New Month Salat
The first night marks the outset of the hijrah,the beginning of the Islamic calendar.On this night the apostle of Allah began his migration by leaving Makah for Medina.During that night the prophet pursued by the infidels hid in the cave of soawr while Ali (as)risking his life in order to save that of the prophet(saws) slept in the prophets bed indifferent to the swords of the tribes of the infidels.By this act he manifested his merit and self-sacrificing devotion to his cousin the apostle of Allah and verse 22:07 was revealed
"And among the people is he who sells his soul seeking the pleasure of a Allah(swt) and the Allah(swt) is most kind to his servants "
Some scholars say that it is recommended to observe fasting on this day to express gratitude to Almighty Allah for His marvelous favor of having saved the Holy Prophet and Imam `Ali—peace be upon them and their Household.
Iqbal Aamal -The following supplications are found in Al-Mukhtasar min al-Muntakhab for the beginning of the month of Rabi ul-Awwal
Important Dates - Rabi ul Awal
اللَّهُمَّ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ يَا ذَا الطَّوْلِ وَ الْقُوَّةِ وَ الْحَوْلِ وَ الْعِزَّةِ
“O‟ my God! There is no God but You. O‟ Lord of Bestowals and Power! Lord of Might and Honor!
سُبْحَانَكَ مَا أَعْظَمَ وَحْدَانِيَّتَكَ وَ أَقْدَمَ صَمَدَانِيَّتَكَ وَ أَوْحَدَ إِلَهِيَّتَكَ وَ أَبْيَنَ رُبُوبِيَّتَكَ وَ أَظْهَرَ جَلَالَكَ وَ أَشْرَفَ بَهَاءَ آلَائِكَ وَ أَبْهَى كَمَالَ صَنَائِعِكَ [كرم بها صنائعك]
Glory be to You. How great is Your Oneness! How Eternal is Your Needlessness! How unique is Your Divinity! How clear is Your Lordship! How apparent is Your Glory!
وَ أَعْظَمَكَ فِي كِبْرِيَائِكَ وَ أَقْدَمَكَ فِي سُلْطَانِكَ وَ أَنْوَرَكَ فِي أَرْضِكَ وَ سَمَائِكَ
How noble is the splendor of Your Bounties! How beautiful is the perfection of Your Creation, Your Glory in Your Magnificence, Your Eternality in Your Authority, Your Brightness in the earth and in Your Heaven,
وَ أَقْدَمَ مُلْكَكَ وَ أَدْوَمَ عِزِّكَ وَ أَكْرَمَ عَفْوَكَ وَ أَوْسَعَ حِلْمَكَ وَ أَغْمَضَ عِلْمَكَ وَ أَنْفَذَ قُدْرَتَكَ وَ أَحْوَطَ قُرْبَكَ
Your Eternal Dominion, Your Everlasting Might, Your Benevolent Pardon, Your Expanded Forbearance, Your Forbearing Knowledge, Your Influential Power, and Your Encompassing Closeness.
أَسْأَلُكَ بِنُورِكَ الْقَدِيمِ وَ أَسْمَائِكَ الَّتِي كَوَّنْتَ بِهَا كُلَّ شَيْءٍ
I ask You by Your Eternal Light. And I ask You by Your Names by which everything comes into existence
أَنْ تُصَلِّيَ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ [عَلَى] آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ كَمَا صَلَّيْتَ وَ بَارَكْتَ وَ رَحِمْتَ وَ تَرَحَّمْتَ عَلَى إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَ عَلَى آلِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ إِنَّكَ حَمِيدٌ مَجِيدٌ
to bestow Your Blessings on Muhammad and his Progeny (as) as You bestowed Your Blessings, Blessedness and Mercy on Abraham and his Progeny (as) as You are Praiseworthy and Glorious!
وَ أَنْ تَأْخُذَ بِنَاصِيَتِي إِلَى مُوَافَقَتِكَ وَ تَنْظُرَ إِلَيَّ بِرَأْفَتِكَ وَ رَحْمَتِكَ
وَ تَرْزُقَنِي الْحَجَّ إِلَى بَيْتِكَ الْحَرَامِ
Please grab me and direct me towards Your agreement.
And please look upon me with Your Kindness and Mercy, and bless me with pilgrimage to Your sacred House,
وَ أَنْ تَجْمَعَ بَيْنَ رُوحِي وَ أَرْوَاحِ أَنْبِيَائِكَ وَ رُسُلِكَ
unite my spirit with the spirits of Your Prophets and Messengers (as).
وَ تُوصِلَ الْمِنَّةَ بِالْمِنَّةِ وَ الْمَزِيدَ بِالْمَزِيدِ وَ الْخَيْرَ بِالْبَرَكَاتِ وَ الْإِحْسَانَ بِالْإِحْسَانِ كَمَا تَفَرَّدْتَ بِخَلْقِ مَا صَنَعْتَ وَ عَلَى مَا ابْتَدَعْتَ وَ حَكَمْتَ وَ رَحِمْتَ
Please consecutively give me favor after favor, increase after increase, good blessings, kindness after kindness as You created Your creatures alone based on Origination, Wisdom and Mercy.
فَأَنْتَ الَّذِي لَا تُنَازَعُ فِي الْمَقْدُورِ وَ أَنْتَ مَالِكُ الْعِزِّ وَ النُّورِ وَسِعْتَ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ رَحْمَةً وَ عِلْماً
And You are the One who has no challenge in what You destine.
And You are the Owner of Exaltedness and Light.
Your Mercy and Knowledge has encompassed everything.
وَ أَنْتَ الْقَائِمُ الدَّائِمُ الْمُهَيْمِنُ الْقَدِيرُ
And You are the Upright! The Perpetual! The Guardian! The one who destines!
إِلَهِي لَمْ أَزَلْ سَائِلًا مِسْكِيناً فَقِيراً إِلَيْكَ فَاجْعَلْ جَمِيعَ أمري [أُمُورِي] مَوْصُولًا بِثِقَةِ الِاعْتِمَادِ عَلَيْكَ وَ حُسْنِ الرُّجُوعِ إِلَيْكَ وَ الرِّضَا بِقَدَرِكَ وَ الْيَقِينِ بِكَ وَ التَّفْوِيضِ إِلَيْكَ
O‟ my God! I have always been a poverty stricken, poor beggar at Your Door.
Please let all my affairs be connected to good reliance upon You, good return to You and being content with Your destination, certitude to You, and trusting You.
سُبْحانَكَ لا عِلْمَ لَنا إِلَّا ما عَلَّمْتَنا إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ الْعَلِيمُ الْحَكِيمُ
“Glory be to You, of knowledge We have none, save what You have taught us: In truth it is You Who are perfect in knowledge and wisdom.”1
سُبْحانَهُ بَلْ لَهُ ما فِي السَّماواتِ وَ الْأَرْضِ كُلٌّ لَهُ قانِتُونَ
“Glory be to Him.- Nay, to Him belongs all that is in the heavens and on earth: everything renders worship to Him.”2
سُبْحانَكَ فَقِنا عَذابَ النَّارِ سُبْحانَكَ تُبْتُ إِلَيْكَ وَ أَنَا أَوَّلُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ
“Glory be to You! Give us salvation from the penalty of the Fire.”3
“Glory be to You! To You I turn in repentance, and I am the first to believe.”4
سُبْحانَكَ أَنْتَ وَلِيُّنا مِنْ دُونِهِمْ سُبْحانَ اللَّهِ رَبِّ الْعالَمِينَ
“They will say, “Glory be to You! Our (tie) is with You – as Protector – not with them…”5
“Glory be to God!, the Lord of the Worlds.”6
سُبْحانَ اللَّهِ وَ ما أَنَا مِنَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ سُبْحانَ اللَّهِ عَمَّا يُشْرِكُونَ
“Glory be to God!. And never will I join gods with Allah.”7
“...Exalted is Allah far above the things they associate with Him!”8
سُبْحانَ الَّذِي أَسْرى بِعَبْدِهِ لَيْلًا مِنَ الْمَسْجِدِ الْحَرامِ إِلَى الْمَسْجِدِ الْأَقْصَى الَّذِي بارَكْنا حَوْلَهُ لِنُرِيَهُ مِنْ آياتِنا إِنَّهُ هُوَ السَّمِيعُ الْبَصِيرُ
“Glory be to Allah Who did take His servant for a Journey by night from the Sacred Mosque to the farthest Mosque, whose precincts We did bless,- in order that We might show him some of Our Signs: for He is the One Who heareth and seeth (all things).”9
سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ حِينَ تُمْسُونَ وَ حِينَ تُصْبِحُونَ وَ لَهُ الْحَمْدُ فِي السَّماواتِ وَ الْأَرْضِ وَ عَشِيًّا وَ حِينَ تُظْهِرُونَ يُخْرِجُ الْحَيَّ مِنَ الْمَيِّتِ وَ يُخْرِجُ الْمَيِّتَ مِنَ الْحَيِّ وَ يُحْيِ الْأَرْضَ بَعْدَ مَوْتِها وَ كَذلِكَ تُخْرَجُونَ
“So (give) glory to God!, when ye reach eventide and when ye rise in the morning; Yea, to Him be praise, in the heavens and on earth; and in the late afternoon and when the day begins to decline. It is He Who brings out the living from the dead, and brings out the dead from the living, and Who gives life to the earth after it is dead: and thus shall ye be brought out (from the dead).”10
سُبْحانَهُ وَ تَعالى عَمَّا يُشْرِكُونَ سُبْحانَهُ وَ تَعالى عَمَّا يَقُولُونَ عُلُوًّا كَبِيراً سُبْحانَ رَبِّنا إِنْ كانَ وَعْدُ رَبِّنا لَمَفْعُولًا
“Glory be to Him! High is He above the Partners they attribute to Him!”11
“Glory be to Him! He is high above all that they say!- Exalted and Great (beyond measure)!”12
They said: “Glory be to our Lord! Truly has the promise of our Lord been fulfilled!”13
سُبْحَانَ الَّذِي بِيَدِهِ مَلَكُوتُ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ وَ إِلَيْهِ تُرْجَعُونَ
“…glory to Him in Whose hands is the dominion of all things: and to Him will ye be all brought back.”14
سُبْحانَهُ بَلْ عِبادٌ مُكْرَمُونَ سُبْحانَهُ هُوَ اللَّهُ الْواحِدُ الْقَهَّارُ
“…Glory be to Him! They are (but) servants raised to honour.”15
“…Glory be to Him! (He is above such things.) He is Allah, the One, the Irresistible.”16
سُبْحانَ رَبِّنا إِنَّا كُنَّا ظالِمِينَ
“They said:“Glory be to our Lord! Verily we have been doing wrong!””17
سُبْحانَ رَبِّكَ رَبِّ الْعِزَّةِ عَمَّا يَصِفُونَ وَ سَلامٌ عَلَى الْمُرْسَلِينَ وَ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعالَمِينَ
“Glory be to Your Lord, the Lord of Honour and Power! (He is free) from what they ascribe (to Him)! And Peace on the apostles! And Praise to God!, the Lord and Cherisher of the Worlds. “18
اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ عَرِّفْنَا بَرَكَةَ هَذَا الشَّهْرِ وَ يُمْنَهُ وَ ارْزُقْنَا خَيْرَهُ وَ اصْرِفْ عَنَّا شَرَّهُ
O‟ my God! Please bestow Your Blessings on Muhammad and his Progeny (as).
Please let me know the blessedness of this month and its having good omen.
O‟ God! Please bless us with its abundant goodness, and safeguard us from any evil.
وَ اجْعَلْنَا فِيهِ مِنَ الْفَائِزِينَ بِرَحْمَتِكَ يَا أَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِينَ.
Please let us be amongst the saved ones during it.
By Your Mercy! O‟ the Most Compassionate, Most Merciful!
1 The Holy Qur‟an: Baqara 2:32.
2 The Holy Qur‟an: Baqara 2:116.
3 The Holy Qur‟an: Al-i-Imran 3:191.
4 The Holy Qur‟an: Al-A'raf 7:143.
5 The Holy Qur‟an: Saba 34:41.
6 The Holy Qur‟an: Al-Naml 27:8.
7 The Holy Qur‟an: Yusuf 12:108.
8 The Holy Qur‟an: Al-Tur 52:43.
9 The Holy Qur‟an: Isra 17:1.
10 The Holy Qur‟an: Al-Rum 30:17-19.
11 The Holy Qur‟an: Al-Zumar 39:67.
12 The Holy Qur‟an: Al-Isra 17:43.
13 The Holy Qur‟an: Al-Isra 17:108.
14 The Holy Qur‟an: Ya-Sin 36:83.
15 The Holy Qur‟an: Al-Anbiya 21:26.
16 The Holy Qur‟an Al-Zumar 39:4.
17The Holy Qur‟an: Al-Qalam 68:29.
18 The Holy Qur‟an: As-Saffat 37:180-182.