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Amaal for the First Night and Day of the Holy Month of Ramadhan Note: Please download and open this PDF in Adobe Acrobat Reader so that the linked duas work properly. mp3 links are inserted to listen to duas A ‘Go To Index’ link is on bottom right of th e page to return to the Index page First Night of the Holy Month of Ramadhan Duas to be recited on Sighting the New Moon - First Dua on Sighting the New Moon - Dua of the Holy Prophet ه وسلميه وآل عل ص- Dua of Imam Ja’far Sadiq م يه الس عل- Dua 43 Sahifa Sajjadiyah

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Amaal for the First Night and Day

of the Holy Month of Ramadhan

Note: Please download and open this PDF in Adobe Acrobat Reader so

that the linked duas work properly.

mp3 links are inserted to listen to duas

A ‘Go To Index’ link is on bottom right of the page to return to the Index

page

First Night of the Holy Month of

Ramadhan

• Duas to be recited on Sighting the New

Moon

- First Dua on Sighting the New

Moon

- Dua of the Holy Prophet صىل هللا عليه وآله و سلم

- Dua of Imam Ja’far Sadiq عليه السالم

- Dua 43 – Sahifa Sajjadiyah

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• Dua after Maghrib Prayer for the 1st

Night

• General Acts for the 1st Night of Month

of Ramadhan

• Supplication for Last Night of Sha’ban

and 1st Night of Month of Ramadhan

• Dua of Imam Ja’far Sadiq عليه السالم for 1st

Night

• Another Dua for the 1st Night

• Dua of Holy Prophet صىل هللا عليه وآله وسلم for 1st

Night

• Another Dua of the Holy Prophet صىل هللا عليه

for 1st Night وآله وسلم

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• Dua to Welcome Month of Ramdhan –

Sahifa Sajjadiyah

• Dua Hajj

• Tawassul to the Ahlulbayt عليه السالم

specific for 1st Night

It is highly recommend to recite as much

Qur’an as possible tonight – Dua before

Recitation of the Holy Qur’an / Dua After

Recitation of Holy Qur’an

Reciting Jawshan Kabir tonight has great

rewards.

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First Day of the Holy Month of

Ramadhan

• General Acts for the 1st Day

• Dua to be recited at Dawn

• Supplication of Imam Musa Kadhim عليه

for the 1st Day السالم

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Duas on Sighting the New Moon of

the Month of Ramadhan

When your eyes fall on the new moon,

you must not point to it; rather you

should turn yourself towards the kiblah,

raise both your hands towards the sky,

and address the new moon with the

following words:

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رب ٱلعالميي ربي وربك ٱللهYour and my Lord is Allah; the Lord of

the worlds.

نا بي أ اللههمه ي ماني لي ٱمني و ٱل هيلهه علي O Allah, (please do) cause this crescent

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to carry with it for us security, faith,

سالمي وٱلسهالمةي وٱليsafety, Islam,

وٱلمسارعةي إيل ما تيب وت رضى and expedition to whatever You love

and please.

ن هذاا في شهري بريك لن اللههمه O Allah, (please do) bless us in this

month,

وٱرزق نا خيه وعونه confer upon us with its goodness and

aid,

ن ته وٱصريف عنها ضرهه وشرهه وبالءه وفيت

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and save us from its harm, evil, ordeals, and

sedition.

رب ٱلعالميي ربي وربك ٱللهYour and my Lord is Allah; the Lord of

the worlds.

نا أ اللههمه ي ماني ٱو مني ٱل بي هيلهه علي ليO Allah, (please do) cause this crescent

to carry with it for us security, faith,

سالمي ٱلي و وٱلسهالمةي safety, Islam,

وٱلمسارعةي إيل ما تيب وت رضى and expedition to whatever You love

and please.

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بريك لنا في شهرين هذا اللههمه O Allah, (please do) bless us in this

month,

خيه وعونه وٱرزق ناconfer upon us with its goodness and

aid,

ن ته وٱصريف عنها ضرهه وشرهه وبالءه وفيت and save us from its harm, evil, ordeals,

and sedition.

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It has been narrated that when the Holy

Prophet صىل هللا عليه وآله وسلم would see the new

moon of the Month of Ramadhan, he

would turn his face to the kiblah

direction and say the following:

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نا أ اللههمه ي ماني ٱو مني ٱل بي هيلهه علي ليO Allah, (please do) cause this crescent

to carry with it for us security, faith,

سالمي وٱلسهالمةي وٱليsafety, Islam,

سقامي ٱل وٱلعافييةي ٱلمجليلةي وديفاعي encompassing wellbeing, repulsion of

ailments,

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يامي وٱلقييامي وٱلعوني على ٱلصهالةي وٱلصيand assistance to offer prayers, observe

fasting, do acts of worship,

وتيالوةي ٱلقرآني and recite the Qur'an.

ان سليمنا ليشهري رمض اللههمه O Allah, (please do) keep us sound for

the month of Ramadhan,

نها وتسلهمه ميaccept our deeds during it,

وسليمنا فييهي and save us during it,

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ي عنها شهر رمضان قضي حته ي ن so that the month of Ramadhan will

not elapse

ت نا وقد عفوت عنها وغفرت لنا ورحيunless You have pardoned us, forgiven

us, and had mercy upon us.

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Imam Ja`far al-Sadiq عليه السالم is also

reported to have said: When you see the

new moon of the Month of Ramadhan,

you may say the following:

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ان قد حضر شهر رمض اللههمه O Allah, the month of Ramadhan has

commenced,

يامه نا صي وقدي ٱفتضت علي You have made obligatory upon us to

observe fasting during it,

ن زلت فييهي ٱلقرآن أ و and revealed the Qur'an in it

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وٱلفرقاني هدى ليلنهاسي وب يينات مين ٱلدى as guidance for people and clear proofs

of true guidance and distinction

(between the right and the wrong).

ياميهي أ للههمه ا عينها على صيO Allah, (please) help us observe

fasting in it,

وت قب هله مينهاaccept it from us,

فييهي مناوسلي keep us safe during it,

نه وسليمنا ميhelp us observe it adequately,

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نك وعافيية وسليمه لنا في يسر ميand keep it sound for us with easiness

and good health from You.

إينهك على كلي شيء قديير You verily have power over all things.

يم ي رحن ي رحيO All-beneficent! O All-merciful!

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Dua 43 – Sahifa Sajjadiyah – Upon

Sighting the New Moon of Month of

Ramdhan

It is recommended, at the sight of the

new moon of Ramadhan, to say the

supplication number forty-three of the al-

Sahifah al-Kamilah al-Sajjadiyyah.

Sayyid Ibn Tawus narrated that Imam

`Ali ibn al-Husayn Zayn al-Abidin عليه

once, gazed at the new moon of ,السالم

Ramadhan while he was walking. He

therefore stopped and said the following:

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ي ها ٱللق ٱلمطييع أ

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O obedient creature,

ٱلدهائيب ٱلسهرييع speedy and untiring,

د في منازيلي ٱلت هقدييري ٱلمتديfrequenter of the mansions of

determination,

ريف في ف لكي ٱلتهدبييي تص ٱلم moving about in the sphere of

governance!

آمنت بين ن وهر بيك ٱلظلم I have faith in Him Who lights up

darkness through you,

وضح بيك ٱلب هم أ و

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illuminates jet-black shadows by you,

آيتي ملكيهي جعلك آية مين و appointed you one of the signs of His

kingdom

وعالمة مين عالماتي سلطانيهي and one of the marks of His authority,

فحده بيك ٱلزهمان so, He identified time through You,

صاني وٱمت هنك بيٱلكمالي وٱلن ق and humbled you through increase and

decrease,

فولي ٱل وٱلطلوعي و and rising and setting,

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نرةي وٱلكسوفي ٱلي و and illumination and eclipse.

نت له مطييع أ في كلي ذليك In all of this you are obedient to Him,

إيرادتيهي سرييع وإيل and prompt toward His will.

مريك أ عجب ما دب هر مين أ سبحانه ما Glory be to Him! How wonderful is

what He has arranged in Your

situation!

نيك أ لطف ما صنع في ش أ و How subtle what He has made for Your

task!

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فتاح شهر حاديث جع مر لك مي حاديث ليHe has made You the key to a new

month for a new situation.

ل ٱلله ربي وربهك أ س أ ف So I ask Allah, my Lord and Your Lord,

وخاليقيي وخاليقك my Creator and Your Creator,

رك ومقديريي ومقدي my Determiner and Your Determiner,

ومصويريي ومصويرك my Form-giver and Your Form-giver,

ن يصليي على ممهد وآلي ممهد أ

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that He bless Muhammad and his

Household

م ٱل تحقها ل ن يعلك هيالل ب ركة أ و يهand appoint You a crescent of blessings

not effaced by days

ثم ٱل تدنيسها ل وطهارة and of purity not defiled by sins;

فاتي ٱل من مين أ هيالل a crescent of security from blights

وسالمة مين ٱلسهييئاتي and of safety from evil deeds;

فييهي نس ل هيالل سعد a crescent of auspiciousness containing

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no misfortune,

نكد معه ل وين of prosperity accompanied by no

adversity,

يازيجه عسر ل ويسر of ease not mixed with difficulty,

يشوبه شر ل وخي of good unstained by evil;

من وإيي مان أ الل هي a crescent of security and faith,

ونيعمة وإيحسان favor and good-doing,

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م ال مة وإيس ال وس safety and submission!

صلي على ممهد وآلي ممهد اللههمه O Allah, bless Muhammad and his

Household,

ن وٱجعلن رضى من طلع عليهي أ ا ميplace us among the most satisfied of

those over whom the crescent has

risen,

من نظر إيليهي زكى أ و the purest of those who have looked

upon it,

سعد من ت عبهد لك فييهي أ و

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the most fortunate of those who have

worshiped You under it;

ووفيقنا ٱللههمه فييهي ليلطهاعةي وٱلت هوبةي give us the success during [the new

month] to repent,

منا فييهي مين ثمي وٱلوبةي ٱل وٱعصيpreserve us within it from misdeeds

and exposition to punishment,

وزيعنا فييهي شكر ٱلنيعمةي أ و allot to us within it thanksgiving for

Your favor,

عافييةي لبيسنا فييهي جنن ٱل أ و clothe us during it in the shields of

well-being,

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نا بيٱستيكمالي طاعتيك فييهي ٱلمينهة أ و تيم علي and complete for us Your kindness by

perfecting therein obedience to You!

نت ٱلمنهان ٱلمييد أ إينهك Surely You are All-kind, Praiseworthy.

على ممهد وآليهي ٱلطهييبيي وصلهى ٱللهAnd bless Muhammad and his

Household, the good, the pure.

نك على ما ندب ت نا إيليهي ٱج و عل لنا فييهي عون ميAnd grant us aid from You to carry out

that which You have ordered us to do in

it;

مين مفتضي طاعتيك

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Such as the obedience to You which

You have made incumbent upon us,

مين كلي كريي كرم ٱل ا إينهك وت قب هله and accept them from us, for You are

the most Generous of all those who

show generosity

يم ٱل و رحم مين كلي رحيand the most Merciful of all those who

show mercy.

آميي آميي ربه ٱلعالميي Respond! Respond! O Lord of the

Worlds.

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General Acts for the 1st Night of the

Month of Ramadhan

• It is recommended to take a Ghusl

tonight.

• It is recommended to bathe oneself in

a flowing river and to pour on the

head thirty handfuls of water so as to

be mentally pure up to the next Month

of Ramadhan.

• It is recommended to visit the holy

tomb of Imam al-Husayn عليه السالم so

that the sins will be forgiven and the

like of the reward of those who

undertake the Hajj and the `Umrah in

that year will be recorded for him.

Recite Ziyarah.

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• Recite a two Rak`ah prayer reciting in

each Rak`ah Surah of al-Fatihah and

Surah of al-An`am (No. 6) and pray

to Almighty Allah for security against

ailments.

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Dua after Maghrib Prayer for the

First Night of Month of Ramadhan

It is recommended to say the following

supplication while raising the hands after

the Maghrib Prayer. The supplication has

been reported in ‘al-Iqbal’ from Imam

Muhammad Jawad (al-Taqi) عليه السالم

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ي من يليك ٱلتهدبيي اللههمه O Allah Who controls the management

of all affairs

وهو على كلي شيء قديير and He has power over all things!

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عيي ٱل ي من ي علم خائينة O He Who knows the stealth of looks,

وما تفيي ٱلصدور وتين ٱلضهميي that which breasts conceal, and that

which selves hide

وهو ٱللهطييف ٱلبيي and He is the Knower of subtle, the

Aware!

ٱجعلنا ميهن ن وى ف عميل اللههمه O Allah, (please do) include us with

those who intend and carried out their

intentions,

ل ول تعلنا ميهن شقيي فكسي

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and do not include us with those who

are unhappy due to their laziness

و على غيي عمل ي تهكيل ن ه ول ميه or with those who depend upon unreal

hopes.

ح اللههمه بدان نا مين ٱلعيللي أ صحيO Allah, (please do) cure our bodies

from ailments

نا مين ٱلع أ و ملي عينها على ما ٱفتضت علي and help us carry out the deeds You

have made incumbent upon us to do

ي عنها شهرك هذا وقد قضي دهي نا أ حته ي ن نا مفروضك فييهي علي

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so that when this month, which is Your

month, elapses, we shall have carried

out all the duties that You have made

obligatory upon us to do.

ياميهي أ اللههمه عينها على صيO Allah, (please do) help us observe

fasting in this month,

ووفيقنا ليقيياميهي guide us to practice the acts of worship

(perfectly),

طنا فييهي ليلصهالةي ونشيgrant us vigor to offer prayers,

نا مين ٱلقيراءةي ول تجب do not preclude us from reciting (the

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Holy Qur'an),

ل لنا فييهي إييتاء ٱلزهكاةي وسهيand make easy for us to give alms.

نا وصبا ول ت عبا ل اللههمه تسليط علي O Allah, (please) do not inflict us with

fatigue, tiredness,

عطبا ل سقما و ل ولailment, or injury.

نا اللههمه مين ريزقيك ٱلاللي فطار ٱلي ٱرزق O Allah, (please do) grant us the food

with which we break our fasting from

Your sustenance that is legally gotten.

ل لنا فييهي ما قسمته مين ريزقيك اللههمه سهي

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O Allah, (please do) make easy for us

the gaining of Your sustenance that You

decide for us,

رته مين ر ما قده مريك أ ويسيfacilitate for us gaining that which You

decide for us,

لثمي ٱ وٱجعله حالل طييبا نقييا مين and make it pure, empty of sins,

جرامي ٱل صاري و ٱل خاليصا مين and free from offenses and flaws.

تطعيمنا إيله طييبا غي خبييث ول ل اللههمه حرام

O Allah, (please) do not feed us except

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the good that is neither bad nor

forbidden.

يشوبه دنس ول ل وٱجعل ريزقك لنا حالل سقام أ

(Please do) let the sustenance that You

decide for us be legal, carrying neither

filth nor diseases.

ري ك ي من عيلم عالني ٱلي بي عيلميهي ه بيٱلسيO He Who knows the secret in the same

was as He knows the public!

ال على عيباديهي حساني ٱلي بي ي مت فضيO He Who confers upon His servants

with benevolence!

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ي من هو على كلي شيء قديير O He Who has power over all things

وبيكلي شيء علييم خبيي and has acquaintance with all things!

ليمنا ذيكرك أ (Please do) bestow upon us with

(ceaseless) reference to You,

نا عسرك وجنيب keep us away Your difficulty,

نيلنا يسرك أ و make us obtain Your ease,

وٱهدين ليلرهشادي

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guide us to the right path,

ووفيقنا ليلسهدادي lead us to righteousness,

منا مين ٱلبالي وٱعصيprotect us against misfortunes,

طاي ٱل وزاري و ٱل وصنها مين and safeguard us against sins and

faults.

ي غفير عظييم ٱلذنوبي غيه ل ي من O He save Whom none forgives the

grave sins

ف ٱلسوء إيله هو ول يكشيand none can relieve from hardships!

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رحم ٱلرهاحييي أ ي O most Merciful of all those who show

mercy

كرميي ٱل كرم أ و and most Generous of all those who

show generosity!

هلي ب يتيهي ٱلطهييبيي أ صلي على ممهد و (Please do) send blessings to

Muhammad and his Household the

pure

يامنا مقبول وٱجعل صيand decide our fasting to be acceptable

ي وٱلت هقوى موصول وبيٱلبي

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and connected to piety and godliness.

وكذليك فٱجعل سعي نا مشكورا Similarly, (please do) decide our efforts

to be praiseworthy,

وقييامنا مبورا our acts of worship admissible,

رفوعا ن نا م وق رآour reciting of the Qur'an raised (to the

heavens),

ودعاءن مسموعا and our supplications responded.

وٱهدين ليلحسن (Please do) guide us to the most

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excellent way,

نا ٱلعسرى وجنيب save us from difficulties,

ليليسرى رن ويسي facilitate for us the easy end,

علي لنا ٱلدهرجاتي أ و elevate our ranks,

وضاعيف لنا ٱلسناتي double the rewards for our good deeds,

نها ٱلصهوم وٱلصهالة وٱق بل ميaccept our fasting and prayers,

ٱلدهعواتي وٱسع مينها

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react to our supplications,

طييئاتي وٱغفير لنا ٱلforgive our sins,

وتاوز عنها ٱلسهييئاتي overlook our wrongdoings,

ن ٱلعاميليي ٱلفائيزيين و ٱجعلنا ميmake us of the successful worshippers,

ول ٱلضهاليي ٱلمغضوبي عليهيم ول تعلنا مين and do not include us with those who

earn Your anger nor of those who go

astray

ي شهر رمضان عنها حته قضي ي ن so that when the month of Ramadhan

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elapses,

يامنا وقييامنا وقد قبيلت فييهي صيYou shall have accepted our fasting and

acts of worship,

عمالناأ وزكهيت فييهي blessed our deeds,

ذنوب ناوغفرت فييهي forgiven our sins,

يب ناأ و جزلت فييهي مين كلي خي نصيand doubled our shares from all good

things.

له فإينهك يب الي ٱلمجيVerily, You are the God Who responds,

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وٱلرهب ٱلقرييب the Lord Who is Nigh,

ء مييط نت بيكلي شي أ و and You encompass all things.

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Supplication for Last Night of

Sha’ban and First Night of Month

of Ramadhan

Shaykh al-Tusi has narrated on the

authority of Harith ibn Mughirah al-

Nadhriy that Imam al-Sadiq عليه السالم used

to say the following supplication at the

last night of Sha`ban and the first night

of the Month ofRamadhan:

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إينه هذا ٱلشههر ٱلمبارك اللههمه O Allah, this blessed month

نزيل فييهي ٱلقرآن أ ٱلهذيي

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in which the Qur'an was revealed

وجعيل هدى ليلنهاسي and was made guidance for people

ٱلفرقاني وب يينات مين ٱلدى و and clear proofs of the guidance, and

the Criterion (of right and wrong),

قد حضر has commenced.

فسليمنا فييهي So, (please) keep us out of blemish

during it,

وسلهمه لناkeep it sound for us,

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ن ك وعافيية وتسلهمه مينها في يسر ميand receive it from us with means of

easiness and good health from You.

خذ ٱلقلييل وشكر ٱلكثيي أ ي من O He Who has accepted the little

(deed) and thanked for the much,

ي ايق بل ميني ٱليسي(please) accept from me the little

(deed).

لك أ س أ إيني اللههمه O Allah, I beseech You

كلي خي سبييال ن تعل لي إيل أ to make for me a path to every

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decency,

تيب مانيعا ل ومين كلي ما and to make for me a barrier against

everything that You do not like.

رحم ٱلرهاحييي أ ي O most Merciful of all those who

show mercy!

فا عني وعمها خلوت بيهي مين ٱلسهييئاتي ي من ع O He Who has pardoned me and

overlooked the misdeeds that I have

committed secretly!

ذني بيٱ يي من ل ي ؤاخي رتيكابي ٱلمعاصيO He Who has not punished me for

my committing acts of disobedience

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to Him!

عفوك عفوك عفوك ي كريي I seek Your pardon, I seek Your

pardon, I seek Your pardon, O All-

generous!

تهعيظ أ إيليي وعظتني ف لم O my God, You advised me, but I

have not followed Your advice

ر أ وزجرتني عن ماريميك ف لم ن زجيand You rebuked me for violating

that which You have deemed

forbidden, but I have not stopped.

فما عذرييNow, what is my excuse?

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كريي فٱعف عني ي So, (please) pardon me, O All-

generous!

عفوك عفوك I seek Your pardon, I seek Your

pardon!

لك أ س أ إين اللههمه O Allah, I beseech You

ٱلرهاحة عيند ٱلموتي for rest at death

وٱلعفو عيند ٱليسابي and for pardon at calling to account.

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نب مين عبديك عظم ٱلذهGreat is the sin of Your servant;

ف ليحسني ٱلتهجاوز مين عينديك so, let Your overlooking him be

excellent.

هل ٱلمغفيرةي أ هل ٱلت هقوى وي أ ي O He Who is worth being feared and

is worth forgiving!

عفوك عفوك I seek Your pardon, I seek Your

pardon.

متيك أ إيني عبدك ٱبن عبديك ٱبن اللههمه O Allah, I am Your servant and the

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son of Your servant and Your she-

servant

ضعييف فقيي إيل رحتيك and I am weak and in need for Your

mercy;

نت منزيل ٱلغين وٱلبكةي على ٱلعيبادي أ و while You are the Pourer of wealth

and bless on the servants (of You),

قاهير مقتدير You are omnipotent and full of

power,

عمالم أ حصيت أ You have recorded all their (i.e. Your

servants) deeds,

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رزاق هم أ وقسمت decided the sustenance of each one

them,

ن ت هم و أ وجعلت هم متليفة لوانم أ لسيand made them of different languages

and colors

خلقا مين ب عدي خلق in different stages of creation.

ول ي علم ٱلعيباد عيلمك Your servants can never attain Your

knowledge

ول ي قدير ٱلعيباد قدرك and Your servants can never

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recognize the real estimate that is due

to You.

ك وكلنا فقيي إيل رحتي All of us are needy for Your mercy.

فال تصريف عني وجهك So, (please) do not turn Your Face

away from me

وٱجعلني مين صالييي خلقيك and include me with the virtuous

creatures of You

ملي ٱل في ٱلعملي و in deeds, hopes,

اءي وٱلقدري وٱلقض

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and Your decisions (for me).

بقيني خي ٱلب قاءي أ اللههمه O Allah, (please) keep me alive in the

best manner of living,

ولييائيك أ فنيني خي ٱلفناءي على موالةي أ و decide for me to die in the best

manner of death keeping loyal to

Your representatives,

عدائيك أ ومعاداةي incurring the enmity of Your

enemies,

وٱلرهغبةي إيليك وٱلرههبةي مينك keeping desiring for You, fearing

from You,

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وٱلشوعي وٱلوفاءي وٱلتهسلييمي لك and submitting to You, being loyal to

You, complying with You,

وٱلتهصدييقي بيكيتابيك believing in Your Book,

وٱتيباعي سنهةي رسوليك and following Your Prophet’s

instructions.

ما كان في ق لبي اللههمه O Allah, as for whatever I bear in my

heart,

و رييبة أ مين شك including suspicion, doubt,

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و ق نوط أ و جحود أ denial, despair,

و بطر أ و بذخ أ و ف رح أ (excessive) joy, lavish expenditure or

recklessness,

و سعة أ و رييء أ و خيالء أ pride, arrogance, ostentation,

قاق أ ق و نيفاأ و شيdiscord, hypocrisy,

و عيصيان أ و فسوق أ و كفر أ unbelief, licentiousness,

disobedience,

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تيب و شيء لأ و عظمة أ conceit, or anything else that You do

not like;

لني مكانه إيي مان ن أ لك ي ربي أ س أ ف ت بدي ديك بيوع

I thus beseech You, O my Lord, to

substitute all that with belief in Your

promise,

ووفاء بيعهديك fulfillment of my covenant to You,

وريضا بيقضائيك satisfaction with what You decide for

me,

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ن ياوزهدا في ٱلدindifference to the worldly pleasures,

ورغبة فييما عيندك desire for that which You have,

نيينة أ ث رة وطم أ و altruism, tranquility,

وت وبة نصوحا and sincere repentance.

ٱلعالميي لك ذليك ي ربه أ س أ I beseech You for all that, O Lord of

the worlds!

لميك ت عصى فك أ إيليي نهك ل ت ر أ نت مين حي

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O my God, because You are so

forbearing, You are disobeyed as if

You are not present,

ل ت عص نهك أ ومين كرميك وجوديك تطاع فك and because You are so generous and

magnanimous, You are obeyed as if

You have not been disobeyed at all.

ك سكهان أ و رضيك أ ن ومن ل ي عصيBoth those who have not disobeyed

You and I are the inhabitants of Your

lands;

نا بيٱلفضلي جوادا فكن علي so, (please) confer magnanimously

upon us with Your favors

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يي عوهادا وبيٱلand always refer to us with Your

goodness.

رحم ٱلرهاحييي أ ي O most Merciful of all those who

show mercy!

على ممه د وآليهي صالة دائيمة وصلهى ٱللهMay Allah bless Muhammad and his

Household with endless blessings

تصى ول ت عد ل that are innumerable, uncountable,

ول ي قدير قدرها غيك and none can do it save You.

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ٱلرهاحييي رحم أ ي O most Merciful of all those who

show mercy!

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Dua of Imam Ja’far Sadiq عليه السالم

for the 1st Night of the Month of

Ramadhan

It is recommended to say the following

supplication that is reported from Imam

Ja`far al-Sadiq عليه السالم as is mentioned in

the book of ‘al-Iqbal’:

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ربه شهري رمضان اللههمه O Allah, the Lord of the month of

Ramadhan

من زيل ٱلقرآني and the Revealer of the Qur'an.

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هذا شهر رمضان This is the month of Ramadhan

ن زلت فييهي ٱلقرآن أ ٱلهذيي in which You revealed the Qur'an

ن زلت فييهي آيت ب يينات مين ٱلدى وٱلفرقاني أ و and revealed therein chapters of true

guidance and distinction (between the

right and the wrong).

يامه اللههمه نا صي ٱرزق O Allah, make us observe fast in its

days

ياميهي عينها على قي أ و and remain awake in its nights to pray.

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سليمه لنا اللههمه O Allah, let it be peaceful for us,

وسليمنا فييهي keep us in sound condition for it,

نك ومعافاة وتسلهمه مينها في يسر ميand receive it from us with easiness

and wellbeing.

ر ي وت قدي وٱجعل في ما ت قضيWhile taking decisions

مري ٱلمحتومي ٱل مين from among Your inevitable decisions

مري ٱلكييمي ٱل وفييما ت فرق مين

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and from among that which You decide

from the wise affairs

لةي ٱلقدري في لي at the Destiny Night

ي رد ول ي بدهل ل مين ٱلقضاءي ٱلهذيي from the act that is neither rejected nor

altered,

ن تكت بني مين حجهاجي ب يتيك ٱلرامي أ (please) write my name in the list of

those pilgrims to Your Sacred House

ٱلمبوري حجهم whose pilgrimage receives Your

approval,

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ٱلمشكوري سعي هم whose efforts are appreciated,

ٱلمغفوري ذنوبم whose sins are forgiven,

هم سييئاتم ٱلمكفهري عن and whose wrongdoings are

overlooked.

ر ي وت قدي وٱجعل في ما ت قضيWhile making decisions and rendering

possible things and events,

ن تطييل لي في عمرييأ (please) grant me long lifetime

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ع عليه مين ٱلريزقي ٱلاللي وت وسيand expand my sustenance, making it

from legal sources only.

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Dua to Welcome the Month of

Ramadhan from Sahifa Sajjadiyah

It is recommended to say the supplication

number forty-four of the al-Sahifah al-

Kamilah al-Sajjadiyyah, which is as

follows:

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مدي هي المد لليي الهذيى هدان ليPraise belongs to Allah who guided us to

His praise

ن اهلي هي و جعلنا ميand placed us among the people of

praise,

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حساني الشهاكيريين مين هي لينكون لييthat we might be among the thankful for

His beneficence

نيي و لييجزيي نا على ذليك جزآء المحسيand that He might recompense us for

that with the recompense of the good-

doers!

والمد لليي الهذيى And praise belongs to Allah who

هي حبان بيدييني showed favour to us through His

religion,

هي واختصهنا بييلهتي

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singled us out for His creed,

سبلي ايحساني هي وسب هلنا فيand directed us onto the roads of His

beneficence,

ني هي ريضواني ايل هي لينسلكها بيin order that through His kindness we

might travel upon them to His good

pleasure,

عنها هي مينها و ي رضى بي ه حدا ي ت قب هل a praise which He will accept from us

and through which He will be pleased

with us!

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والمد لليي الهذيى جعل مين تيلك السبلي شهره

And praise belongs to Allah who

appointed among those roads His

month,

شهر رمضان the month of Ramadhan,

يامي شهر الصيthe month of fasting,

سالمي و شهر اليthe month of submission,

و شهر الطهوري

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the month of purity,

يصي و شهر التهمحيthe month of putting to test,

و شهر القييامي the month of standing in prayer,

الهذيى انزيل فييهي القرآن هدى ليلنهاسي و بيينات مين الدى والفرقاني

in which the Qur’an was sent down as

guidance to the people, and as clear

signs of the Guidance and the Separator!

لته ي ا جعل على سائيري الشهو فابن فضي له ري بيHe clarified its excellence over other

months by the

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الموف ورةي مين الرماتي many sacred things and

والفضائيلي المشهورةي well-known excellencies which He

placed therein,

غيي له في ايعظاما هي فحرهم فييهي ما احيfor He made unlawful in it what He

declared lawful in others to magnify it,

و حجر فييهي المطاعيم والمشاريب ايكراماHe prohibited foods and drinks in it to

honour it,

تا بييناوق له و جعل and He appointed for it a clear time

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م ق ب ز جله و عزه ان ي قده له ل ييي which He (majestic and mighty is He)

allows not to be set forward

ول ي قبل ان ي ؤخهر عنه and accepts not to be placed behind.

دة مين ليالييهي على ليالي لة واحي ثه فضهل لي الفي شهر و سهاها

Then He made one of its nights surpass

the nights of a thousand months and

named it

لة القدري لي the Night of Decree;

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ها بييذني ربييم مين ح في و الر ت ن زهل الملئيكة و ي كلي امر

in it the angels and the Spirit descend by

the leave of their Lord upon every

command,

سالم دآئيم البكةي ايل طلوعي الفجري على من ا هي يشآء مين عيبادي هي قضائي مين احكم بي

a peace constant in blessings until the

rising of the dawn upon whomsoever He

will of His servants according to the

decision He has made firm.

هي اللهمه صلي على ممهد و آلي

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O Allah, bless Muhammad and his

Household,

و اليمناinspire us with

هي معريفة فضلي knowledge of its excellence,

هي و ايجالل حرمتي veneration of its inviolability,

والتهحفظ ميها حظرت فييهي and caution against what Thou hast

forbidden within it,

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يامي عن الواريحي بيكفي هي و اعينها على صييك ا معاصي ا فييهي واستيعمالي يك بي حت ي رضي

and help us to fast in it by our

restraining our limbs from acts of

disobedience toward Thee and our

employing them in that which pleases

Thee, so that

ساعينا ايل لغو ل نصغيى بيwe lend not our ears to idle talk

بصارين ايل لو و ل نسريع بيand hurry not with our eyes to diversion,

ي نا ايل مظور و حت ل ن بسط ايدي

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we stretch not our hands toward the

forbidden

نا ايل م قدامي جور ول نطو بيand stride not with our feet toward the

prohibited,

و حت ل تعيى بطون نا ايله ما احللت our bellies hold only what Thou hast

made lawful

ا مث هلت و ل ن ت نا ايله بي ت نطيق السيand our tongues speak only what Thou

hast exemplified,

مين ث وابيك و ل ن تكلهف ايله ما يديينيwe undertake nothing but what brings

close to Thy reward

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قابيك و ل ن ت عاطى ايله الهذيى مين عي and pursue nothing but what protects

from Thy punishment!

مين كلهه ك ثه خليص ذلي Then rid all of that from

رييءي المرائيي the false show of the false showers

و سعةي المسميعيي and the fame seeking of the fame

seekers,

ل نشرك فييهي احدا دونك lest we associate therein anything with

Thee

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تغيى بي ل و واك مرادا هي ن ب سيor seek therein any object of desire but

Thee!

هي اللهمه صلي على ممهد و آلي O Allah, bless Muhammad and his

Household,

وقفينا فييهي على مواقييتي الصهلواتي المسي in it make us attend to the appointed

moments of the five prayers within

حدهدت دوديها الهتي بيthe bounds Thou hast set,

ف رضت ها الهتي و ف روضيthe obligations Thou hast decreed,

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وظهفت و وظائيفيها الهتيthe duties Thou hast assigned,

ا اله وقهته و اوقاتي تيand the times Thou hast specified;

ها منزيلة و انزيلنا فيي and in the prayers make us alight in the

station of

يبيي ليمن االمصي ازيليthe keepers of their stations,

ا رك اني الافيظيي ليthe guardians of their pillars,

ا على ما اوقاتي ين لا في المؤدي

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their performers in their times,

هي صلواتك عليهي و آلي عبدك و رسولك ه سنه يعي و سجوديها و ركوعيها في ليها جي على ف واضي

as Thy servant and Thy messenger set

down in his Sunna (Thy blessings be

upon him and his Household) in their

bowings, their prostrations, and all their

excellent acts,

هي اتي الطهوري و اسبغي with the most complete and ample ritual

purity

هي و ابيي الشوعي و اب لغي and the most evident and intense

humility!

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و وفيقنا فييهي Give us success in this month to

لةي ي و الصي لبي ل ارحامنا بي ن نصي ليtighten our bonds of kin with devotion

and gifts,

فضالي و العطييهةي لي يان نا بي و ان ن ت عاهد جيattend to our neighbours with bestowal

and giving,

نليص اموالنا مين التهبيعاتي و ان rid our possessions from claims,

رها بييخراجي الزهكواتي و ان ن طهيpurify them through paying the alms,

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ع من هاجرن و ان ن راجيgo back to him who has gone far from

us,

ف من ظلمنا و ان ن نصيtreat justly him who has wronged us,

من عادان و ان نساليmake peace with him who shows enmity

toward us

حاشى من عوديى فييك و لك فاينهه(except him who is regarded as an

enemy in Thee and for Thee, for he is

الهذيى ل ن والييهي العدو the enemy whom we will not befriend,

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و اليزب الهذيى ل نصافييهي the party whom we will not hold dear),

ةي ن ت قرهب ايليك فييهي مين العمالي الزهاكيي و ان رن بي ا تطهي ن وبي مين هي بي الذ

and seek nearness to Thee through

blameless works which will purify us

from sins

منا فييهي ميها نستانيف مين العي وبي و ت عصيand preserve us from renewing faults,

مين مالئيكتيك ايله حت ل ي وريد عليك احد ما ن وريد مين دون

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so that none of Thy angels will bring for

Thee

اب وابي الطهاعةي لك the kinds of obedience and

القربةي ايليك و ان واعي sorts of nearness-seeking unless they be

less than what we bring!

همه ايني اسالك لل ا O Allah, I ask Thee

قي هذا الشههري بيby the right of this month

قي من ت عبهد لك فييهي و بي

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and by the right of him who worships

Thee within it

هي ف نائي وقتي ايل هي مين ايبتيدائي from its beginning to the time of its

passing,

مين ملك ق رهب تهwhether angel Thou hast brought nigh

to Thee,

ارسلته اونبيprophet Thou hast sent,

او عبد صاليح اختصصتهor righteous servant Thou hast singled

out,

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هي ان تصليى على ممهد وآلي that Thou bless Muhammad and his

Household,

لنا فييهي ليما وعدت اولييآئك مين كرامتيك و اهيmake us worthy of the generosity Thou

hast promised Thy friends,

هلي المبالغةي في ب لنا فييهي ما اوجبت لي و اوجي طاعتيك

make incumbent for us what Thou hast

made incumbent for those who go to

great lengths in obeying Thee,

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نظمي مين استحقه الرهفييع العلى واجعلنا في بيرحتيك

and place us in the ranks of those who

deserve through Thy mercy the highest

elevation!

هي ى ممهد و آلي اللهمه صلي عل O Allah, bless Muhammad and his

Household,

نا و جنيب turn us aside from

يديك ت وحي لاد في اليdeviation in professing Thy Unity,

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يديك تجي ي في والت هقصيfalling short in magnifying Thee,

ديينيك و الشهكه فيin Thy religion,

و العمى عن سبييليك blindness toward Thy path,

غفال الرمتيك و اليheedlessness of Thy inviolability,

يمي و الينيداع ليعدويك الشهيطاني الرهجيand being deceived by Thy enemy, the

accursed Satan!

هي اللهمه صلي على ممهد وه آلي

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O Allah, bless Muhammad and his

Household,

شهرين لة مين ليالي كلي لي و ايذا كان لك في هذا ريقاب ي عتيقها عفوك او ي هب ها صفحك and when in every night of this month’s

nights Thou hast necks which Thy

pardon will release and Thy forgiveness

disregard,

فاجعل ريقابينا مين تيلك الريقابي place our necks among those necks

و اجعلنا ليشهرين مين خيي اهل و اصحاب and place us among the best folk and

companions of this our month!

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هي اللهمه صلي على ممهد و آلي O Allah, bless Muhammad and his

Household,

هي وامق ذن وب نا مع امهاقي هياللي efface our sins along with the effacing of

its crescent moon,

الخي ايمي عنها تبيع واسلخ هي اتينا مع انسيand make us pass forth from the ill

effects of our acts with the passing of its

days,

ى عنها و قد قضي حت ي ن until it leaves us behind, while within it

Thou hast

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ئ طيي ت نا فييهي مين ال اتي صفهي purified us of offenses

واخلصت نا فييهي مين السهييئاتي and rid us of evil deeds!

هي اللهمه صلي على ممهد و آلي O Allah, bless Muhammad and his

Household,

لنا لنا فييهي ف عدي و اين ميand should we go off to one side in this

month, set us aright;

و اين زغنا فييهي ف قويمناshould we swerve, point us straight;

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نا عدوك الشهيطان و ايني اشتمل علي نه فاست نقيذن مي

and should Thy enemy Satan enwrap

us, rescue us from him!

اللهمه O Allah,

ك ايشحنه بيعيبادتينا اييهfill this month with our worship of Thee,

بيطاعتينا لك ه و زيين اوقات adorn its times with our obedience

toward Thee,

ناري يامي على هي و اعينها في هي صي

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help us during its daytime with its fast,

على هي يلي ل و في and in its night with

الصهلوةي والتهضرعي ايليك prayer and pleading toward Thee,

لهةي بي يديك والشوعي لك والذيhumility toward Thee, and lowliness

before Thee,

نا بيغفلة و ل ه حت ل يشهد نار ل علي ه لي بيت فريي ط

so that its daytime may not bear witness

against our heedlessness, nor its night

against our neglect!

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اللهمه O Allah,

مي كذليك سائيري الشهوري و اليه ما واجعلنا في عمهرت نا

make us like this in the other months

and days as long as Thou givest us life,

و اجعلنا مين عيباديك الصهالييي and place us among Thy righteous

servants,

ها خاليدون ين يريث ون الفيردوس هم فيي الهذيthose who shall inherit Paradise, therein

dwelling forever,

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م لة انه ين ي ؤت ون مآ ات و و ق لوبم وجي و الهذيعون ايل ربييم راجي

those who give what they give, while

their hearts quake, that they are

returning to their Lord,

ياتي و ه و ال ين يساريعون في م لا مين الهذي سابيقون

those who vie in good works, outracing

to them!

في هي اللهمه صلي على ممهد و آلي O Allah, bless Muhammad and his

Household

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كلي وقت in every time,

اوان و كلي in all moments,

و على كلي حال and in every state,

عدد ما صلهيت على من صلهيت عليهي to the number that Thou hast blessed

whomsoever Thou hast blessed

لضعافي هي و اضعاف ذليك كلي بي ل الهتيها ي ك غي يصي

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and to multiples of all that, through

multiples which none can count but

Thee!

اينهك ف عهال ليما ترييد. Surely Thou art Accomplisher of what

Thou desirest.

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Another Dua for the 1st Night of the

Month of Ramadhan

It is recommended to say the following

supplication that is mentioned by Sayyid

Ibn Tawus in ‘Iqbal al-A`mal’:

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رمضان اللهمه إنه هيذا شهر O Allah: This month of Ramadhan,

ن زلت فييهي القرآن،أ الهذي in which You revealed the Qur'an,

هدى ليلناسي وب يينات مين الدى والفرقاني As guidance for people and clear proofs of

true guidance and distinction (between the

right and the wrong),

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قد حضر.Has commenced.

،أ ي ربي عوذ بيك فيهي مين الشهيطاني الرهجيميO Allah: in this month, I seek Your

protection against Satan, the accursed,

يليهي، ومين مكريهي وحيAnd against his tricks and his ruses,

داعيهي وحبائيليهي، وخيAnd his deception and his trickeries,

وجنوديهي وخيليهي،And his parties and his riding forces,

هي،و ريجليهي ووساويسي

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And his on foot forces and his evil

inspirations,

ومين الضهاللي ب عد الدى،And against straying off after being guided,

ياني ب عد الكفري ومين ،اليAnd against atheism after belief,

،نايتي والي ومين النيفاقي والرييءي And against hypocrisy and showing off and

felonies,

،النهاسي الويسواسي الناسي الويسواسي ومين شري And against the evil of the whisperings of

the slinking Devil,

،نهاالهذي ي وسويس ف صدوري ال سي

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Who whispers into the hearts of men;

.نهامين الينهةي وال سيFrom among the jinn and the men.

يامه وقييامه، اللهمه وارزقن صيO Allah: and confer upon me with the

fasting and the doing of acts of worship

during this month,

فيهي بيطاعتيك، والعمل And with the doing of acts of obedience to

You,

،المري وأولوطاعةي رسوليك And to Your Messenger and the Men in

Authority,

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م السهالم،عليهي وعليهيMay peace be upon him and them,

وما ق رهب مينك،And the doing of whatever act that takes

me near You,

يك،وجني بن معاصيAnd (please) take me away from acts of

disobedience to You.

نبة وارزقن فيهي .واليجابة واليAnd confer upon me in this month with

repentance, turning to You, and responding

to Your instructions.

،والفشلي الكسلي و الغيبةي وأعيذن فيهي مين

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And protect me in it against backbiting and

lethargy and failure.

ب ل في هي الدعاء،واستجيAnd respond my prayers in it.

سمي وعقلي وأصيحه ل فيهي جيAnd grant me well-being for my body and

my intellect.

طاعتيك وما ق رهب مينك،وف ريغن فيهي لي And grant me time to do acts of obedience

to You as well as acts that take me near

You.

ي كري ي جواد.O the All-generous; O the All-

magnanimous.

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ي كري، O the All-generous:

مهد صلي على ممهد وعلى أهلي ب يتي م (please) send blessings upon Muhammad

and the Household of Muhammad,

م السهالم،عليهي وعليهيPeace be upon him and them,

وكذاليك فاف عل بيناAnd do all that to us,

ي .ي أرحم الراحي

O the most Merciful of all those who

show mercy

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Dua of Holy Prophet صىل هللا عليه وآله وسلم

for the 1st Night

According to a Hadith, the Holy Prophet

used to say this supplication صىل هللا عليه وآله وسلم

at the beginning of the Month of

Ramadhan:

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إينهه قد دخل شهر رمضان اللههمه O Allah, the month of Ramadhan has

begun.

ربه شهري رمضان اللههمه O Allah, the Lord of the month of

Ramadhan

ن زلت فييهي ٱلقرآن أ ٱلهذيي

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in which You have revealed the Qur'an

مين ٱلدى وٱلفرقاني وجعلته ب يينات making it guidance to people and clear

proofs of the guidance and the

distinction.

ف باريك لنا في شهري رمضان اللههمه So, O Allah, please bless us in the

month of Ramadhan,

ياميهي وصلواتيهي نها على عي أ و صيhelp us observe fasting and offer

prayers in it,

وت قب هله مينهاand accept from us.

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Another Dua of the Holy Prophet

for the 1st Night صىل هللا عليه وآله وسلم

The Holy Prophet صىل هللا عليه وآله وسلم is also

reported to have said the following

supplicatory prayer at the first night of

the Month of Ramadhan:

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كرمنا بيك أ لليهي ٱلهذيي المد All praise be to Allah Who has honored

us with you,

ي ها ٱلشههر ٱلمبارك أ O blessed month.

نا اللههمه نا وقييامي يامي ف قوين على صيO Allah, (please do) grant us strength

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to observe fasting and practice acts of

worship in this month,

قدامناأ وث بيت make our steps firm,

وٱنصرن على ٱلقومي ٱلكافيريين and assist us against the unbelieving

people.

د فال ولد لك أ اللههمه نت ٱلواحيO Allah, You are surely the One;

therefore, You have not son.

به لك أ و نت ٱلصهمد فال شيYou are the eternally Besought of all;

therefore, nothing is like You.

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نت ٱلعزييز فال يعيزك شيء أ و You are the Almighty; therefore,

nothing can overcome You.

و أ و ن ٱلفقيي أ نت ٱلغنيYou are the Self-sufficient while I am

poor.

ن ٱلعبد أ ل و نت ٱلمو أ و You are the Master while I am (Your)

slave.

ن ٱلمذنيب أ نت ٱلغفور و أ و You are the All-forgiving while I am

sinful.

يم و أ و ن ٱلمخطيئ أ نت ٱلرهحي

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You are the All-merciful while I am

mistaken.

ن ٱلمخلوق أ و نت ٱلاليق أ و You are the Creator while I am (Your)

creature.

ن ٱلمييت أ نت ٱلي و أ و You are the Ever-living while I am

mortal.

لك بيرحتيك أ س أ I thus beseech You in the name of Your

mercy

تجاوز عني فير لي وت رحني وت ن ت غ أ to forgive me, have mercy upon me,

and excuse my offenses.

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إينهك على كلي شيء قديير You have power over all things.

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Dua Hajj

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همه إي ،الل نك أطلب حاجتي ني بيك ومي O Allah: From You and by You, I

beseech for settling my need,

النهاسي إيل ومن طلب حاجة If others beg people for settling their

needs,

فإيني ل أطلب حاجتي إل مينك I ask none except You for settling my

need;

وحدك ل شرييك لك،

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From You alone, since You have no

partner with You

وأسألك بيفضليك وريضوانيك and I thus implore You in the name of

Your favor and Your pleasure,

وأهلي ب يتيهي ممهد علىأن تصليي to send blessings upon Muhammad and

his Household,

ب يتيك الرامي إيل وأن تعل لي في عاميي هذا سبييال

And to choose for me a way to Your

Holy House this year:

جهة مبورة مت قب هلة زاكيية خاليصة لك حي

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A pilgrimage that is admitted, accepted,

pure, and sincerely for You

، ا عيني ت قر بيBy which You delight me,

، ا درجتي وت رفع بيAnd raise my rank with You

رزقني أن أغضه بصريي،وت And to confer upon me with the grace

of making me cast my sight down

(against what is illegal for me to look

at)

ي، وأن أحفظ ف رجيAnd making me act chastely

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يعي ماريميك ا عن جي وأن أكفه بيAnd making me stop committing any

deed that You have deemed unlawful

حته ل يكون شيء آث ر عينديي مين طاعتيك وخشيتيك

So that nothing will be more preferred

in my sight than the obedience to You

and the fear of You

ا أحب بت،والعملي بيAnd doing all that which You love,

والتهكي ليما كريهت ونيت عنه،And avoiding all that which You have

detested and warned against.

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واجعل ذليك في يسر ويسار وعافيية وما ، أن عمت بيهي عليه

And (please) make all that take place

with easiness, lenience, and good

health as well as the grave that You

have bestowed upon me.

أن تعل وفاتي ق تال في سبييليك وأسألك And I beseech You to cause me to die as

martyr for Your sake,

ك مع أولييائيك،تت رايةي نبييي Under the pennon of Your Prophet and

in the line of Your intimate servants.

أعداءك وأعداء وأسألك أن ت قتل بي

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رسوليك،And I ask You to make me the means of

killing Your enemies and the enemies

of Your Messenger.

ئت مين واني من شي وأسألك أن تكريمني بي خلقيك

And I ask You to honor me through

humiliating any one of Your created

beings that You choose,

ول تيني بيكرامةي أحد مين أولييائيك.And not to humiliate me through

honoring any of Your intimate servants.

مه اجعل لي مع الرهسولي سبييال،الله

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O Allah: find me a way with the

Messenger.

ح .الل ، ما شاء الل سبيAllah is Sufficient unto me! Only that

which Allah wants shall take place.

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Tawassul to the Ahlulbayt عليه السالم on

the 1st Night of Ramadhan

This is an excerpt from the book Spiritual

Journey of the Mystics (Saluk-e-Arifan) -

which is the translation of Arabic

book: al-Muraqebat fi Amal al-Sunnah,

written by the most eminent perfect

mystic Late Haj Mirza Javad Agha

Maliki Tabrizi;

Another thing which a prudent wayfarer

should not forget during the first night

of this holy month is resorting

(Tawassul) to the impeccable

ones (Ma'sumin) in that night. It is up to

him to stretch his hand sincerely

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towards the threshold of those exalted

saintly personalities by offering

salutations and thanks should open our

tongues for needs, and saying the

following sincerely and honestly:

أنت ي سيدي ف هذه الليلة حامي المة وخفيهم

O' my masters! Tonight you are the

support and shelter of everyone

وأكرم الالئق ، تب الضيافةyou are the most exalted and generous

among all exalted and generous ones,

you like inviting guests and want to be

generous towards them

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عبدك ومأمور من هللا جل جالله بلجارة ، وجار هللا وجارك ضيف هللا وضيفك ،

Allah (the Glorious, the Exalted), has

commanded you to provide refuge and

shelter for the wretched and

unsheltered people

فأجر عبدك وأضفهnow here is one of the Allah's

unsheltered servants who has came to

attend your as well as Allah's feast has

attached his heart upon your support

and well as Allah's support and

hospitality

يلة أن تدخلن ف مهك واجعل قراي منك الل

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وحزبك ، ودعائك وحايتك ، وشفاعتك وشيعتك ووليتك

be hospitable and allow him to sit upon

the table of your generosity and treat

him in the following manner:

Consider him as your friend and

supporter and do not deprive him from

your best support and endeavors; do not

deprive him from your prayer, backing,

and intercession

وارغب إل هللا ل ف كرم عفوه ، وقبوله ، ورضاه

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ask Allah (the Glorious, the Exalted), not

to deprive him from His Forgiveness

and Benevolence; shouldn't deprive him

from His mercy and compassion

وأن ينظر إل نظرة رحيمة با عن رضا ل سخط علي بعده أبدا ، ويلحقن بشيعتكم

املقربي ، وأوليائكم السابقيthen look at him with love and pleasure;

becoming so happy and pleased with

him that after that He should never

become unhappy and angry with him,

should regard him as His sincere friend

and worthy servant...

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فإنه ل يرد شفاعتك ، فإن لك عند هللا شأن ق هذا من الشأن ، وقدرا من القدر ، فبح الشأن الذي جعل هللا لك

O' my masters! Please beseech Allah (the

Glorious, the Exalted), to bestow upon

me these things; He will accept your

prayer and intercession, because your

splendour and majesty, and your worth

and prestige before Him is far greater

than what could be perceived by the

human mind and understanding.

ن تسمح ف حقي با ي مولي أسألك أ سألتك ، وتزيدن بقدار كرامتك

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I swear to you by your splendour and

majesty, which Allah (the Glorious, the

Exalted), has bestowed upon you, to

look towards me with kindness

ول تنظر ي سيدي إل حقارت وذل مقامي وسوء حال

and do not deprive me from whatever I

have desired; reward me more than

whatever I have asked in accordance

with your generosity

ول تنظر ي سيدي إل حقارت وذل مقامي إن الكرام ل يعظم عليهم ف وسوء حال ، ف

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قرى ضيفهم شيء من العطاي ، ول يقدرون قدر الضيوف السائلي ، كرامتهم وعطايهم ب

فإن العطاء بقدر املعطي ، والقرى بقدر .املضيف

don't look upon my worthlessness,

disobedience, and deviations, because

the generosity of the generous ones and

the hospitality shown by the exalted

ones are in accordance with their

generosity and exaltedness and not in

proportion with the worth and merit of

their recipients.

سادت أنتم الذين علمتم الكرام آداب

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الكرامة ، والجواد شيم الود والسماحةO' my masters! You are the ones who

have taught greatness to the exalted

ones, generosity to the generous ones,

and benevolence to the benevolent ones;

إن ذكر الود كنتم أوله وآخره ، وأصله وفرعه ومنتهاه

if there is a discussion about the

benevolence you are the first and the

last as well as the roots and the branches

نه ومأواهوإن قيل الكرم فأنتم معد

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if there is a discussion about the

magnanimity and greatness you are

their fountainhead;

. ل يرد سائلكم ول خييب آملكم

you are the ones who never returned any

one hopeless and empty-handed

سادت أنتم الذين قلتمas you yourself have proclaimed:

مثل املعروف مثل املطر ، يصيب الب والفاجر

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"Your generosity and reward like rain

water pour upon the righteous ones as

well as upon the bad ones, likewise;"

افتكمفال تنعون سحائب ر do not deprive me from the rain of your

generosity

فليصبن أمطار جودكمsaturate me with the rain of your

generosity,

فإن من جودكم جائع ، ومن كرمكم ظمآن( do not deprive me from the pouring of

your love ) because I am thirsty for your

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generosity and hungry for your love and

affection;

ل ترضوا لضيفكم أن يبيت ف حاكم جائعا ن ضمآ

you don't like that your guests who have

taken shelter in your threshold and have

tied their hopes upon your benevolence

should remain thirsty and hungry.

ما منعتن قراك ، بت فأنت ي مولي مت طاوي ف حاك ، ووصلت إل الالك ،

O' my masters! If you will deprive me

from your hospitality I will die with

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hunger under your shelter sitting upon

the side of your tablecloth.

حاشاك من هذه املعاملة مع ضيفك ث . حاشاك

No! No! You wouldn't treat me in this

manner; you are not the ones who

would deprive the guests from your

hospitality so that he would return

heart-broken, hopeless and hungry.

Never! Never!

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Dua before Reciting the Holy

Qur’an

It is highly advisable to recite the Holy

Qur'an very frequently at the first hours

of the Month of Ramadhan. In this

respect, it has been narrated that Imam

Ja`far al-Sadiq عليه السالم used to say the

following supplication before he would

start reciting the Holy Qur'an:

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زل مين أ شهد أ إيني اللههمه نه هذا كيتابك ٱلمن عينديك

O Allah, I testify that this is the Book

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revealed by You

عليهي على رسوليك ممهدي بني عبديٱللهي صلهى ٱلله وآليهي

on Your Messenger Muhammad ibn

`Abdullah, blessings of Allah be on him

and on his Household,

وكالمك ٱلنهاطيق على ليساني نبيييك (these are) Your Words, Your Prophet

gave tongue to,

نك إيل خلقي ك جعلته هاديي مي(whom) You appointed as guide for the

people,

نك وبي عيباديك ال فييما ب ي وحبال متهصي

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and a connected link between You and

Your servants.

إيني نشرت عهدك وكيتابك اللههمه O Allah, I am opening Your testament

and Your Book.

فٱجعل نظريي فييهي عيبادة اللههمه O Allah, decide my looking in it to be a

kind of worship,

وقيراءتي فييهي فيكرا my reciting in it to be ponderation,

وفيكريي فييهي اعتيبارا and my ponderation over it to be

learning lessons from it.

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وٱجعلني ميهني ٱت هعظ بيب ياني مواعيظيك فييهي Include me with those who take lessons

from the elucidation of Your preaches

therein

يك وٱجت نب معاصيand those who accordingly avoid doing

acts of disobedience to You.

قيراءتي على سعيي ول تطبع عيند Do not seal on my hearing while I am

reciting it,

ول تعل على بصريي غيشاوة do not place covering on my sight,

ول تعل قيراءتي قيراءة ل تدب ر فييها

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and do not decide my reciting to be

thoughtless;

حكامه أ تدب هر آيتيهي و أ بلي ٱجعلني rather, (please) make me ponder over

its verses and laws,

ذا بيشراييعي ديينيك آخيlearning the laws of my religion.

غفلة ول تعل نظريي فييهي Do not decide my looking in it to be

inadvertence,

ول قيراءتي هذرا and do not allow my reciting to be

worthless.

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يم أ إينهك نت ٱلرهؤوف ٱلرهحيYou are verily the All-kind, the All-

merciful.

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Dua after Reciting the Holy Qur’an

When he finished reciting the Holy

Qur’an, Imam al-Sadiq عليه السالم used to

say the following supplication:

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ت ما قضيت مين كيتابيك أ إيني قد ق ر اللههمه O Allah, I have recited that which You

command in Your Book

لته على نبيييك ٱلصهاديقي ن ز أ ٱلهذيي that You revealed to Your truthful

Prophet,

عليهي وآليهي صلهى ٱللهPeace of Allah be upon him and his

Household.

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ف لك ٱلمد رب هناSo, all praise be to You, our Lord.

ل حالله ٱجعلني ميهن يي اللههمه O Allah, (please do) make me of those

who do only what is deemed legal

therein,

ويريم حرامه avoid that which is deemed unlawful

therein,

حكميهي ومتشابييهي وي ؤمين بيand believe in its decisive and

allegorical verses.

نسا في قبييأ جعله لي وٱ

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(Please) decide it to be entertainment

for me in my grave

نسا في حشرييأ و and entertainment when I will be

resurrected.

ها درجة في أ ٱجعلني ميهن ت رقييهي بيكلي آية ق ر و على عيليييي أ

(Please) include me with those whom

You raise a rank to the most elevated

position with each verse that they

recite.

آميي ربه ٱلعالميي Respond to me, O Lord of the worlds!

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General Acts for the First Day of

the Holy Month of Ramadhan

Take a Ghusl in flowing water and to

pour on the head thirty handfuls of water,

for such a deed brings about security

against all pains and ailments up to the

next year.

It is recommended to wash one’s face

with a handful of rose water so as to be

saved against humiliation and poverty,

and to pour some of it on the head so as

to be saved from pleurisy.

It is recommended to offer the first of the

month prayer that consists of two

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Rak`ahs and to give alms (sadqa) after it.

It is recommended to offer a prayer of

two Rak`ahs at the first of which Surah

of al-Fatihah and Surah of al-Fath (No.

48) should be recited and at the second

Rak`ah, Surah of al-Fatihah and any

other Surah should be reicted. If one

offers this prayer, Almighty Allah will

save him from all evils and will keep him

under His custody up to the next year.

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Supplication at Dawn on the First

Day of the Month of Ramadhan

When the dawn breaks forth, it is

recommended to say the following

supplication:

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قد حضر شهر رمضان اللههمه O Allah, the month of Ramadhan has

commenced.

يامه وقدي ٱفتضت نا صي علي You have made obligatory upon us to

observe fasting during it.

ن زلت فييهي ٱلقرآن أ و You revealed the Qur'an in it

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هدى ليلنهاسي وب يينات مين ٱلدى وٱلفرقاني as guidance for people and clear proofs

of true guidance and distinction

(between the right and the wrong).

ياميهي أ اللههمه عينها على صيO Allah, (please) help us observe

fasting in it,

وت قب هله مينهاaccept it from us,

نا وتسلهمه ميreceive it from us (with acceptance),

نك وعافيية وسليمه لن ا في يسر ميand keep it sound for us with easiness

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and good health from You.

إينهك على كلي شيء قديير You verily have power over all things.

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Dua of Imam Musa Kadhim عليه السالم

for the First Day of the Month of

Ramadhan

In his book of ‘Zad al-Ma`ad’, `Allamah

al-Majlisiy has mentioned that al-

Kulayniy, al-Tusiy, and others, through

an authentic series of narrators, have

reported Imam Musa al-Ka¨im عليه السالم as

saying, “Say the following supplication

in the month of Ramadhan—on the first

day of it, as is understood by scholars—

for if one prays Almighty Allah with this

supplication purely and without

associating any false purposes or

showing off, he will be saved, throughout

that year, from all seditious and

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misleading matters as well as all

afflictions that may injure his religion or

his body; and Almighty Allah will save

him from the evils of all the misfortunes

that will occur in that year.” The

supplication is as follows:

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ك ٱلهذيي دان له كل أ س أ إيني اللههمه لك بيٱسي شيء

O Allah, I beseech You in the name of

Your Name before which everything

kneels down,

عت كله شيء وبيرحتيك ٱلهتي وسي

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in the name of Your mercy which

encompasses everything,

وبيعظمتيك ٱلهتي ت واضع لا كل شيء in the name of Your greatness which

dwarfs everything,

وبيعيزهتيك ٱلهتي ق هرت كله شيء in the name of Your power which

subdues everything,

وبيقوهتيك ٱلهتي خضع لا كل شيء in the name of Your control which

dominates everything,

بوتيك ٱلهتي غلبت كله شيء وبيin the name of Your omnipotence

which overreaches and possesses

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everything,

حاط بيكلي شيء أ وبيعيلميك ٱلهذيي and in the name of Your knowledge

which comprehends everything.

ي نور ي قدوس O Light! O Holy!

وهل ق بل كلي شيء أ ي O Foremost before everything!

وي بقييا ب عد كلي شيء O Ever-living after all things!

ي رحن ي اللهO Allah! O All-beneficent!

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صلي على ممهد وآلي ممهد Send blessings to Muhammad and the

Household of Muhammad,

ٱلذ ٱلنيعم وٱغفير لي نوب ٱلهتي ت غييforgive me my sins that alter the

bounties,

ٱلذنوب ٱلهتي ت نزيل ٱلنيقم واغفير ليforgive me my sins that bring in

punishments,

ٱلذنوب ٱلهتي ت قطع ٱلرهجاء وٱغفير ليforgive me my sins that cut off hope,

ٱلذنوب ٱلهتي تدييل عداء ٱل وٱغفير ليforgive me my sins that give

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ascendancy to the enemies,

ٱلذنوب ٱلهتي ت رد ٱلدعاء وٱغفير ليforgive me my sins that preclude the

prayers,

ٱلذنوب ٱلهتي ا ن زول وٱغفير لي يستحق بي ٱلبالءي

forgive me my sins that make me liable

to suffer misfortunes,

ٱلذنوب ٱلهتي تبيس غيث ٱلسهماءي وٱغفير ليforgive me my sins that stops the rain

of the sky,

ف ٱلذنوب ٱلهتي تكشي ٱلغيطاء وٱغفير ليforgive me my sins that lay bare the

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sealed,

ل ٱلفناء ٱلذنوب ٱلهتي ت عجي وٱغفير ليforgive me my sins that whip off

destruction,

ٱلذنوب ٱلهتي توريث ٱلنهدم وٱغفير ليforgive me my sins that leave behind

remorse,

ٱلذنوب ٱلهتي تتيك ٱلعيصم و ٱغفير ليforgive me my sins that tear up my

integrity,

ينة الهتي لأ و ت رام لبيسني ديرعك ٱلصيsurround me with Your impregnable

and invincible shield,

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وٱلن ههاري في حاذير بيٱللهيلي أ وعافيني مين شري ما مست قبلي سنتي هذيهي

and keep me safe from the evil of which

I beware in nights and days in the

beginning of this year.

ربه ٱلسهماواتي ٱلسهبعي اللههمه O Allah, the Lord of the seven skies,

ي ٱلسهبعي ٱل وربه ن هنه رضي وما فييهينه وما ب ي the Lord of the seven (layers of) earth,

all that is therein, and all that is

between them,

وربه ٱلعرشي ٱلعظييمي the Lord of the Great Throne,

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وربه ٱلسهبعي ٱلمثاني وٱلقرآني ٱلعظييمي the Lord of the seven oft-repeated

verses and the matchless Quran,

وربه إيسرافييل ومييكائييل وجبائييل the Lord of (Archangels) Seraph,

Michael, and Gabriel,

عليهي وآليهي سييدي وربه ممهد صلهى ٱلله ٱلمرسليي وخاتي ٱلنهبيييي

and the Lord of Muhammad, blessings

of Allah be on him and on his

Household, the Chief of the

Messengers, the Seal of Prophet!

ا سهيت بيهي ن فسك أ س أ لك بيك وبي

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I beseech You in Your name and in the

name of that which You referred to

Yourself!

نت ٱلهذيي تن بيٱلعظييمي أ عظييم ي O Great! You are He who distributes

bounties freely,

وتدفع كله مذور repels all avoided things,

وت عطيي كله جزييل gives all abundant things,

ثييي وتضاعيف ٱلسناتي بيٱلقلييلي وبيٱلك doubles the recompense of good deeds

with little and much recompense,

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وت فعل ما تشاء and does what He wills.

ي رحن ي قديير ي اللهO Omnipotent! O Allah! O All-

beneficent!

هلي ب يتيهي أ صلي على ممهد و Send blessings to Muhammad and his

Household,

تك أ و لبيسني في مست قبيلي سنتي هذيهي سيsurround me, during this year, with

Your protection,

ر وجهيي بينوريك ونضيlet Your light beautify my face,

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بهني بيحبهتيك أ و حيlet Your love draw me closest to You,

وب ليغني ريضوانك and let Your pleasure to reach me

وشرييف كرامتيك as well as Your excellent generosity

يم عطييهتيك وجسيand Your weighty rewards.

عطيني مين خيي ما عيندك أ و Give me from the good that You have

حدا مين خلقيك أ نت معطييهي أ ما ومين خيي and from the good You give to any one

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from among Your creation,

لبيسني مع ذليك عافيي تك أ و and with that kind of Your protection,

keep me safe.

ع كلي شكوى ي موضيO He Who settles all complaints!

وي شاهيد كلي نوى O He Who witnesses all confidential

talks!

كلي خفييهة وي عاليO He Who knows all hidden things!

وي دافيع ما تشاء مين بلييهة O He Who repels whatever misfortune

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He wishes!

كريي ٱلعفوي ي O He Who is oft-forgiving

compassionate!

ي حسن ٱلتهجاوزي O He Who overlooks excellently!

ت وفهني على ميلهةي إيب راهييم وفيطرتيهي Make me die following religion and

nature of Abraham,

عليهي وآليهي وعلى وسنهتيهي دييني ممهد صلهى ٱللهthe faith and traditions of Muhammad,

ولييائيك وعلى خيي ٱلوفاةي ف ت وفهني موالييا ل with the best departure, make me die

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following Your friends,

عدائيك ومعاديي ل and antagonizing Your enemies.

ني في هذيهي السهنةي وجنيب اللههمه O Allah, keep me far off, during his

year,

و فيعل ي باعيدني مينك أ و ق ول أ كله عمل from every deed, word, or act that takes

me away from You,

و فيعل أ و ق ول أ وٱجليبني إيل كلي عمل bring me near to every deed, word, or

act

ي قريبني مينك في هذيهي ٱلسهنة

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that takes me near to You in this year.

رحم ٱلرهاحييي أ ي O most Merciful of all those who show

mercy!

و فيعل أ و ق ول أ ن عني مين كلي عمل وٱم Forbid me to do any deed, word, or act

خاف ضرر عاقيبتيهي أ يكون ميني that I fear its result,

ي عليهي أ و خاف مقتك إييهand I fear Your wrath because of it;

ذار هك ٱلكريي عني ن تصريف وج أ حيlest, You may turn Your Noble Face

away from me.

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ب بيهي ن قصا مين حظ لي عيندك أ ف ست وجيThen, I am restrained from obtaining

my share of good fortune.

يم ي رؤوف ي رحيO Compassionate! O Merciful!

ٱجعلني في مست قبيلي سنتي هذيهي في اللههمه فظيك حي

O Allah, keep me, throughout this year,

under Your protection,

واريك وفي كنفيك وفي جيin Your vicinity, and under Your care.

ت عافييتيك وجليلني سي

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Cover me with Your protective

covering,

وهب لي كرامتك and give me Your kindness.

عزه جارك Strong is he who is in Your vicinity,

وجله ث ناؤك glorious is Your praise,

ول إيله غيك and there is no god but You.

ي من مضى مين ٱجعلني تبيعا ليصاليي اللههمه ولييائيك أ

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O Allah, make me follow the example of

Your upright intimate servants,

ليقني بييم أ و attach me to them,

دقي عليك وٱجعلني مسليما ليمن قال بيٱلصيهم ن مي

make me submissive to those who

convey from You truthfully.

ن تييط بي خطييئتي وظلمييأ عوذ بيك ٱللههمه أ و I seek Your protection, O my God, lest I

am encompassed by my sin,

wrongdoing,

واي ي وٱتيباعيي لي وإيسرافي على ن فسي

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immoderation towards myself, going

after my whims,

وٱشتيغالي بيشهواتي and being involved in my caprices;

وبي رحتيك وريضوانيك ف يحول ذليك ب يني as a result, all that will prevent me

from attained Your mercy and pleasure

يا عيندك أ ف كون منسيand I may be forsaken by You

مت عريضا ليسخطيك ونيقمتيك and exposed to Your wrath and

chastisement.

وفيقني ليكلي عمل صاليح ت رضى بيهي عني همه الله

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O Allah, please guide me successfully to

every righteous deed due to which You

be pleased with me

وق ريبني إيليك زلفى and take me nearer to You.

عليهي كما كفيت نبييهك اللههمه ممهدا صلهى ٱلله وآليهي هول عدويهي

O Allah, just as You saved Your Prophet

Muhammad—blessings of Allah be on

him and his Household—from the

terror of his enemies,

وف رهجت مههه removed his anxieties,

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وكشفت غمهه dispersed his troubles,

وصدق ته وعدك proved true the promise You made to

him,

نزت له عهدك أ و and fulfilled Your word to him,

ك فٱكفيني هول هذيهي ٱلسهنةي فبيذلي اللههمه so also, O Allah, keep me safe from the

horror of this year

ا و سقامهاأ وآفاتيas well as its epidemics, ailments,

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ن ت ها وشرورها وفيت sedition, evils,

يق ٱلمعاشي فييهاأ و حزانا وضيsadnesses, and economic distress.

وب ليغني بيرحتيك كمال ٱلعافييةي In the name of Your mercy, make me

attain perfect wellbeing

ت هى جلييأ بيتمامي دوامي ٱلنيعمةي عينديي إيل من through the perfection of the perpetuity

of Your favors to me up to the end of

my lifetime.

ساء وظلم وٱستكان أ لك سؤال من أ س أ

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ف وٱعت I beseech You the beseeching of one

who has made mistake and wronged,

but then submitted and confessed.

ى مين ٱلذنوبي ن ت غفير لي ما مض أ لك أ س أ و I beseech You to forgive those earlier

sins

ٱلهتي حصرتا حفظتك which are counted by Your Preserving

Angels

ها كيرام مالئيكتيك عليه أ و حصت and recorded by Your appointed

Angels,

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مني ٱللههمه مين أ و ٱلذنوبي ن ت عصيto protect me, O Allah, against sinning

ت هى جلييأ فييما بقيي مين عمريي إيل من in the rest of my lifetime up to my

death.

يم ي رحن ي رحي ي اللهO Allah! O All-beneficent! O All-

merciful!

لي ب يتي ممهد ه أ صلي على ممهد و Send blessings to Muhammad and the

Household of Muhammad,

رغيبت إيليك فييهي لتك و أ وآتيني كله ما س and give me whatever I have asked

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from You and whatever I have desirably

wanted from You,

مرتني بيٱلدعاءي أ فإينهك for You have ordered me to pray You

جابةي بيٱلي وتكفهلت لي and You have promised of response.

رحم ٱلرهاحييي أ ي O most Merciful of all those who show

mercy!