worship.You are One, without any partner and Muhammad is Your servant and Your Messenger.Note: The words for the evening prayer are the same; only in the first sentence instead of ْ ْ اَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢ َّ اَﺻ ﺒَﺤ ﻨَﺎ ( All a humma A s ba h n a ) the words ْ َّ اَﻣ ْ اَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢ ﺴَ[ ﻨَﺎ ( All a humma Amsain a ) should be recited.Hadrat Abb a n ra relates this prayer, which he heard from his father Hadrat ‘Uthm a n Ghan i ra.The Holy Prophet sa advised that if a person recites this prayer three times daily at dawn and dusk, God safeguards him from sudden calamity on that day or on that night.Hadrat Abb a n ra suffered a stroke and afterwards when he related this tradition, the listener was surprised in view of Hadrat Abb a n ra 's illness.He replied, "By God, in relating this tradition I have neither lied against my father, Hadrat ‘Uthman ra , nor has my father lied against the Holy Prophet sa.One day I was angry and forgot to say this prayer.By chance I suffered this stroke on that day and thus God fulfilled this decree as a result of my not offering this prayer.” ْ ْ ﺑِﺴ َﻢ ِ اﷲ ِ اﻟَّﺬِی ﻻ َ ﻳ َ ِ ﻀُﺮ ُّ ﻣَﻊ ِْ ا مس ª َْ Õ ْ َ ء ٌ ىف ِ اﻻَْر ْ ض ِ وَﻻ َ ىف ِ اﻟﺴَّﻤَﺎء ِ وَﻫُﻮ ْ اﻟﺴَّﻤِﻴ ْ ﻊُ اﻟ ﻌَﻠِﻴ ﻢُ.184 I pray in the name of All a h.With His name nothing in the heavens and earth can do any harm.He is All-Hearing and All-Knowing.Hadrat Ab u Hurairah ra and Ab u R a shidul H arr a n i ra narrate that Hadrat Ab u -Bakr S idd i q ra requested the Holy Prophet sa to teach him a prayer which he could recite morning and evening.The Holy Prophet sa taught him this prayer and advised him to repeat it morning and evening and when retiring to bed:

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PRAYERS 95 َاَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢ َّ ﻓَﺎﻃِﺮ َ اﻟﺴَّﻤٰﻮَات ِ وَاﻻَۡرۡضِ، 2َْﺎﻟِﻢ ْ اﻟ ﻐَﻴ َّﺐ ِ وَاﻟﺸَّﻬَﺎدَةِ، ِّرَب ُﻞL َْ Õ ْ ء ٍ وَﻣَﻠِﻴ کªَ  ،ْ ْ اَﺷ ْﻬَﺪ ُ اَن اِﻻ َّ اَﻧ َ ªٰﻻ َّ اِﻟ َ ﺖ َ ،ا ْ ْ ﻋُﻮ ْذُﺑِک َ ﻣِﻦ ﺷَﺮ ِّ ﻧَﻔ ، ِ ºْ ْ وَﺷَﺮ ِّ اﻟﺸَّﻴ ﻄَﺎن ِ وَﺷِﺮ کªِ  ،ۡ ْوَاَن ْ اَﻗ رت َِ ف َ 2َ_ ٰ ﻧَﻔ ِْ ºْ ﺳُﻮ ْءً، اَو اَﺟُﺮَّہ ٰ ْ اِىل ﻣُﺴ ﻠِﻢٍ.185 O All a h , Creator of the heavens and the earth, Knower of the seen and the unseen, Lord and Master of everything, I bear witness that there is none worthy of worship except You.I seek refuge in You from the mischief of my own self, the evil of Satan and from his associating partners with You.I seek shelter in You from doing any evil deed which can harm me or harm a fellow Muslim.Hadrat ‘Abdull a h bin ‘Umar ra relates that the Holy Prophet sa always recited some prayers at dawn and dusk.One of those prayers is as follows: ِّْ ْاَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢ َّ اِىن ْ اَﺳ ْ ﺎَﻟُک َ اﻟ ِّْ ﻌَﺎﻓِﻴَﺔ َ ىف ِ اﻟﺪُّﻧ ْﻴَﺎ وَاﻵْﺧِﺮَة ِ اَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢ َّ اِىن ُ اَﺳ ْ ﺎَﻟ ْ ک َ اﻟ َ ﻌَﻔ ْ ﻮ ْ وَاﻟ ِْ ﻌَﺎﻓِﻴَﺔ َ ىف ِ دِﻳ ْىن ْ وَدُﻧ ِْ ﻴَﺎیَ،وَاَﻫ _ِْ ْ وَﻣَﺎىل ُْ ،اَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢ َّ اﺳ ْرت ِْ ﻋَﻮ رَاÇ ، ْ ْوَآﻣِﻦ ِْ رَو 2َﺎÇ ،ْ ْ اَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢَّ اﺣ ِْ ﻔَﻈ ْىن ِْﻣِﻦ ْ ﺑَني ْﻳَﺪَیَّ وَﻣِﻦ ْ ﺧَﻠ ْ®ِ وَﻋَﻦ [َِمي ِْ ْىن ِْوَﻋَﻦ ْمشَِﺎىل ْوَﻣِﻦ ِْ ﻓَﻮ ç ْ وَاَﻋُﻮ ، ْ ْ ذُ ﺑِﻌَﻈ ْﻤَﺘِکَ اَن ْ اُﻏ َْﺘَﺎل َ ﻣِﻦ ِْ حت ىت.186 O All a h , I seek well- being and safety in this world and in the world Hereafter.O All a h , I seek Your forgiveness and protection in faith, in worldly life, in my home and in my wealth.O All a h , cover up my weaknesses and grant me peace from my fears.O All a h , You Yourself protect me from front and behind, from left and right and from above and below.I seek shelter in Your Greatness lest any hidden hardship touches me from my subordinate.Hadrat Ab u Sal a m H abash ra relates that he asked

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PRAYERS 96 Hadrat Anas ra , an attendant of the Holy Prophet sa to narrate a tradition, which he himself had heard from the Messenger of God.Hadrat Anas ra replied that he had heard the Holy Prophet sa say that whosoever recites this prayer at dawn and dusk, God takes upon Himself the responsibility to make him happy on the Day of Judgement.ْ [ِرَﺿ َّ ﺑِﺎﷲِ رَﺑًّﺎ،و ْﻨَﺎ ْ ﺑِﺎﻻِْﺳ ْ ﻼَمِ دِﻳ ،وَ مبُِﺤَﻤَّﺪٍ رَﺳُﻮ ً ﻨًﺎ ﻻ.187 We are happy and content to believe in All a h as our Creator and Islam as our faith and Muhammad sa as our Prophet.Hadrat ‘Abdull a h bin Ghanam ra narrates, the Holy Prophet sa said whosoever recites these words at dawn and dusk has offered his gratitude for the day or the night.ْ ِْ اَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢ َّ ﻣَﺎ اَﺻ ْﺒَﺢ َ ىب ِّﻣِﻦ ْ ﻧ ٍ ﻌ ْﻤَﺔ ْ ﻓَﻤِﻨ ْ ک َ وَﺣ َ ﺪَک َ ،ﻻ َ ﺷَﺮِﻳ َْ ک َ ﻟَک َ ،ﻓَﻠَک ْ احل ْ ﻤ ُ ﺪُ وَ ﻟَکَ اﻟﺸُّک ﺮ.188 O All a h , every blessing and good thing that I have, is solely and purely from You.You have no partner.You are entitled to all praise and gratefulness.Hadrat Ab u ‘Ayy a sh ra relates that the Holy Prophet sa said that whosoever recites these prayers at dawn and dusk receives a reward equal to freeing a slave, who in status is equal to Hadrat Ism a‘i l as' s(Ishmael) progeny.Ten good deeds are credited to him and his ten sins are forgiven.His status is raised ten levels and he is safe from the Satan.One of the narrators of this tradition, Hadrat H amm a d ra says that a person saw the Holy Prophet sa in a dream and asked him that Ab u ‘Ayy a sh told him this; the Holy Prophet sa replied that he had told the truth.These are the words of the prayer: ْﻻ َ اِﻟªٰ َ اِﻻ َّ اﷲ ◌ُوَﺣ ﺪَہ ْ َ ﻻ َ ﺷَﺮِﻳ ک َ ﻟ  ªُْ ْ ﻟªَ ُ امل َْ ﻠ ْ ک ُ وَﻟªَ ُ احل ِّ ﻤ ُﻞL ٰ _َ2 َ و َ ﻫُﻮ ُ ﺪ

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PRAYERS 97 َْ Õ ْ ءٍ ﻗَﺪِﻳ ﺮٌ.189 There is none worthy of worship except All a h.He is One and has no partner.His is the Sovereignty and all praise belongs to Him.He has power over everything.Ummul-Mu’min i n Hadrat Umm-e-Salmah ra relates the Holy Prophet sa taught her this prayer to recite in the evening: ْ ْ اَﻟﻠóُّٰﻢَّ ﻋِﻨ ْ ﺪَ اِﺳ ْ ﺘِﻘ ْ ﺒَﺎل ِ ﻟَﻴ ْ ﻠِکَ ،وَ اِد ِ ﺑَﺎرِ ﻧóََﺎرِکَ،وَ اَﺻ ْ ﻮَاتِ د2َُﺎﺗِکَ وَ ﺣُﻀُﻮر ْ ﺻَﻠَﻮَاﺗِکَ اَﺳ ْﺎَﻟُکَ اَن ِ ﺗَﻐ ﻔِﺮَىل.190 O All a h , I supplicate You at the arrival of Your night, return of the day, at the times of the voices of the callers to You and during the timings of s al a t , to forgive my sins.Hadrat Ab u -Bakr ra used to recite these prayers three times every morning and evening and said that he heard the Holy Prophet sa recite them so he liked to keep up his tradition by repeating them.ã i ä ِْ ِْاَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢ َّ 2َﺎﻓِىن ِْىف ِْﺑَﺪَىن ِْاَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢ َّ 2َﺎﻓِىن َْىف ِْ مس Ñِْ ِْ،اَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢ َّ 2َﺎﻓِىن ْىف ْﺑَﺼَﺮِی َ ﻻ َ اِﻟªَٰ اِﻻَّ اَﻧ ﺖ.191 O All a h , protect my body, O All a h , protect my hearing O All a h , safeguard my eyes.There is none worthy of worship except You.ã ii ä ِّْ ْاَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢ َّ اِىن ْ اَﻋُﻮ ْ ذُﺑِک َ ﻣِﻦ َ اﻟ ْ کُﻔ ْ ﺮ ِ وَاﻟ ْ ﻔَﻘ ْ ﺮ ِ ،اَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢ َّ اِىن ِّ اَﻋُﻮ ْذُﺑِک َ ﻣِﻦ ِْ 2َﺬَابِ اﻟ ْ ﻘَرب َ،ﻻَ اِﻟªَٰ اِﻻَّ اَﻧ ﺖ.192 O All a h , I take You as shelter from disbelief and poverty.O All a h , I seek refuge in You from the torment of the grave.There is none worthy of worship except You.

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PRAYERS 98 Sayyidul-Istighf a r (Best Prayer for Seeking Forgiveness) Hadrat Buraidah ra relates that the Holy Prophet sa said that whosoever recites this prayer morning or evening and dies on that day or that night he will enter heaven.ْ ِّْ اَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢَّ اَﻧ ْﺖَ رَىب ْ ﻻَ اِﻟªَٰ اِﻻَّ اَﻧ ِْ ﺖَ ،ﺧَﻠَﻘ Zَْىن ﻋَﺒ ْ ،وَاَﻧَﺎ ﻋَﻬ ٰ_َ2 َ ﺪُکَ وَاَﻧَﺎ ْ ﺪِکَ و 2َو ْ ْ ﺪِک َ ﻣَﺎ اﺳ ْ ﺘَﻄَﻌ ْ ﺖ ُ اَﻋُﻮ ْذ ُ ﺑِک َ ﻣِﻦ ْ ﺷَﺮ ِّ ﻣَﺎ ﺻَﻨَﻌ َ ﺖ ُ ،اَﺑُﻮء ُ ﻟَک َ ﺑِﻨِﻌ ْ ﻤَﺘِک 2َ_ََّ،وَ اَﺑُﻮ ْ ْ ءُ ﻟَکَ ﺑِﺬَﻧ ْ ىبِ ،ﻓَﺎﻏ ﻔِﺮ ىلِ ﻓَﺎِﻧªَّ ْ ْ ﻻَ ﻳَﻐ ْ ﻔِﺮُ اﻟﺬُّﻧُﻮ بَ اِﻻَّ اَﻧ ﺖَ.193 O All a h , You are my Lord, there is none worthy of worship except You.You created me and I am Your servant.And I am steadfast in Your covenant and Your promise to the best of my capability.I seek refuge in You from the evil effects of my deeds.I acknowledge Your blessings and favours.I confess my sins, so You forgive me, as there is none except You who forgives sins.Prayer for Safety from Evil Moments and Evil Neighbour Hadrat ‘Uqbah bin ‘ A mir ra relates this tradition from the Holy Prophet sa for safety from the evils of the day and the night and a bad neighbour: ِّْ ْاَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢ َّ اِىن ْ اَﻋُﻮ َّذ ُ ﺑِک َ ﻣِﻦ ْ ﻳ ْ ﻮ ْ م ِ اﻟﺴُّﻮ َّء ِ وَﻣِﻦ ْ ﻟ ْ ﻴ ْ ﻠَﺔ ِ اﻟﺴُّﻮ ِء ِ وَﻣِﻦ ْ ﺳَﺎﻋَﺔ ْ اﻟﺴُّﻮ ْءِ،وَﻣِﻦ ْ ﺻَﺎﺣِﺐِ اﻟﺴُّﻮ ْءِ،وَﻣِﻦ ِْ ﺟَﺎرِ اﻟﺴُّﻮ ُْءِ،ىف ِ دَارِ امل ﻘَﺎﻣَﺔ.194 O All a h , I seek refuge in You from the evils of a bad day, bad night and a bad moment.I seek shelter from bad companions and living with bad neighbours.Prayers for Rain The Holy Prophet sa offered this prayer when a request

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PRAYERS 99 for prayer was made to him during the year of famine.It did start to rain heavily and immediately.It continued to rain till the next Friday when he prayed for a break in the rain.ْ ْ اَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢَّ اﺳ ،اَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢَّ اﺳ ْ ﻘِﻨَﺎ ،اَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢَّ اﺳ ﻘِﻨَﺎ ﻘِﻨَﺎ.O All a h , saturate us, O All a h , saturate us, O All a h , saturate us.ْ ْ اَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢَّ اÖِ5َ ،اَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢَّ اÖِ5َ ْ ﻨَﺎ ،اَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢَّ اÖِ5َ ﻨَﺎ ﻨَﺎ.O All a h , shower Divine mercy of rain upon us.O All a h , shower Divine mercy of rain upon us.O All a h , shower Divine mercy of rain upon us.195 Another Prayer for Rain Hadrat ‘Abb a d bin Tam i m ra relates from his uncle that during famine the Holy Prophet sa went to an open place to offer prayer for rain.He led two rak‘ a t of s al a t in which he recited S u rah Al-F a ti h ah and some verses of the Holy Qur’ a n in a loud voice and prayed for rain.After the s al a t he turned over his sheet and facing Ka‘bah raised his hands and prayed for rain in these words: ْ ْ اَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢ َّ اﺳ [َ5 ﻘِﻨَﺎ ْ ْ ﺜًﺎ ﻣُّﻐِ[ َْ ﺜًﺎ ﻣَّﺮِﻳًّﺎ ﻣُّﺮِﻳ َْ ﻌًﺎ ﻧَّﺎﻓِﻌًﺎ 5َري ٍﺿَﺎر ٍّ 2َﺎﺟِﻼ ً 5َري ْآﺟِﻞ ْ اَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢ َّ اﺳ ْ ﻖ ِ ﻋِﺒَﺎدَک َ و َ ﺑóََﺎﺋِﻤَک َ و َ اﻧ ﺸُﺮ ْ رﺣ ﻤﺘ ِْ Áَو َ ا َْ َﺑَﻠَﺪَک َ امل ْ ﻴِّﺖ ْ اَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢَّ اﺳ ْ ﻘِﻨَﺎ اَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢَّ اﺳ اَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢَّ اﺳ ﻘِﻨَﺎ ﻘِﻨَﺎ.196 O All a h , grant us rain water which removes our anxieties, is beneficial, free from harm and which comes early rather than late.O All a h , provide water for Your people and animals.Extend Your mercy and quicken this dead township with life.O All a h , give us water to drink.O All a h , give us water to drink.O All a h , give us water to drink.

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PRAYERS 100 Prayer for Safety from Thunder and Wrath of God Hadrat ‘Abdull a h bin ‘Umar ra relates that whenever the Holy Prophet sa heard the thunder or lightening, he used to recite: ْ ْ اَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢ َّ ﻻ َ ﺗَﻘ َ ﺘُﻠ ُْ ﻨ ْ ﺎ ﺑِﻐَﻀَﺒِک َ و َ ﻻ َ  ْ ﻠِک َ ﻨَﺎ ﺑِﻌَﺬَاﺑِک َ ،و َ 2َﺎﻓِﻨَﺎ ﻗَﺒ َ ﻞ ذَاﻟِک.197 O All a h , do not cause us to die in Your wrath.Do not annihilate us with Your punishment and save us before this happens.Prayer for Safety from the Harm of Dust-storms Hadrat ‘ A ’ishah ra relates that whenever a storm would blow the Holy Prophet sa used to recite this prayer: ْ َْ اَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢ َّ اِىن ِّ اَﺳ َْ ﺎَﻟُک َ ﺧَري ْ ﻫَﺎ و َ ﺧَري َْﻣَﺎ ﻓِﻴ ْ ﻬَﺎ ،و َ ﺧَري ْﻣَﺎ اُر ﺳِﻠَﺖ ﺑªِ ْ ُ و َ اَﻋُﻮ ْ ذ ْﺑِکَ ﻣِﻦ ﻓِﻴ ﺷَﺮِّ ﻫَﺎوَ ﺷَﺮِّ ﻣَﺎ ،وَ ﺷَﺮِّ ﻣَﺎ ْ ﻬَﺎ اُرﺳِﻠَﺖ ﺑªِ.198 O All a h , I seek Your blessing in whatever goodness is hidden or manifest in this storm and seek Your beneficence with which it has been sent.I seek refuge in You from its hidden or manifest harm and the evil with which it has been sent.Prayer for Safety in a Downpour Hadrat Anas bin M a lik ra relates that after the prayer of the Holy Prophet sa it rained continuously for one whole week.On Friday, on request from a petitioner, the Holy Prophet sa prayed in these words and the rain stopped immediately: ْ َ اَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢ َّ ﺣَﻮَاﻟَ[ ْ ﻨَﺎ وَﻻ [َ2َْﻠ ْﻨَﺎ ،اَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢ َّ 2َ_ َ اﻵ َ Lَﺎم ِ وَاﻟﻈِّﺮَاب ِ وَاﻻَْو ِ دِﻳَﺔ ِ و ﻣَﻨَﺎﺑِﺖِ اﻟﺸَّﺠَﺮ.199

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PRAYERS 101 O All a h , make it rain around us but not on us.O All a h , make it rain on the hills, rocks, valleys and the trees of the forests.Prayers at Bedtime Hadrat H udaifah bin Al-Yam a n ra relates that the Holy Prophet sa used to say this prayer on retiring to bed: ِْ ْ اَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢَّ ﺑِﺎمس ْ کَ اَﻣُﻮ تُ وَ اَﺣ ﻴَﺎ.200 O All a h , I die in Your name and I come to life in Your name.Hadrat Bar a ’ bin ‘ A zib ra relates that the Holy Prophet sa taught someone this bedtime prayer and said that if he dies during the night, his death will be as a guided one, and if he wakes up in the morning, his life will prosper with the blessings of this prayer.ْ ْ اَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢ َّ اَﺳ ْ ﻠَﻤ ِْ ﺖ ُ ﻧَﻔ ºْ َّ اِﻟَﻴ ک َ ،و َ وَﺟ ْ ْ ﻬ ِْ ﺖ ُ وَﺟ Æْ ْ اِﻟَﻴ ْ ک َ و َ ﻓَﻮَّﺿ ْ ﺖ ُ اَﻣ ْﺮِی َْ اِﻟَﻴ ْ کَ ،وَ اَجل ْ ﺄتُ ﻇَﻬ اِﻟَﻴ ْ ﺮِی ْ کَ ،رَﻏ ْ ﺒَﺔً وَ رَﻫ ْ ﺒَﺔً اِﻟَﻴ ْ کَ ،ﻻَ ﻣَﻠ َ ﺠَﺎَ وَ ﻻَ ﻣَﻨ ْ ﺠَﺎ ْ ﻣِﻨ ْ ک َ اِﻻ َّ اِﻟَﻴ ْ ک َ آﻣَﻨ ْﺖ ُ ﺑِکِﺘَﺎﺑِک َ اﻟَّﺬِی ْ اَﻧﺰَﻟ ْﺖ َ و َ ﺑِﻨَ;ِﻴِّک َ اﻟَّﺬِی ْ اَر َ ﺳَﻠ ﺖ.201 O All a h , I have entrusted my life to You, and I am inclined towards You.I have submitted all my affairs to You.With great love for You and with Your fear in my heart, I have taken You as my support.There is no refuge or salvation except in You.I believe in Your revealed book and in the Messenger ordained by You.Hadrat Ab u Hurairah ra relates the Holy Prophet sa instructed him that when retiring to bed at night, he should dust the bed and recite this prayer.ِْ ِّْ ﺑِﺎ مس ْک َ رَىب ْ وَﺿَﻌ Ÿَﺖ ُ ﺟ ِْ ىب ،ْ و َ ﺑِک َ اَر ﻓَﻌªُ  ،ْ ْاِن ْ اَﻣﺴَک ِْ ﺖ َ ﻧَﻔ ºْ َْ ﻓَﺎر مح ْﻬَﺎ ، ْو َ اِن ْ اَرﺳَﻠ ْ ﺘَﻬَﺎ ﻓَﺎﺣ َْ ﻔَﻈ ﻬَﺎ مبَِﺎ حت ﻔَﻆ ُ ﺑªِ َ ﻋِﺒَﺎدَک

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PRAYERS 102 َْ اﻟﺼَّﺎحلِِني.202 O Lord, in Your name, I lie in bed and in Your name I will raise my body from it.If You decide to take possession of my soul, bestow mercy upon it and if You decide to return it, protect it, as You protect Your pious servants.Hadrat ‘Abdull a h bin ‘Umar ra told someone to say this prayer at bedtime and said that he learnt it from the Holy Prophet sa.ْ ْ اَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢ َّ اَﻧ ْ ﺖ َ ﺧَﻠَﻘ ِْ ﺖ َ ﻧَﻔ ºْ ،وَاَﻧ ْﺖ َ ﺗَﻮَﻓَّﺎﻫَﺎ،ﻟَک َ ممََﺎَُﺎ وَحمَﻴَﺎﻫَﺎ، ْاِن ْ اَﺣ [َﻴ ْ ْ ﺘَﻬَﺎ ﻓَﺎﺣ ْ ﻔَﻈ ْﻬَﺎ ،وَاِن ْ اَﻣَﺘَّﻬَﺎ ﻓَﺎﻏ ﻔِﺮ ِّْ ْهلََﺎ اَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢ َّ اِىن َ اَﺳ ْ ﺎَﻟُک َ اﻟ ﻌَﺎﻓِﻴَﺔ.203 O All a h , You have created my being and You will cause it to die.It’s life and death is in Your control.My Master, if You give me life, protect it and if You cause me to die, bestow forgiveness upon it.O All a h , I beg welfare from You.Hadrat ‘Abdull a h bin ‘Umar ra relates the Holy Prophet sa used to recite this on retiring to bed: َْ ْ اَحل ّٰ ﻤ ْ ﺪُ ﻟِﻠ ªِْ ِ اﻟَّﺬِی ِْکَﻔَﺎىن ْوَ آوَاىن ِْ وَ اَﻃ ِْﻌَﻤَىن َْوَ ﺳَﻘَﺎىن ْ وَاحل ْ ﻤ َّﺪُ ﻟِﻠªِّٰ اﻟَّﺬِی ْ ﻣَﻦ 2َ_ ََّ ﻓَﺎَﻓ ْ ْﻀَﻞَ ،وَاﻟَّﺬِی ِْ اَﻋ ْﻄَﺎىن َْ ﻓَﺎَﺟ اَحل ،َﺰَل ْ َّ ﻤ ُﻞ ِّ ﺣَﺎل ٍ اَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢَّ رَبL ٰ_َ2 ِ ªّٰﺪ ُ ﻟِﻠ َْ Õ ُِّﻞL ْ ءٍ وَﻣَﻠِﻴ کªَ َْ Õ ُِّﻞL َªٰوَ اِﻟ ْ ءٍ اَﻋُﻮ ذُ ﺑِکَ ﻣِﻦَ اﻟﻨَّﺎرِ.204 All praise belongs to All a h , Who is sufficient for me, protects me, feeds me and provides drink for me.All praise belongs to All a h , Who bestowed grace and vast beneficence upon me, Who endowed me immensely.His is the praise at all times.O All a h , Who is the Creator and the Master of everything.O the Object of Worship for all things.I seek refuge in You from the torment of the Fire.

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PRAYERS 103 Ummul Mu’min i n Hadrat H af s ah ra relates that at night the Holy Prophet sa used to put his right hand under his cheek and repeat this prayer three times: ِْ ْاَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢَّ ﻗِىن ْ 2َﺬَاﺑَکَ ﻳَﻮ َ مَ ﺗَﺒ ﻌَﺚُ ﻋِﺒَﺎدَک.205 O All a h , save me from the punishment of the day when You resurrect mankind.Hadrat ‘Al i ra relates that the Holy Prophet sa used to recite this at bedtime: ْ ْ اَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢَّ اِىنِّ اَﻋُﻮ ْ ذُ ﺑِﻮَﺟ ْ ﻬِک َ اﻟ ْ کَﺮِﻳ ْﻢِ وَ Lَﻠِﻤَﺎﺗِکَ اﻟﺘَّﺎﻣَّﺎت ِ ﻣِﻦ اَﻧ َ ﺷَﺮِّ ﻣَﺎ ﺖ آﺧِﺬ ٌ ﺑِﻨَﺎﺻِ[َﺘªِ  ْ ْ ،اَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢ َّ اَﻧ َْ ﺖ َ ﺗَک ْ ﺸِﻒ ُ امل َْ ﻐ ْ ﺮَم َ و َ امل ُ ﺎﺛَﻢ َ اَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢ َّ ﻻ َ ﻳُﻬ ْ ﺰَم ُْ ﺟُﻨ ْ ﺪُک َ ،وَﻻ َ خي 2َﻠَﻒ ُ و َ ْﺪُک َ ،وَﻻ َْ ﻳَﻨ ْ ﻔَﻊ ُ ذَااجل ﺪ ِّ ﻣِﻨ َْ ْ ک َ اجل َ ﺪ ُّ ﺳُﺒ ْ ﺤَﺎﻧَک وَحبَِﻤ ﺪِکَ.206 O All a h , I seek shelter in Your Exalted Countenance.I seek shelter with Your perfect and comprehensive words from every evil that is in Your control.O All a h You alone remove the burdens of trials and sins.O All a h , Your forces are never defeated and Your promise is not apposed.No great person’s greatness can benefit him in apposition to You.Holy are You with Your praise.Hadrat Abul-A z har ra relates that the Holy Prophet sa used to say this prayer while retiring at night: ْ ْ ﺑِﺴ ْ ﻢِ اﷲِ ،وَﺿَﻌ Ÿَﺖُ ﺟ ِْ ْىب ْ ،اَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢَّ اﻏ ِْ ﻔِﺮ ِْىل َذَﻧىب ،و ْ أ ِ ﺧ ْ ﺴ ْﺊ ِْ ﺷَﻴ َّﻄَﺎىن ِْ ،وَ ﻓُک ْ رِﻫَﺎىن ْ ،وَاﺟ ْ ﻌَﻠ ٰ ىنِ ىفِ اﻟﻨَّﺪِیِّ اﻻ2َْ _.207 In the name of All a h , I lie down in bed.O All a h , forgive my sins and frustrate the Satan in me.Enable me to fulfill my obligations and covenants and accommodate me in the company of Your angels.

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PRAYERS 104 Prayers on Waking up from Sleep Hadrat H udaifah ra narrates that the Holy Prophet sa used to say this prayer upon waking up: َْ ْ اَحل ْ ﻤ ْﺪُ ﻟِﻠªِّٰ اﻟَّﺬِی ْ اَﺣ ﺑَﻌ ْ ﻴَﺎﻧَﺎ وَاِﻟَﻴ اَﻣَﺎﺗَﻨَﺎ ْ ﺪَ ﻣَﺎ ُ ªِ اﻟﻨُّﺸُﻮ ر.208 All praise belongs to All a h , who granted us life after death and to Him is the return.Hadrat Ab u Hurairah ra relates that the Holy Prophet sa told us to recite this prayer upon waking up: َْ ْ اَحل ْ ﻤ ِْﺪ ُ ﻟِﻠªّٰ ِ اﻟَّﺬِی 2َِْﺎﻓَﺎىن ْىف َﺟَﺴَﺪِی ْ و رَد َّ 2َ_ ََّ رُو ِْ Á ِْ ْ،و َ اَذِن َ ىل ﺑِﺬِک ﺮِہ.209 All praise belongs to All a h , who bestowed health and safety upon my body, returned my soul and enabled me to remember Him.Hadrat ‘Ub a dah bin A s-Sa mit ra relates that if a person startles in his sleep and wakes up.If he recites these words and supplicates for a need, God accepts that prayer.If he performs ablution and stands up for s al a t , God grants his prayer special acceptance.ْ ﻻ َ اِﻟªٰ َ اِﻻ َّ اﻟﻠªّٰ ُ وَﺣ ﺪَہ ْ ﻻ َ ﺷَﺮِﻳ ªَﻟ َ ک ُْ ْ ،ﻟªَ ُ امل َْ ﻠ ْ ک ُ و َ ﻟªَ ُ احل ِّ ﻤ ُﻞL ٰ _َ2 َ ﺪ ُ و َ ﻫُﻮ َْ Õ ْ َْ ء ٍ ﻗَﺪِﻳ ْ ﺮٌ، وَاحل ْ ﻤ ﺳُﺒ،ِªّٰﺪ ُ ﻟِﻠ َ ِ ﺤَﺎن ُ اﷲ ْوَﻻ َ اِﻟªٰ َ اِﻻ َّ اﻟﻠªّٰ وَاﻟﻠªُّٰ اَک َربَُ، ْ وَﻻ ْ ﺣَﻮ ْ لَ وَ ﻻَ ﻗُﻮَّةَ اِﻻَّ ﺑِﺎﷲِ،اَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢَّ اﻏ ﻔِﺮ ىلِ.210 There is none worthy of worship except All a h.He is One and has no partner.To Him belongs all sovereignty and praise.He has authority over everything.All praise belongs to Him.Holy is He.There is none worthy of worship except Him.He is the Greatest.All power and might belongs to Him.O All a h , forgive me.Prayers for the Cure of Insomnia Hadrat Buraidah ra relates Hadrat Kh a lid bin Wal i d ra complained of sleeplessness and the Holy Prophet sa

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PRAYERS 105 taught him this prayer to recite at night: ْ ْ اَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢ َّ رَب َّ اﻟﺴَّﻤٰﻮَات ِ اﻟﺴَّﺒ ْ ﻊ ِ و َ ﻣَﺎ اَﻇَﻠَّﺖ و َ رَب َّ اﻻَْر ، َْ ﺿِني ْوَﻣَﺎ ِْ اَﻗَﻠَّﺖ ْ ،وَرَبَّ اﻟﺸَّﻴَﺎﻃِني ْو َ ﻣَﺎ اَﺿَﻠَّﺖ کُﻦ،ِّْ ْىل ﻣِﻦ ْﺟَﺎرًا ْ ﺷَﺮِّ ﺧَﻠ ْﻘِک َ Lُﻠِّﻬِﻢ ْ مجَِﻴ َّﻌًﺎ،اَن ْ ﻳ ْ ﻔ ْﺮُط َ 2َ_ ََّ اَﺣَﺪ ٌ ،اَو َّاَن ْ ﻳ َّ ﺒ َِ 2َ_ ََّ ، ﻋَﺰ َّ ﺟَﺎرُک َ و َ ﺟَﻞè ُ ٴ ُْ ﺛَﻨَﺎو وَﻻَ اِﻟªَٰ 5َري ،َک ْ ﻻَ اِﻟªَٰ اِﻻَّ اَﻧ ،َک َ ﺖ.211 O All a h , Lord of the seven heavens and everything that is below them, Creator of seven earths and everything that is flourishing on them.Lord of the Satans and of the beings misguided by them, You be my shield against the evil in every creature, lest it harms me and transgresses against me.Your shelter is most dignified and Your praise is high.There is none worthy of worship except You and I affirm that there is none worthy of worship except You.Prayer on Seeing a Nightmare Hadrat ‘Abdull a h bin ‘Amr ra relates that the Holy Prophet sa said that if someone is scared in sleep and offers this prayer, nothing will harm him.Hadrat ‘Abdull a h ra made his children memorise this prayer.Hadrat M a lik bin Anas ra narrates Kh a lid bin Wal i d ra used to have nightmares and the Holy Prophet sa taught him this prayer: ْ ُ اَﻋُﻮ ْ ذ ﺑِ¤َﻠِﻤَﺎت ِ اﷲ ِ اﻟﺘَّﺎﻣَّﺔ ِ ﻣِﻦ ﻏَﻀَﺒªِ َ ِ و ﺷَﺮ ِّ ﻋِﺒَﺎد  ہ ، ْ ِوَﻣِﻦ ْ مهََﺰَات ِ اﻟﺸَّﻴ ْﻄَﺎن َّْوَاَن ْ حي ﻀُﺮُو نِ.212 I seek refuge in God's complete and perfect words, from His wrath, His chastisement, the evil which is in His mankind; satanic insinuations and that I might confront those things.

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PRAYERS 106 Prayer for the Newly Weds ‘Amr bin Shu‘aib ra relates that the Holy Prophet sa instructed us that when you marry or employ a slave, recite this prayer.ّٰ ِّْ اَﻟﻠ ْﻬُﻢَّ اِىن َْ اَﺳ ﺎَﻟُکَ ﺧَري ﻫَﺎ َْ ْ وَ ﺧَري ﺟَﺒَﻠ َﻣَﺎ ﺘ ﻬَﺎ ْ 2َﻠَﻴ ْ ْ ªِ وَاَﻋُﻮ ِّذ ُ ﺑِک َ ﻣِﻦ ﺷَﺮ ﻫَﺎ َ ْ و ﺟَﺒَﻠ َ ﺷَﺮِّ ﻣَﺎ ﺘ ﻬَﺎ ْ 2َﻠَﻴ ِ ª.213 O All a h ! I seek the goodness and gain and goodness which You have endowed in his/her nature.I seek refuge in You from its evil and every evil which is hidden in his/her nature.Note: if women recite this, the personal pronoun should be changed from "h a " to "ho" which denotes the masculine gender.Prayer at the time of Copulation Hadrat ‘Abdull a h bin ‘Abb a s ra relates that the Holy Prophet sa instructed us that whosoever recites this prayer at the time of copulating with his wife God grants him progeny which is safe from the mischief of Satan.ْ ْ ﺑِﺴ ْ ﻢِ اﷲِ اَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢَّ ﺟَﻨِّ; ْ ﻨَﺎ اﻟﺸَّﻴ ْ ﻄَﺎنَ وَ ﺟَﻨِّﺐِ اﻟﺸَّﻴ رَزَﻗ ﻄَﺎنَ ﻣَﺎ Zَﻨَﺎ.214 In the name of All a h , O All a h , save us from Satan and save the progeny that You grant us, from the evil of Satan.Prayer for Help during the Swoon of Death Hadrat ‘ A ’ishah ra has related this prayer of the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa : ِّْ ٰاَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢَّ اَﻋِىن _َ2َْ ْ ﻏَﻤَﺮَاتِ امل َْ ﻮ ْ تِ وَ ﺳَکَﺮَاتِ امل ِ ﻮ ت.215 O All a h , help me when I swoon and become unconscious at the time of death.Prayer at Time of Death Hadrat Umm-e-Salamah ra relates that the Holy

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PRAYERS 107 Prophet sa came at the time of Ab u Salamah's death, he closed his eyes which were open until then and advised the wailing people that this was the time of prayer for blessings as the angels are saying ' A m i n' in response to the prayer.He then prayed in these words: ْ ْ اَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢ َّ اﻏ ِْﻔِﺮ ْﻻَِىب ْ ﺳَﻠَﻤَﺔ َ وَار ﻓَﻊ دَرَﺟَﺘªَ َْ ْ ىف ِ امل َْ ﻬ ْ ﺪِﻳِّني ْوَاﺧ ﻠُﻔ ª ُ ىف ِ ﻋَﻘِﺒªِ ِ ْ ىف ْ اﻟ ْ ﻐَﺎﺑِﺮِﻳ ْ ﻦ َ وَاﻏ ﻔِﺮ ﻟَﻨَﺎ وَﻟªَ ْ َْ ﻳَﺎ رَب َّ اﻟ ْ ﻌَﺎملَِني ْوَاﻓ ﺴَﺢ ﻟªَ ِْ ىف ِ ﻗَرب ہ ْ و َ ﻧَﻮِّر ﻟªَ ْ ﻓِﻴ ªِ.216 O All a h , forgive Ab u Salamah, exalt his rank among the guided ones.And make the people who are left behind good heirs.O Lord of the worlds, forgive him and us.Make his grave spacious and illumine it for him.Note: Name Ab u Salamah should be replaced by the dying person's name.Prayer for Recompense for Affliction Hadrat Umm-e-Salamah ra relates at the death of Ab u Salamah, the Holy Prophet sa said, that one should recite َ اِﻧَّﺎ ﻟِﻠªّٰ ِ وَاِﻧَّﺎ اِﻟَﻴª ِ رَاﺟِﻌُﻮن and supplicate in these words: ْ ْ اَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢَّ ا ِْ ﺟُﺮ ِْىن ْىف ِْ ﻣُﺼِﻴ ْ;َىت ْ وَاﺧ ِْﻠُﻒ ًْىل ِّ ﺧَري ﻣ ْ ا ﻨ ﻬَﺎ.217 O All a h , grant me recompense for this affliction and give me a good reward for it.Funeral Prayer Hadrat Ab u Hurairah ra relates that the Holy Prophet sa used to recite this prayer at funerals: ْ ْ اَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢ َّ اﻏ ِْﻔِﺮ ِْ حلَِ[ِّﻨَﺎ وَﻣَﻴZِِّﻨَﺎ ،و َ ﺷَﺎﻫِﺪِﻧَﺎ و َ 5َﺎﺋِ;ِﻨَﺎ ،و َ ﺻَﻐِري ﻧَﺎ و َ کَﺒِري ، ﻧَﺎ ْ وَ اُﻧ ْ وَذَکَﺮِﻧَﺎ ْﺜَﺎﻧَﺎ،اَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢَّ ﻣَﻦ ْ اَﺣ [َﻴ َ ﺘ ª ْ ﻣِﻨَّﺎ ﻓَﺎَﺣ ﻴªِ ْ 2َ_َ اﻻِْﺳ ْ ْﻼَمِ ،وَﻣَﻦ ﺗَﻮَﻓَّ[ ﺘªَ َّ ﻓَﺘَﻮَﻓ ﻣِﻨَّﺎ ª َْ 2َ_َ اﻻِۡمي َّ َْﺎنِ.اَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢ ْ ﻻَ حت ْ ﺮِﻣ اَﺟ َ ﻨَﺎ ﺮ ہ  ْ ْ وَﻻَ ﺗَﻔ ﺑَﻌ ِﻨَّﺎZ َ ﺪ ہ .218 O All a h , forgive our living ones and our deceased ones, and those of us who are present and our

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PRAYERS 108 absent ones, our young ones, and our old ones, and our males and our females.O All a h , to whomsoever from amongst us You grant life, keep him alive in the state of submission and whomsoever You cause to die, cause him to die in faith.O All a h , deprive us not of the benefits relating to the deceased and subject us not to any ordeal after him.Note: If the funeral prayer is for a woman then the personal pronoun "lah a " instead of "lah u " should be said to denote the feminine gender.Funeral Prayer for a Minor Hadrat Im a m H asan bin ‘Al i ra narrates that for a child this funeral prayer should be recited after S u rah Al- F a ti h ah.ْ ْ اَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢ َّ اﺟ َّ ﻌَﻠ ªَّ ُ ﻟَﻨَﺎ ﺳَﻠَﻔًﺎ و ْﻓَﺮَﻃًﺎ و َّ ذُﺧ ْﺮًا و َّ اَﺟ ْﺮًا و ْ اﺟ ﻌَﻠ ªَ ُ ﻟَﻨَﺎ ﺷَﺎﻓِﻌًﺎ و ﻣُﺸَﻔَّﻌًﺎ.219 O All a h , make this child, who has departed early, our forerunner and make him a source of reward.Make him our pleader and accept his pleading for us.Note: For a girl, ِ ْ ا ْ ﺟ ﻌَﻠ óَﺎ (Ij‘alh a ), ً ﺷﺎﻓﻌﺔ (Sh a fi‘atun)and ً ﻣﺸﻔﻌﺔ (Mushaffa‘atun), should be recited.Prayer on Placing the Dead Body in the Grave Hadrat ‘Abdull a h bin ‘Umar ra relates that the Holy Prophet sa used to recite these prayers on placing the body in the grave: ْ ٰ ﺑِﺴ ْ ﻢ◌ِِ اﷲِ وَﺑِﺎﷲِ و2ََ_ ِﻣِﻠَّﺔِ رَﺳُﻮ لِ اﷲ.In the name of All a h , with His support and as the follower of All a h 's Messenger, (Muhammad sa ).ْ ٰ ﺑِﺴ ْﻢِ اﷲِ وَﺑِﺎﷲِ وَ 2َ_ ِ ﺳُﻨَّﺔِ رَﺳُﻮ لِ اﷲ.

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PRAYERS 109 In the name of All a h , with His support and in the tradition of His Messenger.220 Prayer on Visiting Graves Hadrat ‘ A ’ishah ra relates that when the Holy Prophet sa visited Jannat-ul-Baq i ‘ he recited these words: ْ ْ اَﻟﺴَّﻼَم ُ 2َﻠَﻴ ْکُﻢ ُْ اَﻫ ۡ ﻞ َ اﻟﺪِّﻳَﺎر ِ ﻣِﻦ َ امل َْ ﺆ ُْ ﻣِﻨِني ْو َ امل َْ ﺴ َ ﻠِﻤِني ْو َ اِﻧَّﺎ اِﻧ ُﺸَﺎء ْاﷲ ْﺑِکُﻢ ْ ﻻَﺣِﻘُﻮن َ اَﻧ َّﺘُﻢ َْﻟَﻨَﺎ ﻓَﺮَط ٌ و ْ حن ْﻦ ُ ﻟَکُﻢ ُ ﺗَﺒَﻊ ٌ أَﺳ ْ ﺎَل اﷲ َ اﻟ ۡ ﻌَﺎﻓِﻴَﺔ َ ﻟَﻨَﺎ وَﻟَکُﻢ.221 O the inhabitants of the other world, from among the believers and the Muslims, peace be upon you.Surely we are going to join you.We beseech All a h , to bestow safety upon you and us.

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PRAYERS 111 Prayer for an Absolute Straight Path The Holy Prophet sa taught this prayer to Hadrat ‘Al i ra and advised that while saying it, guidance should be understood as the straight path and " R a h-e- Sad i d ,” a path absolutely straight like an arrow.ْ ِْ اَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢَّ اﻫ ْﺪِىن ِ وَ ﺳَﺪِّد ىن.222 O All a h , guide me and make me stand firm on " R a h-e-Sad i d ".Prayer for a Resolute Heart Hadrat Shahr bin H aushub ra asked Hadrat Umm-e- Salamah ra to tell him the most often repeated prayer of the Holy Prophet sa.She told him this prayer.Hadrat Umm-e-Salamah ra had enquired from the Holy Prophet sa why did he repeat this prayer so often.He replied, “God is in total control of a person's heart, as if the heart is held between His two fingers and He can turn it whenever He wants.ٰ ﻗَﻠىبِ 2َ_ ﻣُﻘَﻠِّﺐَ اﻟﻘُﻠُﻮبِ ﺛَﺒِّﺖ َ ﻳَﺎ دِﻳﻨِک.223 O the Convertor of Hearts, make my heart steadfast on Faith.Prayer for Complete Trust in God Hadrat ‘Abdull a h bin ‘Abb a s ra relates that the Holy Prophet sa routinely recited this prayer.ْ ْ اَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢ َّ ﻟَک َ اَﺳ ْ ﻠَﻤ ْ ﺖ ُ ،وَﺑِک َ آﻣَﻨ َ ﺖُ،و2ََﻠَﻴ ْ ک ْ ﺗَﻮLََّﻠ ْ ﺖُ،وَاِﻟَﻴ ک َ اَﻧَﺒ ْﺖُ، ْ وَﺑِک َ ﺧَﺎﺻَﻤ ْ ﺖُ،اَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢ َّ اَﻋُﻮ ْ ذ ُ ﺑِﻌِﺰَّﺗِک َ ،ﻻ َ اِﻟªٰ َ اِﻻ َّ اَﻧ ِْﺖَ،اَن ﺗُﻀِﻠَّىن ،ْ َْ اَﻧ ْ ﺖَ احل ْﻰُّ اﻟَّﺬِی ِْ ﻻَ ميَُﻮ ْ تُ،وَاجل ْ ﻦُّ وَاﻻِْﻧ ُ ﺲُ ميَُﻮ ْ ﺗ َ ﻮ ن.224 O All a h , I have entrusted everything unto You, believe in You, trust in You and am inclined towards You.With Your name I face the enemy.Oh All a h , I seek refuge in Your Honour.There is

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PRAYERS 112 none worthy of worship except You.Do not lead me astray.You are the Ever Living Being who is Immortal, while human beings and jinns will perish ultimately.Prayer for the Improvement of Faith and the World Hadrat Ab u Hurairah ra relates this prayer of the Holy Prophet sa ْ ْ اَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢ َّ اَﺻ ِْﻠِﺢ ْىل ْ دِﻳ ْىن َِ اﻟَّﺬِی ْ ﻫُﻮ َ ﻋِﺼ ْ ﻤَﺔ ُ اَﻣ ْﺮِی ْ وَ اَﺻ ِْﻠِﺢ ِْىل ْدُﻧﻴَﺎی َ اﻟَّىت ﻓِﻴ ِْ ﻬَﺎ ْﻣَﻌَﺎÕ ْ ،وَاَﺻ ِْﻠِﺢ ِْىل ْآﺧِﺮÇَ َِ اﻟَّىت ْ ﻓِﻴ ْﻬَﺎ ﻣَﻌَﺎدِی َْ ،وَاﺟ ِّْ ﻌَﻞ ِ احل ِْﻴَﺎة َ زِﻳَﺎدَة ً ىل ٍْىف َّ Lُﻞِّ ﺧَري ْ،و َْ اﺟ ْ ﻌَﻞِ امل ﻮ ِّْ ْتَ رَاﺣَﺔً ىل ٍّﻣِﻦ Lُﻞِّ ﺷَﺮ.225 O All a h , improve this faith of mine which is a means of strength and steadfastness in my affairs.Reform my worldly affairs of earning a living.Make my life to which I have to return after death, better.Make my life prosper in all good aspects and save my death from every evil and make it a source of peace.Prayer for Attaining Good and for Protection in this World and the Hereafter Hadrat Anas bin M a lik ra requested the Holy Prophet sa for an exceptional prayer.In response the Holy Prophet sa taught him the same prayer for three days.The Holy Prophet sa said, “If someone attains goodness of this world as well as in the next, it would be a great success”.The Holy Prophet sa taught this prayer to Hadrat ‘Abb a s ra and Hadrat ‘Al i ra and said that after accepting the truth there is nothing greater than God's protection.َّ ِّْاَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢ ْاِىن ْ اَﺳ ْ ﺌَﻠُکَ اﻟ ْ ﻌَﻔ ْ ﻮَ وَاﻟ ِ ﻌَﺎﻓِﻴَﺔَ ىفِ اﻟﺪُّ ﻧ وَاﻻَْﺧِﺮَة ﻴَﺎ.226 O All a h , I beg Your forgiveness and protection in this world and in the world Hereafter.

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PRAYERS 113 Prayer for Divine Safety ‘Abdul- H am i d, a freed slave of Ban u H a shim relates from his mother, who was a maid in the house of the Holy Prophet sa 's daughter, that the Holy Prophet sa taught his daughter this prayer to recite at dawn and dusk to be encompassed by All a h ’s safety; ْ ْ ﺳُﺒ ﺤَﺎنَ اﻟﻠªِّٰ وَحبَِﻤ ﺪِہ ِ ْ ﻻَ ﻗُﻮَّةَ ا ْﻻَّ ﺑِﺎﻟﻠªِّٰ ﻣَﺎﺷَﺎءَ اﻟﻠL ُªَّٰﺎنَ وَﻣَﺎﻟَﻢ ْﻳَﺸَﺎﻟَﻢ َ ﻳَکُﻦ َْ، ا2َﻠَﻢ ُ اَن َّ اﻟﻠªّٰ Õ ِّ ُﻞL ٰ _َ2 ْ َ ء ٍ ﻗَﺪِﻳ ْﺮ ٌ و ِّاَن َّ اﻟﻠªّٰ َ ﻗَﺪ َْ اَﺣَﺎط َ ﺑِ¤ُﻞ Õ ٍ ء 2ِﻠﻤًﺎ.227 Holy is All a h with His attributes.No one attains any capability except by All a h ’s Grace.Whatever happens, happens with His will and whatever He does not will never happens.I know All a h is All- powerful and as regards knowledge, He comprehends everything.Hadrat T alaq ra relates that a person came to Hadrat Ab u Dard a ’ ra and said, “Your house has burnt down”.He replied that his house had not burnt down.Then another person came and said to Ab u Dard a ’ ra that his house had burnt down.He replied as before.Then the third person came and said, “A fire did start but it extinguished before reaching your house.” Hadrat Ab u Dard a ’ ra replied, “I knew for sure that All a h would not let my house burn.” The people sitting with him said to him, “Both your replies are strange.First you said your house was not burnt and second that you knew All a h would not let it happen”.He replied, ‘My replies were based on the words which I heard from the Holy Prophet.He had said, ‘Whosoever offers this prayer in the morning would not suffer any calamity till the evening and whosoever repeats these words in the evening would not suffer any

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PRAYERS 114 calamity till the next morning.The words of this prayer are: َ ّٰ ا ُ ﻟﻠ َّ ﻬ ِﻢ َّ ا َ ﻧ َﻚ ر ِّْ َيب ِ ﻻ ٰا َ ﻟ ِﻪ َّ ا َ ﻻ ۡا َ ﻧ َﺖ 2 َ ۡ ﻠ َ ﻴ َﻚ َ ﺗ َّ ﻮ L ۡ ُ ﻠ َﺖ َ و ۡ ا َ ﻧ َﺖ ُّ ر ۡب َ اﻟ ۡ ﻌ ِ ﺮ ۡش ِ اﻟ ۡ ﻌَﻈ ِ ﻴ َﻢ َ ﻣ َ ﺎ ﺷ ُﺎء َاﷲ L َ َﺎن َ و َ ﻣ ۡ ﺎ ﻟ َﻢ َ ﻳ ْ ﺸ َﺄ ۡ ﻟ َﻢ ُ ﻳ ۡ ﻜ َﻦ َ و َ ﻻ ۡﺣ َ ﻮ َل َ و ُ ﻻ َّﻗ َ ﻮ ِة َّ ا ِﻻ ِ ﺑ ۡﺎﷲ َ اﻟ ِ ﻌ ُّ ﻠ ۡﻲ َ اﻟ ِ ﻌ ۡ ﻈ ُ ﻴ َﻢ ۡ ا 2 َ ُ ﻠ ِﻢ َّ ا َن َاﷲ 2 ٰ _ ُ Lِّ َﻞ ۡ ﺷ ٍ ﻲ َء ِ ﻗ ۡ ﺪ ُ ﻳ َﺮ ِ و َّ ا َن َاﷲ ۡ ﻗ َﺪ َ ا َ ﺣ ِﺎط ُ ﺑ ¤ ِّ َﻞ ۡ ﺷ ٍ ﻲ ِء 2 ۡ ً ﻠ َﻤﺎ ّٰ ا ُ ﻟﻠ َّ ﻬ ِﻢ ِّ ا َ ين ُا ۡ ﻋ ُ ﻮ ِذ َ ﺑ ِﻚ ۡ ﻣ َﻦ ِّ ﺷ َﺮ ۡ ﻧ ِ ﻔ ۡ ﺴ َﻲ ِ و ۡ ﻣ َﻦ ِّ ﺷ ُﺮ L ِّ َﻞ َّ د ً اﺑ َﺔ ۡ ا َ ﻧ ٰﺖ ِ ا ُ ﺧ ِﺬ َ ﺑ ِ ﻨ َ ﺎﺻ [ ِ َ ﺘ ِ ﻬ َّ ﺎ ا َن ِّ ر َ يب 2ٰ _ ِ َﺻ ِ ﺮ ُّاط ۡ ﻣ َ ﺴ ِ ﺘ ۡ ﻘ ﻴ ﻢ “O All a h , You are my Lord.There is none worthy of worship except You.I have put my trust in You and You are the Lord of the exalted throne.Whatever All a h wishes happens and whatever He does not wish does not happen.No one has the power except All a h , the Great and Magnificent.I know All a h has power over everything and His knowledge covers all things.O All a h , I seek refuge in You from the my evil self and the evil of every living thing which is in Your control.Certainly my Lord is on the right path.228 Prayer for Attaining Fear of God and Purification of Self Hadrat Zaid bin Arqam ra relates one of the prayers of the Holy Prophet sa.ْ ْ اَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢ َّ آت ِ ﻧَﻔ ِ ﺗَﻘº ْ ُْ ﻮَاﻫَﺎ ،وَزَکِّﻬَﺎ اَﻧ ْ ﺖ َ ﺧَري ْﻣَﻦ زLََّﺎﻫَﺎ،اَﻧ ْ ﺖ َ وَﻟِﻴُّﻬَﺎ وَﻣَﻮ ﻻَﻫَﺎ.229 O All a h , instill Your fear in my soul, purify it as You are the best of those who purify.You are it’s Master and Guardian.Prayer for contentment and Fear of God Hadrat ‘Abdull a h ra relates the Holy Prophet sa frequently used to recite this prayer:

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PRAYERS 115 ْ َ اَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢَّ اِىنِّ اَﺳ ُْ ﺎَﻟُک ْ اهل وَاﻟﺘ Ìُّٰ وَاﻟ ْ ﺪٰی ٰ ﻌَﻔَﺎفَ وَاﻟ ﻐِىن.230 O All a h , I beg You to grant me guidance and Your fear.I beg You for chastity and contentment.Prayer for becoming a God-Fearing Person Hadrat ‘ A ’ishah ra relates that the Holy Prophet sa used to recite this supplication: ْ ْ اَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢ َّ اﺟ ِْ ﻌَﻠ ْىن ْ ﻣِﻦ َ اﻟَّﺬِﻳ ْ ﻦ َ اِذَا اَﺣ ْ ﺴَﻨُﻮ ْ ا اِﺳ ْ ﺘَﺒ ﺸَﺮُو ُ ا وَاِذَا اَﺳَﺎ ؤ ْ ا ْ اِﺳ ْ ﺘَﻐ ﻔَﺮُو ا.231 O All a h , make me one of those who do good and attain pleasure from it and one of those, who when they do wrong seek Your forgiveness.Prayer for Attaining Righteousness The Holy Prophet sa saw God in a most beautiful manifestation.He said his Lord has instructed to him to recite this prayer.ِ ِّْ اَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢ َّ ا ْىن ْ اَﺳ َْ ﺎَﻟُک َ ﻓِﻌ ِ ﻞ َ اخل ريَات ،ْ ُْ و َ ﺗَﺮ ْ ک َ امل ﻨ َّکَﺮَاتِ، َْ وَﺣُﺐ ِْ امل ﺴَﺎکِني ،ْ َّ وَاِذَا اَرَد ْ ت ﻓZِ ْﻨَﺔ َﻗَﻮ◌ ٍ ْ م ْ ﻓَﺎﻗ ِْ ﺒِﻀ ْىن َْ اِﻟَﻴ ْ کَ 5َري ْﻣَﻔ ﺘُﻮ ن.232 O All a h , I beg You to grant me the ability to do good and refrain from evil deeds.Confer the love of the poor on me.When You intend to put people in trials, take control of my soul without putting it in trial.Prayer for Health and Safety Hadrat ‘ A ’ishah ra relates the Holy Prophet sa recited this prayer frequently; ِْ ِْاَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢ َّ 2َﺎﻓِىن ْىف ِْﺟَﺴَﺪِی ِْ،و2ََﺎﻓِىن َْىف ِْ مس Ñْ ْو َ ﺑَﺼَﺮِی ْ وَاﺟ ْ ﻌَﻠ َ ﻬُﻤَﺎ اﻟ ِّْ ﻮَارِث َْﻣِىن ْ ﻻ َ اِﻟªٰ َ اِﻻ َّ اﷲ ُ احل ْ ﻠِﻴ ْ ﻢ ُ اﻟ ْ کَﺮِﻳ َ ﻢ ُ ،ﺳُﺒ ْﺤَﺎن ْ اﷲ ِ رَب ِّ اﻟ ِ ﻌَﺮ ْ ش ْ اﻟ ِ ﻌَﻈِﻴ ﻢ ،َْ ْ وَاحل ْ ﻤ َْ ﺪُ ﻟِﻠªِّٰ رَبِّ اﻟ ٍ ﻌَﺎملَِني ◌.233

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PRAYERS 116 O All a h , grant health to my body, protect my hearing and my sight and make these two my inheritors.There is none worthy of worship except All a h , Who is Honourable and Forebearing.Holy is the Lord of the Magnificent Throne.All praise belongs to All a h , the Lord of the worlds.Prayer for Protection from the Effects of Bad Omens Hadrat ‘Abdull a h bin ‘Umar ra relates the Holy Prophet sa told us that if bad omens hinder someone's affairs, he too has associated partners with All a h.The companions asked for the remedy.He advised them to say this prayer: َْ ُْ اَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢَّ ﻻَ ﻃَري َْاِﻻَّ ﻃَري ُْ کَ وَﻻَ ﺧَري ُْاِﻻَّ ﺧَري َ کَ وَﻻَ اِﻟªَٰ 5َري ک.234 O All a h , no bad omen is consequential except by Your decree regarding evil and there is no bounty except Your beneficence.There is none worthy of worship except You.Prayer on Seeing a Bad View Hadrat Ahmad Qursh i ra relates, “When the practice of augury was mention in the presence of the Holy Prophet sa , he said: “Taking of omens is good and if anyone of you sees any distasteful thing, he should pray:” َ َّ اَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢ َّ ﻻ َ ﻳَﺎ ْ Çِْ ﺑِﺎحلَْﺴَﻨَﺎتِ اِﻻ وَﻻ َّاَﻧْﺖَ، ﻳَﺪ ْ ﻓَﻊُ اﻟﺴَّﻴِّﺂت ِ اِﻻ َاَﻧْﺖَ ، َ وَﻻ َّ ﺣَﻮْ ل َ وَﻻ َﻗُﻮَّة َ اِﻻ ﺑِک.235 “O All a h , no one brings good things except You, and no one averts evil things except You and there is no might and power except in All a h.” Prayer for Beneficence of God Hadrat ‘Umar ra relates this prayer of the Holy

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PRAYERS 117 Prophet sa.ْ ْ اَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢ َّ زِد ْ ﻧَﺎ وَﻻ َ ﺗَﻨ ﻘُﺼ ْﻨَﺎ ْ وَاَک ْ ﺮِﻣ َْ ﻨَﺎوَﻻ َ ُِﻨَّﺎوَاَﻋ ْ ﻄِﻨَﺎوَﻻ َ حت ﺮِﻣ ﻨَﺎ ْوَآ َ ﺛِﺮ ُ ﻧَﺎ وَﻻ ْ ﺗ ُ ﺆ ْﺛِﺮ [َ2َﻠ ْ وَاَر ۡ ﻨَﺎ وَ ار ﺿِﻨَﺎ ضَ ﻋَﻨَّﺎ.236 O All a h , increase us and do not decrease us.Bestow dignity upon us and save us from humiliation.Bestow favours upon us and do not deprive us.Be partial to us believers and do not give anybody preference over us.Make us happy and may You be pleased with us.Prayer for Fear of God and for Perfect Faith Hadrat ‘Abdull a h bin ‘Umar ra relates that whenever the Holy Prophet sa rose from a gathering, he used to pray for himself and his companions in these words: َّ ْاَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢ ْ اﻗ ْﺴِﻢ ْﻟَﻨَﺎ ﻣِﻦ ﺧَﺸ َﺘِک َ ﻣَﺎ[ َُ ۡ حي ْ ﻮ َْ ل ُ ﺑَﻴ ْ Ÿَﻨَﺎ و َ ﺑَني ْﻣَﻌَﺎﺻِﻴ کَ،وَﻣِﻦ ﺑªِ ﺗُﺒَﻠِّﻐُﻨَﺎ ﻃَﺎﻋَﺘِک َ ﻣَﺎ ْ ِْ ﺟَŸَّﺘَکَ،وَﻣِﻦ َ اﻟ ﻴَﻘِني َُﻣَﺎ  ُ ﻮِّن  ْﺑªِ [َ2َﻠ ْ ﻣُﺼِ[ ِ ﻨَﺎ ﺒَﺎت اﻟﺪُّﻧﻴَﺎ ،ْ َْ و َ ﻣَﺘِّﻌ ْ ﻨَﺎ ﺑِﺎَمس ْ ﺎﻋِﻨَﺎ ،و َ اَﺑ ْ ﺼَﺎرِﻧَﺎ ،وَﻗُﻮَّﺗِﻨَﺎ ﻣَﺎ اَﺣ ْ ﻴَﻴ ْ Zَﻨَﺎ ،وَاﺟ ُ ﻌَﻠ ª ْ اﻟ ، ۡﻮَارِث َ ﻣِﻨَّﺎ ْ وَاﺟ ٰﻌَﻞ ْ ﺛَﺎرَﻧَﺎ 2َ_ ْﻣَﻦ ْ ﻇَﻠَﻤَﻨَﺎ ،وَاﻧ ٰ ﺼُﺮ _َ2 ْ ﻧَﺎ َﻣَﻦ َْ 2َﺎدَاﻧَﺎ، وَﻻ ْ جت ْﻌَﻞ ْ ﻣُﺼِﻴ ىفِ دِﻳ ﺒZََﻨَﺎ ِﻨَﺎŸَْ ْ ،وَﻻ َ جت اَک ْ ﻌَﻞ ِ اﻟﺪُّﻧﻴَﺎ ْ رب ََ مهَِّﻨَﺎ ،وَﻻَ ﻣَﺒ َ ﻠَﻎَ 2ِﻠ ،وَﻻ ْ ﻤِﻨَﺎ ْﺗُﺴَﻠِّﻂ [َ2َﻠ ْ ﻣَﻦ ْﻨَﺎ ﻻَّ ﻳَﺮ ْ ﺣﻤ ﻨﺎ.237 O All a h , instill in our hearts, a fear which becomes a barrier between us and disobedience towards You.Grant us such capacity of submission which enables us to enter Heaven.Bestow upon us such certainty of belief which eases the afflictions of this world.Enable us to benefit from our eyes, ears and other faculties as long as You keep us alive.Grant us heirs from these faculties.Wreak vengeance on the person who transgresses against us.Help us against the enemies and do not put us to the test in our belief.

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PRAYERS 118 Do not make the material world our sole concern.Do not make pride in knowledge our weakness.O God, do not impose such people upon us who are not merciful to us.Prayer for Prosperity Hadrat Ab u Hurairah ra relates that a person came to the Holy Prophet sa and said, "O Messenger of God, I heard your prayer last night and these are the words I was able to hear." The Holy Prophet sa said, “Look carefully, do you see anything missing in these words”.The prayer is as follows: ْ ْ اَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢَّ اﻏ ِْ ﻔِﺮ ْىل ِْ ذَﻧ ْىب ِْوَوَﺳِّﻊ ِْىل ِىف ِْ ر ْزçۡ ِْوَ ﺑَﺎرِک ْىل ْ ﻓِﻴ رَزَﻗ ِْ ﻤَﺎ Zَىن.238 O Allah , forgive my sins and enlarge my house for me.Bless every sustenance that You bestow upon me.Prayer for Abundance of Sustenance in Old Age Hadrat ‘ A ’ishah ra relates that the Holy Prophet sa used to recite this prayer: ْ ْ اَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢَّ اﺟ ْﻌَﻞ ْ اَو ْ ﺳَﻊَ رِز ﻗِکَ 2َ_ََّ ﻋِﻨ ِّْ ْﺪَکِربَِ ﺳِىن ْ ،وَ اﻧ ﻘِﻄَﺎعِ ﻋُﻤُﺮِی.239 O All a h , grant me abundant sustenance in my old age and last days of my life.Prayer for Blessings in Fruit and Grain Hadrat Ab u Hurairah ra relates that the Holy Prophet sa used to offer this prayer on seeing a new fruit: ْ ِْاَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢ َّ ﺑَﺎرِک َِﻟَﻨَﺎ ىف ْ مث وَﺑَﺎرِک ِْﺎرِﻧَﺎ ْﻟَﻨَﺎ ىف ْ ﻣَﺪِﻳ ِْﻨZَِﻨَﺎ و َ ﺑَﺎرِک ﻟَﻨَﺎ ىف ﺻَﺎﻋِﻨَﺎ وَﻣُﺪِّﻧَﺎ.240 O All a h , bless our fruits, bless our city for us and bestow blessings on the bowls with which we measure our grain.

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PRAYERS 119 Prayer for being Grateful and doing Good Deeds Hadrat Ab u Hurairah ra relates that he learnt this prayer from the Holy Prophet sa and never forgets to repeat it.ْ ْ اَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢ َّ اﺟ ِْ ﻌَﻠ ْىن ْ اُﻋ ْ ﻈِﻢ ُ ﺷُک ْ ﺮَک َ ،و َ اُک ْ ﺜِﺮ ُ ذِک ﺮَک َ و َ اَﺗَّﺒِﻊ ُ ﻧُﺼ ، َ ْﺤَک ُ وَاَﺣ َﻔِﻆ وَﺻِ[َّﺘَک.241 O All a h , make me such a person who thanks You immensely, remembers You a great deal and follows the path of Your pleasure.Enable me to safeguard Your important injunctions (with my actions).A Comprehensive Prayer Hadrat ‘Abdull a h bin ‘Abb a s ra relates one of the Holy Prophet sa 's often repeated prayer: ِّْ ْرَب ِّ اَﻋِىن ْ،وَﻻ َ ﺗُﻌِﻦ 2َ_ ََّ ،وَاﻧ ْ ِْ ﺼُﺮ ْىن ْ وَﻻ َ ﺗَﻨ ْﺼُﺮ 2َ_ََّ،وَاﻣ ْ ِْکُﺮ َْىل ْ وَﻻ َ مت ْکُﺮ 2َ_ََّ،وَاﻫ ِْ ُْﺪِىن ِْ وَ ﻳَﺴِّﺮ ِ اهل ْﺪٰی ىل ْ ،وَاﻧ ْ ﺼُﺮ 2َْ_ٰ ﻣَﻦ 2َ_ََّ،رَب ِّ اﺟ ٰ èَﺑ ْ ِْ ﻌَﻠ َىن ْ ﻟَک ُْ ﺷَﺎکِﺮًا ،ﻟَک َ ذَاکِﺮًا ،ﻟَک َ رَاﻫِﺒًﺎ،ﻟَک َ ﻣِﻄ ْ ﻮَا2ًﺎ،ﻟَک َ خم ;ِﺘًﺎ،اِﻟَﻴ ْ ک َ اَوَّاﻫًﺎ [ِﻣُﻨ ْ رَبِّ ﺗَﻘَﺒَّﻞ ْﺒًﺎ، ِْ ﺗَﻮ ْﺑَىت ْ ،وَاﻏ ْﺴِﻞ ِْ ﺣُﻮ ﺑَىت ،ْ َوَاَﺟِﺐ ْ د ْ ﻋ ِْﻮÇَِ ،وَﺛَﺒِّﺖ َﺣُﺠَّىت ِّ وَﺳ ْ ﺪ ِْ د ْﻟِﺴَﺎىن ْ ،وَاﻫ ِْ ﺪِ ﻗَﻠ ْىب ْ ،وَاﺳ ْﻠُﻞ َ ﺳَﺨِﻴ ْ ﻤَﺔ ْ ﺻَﺪ رِی.242 O my Lord, help me and do not help anyone against me.Bestow victory upon me and do not allow victory to my enemies over me.Plan and contrive for me and not against me.Make me steadfast upon guidance and make it easier for me to follow the right path.Come to my help if anyone transgresses against me.O my Lord, make me a grateful one, one who remembers You, fears You, is totally submitted to You, is a humble one in Your court and is inclined towards You.O my Lord, accept my repentance and cleanse me of my sins and accept my prayer.

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PRAYERS 120 Establish my understanding firmly; make my tongue steadfast upon truth and the right path.Guide my heart and cleanse my bosom of rancour.Prayer for Beneficial Knowledge Hadrat Ab u Hurairah ra informs us of this prayer of the Holy Prophet sa : ْ ْ اَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢ َّ اﻧ ِْ ﻔَﻌ ْىن ِْ مبَِﺎ 2َﻠَّﻤ Zَْىن و2ََﻠِّﻤ، ِْ ْىن ِْ ﻣَﺎ ﻳَﻨ ْ ﻔَﻌُىن ِْ ،وَزِد ْىن 2ِﻠ َْ ْ ﻤًﺎ ،اَحل ِ ﻤ ªّٰﺪ ُ ﻟِﻠ ٰ _َ2 ْ Lُْﻞِّ ﺣَﺎل ٍ وَاَﻋُﻮ ْذُ ﺑِﺎﷲِ ﻣِﻦ ِ ﺣَﺎل ِ اَﻫ ﻞِ اﻟﻨَّﺎر.243 O All a h , make the knowledge that You have taught me beneficial for me.Teach me such knowledge which brings gain.Increase my knowledge.All praise belongs to All a h in every situation.I seek refuge in All a h from the condition of the people of the Fire.Prayer and Method for Memorizing the Qur’ a n Hadrat ‘Abdull a h bin ‘Abb a s ra relates that once in the company of the Holy Prophet sa Hadrat ‘Al i ra complained about the difficulty of memorizing the Holy Qur’ a n.The Holy Prophet sa said, "O Abul- H asan, shall I tell you some useful words which would enable you to remember Qur’ a n better?" Then he advised of the manner in which it should be memorized.He instructed to offer two rak‘ a t of nafal (voluntary s al a t ) during the later part of Friday night (this is a special time of acceptance of prayer).Hadrat Ya‘q u b as (Jacob) also mentioned this hour of Friday night by saying: ْ ْ ﺳَﻮ ْ فَ اَﺳ ْ ﺘَﻐ ِّْﻔِﺮُ ﻟَکُﻢ رَىب.(Y u suf 12:99) "Soon I will seek forgiveness from my Lord." If this is not possible, offer four rak‘ a t in the first part or the middle part of the night.Recite S u rah Al-F a ti h ah

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PRAYERS 121 and S u rah Y a s i n in the first rak‘ah.In the second rak‘ah recite S u rah Al-F a ti h ah and S u rah Al-Dukh a n.In the third rak‘ a t recite S u rah Al-F a ti h ah and S u rah Alif Lam M i m Tanz i lus-Sajdah and in the fourth rak‘ah recite S u rah Al-Mulk after S u rah Al-F a ti h ah.In the last rak‘ah after tashahhud , glorification of God, Dur u d on him and other prophets of All a h and seeking All a h ’s forgiveness for the believers, recite this prayer.Perform this s al a t for a minimum of three or a maximum of five or seven Fridays consecutively.Your prayer will be accepted.I take oath in the name of All a h , Who has ordained me, a firm believer's prayer is never rejected.Hadrat Ibne ‘Abb a s ra relates that Hadrat ‘Al i ra came to the Holy Prophet sa after performing the s al a t as he was advised for five or seven times.He attended a gathering in which the Holy Prophet sa was present and said, "My condition was such that I tried to memorize four verses of the Qur’ a n and used to forget them.Now I can memorize forty verses in a day and when I revise them it seems that the Qur’ a n is open in front of me.It was the same with memorizing the traditions.After hearing them I used to forget them.Now I hear a tradition once and am able to repeat it exactly." the Holy Prophet sa said: by the Lord of The Ka‘bah , Abul- H asan, ‘Al i is a true believer.The prayer is as follows.َّ ْاَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢ ار ْ ْ ﺣﻤ  َْ َْ ﺑِرت ِْ ک ِ امل ْﻌَﺎú ْ اَﺑَﺪًا ﻣَﺎ اَﺑ ِْ ﻘَﻴ ْ Zَىن ، وَار ْ ْ ﺣﻤ  ْ َ، اَن ْ اَﺗَ¤َﻠَّﻒ ْ ﻣَﺎﻻ َ ﻳَﻌ [ِﻨ ِْ ْ ىن ْ ، وَار ِْ زُﻗ ْىن ْ ﺣُﺴ ْ ﻦ َ اﻟﻨَّﻈَﺮ ِ ﻓِﻴ ْ ﻤَﺎ ﻳُﺮ ﺿِﻴ ِّْ ْ ک َ ﻋَىن َ ، اَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢ َّ ﺑَﺪِﻳ ْ ﻊ َْ اﻟﺴَّﻤٰﻮَات ِ وَاﻻَۡر ْ ضِ،ذَااجل َ ﻼَل ِ وَاﻻِۡک ِْ ﺮَامِ،و َاﻟۡﻌِﺰَّة ِ اﻟَّىت ُﻻ ﺗُﺮَام ،ْ اَﺳ َ ﺎَﻟُک َ ﻳَﺎ ا ﻟﻠªُّٰ، ﻳَﺎر ْ ﺣ  ﻤٰﻦ ،ْ ْ جبَِﻼَﻟِک َ و َ ﻧُﻮ ْ ر ِ وَﺟ ْﻬِک َ اَن ْ ﺗُﻠ ِْ ﺰِم َ ﻗَﻠ ْىب ْ ﺣِﻔ ِْ ﻆ َ کِﺘَﺎﺑِک َ کَﻤَﺎ 2َﻠَّﻤ Zَْىن ْ وَار ِْ زُﻗ ْىن ْاَن اَﺗ  ْﻠُﻮَہ 2َ_ َ اﻟﻨَّﺤ ِ ْﻮ ْاﻟَّﺬِی ْ ﻳُﺮ ﺿِﻴ ِّْ ْ ک َ ﻋَىن َ ،اَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢ َّ ﺑَﺪِﻳ ْ ﻊ َْ اﻟﺴَّﻤٰﻮَات ِ وَاﻻَْر ْ ض ِ ذَااجل ﻼَل ِ وَاﻻِْک ﺮَامِ،

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PRAYERS 122 ْ ِْ وَاﻟ ﻌِﺰَّة ِ اﻟَّىت ْﻻ َ ﺗُﺮَامُ، اَﺳ ْٰ ﺎَﻟُک َ ﻳَﺎ ا ْ ﻟﻠªُّٰ،ﻳَﺎ رَمح ِ ﻦُ، جبَِﻼَﻟِک َ و َ ﻧُﻮ ْ ر وَﺟ ْﻬِکَ، ْاَن ْﺗُﻨَﻮِّر َ ﺑِکِﺘَﺎﺑِک َ ﺑَﺼَﺮِی ْ،وَاَن ﺗُﻄ ﻠِﻖ َ ﺑªِ ْ ﻟِﺴَﺎىنِ،وَاَن ﺗُﻔَﺮِّجَ ﺑªِ ْ ْﻋَﻦ ْ ﻗَﻠ ْىبِ وَاَن ﺗَﺸ ﺮَحَ ﺑªِ ْ ْ ﺻَﺪ ْ رِی ْ،وَاَن ﺗَﻐ ﺴِﻞَ ﺑªِ ِْ ﺑَﺪَىن ، ﻓَﺎِﻧªَّ ْ ِْ ﻻ َ ﻳُﻌِﻴ َŸُىن _َ2 َْ ْاحل ِ ﻖ ِّ 5َريُکَ،وَﻻ َ ﻳُﺆ ْ ﺗ ْ ﻴ ِ اِﻻ َّ اَﻧª ْ َّ ﺖَ،وَﻻ َ ﺣَﻮ ْ ل َ وَﻻ َ ﻗُﻮَّة َ اِﻻ ْ ﺑِﺎﷲِ اﻟ ﻌَ_ِِّ اﻟ ْ ﻌَﻈِﻴ ﻢ.244 O All a h , as long as you keep me alive, enable me with Your special mercy to refrain from sins.Have mercy on me and save me from vain and unintentional talk.Grant me such insight with which You will be pleased with me.O All a h , You are the One Who created the heaven and earth beautifully for the first time.O Lord of Honour and Glory, Lord of such high honour which is difficult to comprehend.O All a h , O Gracious God, I supplicate You in the name of Your glory and the light of Your countenance, that You make the memorisation of Your book deeply engraved in my heart, in the same manner as you have taught it to me.Enable me to recite it in the way that pleases You.O All a h , Lord of Honour and Glory, Creator of Heavens and Earth (without any existing example), Lord of such honour, which is beyond comprehension.O All a h , O Gracious God, I beg you in the name of Your Majesty and the light of Your countenance, enlighten my eyes with the light of Your book and make it fluent upon my tongue.A m i n.Open up my heart for it and expand my heart with it and cleanse my body with this holy revelation.Who else is there who can help me with the truth? No one else has the power to bestow this ability

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PRAYERS 124 ْ ِْ وَﺗُﻄَﻬِّﺮ َ ﻗَﻠ ْىب ِْ وَحتَُﺼِّﻦ َ ﻓَﺮ ýْ ِْ وَﺗُﻨَﻮِّر َ ﻗَﻠ ْىب ِْ وَﺗَﻐ ْﻔِﺮ َ ىل ِْ ذَﻧ ْىب َ وَاَﺳ ْ ﺎَﻟُک َْ اﻟﺪَّرَﺟَﺎتِ اﻟ ﻌُ_ٰ ﻣِﻦَ اجل ﻨَّﺔِ.246 O All a h , I beg You for the ability to offer the best prayers.I pray to You for the best success, the best actions, the best reward, the best life and best death.Make me steadfast and increase the count of my good deeds.demonstrate the truth of my faith, raise my rank, accept my s al a t and forgive me my sins.I beg You to bestow upon me a high rank in Heaven.A m i n.O All a h , I beseech You for a good beginning and end of every blessing, the start and finish and hidden and manifest aspects of the words of blessings and a high status in Paradise.A m i n.O All a h , I pray to You to bestow upon me a good name, lighten my burden, put my affair in order, purify my heart, protect my private parts, infuse light into my heart and forgive my sins.I pray for a high status in Heaven.A m i n.O All a h , I beg You to bless my hearing and my sight, my soul and my body and my morals.Shower blessings on my family and children, my life and death and my actions.Accept my good deeds.I beg You to bestow a high rank upon me in Heaven.A m i n.Prayer for a Pious Outer and Inner Self Hadrat ‘Umar ra relates that the Holy Prophet sa taught me this prayer: ْ ْ اَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢ َّ اﺟ ْﻌَﻞ ِْ ﺳَﺮِﻳ Çًَْﺮ ْ ﺧَري ِْا ﻣِّﻦ 2َْﻼَﻧِ[َىت ْ ،وَاﺟ ِْﻌَﻞ 2ََّﻼَﻧِ[َىت ِّْ ﺻَﺎحلَِﺔ ً اَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢ ْاِىن ْ اَﺳ ُﺎَﻟُک َ ﻣِﻦ ۡ ﺻَﺎحل ِِ ﻣَﺎ ﺗ َ ﺆ Çَۡ ِ اﻟﻨَّﺎس َ ﻣِﻦ ْ اﻻ َْ ﻫ ْ ﻞ ِ وَامل َْ ﺎل ِ وَاﻟ ُْﻮَﻟَﺪ ِ 5َري ِّ اﻟﻀَّﺎل ِّ وَامل ﻀِﻞ.247

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PRAYERS 125 O All a h , make my inner self better than my outer self and make my outer self good and pious.I supplicate for a pious family, pure wealth and pious children from among the bounties that You grant.Such family members who are neither susceptible to go astray, nor lead others astray.Prayers for Removal of Debt and Other Weaknesses Hadrat ‘Al i ra relates that the Holy Prophet sa taught him this prayer to be saved from debt: ْ اَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢَّ اک َﻔِﻨَﺎ ْ حبَِﻼ ْﻟِکَ ﻋَﻦ ْ ﺣَﺮَاﻣِکَ وَاَﻏ ﺑِﻔَﻀ ِﻨَﺎŸ ْ َﻠِکَ ﻋَﻤَّﻦ ﺳِﻮَاک.248 O All a h , instead of unlawful wealth, make the lawfully earned wealth sufficient for us.With Your blessings make us independent of everyone except Yourself.The Holy Prophet sa saw Ab u Um a mah ra in a worried state in the mosque during the time of s al a t and enquired the cause.Ab u Um a mah ra mentioned the burden of debt and other worries.The Holy Prophet sa said, "Shall I teach you a prayer with which you can get rid of your debt and worries”.Then he advised him to repeat this prayer at dawn and dusk.Ab u Um a mah ra says that he has tested this prayer and God relieved his anxieties regarding debt and all other worries.ِّْ ْاَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢ َّ اِىن َْ اَﻋُﻮ ُْ ذ ُ ﺑِک َ ﻣِﻦ َ اهل ْ ﻢ ِّ وَاحل ْ ﺰ ْ نِ، و َ اَﻋُﻮ ْ ذُﺑِک َ ﻣِﻦ َ اﻟ َ ﻌَﺠ ﺰ ِ و ْ ْ اﻟ ُْ کَﺴَﻞ ِ وَاَﻋُﻮ ِْ ذُﺑِک َ ﻣِﻦ َ اجل نب ْ ْ وَاﻟ ْ ﺒُﺨ ْ ﻞِ،وَاَﻋُﻮ ْذُﺑِک َ ﻣِﻦ َ 5َﻠَﺒَﺔ ِ اﻟﺪَّﻳ ﻦ ِ و ْ óَﻗ ِ ﺮِ اﻟﺮِّﺟَﺎل.249 O All a h , I seek Your shelter from grief and sorrow.I seek refuge in You from helplessness and lethargy.I seek Your shelter against cowardice and stinginess.I seek Your shelter

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PRAYERS 126 from burden of debts and from being overwhelmed by people.Another Prayer for Burden of Debt Hadrat ‘ A ’ishah ra relates that Hadrat Ab u -Bakr ra came and asked her if she knew the prayer taught to him by the Holy Prophet sa.Hadrat ‘ A ’ishah ra enquired about the prayer.He said that Hadrat ‘I s a as (Jesus) taught this prayer to his companions.It is such a prayer that if one owes a mountain of gold to someone, All a h will remove the debt with the blessings of this prayer.َ َْاَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢ َّ ﻓَﺎرِج ْ اهل ْ ﻢ ِّ ،Lَﺎﺷِﻒ َ اﻟ ْ ﻐَﻢِّ،جمُِﻴ ُْ ﺐ َ دَﻋ ْ ﻮَة ِ امل ْ ﻀ َ ﻄَﺮِّﻳ ﻦ ْ رﺣ ﻤٰﻦ ْ اﻟﺪُّﻧ ْٰ ﻴَﺎ ْ وَاﻻ ْ ﺧِﺮَة ِ و َ رَﺣِﻴ ْ ﻤَﻬُﻤَﺎ اَﻧ ﺖ َ ﺗَﺮ ْ ﺣﻤ ْ ﻓَﺎر ْ ْ ﺣﻤ  َ ﺑِﺮ ْ ٍ ﺣ ﻤﺔ ْ ْ ﺗُﻐ [ِﻨ ِْ ْىن َﺑِﻬَﺎ ﻋَﻦ ر ْ ﺣ  ﻤﺔ ْ َﻣَﻦ ﺳِﻮَاک.250 O All a h , the Remover of difficulties and sorrows, Listener to the supplications of the destitute, Bestower of bounties of this world and Hereafter and Giver of reward for hard work.You alone can bestow mercy upon me.Thus give me a share in such special mercy which will make me independent of every kind of benevolence except Your’s.Prayer for Contentment and Removal of Burden of Debt On request from Hadrat ‘ A ’ishah ra an attendant of the Holy Prophet sa taught her this prayer: ْ ْ اَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢَّ رَب َّ اﻟﺴَّﻤٰﻮَاتِ اﻟﺴَّﺒ ْ ﻊِ وَرَبِّ اﻟ ْ ﻌَﺮ ْ شِ اﻟ ٍ ﻌَﻈِﻴ َءÕ ُِّﻞL َّوَرَب ِْ ﻢِ رَﺑَّﻨَﺎ œُﻣ ْ ِْ ل َ اﻟﺘَّﻮ ْ رَاة ِ و َ اﻻِْجن ِ ﻴ ْ ﻞ ْ وَاﻟ َْ ﻘُﺮ ْ آن ِ ﻓَﺎﻟِﻖ َ احل ْ ﺐ ِّ وَاﻟﻨَّﻮٰی اَﻋُﻮ َْذُﺑِک َ ﻣِﻦ Õ ِّ ُﻞL ِّ ﺷَﺮ ْ ء ٍ اَﻧ ﺖ َ اٰﺧِﺬ ٌ ﺑِﻨَﺎﺻِ[َﺘªِ ْ ْ اَﻧ ْ ﺖ َ اﻻَْوَّل ُ ﻓَﻠَ[ َْ ﺲ َ ﻗَﺒ Õ َ ﻠَک ْ َ ء ٌ وَاَﻧ ْ ﺖ ْ اﻵْﺧِﺮ ُ ﻓَﻠَ[ َْ ﺲ َ ﺑَﻌ Õ َ ﺪَک ٍ َّ ء ْ و ْ اَﻧ ْ ﺖ َ اﻟﻈَّﺎﻫِﺮ ُ ﻓَﻠَ[ َْ ﺲ َ ﻓَﻮ Õ َ ﻗَک ْ َ ء ٌ وَاَﻧ ْ ﺖ ُ اﻟ ْﺒَﺎﻃِﻦ [َﻓَﻠ ْ َْ ﺲَ دُو Õ َﻧَک ْ ْ ءٌ اِﻗ ْ ﺾِ ﻋَىنِّ اﻟﺪَّﻳ ِْ ﻦَ وَ اَﻏ ْŸِىن ْ ﻣِﻦَ اﻟ ﻔَﻘ ﺮ.251

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PRAYERS 127 O All a h , the Lord of seven heavens and the Lord of the exalted Throne.O our Lord, and Lord of everything.Revealer of the Torah, the Gospel and the Qur’ a n.O the One Who cleaves the seed and the core, I seek Your shelter from the evil of everything as You alone prevail over it.You are the First and there was nothing before You.You are the Last and there will be nothing after You.You are manifest and there is nothing beyond You.You are hidden as well and there is nothing unknown to You.You Yourself relieve me of the burden of debt and free me from poverty.Prayer on Visiting a Patient Hadrat ‘ A ’ishah ra relates that whenever someone from the family of the Holy Prophet sa was not well, he would recite this prayer: ْ ْ اَذ ْ ﻫِﺐ ِ اﻟ ْ ﺒَﺄس َ ،رَب َّ اﻟﻨَّﺎسِ،وَاﺷ َ ﻒ ِ اَﻧ ﺖ َ اﻟﺸَّﺎىف ِ ﻻَﺷِﻔَﺎء َ اِﻻ َّ ﺷِﻔَﺎ ﺋُک ﺷِﻔَﺎءً ﻻَ ﻳُﻐَﺎدِرُ ﺳَﻘَﻤًﺎ.252 O Lord of mankind, remove this illness.Restore health as You are the Healer.There is no one else who can cure.Grant such perfect health which leaves not a single ailment behind.Invocation for Health in Illness Hadrat Ab u Sa‘ i d Khudr i ra relates that the angel Gabriel as came to the Holy Prophet sa and enquired from him, if he was not feeling well.On his reply in the affirmative, angel Gabriel as recited these words and blew on him: ْ ْ ﺑِﺴ ْ ﻢ ِ اﷲ ِ اَر ْ ﻗِﻴ ْ ک َ وَاﷲُ ﻳَﺸ ْ ﻔِﻴ َْکَ ﻣِﻦ Õ ُِّﻞL ُ ْ ءٍ ﻳ ْ ﺆ ْ ذِﻳ ْکَ وَﻣِﻦ ُﻞِّ ﻧَﻔL ِّﺷَﺮ ٍ ٍْ ﺲ ْ و2ََّني ْﺣَﺎﺳِﺪَةٍ اَﷲُ ﻳَﺸ ْ ﻔِﻴ ْ کَ ﺑِﺴ ْ ﻢِ اﷲِ اَر َ ﻗِﻴ ک.253

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PRAYERS 128 In the name of All a h , I blow on you.All a h will heal you from every harmful illness and save you from the mischief of every person and evil of every envious eye.All a h will heal you.In the name of All a h I blow on you.Prayer of Recovery from Fever Hadrat Ibne ‘Abb a s ra relates that the Holy Prophet sa taught him this prayer for fever and various aches and pains: ْ ْ ﺑِﺴ ِْ ﻢ ِ اﷲ ِ اﻟ ْ کَﺒِري ْﻧَﻌُﻮ ْ ذ ُ ﺑِﺎ ﷲِ اﻟ ْ ﻌَﻈِﻴ ْﻢ ِ ﻣِﻦ ُﻞ ِّ ﻋِﺮL ِّ ﺷَﺮ ْ ِّق ٍ ﻧَّﻌَّﺎر ٍ و َّ ﻣِﻦ ِ ﺷَﺮِّ ﺣَﺮ اﻟﻨَّﺎر.254 In the name of All a h , the Most High.We seek refuge in Him, the Greatest, from the evil of every over-active blood vessel.We seek His shelter from the affliction of the heat of the fire.Prayer for Deliverance from Pain Hadrat ‘Uthm a n bin Abil-‘ As ra complained about his bodily pains to the Holy Prophet sa.He taught him these words and advised him to repeat "Bismill a h" three times and repeat this prayer seven times: ْ اَﻋُﻮ ذُ ﺑِﺎﷲِ ﺑِﻌِﺰَّﺗªِ ْ وَ ﻗُﺪ رَﺗªِ ْ ﻣِﻦ اَﺟِﺪُ وَ اُﺣَﺎذِرُ.ﺷَﺮِّ ﻣَﺎ 255 I seek refuge in All a h , in His honour and His power from the evil which I am suffering and the one, of which I am afraid of.Prayer for Recovery from Retention of Urine Hadrat Ab u Dard a ’ ra relates that a person came to the Holy Prophet sa and told him that his father was suffering from retention of urine because of a stone in his bladder.The Holy Prophet sa told him to recite this prayer and blow on him.

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PRAYERS 129 ْ ُْرَﺑُّﻨَﺎ اﷲُ اﻟَّﺬِی ْ ىفِ اﻟﺴَّﻤَﺎءِ ﺗَﻘَﺪَّسَ امس ْ کَ اَﻣ ﺮُکَ ىفِ اﻟﺴَّﻤَﺎءِ وَاﻻَْر َ ضِ کَﻤَﺎ ر ْ ﺣ  ﻤﺘ ْ ْ ىف ِ اﻟﺴَّﻤَﺎء ِ ﻓَﺎﺟ َﻌَﻞ ر ْ ﺣ ﻤﺘ ْ ْ ىف ِ اﻻَْر ْ ض ِ وَاﻏ ْﻔِﺮ ﻟَﻨَﺎ ﺣُﻮ ْ ﺑَﻨَﺎ َْ وَﺧَﻄَﺎﻳَﺎﻧَﺎ اَﻧ ْ ﺖ َ رَب ُّ اﻟﻄَّﻴِّﺒِني ْﻓَﺎَﻧ ْﺰِل َﺷِﻔَﺎء ً ﻣِّﻦ ﺷِﻔَﺎﺋِک َ وَر ْ ً ﺣ ﻤﺔ ْ َّﻣِّﻦ ر ْ ﺣ  ﻤﺘ ْ ِ 2َ_ٰ ﻫٰﺬَا اﻟ ﻮَﺟَﻊ.256 Our Lord is the All a h , Who is in the Heavens.Immensely Holy is Your name.Your decree governs the Heaven and the Earth, as Your mercy in the Heavens.So bestow mercy upon earth as well.Forgive our sins and mistakes.You are the Lord of the pious people.Grant health with Your special healing power.With Your special kindness, show mercy in this illness and suffering.Prayer for Recovery of Sight Hadrat ‘Uthm a n bin H unaif ra relates that a blind person came to the Holy Prophet sa and requested him to pray for recovery of his sight.He replied: "If you wish me to pray, I will pray, but if you wish you can bear it patiently and this in my view is better for you." The blind person insisted on prayer.The Holy Prophet sa advised the blind person to perform ablution properly and pray in these words: ِّْ ْاَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢ َّ اِىن َّ اَﺳ ْ ﺎَﻟُک َ و َ اَﺗَﻮَﺟ ُ اِﻟَﻴª َّ َّ ک َ ﺑِﻨَ;ِﻴِّک َ حمَُﻤ ﺪ ٍ ﻧَىب ِِّ اﻟﺮ ْ ﺣ  ﻤﺔ ،ِّ ْ اِىن ِّْ ﺗَﻮَﺟَّﻬ ِْﺖُ ﺑِکَ اِىلٰ رَىب ِْىف ﺣَﺎﺟَىت ﻫٰﺬِہ ِْ ِّﻟِﺘُﻘÞٰ ىل ْ اَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢَّ ﻓَﺸَﻔ ﻌ ªُ ىفَِّ.257 O All a h , I beg You and I turn to You making Your Holy Prophet as an intercessor.And O Muhammad sa I beg my Lord through your mediation, to fulfill my need.O All a h , accept this mediation and intercession of Your beloved.Prayer for Safety from Hidden and Manifest Ailments Hadrat Anas bin M a lik ra relates that the Holy

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PRAYERS 130 Prophet sa used to offer this prayer: ِّْ ْاَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢ َّ اِىن ْ اَﻋُﻮ ْ ذُﺑِک َ ﻣِﻦ َ اﻟ ﻌَﺠ ْﺰِ، وَاﻟ ُْکَﺴَﻞِ، ِْ وَاجل نب ْ ْوَاﻟ َْ ﺒُﺨ ﻞِ، وَاهل ،ِﺮَم ْ ِ وَاﻟﻘَﺴ ْﻮَة ْ وَاﻟ ِ ﻐَﻔ ﻠَﺔ ،ْ ْ وَاﻟ ﻌَﻴ ،َِْﻠَﺔ ْ وَاﻟﺬِّﻟَّﺔ ِ وَامل ﺴ ْکَﻨَﺔِ، َ وَاَﻋُﻮ ْ ذُﺑِک َ ﻣِﻦ ْ اﻟ ِ ﻔَﻘ ﺮ ،ْ ْ وَاﻟ ْ کُﻔ ْ ﺮ ِ وَاﻟ ْ ﻔُﺴُﻮ قِ، وَاﻟﺸِّﻘَﺎقِ، وَاﻟﻨِّﻔَﺎقِ، وَاﻟﺴُّﻤ ﻌَﺔ ِ وَاﻟﺮِّﻳَﺎ ،ِء ْ َ وَاَﻋُﻮ ِذُﺑِک َ ﻣِﻦ اﻟﺼَّﻤَﻢ ْ وَا ُْ ﻟﺒُک ْ ﻢِ،وَاجل ُْ ﻨُﻮ ن ِ وَاجل ْ ﺬَامِ، ِ وَاﻟ َِّء  َ ِ و ص ََ ْ رب ِ اﻻَْﺳ ﻘَﺎم.258 O All a h , I seek Your shelter from helplessness and lethargy, cowardice, miserliness, old age, hard-heartedness, carelessness, poverty, humiliation and abasement.I beseech Your protection from destitution, disbelief, disobedience, enmity, infidelity, infamy and deceit.I seek refuge in You from deafness, dumbness, insanity, leprosy and all other painful diseases.Prayers for Safety from Evil Eye Hadrat Ibne ‘Abb a s ra relates that the Holy Prophet sa used to pray and blow on Hadrat H asan and H ussain in these words.He said that Hadrat Ibr a h i m as (Abraham) used to pray for All a h ’s shelter in this manner for his sons, Hadrat Ism a ‘ i l as (Ishmael) and Hadrat Is ha q as (Isaac): ْ ْ اَﻋُﻮ ْذ ُ ﺑِ¤َﻠِﻤَﺎت ِ اﻟﻠªّٰ ِ اﻟﺘَّﺎﻣَّﺔ ِ ﻣِﻦ ُﻞ ِّ ﺷَﻴL ِ ْ ﻄَﺎن ٍ وَﻫَﺎﻣَّﺔ ٍ وَّﻣ ٍْﻦ ُﻞ ِّ 2َنيLٍ ﻻَّﻣَّﺔ.259 I seek refuge in All a h 's perfect and comprehensive words from the harmful Satan, animals and every evil eye.Hadrat ‘ A mir bin Rab i ‘ah ra relates that one of his friends was under the influence of the evil eye.He recovered with the blessings of this prayer of the Holy Prophet sa : ْ ْ اَﻟﻠóُّٰﻢَّ اَذ ْﻫِﺐ ﺣَﺮَّﻫَﺎوَﺑَﺮ وَ وَﺻَﺒَﻬَﺎ دَﻫَﺎ.260

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PRAYERS 131 O All a h , remove every type of bad effect from him whether it be hot or cold and rid him of this affliction.Prayer of the Destitute Hadrat Abdur Ra h m a n bin Ab i -Bakr ra tells us that the Holy Prophet sa advised the destitute to recite this prayer: َ اَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢ َّ ر ْ ﺣ ﻤﺘ ْ ْ اَر ْﺟُﻮ ﻓَﻼ َ ﺗَ¤ِﻠ ، ِْ ٰىن ْ اِىل ِْﻧَﻔ ºْ ٍْ ﻃُﺮ ْ ﻓَﺔ َ 2َني ْ، وَاَﺻ ِْﻠِﺢ ْىل ِْ ﺷَﺎ ىن ªَُّﻠL ْ ﻻَاِﻟªَٰ اِﻻَّ اَﻧ ﺖَ.261 O All a h , I am hopeful of Your Mercy, so do not hand me over to my evil self even for a moment.Facilitate all my affairs.There is none worthy of worship except You.Prayer on Seeing a Destitute Person Hadrat ‘Umar ra and Hadrat Ab u Hurairah ra relate whosoever sees a destitute person and recites this prayer, will be saved from that affliction.َْ ْ اَحل ْ ﻤ ِْﺪ ُ ﻟِﻠªّٰ ِ اﻟَّﺬِی 2َْﺎﻓَﺎىن ممَِّﺎ اﺑ  ِْﺘَﻼَک َ ﺑªِ ٰ،وَﻓَﻀَّﻠَىن _َ2 ِ ٍْکَﺜ َِّّري ْ مم َﻦ ْ ﺧَﻠَﻖ ْ ﺗَﻔ ﻀِﻴ ﻼً.262 All praise belongs to All a h , Who saved me from this calamity in which He made you suffer.He granted me superiority over many of His creatures.Prayer at Time of Trial and Tribulation Hadrat Ab u Hurairah ra relates that whenever the Holy Prophet sa faced some difficulty he used to pray in these words: ِّْ ْاَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢ َّ اِىن ْ اَﻋُﻮ ْذ ُ ﺑِک َ ﻣِﻦ ْ ﺟَﻬ ۡ ﺪ ِ اﻟ ْ ﺒَﻼَء ِ ،وَدَر ْ ک ِ اﻟﺸَّﻘَﺎء ِ ، وَﺳُﻮ ء ِ اﻟ ِ ﻘَﻀَﺎء ِ ، ِوَمشََﺎﺗَﺔ اﻻ2َْﺪَاء.263

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PRAYERS 132 O All a h , I seek refuge in You from the hardship of the trial, being in the grip of misfortune, evil destiny and ridicule of my enemies.Prayers in Times of Misery, Adversity and Agony Hadrat ‘Abdull a h bin ‘Abb a s ra relates that the Holy Prophet sa used to recite these words at times of affliction: َّ ﻻ َ اِﻟªٰ َ اِﻻ ْ ا ْ ﷲ ُ اﻟ َْ ﻌَﻈِﻴ ْ ﻢ ُ احل ْ ﻠِﻴ ْ ﻢُ،ﻻ َ اِﻟªٰ َ اِﻻَّاﷲ ُ رَب ُّ اﻟ ْ ﻌَﺮ ْ ش ِ اﻟ َ ﻌَﻈِﻴ ªٰﻢِ،ﻻ َ اِﻟ َۡ ۡ اِﻻَّاﷲ ُ رَب ُّ اﻟﺴَّﻤٰﻮَات ِ و َ رَب ُّ اﻻ ْ ر ْ ض ِ ﻻ َ اِﻟªٰ َ اِﻻ َّ اﷲ ُ رَب ُّ اﻟ ِ ﻌَﺮ ْ ش َ اﻟ ْ ک ِ ﺮِﻳ ﻢ.264 There is none worthy of worship except All a h.He is the Most High and Forbearing.There is none worthy of worship except All a h.He is the Lord of the Magnificent Throne.There is none worthy of worship except All a h , the Lord of the Heavens and the Earth.There is none worthy of worship except All a h.He is the Lord of the Benevolent Throne.Hadrat Anas bin M a lik ra relates that whenever the Holy Prophet sa suffered anguish or anxiety, he recited this supplication: ْ ﻗَﻴُّﻮ ﻳَﺎ َُّÁ َ ﻳَﺎ مُ ﺑِﺮ ْ ﺣ  ﻤﺘ ْ ْ اَﺳ ُ ﺘَﻐِﻴ ﺚ.265 O the Living and Self Sustaining Lord, in the name of Your mercy I seek Your help.Hadrat Ab u Hurairah ra relates that the Holy Prophet sa said, that whenever he faced a difficult time, angel Gabriel as came and made him say this prayer: َّ Lَﺗَﻮ ْ َْ ﻠ ﺖ ُ 2َ_ َ احل ْ ْﻰ ِّ اﻟَّﺬِی َْ ﻻ َ ميَُﻮ ْ ت ُ اَحل ْﻤۡﺪ ُ ﻟِﻠªّٰ ِ اﻟَّﺬِی ْﻟَﻢ ْﻳَﺘَّﺨِﺬ ْوَﻟَﺪًا وَّﻟَﻢ ﻳَکُﻦ  ªَّْﻟ ُْ ﺷَﺮِﻳ ْ ک ٌ ىف ِ امل ْ ﻠ ْک ِ وَﻟَﻢ ﻳَکُﻦ  ªَِّّْﻟ ُ وَىل ٌِ ﻣِّﻦ َ اﻟﺬُّل ِّ وَکَرب ْ ہ ًْ ﺗَک ﺒِري ا.266 I put my trust in the Being, Who is Ever-Living and Immortal.All praise belongs to the Being,

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PRAYERS 133 Who has not taken a son and no one shares His Sovereignty.No one befriends Him considering Him to be helpless.So praise Him in the best possible manner.Prayer in Times of Anguish and for Love of the Qur’ a n Hadrat ‘Abdull a h bin Mas‘ u d ra relates that the Holy Prophet sa said that if a person is overwhelmed by grief and sorrow, he should offer this prayer.God will remove his grief and bestow prosperity upon him.He also advised that whosoever hears this prayer should memorise it.ِّْ ْاَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢ َّ اِىن ْ ﻋَﺒ َِّ ﺪُکَ،اﺑۡﻦ ُ ﻋَﺒ ْ ﺪِکَ، اﺑۡﻦ ُ اَﻣَﺘِکَ،ﻧَﺎﺻِ[َىت ِ ﺑِﻴَﺪِکَ،ﻣَﺎض ٍ ىف ْ ﺣُک ﻤُک َ 2َﺪ ُ ْ ل ٌ ىف َِّ ﻗَﻀَﺎء ک َ اَﺳۡﺎَﻟُک َ ﺑِ¤ُﻞ ِّ اِﺳۡﻢ ٍ ﻫُﻮ َ ﻟَک َ ،مسََّﻴ ªِﺑ َ ﺖ ْ َ ﻧَﻔ ْﺴَک ْاَو ْ اَﻧ ﺰَﻟ ﺘªَ ِْ َىف ْ کِﺘَﺎﺑِک ْاَو 2َﻠَّﻤ ﺘªَ ْ ﻣِّﻦ ْاَﺣَﺪًا ْ ﺧَﻠ ْ ﻘِک َ ، اَوِاﺳ َ ﺘَﺎﺛَﺮ ت ﺑªِ ِْ ْىف 2ِﻠ ْ ْ ﻢ ِ اﻟ ْ ﻐَﻴ َْﺐ ِ ﻋِﻨﺪَک َ اَن ْ جت ْ ﻌَﻞ َ اﻟ ْ ﻘُﺮ ْ آ ن َ رَﺑِﻴ ِْ ﻊ َ ﻗَﻠ ْىب َ و َ ﻧُﻮ َ ر ْ ﺑَﺼ ﺮِی ،َ ْوَﺟَﻼَء ِْ ﺣُﺰ َىن ْوَذِﻫَﺎب مهَِّﻰ.267 O All a h , I am Your servant, progney of Your slave and Your maid servant.My forehead is in Your hands.Your decree prevails in me.Your decision in my case will be final.I beseech You in the name of every one of Your names, Your names which You Yourself have chosen for Yourself, or the attributes which You have revealed in Your Holy Book, or taught it to any of Your creations, or the ones which in Your knowledge of the unseen You prefer for Yourself.I beg You to make the Qur’ a n delight of my eyes and light of my bosom.Make it a means of elimination of my grief and sorrow.

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PRAYERS 134 Prayer in Difficult Times Hadrat Raf a ‘ah Zarq i ra relates that when the army of the non-believers turned back at the battle of U h ud the Holy Prophet sa said, “Organise your rank and file and praise my Lord." The companions straightened their rows, and then he prayed in these words: َْ ْ اَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢَّ ﻟَک َ احل ﻤ ªُُّﻠL ُﺪ ْ ْ اَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢ َّ ﻻ َ ﻗَﺎﺑِﺾ َ ملَِﺎ ﺑَﺴَﻄ َ ﺖ َّ وَﻻ َ ﺑَﺎﺳِﻂ َ ملَِﺎ ﻗَﺒَﻀ ْ ﺖ ْ وَﻻ َ ﻫَﺎدِی َ ملَِﺎ اَﺿ َّ ﻠَﻠ ْﺖ َ وَﻻ َ ﻣُﻀِﻞ ْملَِﻦ ْ ﻫَﺪَﻳ َِ ﺖ َ وَﻻ َ ﻣُﻌ ×ْ َ ملَِﺎﻣَﻨَﻌ ْ ﺖ َ وَﻻ ْ ﻣَﺎﻧِﻊ َ ملَِﺎ اَﻋ ْ ﻄَﻴ ْ ﺖ َ و َ ﻻ َ ﻣُﻘَﺮِّب َ ملَِﺎ ﺑَﺎ2َﺪ َّ ت َّ وَﻻ َ ﻣُﺒَﺎ2ِﺪ َ ملَِﺎ ﻗَﺮَّﺑ ْ ﺖ َ اَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢ ْ اﺑ ْﺴُﻂ [َ2َﻠ َ ﻨَﺎ ﺑَﺮLََﺎﺗِک َ و َ ر ْ ﺣ ﻤﺘ ْ ْ وَﻓَﻀ ْ ﻠَک َ وَرِز َ ﻗَک َ اَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢ َّ اِىن ِّ اَﺳ ْ ﺎَﻟُک ُْ اﻟﻨَّﻌِﻴ ْ ﻢَ امل ْ ﻘِﻴ َﻢَ اﻟَّﺬِی ْﻻ ْ حيَُﻮ ْ لُ وَ ﻻَ ﻳَﺰُو ْ لُ اَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢَّ اِىنِّ اَﺳ ْ ﺎَﻟُکَ اﻟﻨَّﻌِﻴ َ ﻢَ ﻳَﻮ ْ م ْ اﻟﻌَﻴ ْ ﻠَﺔِ وَاﻻَْ ﻣ َْ ﻦَ ﻳَﻮ ْ مَ اخل ﻮ ِّْ ْفِ اَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢَّ اِىن 2َْﺎﺋِﺬٌ ﺑِکَ ﻣِﻦ ْ ﺷَﺮِّ ﻣَﺎاَﻋ ِّ ﻄَﻴ وَﺷَﺮ َﻨَﺎZ ْ ْ ﻣَﺎ ﻣَﻨَﻌ ْﺖ َ اَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢ َّ ﺣَﺒِّﺐ [َاِﻟ َْ ْ ﻨَﺎ اﻻِْمي ِْ ﺎن َ وَزَﻳِّﻨ ىف ُ ªْ ْ ﻗُﻠُﻮ ْﺑِﻨَﺎ وَکَﺮِّہ اِﻟَ[ ْﻨَﺎ ْ اﻟ َ کُﻔ ْﺮ ْ وَاﻟ ْ ﻔُﺴُﻮ ْ ق َ وَاﻟ ْ ﻌِﺼ ْ ﻴَﺎن َ وَاﺟ ﻌَﻠ ْﻨَﺎ ﻣِﻦ َ اﻟﺮَّاﺷِﺪِﻳ ْ ﻦ َ اَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢ َّ ﺗَﻮَﻓَّﻨَﺎ َْ ﻣُﺴ ْ ﻠِﻤِني ْوَاَﺣ َْ [ِﻨَﺎ ﻣُﺴ ِْ ﻠِﻤِني ْوَاَحل َْ ﻘ َْ ﻨَﺎ ﺑِﺎﻟﺼّٰﻠِﺤِني 5َري ْﺧَﺰَاﻳَﺎ ْ وَﻻ َ ﻣَﻔ َْ ﺘُﻮ ْﻧِني َ اَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢ َّ ﻗَﺎﺗِﻞ ِ اﻟ ْکَﻔَﺮَة ْ اﻟَّﺬِﻳ ْ ﻦ َ ﻳُکَﺬِّﺑُﻮ ْ ن َ رُﺳُﻠَک َ وَﻳَﺼُﺪُّو ْن َ ﻋَﻦ ﺳَ;ِﻴ ْ ْ ﻠِک َ وَاﺟ ْﻌَﻞ 2َﻠَﻴ ْ ْﻬِﻢ ْ رِﺟ ْ ﺰَک َ و2ََﺬَاﺑَک َ اَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢ َّ ﻗَﺎﺗِﻞ ِ اﻟ َ کَﻔَﺮَة َ اﻟَّﺬِﻳ ْ ﻦ َْ اُوﺗُﻮااﻟ کِﺘَﺎبَ اَﻧªَُّ احل ﻖُّ.268 O All a h , all praise and tributes belong to You.When You bestow prosperity on someone, no one can make him poor and whomsoever You make poor, no one can grant him prosperity.Those whom You have adjudged astray, there is no one who can guide him and whomsoever You guide, no one can lead him astray.No one can give to a person, whom You have deprived and on whomsoever You bestow, no one can stop it.No one can bring closer what You have put asunder and no one can put asunder what You have put together.O All a h , open the doors of Your

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PRAYERS 135 blessings, mercy, bounties and sustenance for us.O All a h , I seek such permanent blessings from You which will never terminate or come to an end.O All a h , I seek Your favours in the time of poverty and adversity.I seek peace in the time of anxiety.O All a h , I seek Your protection from the evil of the things that You have granted us and also the evil of the things that You have withheld.O All a h , make faith dearer to our hearts and make our hearts attractive.Instill abhorrence for disbelief, disobedience and wicked deeds in our hearts.Make us from among the rightly guided ones.O All a h , keep us alive as Muslims and cause us to die in the state of being Muslims.Include us in righteous people.Do not humiliate us or put us to trial.O All a h , You Yourself destroy the disbelievers, who reject Your Messengers and stop us from following Your path.Be hard on them and punish them.O All a h , destroy those disbelievers who were given the book and guidance testifying that this Messenger is true." Prayer for Protection of Islam and Seeking Goodness Hadrat ‘Abdull a h bin Mas‘ u d ra relates that the Holy Prophet sa used to offer this prayer: ْ ْ اَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢ َّ اﺣ ِْ ﻔَﻈ ْىن ْ ﺑِﺎﻻِْﺳ ْ ﻼَم ِ ﻗَﺎﺋِﻤًﺎ،وَاﺣ ِْ ﻔَﻈ ْىن ﺑِﺎﻻِْﺳ ْﻼَم ِ ﻗَﺎ2ِﺪًا، ْ وَاﺣ ِْ ﻔَﻈ ْىن ْ ﺑِﺎﻻِْﺳ ْ ﻼَم ِ رَاﻗِﺪًا، وَﻻ َ ﺗُﺸ ِْﻤِﺖ ِّْىب 2َْﺪُوًّا ﺣَﺎﺳِﺪًا،اَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢ َّ اِىن ْ اَﺳ ٍْﺎَﻟُک َ ﻣِﻦ Lُﻞ ِّ ﺧَري ﺧَﺰَاﺋِﻨªُ ْ ْ ﺑِﻴَﺪِک َ وَاَﻋُﻮ ذُﺑِک َ ﻣِﻦ Lُﻞ ِّ ﺷَﺮ ٍّ ﺧَﺰَاﺋِﻨªُ  ﺑِﻴَﺪِکَ.269 O All a h , protect me with Islam in every situation, standing, seated and lying down.Do not permit a

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PRAYERS 136 jealous enemy to gloat over me.O All a h , I beg You for every good which is in Your treasure- house.I seek Your shelter from every evil which is in Your control.Prayer for Faith, Health and Good Manners Hadrat Ab u Hurairah ra relates that the Holy Prophet sa said to Hadrat Salm a n F a rs i ra , "I want to teach you such a prayer which you can offer with great affection and sincerity to the Gracious God, every morning and evening." This is the prayer: ْ ِْ اَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢ َّ اِىن ِّ اَﺳ َْﺎَﻟُک َ ﺻِﺤَّﺔ ً ىف َْ اِمي ِْ ﺎن◌ٍٍ، و َ اِمي ْﺎﻧًﺎ ىف ْ ﺣُﺴ ﻦ ِ ﺧُﻠ ْ ﻖ ٍ و َ جنََﺎﺣًﺎ ﻳZَّ ﺒَﻌªُ َ وَ ر ﻓَﻼَحٌ، ْ ً ﺣ ﻤﺔ ْ ْ ﻣِﻨ ْ کَ وَ 2َﺎﻓِﻴَﺔً ،وَ ﻣَﻐ ْ ﻔِﺮَةً ﻣِﻨ کَ وَ رِﺿ ﻮَاﻧًﺎ.270 O All a h , I beg You to bestow health upon me while being in a state of belief.Along with faith grant me good manners.I beg for success after success.I am also desirous of attaining Your pleasure and Your forgiveness.Prayer for Forgiveness and Pardon Hadrat Ab u M u s a Al-Ash‘ar i ra tells us of this prayer of the Holy Prophet sa.ْ ْ رَب ِّ اﻏ ِْ ﻔِﺮ ْىل ِْ ﺧَﻄِﻴ üَْىت ْ وَ ﺟَﻬ وَاِﺳ، ِ _ ِْ ِْﺮَاىف ْىف ْ اَﻣ ﺮِی ªُِّﻠL  ْ ْ ،وَﻣَﺎ اَﻧ 2َا َ ﺖ ﻠَﻢ ُ ﺑªِ ِّْ ْﻣِىن ْ اَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢ َّ اﻏ ْ ﻔِﺮ ْ ىل ِ ﺧَﻄَﺎﻳَﺎی َ وَﻋَﻤ ْﺪِی ِْ وَﺟَﻬ _ْ ِْ وَﻫَﺰ َىل ْ وLَُﻞ ُّ ذَاﻟِک ْ ﻋِﻨ ْ ﺪِی ْ ،اَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢ َّ اﻏ ِْ ﻔِﺮ ْىل ْ ﻣَﺎ ﻗَﺪَّﻣ ْ ﺖ ُ وَﻣَﺎ اَﺧَّﺮ ْ تُ،وَﻣَﺎ اَﺳ ﺮَر ْ ت ُ وَﻣَﺎ 2َا ْ ْ ﻠَﻨ ُْ ﺖُ،اَﻧ ْ ﺖَ امل ُْ ﻘَﺪِّمُ،وَاَﻧ َ ﺖَ امل ْ ﺆ َْ ﺧِّﺮُ،وَاَﻧ Õ ُِّﻞL ٰ_َ2 َﺖ ْ ءٍ ﻗَﺪِﻳ ﺮٌ.271 O Lord, forgive my mistakes, my lack of knowledge, my transgressions in my affairs and all my affairs about which You know more than I do.Forgive my sins, my intentional or unintentional mistakes and my frivolous jokes.All these are my failings.O All a h , forgive my

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PRAYERS 137 earlier or future sins.Forgive my hidden and manifest sins.You cause things to advance and cause them to retreat.You have authority over everything.An Effective Prayer for Forgiveness Hadrat Hil a l bin Yass a r ra relates from his grandfather, whomsoever recites this prayer for penitence, God forgives his sins even though they may be innumerable.ْ ْ اَﺳ ْ ﺘَﻐ ﻟﻠªَّٰ اﻟَّﺬِی َْﻔِﺮُا ْ ﻻ َ اِﻟªَٰ اِﻻَّ ﻫُﻮَ احل ْ ﻰُّ اﻟ ْ ﻘَﻴُّﻮ ْ مُ وَاَﺗُﻮ ِ بُ اِﻟَﻴ ª.272 I seek forgiveness from Him, besides Whom there is none worthy of worship.He is Living and Self-Subsisting.He brings others to life and sustains them.I incline towards Him and repent.A Beautiful Prayer for Forgiveness Hadrat J a bir ra relates that a person came to the Holy Prophet sa and said, "My sins are countless." The Holy Prophet sa made him repeat this prayer three times and said, "Now go, God has forgiven all your sins." ْ ْ اَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢَّ ﻣَﻐ ْ ﻔِﺮَﺗُکَ اَو ْﺳَﻊُ ﻣِﻦ ِْ ذُﻧُﻮ َىب وَ ر  ﺣﻤﺘ ْ ْ اَر ﻣِﻦ ٰýِْ ﻋَﻤَ_.273 O All a h , Your forgiveness is vastly extensive than my sins.I trust in Your mercy more than in my actions.Prayer for Mercy and Forgiveness Hadrat ‘ A ’ishah ra relates this prayer of the Holy Prophet sa : ْ ْ اَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢَّ اﻏ ْ ﻔِﺮ ىلِ،وَار ْ ْ ﺣﻤ  ِْ ْ ،وَاَحل ِْ ﻘ ْىن ْ ﺑِﺎﻟﺮَّﻓِﻴ ٰ ﻖِ اﻻ2َْ _.274 O All a h , forgive me, have mercy on me and unite me with my Lofty Friend (God Himself).Note : As per some traditions, the Holy Prophet sa repeated the last part of this prayer َۡ ٰ اِىل َ اﻟﺮَّﻓِﻴﻖ ِ اﻻ _2 (I go to my

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PRAYERS 138 Lofty Friend, the Highest).during the last moments of his life.Prayer for Forgiveness Hadrat ‘Amr bin Shu‘aib ra relates that the angel Gabriel descended with this prayer and he was very happy.He said, "O Muhammad sa God has sent me with a gift for you." He meant the treasures of Heaven incorporated in this prayer which were given to the Holy Prophet sa.ْ ﻣَﻦ َْﻳَﺎ ْ اَﻇﻬَﺮَ اجل ْ ﻤِﻴ ْ ﻞَ وَ ﺳَرتََ اﻟ ﻘَ;ِﻴ ْ ﻣَﻦ ُﺢَ ،ﻳَﺎ ﻻَّ ﻳ َ َْ ﺆ ْ اﺧِﺬُ ﺑِﺎجل ْ ﺮِﻳ ُ ﺮَةِ وَﻻَ ﻳَﻬ َْ ﺘِک اﻟﺴِّرت ،َْ وَاﺳِﻊ َ امل ْ ﻳَﺎ ﺣَﺴَﻦَ اﻟﺘَّﺠَﺎوُزِ ،ﻳَﺎ ْ ﻐ ﺑَﺎﺳِﻂَ اﻟ ﻳَﺎ ْ ﻔِﺮَةِ ، َّ ﻴَﺪَﻳ ﻦِ ﺑِﺎﻟﺮ ْ ﺣ  ﻤﺔ ،َْ ْ ﻳَﺎﺻَﺎﺣِﺐ َ Lُﻞ ِّ جن ٰ ﻮٰی،ﻳَﺎ ﻣُŸ ْﺘÆَ ُﻞ ِّ ﺷَکL ْ ْ ﻮٰی ، ﻳَﺎ کَﺮِﻳ ْ ﻢ َ اﻟﺼَّﻔ َ ﺢ ِ ﻳَﺎﻋَﻈِﻴ َْ ﻢ ْ امل ;ُﻦ ِّ ،ﻳَﺎ ﻣ ْ ْ ﺘَﺪِی َ اﻟﻨِّﻌَﻢِ،ﻗَﺒ ْ ﻞ َ اِﺳ ﺘِﺤ ْ ﻘَﺎﻗِﻬَﺎ، ﻳَﺎ رَﺑَّﻨَﺎ و َ ﻳَﺎ ﺳَﻴِّﺪَﻧَﺎ و َ ﻳَﺎ ْ ﻣَﻮﻻَﻧَﺎ ،وَﻳَﺎ 5َﺎﻳَﺔ َ ر5َ ﺒZَِﻨَﺎ ،اَﺳ ۡ ﺎَﻟُک َ ﻳَﺎ ا ْﻟﻠªّٰ ُ اَن ْ ﻻ َ ﺗَﺸ ِْ ﻮِی َ ﺧَﻠ Ìِ ﺑِﺎﻟﻨَّﺎر.275 O the Being, Who reveals beauty and conceals ugliness.O Holy Being, who does not take us to task for our sins and does not expose our weaknesses.O Beautiful Forgiver, O Lord of profound forgiveness, O the Possessor of vast mercy, O Companion of every secret meeting and whisper.O the One, Who is the final recourse of the plaintiff, O Gracious Forgiver, O Great Benefactor, O Provider of favours before their need arises.O our Lord, O our Master, our Protector, the ultimate of our desires.O All a h , I beg you not to burn my body in the Fire.Prayers for Safety from Evil Hadrat ‘Imr a n bin H usain ra relates that the Holy Prophet sa promised my father (who was a polytheist) that

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PRAYERS 139 if he accepted Islam , he would teach him two beneficial prayers.When my father became a Muslim he reminded Holy Prophet sa of that promise.The Holy Prophet sa taught him this prayer: ِْ ْ اَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢَّ اَهل ِْ ﻤ ْىن ْ رُﺷ ْﺪِی وَا2َِﺬ، ِْ ْىن ْﻣِﻦ ِْ ﺷَﺮِّﻧَﻔ º.276 O All a h , pour forth piety and guidance in my heart and save me from the evil of myself.Hadrat Shakal bin H am i d ra requested the Holy Prophet sa to teach him a prayer, which would stop him from doing bad deeds.Holy Prophet sa held his hand and advised him to recite this prayer: ِّْ ْاَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢ َّ اِىن ْ اَﻋُﻮ َْذ ُ ﺑِک َ ﻣِﻦ ِْ ﺷَﺮ ِّ مس Ñْ َ،وَﻣِﻦ ْ ﺷَﺮ ِّ ﺑ ْﺼَﺮِی وَﻣِﻦ ،ِْ ﺷَﺮ ِّ ﻟِﺴَﺎىن ،ْ ْوَﻣِﻦ ِْ ﺷَﺮِّ ﻗَﻠ ْ ىب ِّْ،وَﻣِﻦ ﺷَﺮِّ ﻫَىن.277 O All a h , I seek refuge in You from the evil of my hearing, sight, tongue, heart and private parts.Prayer for Deliverance from Satanic Influences Hadrat Ab u Hurairah ra while relating the event of Isr a said, that a terrifying Satan was following the Holy Prophet sa and had a flame of fire.Angel Gabriel as taught the Holy Prophet sa a prayer and said that it would extinguish that flame and the Satan would be defeated.This is the prayer: ْ ْ اَﻋُﻮ ْ ذ ُ ﺑِﻮَﺟ ْ ª ِ اﷲ ِ اﻟ ِْ کَﺮِﻳ ٌّﻢ ِ ،وَﺑِ¤َﻠِﻤَﺎت ِ اﷲ ِ اﻟﺘَّﺎﻣَّﺎت ِ اﻟَّىت ْ ﻻ َ جيَُﺎوِزُﻫُﻦَّ ﺑَﺮ ِْوَّﻻ َ ﻓَﺎﺟِﺮٌ ،ﻣِﻦ ﻳَœ ْ ﺷَﺮ ِّ ﻣَﺎ ﻳَﻌ ْ ل ُ ﻣِﻦَ اﻟﺴَّﻤَﺎءِ ،وَ ﺷَﺮِّ ﻣَﺎ َ ﺮُجُ ﻓِﻴ ذَرَأ ،وَ ﺷَﺮ ِّ ﻣَﺎ ْ ﻬَﺎ َْ ىف ِ اﻻَْر ْ ضِ،و َ ﺷَﺮ ِّ ﻣَﺎ خي ْ ﺮُج ُ ﻣِﻨ ْﻬَﺎ ،وَﻣِﻦ ْ ﻓِنت َِ اﻟﻠَّﻴ ِﻞ ِ وَاﻟﻨَّﻬَﺎر ِ ،وَﻣِﻦ ْ ﻃَﻮَارِق ْ اﻟﻠَّﻴ ﻳَﻄ ٍْ ﻞِ اِﻻَّ ﻃَﺎرِﻗًﺎ َ ﺮُقُ خبَِري ر ﻳَﺎ ْ ﺣ  ﻤٰﻦ.278 I seek refuge in All a h 's Honourable Countenance.And I seek refuge in All a h 's perfect and comprehensive words, from which neither the pious nor the wicked can advance.I seek my Lord's protection from the evil which descends

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PRAYERS 140 from above and also the evil which rises skywards.Also the evil which is in the earth and which emanates from it.O Gracious God, I seek Your shelter from the trials of night and day, and the mishaps of night except those sudden nightly occurrences which bring blessings.Prayer for Deliverance from the Evil of the Enemy Hadrat Ab u Hurairah ra relates that whenever the Holy Prophet sa faced fear or danger from a nation, he prayed in these words: َْ جن ِْ اَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢَّ اِﻧَّﺎ ْﻌَﻠُکَ ىف ْ حنُُﻮ ْرِﻫِﻢ ْ وَﻧَﻌُﻮ ْذُﺑِکَ ﻣِﻦ ْ ﺷُﺮُو رِﻫِﻢ.279 O All a h , we take You as a shield against whatever is in their (enemy's) heart.We seek protection against every evil of theirs and its dangerous effects.Prayers for Protection from Bad Conduct Hadrat Ziy a d bin ‘Il a qah ra relates the Holy Prophet sa 's prayer: ِّْ ْاَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢَّ اِىن ْ اَﻋُﻮ ْذُﺑِکَ ﻣِﻦ ْ ﻣُﻨ َْ کَﺮَاتِ اﻻَْﺧ ْ ﻼَقِ وَاﻻ َْ ﻋ ْ ﻤَﺎل ِ وَاﻻ ِ ﻫ ﻮَاء.280 O All a h , I seek Your protection from undesirable manners, evil deeds and desires.Hadrat Ab u Hurairah ra relates this prayer of the Holy Prophet sa.ِّْ ْاَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢَّ اِىن ْ اَﻋُﻮ ْ ذُﺑِکَ ﻣِﻦَ اﻟﺸِّﻘَﺎقِ وَاﻟﻨِّﻔَﺎقِ وَﺳُﻮ ِ ءِ اﻻَْﺧ ﻼَق.281 O All a h , I seek Your protection from dissension, hypocrisy and bad qualities.An Important Prayer Hadrat Mu‘ a dh bin Jabal ra relates, “One morning Holy Prophet sa came so late to offer Fajr prayer that the

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PRAYERS 141 sun was about to rise.He sa offered a short prayer and addressing us told the reason for his being late.He said, ‘Tonight I woke up for Tahajjud prayer and prayed as much as All a h enabled me.After the prayer I dozed off.When my eyes opened, I saw my Lord in extremely beautiful manifestation.All a h the Almighty said, ‘O Muhammad do you know what is the subject of angel’s debate? I replied, ‘I do not know’.Upon All a h ’s enquiring the second time my reply was the same.Then I saw All a h put His palm on my shoulder and I could feel its coolness in my chest and everything became clear to me.Then All a h enquired, ‘O Muhammad what is the subject of the angel’s debate? I replied, ‘It is Kaff a r a t ’.All a h asked me, ‘What are the Kaff a r a t (Things which atone sins).I replied,’To walk to the mosque for the congregational prayer, sit in the mosque after prayer and remember All a h , do complete ablution even when it is difficult for the self.Then All a h asked, ‘What are the ‘ Daraj a t ’.I replied, ‘To feed the poor, speak kindly and offer prayer when others are asleep’.Then All a h told me to pray whatever I wished.I prayed in these words: ْ ◌ِّ َْاَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢّ اِىن وَﺣُﺐَّ امل وَﺗَﺮْکَ املُْﻨْکَﺮَاتِ، أَﺳْﺄَﻟُکَ ﻓِﻌْﻞَ اخلَْريَْاتِ، َﺴَﺎکِنيِْ، ْ و َأن ْ ﺗَﻐْﻔِﺮ ىلِْ وَﺗَﺮ ْ ﺣﻤ  َْ ،وَاِذَا ْاَرَدْت َّ ﻓZِْﻨَﺔ ً ىف ِْ ﻗَﻮْم ٍ ﻓَﺘَﻮَﻓَّىن ِْ 5َري ٍ ﻣَﻔْﺘُﻮ َن وَأَﺳْﺄَﻟُکَ ﺣُﺐَّ ﻣَﻦ ْ حيُِّﺒُّک َ ، وَﺣُﺐ َّ ﻋَﻤَﻞ ٍ ﻳُﻘَﺮِّﺑُىنِْ اِىلٰ ﺣُﺒِّک.282 'O All a h ! I seek from You the ability to do good deeds and to abandon bad things.Inspire me with love for the destitute and forgive me.Have mercy on me and when You intend to put people to trial, cause me to die without tribulation.I seek Your love and the love of the one whom You love and love of such deeds which would bring me closer to Your love.’

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PRAYERS 142 Prayer for Attaining Good and Deliverance from Evil Hadrat Anas bin M a lik ra relates this prayer of the Holy Prophet sa : ْ َْ اَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢ َّ اِىن ِّ اَﺳ ِْ ﺎَﻟُک َ ﻣِﻦ َ اخل ري ªُِّﻠL ْ ْ ،ﻣَﺎ2َﻠِﻤ ْ ﺖ ُ ﻣِﻨ ªُْ وَﻣَﺎ ﻟَﻢ 2َا ْ ْﻠَﻢ َ وَاَﻋُﻮ ذ ُ ﻣِﻦ اﻟ ªُِّﻠL ِّﺸَّﺮ ْ ْ ﻣَﺎ2َﻠِﻤ ْ ﺖُ ﻣِﻨ ﻟَﻢ ªُْ وَﻣَﺎ ا2َﻠَﻢ.283 O All a h , I beseech You for every good thing, whether it is known to me or not.I seek refuge from every evil, whether I know it or not.Prayer for Protection against ‘Shirk’ (Associating Partners with All a h) Hadrat Ab u M u s a Ash‘ar i ra relates that the Holy Prophet sa advised us to refrain from associating partners with All a h , which is difficult to detect, as it is flimsier than the footprint of an ant.The Companions asked as to how they could avoid this sin.The Holy Prophet sa taught them this prayer: ْ ﻧَﻌُﻮ ْ اَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢَّ اِﻧَّﺎ ْذُﺑِکَ ﻣِﻦ ْاَن ْ ﻧُّﺸ ً ﺮِکَ ﺑِکَ ﺷَﻴ ْﺄ ﻧَّﻌ ﻠَﻤªُ ْ ْ وَﻧَﺴ َ ﺘَﻐ ْ ﻔِﺮُکَ ملَِﺎ ﻻ ﻧَﻌ ﻠَﻢُ.284 O All a h , we seek Your shelter from associating partners with You knowingly.We also seek Your forgiveness in case we commit this sin unknowingly.Prayer for Deliverance from the Wrath of God Hadrat ‘Abdull a h bin ‘Amr ra relates that the Holy Prophet sa used to recite this prayer: ِّْ ْاَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢ َّ اِىن ْ اَﻋُﻮ ْذُﺑِک َ ﻣِﻦ ِ زَوَال ِ ﻧِﻌ ۡﻤَﺘِک َ ،و َ حتََﻮُّل َ 2َﺎﻓِ[َﺘِک َ وَﻓُﺠ ِ ﺄ ْ ة ْ ﻧِﻘ ْ ﻤَﺘِکَ وَمجَِﻴ َ ﻊِ ﺳُﺨ ﻄِک.285 O All a h , I seek Your shelter from the termination of Your bounties, withdrawal of Your protection,

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PRAYERS 143 Your sudden chastisement and everything that incurs Your wrath.Prayer for the Protection of God Hadrat Ka‘b bin Al-A h b a r ra relates this prayer of the Holy Prophet sa.ْ ْ اَﻋُﻮ ْ ذ ُ ﺑِﻮَﺟ ْ ª ِ اﷲ ِ اﻟ ْ ﻌَﻈِﻴ ْﻢ ِ اﻟَّﺬِی [َﻟ َْ Õ َ ﺲ ٌ ْء ْ اَﻋ ِ ﻈَﻢ ُ ﻣِﻨ ِْ ª ُ وِﺑِ¤َﻠِﻤَﺎت ِ اﷲ َْاﻟﺘَّﺎﻣَّﺎت ِ اﻟَّىت ُْ ﻻَ جيَُﺎوِزُﻫُﻦ َّ ﺑَﺮ ٌّ وَّﻻ َ ﻓَﺎﺟِﺮٌوَّﺑِﺎَمس ْ ﺎء ِ اﷲ ِ احل ٰ ﺴ ْ ىن ُ ﻣَﺎ 2َﻠِﻤ ْ ﺖ ْ ﻣِﻨ ﻟَﻢ وَﻣَﺎ ْﻬَﺎ 2َا ْ ﻣِﻦ َﻠَﻢ ﺧَﻠَﻖَ وَذَرَأ َﺷَﺮِّ ﻣَﺎ ،وَﺑَﺮَأ.286 I seek shelter in the Exalted Lord from Whom there is nothing greater.I seek shelter in His perfect and comprehensive words which neither the pious nor the wicked can transgress.I seek refuge in His holy attributes whether they are known to me or not.I seek His shelter from the evil of the creation He has created, carved and spread throughout the earth.Prayer for Deliverance from a Disagreeable Disposition Hadrat ‘Abdull a h bin ‘Amr ra relates this prayer of the Holy Prophet sa.ِّْ ْاَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢَّ اِىن ْ اَﻋُﻮ ْذُﺑِکَ ﻣِﻦ َّ ﻗَﻠ ﺐٍ ﻻ َْ ْ خي ْﺸَﻊُ،وَﻣِﻦ ْ د2َُﺎء ٍ ﻻَّ ﻳُﺴ ْﻤَﻊُ وَﻣِﻦ َّ ﻧَﻔ ﺲ ٍ ﻻ ْ ْ ﺗَﺸ ْﺒَﻊُ،وَﻣِﻦ 2ِﻠ ْ ْ ﻢٍ ﻻَّ ﻳَﻨ ْ ﻔَﻊُ،اَﻋُﻮ ٰذُﺑِکَ ﻣِﻦ ُ ﻫ َ ﺆ ْ ﻵ ِ ءِ اﻻَْر ﺑَﻊ.287 O All a h , I seek Your deliverance from a heart which is devoid of fear, a prayer which is not accepted, a self which knows no contentment, and the knowledge which is not beneficial.My Guardian, I seek shelter from these four things.Prayer for Protection from Bad Habits Hadrat Umm-e-Ma‘bad relates that she heard the Holy Prophet sa recite this prayer:

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PRAYERS 144 ْ ْاَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢ َّ ﻃَﻬِّﺮ ِْ ﻗَﻠ ِْىب ْﻣِﻦ َ اﻟﻨِّﻔَﺎق ِ ،وَﻋَﻤَ_ ِ ﻣِﻦ َ اﻟﺮِّﻳَﺎء ِ وَﻟِﺴَﺎىن ﻣِﻦ َ اﻟ ْکَﺬِبِ، [َ2َو ِْ ِْىن ْ ﻣِﻦَ اخل ْ ﻴَﺎﻧَﺔِ ،ﻓَﺎِﻧَّکَ ﺗَﻌ ُِ ﻠَﻢُ ﺧَﺎﺋِﻨَﺔَ اﻻ2َْ ُْني خت ْ وَﻣَﺎ ُ ®ِ اﻟﺼُّﺪُو ر.288 O All a h , purify my heart from malice, actions from vanity, tongue from lies, and eyes from deceit.Surely You alone are aware of the deceitful eyes and the secrets of hearts.Prayer of Protection from Accidental Death Hadrat Abul-Yasar ra relates this prayer of the Holy Prophet sa.ِّْ ْاَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢ َّ اِىن َْ اَﻋُﻮ ْ ذُﺑِک َ ﻣِﻦ َ اهل ْ ﺪَم ِ ، وَاَﻋُﻮ ْذُﺑِک َ ﻣِﻦ َ اﻟرتََّدِّی َ وَاَﻋُﻮ َ ذُﺑِک َ ﻣِﻦ ِّ و ْ اﻟْﻐَﻢ َْ اﻟ ِ وَاحل َْ ﻐَﺮَق ِ وَاهل ْ ﺮَق ْ ﺮَمِ،وَاَﻋُﻮ َ اَن َّذُﺑِک َِ ﻳ ْ ﺘَﺨَﺒَّﻄَىن ْ اﻟﺸَّﻴ َْ ﻄَﺎنُ ﻋِﻨ ْ ﺪ َ امل ْ ﻮ َ ت ِ وَاَﻋُﻮ ْذُﺑِک ْﻣِﻦ ْاَن َ اَﻣُﻮ ِْت ْىف ﺳَ;ِﻴ ْ ﻠِک َ ﻣُﺪ ْ ﺑِﺮًا ْ وَاَﻋُﻮ ْذُﺑِکَ اَن َ اَﻣُﻮ ْت ﻟَﺪِﻳ ﻐًﺎ.289 O All a h , I seek refuge in You from being buried under a wall.I seek Your refuge from dying by falling from a great height, and I seek Your refuge from grieve and drowning, being burnt or dying of old age.I seek Your shelter from being under the control of the Satan at the time of death, from dying in a state of turning away from a fight in Your name and from being stung by a harmful creature.Prayer for Deliverance from Starvation and Breach of Trust Hadrat Ab u Hurairah ra relates this prayer of the Holy Prophet sa : ِّْ ْاَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢ َّ اِىن ُْ اَﻋُﻮ ْ ذُﺑِک َ ﻣِﻦ َ اجل ﻮ ع ِ ،ﻓَﺎِﻧªَّ ْ üِﺑ ْ ْ ﺲ َ اﻟﻀَّﺠِﻴ َ ﻊ ُ وَاَﻋُﻮ ِْ ذُﺑِک َ ﻣِﻦ ْ اخل ﺑüِ ﻓَﺎََِّﺎ َ ﻴَﺎﻧَﺔِ ، ْ ﺲ اﻟ ﺒِﻄَﺎﻧَﺔُ.290 O All a h , I seek refuge in You from hunger, which is a very bad companion.I seek refuge in You

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PRAYERS 146 O All a h , do not deprive the progeny of Muhammad sa of “ q u t ” (That much sustenance which would keep them alive).Prayers for the Caliphs and Rulers of Muslims Hadrat ‘Al i ra relates this prayer of the Holy Prophet sa for the caliphs who were to succeed him: ۡ ْ اَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢ َّ ار ْﺣَﻢ ْ ﺧُﻠَﻔَﺎﺋِﻰ َ اﻟَّﺬِﻳ ْ ﻦ َ ﻳَﺎﺗُﻮ ْن َ ﻣِﻦ ْ ﺑَﻌ ۡ ﺪِی َ ﻳَﺮ ْ وُو ْ ن َ اَﺣَﺎدِﻳ ْﺜِﻰ َ وَﺳُŸَّىتِ وَﻳُﻌَﻠِّﻤُﻮ اﻟﻨَّﺎس ََﺎ.295 O All a h , have mercy on the caliphs who would succeed me.They shall narrate my traditions and ' sunnah ' and instruct people in those matters.Hadrat ‘ A ’ishah ra relates this prayer of the Holy Prophet sa : ْ ْاَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢ َّ ﻣَﻦ ْوَّىل َِ ﻣِﻦ ْ اَﻣ ً ﺮ ِ اُﻣَّىت ِ ﺷَﻴ ْﺄ ْ ﻓَﺸَﻖ َّ 2َﻠَﻴ ْﻬِﻢ ْ ﻓَﺎﺷ ْﻘُﻖ 2َﻠَﻴ َ ِ ،وª ْ ْﻣَﻦ ْوَّىل َِ ﻣِﻦ ِْ اَﻣ ْﺮِاُﻣَّىت ً ﺷَﻴ ْﺄ ْﻓَﺮَﻓِﻖَ ﺑِﻬِﻢ ْ ﻓَﺎر ﻓُﻖ ﺑªِ .296 O All a h , be harsh on the ruler who governs the affairs of my followers harshly and be kind to the ruler who treats my people kindly.Heartfelt Supplication at the Journey to Ta ’if Hadrat ‘Abdull a h bin Ja‘far ra relates that after the death of Hadrat Ab u Ta lib, the Holy Prophet sa went to Ta ’if with the message of Islam.People of Ta ’if did not accept this message.The Holy Prophet sa offered two rak‘ a t of s al a t under the shade of a tree and with deep anguish in his heart he supplicated his Master in these words: ْ ْ اَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢ َّ اِﻟَﻴ ْ ک َ اَﺷ ْکُﻮ ِْ ﺿُﻌ Çَّْﻒ َ ﻗُﻮ ِْ ،و َ ﻗِﻠَّﺔ َ ﺣِﻴ ِْﻠَىت َوَﻫَﻮَاىن 2 ْ _ َ اﻟﻨَّﺎس ِ ،ﻳَﺎ َ اَر ﺣَﻢ ا ﺮ َْ ِِ  ْ ِْاِىل ٰ ﻣَﻦ ﺗَ¤ِﻠُىن ؟ َّ ِْ اِىلٰ 2َﺪُوٍّ ﻳ ْﺘَﺠَﻬَّﻤُىن ْاَم ْ اِىلٰ ﻗَﺮِﻳ ﺐ ٍ ﻣَّﻠَک ﺘªَ ْ ْ اَﻣ ﺮِی ؟ ْ َّاِن ْ ﻟ ْﻢ َْﺗَکُﻦ 2َ_ََّ ﻓَﻼَ اُﺑَﺎىلِ ،5َري ْ ﺳَﺎﺧِﻄًﺎ ِْ اَنَّ 2َﺎﻓِ[َﺘَکَ اَو ْﺳَﻊُ ىل ْ اَﻋُﻮ ْ ذ ُ ﺑِﻨُﻮ ْ ر ِ وَﺟ ْ ﻬِک َ اﻟ ْ کَﺮِﻳ ْﻢ ِ اﻟَّﺬِی ْاَﺿَﺎء َ ت ﻟªَ ُ اﻟﺴَّﻤٰﻮَات ُ وَاﻻَۡر ضُ،

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PRAYERS 147 ْ ْوَاَﺷﺮَﻗَﺖ ْ ﻟªَ ُ اﻟﻈُّﻠُﻤَﺎتُ،وَﺻَﻠُﺢَ 2َﻠَﻴ ِ اَﻣª ْ ْ ﺮ ُ اﻟﺪُّﻧ وَاﻵ ْ ﻴَﺎ ََّﺧِﺮَةِ ،اَن _َ2 َّحتَِﻞ ْ ِْﻏَﻀَﺒُک َ اَو œَﺗ ْ لَ 2َ_ََّ ﺳُﺨ ْ ْ ﻄُکَ ،وَﻟَکَ اﻟ ْ ﻌZُىبٰ ﺣَىتّٰ ﺗَﺮ َ Ýٰ وَﻻَ ﺣَﻮ لَ وَﻻ ﻗُﻮَّةَ اِﻻَّ ﺑِکَ.297 O All a h , to You alone I tell the story of my weakness, lack of planning and of being humiliated among the people.O the most Merciful of all who show mercy, to whom would You give control over me? Would You hand me over to my enemy who would destroy me? Or would You entrust me to someone close to me? Whom would You give control over my affairs? If You are not angry with me then I do not care for anyone else.But I am still in need of Your all- encompassing protection.I seek refuge in Your bright countenance which lights up the Heavens and the earth, dispels all darkness and which puts all the affairs of this life and the life Hereafter, in order.I seek Your shelter from Your wrath and incurring Your displeasure.O Master You do what You will and all the power and authority belongs to You.Prayer for Achieving a Humble Self Hadrat Ab u Hurairah ra has related this prayer of the Holy Prophet sa : ْ ِْ اَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢ َّ اَﺣ ْ[ِىن ْ ﻣِﺴ [ِک ِْ ْﻨًﺎ وَﺗَﻮَﻓَّىن ْ ﻣِﺴ [ِک ْ ْ ﻨًﺎ وَاﺣ ِْ ﺸُﺮ ِْىن ْىف َْ زُﻣ ِْ ﺮَة ِ امل ْﺴَﺎکِني ْ وَاِنَّ اَﺷ ْ Ìَ اﻻَْﺷ ْ ﻘِﻴَﺎءِ ﻣَﻦِ اﺟ ْ ﺘَﻤَﻊَ 2َﻠَﻴ ِ ﻓَﻘª ُ ْ ﺮ ۡ اﻟﺪُّﻧ و2ََﺬَابُ اﻵ ِ ﻴَﺎ ﺧِﺮَة.298 O All a h , make me live as a humble person, cause me to die as a humble person and resurrect me from amongst the poor people.Surely, he is the most unfortunate on whom the poverty of this

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PRAYERS 148 world and the punishment of the life Hereafter are combined.Prayer for becoming Special Servants of God Members of ‘Abdul Qais delegation (which came from Yemen to visit the Holy Prophet sa in Mad i nah) relate that they heard the Holy Prophet sa say this prayer: ۡ ْ اَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢ َّ اﺟ ْ ﻌَﻠ ُْﻨَﺎ ﻣِﻦ ْ ﻋِﺒَﺎدِک َ امل Ÿ َْ ْ ﺘَﺨَﺒِني ُْاﻟ َْ ﻐُﺮ ِّ امل ْ ﺤَﺠَّﻠِني ْاﻟ ِ ﻮَﻓ ُْ ﺪ َْ امل ﺘَﻘَﺒِّﻠِني.299 O All a h , include us in Your chosen servants, whose foreheads are bright and shining.Make us a part of the group which is accepted.They asked "O Messenger of All a h , what is meant by the chosen servants?" He replied, "God's pious and righteous servants, and by ُّ ُْﻏُﺮ َْ امل ﺤَﺠَّﻠِني means those people whose limbs would be bright from doing ablution.By ْ ُ وَﻓ ُْﺪ َْ امل ﺘَﻘَﺒِّﻠِني means those followers who would enter heaven in the company of their Prophet.Supplications with All a h's Holy Names Hadrat ‘ A ’ishah ra relates she heard the Holy Prophet sa offering this prayer: َ اَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢ َّ ﺑِﺎمسِۡک َ اﻟﻄَّﺎﻫِﺮ ِ اﻟﻄَّﻴِّﺐ ِ املُﺒَﺎرَک ِ اﻻَْﺣ ﺐ ِّ اِﻟَﻴک َ اﻟَّﺬِی اِذَا دُﻋِﻴﺖ َ ﺑªِ  اَﺟَﺒﺖ َ وَاِذَا ﺳُﺌِﻠﺖ َ ﺑªِ ُ اَﻋﻄَﻴﺖ َ وَاِذَا اﺳۡرت ﺣﻤﺖ ﺑªِ  رﺣﻤﺖ وَاِذَا اﺳﺘُﻔﺮِﺟﺖَ ﺑªِ  ﻓَﺮَّﺟﺖَ.300 O All a h , I beg in the name of Your Holy, Pure, Blessed and most Lovable name.You accept prayers when they are offered in that name.When the request is made in this name You grant it.When Your mercy is sought with this name You bestow mercy.In times of trial when

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PRAYERS 149 supplicated with this name You remove the affliction.A Comprehensive prayer Hadrat Ab u Um a mah ra relates that the Holy Prophet sa came to our meeting; we stood up as a mark of respect and made a request for prayers.He prayed for us.We then requested for more prayers.He replied that all the prayers for you are included in these words.The words are: ْ ْ اَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢ َّ اﻏ ْ ﻔِﺮ ﻟَﻨَﺎ وَار ْ ﺣﻤ ﻨﺎ ۡ ْ وَار ْض َ ﻋَﻨَّﺎ وَﺗَﻘَﺒَّﻞ ْ ﻣِﻨَّﺎ وَاَد َْ ﺧِﻠ َ ﻨَﺎ اجل ْ ﻨَّﺔ َ وَجنَِّﻨَﺎ ﻣِﻦ ْ اﻟﻨَّﺎرِ وَاَﺻ ﻠِﺢ  ﺷَﺎﻧَﻨَﺎLُﻠªَّ ﻟَﻨَﺎ.301 O All a h , forgive us, have mercy on us, be pleased with us, accept our prayers and our worship, grant us entry into Paradise, save us from the Fire and bestow success upon all our affairs.Prayer on Acceptance of Supplications Hadrat ‘ A ’ishah ra relates that the Holy Prophet sa said, "When you know that your prayers have been accepted, what stops you from offering this prayer? For example recovery after illness or successful return from travels.You should offer this prayer: َْ ْ اَحل َّ ﻤ ْ ﺪُ ﻟِﻠªِّٰ اﻟ ﺬِی ﺑِﻌِﺰَّﺗªِ  وَﺟَﻼَﻟªِ  ﺗَﺘِﻢُّ اﻟﺼَّﺎحلَِﺎتُ.302 All praise belongs to All a h.With whose Honour and Glory every good deed is accomplished.Prayer for Righteous End Hadrat Busr bin Ar ta h ra relates that he heard the Holy Prophet sa recite this prayer.ْ ْ اَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢ َّ اَﺣ ْﺴِﻦ ْ 2َﺎﻗِﺒZََﻨَﺎ ىف ِ اﻻُْﻣُﻮ ْ ر ِ Lُﻠِّﻬَﺎ وَاَﺟِﺮ ْﻧَﺎ ﻣِﻦ ْ ﺧِﺰ ِ ی ِ اﻟﺪُّﻧ ِ ﻴَﺎ و َ 2َﺬَاب اﻵْﺧِﺮَة.303

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PRAYERS 150 O All a h , conclude all our affairs in the best manner.Save us from the humiliation of this world and punishment of life after death.All a h's Beautiful Names and the Acceptance of Prayer.Once the Holy Prophet sa told Hadrat ‘ A ’ishah ra , "I know one such attribute of All a h , that if we pray by saying this attribute, our prayers are accepted." Hadrat ‘ A ’ishah ra eagerly asked him to tell her that attribute of God.The Holy Prophet sa said, “In my view it is not proper to tell it to anyone.” So he refused.Hadrat ‘ A ’ishah ra became cross and sat on one side hoping that the Holy Prophet sa would inform her of this attribute of God.When the Holy Prophet sa did not tell her for some time, in expectation she came and stood by him, kissed his forehead and pleaded with him to tell her this attribute of God.The Holy Prophet sa said, "‘ A ’ishah the real reason for not telling is that it is not proper to ask for worldly things with this attribute of God." Hadrat ‘ A ’ishah ra was upset; she performed ablution and spread the prayer mat.She started to pray loudly, so that the Holy Prophet sa could hear it.She prayed, "O Lord, I beseech You with Your holy names and magnificent attributes, the ones that I know and also the ones that I do not know.Forgive the sins of Your humble servant." The Holy Prophet sa was sitting nearby and was smiling.He said, "O ‘ A ’ishah ra , surely that attribute of God is included in the names which you have enumerated." 304 The acceptance of prayers has a special link with Divine attributes.God Almighty has said , َْ ُْ وَﻟِﻠªّٰ ِ اﻻَْمس ْ ﺎء ُ احل ْ ﺴىن ٰ ﻓَﺎد ﻋُﻮ ہ ُ ﺑِﻬَﺎ (Al-A‘r a f 7:181) " All a h has pure names and beautiful

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PRAYERS 151 attributes.Memorise them and when remembering All a h , make your supplications with His names." Hadrat Ab u Hurairah ra relates the Holy Prophet sa said that God has ninety nine names.A person who memorises them and keeps them in his mind, is Heaven bound.305 All a h's Beautiful Names.ُ اَﻟﻠªّٰ All a h ُ اَﻟْﻘُﺪ ُّ وْس The Holy ُّ اَﻟﺮَّب The Lord ُ اَﻟﺴَّﻼَم The Source of Peace ُ اَﻟﺮَّمحْٰﻦ The Grac i ous ُ ْﻣِﻦ ٴ اَملُْﻮ The Bestower of Secur i ty ُ اﻟَﺮَّﺣِﻴْﻢ The Merc i ful ُ اَملُْﻬَﻴْﻤِﻦ The Protector ُ اَملَْﻠِک The Sovere i gn ُ اَﻟْﻌَﺰِﻳْﺰ The M i ghty ُ اَجلَْﺒَّﺎر The Subduer ُ اﻟﻠَّﻄِﻴْﻒ The Incomprehens i ble ُِّ اَملُْﺘَکَرب The Exalted ُْ اخلَْﺒِري The All Aware ُ اَخلَْﺎﻟِﻖ The Creator ُ احلَْﻠِﻴْﻢ The Forbear i ng ُ ٴ اَﻟْﺒَﺎرِی The Maker ُ اﻟْﻌَﻈِﻴْﻢ The Great ُ املُْﺼَﻮِّر The Fash i oner ُ اﻟْﻐُﻔُﻮْر The Most Forg i v i ng ُ اﻟْﻐَﻔَّﺎر The Great Forg i ver ُ اﻟْﺸَّکُﻮْر The Most Apprec i at i ng ُ اَﻟْﻘَﻬَّﺎر The Most Supreme ُِّ اﻟْﻌَ_ The H i gh ُ اَﻟْﻮَﻫَّﺎب The Bestower ُْ اﻟْکَﺒِري The Incomparably great ُ اَﻟْﺮَزَّاق The Great Susta i ner ُ احلَْﻔِﻴْﻆ The Guard i an ُ اَﻟْﻔَﺘَّﺎح The Opener ُ املُْﻘِﻴْﺖ The Preserver ُ اَﻟْﻌَﻠِﻴْﻢ The All Know i ng ُ احلَْﺴِﻴْﺐ The Reckoner ُ اَﻟْﻘَﺎﺑِﺾ The Controller ُ اجلَْﻠِﻴْﻞ The Lord of Majesty ُ اَﻟْﺒَﺎﺳِﻂ The Enlarger ُ اﻟْکَﺮِﻳْﻢ The Noble ُ اَخلَْﺎﻓِﺾ The Depressor ُ اﻟﺮَّﻗِﻴْﺐ The Watchful ُ اﻟﺮَّاﻓِﻊ The Exalter ُ اَملُْﺠِﻴْﺐ The Answerer of Prayers ُّ املُْﻌِﺰ The Bestower of Honour ُ اﻟﻮَاﺳِﻊ The Bount i ful ُّ اَملُْﺬِل The Abaser ُ اَحلَْکِﻴْﻢ The W i se ُ اﻟﺴَّﻤِﻴْﻊ The All Hear i ng ُ اَﻟْﻮَدُوْد The Lov i ng

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PRAYERS 152 ُْ اﻟْﺒَﺼِري The All See i ng ُ اَملَْﺠِﻴْﺪ The Lord of Honour ُ احلَْکَﻢ The W i se Judge ُ اَﻟْﺒَﺎﻋِﺚ The Ra i ser of the dead ُ اﻟْﻌَﺪَل The Just ُ اَﻟﺸَّﻬِﻴْﺪ The W i tness ُّ اَحلَْﻖ The True ُ اَ ﻻَْوَّل The F i rst ُ اَﻟْﻮَکِﻴْﻞ The D i sposer of Affa i rs ُ اَﻻْٰﺧِﺮ The Last ُ اَﻟْﻘَﻮِی The Powerful ُ اَﻟْﻈَﺎÛِﺮ The Man i fest ُْ اَملَْﺘِني The Strong ُ اَﻟْﺒَﺎﻃِﻦ The H i dden ُِّ اَﻟْﻮَىل The Fr i end ُِ اَﻟْﻮَاىل The Ruler ُ اََْﻤِﻴْﺪ The Pra i seworthy ِْ اَملُْﺘَﻌَﺎىل The Most H i gh ُِ اَملُْﺤØْ The Recorder َُّ اَﻟْرب The Benef i cent ُ ٴ اَملُْﺒْﺪِی The Beg i nner of L i fe ُ اَﻟﺘَّﻮَّاب The Oft1Return i ng w i th compass i on ُ اَملُْﻌِﻴْﺪ The Repeater of L i fe ْ اَملُْŸْﺘَﻘِﻢ The Avenger ُِ اَملُْﺤْىي The L i fe1G i ver ُّ اَﻟْﻌَﻔُﻮ The Effacer of S i ns ُ اَملُْﻤِﻴْﺖ The Destroyer ُ ُف ٴ اَﻟﺮَّو The Compass i onate ُّ اَحلَْﻰ The L i v i ng ِ ﻣَﺎﻟِکُ املُْﻠْک The Lord of Sovere i gnty ُ اَﻟْﻘَﻴُّﻮم The Self Subs i st i ng All1 Susta i n i ng ِ ذُواجلَْﻼَل ِ وَاﻻِْکْﺮَام The Lord of Majesty and Bounty ُ اَﻟْﻮَاﺟِﺪ The D i scoverer ُ اَملُْﻘْﺴِﻂ The Equ i table ُ اَملَْﺎﺟِﺪ The Glor i ous ُ اَجلَْﺎﻣِﻊ The Gatherer ُ اَﻟْﻮَاﺣِﺪ The One ُِّ اَﻟْﻐَىن The Self1Suff i c i ent ُ اَﻟﺼَّﻤَﺪ The Independent ُِ اَملُْﻐْىن The Enr i cher ُ اَﻟْﻘَﺎدِر The Possessor of Power ُ اَملَْﺎﻧِﻊ The W i thholder ُ اَملُْﻘْﺘَﺪِر The Omn i potent ُّ اَﻟﻀَّﺂر The Infl i ctor of Pun i shment ُ اَملُْﻘَﺪِّم The Prov i der of means of Progress ُ اَﻟﻨَّﺎﻓِﻊ The Benefactor ُ َﺧِّﺮ ٴ اَملُْﻮ The Postponer ُ اَﻟﻨُّﻮر The L i ght ُ اَهلَْﺎدِی The Gu i de ُ اَﻟْﺒَﺪ ِ ﻳْﻊ The Organ i ser ُِ اَﻟْﺒَﺎç The Sav i our ُ اَﻟْﻮَارِث The Inher i tor ُ اَﻟﺮَّﺷِﻴْﺪ The D i rector to the r i ght way

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PRAYERS 153 Prayer at Finishing Qur' a n Hadrat H udhaifah ra relates that the Holy Prophet sa used to recite this prayer upon finishing the Qur’ a n : ْ اَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢ َّ ار ْ ﺣﻤْ َّ وَّﻧُﻮْرًاو َّﺑِﺎﻟْﻘُﺮْآنِ وَاﺟْﻌَﻠªُْ ىلِْ اِﻣَﺎﻣًﺎ و َ ﻫُﺪًی ر ً ﺣْﻤﺔ َّ اَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢ  ِذَکِّﺮْ ىن ِْ ﻣِﻨªْ ُ ﻣَﺎﻧَﺴِﻴْﺖ ُ و2ََﻠِّﻤْىن ِْ ﻣِﻨªُْ ﻣَﺎ ﺟَﻬِﻠْﺖ ُ وَارْزُﻗْىن ِْ ﺗِﻼَوَﺗªَ َ آﻧَﺎء َ اﻟﻠَّﻴْﻞ ر وَأَﻃْﺮَافَ اﻟﻨَّﻬَﺎرِ وَاﺟْﻌَﻠªُْ ىلِْ ﺣُﺠَّﺔً ﻳَّﺎ بَّ اﻟْﻌَﺎملَِنيَْ.(I h y a ’ul-‘Ul u mid-d i n Lil Ghaz a li, vol.1, page 278, published in Beirut) O All a h , have Mercy on me with the medium and basis of the Qur’ a n.Make the Qur’ a n a leader, a light, guidance and mercy for me.O All a h , whatever I forget make me remember it and whatever I am unable to understand, make me comprehend it.Enable me to recite it during the day and the night.O Lord of the Universe, make Qur’ a n an authentic guidance for me.

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PRAYERS 154 Refrences 45 Sunan Tirmadh i , Kit a bud-Da‘w a t, chapter 86.46 Sunan Tirmadh i , Kit a bud-Da‘w a t, chapter 74.47 Sunan Tirmadh i , Kit a bud-Da‘w a t, chapter 73.48 Bukh a r i Kit a bud-Da‘w a t, B a bud- Du‘ a ’ ‘Indal-Khal a’.49 Sunan Tirmadh i , Kit a but- T ah a rah, B a bo m a yaq u lo idh a Kharaja minal-khal a ’.50 Sunan Ibne M a jah, Kit a bu t - T ah a rah wa sunanih a , B a bo m a idh a Kharaja minal-khal a ’.51 Sunan Tirmadh i , Kit a bu t - T ah a rah, B a bo f i m a yoq a lo ba‘dil-wu du’.52 Muslim Kit a bu s - S al a t, B a bo Isti h b a bil-Qaul mithla Qaulil-Muadhdhine liman Sami‘ah u.53 Bukh a r i Kit a bul-Adh a n, B a bud-Du‘ a ’ ‘Indan-Nid a ’.Sunanul Kubr a lil-Beihq i , vol.1 page.410.54 Sunan Ibne M a jah, Kit a bul-Mas a jid, B a bul-Mashyi ila s - S al a t.55 Ab u D a w u d, Kit a bu s - S al a t, B a bo m a yaq u lohur-Rajul ‘Inda Dukh u lihil-Masjid.56 Sunan Ibne M a jah, Kit a bul-Mas a jid, B a bud-Du‘ a ’ ‘inda Dukh u lil-Masjid.Tu h fatudh-Dh a kirain li-Shauk a n i , vol.1 page.145.57 Sunan Tirmadh i , Kit a bu s - S al a t, B a bo f i m a yaq u lo ‘Inda Dukh u lil-Masjid.Tu h fatudh-Dh a kirain li-Shauk a n i , vol.1 page.146.58 Muslim, Kit a bo- S al a til-Mus a fir i n, B a bud-Du‘ a ’ fi s - S al a til-Lail wa Qiy a mih i.59 Sunan Tirmadh i , Kit a bu s - S al a t, B a bo m a yaq u lo ‘Inda iftit a hi s - S al a t.60 Bukh a r i , Kit a bo S ifati s - S al a t, B a bo m a yaq u lo ba‘dat-Takb i r.61 Sunan Tirmadh i , Kit a bu s - S al a t, B a but-Tasb ih fir-Ruk u ‘i was-Suj u d.62 Muslim, Kit a bu s - S al a t, B a bo m a yaq u lo fir-Ruk u ‘i was-Suj u d.63 Bukh a r i , Kit a bo- S ifati s - S al a t, B a bud-Du‘ a ’ fir-Ruk u ‘i.64 Ab u D a w u d, Kit a bu s - S al a t, B a bo m a yaq u lohur-Rajule f i Ruk u ‘ih i wa- Suj u dih i.65 Nasa’ i , Kit a bo S ifati s - S al a t, B a bo Nau‘in A khar minadh-Dhikri fir-Ruk u ‘i.66 Muslim, Kit a bu sS al a t, B a bo m a yaq u lo idh a Rafa‘a Ra’sahu minar-Ruk u ‘i.67 Bukh a r i , Kit a bo S ifati s - S al a t, B a bo Fa d l All a h umma Rabban a walakal- H amd.68 Bukh a r i , Kit a bo S ifati s - S al a t, B a bo Fadl All a h umma Rabban a walakal- H amd.69 Tirmadh i , Kit a bu s - S al a t, B a but-Tasb ih e fir-Ruk u ‘i was-Suj u d.70 Muslim, Kit a bu s - S al a t, B a bud-Du‘ a ’ fis-Suj u d.71 Muslim, Kit a bu s - S al a t, B a bo m a yoq a lo fir-Ruk u ‘i was-Suj u d.72 Muslim, Kit a bo S al a til-Mus a fir i n, B a bud-Du‘ a ’ f iS al a til-Laile wa Qiy a mih i.73 Muslim, Kit a bo S al a til-Mus a fir i n, B a bud-Du‘ a ’ f iS al a til-Laile wa Qiy a mih i.74 Sunan Ibne M a jah, Kit a bo Iq a mati s - S al a te, B a bo m a yaq u lo Bainas-Sajdatain.Mustadrik Lil- Ha kim, vol.1 page.262.271.75 Bukh a r i , Kit a b S ifati s - S al a t, B a but-Tashahhud fil- A khirah.76 Bukh a r i , Kit a bul-Anbiy a ’, B a bo Qaulill a he Wattakhadhallaho Ibr a hima Khal i l a.77 Bukh a r i , Kit a bud-Da‘w a t, B a bo Qaulin-Nabiyyi sa Rabban a A tin a fidduny a.78 Bukh a r i , Kit a bo S ifati s - S al a t, B a bud-Du‘ a ’ Qablis-Sal a m.79 Ab u D a w u d, Kit a bu s - S al a t, B a but-Tashahhud.80 Ab u D a w u d, Kit a bul-Adab, B a bo m a yaq u lur- Rajulo idh a Ta‘arra minal-Lail.

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PRAYERS 155 81 Bukh a r i , Kit a but-Tahajjud, B a but-Tahajjud bil-Lail.82 Nasa’ i , Kit a bo Qiy a mil-Laili wa Tatawwo‘in-Nah a r, B a bo dhikri m a yustafta h o bihil-Qiy a m.83 Sunan Tirmadh i , Kit a bud-Da‘w a t, B a bo Du‘ a ’i Umme Salamah.84 Muslim, Kit a bo S al a til-Mus a fir i n, B a bud-Du‘a’ f i S al a til-Laili wa Qiy a mih i.85 Nasa’ i , Kit a bo Qiy a mil-Laili wa Tatawwo‘in-Nah a r, B a bo Dhikri m a Yustafta h o bihil-Qiy a m.86 Sunan Tirmadh i , Kit a bu s - S al a t, B a bo m a yaq u lo ‘Inda iftit ah i s - S al a t.87 Bukh a r i , Kit a bud-Da‘w a t, B a bud-Du‘ a ’ fi s - S al a t.88 Sunan Tirmadh i , Kit a bud-Da‘w a t, B a bo f i man yaqra’ul-Qur’ a n ‘Indal- man a m.89 Nasa’ i , Kit a bo S ifati s - S al a t, B a bo Nau‘in A khar minad-Du‘ a ’.H ad i th No.1305.90 Ab u D a w u d, Kit a bul-witr, B a bul-Qun u t fil-witr.Sunan Nasa’ i , Kit a bo Qiy a mil-Laili, B a bud- Du‘ a ’o fil-witr.91 To h fatul-Fuqah a ’, B a bo S al a til-witr, published in Damascus.92 Muslim, Kit a bul-Mas a jid, B a bo Isti h b a bidh-Dhikr ba‘da s - S al a t.93 Muslim, Kit a bul-Mas a jid, B a bo Istihb a bidh-Dhikr ba‘da s - S al a t.94 Bukh a r i , Kit a bud-Da‘w a t, B a bud-Du‘ a ’ ba‘da s - S al a t.95 Bukh a r i , Kit a b S ifati s - S al a t, B a bo man lum yaridis- Sal a m ‘alal-Im a m.96 Muslim, Kit a budh-Dhikr, B a but-Tasb ih awwalan-nah a r wa ‘indan-naum.97 Musnad Ahmad bin H ambal, Vol.2 page.35, H ad i th 7999.98 Bukh a r i , Kit a bud-Da‘w a t, B a bo Fa d lut-Tasb ih.99 Bukh a r i , Kit a bud-Da‘w a t, B a b Qaulo La H aula wal a Quwata.Majma‘iz- Zaw a i’d, vol.7 p.523.100 Ab u D a w u d, Kit a bul-witr, B a bo fil-Istighf a r.101 Ab u D a w u d, Kit a bul-Adab, B a bo m a yaq u lo idh a a s ba h a.102 Kit a bud-Du‘ a ’, Vol.3 page.1480 from T abar a n i , published in Beirut.103 Tirmadh i , Kit a bul-Witr, B a b S m a yaq u lo idh a Q a ma minal-Lail ila s - S al a t.104 Tirmadh i , Kit a bul-witr, B a bo S al a til- Ha jjah.105 Tirmadh i , Kit a bul-witr, B a bo S al a til-Istikh a rah, Ibne M a jah Kit a bus- S al a t, B a b Ma ja’a fis- S al a ti.106 Tirmadh i , Kit a bul-witr, B a bo S al a tit-Tasb ih.107 Tirmadh i , Kit a bul A t ‘imah, B a but Tasmiyah ‘ala t - T ‘ a m.108 Tirmadh i , Abw a bul-Birri, B a bo m a J a ’a fil-Mutashabbi‘i bim a lam yu‘ t ah.109 Bukh a r i , Kit a bo bad’il-khalqe, B a bo Khairo M a lil-Muslimi Ghanamun yatba‘o bih a sha‘afal-Jib a l.110 Ab u D a w u d, Kit a bul-Adab B a bo m a Yuq a lo ‘indal-Gha d ab.111 Tirmadh i , Da‘w a t, B a bo m a Yaqulo Idh a R a’ a Ru’y a Yakrahoh a.112 Tirmadh i , Abw a bul- A d a b, B a bo m a J a ’a fil Tashmitil-‘ At is.113 Ab u D a w u d, Kit a bu s - S al a t, B a bo m a yaq u lar-Rajulo f i Ruk u ‘ih i wa Suj u dih i.114 Muslim, Kit a bo S al a til-Mus a fir i n, B a bo isti h b a bi ta t w i lil-Qir a ’ah f iS al a til- Lail.115 Ab u D a w u d, Kit a bu s - S al a t, B a but-Tam i ni war a ’al Im a m.116 Al-Itq a n, vol.1 page.107.Fa s l f i kaifiyyatil-Akhdh.

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PRAYERS 156 117 Tirmadh i , Kit a but-Tafs i r, Tafs i r S u rahAr-Ra h m a n.118 Ab u D a w u d, Kit a bu s - S al a t, B a bo m a yaq u lur Rajulo f i Ruk u ‘ihi wa Suj u dih i.119 Ab u D a w u d, Kit a bu s - S al a tB a bud-Du‘ a ’ fi s - S al a t.120 Ab u D a w u d, Kit a bu s - S al a t, B a bud-Du‘ a ’ fis- S al a t.121 Ab u D a w u d, Kit a bu s - S al a tB a bo Miqd a ro Ruku‘ was-sajdah.122 Bukh a r i , Kit a but-Tafs i r, B a bo Tafs i rS u rah An-Na s r.123 Tirmadh i , Kit a bud-Da‘w a t, B a bo m a yaq u lo f i Suj u dil-Qur’ a n.124 Tirmadh i , Kit a bud-Da‘w a t, B a bo m a yaq u lo f i Suj u dil-Qur’ a n.125 Tirmadh i , Kit a bud-Da‘w a t, B a bo m a yaq u lo ‘inda ro’yatil-Hil a l.Ab u D a w u d, Kit a bul-Adab, B a bo m a yaq u lur-Rajul idh a Ra’al-Hil a l.126 Kanz-ul-'Umm a l vol.7 page.79 127 Ab u D a w u d, Kit a bu s - S aum B a bul-Qaul ‘indal-Ift a r.128 Mustadrak Ha kim, Kit a bu s - S aum, vol.1 p a ge.583.129 Tirmadh i , Kit a bud-Da‘w a t, chapter 85.130 Bukh a r i , Kit a bul- H ajj, B a but-Talbiyah.131 Al-Mu‘jamul-Ausa t li t - T abar a n i , Vol.6 page.183.132 Ab u D a w u d, Kit a bul-man a sik, B a bud-Du‘ a ’ fi t - T awaf.133 Mu s annaf Ibne Ab i Shaibah vol,10 page.367.134 Muslim, Kit a bul- H ajj, B a bo H ajjatin-Nabiyyi sa.135 Mu’a tta , Kit a bul- H ajj, B a bul Bal a ’ bi s - S af a fis-Sa‘ye.136 Majma‘uz zaw a ’id vol.3 page.560.Mu‘jamul-Kab i r, vol,11 page.174.137 Kit a bud-Da‘w a t li t - T abar a n i , ramiyul-Jamar a t min Ba t nil-w a d i , Vol.2 page.1209, published in Beirut.138 Kit a bud-Da‘w a t li t - T abar a n i , Vol.2 page.1209, published in Beirut.139 Musnad Ahmad bin H ambal, vol,2 page.75.140 Mu s annaf Ibne Ab i Shaibah, vol.2 page.206.141 AlMustadrak lil- Ha kim, vol,1 page.299.142 AlMustadrak lil- Ha kim, vol,1 page.298.143 Majma‘uz zaw a ’id vol.2 page.206 144 Majma‘uz zaw a ’id vol.6 page.201 145 Musnad Ahmad bin H ambal, vol,5 page.92.146 Muslim, Kit a bul-Jumu‘ah, B a bo takhf i fi s - S al a t wal khu t bah.147 Muslim, Kit a bul-Jumu‘ah, B a bo Takhf i fi s S al a t.Tirmadh i , Kit a bun-Nik ah , B a bo Khu t batin-Nik ah.Ab u D a w u d, Kit a bun-Nik ah , B a bo Khu t batin-Nik ah.148 Muslim, Kit a bul-‘Idain B a b 1 149 Nasa’ i , Kit a bo S al a til-‘ I dain, B a b kaifal-khu t bah.150 Ab u D a w u d, Kit a bun-Nik ah , B a bo f i Khu t batin-Nik ah.151 Tirmadh i , Kit a bun-Nik ah , B a bo Khu t batin-Nik ah.Ibne M a jah, Kit a bun- Nik ah , B a bo Khu t batin-Nik ah.152 Muslim Kit a buz-Zak a t, B a bul haththi ‘ala s - S adaqati walau bishiqqe tamratin.153 T a rikhul Khulaf a ’ lis-Siy uti page.244 154 Mustadarak Ha kim, vol,1 page.441.155 Mustadarak Ha kim, vol,2 page.356.156 Mustadarak Ha kim, vol,4 page.120.157 Ab u D a w u d, Kit a bul-A t ‘imah, B a b Tasmiyato ‘ala t T a‘ a m.

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PRAYERS 157 158 Tirmadh i , Kit a bud-Da‘w a t B a bo m a yaq u lo idh a faragha mina t-T ‘ a m.159 Ab u D a w u d, Kit a bul-A t ‘imah, B a bo m a yaq u lur-Rajulo idh at ‘ama.160 Bukh a r i , Kit a bul-A t ‘imah, B a bo m a yaq u lo idh a faragha mina t - T a‘ a mih i.Tirmadh i , Kit a bul-A t ‘imah, B a bo m a yaq u lo idh a faragha mina t - T a‘ a mih i.161 Ab u D a w u d, Kit a bul-lib a s, B a bo m a yaq u lo idh a labisa thauban Jad i dan.162 Tirmadh i , Kit a bud-Da‘w a t, B a bo m a yaq u lo idh a Akala t - T a‘ a m.163 Tirmadh i , Kit a bud-Da‘w a t, B a bo m a yaq u lo idh a Akala t - T a‘ a m.164 Ab u D a w u d, Kit a bul-lib a s, B a bo m a yaq u lo idh a labisa Thauban Jad i dan.165 Tirmadh i , Kit a bud-Da‘w a t, chapter 108.Ab u D a w u d, Kit a bul-lib a s, B a bo m a yaq u lo idh a labisa Thauban Jad i dan.166 Musnad Ahmad bin H ambal, Vol.6 page.150, Published in Cairo.167 Tirmadh i , Kit a bud Da‘w a t, B a bo m a yaq u lo idh a kharaja min Baitih i.Ab u D a w u d, Kit a bul-Adab B a bo m a yaq u lo idh a Kharaja min Baitih i.168 Ab u D a w u d, Kit a bul-Adab, B a bo m a yaq u lo idh a Kharaja min Baitih i.169 Kit a bud-Du‘ a ’ li t - T abar a n i , vol.2, page.1128, Published in Beirut.170 Bukh a r i , Kit a bud-Da‘w a t, B a bud-Du‘ a ’idh a asfara au raja‘a.171 Tirmadh i , Kit a bud-Da‘w a tB a bo m a yaq u lo idh a kharaja mus a firan.Ab u D a w u d, Kit a bul-jih a d, B a bo m a yaq u lur-Rajulo idh aS af a ra.172 Muslim, Kit a bul- H ajj, B a bo m a yaq u lo idh a Rakaba il aS afaril- H ajj.173 Muslim, Kit a budh-Dhikr wad-Du‘ a ’ wat-Taubah, B a but-Ta‘awwudh min s u ’il-Qa da.174 Ab u D a w u d, Kit a bul-jih a dB a bo m a yaq u lur-Rajulo idh a Nazalal-Manzil.175 Musnad Ahmad bin H ambal, Vol.3 page.239.176 Ab u D a w u d, Kit a bul-jih a d, B a bo m a yud‘ a ‘indal-Liq a.177 Ab u D a w u d,Kit a bul-jih a d, B a bud-Du‘ a ’ ‘indal-wid a ‘.178 Tirmadh i , Kit a bud-Da‘w a tB a bo m a yaq u lo idh a -wada‘a ins a nan.179 Mustadrik Ha kim, Kit a bul-jih a d, Vol.1 page.614.180 Muslim, Kit a budh-Dhikr, B a but-ta‘awwudh min sharri m a ‘Amala wa min sharri m a lam ya‘mal.181 Muslim, Kit a budh-Dhikr, wad-Du‘ a ’B a but-ta‘awwudh min sharri m a ‘Amala wa min sharri m a lam ya‘mal.182 Ibne-M a jah, Kit a bud Du‘ a ’B a bo m a yad‘ u Bihir-rajulo idh a asba h a wa idh a ams a.183 Tirmadh i , Kit a bud-Da‘w a t, chapter 79.184 Ab u D a w u d, Kit a bul-Adab, B a bo m a yaq u lo idh a A s ba h a.185 Tirmadh i , Kit a bud-Da‘w a t, chapter 95, H ad i th 3529.186 Ab u D a w u d, Kit a bul-Adab, B a bo m a yaq u lo idh a A s ba h a.187 Ab u D a w u d, Kit a bul-Adab, B a bo m a yaq u lo idh a A s ba h a.188 Ab u D a w u d, Kit a bul-Adab, B a bo m a yaq u lo idh a A s ba h a.189 Ab u D a w u d, Kit a bul-Adab, B a bo m a yaq u lo idh a A s ba h a.190 Tirmadh i , Kit a bud-Da‘w a t, B a bo Du‘ a ’e Umme Salamah.191 Ab u D a w u d, Kit a bul-Adab, B a bo m a yaq u lo idh a a s ba h a.192 Ab u D a w u d, Kit a bul-Adab, B a bo m a yaq u lo idh a a s ba h a.193 Bukh a r i , Kit a bud-Da‘w a t, B a bo m a yaq u lo idh a a s ba h a.194 Al-Mu‘jamul- Kab i r li t , T abr a n i , Vol.17, P.294.

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PRAYERS 158 195 Bukh a r i Kit a bul-Istisq a ’, B a bul-istisq a ’ f i Khu t batil-Jumu‘ah.196 Ab u D a w u d,Kit a bul-Istisq a ’, B a bo raf‘il-yadain fil-Istisq a ’.197 Tirmadh i , Kit a bud-Da‘w a t, B a bo m a yaq u lo idh a sami‘ar-Ra‘d.198 Muslim, Kit a bul Istisq a ’, B a but-Ta‘awwudh ‘inda ro’yatir-R i he wal-ghaimi wal-fara h e bil-ma t ar.199 Bukh a r i , Kit a bul- Istisq a ’, B a bo m a Istisq a ’ fil-masjidil-j a mi‘.200 Bukh a r i , Kit a bud-Da‘w a tB a bo m a yaq u lo idh a n a ma.201 Bukh a r i , Kit a bud-Da‘w a tB a bo wa d ‘il yadil-yumn a Ta h ta khaddil-yumn a.202 Bukh a r i , Kit a bud-Da‘w a tB a bo T‘awwudh wal Qir a’ ate ‘indan-Naum.203 Muslim, Kit a budh-Dhikr wad-Du‘ a ’, B a bo m a yaq u lo ‘indan-Naum.204 Ab u D a w u d, Kit a bul-Adab, B a bo m a yaq u lo ‘indan-Naum.205 Ab u D a w u d, Kit a bul-Adab, B a bo m a yaq u lo ‘indan-Naum.206 Ab u D a w u d, Kit a bul-Adab, B a bo m a yaq u lo ‘indan-Naum.207 Ab u D a w u d, Kit a bul-Adab, B a bo m a yaq u lo ‘indan-Naum.208 Bukh a r i , Kit a bud-Da‘w a t, B a bo m a yaq u lo idh a n a ma.209 Tirmadh i , Kit a bud-Da‘w a t, B a bud-Du‘ a ’idh a a w a il a fir a shih i.210 Bukh a r i , Kit a but-Tahajjud bil-lail, B a bo fa d li man ta‘arra minallaile fa s all a.211 Tirmadh i , Kit a bud-Da‘w a t, chapter 91, H ad i th 3523.212 Mu’a tta Im a m M a lik, Kit a bul-J a mi, B a bo m a yu’maro minat-Ta-‘wwudh.213 Ab u D a w u d, Kit a bun-Nik ah , B a bo f i Jam‘in-Nik ah.214 Bukh a r i , Kit a bud-Da‘w a t, B a bo m a yaq u lo idh a at a ahlah u.215 Tirmadh i , Kit a bul-Jan a ’iz, B a but-Tashdid ‘indal-maut.216 Muslim, Kit a bul-Jan a ’iz, B a bo f i ighm ad il-mayyit.217 Muslim, Kit a bul-Jan a ’iz, B a bo m a yaq u lo ‘indal- mu si bah.218 Ab u D a w u d, Kit a bul-Jan a ’iz, B a bud-Du‘ a ’ lil-mayyit.Tirmadh i , Kit a bul- Jan a ’iz, B a bm a yaq u lo fi s - S al a t ‘alal Mayyit.219 Bukh a r i , Kit a bul-Jan a ’iz, B a b yaqra’u Fati h atul Kit a b ‘alal Jan a zah.‘Aunil- Ma‘b u d, Kit a bul-Jan a ’iz, B a b ad-Du a ’o lil-Mayyiti.220 Tirmadh i , Kit a bul-Jan a ’iz, B a bo m a yaq u lo idh a adkhalal-mayyit ‘al-Qabre.221 Nasa’ i , Kit a bul-Jan a ’iz, B a bul-Amr bil-Istighf a r lil Mu’min i n.222 Muslim, Kit a budh-Dhikr, B a but-Ta‘wwudh min sharre m a ‘Amala.223 Tirmadh i , Kit a bud-Da‘w a t, chapter 90.224 Muslim, Kit a budh-Dhikr, B a but-Ta‘wwudh min sharre m a ‘Amala.225 Muslim, Kit a budh-Dhikr, B a but-Ta‘wwudh min sharre m a ‘Amala.226 Ibne M a jah, Kit a bud-Du‘ a ’, B a bud-Du‘ a ’ bil-‘Afwi wal ‘ A fiyah.227 Ab u D a w u d, Kit a bul-Adab, B a bo m a yaq u lo idh a A s ba h a.228 Al-‘Ilal al-Mutanahiyah, Kit a buz Zikr B a b H ad i tho fi Thaw a be Astaghf a r vol.2 page.837 229 Nasa’ i , Kit a bul-Isti‘adhah, B a bul-Isti‘ a dhah minal-‘ijz.230 Muslim, Kit a budh-Dhikr, B a but-Ta‘awwudh min Sharre m a ‘amala.231 Musnad Ahmad bin H ambal, Vol.6, page.129, published in Cairo.232 Tirmadh i , Kit a bo Tafs i ril-Qur’ a n, B a bo S u rah Sa d.233 Tirmadh i , Kit a bud-Da‘w a t, chapter 67.234 Musnad Ahmad bin H ambal, Vol.2, page.220 published in Cairo.235 Ab u D a ' u d Kit a but T ibb B a bo fi t - T airah

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PRAYERS 159 236 Tirmadh i , Kit a b Tafs i ril-Qur’ a n, S u rah Al-mo’min u n.237 Tirmadh i , Kit a bud-Da‘w a t, chapter 80.238 Musnad Ahmad,, Vol.4, Page.63, published in Cairo.239 Mustadrak Ha kim, Vol.1, Page.542.240 Muslim, Kit a bul- H ajj, B a bo fa d lil-Mad i nah wa Du‘ a in-Nabiyyi sa f i h a.241 Musnad Ahmad, H ad i th 8087, Vol.2, Page.311, published in Cairo.242 Tirmadh i , Kit a bud-Da‘w a t, B a bo f i Du‘ a in-Nabiyyi sa fil-‘Afwi wal ‘ A fiyah.243 Tirmadh i , Kit a bud-Da‘w a t, B a bo fil-‘Afwi wal-‘ A fiyah.244 Tirmadh i , Kit a bud-Da‘w a t, fid-Du‘ a il- H if z.245 Tirmadh i , Kit a bud-Da‘w a t, chapter 89.246 Mustadrak Ha kim, Vol.1 Page.520.247 Tirmadh i , Kit a bud-Da‘w a t, chapter 124, H ad i th 3586.248 Tirmadh i , Kit a bud-Da‘w a t, chapter 111 H ad i th 3563.249 Ab u D a w u d, Kit a bul-Witr, B a bo fil-Isti‘ a dhah.250 Mustadrak Ha kim, Kit a bud-Du‘ a ’ wat-Takb i r wat-Tahl i l Vol.1, P.696, H ad i th 1898.251 Muslim, Kit a budh-Dhikri, wad Du‘ a ’,wat-taubah wal Istighf a r, B a bo m a yaq u lo ‘Indan-naumi wa akhdhil ma d ja‘e.252 Bukh a r i , Kit a bu t - T ib, B a bo Mas h ir-R a qil wajhi bi yadihil-yumn a.253 Muslim, Kit a bus-Sal a m, B a bu t - T ib wal Mar d war-Ruq a.254 Ibne M a jah, Kit a bu t - T ib, B a bo m a yu‘awwadho bihi minal- h umma.255 Ibne M a jah, Kit a but-Tib, B a bo ma ‘awwadha bihin-Nabiyyo S allall a ho ‘alaihi Wasallam wa m a ‘awwadha bih i.256 Ab u D a w u d, Kit a bu t - T ib, B a bo kaifar-Ruq a.257 Tirmadh i , Kit a bud-Da‘w a t, chapter 119.258 Mustadrak Ha kim, Vol.1, P.712 259 Bukh a r i , Kit a bul-Anbiy a ’, B a bun-nasl a n fil Mashiyyi.260 Musnad Ahmad, Vol.3 Pag e.747.261 Ab u D a w u d, Kit a bul-Adab, B a bo m a yaq u lo idh a A s ba h a.262 Tirmadh i , Kit a bud-Da‘w a t, B a bo m a yaq u lo idh a Ra’ a mubtalan.263 Bukh a r i , Kit a bud-Da‘w a t, B a but-Ta‘wwudh min Juhdil-Bal a.264 Bukh a r i , Kit a bud-Da‘w a t, B a bud-Du‘ a ’ ‘indal-karb.265 Tirmadh i , Kit a bud-Da‘w a t, chapter 92.266 Mustadrak Ha kim, Vol.1 Page.509.267 Al-Mu‘jamul-Kab i r, Vol.10 Page.169.268 Musnad Ahmad, H ad i th 15531 Vol.3, P.424, published in Cairo.269 Mustadrak Ha kim, Vol.1, P.525.270 Mustadrak Ha kim, Vol.1, P.523.271 Bukh a r i , Kit a bud-Da‘w a t, B a bo Qaulin-Nabiyyi sa , All a h ummaghfirl i m a qaddamto.272 Ab u D a w u d, Kit a bul-witr, B a bo fil-Istighf a r.273 Mustadrak Ha kim, Vol.1, P.728.274 Bukh a r i , Kit a bul-Magh a z i , B a bo mara d in-Nabiyyi sa.275 Mustadrak Ha kim, Vol.1, P.545.276 Tirmadh i , Kit a bud-Da‘w a t, chapter 70, H ad i th 3483.

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PRAYERS 160 277 Ab u D a w u d, Kit a bul-Witr, B a bo fil-Isti‘ a dhah.278 Mu’a tta Im a m M a lik, Kit a bul-J a mi‘, B a bo m a yu’maro bih i minat- Ta‘awwudh.279 Ab u D a w u d, Kit a bul-Witr, B a bo m a yaq u lo idh a Kh a fa Qauman.280 Tirmadh i , Kit a bud-Da‘w a t, B a bo Du‘ a e Umme Salamah.281 Ab u D a w u d, Kit a bul-Witr, B a bo fil-Isti‘ a dhah.282 Musnad Ahmad bin H ambal vol.5 page.243 283 Kit a bud-Du‘ a ’ li tT abar a n i , Vol.3, page.1468, published in Beirut.284 Musnad Ahmad, Vol.4 Page.403.285 Muslim, Kit a bur-Riq a q, B a bo Akthari Ahlil Jannatil-fuqar a ’.286 Mu’a tta Im a m M a lik, Kit a bul-J a mi‘, B a bo m a yo’maro bih i minat- Ta‘awwudh.287 Tirmadh i , Kit a bud-Da‘w a t, chapter 69, H ad i th 3482.288 Kanzul-‘Umm a l, Vol.2, Page.184, H ad i th No.3660.289 Musnad Ahmad, Vol.3, page.427, published in Cairo.290 Ab u D a w u d, Kit a bul-Witr, B a bo fil-Isti‘ a dhah.291 Ab u D a w u d, Kit a bul-jih a d, B a bo fil-ibtik a r fis-safar.292 Bukh a r i , Kit a bo-Fa da ’ili sS a ha bah, B a bo Du‘ a in-Nabiyyi sa lil-An sa r.293 Bukh a r i , Kit a bud-Da‘w a t, B a bud- Du‘ a ’ ‘alal-mushrik i n.294 Muslim Kit a buz-Zak a t, B a bo fil-kafafi wal Qan a ‘ah.295 Al-J a mi‘ul-kab i r lis-Suy uti , Vol.1 Page.5125, H ad i th 124.296 Muslim, Kit a bul-Am a rah, B a bo Fa di latil-Im a mil-‘ A dil wa ‘uq u batil-j a ’ir.297 Kit a bud-Du‘ a ’li t - T abar a n i , Vol.2, page.1280 published in Beirut.298 Tirmadh i , Kit a buz-Zuhd, B a bo Innal-Fuqar a ’il-Muh a jirina yadkhul u nal- Jannah Qabla Aghniy a ’ihim.299 Musnad Ahmad bin H ambal, Vol.3, page.431 published in Cairo.300 Ibne M a jah, Kit a bud-Du‘ a ’, B a bo Ismill a hil-A‘ z am.301 Ibne M a jah, Kit a bud-Du‘ a ’, B a bo Du‘ a ir-Ras u lill a h sa.302 Mustadrak Ha kim, Vol.1, page.730, H ad i th 1999.303 Mustadrak Ha kim, Vol.3, page.591.304 Ibne M a jah, Kit a bud-Du‘ a ’, B a bo Ismill a hil-A‘ z am.305 Tirmadh i ,Kit a bud Da‘w a t, chapter 83, H ad i th 3506.Ibne M a jah, Kit a bud- Du‘ a ’, B a bo Asm a ’ill a hi ‘Azza wa Jall.

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PRAYERS 162 Foreword Our master the Holy Prophet sa declared the Promised Messiah as as the saviour of the troubled times and said, “No one would have the power to confront the materialistic forces of those times.Then God will reveal to the Promised Messiah as to lead His servants to the safe haven of mount Tu r.” (Muslim Kit a bul Fitan Bab Dhikrud Dajj a l) As Hadrat M u s a as (Moses) has prayed for his people at the base of mount Tu r, today with the blessings of the Promised Messiah as , his party would succeed.The Promised Messiah as has said, “It is written about the Promised Messiah as that the non-believers will perish with his prayers, meaning that he will destroy all opposition with his supplications.God has endowed prayer with great powers.He has revealed to me again and again that whatever will happen would be accomplished through the prayers alone.” (Malf uza t, Vol.5, page 36) The saints of the previous ages have written about the meanings of the name Imam Mahdi.He will be guided to a great secret.This great secret is prayer, which would be taught to him in this materialistic age when the world would deny miracles and extraordinary signs.It was revealed to him which encouraged him to pray and God promised that his prayers would be accepted.So he boldly proclaimed to the world, “I have been given the sign of the acceptance of prayers.I challenge anyone to come for a contest.” (Malf uza t, Vol.2, page 54) In this manner he rendered the deniers of the prayer speechless.He instilled a rock solid belief in his followers and infused a zeal for prayer in them which encouraged them to pray at all time.

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PRAYERS 163 In fact he learned the manner of praying from his master, the Holy Prophet sa and instilled in his Jam a ‘at , the true spirit of prayers.He changed the traditional verbal prayer in such a manner that the accepted prayers brought about astonishing results.God granted his Jam a ‘at a safe haven at the every critical juncture in the same way as He did to the followers of Hadrat M u s a as (Moses).This can be judged from the words of Hadrat Amm a n J a n at the demise of the Promised Messiah as , “My children, on seeing the house empty do not think that your father has not left anything for you.He has left a great treasure of prayers for you in the heavens.” In fact this treasure was not only for his family, it was an inheritance for all the pious people within his spiritual house.The Promised Messiah as not only prayed day and night for his Jam a ‘at , in accordance with the prophecies of the Holy Prophet sa he left a for the needs of this period of time.This huge treasure which is recorded in his writings, Malf uza t and letters is for our benefit.We must make use of this wealth.This is my purpose in compiling this book.Readers of my book of Qur’ a nic prayers and the prayers of the Holy Prophet sa encouraged me to complie a book of the Prayers of the Promised Messiah as.By grace of All a h , I was able to prepare this book, including the context of the prayers.The beginning of the book describes the subjects of the importance, blessings, etiquette and prayer routines of the Promised Messiah as.This is followed by a section of Urdu prayers.The second section is of the Arabic prayers.Lastly some of the Promised Messiah as 's

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PRAYERS 164 instructions regarding the Qur’ a nic prayers have also been included.The Qur’ a nic prayers which were revealed to him in exactly the same words as they are in the Holy Qur’ a n and some others with slight change of words are listed separately.The Promised Messiah as 's revealed prayers also the prayers for which the absolute confirmation of being revealed prayers is not found are in a separate list.In the same way the revealed prayers regarding his own person and his status are in a separate group.Arabic, Persian and Urdu prayers in the poetic form are in the last section.The references of Malf uza t are from the second edition published in 1984.Tadhkirah references are from the second English edition published in the year 2009.Other references have been taken from R uha n i Khaz a’ in published in 1984.Some references are from other books and journals of the Jam a ‘at.The names of books and newspapers have been given in the text.I humbly thank God Almighty that He enabled me to present this gift of prayers to my friends.I request prayers for my son H afi z Ma z har Ahmad T ayyab, who has dedicated his life to Ahmadiyyat.He is a student in J a mi‘ah.After finishing Matriculation examination he helped me with the manuscript of this book and also in searching for the prayers.May All a h reward him abundantly.May All a h make this book a source of knowledge and wisdom.May it impart spirituality, blessings and mercy.May All a h , make it a source of prayers, mercy and blessings for this humble servant.Wassalam Haf i z M u z affar Ahmad

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PRAYERS 165 Reality, Importance and Blessings of Prayer The Promised Messiah as explaining the essence of prayer writes: "The essence of prayer is that there exists a power of integration between a pious servant and his Lord.This means that, firstly, God's graciousness attracts man to itself, and secondly the magnetism of man's truth draws him close to God.In the state of prayer this link reaches a stage where it manifests unique characteristics.So when a person in times of severe trials, inclines to God Almighty with complete trust, high hope, total devotion, perfect faithfulness and great courage, he becomes fully aware and breaks down the barriers of stupor (negligence).He marches forward in the sphere of annihilation of the self.He then attains God’s audience.God, Who has no partner.His soul then prostrates on His threshold.With this inbuilt magnetic power, he attracts the blessings of God.Then the Lord of Honour and Glory facilitates his affairs.His prayers influence the visible means which in turn create the circumstances which are necessory to achieve his purpose.(R uha n i Khaz a ’in, vol.6, page 9-10) "Reality of some types of miracles is in fact the acceptance of prayers.Thousands of miracles shown by the Prophets and remarkable occurrences shown by the pious people of the past had their roots and sources in the prayers.Most of them displayed the extraordinary power of God with their prayers.The unique incident that occurred in the wilderness of Arabia, that hundreds of thousands of dead became alive in a few days.The people morally impaired for

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PRAYERS 166 generations acquired Divine characteristics.The blind started to see.The dumb began to expound Divine knowledge.It created such a revolution in the world, which no eye had seen and no ear had ever heard.Do you know what was this phenomenon? These were the nightly prayers of one, who had lost himself in God, which created such tumult in the world.It manifested remarkable events, which were beyond the capacity of this unlettered and helpless prophet." ِ ِاَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢ َّ ﺻَﻞ ِّ وَﺳَﻠِّﻢ ْ وَﺑَﺎرِک ْ 2َﻠَﻴªْ ِ وَاٰﻟª  ﺑِﻌَﺪَد هلِٰﺬِہ ªِ و َ ﺣُﺰْﻧ ªِّ وَﻏَﻤ ªَِّمه ُْ اﻻ  ﻣﺔ َ وَ اَﻧْﺰِلْ 2َﻠَﻴªِْ اَﻧْﻮَارَر  ﺣْﻤﺘ ِ اِىل َ اﻻَْﺑَﺪ.(Bark a tud-Du‘ a ’, page 16, R uha n i Khaz a ’in, vol.6, page 9-11) Relating his own experiences of acceptance of prayer, the Promised Messiah as says: "I see from my own experiences, that the effect of prayers is greater than the effects of water or fire.In reality there is nothing more potent in the natural phenomenon." (Bark a tud-Du‘ a ’ page 16, R uha n i Khaz a ’in, vol.2, page 11) And he added: "In trials, prayers manifest singularly astonishing characteristics and the truth is that our God is recognised by the prayers alone." (Malf uza t, vol.2, page 147) He tells us of the power and strength he personally experienced and presented it as the essence of his life.A prayer, which is the result of the knowledge and blessings of God has a totally unique colour and aspect.It is something which annihilates the self.It is a fire, which dissolves and a magnetic power which pulls God's mercy towards itself.It is a death, which ultimately gives life.It is a fierce flood, which becomes an ark.It puts right all the ruined affairs.

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PRAYERS 167 Every poison turns into an antidote.Blessed are the prisoners who do not tire of praying, as they will be freed one day.Blessed are the blind, who are not indolent in praying, they will one day see.Blessed are the dead of the graves, who seek God's help, they will one day be rescued from the graves.Blessed are you, who never tire of praying, your soul melts in prayer, your eyes shed tears and the spiritual fervour burns like fire in your chests.It makes you relish the loneliness of the darkened cells and the desolate jungles.It renders you restless, frenzied and unaware of yourself.Ultimately You will receive blessings of your Lord.The Lord, to Whom I call you, is extremely Merciful, Kind, Bashful, True, Faithful and Gracious towards the destitute.So you be faithful unto Him.Pray to Him with sincerity and faithfulness, He will show mercy to you." (Lecture Sialkot, page 26-28, R uha n i Khaz a ’in, vol.20, page 222-223) "It is worth remembering that there are two types of acceptance of prayers.One as a trial and the second as a special result of the accepted prayers which God Himself selects for us.As a trial sometimes the prayers of sinners, disobedient-ones and non-believers are accepted.But such acceptance is not true in the real sense of the word.The signs of prayers which God selects and accepts are as follows: 1 The supplicant is a righteous, straightforward and a perfect person.2 The confirmation of acceptance of the prayer is granted through the word of God.3 The tasks accomplished by these prayers are of high value and usually very complicated.The acceptance

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PRAYERS 168 in these matters proves that it is not within human power or plan, but is a special gift from God Himself which He bestows upon His special servants.4 Prayers offered during trials are accepted rarely but for those chosen by God are granted quite often.5 The prayers offered God's chosen person are accepted readily and God Himself takes care of all his affairs.His face lights up with the love of God and radiance of accepted prayers, spiritual delight and contentment.These are the five main qualities, which are evident from the prayers of the Promised Messiah as which were accepted in a grand manner.Emphasising the importance and blessings of prayers, he writes: "Some people are ignorant of the essence of prayer and are unaware of its effects.When their false hopes are frustrated, they turn away, saying that the prayer is nothing." (Malf uza t, vol.2, page150) "There is poison in humans as there is poison in snakes.Its antidote is prayer and as a result, a fountain starts to flow from the heaven.A person indolent in prayer perishes.If a person’s day or night is empty of prayer, he becomes nearer to Satan.Everyday a reckoning should be made whether our obligation of prayers has been fulfilled or not." (Malf uza t, vol.3, page 591) "If you want to live safely and desire peace in your homes, you should pray a great deal.Fill your homes with prayers.A home in which prayers are offered regularly is never destroyed by God." (Malf uza t, vol.3, page 232) "I have pondered about the fact as to what is the

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PRAYERS 169 mother or root of the bounties of God.God has revealed to me that the mother is ْ اُدْﻋُﻮْىن ِْ اَﺳْﺘَﺠِﺐ ْ ﻟَکُﻢ (Al-Mu’min 40:61).No one can escape wickedness except with God's help." (Malf uza t, vol.3, page 333) "Prayer is the foundation of the heavenly signs.This is ' Ism-e-A‘ z am ' (Greatest Name).And it can turn the world upside down.Prayer is a believer's weapon.It is of utmost importance that a state of anxiety and deep emotion is present." (Malf uza t, vol.3, page 202) "The great benefit for the people joining this Jam a ‘at is that I pray for them.Prayer has the power of turning a dry twig green again.It can cause the dead to become alive, it has great power." (Malf uza t, vol.3, page 100) “Prayer is a great thing.It can become a means of achieving forgiveness and with it God gradually inclines with mercy.The heart of a person, negligent of prayers becomes rusty, then it becomes hard and this leads to alienation from God and enmity with God.The result is the destruction of faith.” (Malf uza t, vol.3, page 628) "People are unaware of this blessing that charity, prayers and giving alms cast off a calamity.If this was not true, humans would experience spiritual death in life." (Malf uza t, vol.3, page 201) A destiny which not fixed can be changed with prayer and by giving charity.God changes destiny with His mercy." (Malf uza t, vol.3, page 24) "The door which the Lord of Honour and Glory has opened for the welfare of His creation is only one that is prayer.When a person enters this door with anguish

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PRAYERS 170 and sorrow in his heart, the Merciful God covers him with the mantle of purity and piety." (Malf uza t, vol.3, page 315) The best means of attaining the bounties of God is prayer.A prayer, which is full of humility, anxiety and the feelings of destitution, draws the blessings of God.A prayer is needed for achieving the ability to offer sincere and true prayer." (Malf uza t, vol.3, page 397)

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171 Etiquette of Prayer (From the Instructions of Promised Messiah as ) The Promised Messiah as said: "Prayer is an astonishing thing.Alas, neither the people requesting prayers are familiar with the etiquettes of prayer, nor the people who pray are acquainted with the manner which makes the prayer acceptable.In fact there is total unawareness of the very essence of prayer.There are some who reject the prayer altogether and there are others who do not reject prayer but are in such a state that their prayers are not accepted for lack of the knowledge of the etiquettes of praying.Their prayer is not a prayer in the true sense of the word and these people are even worse than those who reject prayer." (Malf uza t, vol.2, page 693) "People who were not steadfast and constant and did not conform to the etiquettes of praying, when they did not achieve their wishes, they rejected prayer and its effects.They gradually lost faith in God.They say that if God did exist, why does He not listen to our supplications.These fools do not realise that God does exist but it is their prayers that are not real prayers in the true sense." (Malf uza t, vol.3, page 617) "Firstly; it is important to have faith in the Being, to whom we are praying.Believe that He exists and is All-Hearing, All-Seeing, All-Knowing and All- Powerful.And have firm faith that He listens and accepts prayers." (Malf uza t, vol.3, page 522)

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PRAYERS 172 "The root cause of prayer being rejected is that the person praying causes rejection, as he is of feeble faith." (Malf uza t, vol.2, page 702) "There are four conditions for the acceptance of prayers:" Righteousness Anguish of the heart Availability of a pure moment Pray for a long enough period (Malf uza t, vol.1, page 536) "Some people are not familiar with the etiquette of requesting the prayer.So long as the person requesting prayer does not have the capability and the quality of obedience in him, the prayer is not accepted." (Malf uza t, vol.3, page 39) "Prayers are accepted when a person shakes off negligence for God.The nearer he is to God, the greater the fruits of the prayer he can receive." (Malf uza t, vol.1, page 436) "Certain abominations which delay and cause rejection of prayers which should be avoided." (Malf uza t, vol.4, page 287) "So long as the heart is not pure, prayers are not accepted.If there is rancour in the heart for a single person due to worldly matters, your prayers will not be accepted" (Malf uza t, vol.5, page 170) "Remember whosoever usurps the rights of others, his prayers are not accepted because he is a transgressor." (Malf uza t, vol.2, page 195) "The prayers of the transgressor and wrongdoer are not accepted." (Malf uza t, vol.2, page 682)

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PRAYERS 173 "Remember, your prayers will not be accepted unless you become God fearing." (Malf uza t, vol.5, page 130) "Some people tire of praying.I consider them eunuchs.I say that even if thirty or forty years pass, one should not tire and refrain from praying.God never destroys the people who pray." (Malf uza t, vol.5, page 106) " Hadrat Ya‘q u b as (Jacob) prayed for forty years.After forty years his prayers united him with Y u suf as (Joseph)." (Malf uza t, vol.2, page 152) "Prayers should not only be offered by mere word of mouth.The real prayer is kind of a death." "Whosoever begs incurs death upon himself.If you can attain this state, then go begging." (Malf uza t, vol.5, page 107) "If prayer is devoid of real anxiety and sincere anguish, the prayer is in vain, ineffective and a useless task." (Malf uza t, vol.5, page 455) "Remember, prayer is a sort of death.The same restlessness and agitation, which is present at the time of death, is necessary for praying.So you should get up in the night and with humility, anguish and pain, present your hardships to God.If you raise your prayers to this level that a kind of death occurs, this is the time for acceptance of prayers." (Malf uza t, vol.3, page 616) "In fact a prayer achieves acceptance if it reaches the level of extreme anguish.First the preparations are made in the heavens and then it manifests itself in the earth.This is not a trivial matter, it is a magnificent reality.The truth is that anyone who wants to see manifestation of God, should pray."

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PRAYERS 174 (Malf uza t, vol.3, page 618) "When a prayer nears acceptance, God infuses passion and anguish in the heart for it.Quite often God teaches the prayer Himself.God reveals the acceptable prayers to His righteous servants" (Malf uza t, vol.2, page 164) "Prayer is such a thing that it eases every hardship.People are unaware of the value of prayer.They loose heart readily.Prayer needs steadfastness and continuity.Sincerity and constant endeavour are the conditions for acceptance, and these in turn can be achieved by the prayer." (Malf uza t, vol.3, page 615) "Whosoever gets up in the night, however absent- minded and impatient he may be, if he prays even in this state and supplicates, 'O All a h , my heart is in Your possession and control, You purify it.' The constricted heart will open up." (Malf uza t, vol.3, page 398) "When the heart is full of pain it breaks down all barriers, at that time it should be understood that the prayer has been accepted.This is 'Ism-e-A‘ z am' , the greatest name.There is nothing beyond its power.When a wicked man attains these means of prayer then surely he becomes righteous." (Malf uza t, vol.3, page 100) "Incline to prayer after giving care and consideration to the external means." (Malf uza t, vol.1, page 89) "The more anguish there is and restlessness of the heart, the more the soul will soften.This is one of the means of acceptance of prayer." (Malf uza t, vol.2, page 707) "If a prayer is not accepted, another means to achieve your goal is to request a pious person for

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PRAYERS 175 prayer and you yourself pray for the acceptance of that pious person's prayers." (Malf uza t, vol.5, page 182) "The words of the Qur’ a nic prayers should not be changed.While the personal singular tense of the prayers of the Holy Prophet sa can be changed to the plural tense" (Malf uza t, vol.5, page 194) "Words of pathos should be used while praying.It is not advisable to stick to the traditional prayers and repeat them parrot fashion without knowing their meanings.To follow the tradition is a must, but searching for the words of pathos is also the tradition.Pray in your own language, which you understand fully, so your emotions are involved.The traditional prayers should also be offered for blessings.Anyone who understands and is acquainted with Arabic should pray in Arabic." (Malf uza t, vol.1, page 538) "In s al a t supplicate in your mother tongue.The emotions that the mother tongue carries are not expressed in a foreign language." (Malf uza t, vol.4, page 29) "Pray a great deal.S al a t is the key to solving problems.Besides the traditional prayers and words, supplicate in your mother tongue as it carries heartfelt emotions.As long as the deep emotions are not there, keep praying.This purifies the self and attains everything." (Malf uza t, vol.3, page 589) "Continue to pray at all times.In s al a t , during ruk u ‘ and prostration, wherever you have a chance offer prayers.Abandon the half-hearted s al a t.The customary s al a t does not carry multiple rewards." (Malf uza t, vol.3.page 176)

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PRAYERS 176 "One should recognise one's faults and pray to God.God alone can save him.God has declared that you pray and I will accept." (Malf uza t, vol.3, page 573) "Whichever sin is difficult to get rid off, should be targeted in the prayer.He will gain strength by the grace of God." (Malf uza t, vol.3, page 622) "It is not in one's own power to offer a prayer which absorbs God's blessings.It is not in one's own control to attain all the requisites and conditions for example concentration, trust, anguish of the heart and deep emotions for prayer.When such capability is attained by someone, by absorbing God’s grace, it achieves all these means and conditions which are the essence of the righteous deeds." (Malf uza t, vol.3, page 389) The Promised Messiah as’ s Prayer Routines The Promised Messiah as says: 1 "God has given me as much enthusiasm for prayer as there is turbulence in the sea." (Malf uza t, vol.3, page 127) 2 "I pray so much that I feel faint and sometimes I come near unconsciousness and death." (Malf uza t, vol.1, page 200) 3 Hadrat Muft i Muhammad Sa diq Sahib relates that the Promised Messiah as used to recite S u rah Al-F a ti h ah and then offer other prayers.4 The Promised Messiah as says: "We pray that God protects this Jam a ‘at and it becomes clear to the world that the Holy Prophet sa is a true prophet and people start to believe in the existence of God." (Malf uza t, vol.4, page 261)

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PRAYERS 177 5 The first and foremost prayer is for purification from the sins.This supplication is the key and the most essential part of prayer.Because when this prayer is accepted and the person is purified from all impurities, he becomes attractive to God.Then he does not even need to supplicate for other needs these are bestowed upon him automatically.The most rigorous and laborious prayer is to be purified of sins and be accepted as a pious and God fearing person in the estimation of God." (Malf uza t, vol.3, page 617) 6 It has been revealed to me time and again َ اُﺟِﻴْﺐ ُ Lُﻞ َّ د2َُﺎﺋِک that every prayer which in itself is beneficial and useful will be accepted.In the beginning when this was revealed, I became very happy that God would surely accept my prayers for myself or for my friends.So I adopted the principle that whether my friends remind me or not, or present their great hardships, I will keep on praying for their spiritual as well as worldly welfare." (Malf uza t, vol.1, page 68) 7 If a person wishes that we love him and our humble and impassioned prayers offered to God, reach Heavens, he should assure us that he has the capacity to serve the faith." (Malf uza t, vol.1, page 311) 8 The condition which attracts me and motivates me to pray is only one, that I know that this person is serving the faith.And that his existence is useful to God, His Prophet, His book and His people.If such a person is in grief or pain, in reality it is my pain.(Malf uza t, vol.1, page 215) 9 I believe that even enemies should not be excluded from prayer.The more extensive the prayer is, the more beneficial for the supplicant.The greater the stinginess in prayer, the further a person drifts from the proximity of

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PRAYERS 178 God.(Malf uza t, vol.1, page 353) 10 Our Jam a ‘at should offer heartfelt prayers during the night.The general public thinks that a prayer is only for worldly matters.They are the worms of this world and cannot get away from it.The real prayer is prayer for the faith.(Malf uza t, vol.5, page 132) 11 Real prayer is for faith and the true faith is in prayers.(Malf uza t, vol.5, page 132) 12 Copious prayers should be offered for the faith and the world.(Malf uza t, vol.5, page 273) 13 Besides the prayer for a pious change in one's self, one should pray for his children and wife, as most of the trials humans face are because of children.(Malf uza t, vol.5, page 456) 14 If one wishes for children, one should have the intention that they become propagators of Islam.If this pure intention is present, God is Potent to bestow progeny similar to Zakariyyah as’ s (Zacharias).(Malf uza t, vol.3, page 579) 15 The best prayer is for attaining God's pleasure and deliverance from sin.As sins harden the heart and humans become like worms of the world.Our prayer should be that God removes the heart hardening sins from us and guides us to His pleasure.(Malf uza t, vol.4, page 30) 16 True prayers should aim at attaining God's pleasure.Other prayers are accepted readily anyway as the remission of sins brings blessings.A prayer purely for worldly matters is not accepted.(Malf uza t, vol.3, page 602) 17 A prayer full of pathos and emotions should be

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PRAYERS 179 offered to God Almighty that He enables us to taste the sweetness of s al a t and worship; in the same way He has given us such capacity to enjoy fruits and other good things.(Malf uza t, vol.3, page 28) 18 On seeing the Rab i ‘ul-Awwal moon, the Promised Messiah as said: "Every month has blessings and evil, hence we should pray." (Malf uza t, vol.3, page 323) 19 Pray, that whatever is best in God's knowledge, be granted.A prayer should be comprehensive.(Malf uza t vol.5 page 188) 20 S al a t is prayer, so pray during s al a t that He saves you from the trials of this world and the punishment of the next and one’s end should be a peaceful one.(Malf uza t, vol.3, page 435) 21 The Promised Messiah as said, that he offers these prayers daily: First , I pray for myself that God enables me to perform deeds, which manifest His Honour and Glory and grant me the full capacity to seek his pleasure.” Second , I pray for my family that God makes them the delight of my eyes and enables them to follow His path.Third , I pray for my children, that All a h makes them servants of the faith.Fourth , then I pray for my friends, remembering each one by his name.Fifth , I pray for all the people in this Jam a ‘at , whether I know them or not.(Al- H akam, vol.4, page 2-11, dated 17th January, 1900,letter no.4, Maul a na ‘Abdul Kar i m) 22 I am always praying and on top of my list is the prayer that God protects my friends from sorrows and

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PRAYERS 180 grief because it is their worries that grieve me.Then this prayer is offered in a collective form that if anyone is suffering from grief and sorrow may All a h remove it.All my endeavours are directed towards praying to God Almighty.(Malf uza t, vol.1, page 66) The Promised Messiah as 's Revelations regarding Acceptance of Prayers ِّْ رَىب ﻗُﻞ ْ ﻣَﺎ ﻳَﻌْﺒَﺆ ُ ﺑِکُﻢ ﻟَﻮْ ﻻ َ د2َُﺂء ُ کُﻢ.(Tiry a qul-Qul u b, page 60) "Say to them, what does my God care? If your prayers are not offered." ُ اَﻓَﻤَﻦْ جيُِّﻴْﺐُ املُْﻀْﻄَﺮَّاِذَا د2ََﺎہ.(Tadhkirah 2009 UK, revelation of 1907) "Who answers the distressed person when he calls upon Him." ِ اِﻧªَّ، مسَِﻴْﻊُ اﻟﺪ2َُّﺂء.(Tadhkirah 2009 UK, revelation of 1883) "Surely, God listens to the prayers." ْ اُدْﻋُﻮْىنِْ اَﺳْﺘَﺠِﺐ ْ ﻟَکُﻢ.( A ’ i na Kam a l a t-e-Isl a m, R uha n i Khaz a ’in, vol.5 page 604) "Pray and I will accept" َ اُﺟِﻴْﺐ ُ دَﻋْﻮ ة ِاﻟﺪَّاع ِ اِذَا د2ََﺎن.(Tadhkirah 2009 UK, revelation of 1883) "I listen to the prayers of the supplicater when he prays" ٌ د2َُﺎءُ ک َ ﻣُﺴْﺘَﺠَﺎب.(Tadhkirah 2009 UK, revelation of 1903) "Your prayer has been accepted." َ اُﺟِ[ْﺒَﺖْ دَّﻋْﻮَﺗُک.(Tadhkirah 2009 UK, revelation of 1907) "Your prayer is accepted" I will accept all your prayers except the one for

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PRAYERS 181 rivals.( H aq i qatul Wa hi , page 243, R uha n i Khaz a ’in, vol.22, page 254) Inspiring Incidents of The Promised Messiah as 's Acceptance of Prayers The Promised Messiah as says: "Remember that acceptance of prayers is a great sign for recognising the chosen servants of God.In fact there is no other sign like the sign of accepted prayers.This proves that a person is honourable and esteemed in God's estimation.Although it is not essential that the prayers should be accepted every time, sometime the Lord of Honour and Glory does what He wills, but this is one of the signs of the chosen people of the God of Honour that their prayers are accepted more frequently and no one can compete with them in this respect.I take an oath in God's name, that thousands of my prayers have been accepted.If I were to compile them, it will become a massive book" ( H aq i qatul Wa hi , page 321, R uha n i Khaz a ’in, vol.22, page 334) The Promised Messiah as has written in detail about the acceptance of prayer in his books, Nuz u lul-Mas ih , Tiry a qul-Qul u b and H aq i qatul Wa hi.Here some of those incidents are quoted in the Promised Messiah as ’s own words: (1) "Once I was badly in need of money.A rya L a lah Sharampat and Mal a w a Mal, who lives locally, knew about this need.They knew full well that there was no apparent means of acquiring this money.Spontaneously I had this zeal for prayer, so that my need would be fulfilled and also it would become a sign for these two people.I prayed to God to tell me when financial help would arrive.I received this revelation; "I will manifest myself after ten days." اَﻻَاِن َّ ﻧَﺼْﺮَاﻟﻠªّٰ ِ ﻗَﺮِﻳْﺐ ٌ ىف ِْ ﺷَﺂﺋِﻞ ٍ ﻣِﻘْﻴَﺎس "Then will

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PRAYERS 182 you go to Amritsar." This meant that money would come after ten days and God's help is near.As the she camel lifts her tail when the birth of its baby is near, so is the help from God near.After ten days when you will receive money, then you will go to Amritsar.Exactly according to the prophecy, the money arrived in the presence of the above mentioned A ryas.For ten days no money came.On the eleventh day, Muhammad Af d al Kh a n Sahib sent one hundred and ten Rupees from Rawalpindi and twenty Rupees arrived from somewhere else.Afterwards, money we had not hoped for, continued to come" (Tiry a qul-Qul u b, R uha n i Khaz a ’in, vol.15, page 257-258) (2) "Khalifah Sayyid Muhammad H asan, Prime Minister of Patyala was facing worry and grief due to some trials.He was constantly requesting me to pray for him.By chance one day a revelation came: "The cool breeze of mercy is blowing, any prayer offered today will be accepted." At that time I thought that prayer should be offered for him.Consequently I prayed for him.After a short time he was free of the trial and informed me of it by letter." (Nuz u lul-Mas ih , page 225, R uha n i Khaz a ’in, vol.18, page 603) (3) "Once, late Naw a b ‘Al i Muhammad Kh a n Sahib, chief of Ludhiana wrote and informed me that some of the means of his livelihood had ended and requested prayers for their restoration.When I prayed it was revealed to me that this would happen.I informed him of this in a letter.Only after a few days the means of his livelihood were restored and he became a staunch believer in prayer.Once again he wrote me a letter about some confidential matters.The moment he posted the letter, God revealed that a letter containing that subject matter is

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PRAYERS 183 going to arrive.I wrote to him without delay, that you are sending me a letter regarding such matters.Next day his letter arrived.When he received my letter he was amazed that I knew these secret matters beforehand, as he had not told anyone about them.His credence increased to such an extent that he lost himself in love and devotion." ( H aq i qatul Wa hi , page 246, R uha n i Khaz a ’in, vol.22, page 257-258) (4) "A friend in great distress requested prayers in writing for one of his relatives who faced a serious legal trial and there was no hope of his release.The same night a pure moment became available and I informed an A rya of the sign of acceptance of the prayer.After a few days news was received that the person who had filed this case died suddenly and the accused was released.All a h be praised for this." (Tiry a qulQul u b, page 59, R uha n i Khaz a ’in, vol.15, page 260) (5) "Once, on praying for my sincere friend ‘Abdur- Ra h m a n Sahib, a businessman in Madr a s, this was revealed: ‘All-Potent is the Master, He puts right the ruined matters, He can demolish established affairs.No one knows His secrets.’ This was a glad tiding for his deliverance from grief.So God Almighty delivered him of his calamity." (Nuz u lul-Mas ih , page 233, R uha n i Khaz a ’in, vol.18, page 611) (6) "Once I badly needed fifty rupees, and commonly this happens with the people of limited resources but trusting natures.The same situation appeared upon me at that time of need when I did not possess any means of getting this amount.When I went for a walk in the morning the worry about this need made me emotionally inclined to pray in the jungle.So I went to a hidden corner on the banks of the canal, which is at a distance of three miles from Qadian on the Batala side.As soon as I

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PRAYERS 184 finished the prayer I received a revelation, meaning, “See how readily I accept your prayers”.I became happy and I returned to Qadian from the jungle.I went straight to the bazaar, in order to enquire from the sub-postmaster, if any money had arrived for me.I was informed in a letter that someone had sent fifty rupees from Ludhiana.Most probably I received the money on the same day or the next." (Tiry a qul-Qul u b, R uha n i Khaz a ’in, vol.15, page 294-295) (7) "‘Abdur-Ra hi m Kh a n, son of Sard a r Naw a b Muhammad ‘Al i Kh a n Sahib, chief of M a l i r Kotla suffered from burning fever.There was no hope of his survival.It was as if orders for his death had been issued.I prayed for him and it was revealed to me that this is an inevitable destiny.Then I supplicated to God Almighty for intercession on his behalf.God replied, ْ َّ ﻣَﻦ ذَااﻟَّﺬِی ْ ﻳَﺸْﻔَﻊ ُ ﻋِﻨْﺪَہ اِﻻ  ﺑِﺎِذْﻧªِ (Who dares to intercede without My permission).I became silent.Immediately a revelation came اِﻧَّک َ اَﻧْﺖ َ املَْﺠَﺎز ُ (You are permitted to intercede).I started to pray with anguish and pain in my heart.God accepted my prayers.It was as if the boy came out of the grave and started to recover.He had become so weak that the recovery took a long time.He became well and is alive now." ( H aq i qatul Wa hi , page 219-220, R uha n i Khaz a ’in, vol.22, page 229-230) (8) "My sincere friend, Maulaw i N u rudd i n’s only son died.Some foolish enemies exhibited joy on the fact that Maulaw i Sahib had no sons.I prayed a great deal for him and received this information that with your prayer, a son will be bestowed upon him and he would be a sign that he is the result of prayer.It was also revealed that he would suffer from boils on his body.This son was born and was named ‘Abdul H ayee.His body was covered with unusual sores and the scars are still present on his body.This sign of a boy suffering from boils was

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PRAYERS 185 published before the birth of the boy in a leaflet." ( Haqiqatul-Wahi , page 220, R uha n i Khaz a ’in, vol.22, page 230) (9) "Once, my younger son Mub a rak Ahmad fell ill.He was having fits of unconsciousness.I was busy praying in the adjacent house.Some women were present near him and at one time one of them said, "Stop now, the child is dead." Then I came near him, put my hand on his body and inclined to God.After two or three minutes, the boy started to breathe and the pulse could be felt.The boy became alive.At that time I realised that the miracle of Jesus Christ as of bringing the dead to life, was similar to this and foolish people had exaggerated it." ( Haqiqatul-Wahi , page 253, R uha n i Khaz a ’in, vol.22, page 265) (10) "The fifth sign of acceptance of prayers occurred recently.In fact this is equal to the dead coming to life.The details of this incident are as follows: ‘Abdul-Kar i m son of ‘Abdur-Ra h m a n resident of Hyderabad Deccan, is a student in our school.Unfortunately a rabid dog bit him.We sent him to Kasauli for treatment.After a few days of treatment he came back to Qadian.Some days later the signs of rabies appeared.He became afraid of water and his condition became terrible.I was deeply moved by the plight of this foreigner in this land.Everyone thought that this poor boy would die within a few hours.As a last resort with great care he was moved from his boarding house to a separate house.A telegram was sent to the English doctors for instruction for treatment.They telegraphed back that there is no cure now.I was deeply perturbed by the condition of this poor and lonely boy.My friends also urged me for prayers.This boy, in a foreign land was in a pitiable condition.I was also concerned that if he dies, his death will incite the enemies to ridicule his death in a degrading

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PRAYERS 186 manner.My heart was in anguish and with deep pain an extraordinary inclination towards prayer came over me.This is not something in one's control and is bestowed only with God's mercy.If such a state develops, it shows signs that with God's permission the dead can come to life.At that time with God's Grace such an auspicious moment became available.When my concentration reached its highest level and my anguish completely controlled my heart, at that time the effects of this prayer started to show results and this nearly dead person started to show signs of life.At one point he was afraid of water and light, now he started showing signs of recovery.He said that he was not afraid of water anymore.He was given water, which he drank without fear.He also performed ablution with water and offered s al a t and slept throughout the night.All signs of madness disappeared and in few days he recovered fully.My heart was inspired to think that his madness was not meant to kill him but was a manifestation of a sign from God.The experienced people say that they have never heard that a person bitten by a rabid dog and showing signs of madness, has ever survived.The real proof is the testimony of the doctors who were the experts in this field and were appointed by the government.They had responded to our telegram saying that no treatment for rabies is possible.I have forgotten to mention that when the prayers were offered for this boy, God revealed that a particular medicine should be given to him.This medicine was administered a few times.The patient recovered or it can be said that a dead person had

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PRAYERS 187 become alive again.Here is the English text of the telegram sent to us from Kasauli: "Sorry, nothing can be done for ‘Abdul-Kar i m" (R uha n i Khaz a ’in.vol.22, page 480-481, Tatimmah Haqiqatul-Wahi , page 46-48) The Promised Messiah as says: "It is totally true that most of the prayers of God's chosen people are accepted.In fact the greatest miracle is the acceptance of prayers.When their hearts are greatly distressed in the time of trial and they incline to God in this state of anguish, God listens to them.At this time their hand is in fact God's hand.God is like a hidden treasure.He shows His countenance through His chosen ones.God's signs appear when His selected ones are harassed and tormented greatly.At this time know that the sign of God is near, in fact it is at the door.Because these are the people, devoted to God with their heart and soul, whom God loves more than anyone could love his dear son.He shows wonderful signs for them and shows such power as if a sleeping lion wakes.God is hidden and these are the people who reveal His existence.These are the people who show His countenance which is hidden behind thousands of veils." ( Haqiqatul-Wahi , page 18-19, R uha n i Khaz a ’in, vol.22 page 20-21) Prayers of the Promised Messiah as A Humble Prayer for Forgiveness In August 1885 the Promised Messiah as wrote in a letter of condolence to Hadrat Maulaw i N u rudd i n Sahib on the death of his only son.The Promised Messiah as humbly drew his attention to this prayer.He wrote, "this prayer is among my routinely offered prayers and is in fact analogous to this humble one." He added that it is

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PRAYERS 188 advisable that when offering this prayer, one should confess one’s sins with the deepest emotions of the heart and acknowledge God’s blessing.Mere recitation by the tongue means nothing.The heart should be in it and prayer should be offered with tears and anguish in the heart.The Promised Messiah as explained the manner of offering this prayer.One should get up in the latter part of the night, do ablution and offer two rak‘ a t with sincerity and offer this prayer with emotions and humility: "O my Benefactor! O my God!, I am Your worthless, sinful and totally unmindful servant.You saw me doing injustice after injustice, but still rewarded me again and again.You saw me committing sin after sin, but still bestowed favour upon favour on me.You have always covered up my sins and granted me countless blessings.So even now have mercy on this sinful and worthless servant, forgive my impudence and ingratitude, deliver me from this sin, as there is no succour except in You." A m i n Thumma A m i n.(Makt u b a t-e-Ahmadiyya, vol.5, page 2-3) Other Prayers for Deliverance from Sin "O my Divine Master! I am Your sinful servant and in a state of distress.Guide me." (Malf uza t, vol.7, page 226, First edition, Al-Shirkatul Isl a miyyah Limited) "We are Your sinful servants and our evil self has overwhelmed us.Forgive us and protect us from the trials of the life hereafter." (Al Badr, vol.2, page 30) "I am sinful and weak.There is no redress except with Your help and mercy.Have mercy on me and purify me as there is nothing except Your mercy and kindness which can cleanse me of my

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PRAYERS 189 sins." (Al Badr, vol.3, page 41) Prayer of Repentance at the Initiation Ceremony into Ahmadiyyat M i r Sh a f i Ahmad, researcher from Delhi, narrates that whenever the Promised Messiah as repeated these words during the initiation ceremony, people would start to shed tears and cry, as there was so much pathos in the Promised Messiah as 's voice that it certainly made people cry with emotions.(S i ratul Mahd i , narration no.747) It is a fact that this prayer of the Holy Prophet sa which the Promised Messiah as incorporated into his initiation ceremony has so much effect that in spite of being repeated again and again, this emotional state is seen quite often.The words of the prayer are: "O my Lord! I have wronged my soul and I confess my sins.You forgive my sins, as there is no one else who can forgive." This narration is further confirmed by these words of the Promised Messiah as : "Repentance at the time of initiation carries blessings." (Malf uza t, vol.4, page 174) Prayer for Attaining the Pleasure of God The Promised Messiah as emphasising the importance of prayer in a letter to Hadrat Naw a b Muhammad ‘Al i Kh a n Sahib wrote: Pray a great deal and ingrain humility in your nature.The prayers uttered as a habit or custom by the tongue only do not mean anything.When you pray, beside the

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PRAYERS 190 obligatory s al a t , make it a habit to seek loneliness and offer humble prayers like the lowest of the low.Pray to God Almighty: "O Lord of the universe! I cannot justifiably thank You for the limitless bounties You have showered on me.You are exceedingly Gracious and Merciful.You have granted me countless favours.Forgive my sins so that I am not annihilated.Infuse my heart with Your pure love, so that I attain life.Conceal my sins and enable me to do such deeds that draw forth Your pleasure.I seek refuge in Your Gracious Countenance from Your wrath.Have mercy on me and protect me from the evils of this world and the world hereafter.As every blessing and favour is in Your hand.A m i n Thumma A m i n " (Makt u b a t-e-Ahmadiyya, vol.5, page 4-5) Prayer for Companionship of God in Loneliness "O my God! Listen to my cry for help as I am alone.O my Refuge! O my Shield! O my Beloved! Do not abandon me.I am with You and my soul is prostrating at Your threshold." (S i rat Hadrat Mas ih-e- Mau‘ u d by Hadrat Sheikh Ya‘q u b ‘Al i ‘Irf a n i , vol.5, page 573) Prayer for Concentration in S al a t On May 16, 1902 the Promised Messiah as in a letter to Maulaw i Nadh i r H ussain Sakha Dehlavi, wrote about the manner of achieving concentration during s al a t : "In s al a t , pray for yourself.Do not be content with superficial and inattentive s al a t.As far as possible strive for concentration.If you do not achieve concentration, recite this prayer in all the five daily s al a ts , when standing up after every ' rak‘ah ':

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PRAYERS 191 "O God Almighty, O the Lord of Power and Glory, I am a sinner.The poison of sins has penetrated to such an extent into my heart, flesh and blood that I am devoid of emotions and concentration in s al a t.In Your mercy and Graciousness, forgive my sins and make my heart tender.Ingrain Your greatness, fear of You and love for You upon my heart, so that my hard- heartedness softens and I achieve concentration in my prayers." (Fatawa Masih-e-Mau‘ud, page 37, edited by Fakharudin Mult a n i in 1935) Prayer against Deprivation from the Blessings of Rama da n For attaining the capability of fasting, the Promised Messiah as wrote: "Everything should be sought from God.God is All Potent and He can even bestow the capability of fasting to a consumptive (a person suffering from tuberculosis).I think this is how one should pray: ‘O my Divine Master, this is Your blessed month and I am being deprived of its blessings.I do not know if I shall be alive next year or not, or be able to fast for those missed days of fasting.’ One should pray to God for this capability.I am sure that God would bestow strength to such a heart." (Malf uza t, vol.2, page 563) Prayer on Going to the Ka‘bah The Promised Messiah as gave a letter containing this prayer to his sincere friend, Hadrat Su f i Munsh i Ahmad J a n Sahib, who was going on the pilgrimage: "Kindly remember the humble request of this low and worthless one, when by the Grace of All a h , You

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PRAYERS 192 see the House of God.In that blessed and praiseworthy place offer this prayer of a lowly servant of God, with utmost humility.Raise your hands in prayer with meekness and total devotion, and supplicate: "O the Most Merciful of all who show mercy, Your meek, worthless, and full of faults humble servant, Ghul a m Ahmad, who is in the part of world called India supplicates to You, O the Lord of Mercy! Be pleased with me; forgive my sins and transgressions, for You are the Most Forgiving and Merciful.Enable me to do deeds that please You greatly.Put as much distance between me and my evil self as there is between the East and the West.Let my life, my death and every faculty that I possess, be for Your sake.Keep me alive in Your love, cause me to die in Your love and raise me among those who love and obey You the most.O the Most Merciful of all who show mercy! Accomplish my mission of propagation that You have entrusted me.Ensure that the service for which You have put zeal in my heart is completed.Cause the truth of Islam to become apparent through this humble one, to all the enemies of Islam.Show the beauty of Islam to those who are yet unaware of the beauties of this faith.Keep this humble one, my friends and my companions, protected by Your forgiveness and mercy.Be with them and Be sufficient for them in the worldly and the spiritual matters.Enable them to achieve Your pleasure.Shower Your blessings and Dur u d on Your Messenger, his Companions and his followers.A m i n O Lord of

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PRAYERS 193 the Universe." This is the prayer and it is your responsibility to offer this prayer in the Ka‘bah , on behalf of this humble one, without any change of words.Wassal a m The humbly one Ghul a m Ahmad 1303 Hijrah (Makt u b a t-e-Ahmadiyya, vol.5, page 17-18) Prayer for those Buried in Bahisht i Maqbrah The Promised Messiah as writes: "I pray to God to bless it and make it Bahisht i Maqbrah , a resting place for those pious people who have truly given preference to their faith over the world.They forsook the love of the world for the love of God.They transformed themselves with the pious change.They showed the same faithfulness and sincerity as the companions of the Holy Prophet sa.A m i n , O Lord of the Universe." (Ris a lah Al-Wa s iyyat, page 15, R uha n i Khaz a ’in, vol.20, page 316) "I pray again, that O my Potent God, make this place the burial place of those pious hearts from my Jam a ‘at , who are truly lost in You and there is no impurity of worldly motives in their hearts.A m i n , O Lord of the Universe." "I pray the third time, O my All-powerful, Gracious, Forgiving and Merciful God, only permit those people to be buried in this land, who truly believe in me, Your Messenger.They do not entertain any hypocrisy, selfish motives or mistrust in their hearts.They fulfil the covenant of faith and obedience.They have devoted their body and soul for Your sake and for Your pleasure.Those with whom You are pleased and know that they are totally lost in Your love.And with

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PRAYERS 194 sincerity, obedience and firm faith they have the relationship of love and total devotion with Your Messenger.A m i n , O Lord of the Universe." (Al Wa s iyyat, page 16-17) Prayer for Jam a ‘at In his book Kasht i -e-N uh after explaining "Our Teachings", the Promised Messiah as concludes with this prayer: "Now I pray this guidance is beneficial to you and it brings about such a change in your inner selves, that you become the stars of the world.This world lights up with your light, which you receive from your Lord." (Kasht i -e-N uh , page 76, R uha n i Khaz a ’in, vol.19, page 85) Prayer for the Advancement of the Jam a ‘at "O God! Bestow progress upon my Jam a ‘at.Let Your support and victory from You accompany it." (S i rat Hadrat Mas ih-e- Mau‘ u d by Sheikh Ya‘qub ‘Al i ‘Irf a n i , vol.5, page 628) "I pray a great deal, that people of my Jam a ‘at should be counted among those who fear God, establish s al a t , rise up during the night for prostrations and supplicate with anguish in their hearts, are not heedless of their obligations to God, are not miserly, unmindful and the worms of this world.I do hope that God would accept my prayers and show me that I have left such people behind, not the ones whose eyes commit fornication, whose hearts are worse than the excrement, and who are not mindful of death.My God and I are disgusted with such people.It will make me happy if such

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PRAYERS 195 people break the ties of relationship.As God wants to make this a Jam a ‘at of exemplary people who manifests Godly attributes in themselves.Who establish themselves on the highest level of piety and righteousness.Who have preferred faith to the world, in the true sense of the word.But those mischievous people who put their hand under my hand and proclaim that they have put their faith first, but when they go back to their homes, they engage in such mischief that only the desires of this world rule their hearts.Neither are their eyes chaste nor their hearts pure.Their hands do not do any good and their feet do not move towards any virtuous action.They are like a rat that grows up in darkness and continue to live in it and dies in it.They have been cut asunder from this establishment in the eyes of God.In vain they say that they are from this Jam a ‘at but they are not included in it in the Heavens." (Tabligh-e-Ris a lat, vol.10, page 41-42) Prayers for Opponents "O Opponents, May God have mercy upon you and open your eyes.(Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya, part 15, page 62, R uha n i Khaz a ’in, vol.21, page 79) "Just like the one who looks after a sick relative and grieves for him, I am in deep distress for this ignorant nation and pray: “O Almighty and the Lord of Glory, our Teacher and our Guide, open the eyes of these people.Grant them insight and with Your mercy and inspire their hearts with truth and honesty.” (Makt u b a t-e-Ahmadiyya, vol.6, part one, page 98)

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PRAYERS 196 "O Almighty and Supreme God, although it is Your habit and tradition since the earliest times, that You grant guidance to children and unlettered people and cover up the eyes and the hearts of thinkers and philosophers with the veils of darkness.I beseech You humbly and with pain in my heart to draw forth a group from these people into our Jam a ‘at as You have already pulled some of them.Bestow eyes, ears and hearts upon them, so that they can see, hear and understand.They realise the value of this blessing which You have bestowed in this age and try to attain it.If You will, You can make it happen as there is nothing impossible for You." (Iz a lah-e-Auh a m, page 35, R uha n i Khaz a ’in, vol.3, page 120) In Haqiqatul-Wahi , after explaining the proofs of his truth, the Promised Messiah as prayed in these words: "May God create numerous such souls, who will benefit from these signs and adhere to truth.They will forsake discord and rancour.O my Almighty God! Listen to my humble prayers and open up the ears and the hearts of this nation.Show us the time when the worship of false gods will vanish from this earth and worship for You is offered sincerely.The world becomes full of Your righteous and unitarian servants as the seas are full of water.The truth and the greatness of Your Messenger become ingrained upon the hearts.A m i n.O my Almighty God! Show me this transformation in the world.Accept my prayers as You have all power and strength.O my Almighty God! do as I supplicate.A m i n Thumma

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PRAYERS 197 A m i n." ( H aq i qatul Wa hi , page164, R uha n i Khaz a ’in, vol.22, page 603) Prayer for the Establishment of the Unity of God "O Mighty God, O the Guide of the people, as You have made modern times the age of technological inventions, in the same way manifest the truth and wisdom of the Holy Qur’ a n to the ignorant people.Draw this age to Yourself, Your book and to the unity of Your existence.Disbelief and associating partners with You have increased and Islam is in decline.O my Gracious One, cause the breeze of belief in Your unity to blow in the East and the West.Show a sign from Heaven, which will attract people to You.O Merciful, we are desperate for Your mercy.O Guide, we are in acute need of Your guidance.Blessed is the day when Your light manifests itself.Blessed is the moment, when the bugle proclaims your victory.َ اِﻻ َّ ﺑِک َ ◌ ة َّ ﺗَﻮLََّﻠْﻨَﺎ2َﻠَﻴْک َ وَﻻ َ ﺣَﻮْل َ وَﻻ َ ﻗُﻮ وَاَﻧْﺖ َ اﻟْﻌَ_ ُِّ اﻟْﻌَﻈِﻴْﻢ (We trust in You).No one has the power or the strength except You and You are the Most High and the Greatest.’ ( A ’ i nah-e- Kam a l a t-e-Isl a m, page 213-214, footnote within footnote R uha n i Khaz a ’in, vol.5) Prayer for the Guidance of Mankind "O Gracious God, bestow guidance on the capable hearts of all nations, so that they believe in Your chosen and great Prophet, Muhammad sa and in Your perfect and holy revelation, the Qur’ a n and follow its guidance.So they become the recipient of all the blessings, good fortunes and real prosperity, which is given to the true Muslims in both worlds.They share the eternal

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PRAYERS 198 deliverance and the life, which is not only available in the life after death, but is given to righteous ones in this very world.I pray especially for the English people, who are not yet aware of the light of this Sun of Truth.We are indebted to this civilised, cultured and kind government for the friendship and favours it has shown to us.This gratitude gives rise to a heartfelt desire for their welfare and prosperity in faith as well as in worldly affairs.So that their white faces, which look pretty in this world, light up in the world hereafter.َ ﻓَŸَﺴْﺌَﻞ ُ اﻟﻠªّٰ َ ﺗَﻌَﺎىل ٰ ﺧَريَْﻫُﻢ ْ ىف ِ اﻟﺪُّﻧْﻴَﺎ وَاﻻْٰﺧِﺮ  ة ْ ِ اَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢ َّ اﻫْﺪِﻫِﻢ ْ وَاَﻳِّﺪْﻫُﻢ ِ ﺑِﺮُوْح ٍ ﻣِّﻨْک َ وَاﺟْﻌَﻞ ْ هلَُّﻢ ْ ﺣَﻈًّﺎ کَﺜِريًْا ىف ِْ دِﻳْﻨِک َ وَاﺟْﺬ َ ﺑْﻬُﻢ ْ حبَِﻮْﻟ ِ ک ِ وَﻗُﻮَّﺗِک َ ﻟ َْ ﻴُﺆْﻣِﻨُﻮْا ﺑِکِﺘَﺎﺑِک َ وَرَﺳُﻮْﻟِک َ وَﻳَﺪْﺧُﻠُﻮْا ىف ِْ دِﻳْﻦ ِ اﻟﻠªّٰ اَﻓْﻮَاﺟًﺎ.آﻣِنيْ ﺛُﻢَّ آﻣِنيْ وَاحلَْﻤْﺪُ ﻟِﻠªِّٰ رَبِّ اﻟْﻌٰﻠَﻤِني.(Majm u‘ ah Ishtih a r a t, vol.1, page 28) We beseech All a h , to bestow upon them goodness and prosperity of this life and in the life to come.O All a h , guide them and support them with Your special grace.Grant them ample share in Your faith.Draw them with Your power and strength to Yourself, so they believe in Your book and Your Messenger and join All a h 's faith wave after wave.A m i n The Promised Messiah as 's Sayings regarding some Qur’ a nic Prayers "Not a single person was with me, God taught me this prayer: َْ رَبِّ ﻻَﺗَﺬَرْىنِْ ﻓَﺮْدًا وَّاَﻧْﺖَ ﺧَريُْاﻟْﻮَارِﺛِني.(Al-Anbiy a ’ 21:90) Leave me not alone, Lord, You are the best of

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PRAYERS 199 inheritors (Nuz u lul-Mas ih , page 5, R uha n i Khaz a ’in, vol.19, page 97) Our Jam a ‘at should recite this verse frequently in the last ' rak‘ a t ' after ruk u ‘ (Malf uza t, vol.1, page 6) رَﺑَّﻨَﺎ اٰﺗِﻨَﺎ ىفِ اﻟﺪُّﻧْﻴَﺎ ﺣﺴﻨﺔ َ ◌ً وَّىف ِ اﻻْٰﺧِﺮ  ة ﺣﺴﻨﺔ ِ 2َﺬَاب َ اﻟﻨَّﺎر ◌ً وَّﻗِﻨَﺎ.(Al-Baqarah 2:202) O Lord, Grant us good in this world as well as good in the world to come, and protect us from the torment of the Fire.The Promised Messiah as said: "These days A dam as’ s (Adam) prayer should be recited.This prayer has already been accepted." (Malf uza t, vol.2, page 577) ْ رَﺑَّﻨَﺎﻇَﻠَﻤْﻨَﺎ اَﻧْﻔُﺴَﻨَﺎ وَاِن ْ ﻟَّﻢ ْ ﺗَﻐْﻔِﺮْﻟَﻨَﺎ وَﺗَﺮ ﺣﻤْﻨﺎ َ َ ﻟَﻨَکُﻮْﻧَﻦ َّ ﻣِﻦ اخلَْﺎﺳِﺮِﻳْﻦ.(Al-A‘r a f 7:24) O Lord, we have wronged ourselves; and if You forgive us not and have not mercy on us, we shall surely be of the lost The Promised Messiah as advised Hadrat Sayyidah Naw a b Mub a rakah Begum Sahibah, in a vision to tell his Jam a ‘at to recite this prayer very frequently.(Al-Fa d l, January 3, 1974 page 4) َ رَﺑَّﻨﺎ َ ﻻَﺗُﺰِغ ْ ﻗُﻠُﻮْﺑَﻨَﺎ ﺑَﻌْﺪ َ اِذ ْ ﻫَﺪَﻳZَْﻨَﺎ وَﻫَﺐ ْ ﻟَﻨَﺎ ﻣِﻦ ْ ﻟَّﺪُﻧْک ْ ً رﺣ ﻤﺔ َ ُ اِﻧَّک اَﻧْﺖ َ اﻟْﻮَﻫَّﺎب.( A l-e-‘Imr a n 3:9) O Lord, let not our hearts become perverse after You have guided us; and bestowed upon us Your mercy.Surely You alone are the Bestower." Qur’ a nic Prayers Revealed to the Promised Messiah as ٌْ َ اَﻟﻠªُّٰ ﺧَري ُ ﺣَﺎﻓِﻈًﺎ وَّﻫُﻮ َ اَرْﺣ ﻢ ا ﺮ َْ ِِ .(Y u suf 12: 65)

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PRAYERS 200 All a h is the Best of guardians and He is the Most Merciful.(Tadhkirah 2009 UK, revelation of 1883) ِّ ٍ رَب اَدْﺧِﻠْىنِْ ﻣُﺪْﺧَﻞَ ﺻِﺪْق.(Ban i Isr a ’ i l 17:81) O my Lord, make my entry a good entry.(Tadhkirah 2009 UK, revelation of 1882) ٰ رَب ِّ اَرِىن ِْ کَﻴْﻒَ حتُْﻰِ املَْﻮÇْ.(Al-Baqarah 2:261) Lord, show me how You bring the dead to life.(Tadhkirah 2009 UK, revelation of 1882) رَبِّ زِدْىنِْ 2ِﻠْﻤًﺎ.( Ta H a 20:115) O my Lord, increase me in knowledge.Note : This prayer was revealed at the time of writing the magnificent book, “To h fah-e-Gola r h v iyyah” (Tadhkirah 2009 UK, revelation of 1900) ُ ِ رَبِّ اﻟﺴِّﺠْﻦ ﻳَﺪْﻋُﻮْﻧَىن ِْ اِﻟَﻴªْ اَﺣَﺐ ُّ اِىل ََّ ممَِّﺎ.(Y u suf 12:34) O my Lord, prison is more attractive to me than that the unworthy things towards which they invite me.(Tadhkirah 2009 UK, revelation of 1883) رَبِّ ﻻ َ ﺗَﺬَر2َْ_َ اﻻَْرْض ِ ﻣِﻦَ اﻟْ¤َﺎﻓِﺮِﻳْﻦَ دَﻳَّﺎرًا.(N uh 71:27) Lord, leave not in the earth a single dweller from among the disbelievers.(Tadhkirah 2009 UK, revelation of 1906) َ ﻓَﺎکْﺘُ;ْﻨَﺎ ﻣَﻊَ اﻟﺸَّﺎﻫِﺪِﻳْﻦ رَﺑَّﻨَﺎ اٰﻣَﻨَّﺎ.(Al-M a ’idah 5:84) Our Lord, we have believed then write us down among the witnesses.(Tadhkirah 2009 UK, revelation of 1893) َْ وَﺑَنيَْ ﻗَﻮْﻣِﻨَﺎ ﺑِﺎحلَْﻖِّ وَاَﻧْﺖ َ ﺧَريُْ اﻟْﻔَﺎحتِِني رَﺑَّﻨَﺎ اﻓْﺘَﺢ ْ ﺑَﻴْŸَﻨَﺎ.(Al-A‘r a f 7:90)

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PRAYERS 201 Our Lord, judge between us and our people with truth; You are the best of judges.(Tadhkirah 2009 UK, revelation of 1882) َ ﺧَﻠَﻖَ وَﻣِﻦْ ﺷَﺮ5َِّﺎﺳِﻖٍ اِذَا وَﻗَﺐ ﻗُﻞ ْ اَﻋُﻮْذُ ﺑِﺮَب ِّ اﻟْﻔَﻠَﻖِ ﻣِﻦْ ﺷَﺮِّﻣَﺎ.(Al-Falaq 113:2-4) Proclaim I seek the protection of the Lord of creation from the mischief of every wicked and against the mischief of the dark night.(Tadhkirah 2009 UK, revelation of 1883) Revealed Prayers ( These are the prayers revealed to the Promised Messiah as with slight change in the Qur’ a nic text ) In 1893 this prayer was revealed: ْ رَبِّ اِىنِّْ ﻣَﻐْﻠُﻮْبٌ ﻓَﺎﻧْﺘَﺼِﺮ.Lord, I am overcome, so You avenge me.(To h fah-e-Baghd a d, page17-25) On 26th of April 1903 it was revealed again in these words: رَبِّ اِىنِّْ ﻣَﻐْﻠُﻮْبٌ ﻓَﺎﻧْﺘَﺼِﺮْ ﻓَﺴَﺤِّﻘْﻬُﻢ ْ ﺗَﺴْﺤِﻴْﻘًﺎ.O my Lord, I am overcome, so take my revenge from the opponents and crush them into bits.( H aq i qatulWa hi , page 104, R uha n i Khaz a ’in, vol.22, page107) In another narration the word "wronged" was revealed instead of the word "overcome".ِ رَبِّ اﻏْﻔِﺮْ وَارْﺣَﻢْ ﻣِّﻦَ اﻟﺴَّﻤَﺂ ء.Lord, forgive and send mercy from heaven.(Tadhkirah 2009 UK, revelation of 1882) ِْ َْرَبِّ ﺗَﻮَﻓَّىن وَّاَحلِْﻘْىن ِْ ﺑِﺎﻟﺼَّﺎحلِِني ﻣُﺴْﻠِﻤًﺎ.Lord, cause me to die a Muslim and join me to the righteous.( Haqiqatul-Wahi , page 108, R uha n i Khaz a ’in, vol.22, page 111) ِّْ رَبِّ جنَِّىنِْ ﻣِﻦ ْ ﻏÒَ.O my Lord, deliver me from my anxiety.

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PRAYERS 202 (Tadhkirah 2009 UK, revelation of 1883) ِّ رَبِّ ﻫَﺐ ْ ىلِْ ذُر ً ﻳﺔ ﻃ8ﺒﺔ ً ◌.Lord,bestow on me pure progeny.(Tadhkirah 2009 UK, revelation of 1907) َ ﻓَﺎکْﺘُ;ْﻨَﺎ ﻣَﻊَ اﻟﺸَّﺎﻫِﺪِﻳْﻦ رَﺑَّﻨَﺎ اٰﻣَﻨَّﺎ.Our Lord, we have believed, then write us down among the witnesses.(Tadhkirah 2009 UK, revelation of 1899, Tiry a q-ul Qul u b, page 59, footnote) َْ وَﺑَني َْ اﻟْﻘَﻮْمِ اﻟﻈّٰﻠِﻤِني اِﻧَّﻨَﺎ ﺟüِْﻨَﺎک َ ﻣَﻈْﻠُﻮْﻣِنيَْ ﻓَﺎﻓْﺮُقْ ﺑَﻴْŸَﻨَﺎ رَﺑَّﻨَﺎ.O our Lord, we have come to You as oppressed ones, therefore put distance and make distinction between us and those who do wrong.(Zam i mah H aq i qatul Wa hi , R uha n i Khaz a ’in, vol.22, page 621) َْ کُﻨَّﺎ ﺧَﺎﻃِﺌِني اِﻧَّﺎ ذُﻧُﻮْﺑَﻨَﺎ رَﺑَّﻨَﺎ اﻏْﻔِﺮْﻟَﻨَﺎ.Our Lord, forgive us our sins, we were in error.( H aq i qa-tul Wa hi , page 100, R uha n i Khaz a ’in, vol.22, page 104) In 1907 this prayer was revealed: ﻻ َ جتَْﻌَﻠْﻨَﺎ رَﺑَّﻨَﺎ ً ﻃﻌْﻤﺔ َْ ﻟِّﻠْﻘَﻮْم ِ اﻟﻈَّﺎملِِني.O our Lord, do not make us a morsel for a wrong doing people.(al-Bushr a page 53 ) َ وَاﺟْﻌَﻞ ْ اَﻓْﺌِﺪ ً ة َْ کَﺜِري ة ََّ ◌ً ﻣِّﻦ َ اﻟﻨَّﺎسِ َْﻮِیْ اِىل.Make the hearts of many people incline towards me.(The Promised Messiah as said that this is a glad tiding about the progress of the community).(Letter No.12 Maulaw i Abdul Kar i m Sahib, May 6, 1899) Prayer for Forgiveness and a Righteous End In a letter to M i r ‘Abb a s ‘Al i Ludhi a nav i , the Promised Messiah as wrote this prayer: ٰ ْ رَﺑَّﻨَﺎ اﻏْﻔِﺮْﻟَﻨَﺎ ذُﻧُﻮْﺑَﻨَﺎ وَﻻِِﺧْﻮَاﻧِﻨَﺎ اﻟَّﺬِﻳْﻦ َ ﺳَﺒَﻘُﻮْﻧَﺎ ﺑِﺎﻻِْميَْﺎن ِ وَﺻَﻞ ِّ 2َ_ ِْ ﻧَ;ِﻴِّک َ وَﺣَﺒِ[ْﺒِک َ حمَُﻤَّﺪ ٍ وَّاٰﻟ ªِ وَﺳَﻠِّﻢ وَﺗَﻮَﻓَّﻨَﺎ ىف ﺍﻣﺔ ِْ ◌ ٍ وَاَﺗْﺒِﻌْﻨَﺎ ىف ٍ ﺍﻣﺔ

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PRAYERS 203 َ وَاٰﺗِﻨَﺎ ﻣَﺎ 2َو َّ ﺪْت ﻻ ﻣﺔ َّ َْ ◌ٍ رَﺑَّﻨَﺎ اِﻧ ىفِْ ﻋِﺒَﺎدِک َ املُْﺆْﻣِﻨِني ﻨَﺎ اٰﻣَﻨَّﺎ ﻓَﺎ کْﺘُ;ْﻨَﺎ.O Lord, forgive us and our brothers in faith who were stronger believers than us.Shower Your blessings on Your Messenger and beloved Muhammad sa and his progeny.Cause us to die as his followers and include us in his Ummah.Grant us all that You promised for his followers.Our Lord, we have believed, so write us down among the righteous servants.Prayer for Piety and Purity The Promised Messiah as wrote in approximately 1878: About twenty five years ago when I was at Gurdaspur I saw a dream in which I was sitting on a bedstead and on my left the Late Maulaw i ‘Abdull a h Sahib Ghaznav i was sitting.It passed through my mind that I should push Maulaw i Sahib off the bed.I began to move towards him till he got off the bed and sat down on the ground.At that time three angels appeared from heaven.One of them bore the name of Khair a t i.They also sat down on the ground as Maulaw i ‘Abdull a h was sitting and I continued to sit on the bed.Then I said to all of them: I will now pray and you say “ A m i n” to my prayer.I then supplicated ً رَب ِّ اَذْﻫِﺐ ْ ﻋَىن ِّ اﻟﺮِّﺟْﺲ َ وَﻃَﻬِّﺮىن ِْ ﺗَﻄْﻬِريْا (Lord remove all uncleanliness from me and purify me completely).On this the three angels and Maulaw i Sahib said A m i n and flew up to the sky and I woke up.As soon as I woke up I felt sure that Maulaw i Sahib would soon die and that a special bounty had been decreed for me in heaven.Thereafter I felt all the time that a heavenly power was working inside me till I began to receive Divine revelation in continuous succession.In that one night, God, the

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PRAYERS 204 Exalted, perfected a change in me of the kind which cannot be brought about by the hand of man or by man's volition.(Nuz u lul-Mas ih , page 236, R uha n i Khaz a ’in, vol.18, page 614-615) Emphasis on Reciting Dur u d Shar i f and Istighf a r The Promised Messiah as advised, late Choudhry Muhammad Bakhsh in a letter: "After evening and night prayer, repeat 'Dur u d Shar i f' as much as possible.Repeat it with sincerity and love.It is better if you can fix the number of this repetition eleven hundred times or seven hundred times daily." ٰ _َ2 ِّ اَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢ َّ ﺻَﻞ ٰ _َ2َْحمَُﻤَّﺪ ٍ و ٰآل ِ حمَُﻤَّﺪ ٍ کَﻤَﺎ ﺻَﻠَّﻴ _َ2 َ ﺖ ْ ْاِﺑ ٰ ﺮَاﻫِﻴ _َ2َْﻢ َ و ْ آل ِ اِﺑ ْ ﺮَاﻫِﻴ ٌ ﻢ َ اِﻧَّک َ محَِﻴ ْﺪ ٌ جمَِّﻴ ْ ﺪ ٰ،اَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢ َّ ﺑَﺎرِک _َ2 ٰ _َ2َِّحمَُﻤَّﺪ ٍ و ٍآل ْ حمَُﻤَّﺪ ٰ کَﻤَﺎ ﺑَﺎرَک _َ2 َﺖ ْ ْاِﺑ ٰ ﺮَاﻫِﻴ _َ2َﻢَ و ْ ْآل ِ اِﺑ ْ ﺮَاﻫِﻴ ٌ ﻢَ اِﻧَّکَ محَِﻴ ْﺪ ٌ جمَِّﻴ ﺪ."Recite this Dur u d.One can see the Holy Prophet sa in a dream if recitation is persevered with hearty enthusiasm and love.It is a great means for the illumination of the inner self and steadfastness in the faith.After morning prayer ' Istighf a r ' should be repeated three hundred times with great humility." (Makt u b a t-e-Ahmadiyya, vol.5, page 7) Dur u d from the Innermost Heart  َاَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢ َّ ﺻَﻞ ِّ وَﺳَﻠِّﻢ ْ وَﺑَﺎرِک ْ 2َﻠَﻴªْ ِ وَاٰﻟªِ ِ ﺑَﻘَﺪ ُْ رِمه ªَِّ وَﻏَﻤ ªِّ وُﺣُﺰْﻧ ªِ هلِٰﺬِہ اﻻ ﻣﺔ َ ◌ ِ وَاَﻧْﺰِلْ 2َﻠَﻴªِْ اَﻧْﻮَارَ ر  ﺣْﻤﺘ ِ اِىل َ ا ﻻَْﺑَﺪ.O All a h , shower 'Dur u d' , Peace and blessings on Muhammad sa and his followers.Grant as much blessings and mercy as he had grief and sorrow of his people in his heart.And bestow upon him light of Your mercy always and forever.(Barak a tud-Du‘ a ’, R uha n i Khaz a ’in, vol.6, page 10-11)

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PRAYERS 205 Some Special Prayers for Difficult Times The Promised Messiah as advised Hadrat Naw a b Muhammad ‘Al i Kh a n Sahib ra regarding prayers during difficult times.He said: “Recite اِﻻَّﺑِﺎﻟﻠªّٰ ِ اﻟْﻌَ_ ِِّ اﻟْﻌَﻈِﻴْﻢ ة َّ ﻻَﺣَﻮْل َ وَﻻَﻗُﻮ eleven times after every s al a t with great humility.After the night prayer recite ' Dur u d ' at least forty one times and then offer two rak‘ a t of nafal.In every prostration repeat ُ ﻳَﺎÁ َُّ ﻳَﺎﻗَﻴُّﻮْم ُ ﺑِﺮَمحَْﺘِک َ اَﺳْﺘَﻐِﻴْﺚ at least three times.Upon finishing s al a t pray for yourself.” (Makt u b a t-e-Ahmadiyya, vol.7, part 1, page 33) Revealed Prayer for Deliverance from Misery and Affliction In approximately the year 1880, the Promised Messiah as was suffering from severe colic dysentery for sixteen days.As this disease had taken the life of another person only after eight days the Promised Messiah as 's family lost hope of his survival and even recited S u rah Y a s i n for his soul three times.He writes: "As God taught some of his prophets, prayers for deliverance from calamities, He taught me this prayer through a revelation.So accordingly I brushed my hands over my chest, back, hands and face after dipping them in the river water in which sand was also mixed and recited this prayer:  ٍﺳُﺒْﺤَﺎن َ اﻟﻠªّٰ ِ وَحبَِﻤْﺪِہ ﺳُﺒْﺤَﺎن َ اﻟﻠªّٰ ِ اﻟْﻌَﻈِﻴْﻢ ِ اَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢ َّ ﺻَﻞ ِّ 2َ_ ٰ حمَُﻤَّﺪ وَّاٰلِ حمَُﻤَّﺪ.Holy is All a h with His praise.Holy is All a h who is the Greatest.O All a h bestow blessings on Muhammad sa and his followers.The Promised Messiah as adds: “I call All a h in Whose hands is my life, to witness that every time I recited these

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PRAYERS 206 holy words and stroked my body with wet hands, I felt as if the fire inside me was leaving me until after sixteen days of illness I recovered fully." (Tiry a qul Qul u b, page 36-37) Ism-e-A‘ z am (The Greatest Name) The Promised Messiah as wrote on 6th of December 1902: Last night I was in such a state that if revelation from God had not come, I had no doubt that it was my last hour.In this state I dozed off and saw that three male buffaloes came.One of them came towards me and I hit him and pushed him aside.Then the second one came and I pushed it away as well.When the third one came he appeared so powerful that I thought there is no escape from him.With God's Grace as soon as this thought occurred in my mind, the male buffalo turned its head to one side.I realised it was a Godsend and escaped by brushing past him.I started to run and thought that it would chase me but I did not look back.At that time, in my dream, God inspired me with this prayer: َ َْءٍ ﺧÕ ُّ ُﻞL ِّرَب ْ ﺎدِﻣُکَ رَبِّ ﻓَﺎﺣْﻔَﻈْىن ِْ وَاﻧْﺼُﺮْىنِْ وَار ْ ﺣﻤْ."O my Lord, everything serves You.So O my Lord, protect me and help me and have mercy on me." My heart was inspired that this is Ism-e-A‘ z am and whosoever will recite these words will be delivered of his affliction.(Tadhkirah 2009 UK, revelation of 1902) Afterwards the Promised Messiah as wrote and advised his friends to recite this prayer with humility and sincerity during ruk u ‘, prostration and while standing up after reciting S u rah Al-F a ti h ah.

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PRAYERS 207 (Makt u b a t, vol.5 part one page 38) Prayer for Recovery In an epidemic God revealed to the Promised Messiah as that during such days, the three names of All a h the Almighty should be repeated again and again.َ ُ ﻳ ﺎﺣَﻔِﻴْﻆُ.ﻳَﺎﻋَﺰِﻳْﺰُ.ﻳَﺎرَﻓِﻴْﻖ.O Guardian, O Honourable and Mighty, O Companion.The Promised Messiah as said that ‘Raf i q’ is a new name of All a h which had not been mentioned before.(Al Badr, vol.2, number 53, page 28, dated 18.9.1903) Prayer for Recovery from Painful Disease On January 27, 1905 the Promised Messiah as greatly suffered from a boil on his left cheek.On supplication he received this revelation and on reciting it and blowing on himself he recovered: ِ ِ ﺑِﺴْﻢ ِ اﻟﻠªّٰ ِ اﻟْ¤َﺎىف ِْ ﺑِﺴْﻢ ِ اﻟﻠªّٰ ِ اﻟﺸَّﺎىف ِْ ﺑِﺴْﻢ ِ اﻟﻠªّٰ ِ اﻟْﻐَﻔُﻮْر ِ اﻟﺮَّﺣِﻴْﻢ ِ ﺑِﺴْﻢ ِْ اﻟﻠªّٰ وَىلُِّ اﺷْﻔِىن ﻋَﺰِﻳْﺰ ُ ﻳَﺎرَﻓِﻴْﻖُ ﻳَﺎ اﻟْربَِّاﻟْکَﺮِﻳْﻢِ ﻳَﺎﺣَﻔِﻴْﻆ ُ ﻳَﺎ.In the name of All a h , the Sufficient, In the name of All a h , the Healer.In the name of All a h , the Most Forgiving, the Ever Merciful.In the name of All a h , the Benevolent, the Noble.O Protector, O Mighty, O Companion, O Guardian, bestow healing on me.On reciting these words, he recovered.(Tadhkirah 2009 UK, revelation of 1905) Another Prayer for Recovery In 1906 this prayer was revealed during an illness: ْ اِﺷْﻔِىنِْ ﻣِﻦْ ﻟَّﺪُﻧْکَ وَار ْ ﺣﻤْ.Send me healing from Yourself and have mercy

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PRAYERS 209 A Prayer full of Love of God َ رَبِّ اِﻧَّک َ ﺟَŸَّىت ِْ وَر  ﺣْﻤﺘ َّ Ÿُﺟ َ ۡ ىت ِْ وَاٰﻳَﺎﺗُکَ 5ِﺬَاﺋِﻰْ وَﻓ ْ ﻀ ﻠُک َ رِدَاﺋِﻰ.O my Lord, Surely You are my Heaven, Your mercy is my shield, Your signs are my sustenance and Your actions are my mantle.( H aq i qatul Wa hi , page 384, R uha n i Khaz a ’in, vol.22, page 361) Prayer for getting Helpers for the Faith The Promised Messiah as prayed for helpers in the Faith with an anguished heart during the lonely times in his crusades.He mentioned this in a letter to Hadrat Maulaw i N u rudd i n Sahib.َ ْ ر َ ب ِّ اَﻋْﻄِىن ِْ ﻣِﻦ ْ ﻟَّﺪُﻧْک َ اَﻧْﺼَﺎرًا ىف ِْ دِﻳْﻨِک َ وَاَذْﻫِﺐ ْ ﻋَىن ِّْ ﺣُﺰْىن ِْ وَاَﺻْﻠِﺢ ىلِْ ﺷَﺎْىنِْ Lُﻠªَّ، ﻻَاِﻟªٰ َ اِﻻ َّ اَﻧْﺖ.O my Lord, You Yourself, grant me sincere helpers in the faith.Remove my grief and put all my affairs right, as there is none worthy of worship except You." (Makt u b a t-e-Ahmadiyya, vol.5, page 34) Prayer for Lasting Blessings In approximately in 1883, God revealed this prayer to the Promised Messiah as for attaining blessings and also informed him of the acceptance of this prayer as a special favour and Grace for him.ُ رَبِّ اﺟْﻌَﻠْىن ِْ ﻣُﺒَﺎرLًَﺎ ﺣَﻴْﺚُ ﻣَﺎ کُﻨْﺖ.O my Lord, make me such a blessed one, that wherever I abide, this blessing stays with me.(Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya, part 4, page 520 footnote within footnote no 3) Prayer for Increase in Wealth On 2nd March 1904 the Promised Messiah as saw in a dream that he was tying a paper bag which was full of money in a white handkerchief.This revealed prayer was

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PRAYERS 210 on his tongue: َ رَبِّ اﺟْﻌَﻞ ْ ﺑَﺮ ﻛﺔ ِ ªْﻓِﻴ ً◌."Lord, put blessing in it" (Tadhkirah 2009 UK, revelation of 1904) Prayers for Increase in Wisdom and Knowledge On June 7, 1906 this prayer was revealed: َ َ رَب ِّ ا رِىنِۡ اَﻧۡﻮارَک ﺍﻟْ;ﻠﻴﺔ.Lord, show me such lights of Yours, which are all comprehending.(Tadhkirah 2009 UK, revelation of 1906) In the1906 revelations this prayer is also included: َ رَبِّ 2َﻠِّﻤْىن ِْ ﻣَﺎﻫُﻮَﺧَريٌْﻋِﻨْﺪَک.Lord, teach me that which is better in Your estimation.( H aq i qatul Wa hi , page 103, R uha n i Khaz a ’in, vol.22, page 106) On July 20th 1907 this prayer was revealed: ِّ رَب ِ اَرِىن ِْ ﺣَﻘَﺎﺋِﻖَ اﻻَْﺷْﻴَﺎ ء.Lord, show me the reality of things.(Tadhkirah 2009 UK, revelation of 1907) Prayer for Ability to Gain Knowledge and Understanding وَﻣَﺎﺗَﻮْﻓِﻴ Ìْ ِْ اِﻻ َّ ﺑِﺎﻟﻠªّٰ ِ رَﺑَّﻨَﺎ اِﻫْﺪِﻧَﺎ اﻟ َ ﺼِﺮَا ْط َ املُْﺴْﺘَﻘِﻴْﻢ َ وَﻫَﺐ ْ ﻟَﻨَﺎ ﻣِﻦ ﻋِﻨْﺪِک َ ﻓَﻬْﻢ اﻟﺪِّﻳْﻦ ِ اﻟْﻘَﻮِﻳْﻢِ و2ََﻠِّﻤْﻨَﺎ ﻣِﻦْ ﻟَّﺪُﻧْکَ 2ِﻠْﻤًﺎ.O All a h , I have no power or authority except that bestowed by Your Grace.O our Lord, guide us to the right path and with Your Grace, grant us the understanding of the firm and lasting faith ( Islam ) and You Yourself make us understand special knowledge.( Haqiqatul-Wahi , page 5, R uha n i Khaz a ’in, vol.22, page 8)

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PRAYERS 211 Prayer for Guidance and Truth ٰ ٍْ وَﻣَﺎﺗَﻮْﻓِﻴ Ìْ ِْ اِﻻ َّ ﺑِﺎﻟﻠªّٰ ِ رَبِّ اﻧْﻄُﻘْﻨَﺎ ﺑِﺎحلَْﻖ ِّ وَاکْﺸِﻒ ْ 2َﻠَ[ْﻨَﺎ احلَْﻖ َّ وَاﻫْﺪِﻧَﺎ اِىل ﺣَﻖٍّ ﻣُّﺒِني.I do not possess any capability except the one bestowed by All a h 's Grace.O my Lord, make the truth flow from my tongue, enlighten us with truth and guide us to the manifest truth.(Kh a tima Br a h i n-e-Ahmadiyya, R uha n i Khaz a ’in, vol.21, page 414) Prayer for Mercy and Victory َ َ وَﻣَﺎ ﺗَﻮْﻓِﻴ Ìْ ِْ اِﻻ َّ ﺑِﺎﻟﻠªّٰ ِ رَب ِّ اﻧْﺼُﺮْىن ِْ ﻣِﻦ ْ ﻟَّﺪُﻧْک َ ر ِْ ب ِّ اَﻳِّﺪْىن ِْ ﻣِﻦ ْ ﻟَّﺪُﻧْک ْ رَب ِّ اِن َّ ﻗَﻮÓْ ِْ ﻃَﺮَدُوْىن ِْ ﻓَﺎٰوِىن ِْ ﻣِﻦ ْ ﻟَّﺪُﻧْک َ رَب ِّ اِن َّ ﻗَﻮÓْ ِْ ﻟَﻌَﻨُﻮْىن ﻓَﺎر ْ ﺣﻤْ ِ ﻣِﻦ ْ ﻟَّﺪُﻧْک َ اِرْمحَْىن ِْ ﻳَﺎ رَب َّ اﻻَْرْض ِ وَاﻟﺴَّﻤَﺂ ْ ء.اِر ْ ﺣﻤْ َ ﻳَﺎاَرْﺣَﻢ َ اﻟﺮُّمحََﺂء ِ وَﻻ َ رَاﺣِﻢ َ اِﻻ َّ اَﻧْﺖَ.اِﻧَّک َ اَﻧْﺖ َ ﺣِىب ِّْ ىف ِ اﻟﺪُّﻧْﻴَﺎ وَاﻻْٰﺧِﺮ ة ّٰ ◌ ِ و َ اَﻧْﺖ َ اَرْﺣَﻢ ُ اﻟﺮ ْﻤﺣ ُ َْ ﺗَﻮLََّﻠْﺖ ُ 2َﻠَﻴْک َ و َ اَﻧْﺖ َ ﻻ َ ﺗُﻀِﻴْﻊ املُْﺘَﻮLَِّﻠِني.I have no power except that which God gives me.O my Lord, You Yourself help me.O my Lord, support me with Your Grace.O my Lord, my people have rejected me so give me shelter in Yourself.O my Lord, my people have cursed and reproached me, so you Yourself bestow mercy upon me.O the Creator of the heavens and the earth, the Most Merciful of all who show mercy, bestow mercy upon me as there is none merciful except You.Surely only You can provide proof of my truth in this world and the life after death.You are the Most Merciful of all who show mercy.I have put my trust in You and You do not destroy those who put their trust in You.( H ujjatull a h, page 16, R uha n i Khaz a ’in, vol.12, page 164)

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PRAYERS 212 Prayers for Mercy On 31st of May 1903, this prayer was revealed to the Promised Messiah as : ْ اَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢ َّ ارْﺣَﻢ.O All a h have mercy.(Tadhkirah 2009 UK, revelation of 1903) On 4th April 1907 this prayer was revealed: Mercy O Lord.ّٰ ﻳﺎاﻟﻠ کﺮ رﺣﻢ ª 3 Have Mercy O All a h.(Tadhkirah 2009 UK, revelation of 1907) On 30th September 1907 this prayer was revealed: ْ رَب ِّ ار ْ ﺣﻤْ َ اِن َّ ﻓَﻀْﻠَک َ وَر ﺣْﻤﺘ ِ ﻳُﻨ wْ ِْ ﻣِﻦ َ اﻟْﻌَﺬَاب Lord, have mercy on me.Surely Your grace and Your mercy deliver from torment.(Tadhkirah 2009 UK, revelation of 1907) Prayer for Help and Victory at being Accused of Falsehood The Promised Messiah as upon being accused of falsehood said: “Dejected by the impertinence of the opponents and rivals, I closed my doors and prayed to the Lord, the Bestower.I submitted myself to Him and prostrated before Him and supplicated”: َ ﻳَﺎ رَبِّ اﻧْﺼُﺮْ ﻋَﺒْﺪَک َ وَ اﺧْﺬُل ْ ا2َْﺪَآء َ کَ.اِﺳْﺘَﺠِ;ْىن ِْ ﻳَﺎ رَب ِّ اِﺳْﺘَﺠِ;ْىنِْ.َ اِﻻَم َ ﻳُﺴْﺘَﻬْﺰَء ُ ﺑِک َ و َ ﺑِﺮَﺳُﻮْﻟِکَ.و َ ﺣَﺘَّﺎم َ ﻳُکَﺬِّﺑُﻮْن َ کِﺘَﺎﺑَک َ و ﻳَﺴُﺒُّﻮْنَ ﻧَ;ِﻴَّکَ.ﺑِﺮ  ﺣْﻤﺘ َُّ ُْاَﺳْﺘَﻐِﻴْﺚُ ﻳَﺎ Á ﻗَﻴُّﻮْم ُ ﻳَﺎ ﻣُﻌِني ﻳَﺎ.O my Lord, bestow victory upon Your servant.Reject my enemies.O my Lord, listen to my supplications and accept them.How long would the ridicule be directed against You and Your Messenger? And how long would these people

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PRAYERS 213 reject Your Book and use abusive language about Your Prophet? O the Eternal and the Immortal God and Helper, in the name of Your mercy I beseech You to listen to my cry for help.( A ’ i na Kam a l a t-e- Islam , page 569) Prayer for Destruction of Bitter Enemies and Rejecters of Truth َ ْ ﻳ َ ﺎ رَب ِّ ﻓَﺎمسَْﻊ ْ د2َُﺎﺋِﻰ ْ وَﻣَﺰِّق ْ ا2َْﺪَاﺋَک َ وَا2َْﺪَاﺋِﻰ ْ وَاَجنِْﺰ ْ و2َْﺪَک َ وَاﻧْﺼُﺮ َّ ﻋَﺒْﺪَک َ وَاَرِﻧَﺎ ا ْ ﻳ َﺎﻣَک َ وَﺷَﻬِّﺮ ﻟَﻨ ْﺎ ِﺣُﺴَﺎﻣَک َ وَﻻ َ ﺗَﺬَر ْ ﻣِﻦ َ اﻟْ¤َﺎﻓِﺮ َ ﻳ ِ ﻦ ْ ﺷَﺮ ﻳ ﺮًا.Lord, hear my prayer and crush Your enemies and my enemies and fulfil Your promise and help Your servant and show us Your days and sharpens for us Your sword and spare not a single mischief maker out of the disbelievers.(Tadhkirah 2009 UK, revelation of 1904) Prayer for the Reformation of the Followers of Muhammad sa In a letter to M i r ‘Abb a s ‘Al i Sahib, the Promised Messiah as wrote this prayer: ْ اَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢ َّ اَﺻْﻠِﺢ ﺍﻣﺔ ْ حمَُﻤَّﺪ ٍ اَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢ َّ ارْﺣَﻢ ﺍﻣﺔ ْ حمَُﻤَّﺪٍاَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢ َّ اَﻧْﺰِل ْ 2َﻠَ[ ْ ﻨَﺎ ﺑَﺮLََﺎتِ حمَُﻤَّﺪٍوَﺻَﻞِّ 2َ_ٰ حمَُﻤَّﺪٍوَﺑَﺎرِک ْ وَﺳَﻠِّﻢ.O All a h , reform the followers of Muhammad sa.O All a h , have mercy upon the people of Muhammad sa.O All a h , shower blessings of Muhammad sa upon us and bestow mercy, blessings and peace upon him.(Makt u b a t-e-Ahmadiyya, vol.1, page 50)

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PRAYERS 214 The following prayer was also revealed to The Promised Messiah as َ ِّ ر ْب اَﺻْﻠِﺢ ﺍﻣﺔ ٍ ◌َ حمَُﻤَّﺪ.Lord, reform the people of Muhammad sa.(Tadhkirah 2009 UK, revelation of 1882) An Anguished Prayer at Persecution by an Opponent When Maulaw i Muhammad H ussain Bat a lav i reached the extreme level of his abusive and vile attitude, the Promised Messiah as offered this prayer.The source of this prayer appears to be the prayer of the Holy Prophet sa when he was persecuted at Ta ’if.O my Guardian, my Beloved Master, I leave the answer to this person's abuse, curses and name calling to You.If it is Your will, then Your will is my will.I do not wish anything better than Your pleasure.My heart is not hidden from You.Your eyes see my innermost self.If there is any discrepancy in me remove it.I seek refuge in Your countenance from any vice which You find in me.O my Beloved Guide, if I have chosen the path of destruction, You save me from it and make me perform the deeds that please You.My soul tells me that You are with me and will remain with me.Since You have informed me that You are with me, and since You addressed me with the words, َ اِىن ِّْ ﻣُﻬِ ني ٌْﻣَﻦ ْ اَرَادَاِﻫَﺎﻧَﺘَک and since You told me out of kindness and benevolence َ اَﻧْﺖ ُ ﻻ َﻳَ ﻌْﻠَﻤُﻬَﺎ اخلَْﻠْﻖ ٍ ﻟﺔ ِْ ﻣِىن ِّْ مبَِœ my spirit has revived.Your comforting words are like ointment for my wounds.Your loving words enliven my grief stricken heart.I was sinking in grief and You gave me glad tidings.I was afflicted and You

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PRAYERS 215 comforted me.O my Beloved, it is sufficient for me that You are with me and I am for You.Your assault will destroy the ranks of the enemy and all Your pure promises will be fulfilled and You will forgive Your servant's sins.( A sm a n i Fai s lah, page 9, R uha n i Khaz a ’in, vol.4, page 319) A Comprehensive Prayer When the Promised Messiah as was grieved by the abusive language and opposition and the vicious maulav i s, he prayed to God in these words: ِ َ اَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢ َّ ﻓَﺎﺣْﻔَﻈْﻨَﺎ ﻣِﻦ ْ ﻓِﺘْŸَﺘِﻬِﻢ ْ و َ ﺑَﺮِّﺋْﻨَﺎ ﻣ َ ﻦ ْ ُْﻤَﺘِﻬِﻢ ْ وَاﺧْﺼُﺼْﻨَﺎ حبِِﻔْﻈِک ْوَاﺻْﻄِﻔَﺎﺋِک َ وَﺧَريِْکَ.وَﻻ َ ﺗَ¤ِﻠْﻨَﺎ اِىل ٰ Lَﻼَء ِ 5َريِْک َ وَاَوْزِﻋْﻨَﺎ اَن ﻧَّﻌْﻤَﻞَ ﺻَﺎحلًِﺎ ﺗَﺮْﺿَﺎہ ُ ﻧَﺴْﺌَﻠُک َ ر ﺣْﻤﺘ ِ ُْ و َ ﻓَﻀْﻠَکَ وَر ّٰ ﺿَﺎء َ ک َ وَاَﻧْﺖ َ ﺧَري اﻟﺮ ْﻤﺣ َّ َ.رَب ِّ کُﻦ ْ ﺑِﻔَﻀْﻠِک َ ﻗُﻮ Ç ِْ و َ ﻧُﻮْر َ ﺑَﺼَﺮِی ْ وَﻣَﺎ ىف ِْ ﻗَﻠْىب ِْ و ﻗﺒْﻠﺔ َ ◌ ِْ ِْﺣَﻴَﺎÇ و َ ممََﺎÇِْ.وَاﺷْﻐُﻔْىن ً ﻣﺤﺒﺔ ْ ْ وَآﺗِىن ِْ ﺣُﺒًّﺎ ﻻ َ ﻳَﺰِﻳْﺪ ُ 2َﻠَﻴªْ ِ اَﺣَﺪ ٌ ﻣِّﻦ ِْﺑَﻌْﺪِی ِْ رَب ِّ ﻓَﺘَﻘَﺒَّﻞ ْ دَﻋْﻮÇَ ِْ وَاَﻋْﻄِىن ِْ ﻣَﻨِ[َّىت ِْ و َ ﺻَﺎﻓِىن ِْ و َ 2َﺎﻓِىن ِ وَاﺟْﺬُﺑْىن و َ ﻗُﺪْىن ِْ و اَﻳِّﺪْىن ِْ وَوَﻓِّﻘْىن ِْ وَزَکِّىن ِْ و َ ﻧَﻮِّرْىن ِْ وَاﺟْﻌَﻠْىن ِْ مجَِﻴْﻌًﺎ ﻟَّک َ وَکُﻦ ْ ىل ِْمجَِﻴْﻌًﺎ.رَب ِّ ﺗَﻌَﺎل َ اِىل ََّ ﻣِﻦ ْ Lُﻞ ِّ ﺑَﺎب ٍ وَﺧَﻠِّﺼْىن ِْ ﻣِﻦ ْ Lُﻞ ِّ ﺣِﺠَﺎبٍ.وَاﺳْﻘِىن َﻣِﻦ ْ Lُﻞ ِّ ﺷَﺮَابٍ.ْ وَاَﻋِىن ِّْ ىف ِْ ﻫ ْ ﻴْﺠَﺂء ِ اﻟﻨَّﻔْﺲ ِ وَﺟَﺬَﺑَﺎَِﺎ.وَاﺣْﻔَﻈْىن ِْ ﻣِﻦ ﻣَﻬَﺎﻟِک َ اﻟْﺒَني ِْ و َ ﻇُﻠُﻤَﺎَِﺎ.وَﻻ َ ﺗَ¤ِﻠْىن ِْ اِىل ٰ ﻧَﻔºْ ِْ ﻃُﺮ ﻓﺔ ِْ َ 2َني ٍْ وَاﻋْﺼِﻤْىن َ ﻣِﻦ ْ ﺳَﻴِّﺎَِٰﺎ و ُ اﺟْﻌَﻞ ْ اِﻟَﻴْک َ ر َّ ﻓÑْ ِْ و َ ﺻَﻌُﻮْدِی ْ و َ ادْﺧ ﻞ ْ ىف ِْ Lُﻞ ِّ ذَر ة ْ ٍ ﻣِﻦ◌ ِ ِْ ذَرَّات َ وُﺟُﻮْدِی ْ وَاﺟْﻌَﻠْىن ِْ ﻣِﻦ َ اﻟَّﺬِﻳْﻦ َ ﻟóَُﻢ ْ ﻣَﺴْﺒَﺢ ٌ ىف ِْ حبَِﺎرِک َ وَﻣَﺴْﺮَح ٌ ىف َْ رِﻳَﺎض ِ اَﻧْﻮَارِک َ وَرِﺿَﺎء ٌ حتَْﺖ َ جمََﺎرِی ْ اَﻗْﺪَارِک َ وَﺑَﺎ2ِﺪ ْ ﺑَ[ْىن ِْ و َ ﺑ ِْ ني َاَﻏْﻴَﺎرِکَ.رَب ِّ ﺑِﻔَﻀْﻠِک َ و َ ﺑِﻨُﻮْر ِ وَﺟْﻬِک َ اَرِىن ِْ مجََﺎﻟَک ◌َ َ وَاﺳْﻘِىن ِ زُﻻَﻟَک َ وَاَﺧْﺮِﺟْىن ِْ ﻣِﻦ ْ Lُﻞ ِّ اَﻧْﻮَاع ِ احلِْﺠَﺎب ِ وَاﻟْﻐُﺒَﺎر ِ وَﻻ َ جتَْﻌَﻠْىن ِْ ﻣِﻦ اﻟَّﺬِﻳْﻦ َ ﻧَکَﺴُﻮْا ىف ﺍﻟﻈ= ﻠْﻤﺔ ِ ِ ◌ ِ وَاﻻِْﺳZِْﺘَﺎر ِ وَﺗَﻨَﺎﻫَﻮْا ﻋَﻦ َ اﻟْربLَََﺎت ِ و ﺺ ِ ِ وَاﻻِْﺷْﺮَاﻗَﺎت ِ وَاﻻَْﻧْﻮَار ِ وَ اﻧْﻘَﻠَﺒُﻮْا ﺑِﻌَﻘْﻠِﻬِﻢُ اﻟﻨَّﺎﻗ ﺺ ِ ﺟَﺪِّﻫِﻢُ اﻟﻨَّﺎک ﻣِﻦ ْ دَارِاﻟﻨَّﻌِﻴْﻢ ِ اِىل ٰ دَار ِ اﻟْﺒَﻮَارِ.وَارْزُﻗْىن ِْ اَحمَْﺎض َ اﻟﻄَّﺎ  ﻋﺔ َ ﻟِﻮَﺟْﻬِک

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PRAYERS 216 ِْ وَﺳُﺠُﻮْد ِ اﻟﺪَّوَام ِ ىف ِْ ﺣَﻀْﺮَﺗِک َ وَاَﻋْﻄِىن ً ﻫﻤﺔ َ ِ حتَِﻞ ُّ ﻓَﻴْﻬَﺎ 2َني َْ ﻋِﻨَﺎﻳَﺘِک ََّ وَاَﻋْﻄِىنِْ ﺷَ[ْﺌًﺎ ﻻَ ﺗُﻌْﻄِﻴªْ ِ اِﻻَّ ﻟِﻮَﺣ وَاَﻧْﺰِلْ 2َ_ ﻴْﺪ ٍ ﻣِّﻦَ املَْﻘْﺒُﻮْﻟِنيَْ.ً ر ﺣْﻤﺔ َ ْ ﻻ ِْ ﺗُœِْهلَُﺎ اِﻻ َّ 2َ_ ٰ ﻓَﺮِﻳْﺪ ٍ ﻣِّﻦ َ املَْﺤْﺒُﻮْﺑِنيَْ.رَب ِّ اÁَ ِْ اﻻِْﺳْﻼَم َ جبُِﻬْﺪِی َّ وَمهَِّىت ِو َ د2َُﺂﺋِﻰ ْ وLََﻼÓَ ِْ وَا2َِﺪْىب ِْ ﺳَﺤْŸَﺘªَ، وَﺣَربَْہ، وَﺳَربَْہ، و َ ﻣَﺰِّق ْ Lُﻞ ﻣُﻌَﺎﻧِﺪ ٍ و َ کِربَْہ، رَب ِّ اَرِىن ِْ کَﻴْﻒ َ حتُْﻰ ِ املَْﻮÇْ ٰ اَرِىن ِْ وُﺟُﻮْﻫًﺎ ذَوِی اﻟﺸَّﻤَﺎﺋِﻞ اﻻِْميَْﺎ ﻧﻴﺔ ◌ ِ و َ ﻧُﻔُﻮْﺳًﺎ ذَوِی ﺍﻟْﺤﻜْﻤﺔ ◌ ِ اﻟْﻴَﻤَﺎ ﻧﻴﺔ ِ ◌ وَﻋُﻴُﻮْﻧًﺎ ﺑَﺎ ً ﻛﻴﺔ َ َّ ﻣِﻦ ْ ﺧَﻮْﻓِک َ و ﻗُﻠُﻮْﺑًﺎ ﻣُﻘْﺸَﻌِﺮ ً ة ً ِﻋِﻨْﺪ َ ذِکْﺮِک َ وَاَﺻْﻼ ﻧَﻘِﻴًّﺎ ﻳَﺮْﺟِﻊ ُ اِىل َ احلَْﻖ ِّ اﻟﺼَّﻮَاب وَﻳَﺘَﻔَﻴَّﺄ ُ ﻇِﻼَل ُ املَْﺠَﺎذِﻳْﺐ ِ وَاﻻَْﻗْﻄَﺎب ِ وَاَرِىن ِْ ﻋَﺮَاﺋِک َ ﺳَﺎ ً ﻋﻴﺔ َ ِ اِىل املَْﺘَﺎب ِ وَاﻻ2ِْْﺪَادِ ﻟِﻠْﻤَﺂب.( A ’ i na Kam a l a t-e-Isl a m, page 5-6) O All a h save us from their mischief and exonerate us from their slander.Make us special with Your protection, eminence, and Your blessings.Do not entrust us to anyone except Yourself.Enable us to do such righteous deeds that please You.We are desirous of Your mercy, beneficence, and Your pleasure.You are the Most Merciful of all who show mercy.O my Lord, with Your blessings, You become my vigour, light of my eyes, delight of my heart and the focal point of my life and death.You grant me zeal to attain Your love and infuse me with such love that no one surpasses me in love for You.O Lord, accept my prayers, grant my aspirations, cleanse me, protect me and draw me close to Yourself.You Yourself guide me, support me and enable me to do good.Purify me and enlighten me.Take over my existence completely and You become totally mine.O my Lord, come to me from every door and remove every barrier which, separates us.Intoxicate me

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PRAYERS 217 with the wine of Your love.Help me in times when the passions of the evil self are rising and evil emotions are ready to destroy me.Protect me from the darkness and destruction caused by separation from You.Do not leave me to my evil self even for the blinking of an eye.Save me from the evil within me.My ascent should be towards You and my descent also be in Your direction.Enter every atom of every particle that constitutes my existence.Make me one of those who swim in Your seas and walk in Your illuminated gardens.And those who are happy at Your decree when it comes and create distance between me and my enemies.O my Lord, show me Your beauty as a favour and with the light of Your countenance, make me drink Your pure water and deliver me from every haze or barrier which distances me from You.Do not make me one of those who were covered in the veils of darkness and were removed from the light and blessings.And due to their defective thinking and perverse efforts shifted from the house of blessings to the house of destruction.Grant me pure obedience to Your Majesty and grant me the ability to prostrate to You always.Bestow upon me such strength which attracts Your bounties and grant me special gifts that You bestow only upon Your chosen ones.Shower such mercy upon me which You only grant to Your beloved servants.O my Lord, revive Islam with my power, efforts, prayers and discourses.Revive its lustre, beauty and attractiveness and destroy every arrogant enemy and his arrogance.

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PRAYERS 218 O my Lord, show me how You bring the dead to life.Show me such faces that manifest the beauty of the faith.Grant me such souls who possess wisdom.Show me such eyes that shed tears in Your fear.Show me such hearts that tremble at the mention of Your name.Show me such pure natures which follow the right path of truth.Prayer for Allah's Help O my Lord, You Yourself bestow blessings, efficacy, guidance and light in this prayer of mine, so that it inspires people's hearts in such a manner that they incline towards it.You have power over everything and You are capable of accepting prayers.(To h fa Golarwiyyah, R uha n i Khaz a ’in, volume 17, page 182) A Beautiful Prayer for Deliverance from Trials, Adversity, Sins and Grief.O our Lord, forgive our sins and remove our trials and tribulations.Deliver our hearts from every grief and You Yourself take care of our affairs.and O our Beloved, You Be with us wherever we happen to be.Cover up our frailties and give peace to our fears.We put our trust in You and entrust our affairs to You.You are our Master in this world and the world hereafter and You are the Most Merciful of all who show mercy.O Lord of the worlds, accept this prayer.(To h fa Golarwiyyah, R uha n i Khaz a ’in, volume 17, page 182) Some Special Revealed Prayers of The Promised Messiah as (These prayers refer to the person and status of the Promised Messiah as and were revealed in special circumstances.Prayers can be chosen out of this collection according to one's own situation).

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PRAYERS 219 ً رَبِّ اﺟْﺰِہُ ﺟَﺰَا ٰء اَوْىف.O my Lord, reward him fully.(Tadhkirah 2009 UK, revelation of 1904) Before this prayer, a revelation regarding the Promised Messiah as 's status is also recorded in which he was addressed as “ Im a m of High Status” and this prayer was meant for his person.ِّ ِْ رَب اَﺻِﺢَّ زَوْﺟَىت  ﻫٰﺬِہ.O my Lord, grant my this wife security from disease and restore her to health.(Tadhkirah 2009 UK, revelation of 1899) ٰ ِ رَب ِّ اﺷْﻒ ِ زَوْﺟَىت ِْ ﻫ ِ ﺬَا وَاﺟْﻌَﻞ هلََّﺎ ﺑَﺮLََﺎت ٍ ىف ِ اﻟﺴَّﻤَﺎء ِ وَﺑَﺮLََﺎت ٍ ىف اﻻَْرْض.O my Lord, bestow healing upon this wife of mine and bestow upon her blessings in heaven and blessings in earth.(Tadhkirah 2009 UK, revelation of 1906) َ رَبِّ زِدْىنِْ ﻋُﻤُﺮِیْ وَﻋُﻤَﺮَزَوْﺟَىتِْ زِﻳَﺎد ً ة َ ﺧَﺎرِق َ اﻟْﻌَﺎد  ة.O my Lord, add to my age and the age of my companion an unusual addition.(Tadhkirah 2009 UK, revelation of 1901) رَبِّ ﻻَﺗُﻀَﻴِّﻊْ ﻋُﻤُﺮِیْ وَﻋُﻤَﺮَﻫَﺎ وَاﺣْﻔَﻈْىن ِْ ﻣِﻦْ Lُﻞ ِّ آ ﻓﺔ ََّ ◌ٍ ﺗُﺮْﺳَﻞ ُ اِىل.Lord, let not my days and her days go to waste.And safeguard me against every misfortune which might be sent towards me.(Tadhkirah 2009 UK, revelation of 1906) ْ َ رَبِّ اﺣ ﻔَﻈْىنِْ ﻓَﺎِن َّ اﻟْﻘَﻮْم َ ﻳَﺘِّﺨِﺬُوْﻧَىن ِْ ﺳُﺨْﺮ ً ة.Lord, safeguard me, for my people have taken me as an object of mocking.(Tadhkirah 2009 UK, revelation of 1906) َ ِ ر بِّ اَﺧْﺮِﺟْىنِْ ﻣِﻦ َ اﻟﻨَّﺎر.Lord, Deliver me from the fire.(Tadhkirah 2009 UK, revelation of 1907)

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PRAYERS 220 Note : Immediately after this, is another revelation: "All praise belongs to All a h , Who saved me from the fire." This refers to the fire kindled by the mischief of A h r a r.Hadrat Mu s le h -e-Mau‘ u d ra said in his Friday sermon of 14th June 1935 that after this revelation no such ordeal occurred in the life of the Promised Messiah as.So this was like a prophecy for the Jam a ‘at that hellish situations would be created for them but God would save them." The Promised Messiah as pointing to an earthquake said that he received the following revelation.ٰ رَب ِّ اَرِىن ِْ ا ً ﻳﺔ ِ ﻣِّﻦ َ اﻟﺴَّﻤَﺂ ء.O my Lord, show me a sign from Heaven.(Tadhkirah 2009 UK, revelation of 1906) With this revelation the words of 'Honour with rewards' were revealed.These words refer to the fact that God would bestow honour as a result of this sign and it would carry a reward as well.The Promised Messiah as said that the scene of an earthquake was shown to him and then these words were revealed.رَبِّ اَﺧِّﺮْوَﻗْﺖَ ﻫٰﺬَا.O my God, postpone the time of this earthquake which seems imminent.(Tadhkirah 2009 UK, revelation of 1906) Then in another revelation, acceptance of the prayer was mentioned and the Promised Messiah as said that God had postponed the earthquake.On 31st of August 1905 this was revealed: ِّ َ رَب اَرِىنِْ زَﻟْﺰ ﻟﺔ ◌َ اﻟﺴَّﺎ  ﻋﺔ.O my God, show me the earthquake which is the example of the Judgment Day because of its severity.(Meaning show me a vision) This prayer was accepted and then another revelation

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PRAYERS 221 was revealed on 9th March 1906.َ رَبِّ ﻻَﺗُﺮِىنِْ زَﻟْﺰ ﻟﺔ ◌َ اﻟﺴَّﺎ ﻋﺔ َ ◌ِْ.رَبِّ ﻻَﺗُﺮِىنِْ ﻣَﻮْت اَﺣَﺪٍﻣِّﻨْﻬُﻢ.Lord, do not show me the earthquake of the day of Judgment.Lord, do not show me the death of any of them (meaning his special Khudd a m and An sa r of the Jam a ‘at ).(Tadhkirah 2009 UK, revelation of 1906) This revelation came after the death of Maulaw i ‘Abdul-Kar i m Sahib Sialkoti.In the second prayer the request was for the postponement of the earthquake.As it has been mentioned earlier this prayer was also accepted and the earthquake occurred later than its appointed time.ٍ ٍرَبِّ ﻓَﺮِّقْ ﺑَنيَْ ﺻَﺎدِق ٍ وLََﺎذِب Lُﻞ َّ ﻣُﺼْﻠِﺢ ٍ وَﺻَﺎدِق اَﻧْﺖَ ﺗَﺮٰی.O my Lord, do create a distinction between the truthful and the liar, You recognise every reformer and.truthful one.(Tadhkirah 2009 UK, revelation of 1906) The Promised Messiah as said: these revealed words contained a rebuttal to the words of ‘Abdul H ak i m Kh a n in which he referred to himself as the truthful one.God said that He would show the difference between a truthful one and a liar.(Ishtih a r August 16, 1906, included in Haqiqatul-Wahi ) ْ ِ رَبِّ ﻻَﺗُﺒْﻖِ ىلِْ ﻣِﻦ َ املُْﺨ ﺰ ﻳَﺎتِ ذِکْﺮًا.Lord, do not let anything survive me that might be a source of humiliation for me.(Tadhkirah 2009 UK, revealtion of 1906) So this prayer was accepted.In 1903 in another revelation God promised acceptance of this prayer, and said: "He will not leave the memory of anything which supposedly humiliates you." (Tadhkirah 2009 UK) ْ 5َريِْی ٰ_َ2 رَبِّ اﺟْﻌَﻠْىنِْ 5َﺎﻟِﺒًﺎ.

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PRAYERS 222 Lord, make me triumph over the other.(Tadhkirah 2009 UK, revelation of 1907) Another revelation "My victory" refers to the acceptance of this prayer.ِّْ وَاﺟْﻌَﻞ ْ ىل ﻏﻠﺒﺔ ِ وَاﻟﺪِّﻳْﻦ ◌ً ىف ِْ اﻟﺪُّﻧْﻴَﺎ.Make me triumph in the world and the Hereafter.(Tadhkirah 2009 UK, revelation of 1900) َ ﻫٰﺬِہِ اﻟﺘِّﺠَﺎر وَاﺟْﻌَﻞ ْ ىل ِّْ ﻧَﺎﻓِﻌًﺎ ة.Make this commerce profitable for me.(Tadhkirah 2009 UK, revelation of 1900) Reference here is to the commerce of the spirit and belief mentioned in the following verse: َ ﻫَﻞ ْ اَدُﻟُّکُﻢْ 2َ_ ٰ جتَِﺎر ٍ ة ٍ ﺗُﻨْﺠِﻴْکُﻢْ ﻣِﻦْ 2َﺬَاب ٍ اَﻟِﻴْﻢ.(A s - S aff 61:11) ِ رَبِّ ﺳَﻠِّﻄْىنِْ 2َ_َ اﻟﻨَّﺎر.God bestow upon me dominion over the fire.(Meaning, that the fire of punishment obeys me).(Tadhkirah 2009 UK, revelation of 1906) ﻫُﻮْﺷَﻌْﻨَﺎ.ﻧَﻌْﺴًﺎ.(Zab u r(Psalms) 25:118, Matti (Mathews) 9:21) These two words are from the Hebrew language.O God, I pray to You to deliver me and release me from difficulties; We have delivered.(Tadhkirah 2009 UK, revelation of 1906) A prophecy in the form of prayer: “We have delivered” was fulfilled after twenty-five years.(Brah i n-e-Ahmadiyya, part 5 page 8, R uha n i Khaz a ’in, vol.21 page 104-105) َّ رَبِّ جتََﻞَّ رَب ِّ جتََﻞ.Lord manifest Yourself, Lord manifest Yourself.(Tadhkirah 2009 UK, revelation of 1892) ٰ اَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢَّ ﺑَﺎرِکْ ىلِْ ىف ِْ ﻫ ﺬِہ ِ اﻟﺮُّؤْﻳَﺎ.O All a h , make this dream a source of blessing for me.(Tadhkirah 2009 UK, revelation of 1893)

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PRAYERS 223 اَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢ َّ اِن ْ اَﻫْﻠَکْﺖ َ ﻫٰﺬِہِ اﻟْﻌِﺼَﺎ ﺑﺔ ْ ﻓَﻠَﻦْ ﺗُﻌ ﺒَﺪَىفِْ اﻻَْرْض ِ اَﺑَﺪًا.O All a h ! If You were to destroy this Jam a ‘at , You shall never be worshipped in this earth thereafter.(Tadhkirah 2009 UK, revelation of 1893) ﻓﺘﺢ ﻳَﺎاﻟﻠªّٰ.Victory, O All a h.(Tadhkirah 2009 UK, revelation of 1907)

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PRAYERS 224 PRAYERS OF THE PROMISED MESSIAH AS FROM HIS POETRY Prayers for Those who call us Disbelievers
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PRAYERS 225  =>PQ   (0'I"   $ @ S T ْﻻ ﺗﻴْﺌﺴ ﻮ ﺍ UI"V However hard hearted they may be, we loose not hope The verse “L a tai’as u ” supports our hearts $ W $ XY Z >[,  \   $ >  ]  L   ^) $ _`      a bc Our preoccupation is shedding tears before the Gracious God One day this stream will make these trees bear fruit (Durr-e-Tham i n Urdu 1996 Rabwah p.143,147) A Prayer for Unity of God Sheikh Muhammad Bakhsh Sahib (chief of Kharianwala district Gujr a t) wrote to the Promised Messiah as about his severe financial difficulties.The Promised Messiah as wrote this poem for him and God delivered him of his problems with this prayer.   d   ef;g6h'\B"    i/jN ef; Inevitably, one day you will face annihilation No one has the power to oppose Divine decree B" S klm#n"op'lqr  st) uv     ef;w $ x One day, you must leave this transitory world behind Everyone is bound by God’s decree  y    z{ 
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PRAYERS 226 'ƒK0ƒd6") $ S A=h  a   „     … † ‡ˆ@  ;  e Despair not from God’s benevolence in this manner Hardships pose no problem for the Remover of difficulties ‰Š ) A‹b9- Œ {) $ a _ ef;>  a ŽŠ‰Š a0- Can weak mortals fulfil your needs? Supplicate for all needs to One, who can ‘’ $ “z” • –—X ˜ ™ š  t>" ef;›>œ KžŸ Eradicate every whiff of duality from your heart Bow only before the Lord of the Heavens and the earth   ¡    ¢ £ >   ef;w $ xFz $ ?B" Sk Inculcate love of piety and hatred for evil Surely, one day, you will appear before God    ¤¥ef;
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PRAYERS 229 '[CB\ ] ] ^-:_73`a0b    Ê c56J ] K    0mé  JdK7 Help me now, with Your Mercy So that the boat of Islam rides this storm ê      ë     ì   í î ï K/ðå²9"íñ"'Ìòd Overlook my faults and shortcomings Let not the cursed enemies of faith gloat over them  0' ó  J(ä°»0ô|    ) $ $ A> |õ'ö0>"S) $ * Apply ointment to my wounds, I am afflicted Listen to my cries of help, I am destitute !"  ÷  P       í ø D"  ù ú%>,û%0ü  -· Weakness of Mu h ammad’s faith is unbearable to me O my Master, make me triumphant and victorious ‹  ý.6þh#Ê  "ä| 6L   »   
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PRAYERS 232  ƒ- f"   a I A  "Û6- > 0 ?  O my Creator, accept all my prayers My life be sacrificed to You, help us  B 
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PRAYERS 233 ƒ- W  @  X  Y  Bd .:  -|>  L ْ ِْ ﺳُﺒْﺤَﺎنَ ﻣَﻦ ﻳَّﺮَاىن Make them good, let them not go astray Bless this day, Holy is He, Who watches over me  0a Z   ;I"   -    ; 
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PRAYERS 234 g  ×  |L h   J S – K L   L    .:  - ِْ ﺳُﺒْﺤَﺎن َ ﻣَﻦ ْ ﻳَّﺮَاىن Listen to my cries of help, keep them safe Bless this day, Holy is He, Who watches over me   i >    d j    k    dK|    d-šœÍ >   ö" O the One, Unique One, Creator of the universe Listen to my prayers, humble prayers of mine  $  l  m  ;9"0  $ S n  " o   L    -  .: ِْ ﺳُﺒْﺤَﺎن َ ﻣَﻦ ْ ﻳَّﺮَاىن Make them moons of the faith, I put all three in Your trust Bless this day, Holy is He, Who watches over me  $ ) Ú a AI p    $ `;     , ) u v  }   $ :   $  q  " " r " Make them auspicious, grant them bounties Save them from every sorrow, deliver them from pain "ò   $ -
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PRAYERS 235 L  s ä  0'0 t  L  9>'  H  Z.:  -|>  L ِْ ﺳُﺒْﺤَﺎن َ ﻣَﻦْ ﻳَّﺮَاىن May they be sanctuary for kings and bright as the sun Bless this day, Holy is He, Who watches over me 1> u   9>'   v  S "  9>' 9>'  S ;  ɼ9>' w  » x May they attain dignity, become the pride of the land Ready to sacrifice themselves for truth, true friends of God 9>' ) $ u v.9>'  a >¯) aAa .:  -|>  L ِْ ﺳُﺒْﺤَﺎنَ ﻣَﻦ ْ ﻳَّﺮَاىن Grant them offspring, multiply them thousand fold Bless this day, Holy is He, Who watches over me (Durr-e-Tham i n Urdu 1996 Rabwah p.36-38) Another Prayer for Children ä  ɼ ".Lä ) A   =h "    y    z   O my Master! this is my prayer to You A humble cry of help in Your court  {  I"À· "=> 0a|  |    
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PRAYERS 236 ‹.>  b`; )A    a        À  ·     S "   Nothing is beyond Your power Bestow upon them, everything You bestowed on me (Durr-e-Tham i n Urdu 1996 Rabwah p.47) Another Prayer for Children "Sc   6 €   َ ْﻓَﺴُﺒْﺤَﺎن َاﻟَّﺬِی اَﺧْﺰ ی اﻻ2ََْﺎدِی What a wonderful Benefactor, the Sea of Generosity Holy is He, Who humiliated my enemies p ‚ - ~  B ƒ ) aA  B  ~  - p Deliver them from filth Make them succeed in humility p „ ) $ * >I … ò@  $ :     w $ x  ¢  p # |   May they live a life of prosperity and happiness O my Lord, save them from an evil life "È;9"  ç0'=> َ ْﻓَﺴُﺒْﺤَﺎن َاﻟَّﺬِی اَﺧْﺰ ی اﻻ2ََْﺎدِی May they become callers to faith, like me Holy is He, Who humiliated my enemies  0 † -    /
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PRAYERS 238 % Ž    )  03!"'L >` a a Ž    $ >   > % Allow me to see righteousness of all of them Before the time of my return arrives "    ‘  M6  … a 0 َ ْﻓَﺴُﺒْﺤَﺎن َاﻟَّﺬِی اَﺧْﺰ ی اﻻ2ََْﺎدِی You gave me their glad tidings before hand Holy is He, Who humiliated my enemies Sw $ x "S0>-0 ’  "c>LG >"M6  … a 0 O my God, I remember Your Bounties You gave glad tidings and then these children “   ” ) u v   0'  b  L "a) aA " •  0'0 –  a  \  b — ) Ú a A You told me they would not be destroyed They will grow like tall trees in the garden  ˜  ·    L  6 M  Ä  a   " ْ َﻓَﺴُﺒْﺤَﺎن َ اﻟَّﺬِی اَﺧْﺰ ی اﻻ2ََْﺎدِی You informed me of this again and again Holy is He, Who humiliated my enemies (Durr-e-Tham i n Urdu 1996 Rabwah p.46-57) An Old Comprehensive Persian Poem آن ﺧﺪاوﻧﺪ ﺑﺮﺗﺮ و پﺎک اﺳﺖ واﻓﻼکاﺳﺖ ﻣﺮوﻣﺎہ ﺻﻨﻌﺶ God Almighty, the Holy, the Exalted He created the sun, the moon and the sky

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PRAYERS 239 ﺮ رہ کﻮچ و پﺮﺷُﺪ از اﺷﺮار زﻧﺪہ کﻦ ﺑﺎر دﻳگﺮ دﻳﻦِ ﺧﻮﻳﺶ Every lane, every path is full of mischievous ones O God, revive your faith once more ﺷﻮکﺖ ﺧﻮش ﺑﺪﻳﻦ ﺑﻨﻤﺎ ﺑﺎز ﻧﻈﺮ ﺑﺎزﺑﺮﻣﺎ کﻦ از رمحﺖ Show us once more the glory of your faith Once more, grace us with a Merciful glance ﺑﺎز ا ﺣﻴﺎ.دﻳﻦ امحﺪ کﻦ کﻦ زاﺋﻞ ﺟﺎں از کﻔﺮ ﻣگﺲ Inspire Ahmad’s faith with life once again Remove the evil of disbelief from the world کﻔﺮ و 7ﺎﻓﺮ از ﺟﺎں ﺑﺮدار وﻣﺮدار ﺳگ از خبﺶ راﺣﺘ: Cause disbelief and disbelievers to fade away from earth Remove the dead and the dogs, bestow tranquility اے ﺧﺪاوﻧﺪ ﻗﺎدر و ﻣﻨﺎن ﺑﺮﺎن ﻏﻢ ﺑﻼء از ﻣﻦ ﺟﺎن O Almighty and Gracious God Deliver my soul from the grief for faith ﺗﻮ ﻏﻔﻮری و اکرب و اجمﺪ خبﺸﺎﺋﺸﺖ ﺴﺖ ﺣﺪ از ﺑﺮوں You, the Forgiver, the Greatest, the Noblest Your forgiveness knows no limit

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PRAYERS 240 دردوﺟﺎں ﺗﻮﻧFﺴﺖ ﺷﺮﻳک کﺲ ﺑﺮ دو Iﺎﻟﻢ ﺗﻮﺋﻰ ﺧﺪا.ﻳKﺎں In both worlds, there is no partner for You You are the One, in the heavens and the earth ﻋﻈﻴﻢ ﺗﺴﺖ وﺷﺎن ﺑﺰرگ ﺗﻮ ﻗﺪﻳﻢ وﻓﺮد وپﺎک ﺗﻮوﺣﻴﺪی You are the Noblest, Your Glory Greatest You are the only One, the Holy and the Eternal اﻓﺰاﺋﻰ ﺑﺪﻳﻦ ﻤّﺘﻢ ﺧﺪا اے ﺑکﺸﺎ.ﺑﻨﺪورہ ﺑ کﻤﺮﻣﻦ Grant me viguor, O Lord, for advancement of the faith Bestow support and guidance for this mission ﻣﻦ دل رﺷک درد ﻧﺎ7ﺎں کﻦ کﻮ.ﺧﺎک ﺳﺮﻣﻦ کﻦ پﺎ7ﺎں The highly agonised one’s envy my heart Make me the lowest one among the pious ﺑﺼﺪق ﻣﻦ دﻳﺪہ کﻦ روﺷﻦ 7ﺎرم ﻤ ﺑﻮﺟ کﻦ اﺣﺴﻦ Infuse my eyes with the light of the truth Accomplish all my affairs beautifully چﻨﺎں ﺑﺮآرام ﺧﻮدم وﺟﻮد از ک منﺎﻧﺪ ﺗﺼﺮ ف ﺷﻴﻄﺎن Deliver me from the evil self Leave not an iota of Satan’s sway in me

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PRAYERS 241 ﺪم ﺑXﻴﺎد ﺧﻮد پﺮﺳىت کﻦ کﻦ وﺴىت ﺧﻮﻳﺶ از کﻦ گﻢ Demolish my ego from the root Free me from myself; enliven me with Your spirit ﻧﺸﺎن ﺧﻮدرا ﺑﻮ.دہ کﺸﺸ: ک د[ ﻧﺎﻳﺪ ﻗﺮار ازاں Permeate me with attraction; lead me to Your love Love without which I find not a moment’s solace ﻏﺮور و زکرب کﻦ پﺎک ﻣﻦ دل ﺳFﻨ ام کُﻦ پﺮ از ﺧﺎﻃﺮ ﻧﻮر Purify my heart from pride and arrogance Fill and enlighten my soul with Your light ﺑکﻦ ﺧﻮد ﻋﺸﻖ اﺳري چﻨﺎﻧﻢ آں ک منﺎﻧﺪ زﻣﻦ ﻧ ﺷﺎخ و ﺑﻦ Captivate my heart with Your love Love, without which I have no roots or branches ﺷﻮر جمﻨﻮن ﺑﺮﻳﺰ در ﺟﺎﻧﻢ ﺑگﺮداﻧﻢ ﺧﻮد جمﺬوب و ﻣﺴﺖ Imbue my soul with the clamour of a mad lover Intoxicate, absorb and make me lost in Your love ﻧFﺴﺖ ﺷﺶ ﻮ ﺗﻮ جبﺰ ﻳکﺪم آﻧک ﻧFﺴﺖ گﻮﺷﺶ و زﺑﺎن ﺗﻮ c آﻧک Confer such a state on me, that I cannot live without You Without You, I would be rendered deaf and dumb

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PRAYERS 242 ﻧFﺴﺖ ے چﻴﺰ ﻣﺮاکﺴ: ﺑگﺮدان آن ﻗﺪر او ﻧﺰد اور پﺸﻴﺰے ﻧFﺴﺖ Such a state in which nothing matters except You Everything, but You, would become worthless منﺎﻧﺪ 7ﺎر اوراخبﻠﻖ آﻧک منﺎﻧﺪ ﺑﺮوزeﺎر 7ﺎرش ﺑﺎز Cause me to loose interest in the world The world and time mean nothing to me چﺎ: دران ﺷﺪ احلfﺲ داﻳﻢ ک ﻧﻴﺎﺋﻴﺪ از ﺑﺮوں و eﺎ: Hold me captive in Your deep love Escape becomes out of the question ﻧﻈﺮم در ﺣﻘري وزرکﻦ ﺳﻴﻢ ﻓﻘﺮکﻦ ﻣﻄﻠﺐ ﺗﺮم ﺑﺰرگ Make gold and silver worthless in my eyes Make attaining poverty my greatest aim ﺟﻮﻳﻢ ﺣﻖ ﻋﻘﻞ خبﺶ آﻧچﻨﺎں ﺑﺮاﺶ ک ﺳﺮپﻮﻳﻢ و ﺑچﺸﻢ Grant me such wisdom which seeks truth Make me follow Your path eagerly ﺷﻮر ﻋﺸﻘﺖ ﺑﺮﻳﺰ در ﺟﺎﻧﻢ ﺑگﺮداﻧﻢ ﻢ جمﺬوب و ﻣﺴﺖ Enrich my soul with Your love Intoxicate and absorb me in You

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PRAYERS 243 ﻤ ﻣﺪح و ﺛﻨﺎ.ﺗﻮ ﺧﻮاﻢ ﺗﻮُ ﺧﻮاﻢ ﺑﺮا.ﺧﻮاﻢ ﺮچ My ultimate desire is to praise and glorify You All I aspire for is, Your pleasure پﻴﻮﺳﺖ ﺗﻮ محﺪ ﺗﻮ ﺑ دل ﻣﺮا ﺗﺎ از ﻤ 7ﺎر وﺑﺎر ﺑگﺴﺴﺖ ﺎ Ever since, I lost myself in You and Your love World and its affairs have become meaningless (S i rat Hadrat Mas ih -e-Mau’ u d by Sheikh Y’aq u b ’Al i Sahib Irf a n i vol 5 p.535-537) Prayer for Forgiveness and Love of God اے ﺧﺪاوﻧﺪ خبﺶ گﻨﺎﻢ ﻣﻦ خبﺶ راﻢ ﺧﻮﻳﺶ درeﺎہ ﺳﻮ.O my God, forgive me my sins Guide me to Your threshold وﺟﺎﻧﻢ دردل خبﺶ روﺷىن کﻦ پﺎک گﻨﺎہ از پﻨﺎﻧﻢ Illuminate my heart and soul Cleanse me of my invisible sins دﻟﺴﺘﺎىن و دﻟﺮﺑﺎﺋﻰ کﻦ کﻦ کﺸﺎﺋﻰ گﺮہ ﻧKﺎ: ﺑ Console and allure my heart With a merciful glance resolve my problems در دو Iﺎﻟﻢ ﻣﺮا ﻋﺰﻳﺰ ﺗﻮﺋﻰ ﻧﻴﺰﺗﻮﺋﻰ ﺗﻮ از ﻣﻴﺨﻮاﻢ وآﻧچ You are my beloved in both the worlds What I beseech You for, is You Yourself (Brah i n-e-Ahmadiyya, R uha n i Khaz a ’in vol 1 p.16)

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PRAYERS 244 Prayer for Decisive Distinction between Truth and Falsehood و ارض ﺧﺎﻟﻖ و ﻗﺪﻳﺮ اے مسﺎ رﻨﻤﺎ و ﻣﺮﺑﺎن و رﺣﻴﻢ اے O the Mighty Creator of the Heavens and the Earth O the Merciful, Affectionate and the Guide   د ہ  ار ہ اے ﻣﺴرت چﻴﺰے ﺗﻮﻧFﺴﺖ از اﻳک O my Master, You watch the hearts O the One, from Whom, nothing is hidden وﺷﺮ ﻓﺴﻖ پُﺮ ﻣﺮا ﺑFىن گﺮﺗﻮ[ ﺑﺪگﺮ ﺴﺘﻢ ک ﺗﻮدﻳﺪاﺳىت گﺮ If You know I am full of impiety and mischief If you perceive me as a man of evil disposition پ پﺎرہ ﺎ را ﻣﻦِ ﺑﺪ7ﺎر کﻦ رہ کُﻦ ﺷﺎد را اﻏﻴﺎر زﻣﺮہ اﻳs Tear me to pieces, me a wicked one Delight my enemies with my destruction ﺑﺮدل اﺑﺮ ﺷﺎں رمحﺖ ﺎ ﺑﺒﺎر ﺑﻔﻀﻞِ ﺧﻮدﺑﺮآر ﻣﺮادِﺷﺎں ﺮ Shower rain of mercy on their hearts Gratify their desires with Your Grace ﻣﻦ ودﻳﻮار ﺑﺮدر اﻓﺸﺎں آﺗﺶ 7ﺎرﻣﻦ کﻦ ﺗﺒ و ﺑﺎش دمشﻨﻢ Let the fire of Your wrath, burn my abode You be my enemy and destroy my affairs

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PRAYERS 245 ﻳﺎﻓىت ﺑﻨﺪeﺎﻧﺖ از ورﻣﺮا ﻗﺒﻠ ﺊ ﻣﻦ آﺳﺘﺎﻧﺖ ﻳﺎﻓىت But, O Lord, if You perceive me as Your servant If You know, Your threshold is the object of my veneration در دل ﻣﻦ آں حمﺒﺖ دﻳﺪہ پﻮﺷﻴﺪہ را راز آں کﺰﺟﺎں If You discern such love in my heart Which was hidden from the eyes of the world ﺑﺎﻣﻦ از رو.حمﺒﺖ 7ﺎرکﻦ کﻦ اﺳﺮار آں اﻓﺸﺎ.اﻧﺪy Then O Lord, for this love, treat me as a beloved And manifest some of the Love You have for me ﺟﻮﺋﻨﺪہ ﺮ ﺳﻮ.آﺋﻰ اﻳک واﻗz از ﺳﻮ ﺮ ز ﺳﻮ زﻧﺪہ My Master, You embrace every seeker of truth You know the passion that burns in the lover’s heart زاں ﺗﻌﻠﻖ ﺎ ک داﺷﺘﻢ ﺑﺎﺗﻮ 7ﺎﺷﺘﻢ دردل ﺎک حمﺒﺖ زاں I beseech You in the name of the bond I have for You In the name of love which is implanted in my heart ﺧﻮد ﺑﺮوں آ از پﺌ: اﺑﺮاء ﻣﻦ ﻣﻠﺠ و کﻒ ﺗﻮ اے ﺄ ﻣﻦ ﻣﺎوا.و Manifest Yourself, exonerate me from enemy’s accusations You are my Shelter, my Refuge and my Retreat

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PRAYERS 246 آﺗﺸ: 7ﺎﻧﺪر دﻟﻢ اﻓﺮوﺧىت ﺳﻮﺧىت را ريﺧﻮد دمِ آں وز The fire of love that You have ignited in my heart As a result, every other love has gone up in smoke ﺑﺮﻓﺮوز ﻣﻦ رخ آﺗﺶ ازاں ﻢ ﺑﺮوز کﻦ ﻣﺒّﺪل ﺗﺎرم ﺷﺐ وﻳs Illuminate my face with the luster of this love Transform the darkness into a bright day کﻮررا ﺟﺎن ﺑکﺸﺎاﻳs چﺸﻢ ﺑﻨﻤ اﻟﺒﻄﺶ ﺷﺪﻳﺪ اے را زور ﺎ Enlighten the eyes of the blind world O the Mighty, Show Your power and might زآمسﺎں ﻧﻮر منﺎ ﺧﻮد ﻧﺸﺎن eﻠ: ﻳک از ﺑﻮﺳﺘﺎن ﺧﻮد منﺎ Show a sign of brightness from heaven Make a flower boom in Your garden ﻓﺴﺎد و ﻓﺴﻖ از پﺮ ﺑFﻨﻢ ﺟﺎں اﻳs ﺎﻓﻼں را ﻧFﺴﺖ وﻗﺖ ﻳﺎد ﻣﻮت I see the world full of impiety and mischief In negligence, the heedless people have forgotten death از ﺣﻘﺎﺋﻖ ﺎﻓﻞ و ﺑﻴKﺎﻧ اﻧﺪ اﻧﺪ اﻓﺴﺎﻧ ﻣﺎﺋﻞ ﻃﻔﻼں ﻤچﻮ Unaware of reality, alien to truth Like children, fascinated by fiction

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PRAYERS 247 ﺳﺮد دوﺳﺖ رو.ﻣﺮ ز دﻟﺎ ﺷﺪ دوﺳﺖ کﻮ.از ﺗﺎﻓﺘ دﻟﺎ رو.Their love for the Friend has gone cold in their hearts Their hearts have turned away from the path of the loved ones ﺗﺎر و ﺷﺐﺗﺎرﻳک و اﺳﺖ درﺟﻮش ﺳﻴﻞ از کﺮﻣﺎ آﻓﺘﺎc را ﺑﺮار The storm is gathering, the night dark and gloomy Save us, let the sun of Your mercy rise high and bright (Durr-e-Thamin Persian 1996 Rabwah p.178-179) An Arabic Poem ِّ ْ ﻳَﺎرَب ﺑِﻔَﻀْﻠِکَ وَاﻧْﺘَﻘِﻢ َِّاَﻳِّﺪْﻧَﺎ ْ مم ُّﻦ َّﻳَﺪَع احلَْﻖ ِ Lَﺎﻟْﻐُﺸَّﺎ ء O our Lord, support us with Your mercy Exact retribution from him who discards truth as if it is worthless ِّﻳَﺎ ِْرَب ﻗَﻮÓْ 5َﻠَّﺴُﻮْا جبَِﻬَﺎ ٍ ﻟﺔ َ ﻓَﺎرْﺣَﻢْ و ِ اَﻧْﺰِهلُْﻢ ْ ﺑِﺪَارِﺿِﻴَﺎ ء O my Lord, my people are sunk deep in darkness and ignorance Have mercy on them; cause them to reach the illuminated house ْﻳَﺎ رَﺑَّﻨَﺎ اﻓْﺘَﺢ ﺑَﻴْŸَﻨَﺎ ﺑِکَﺮَا ٍ ﻣﺔ َّ ﻳَﺎ ﻣَﻦ ْ ﻳ ﺮٰی ﻗَﻠْىبِْ وَﻟُﺐَّ حلَُﺎﺋِﻰ O my Lord, arbitrate between us, grant an honourable decision O the Being, Who watches my heart and my innermost self ؐ َ اَﺑْﻮَاﺑ ْ ﻳَﺎﻣَﻦ ْ اَرٰی ª ﻣَﻔْﺘُﻮ ً ﺣﺔ َْ ﻟِﻠﺴَّﺎ َﺋِﻠِني َّﻓَﻼ ﺗَﺮُد د2َُﺎﺋِﻰ O the One, Whose doors are open for supplicators, Reject not my prayers, I beg of You

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PRAYERS 248 (Zam i mah H aq i qatul Wa hi , R uha n i Khaz a ’in, vol.22 p.729,735) ﻳَﺎرَبِّ ﺻَﻞ ِّ 2َ_ٰ ﻧَ;ِﻴِّک َ دَاﺋِﻤًﺎ ٖ ِىفِ ﻫٰﺬِہ وَﺑَﻌْﺚٍ ﺛَﺎن اﻟﺪُّﻧْﻴَﺎ O my Lord, shower Dur u d on Your Messenger for ever In this world and in the world to come ( A ’ i na Kam a l a t-e-Isl a m, R uha n i Khaz a ’in, vol.5 page 593) ***********************************

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PRAYERS 249 Glossary

       The Islamic call to Prayer.Adh a n Invocation of blessings upon the Holy Prophet of Islam, Muhammad, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him.Dur u d Sahr i f Prayer in the prescribed form; also known as the second pillar of Islam.S al a t Cleanliness, the act of Purity.Ta h a rat An invocation which glorifies God.Tasb ih Seeking forgiveness.Istighf a r A complete unit of the ritual Prayer.Rak‘ a t(Plural of Rak‘at) The Bowing position in the prescribed formal Prayer.Ruk u ‘ The standing position in the prescribed formal Prayer.Qiy a m The prostration position during the prescribed formal prayer.Sajdah Arabic name of the special prayer recited in the last Rak‘at of Witr Prayer.This supplication is offered in the last of the three Witr Rak ‘ a t, during Qiy a m (between Ruk u‘ and the Sajdah).Du‘ a’ -e-Qun u t Eid al - Adha; the tenth day of Dhul Hijjah, the day of sacrifice.Yaumun - Na h r Optional prayer offered in the latter part of the night.Tahajjud Lailatul-Qadr or the Night of Decree.Lailatul-Qadr The prostration which is prescribed after reciting specific verses of the Holy Qur’an.Sajdah-e-Til a wat Optional Prayer consisting of four Rak‘ a t , to be offered at least once in one's lifetime.S al a tut-Tasb ih A prayer recited silently at the beginning of the Qa‘dah , or second sitting position, Tashahhud

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PRAYERS 250 in Prayer The Best Prayer for seeking forgiveness Sayyidul-Istighf a r Stoning of the Devil.It is part of the annual H ajj pilgrimage to the holy city of Mecca.Pilgrims fling pebbles at three walls (formerly pillars), called jamar ā t , in the city of Mina just east of Mecca.Ramy-e-Jam a r The second, shorter, sermon delivered at the end of the Friday sermon.The Im a m delivers the first sermon in whichever language he pleases then sits down briefly, and then stands up and delivers the Second sermon in Arabic.Khu t bah Th a niyah The announcement of marriage in Islam.Nik ah Recitation of Allahu Akbar during the call to prayer.Takb i r a t - e - A dh a n The recitation of َ ُ ا َﷲ ْ ا َُ ﻛ َ رب ا ، ُ َﷲ ْ ا َُ ﻛ َ رب ﻻ ، ِ ٰإ َ ﻟ ِﻪ َّ إ ﻻ اﷲ ،َ ُ و َاﷲ ْ ا َُ ﻛ َرب ا ، ُ َﷲ ْ ا َُ ﻛ َرب و ،َِِّْٰ ْ احل ﻤ ﺪ Allah is the Greatest, Allah is the Greatest; there is no God but Allah, and Allah is the Greatest; Allah is the Greatest and all praise belongs to Allah.These takb i r a t are recited repeatedly on ‘ I d day.Takb i r a t-e-‘ I dain A Muslim celebration for the remembrance of God, celebrated twice a year.‘ I dul-Fitr is celebrated to mark the completion of Rama da n, and ‘ I dul–A dha is celebrated after the H ajj.‘ I d The sitting position in the prescribed formal prayer.Qa‘dah Optional or supererogatory Prayers.Naw a fil(Plural of

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PRAYERS 251 Nafl) The Prayer of Three Rak‘ a t offered preferably at the end of the voluntary Tahajjud Prayer before dawn or after the two Rak‘ a t of sunnah after the ‘Ish a ’ Prayer.Witr A special Prayer made to seek guidance from Allah before making an important decision.Istikh a rah The last pilgrimage.The last pilgrimage performed by the Holy Prophet may peace and blessing of Allah be upon him.H ajjatul - Wad a ‘ An oath of allegiance Bai‘at The two that afford protection; used to describe the two chapters of the Holy Quran “Al-Falaq and An-N a s” Mu‘awwidhatain A proclamation of the greatness of God Takb i r An elevated or high spiritual status Muq a m-e-Ma h m u d A sacred state which a Muslim must enter in order to perform H ajj I h r a m Pilgrimage to the Ka‘bah in Mecca; also known as the fifth pillar of Islam.H ajj Lesser Pilgrimage in which some of the rites of the Pilgrimage are left out.‘Umrah “The Helpers”.The Muslims of Madinah who aided and helped the Holy Prophet may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, when he migrated to Medinah.An sa r Muslims who migrated with the Prophet (may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) from Makkah to Madinah.Mah a jir

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PRAYERS 252 The eleventh, twelfth and thirteenth of Dhu’l- H ijjah are known as the days of Tashr i q.Ayy a mut-Tashr i q Men of high dignity and distinguished position that are seated on elevated places.A sha bul-A‘r a f An Expiation of sins.Kaff a r a t Stations.Ranks Daraj a t The Anti-Christ Dajj a l Raphael.One of the four archangels in Islam.The angel responsible for signalling the day of judgement.Isr a f i l Gabriel.The angel of divine revelation.Jibr a’i l Michael.The angel of mercy who provides nourishment for bodies and souls.Mik a’i l People of the cave.They were a group of Christian youths who hid inside a cave outside the city of Ephesus around 250 AD, to escape a persecution of Christians being conducted during the reign of the Roman emperor Decius.A sha b - e - Kahf Allah is the Greatest.All a hu Akbar All praise belongs to Allah.Al h amdulill a h Allah is Pure.'Sub ha nall a h There is none worthy of worship accept Allah.L a il a ha illall a h We belong to Allah and to Him we will return.Inn a lill a hi wa inn a ilaihi R a ji‘ u n Peace.Sal a m Lord of all the Worlds.Rabbil-‘ A lam i n

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PRAYERS 253 Ablution Wu du A cube-like structure situated within Masjidul- H ar a m, erected by Prophet Ibr a h i m as and his son Prophet Ism a ‘ i l as.Ka‘bah first ten days of Dhul- H ajjah Ayy a mul-‘Ashr A celebration at the end of the month of Rama da n to remember the blessings of God.‘ I dul-Fi t r Khu t batul - H ajjah (The Sermon of Necessity) was the method employed by the Holy Prophet sa to inaugurate his exhortations, lectures and speeches.Khu t batul - H ajjah Comprehensive and eloquent words containing blessings Jaw a me - ul - khair Jannatul - Baqi‘ (Garden of Heaven) is the main cemetery of Madinah.Buried there are many companions of the Holy Prophet (may peace and blessings of Allah be on him) Jannat-ul-Baq i ‘ A path absolutely straight.R a h-e- Sad i d The practice of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (may peace and blessings of Allah be on him).Sunnah The followers of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (may peace and blessings of Allah be on him) Ummah Community Jam a ‘at

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PRAYERS 254 Bibliography Holy Qur’ a n and Commentries 1 Holy Qur’ a n 2 Tafs i r Ibne kath i r, D a re T ayyibah lin-Nashr wat- T aba‘ah Riy ad.3 Tafs i r Ad-Durrul-Manth u r by Suy uti , D a rul Fikr Bair u t.4 Tafs i r Qur t ab i , D a rul Kutub Egypt.5 Al-Itq a n f i ‘Ulumil Qur’ a n by Suy uti , D a rul Fikr Bair u t.Books of A ha d i th 1 S a hih Bukh a r i 2 S a hih Muslim.3 Sunan Tirmadh i 4 Sunan Ab u D a ' u d.5 Sunan Nasa’ i.6 Sunan Ibne-M a jah 7 Mu’a tta Im a m M a lik.8 Musnad Ahmad bin Hambal, Mu’asisah Qur t ubah Cairo.9 Mustadarak Ha kim, D a rul Kit a b al-‘Ilmiyyah Bair u t.10 Kanzul-‘Umm a l, al-Maktabah al-Madaniyyah ar-Raqamiyyah.11 Al-Mu‘jamul Kab i r.Maktabatul-‘Ul u m M us al.12 Sunan Ad-D a rm i, D a rul Kit a b al-‘Arabiyyah Bair u t.13 Shu‘bal I m a n by Baihq i, D a rul Kit a b al-‘Ilmiyyah Bair u t.14 To h fatudh-Dh a kirain by Shauk a n i, D a rul Qalam Bair u t.15 Mu s annaf Ibne Ab i Shaibah, Maktabatur-Rushd Riy ad.Miscellaneous Books 1 To h fatul-Fuqah a ’ by ‘Al a ’ud-D i n as-Samarqand i , D a rul Kit a b al-‘Ilmiyyah Bair u t.2 Al - ‘Ilal Al - Mutanahiyah by Ibnul - Jauz i , D a rul Kit a b al - ‘Ilmiyyah Bair u t.3 Kit a bud Du‘ a ’ by T ibr a n i , D a rul Fikr Bair u t.Books Of The Promised Messiah as 1 A ’ i nah Kam a l a t-e-Isl a m, R uha n i Khaz a ’in, vol.5, published in 1984 Islamabad in UK.2 A sm a n i Fai s lah, R uha n i Khaz a ’in, vol.4, published in 1984.3 Bar a h i n - e - Ahmadiyya, R uha n i Khaz a ’in, vol.1, published in 1984 Islamabad in UK.

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PRAYERS 255 4 Barahin-e-Ahmadiyyah, R uha n i Khaz a ’in, vol.21, published in 1984 Islamabad in UK.5 Barak a tud-Du‘ a ’, R uha n i Khaz a ’in, vol.6, published in 1984 Islamabad in UK.6 Durr-e-Tham i n Persian 1996 Rabwah 7 Durr - e - Th am i n Urdu 1996 Rabwah.8 Fatawa Hadrat Mas ih - e - Mau‘ u d edited by Fakharudin Mult a n i in 1935.9 H aq i qatul Wa hi , R uha n i Khaz a ’in, vol.22, published in 1984 Islamabad in UK.10 H ujjatull a h, R uha n i Khaz a ’in, vol.12, published in 1984.11 Iz a lah-e-Auh a m, R uha n i Khaz a ’in, vol.3, published in 1984 Islamabad in UK.12 Kasht i - e - N uh , R uha n i Khaz a ’in, vol.19, published in 1984 Islamabad in UK.13 Lecture Sialkot, R uha n i Khaz a ’in, vol.20, published in 1984 Islamabad in UK.14 Majm u‘ ah Ishtih a r a t 15 Makt u b a t-e-Ahmadiyyah 16 Malf uza t second edition published in 1984 Islamabad in UK.17 Nuz u lul-Mas ih , R uha n i Khaz a ’in, vol.18, published in 1984 Islamabad in UK.18 Ris a lah Al-Wa s iyyah, R uha n i Khaz a ’in, vol.20, published in 1984 Islamabad in UK.19 S i rat Hadrat Mas ih-e- Mau‘ u d by Sheikh Ya‘qub ‘Al i ‘Irf a n i.20 S i ratul Mahd i by Hadrat Mirz a Bash i r Ahmad M.A 21 Tadhkirah second English edition published in 2009 UK.22 Tiry a qul-Qul u b, R uha n i Khaz a ’in, vol.15, published in 1984 Islamabad in UK.

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