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Du'a al Iftitah
O Allah, I begin the glorification with praise of Thee;
Thou, from
Thy bounties, gives out freely the truth and salvation;
I know for
certain that Thou art the most merciful in
disposition of forgiveness and mercy,
[but]
very exacting at the time
of giving
exemplary punishment and
chastisement to wrongdoers,
the Omnipotent in the domain of absolute
power and might.
O Allah, Thou has given me permission to invoke Thee and beseech
Thee,
so listen, O Hearer, to my words of
praise,
and give a favourable reply to my
supplication,
and minimize my falling into
misery,
O the often-forgiving.
O my Allah,
many a trouble Thou hath
removed;
many a sorrow hath Thou
dispelled;
many a misery hath Thou
mitigated;
and at all times Thou spreadeth out
mercy,
and cutteth short the tightening
circles of misfortunes.
All praise be to Allah,
Who has not taken
unto Himself a wife,
nor a
son,
and Who has no partner in
sovereignty,
nor any protecting friend through
dependence.
Magnify Him with all magnificence.
All praise be to Allah,
with full gratitude
for all his bounties.
All praise be to Allah,
Who has no
opposition to His rule,
nor any challenge to
His commands.
All praise be to Allah,
Who has no counsel
to meddle with His operation of creation,
nor
is there anything similar to Him in His greatness.
All praise be to Allah,
Whose commandments
operate in Creation;
His glory is evident
through love and kindness.
His distinct overflowing generosity is freely
available
through His unlimited bestowals
which do not exhaust His
resources,
and He does not swell the numerous
benefits
except because of generosity and
kindness.
Verily He is mighty, generous.
O Allah, I ask for some from much,
in the midst of my very many needs
for
which I entirely depend on Thee,
and, since eternity, Thou art able to
do without it
but for me it is a titanic
effort
and for Thee is very easy and simple.
O Allah, truly, when Thou pardon my
sins,
overlook my
mistakes,
take a lenient view of my disorderly
conduct,
cover up my foul
actions,
show consideration in spite of my
many transgressions
committed willfully or
negligently,
I am
tempted to ask for that which I do not
deserve,
from Thee
Who, through Thy mercy, gives me the daily
bread
provides me with
that which is suitable for
me,
through Thy
control;
and
distinguishes me with a favourable reply to my requests.
So I persist in calling out,
believing in
Thee,
and I invoke
Thee,
talking familiarly, not afraid, nor
shy,
but assured of Thy love and kindness
whenever I turn to Thee
A temporary setback,
and I, out of
ignorance, begin to despair,
although perhaps
slowing down may be a blessing in disguise.
because Thou alone knows [all]
the
consequences.
I know no generous master who is
more accommodating to
dissatisfied servants
that Thou art to me.
O Lord, Thou giveth an invitation but I turn it
down.
Thou becometh familiar with me but I do
not care for Thee.
Thou loveth me but I do not
correspond to Thee as if Thou are
overreaching
me.
Yet Thou doth not abstain from bestowing favours and
blessings
on me from Thy mercy and
generosity
so have mercy on Thy ignorant
servant
Verily Thou art generous and kind.
Praise be To Allah the owner of
sovereignty,
Who sets the course of the skies
and the stars
controls the
winds,
causes the
daybreak,
and administers
authority,
the Lord of the worlds.
Praise be to Allah
for His indulgence in
the wake of His all-awareness.
Praise be to Allah
for His amnesty ensuing
from His omnipotence.
Praise be To Allah
for the respite He
allows In spite of provocation.
He is able to do what He wills.
Praise be to Allah, the creator of all the created
beings,
Who makes sustenance freely
available,
starts the
day,
the owner of glory, might, favours, and
bounties,
Who is far away, invisible, and
nearest,
so near that He is fully aware of the
whispered secrets,
the Blessed, the Praised.
Praise be to Allah, Who has no equal to challenge
Him,
nor is there an image comparable to
Him,
nor a helper to assist Him.
He tames the powerful by His force,
and
disgraced are the terrible before His
greatness;
so He, through His power, fulfils
that which He wills.
Praise be to Allah, Who gives answer to me whenever I call
Him;
covers up my shortcomings yet I disobey
Him;
gives me the largest part of the bounties
yet I want more.
Many favours He has
sanctioned;
many terrible dangers He has
averted;
and many blossoming joys he has made
available for me.
Therefore, I sing His
praises and recite His glorifications.
Praise be to Allah.
None can disclose anything hidden by
Him;
none can shut the doors kept open by
Him;
no one who makes a request is sent away
disappointed by Him;
and no one who looks long
and attentively is deluded in his
hopes.
Praise be to Allah, Who gives protection to the
frightened;
comes to the help of the
upright;
promotes the cause of the weak and
the enslaved;
annihilates the
autocrats;
destroys rulers and appoints the
'awaited savours' in their place.
Praise be to Allah, Who breaks everything belonging to the
oppressors;
puts an end to the
tyrants;
watches over the
fugitives;
brings assistance to those who cry
out for help;
meets and clears up the demands
of the needy beseechers;
supports the
faithful.
Praise be to Allah.
In his awe-inspiring
fear the heavens and its dwellers tremble and
shiver;
the earth and its inhabitants shake
and quiver;
the oceans and all that floats and
swims in its waters
flow together in
excitement and tumult.
Praise be to Allah, Who has guided us to this.
We could not truly
have been led aright if Allah had not guided us.
Praise be to Allah, Who creates but is not
created;
gives subsistence but needs no
provisions;
gives food to eat but takes no
nourishment;
makes the living dead and brings
the dead to life;
and He is the everliving,
there is no death for Him;
in His hands is all
the good.
And He is able to do all things.
O Allah, send blessings on
Muhammad,
Thy servant, Messenger, confidant,
friend, beloved intimate,
mercy unto all the
created beings,
bearer of Thy
sacraments,
quotient of Thy
messengers,
the most superior, the exquisite,
the most handsome,
the most perfect, the
upright, the more prospering,
the more
pleasant, the thoroughly purified, the
sublime;
who has more and better blessings,
advantages, mercies,
affections and
salutations
than Thou made available to any
one of Thy servants,
prophets, messengers,
friends,
and those honoured by Thee from among
Thy created being.
O Allah send blessings on 'Ali
the Leader
of the Faithful,
the successor to the
Messenger of the Lord of the worlds,
Thy
servant, Thy beloved representative,
brother
of Thy Messenger,
Thy decisive argument over
mankind,
Thy most important
sign,
the great news from Thee.
O Allah, send blessings on the truthful pure
Fatima,
the chosen leader of the women of the
worlds.
O Allah, send blessings on the sons of 'the mercy unto the
worlds',
the leaders and
guides,
the Imams al-Hasan and
al-Husayn,
the leaders of the dwellers of
Paradise.
O Allah, send blessings on the Leaders of the
Muslims,
'Ali ibn
al-Husayn,
Muhammad ibn
'Ali,
Jafar ibn
Muhammad,
Musa ibn
Jafar,
'Ali ibn
Musa,
Muhammad
ibn'Ali,
'Ali ibn
Muhammad,
al-Hasan
ibn'Ali,
and his son, the rightly guided
Guide,
Thy decisive argument over Thy
servants,
Thy trustworthy confidant on Thy
earth;
blessings, numerous, and for ever.
O Allah, send blessings on the Custodian of thy
commandments,
the vigilant Guardian, the
reliable Patron, the awaited Justice,
surrounded by Thy favourite angels,
assisted
by the Holy Spirit.
O Lord of the worlds.
O Allah, send him to
call the people unto Thy Book for establishing
Thy religion,
and make him succeed in the
earth,
as Thou caused those who were before
him to succeed,
and establish for him his
faith
which Thou has approved for
him,
and give him in exchange safety after
fear.
He serves Thee.
He ascribes nothing as partner unto Thee.
O Allah, give him power and authority,
and
through him strengthen the people.
Give him
the necessary assistance,
and through him
support the people,
and make him prevail over
allya final decisive victory,
and delegate him
Thy controlling authority.
O Allah, give currency to Thy religion,
and
the way of life of Thy Prophet,
through him
till nothing which is just and genuine
is kept
concealed from any human being.
O Allah, we ardently desire that in [his]
kind, just, and fair
era,
Thou should reactivate Islam and
stimulate its followers,
and humble and
humiliate the imposters and their
double-dealing,
and include us among those who
invite people unto Thy
obedience,
and lead them to Thy approved
path,
and give us the good of this world and
the world to come.
O Allah, let us bear out and hold up
that
which Thou maketh known to us as the truth,
and let us be fully aware of that which we fall short of doing.
O Allah, through him, set in order our
disorder;
gather and unite our
flock;
stitch together our sundered
separation;
turn our want and poverty into
sufficiency;
lift us up from our
degradation;
free us from our
misery;
pull us out from our
debts;
help us to get out from the ditch of
cares and sorrows;
fill the gap created by
confusion among us;
let our difficulties be
easy to deal with;
refine our substance and
style;
untie our ropes and
straps;
let our efforts succeed well and
secure success;
make us fulfill our
promises;
give answers to our
prayers;
listen to our
requests;
cause us to obtain the good of this
world and the hereafter;
give us much and more
than our expectations,
O the best of givers
and bestowers;
and cleanse our
hearts,
unburden our emotions from hate and
anger,
and, in the event of dispute in the
matter of truth,
show us the right path.
Verily, Thou guides whoever Thou will to the right path.
Let us,
through him, get the better of Thy enemies and our
opponents,
O True God.
Be it so.
O Allah, we feel uneasy about and are disturbed
by
the departure of our
Prophet,
Thy blessings be on him and on his
family,
the absence of our
guardian-friend,
too many
enemies,
our numerical
scarcity,
widespread
disorder,
and the vicissitudes of time.
So send blessings on Muhammad and on his
family,
and help us to overcome this state of
affairs at once.
Disperse the ominous clouds hanging over our
heads;
lend a helping hand to achieve
success;
bring in the rule of justice and fair
play;
make us bright, free from
grief;
and take care of us.
Through Thy
mercy, O most Merciful.
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Last modified: Mon Mar 17 13:27:16
PST 1997
