Iqbal Aamal -The following supplications are found in Al-Mukhtasar min al-Muntakhab for the beginning of the month of Jamadiul Awwal
اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِي مَا سَلَفَ مِنْ ذُنُوبِي وَ تَدَارَكْنِي فِيمَا بَقِيَ مِنْ عُمُرِي وَ قَوِّ ضَعْفِي لِلَّذِي خَلَقْتَنِي لَهُ وَ حَبِّبْ إِلَيَّ الْإِيمَانَ وَ زَيِّنْهُ فِي قَلْبِي وَ قَدْ دَعْوَتُكَ كَمَا أَمَرْتَنِي فَاسْتَجِبْ لِي كَمَا وَعَدْتَنِي
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَصْبَحْتُ لَكَ عَبْداً لَا أَسْتَطِيعُ دَفْعَ [رفع] مَا أَكْرَهُ وَ لَا أَمْلِكُ مَا أَرْجُو وَ أَصْبَحْتُ مُرْتَهَناً بِعَمَلِي فَلَا فَقِيرَ أَفْقَرُ مِنِّي [إِلَيْكَ] يَا رَبَّ الْعَالَمِينَ أَسْأَلُكَ أَنْ تَسْتَعْمِلَنِي عَمَلَ مَنِ اسْتَيْقَنَ حُضُورَ أَجَلِهِ لَا بَلْ عَمَلَ مَنْ قَدْ مَاتَ فَرَأَى عَمَلَهُ وَ نَظَرَ إِلَى ثَوَابِ عَمَلِهِ إِنَّكَ عَلى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ
اللَّهُمَّ هَذَا مَكَانُ الْعَائِذِ بِرَحْمَتِكَ مِنْ عَذَابِكَ وَ هَذَا مَكَانُ الْعَائِذِ بِمُعَافَاتِكَ مِنْ غَضَبِكَ
اللَّهُمَّ اجْعَلْنِي مِمَّنْ دَعَاكَ فَأَجَبْتَهُ وَ سَأَلَكَ فَأَعْطَيْتَهُ وَ آمَنَ بِكَ فَهَدَيْتَهُ وَ تَوَكَّلَ عَلَيْكَ فَكَفَيْتَهُ وَ تَقَرَّبَ إِلَيْكَ فَأَدْنَيْتَهُ وَ افْتَقَرَ إِلَيْكَ فَأَغْنَيْتَهُ وَ اسْتَغْفَرَكَ فَغَفَرْتَ لَهُ وَ رَضِيتَ عَنْهُ وَ أَرْضَيْتَهُ [فأرضيته] وَ هَدَيْتَهُ إِلَى مَرْضَاتِكَ وَ اسْتَعْمَلْتَهُ بِطَاعَتِكَ وَ لِذَلِكَ فَرَّغْتَهُ أَبَداً مَا أَحْيَيْتَهُ فَتُبْ عَلَيَّ يَا رَبِّ وَ أَعْطِنِي سُؤْلِي وَ لَا تَحْرِمْنِي شَيْئاً مِمَّا سَأَلْتُكَ وَ اكْفِنِي شَرَّ مَا يَعْمَلُ الظَّالِمُونَ فِي الْأَرْضِ وَ أَسْتَغْفِرُ اللَّهَ الَّذِي لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا هُوَ الَّذِي لَا يَغْفِرُ الذُّنُوبَ إِلَّا هُوَ
اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ [عَلَى] آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ أَعِنِّي عَلَى الدُّنْيَا وَ ارْزُقْنِي خَيْرَهَا وَ كَرِّهْ إِلَيَ الْكُفْرَ وَ الْفُسُوقَ وَ الْعِصْيانَ وَ اجْعَلْنِي مِنَ الرَّاشِدِينَ
اللَّهُمَّ قُونِيٍّ لِعِبَادَتِكَ وَ اسْتَعْمِلْنِي فِي طَاعَتِكَ وَ بَلِّغْنِي الَّذِي أَرْجُو مِنْ رَحْمَتِكَ يَا أَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِينَ
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ الرَّيَّ يَوْمَ الظَّمَاءِ وَ النَّجَاةَ يَوْمَ الْفَزَعِ الْأَكْبَرِ وَ الْفَوْزَ يَوْمَ الْحِسَابِ وَ الْأَمْنَ يَوْمَ الْخَوْفِ وَ أَسْأَلُكَ النَّظَرَ إِلَى وَجْهِكَ الْكَرِيمِ وَ الْخُلُودَ فِي جَنَّتِكَ فِي دَارِ الْمُقَامَةِ مِنْ فَضْلِكَ وَ السُّجُودَ يَوْمَ يُكْشَفُ عَنْ ساقٍ وَ الظِّلَّ يَوْمَ لَا ظِلَّ إِلَّا ظِلُّكَ وَ مُرَافَقَةَ أَنْبِيَائِكَ وَ رُسُلِكَ وَ أَوْلِيَائِكَ
اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِي مَا قَدَّمْتُ مِنْ ذُنُوبِي وَ مَا أَخَّرْتُ وَ مَا أَسْرَرْتُ وَ مَا أَعْلَنْتُ وَ مَا أَسْرَفْتُ عَلَى نَفْسِي وَ مَا أَنْتَ أَعْلَمُ بِهِ مِنِّي وَ ارْزُقْنِي التُّقَى وَ الْهُدَى وَ الْعَفَافَ وَ الْغِنَى وَ وَفِّقْنِي لِلْعَمَلِ بِمَا تُحِبُّ وَ تَرْضَى
اللَّهُمَّ أَصْلِحْ لِي دِينِيَ الَّذِي هُوَ عِصْمَةُ أَمْرِي وَ أَصْلِحْ لِي دُنْيَايَ الَّتِي فِيهَا مَعَاشِي وَ أَصْلِحْ لِي آخِرَتِيَ الَّتِي إِلَيْهَا مُنْقَلَبِي وَ اجْعَلِ الْحَيَاةَ زِيَادَةً لِي فِي كُلِّ خَيْرٍ وَ اجْعَلِ الْمَوْتَ رَاحَةً لِي مِنْ كُلِّ سُوءٍ
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ يَا رَبَّ الْأَرْبَابِ وَ يَا سَيِّدَ السَّادَاتِ وَ يَا مَالِكَ الْمُلُوكِ أَنْ تَرْحَمَنِي وَ تَسْتَجِيبَ لِي وَ تُصْلِحَنِي فَإِنَّهُ لَا يُصْلِحُ مَنْ صَلَحَ مِنْ عِبَادِكَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ فَإِنَّكَ أَنْتَ رَبِّي وَ ثِقَتِي وَ رَجَائِي وَ مَوْلَايَ وَ مَلْجَئِي وَ لَا رَاحِمَ لِي غَيْرُكَ وَ لَا مُغِيثَ لِي سِوَاكَ وَ لَا مَالِكَ سِوَاكَ وَ لَا مُجِيبَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ أَنَا عَبْدُكَ وَ ابْنُ عَبْدِكَ وَ ابْنُ أَمَتِكَ الْخَاطِئُ الَّذِي وَسِعَتْهُ رَحْمَتُكَ وَ أَنْتَ الْعَالِمُ بِحَالِي وَ حَاجَتِي وَ كَثْرَةِ ذُنُوبِي وَ الْمُطَّلِعُ عَلَى أُمُورِي [عيوبي] كُلِّهَا فَأَسْأَلُكَ يَا لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ أَنْ تَغْفِرَ لِي مَا تَقَدَّمَ مِنْ ذَنْبِي وَ مَا تَأَخَّرَ
اللَّهُمَّ لَا تَدَعْ لِي ذَنْباً إِلَّا غَفَرْتَهُ وَ لَا هَمّاً إِلَّا فَرَّجْتَهُ وَ لَا حَاجَةً هِيَ لَكَ رِضًا إِلَّا قَضَيْتَهَا وَ لَا عَيْباً إِلَّا أَصْلَحْتَهُ
اللَّهُمَّ وَ آتنا [آتِنِي] فِي الدُّنْيا حَسَنَةً وَ فِي الْآخِرَةِ حَسَنَةً وَ قِنِي [وَ قِنا] عَذابَ النَّارِ
اللَّهُمَّ أَعِنِّي عَلَى أَهْوَالِ الدُّنْيَا وَ بَوَائِقِ الدُّهُورِ [وَ نَكَبَاتِ الزَّمَانِ وَ كُرُبَاتِ الْآخِرَةِ] وَ مُصِيبَاتِ اللَّيَالِي وَ الْأَيَّامِ
اللَّهُمَّ وَ احْرُسْنِي مِنْ شَرِّ مَا يَعْمَلُ الظَّالِمُونَ فِي الْأَرْضِ فَإِنَّهُ لَا حَوْلَ وَ لَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِكَ
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ إِيمَاناً ثَابِتاً وَ عَمَلًا مُتَقَبَّلًا وَ دُعَاءً مُسْتَجَاباً وَ يَقِيناً صَادِقاً وَ قَوْلًا طَيِّباً وَ قَلْباً شَاكِراً وَ بَدَناً صَابِراً وَ لِسَاناً ذَاكِراً
اللَّهُمَّ انْزِعْ حُبَّ الدُّنْيَا وَ مَعَاصِيَهَا وَ ذِكْرَهَا وَ شَهْوَتَهَا مِنْ قَلْبِي
اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّكَ بِكَرَمِكَ تَشْكُرُ الْيَسِيرَ مِنْ عَمَلِي فَاعْفُ [فاغفر] لِيَ الْكَثِيرَ مِنْ ذُنُوبِي وَ كُنْ لِي وَلِيّاً وَ نَصِيراً وَ مُعِيناً [منيعا] وَ حَافِظاً
اللَّهُمَّ هَبْ لِي قَلْباً أَشَدَّ رَهْبَةً لَكَ مِنْ قَلْبِي وَ لِسَاناً أَدْوَمَ لَكَ ذِكْراً مِنْ لِسَانِي وَ جِسْماً أَقْوَى عَلَى طَاعَتِكَ وَ عِبَادَتِكَ مِنْ جِسْمِي
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ زَوَالِ نِعْمَتِكَ وَ مِنْ فَجْأَةِ نَقِمَتِكَ وَ مِنْ تحويل [تَحَوُّلِ] عَافِيَتِكَ وَ مِنْ هَوْلِ غَضَبِكَ وَ أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ جَهْدِ الْبَلَاءِ وَ [مِنْ] دَرَكِ الشَّقَاءِ وَ مِنْ شَمَاتَةِ الْأَعْدَاءِ وَ سُوءِ الْقَضَاءِ فِي الدُّنْيَا وَ الْآخِرَةِ
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ بِاسْمِكَ الْكَرِيمِ وَ عَرْشِكَ الْعَظِيمِ وَ مُلْكِكَ الْقَدِيمِ يَا وَهَّابَ الْعَطَايَا وَ يَا مُطْلِقَ الْأُسَارَى وَ يَا فَكَّاكَ الرِّقَابِ وَ يَا كَاشِفَ الْعَذَابِ أَسْأَلُكَ أَنْ تُخْرِجَنِي مِنَ الدُّنْيَا سَالِماً غَانِماً وَ أَنْ تُدْخِلَنِي الْجَنَّةَ بِرَحْمَتِكَ آمِناً وَ أَنْ تَجْعَلَ أَوَّلَ شَهْرِي هَذَا صَلَاحاً وَ أَوْسَطَهُ فَلَاحاً وَ آخِرَهُ نَجَاحاً إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ عَلَّامُ الْغُيُوبِ.
2 The Holy Qur‟an: Al-An'am 6:1-3.
3The Holy Qur‟an: Al-Kahf 18:1-2.
4 In the other version it is followed by: "...and that He may give Glad Tidings to the Believers who work righteous deeds, that they shall have a goodly Reward, Wherein they shall remain for ever: Further, that He may warn those (also) who say, "(Allah) hath begotten a son": No knowledge have they of such a thing, nor had their fathers. It is a grievous thing that issues from their mouths as a saying what they say is nothing but falsehood!"[The Holy Qur‟an: Al-Kahf 18:2-5.]
5 The Holy Qur‟an: Saba 34:1.
6 The Holy Qur‟an: Fatir 35:1-2.
“...Praise be to God who hath guided us to this (felicity): never could we have found guidance, had it not been for the guidance of Allah. Indeed it was the truth, that the apostles of our Lord brought unto us...”1“Praise be to God Who hath granted unto me in old age Isma‟il and Issac: for truly my Lord is He, the Hearer of Prayer!”2 “...praise be to God!. But most of them understand not.”3 “Praise be to God Who has saved us from the people who do wrong.”4 “Praise be to God Who has favored us above many of his servants who believe!”5 “...”Praise be to God Who will soon show you His Signs, so that ye shall know them”; and Your Lord is not unmindful of all that ye do.”6 “Praise be to God Who has removed from us (all) sorrow: for our Lord is indeed Oft-Forgiving Ready to appreciate (service):”7 “Praise be to God Who has truly fulfilled His Promise to us, and has given us (this) land in heritage: We can dwell in the Garden as we will: how excellent a reward for those who work (righteousness)!” And You wilt see the angels surrounding the Throne (Divine) on all sides, singing Glory and Praise to their Lord. The Decision between them (at Judgment) will be in (perfect) justice, and the cry (on all sides) will be, “Praise be to God the Lord of the Worlds!”8 “Then Praise be to God Lord of the heavens and Lord of the earth,- Lord and Cherisher of all the Worlds! To Him be glory throughout the heavens and the earth: and He is Exalted in Power, Full of Wisdom!”9 “Praise be to God Who begets no son, and has no partner in (His) dominion: Nor (needs) He any to protect Him from humiliation: yea, magnify Him for His greatness and glory!” 10 O‟ my God! Please forgive all my past sins. Please provide for me for the rest of life, strengthen my weaknesses with which You created me. Make faith beloved to me and adorn it in my heart. O‟ my God! I am praying to You as You have ordered me to do; so, please respond to me as You have promised. O‟ my God! I made it to the morning as a servant of Yours who cannot fend off what he dislikes, and cannot attain what he desires to attain. And I made it to the morning while I am responsible for my own actions. There is no poor one poorer than me. O‟ Lord of the worlds! I ask You to engage me in deeds like one who is sure of the ending of his life or even like one who is dead and is looking at the reward of his deeds. 1 The Holy Qur‟an: Al-A'raf 7:43.
2 The Holy Qur‟an: Ibrahim 14:39.
3 The Holy Qur‟an: Al-Nahl 16:75.
4 The Holy Qur‟an: Al-Muminun 23:28.
5 The Holy Qur‟an: Al-Naml 27:15.
6 The Holy Qur‟an: Al-Naml 27:93.
7 The Holy Qur‟an: Fatir 35:34.
8 The Holy Qur‟an: Al-Zumar 39:74-75.
9 The Holy Qur‟an: Al-Jasia 45:36-37.
10 The Holy Qur‟an: Isar 17:111.
Indeed You have power over all things. O‟ my God! I am in the position of one taking refuge in Your Mercy from Your Chastisement. I am in the position of one taking refuge in Your Forgiveness from Your Wrath.
O‟ my God! Please let me be of those whose supplications are accepted, whose requests are granted, who believed in You and You guided them, who relied upon You and You sufficed them, who approach You and You showed them the way, who expressed their poverty to You and You enriched them, who asked You to forgive them, and You forgave them, who asked You to be pleased with them, and You were pleased with them, You pleased them and guided them to what attains Your Pleasure. You engaged them in doing acts of Your Obedience, and gave them an opportunity to do so for as long as they lived.
O‟ Lord! Please turn to me and grant my requests. Please do not deprive me from any of the things I ask You for. O‟ my God! Please safeguard me against the evils that the evil doers do on the earth. I ask God for forgiveness. There is no God but Him. There is no one but Him to forgive sins. O‟ my God! Please bestow Your Blessings on Muhammad and his Progeny (MGB) and help me in this world. O‟ God! Please bless me with its good, and make me dislike atheism, corruption and disobedience, and let me be amongst the developed ones.
O‟ my God! Please give me strength to worship You, employ me in Your Obedience, and let me gain what I desire of Your Mercy. O‟ the Most Compassionate, Most Merciful! O‟ my God! I ask You for plenty of drinking on the Day of Thirst, salvation on the day of the great horror, prosperity on the Day of Reckoning and security on the Day of Fear. I ask You to be able to look at Your Noble Face, reside in Your Paradise in the House of Permanence through Your Nobility, prostrate in front of You on the day on which the Veils are pushed aside, and be under the shade on the day on which there is no shade but Yours, company of Your Prophets, (MGB) Messengers (MGB) and Friends. O‟ my God! Please forgive my previous sins, my recent sins; those I have kept secret and those which have been revealed; those that I performed against myself and those that You know better than I do. And bless me with me virtuousness, guidance, chastity, and contentment, and grant me success in productive labour, through which I get Your Love and Pleasure. O‟ my God! Please improve my faith for me which is the protector of my affairs. Please improve my worldly affairs for me wherein is my living. Please improve my Hereafter on which depends my afterlife.
Please make my life for me a source of abundance of every good. Please make my death a source of comfort for me protecting me against every evil.
O‟ my God! I ask You! O‟ Lord of the lords! O‟ Master of the masters! O‟ Lord of the Kings! I ask You to have Mercy on me, respond to my prayers and improve me for indeed no one but You can improve the affairs of Your Servants. For indeed You are my Lord, my trust, my hope, my Guardian and my Resting place.There is no one but You to have mercy upon me. No one but You can help me. No one but You owns me. There are no responders but You. I am Your servant! I am the son of Your servant! I am the son of Your slave girl! I am a wrong doer who is encompassed by Your All-embracing Mercy! You are well aware of my state, my needs and the extent of my sins. You are well aware of all my affairs. I ask You O‟ God! There is no God but You! I ask You to forgive all my past and future sins. O‟ my God! Please do not let any sins left for me that You have not forgiven, no grief that You do not alleviate, no need with which You are pleased that You do not provide for, no faults that you do not fix. O‟ my God! Please give me good in this world and the Hereafter and protect me from the chastisement of the Fire. O‟ my God! Please help me with the horrors of this world and the misfortunes of the world, and the calamities of nights and days. O‟ my God! Please guard me from the evils of what the evil doers on the earth do as indeed there is no change or power save but by You. I ask You to grant me a strong faith, accepted deeds, fulfilled supplications, honest certitude, pure speech, grateful heart, patient body, and thankful tongue. O‟ my God! Please root out the love of this world, its acts of disobedience, its remembrance and lusts from my heart. O‟ my God! Indeed You thank me with Your Benevolence for the little amount of my deeds.
Please forgive the great amount of my sins, and be my Guardian, Helper, Assistant and Protector! O‟ my God! Please give me a heart with strong respect for You, a tongue that constantly mentions You and a body strong in Your Obedience and Worship. O‟ my God! I take refuge in You from the ending of Your Blessings and Your sudden misfortunes, change of Your Well-Being, and fear of Your Wrath! I take refuge in You from wearisome calamities, experiencing hardships, being ridiculed by the enemies, bad destiny in this world and the Hereafter. O‟ my Lord! I ask You by Your Noble Name, Your Grand Throne, and Your Eternal Sovereignty! O‟ Grantor of gifts! O‟ He who frees the captives! O‟ He who frees the necks! O‟ the remover of torture! I ask You to take me out of this world in a healthy state having enjoyed life. I ask You to safely admit me into Paradise by Your Mercy. Please establish the first day of this month for my improvement, its middle day for my prosperity and its final day for my success. And You are the Knower of all that is hidden