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CHAPTER ONE The Observances of Rajab & Its Virtues

This chapter deals with the virtues of the blessed month of Rajab and the ob-servances relating to it.

It should be known that the months of Rajab, Shacb¡n and Rama¤¡n have anabsolute excellence and there are many traditions which mention their virtues.1

The Apostle of Allah ( ¥ ) is reported to have said that “Rajab is the great monthof Allah. No other month equals it in sanctity and merit. During this month

fighting against the infidels is prohibited. Indeed Rajab is the month of Allah,Shacb¡n is my month, and Rama¤¡n is the month of my ummah. Surely, whoeverfasts a day of Rajab secures Allah’s greatest pleasure, distances himself from the

wrath of Allah, and one of the gates of hell is shut closed for him.”2

It is related from Imam M£s¡ al-K¡¨im ( c a ) that he said, “For those who fasta day of Rajab, the fire of hell recedes from them a distance of a year’s journey.

And whoever fasts three days of Rajab is certain to enter Paradise.”3

In another narration, the same Imam said, “Rajab is a river in paradise, much whiter than milk and much sweeter than honey. Whoever fasts a day of Rajab,

will be given a drink from that river by Allah, the Almighty and Glorious.”4

Imam Jacfar al-¯¡diq ( c a ) is reported to have said that the Apostle of Allah ( ¥ )said, “Rajab is the month of istighf¡r (seeking forgiveness) for my ummah. There-fore, plead for God’s forgiveness often during this month, for Allah is all-for-giving and all-merciful. Rajab is called al-A¥abb (effusion) because the mercy of

Allah pours fourth abundantly upon my ummah during this month. So say often,5

1 Ashc

ar¢’s Naw¡dir , 16, b 1, h 2. Thaw¡b , 54. Fa¤¡’il Shahr Rajab , 496. Fa¤¡’il al-Ashhur al- Thal¡thah , 17-144. Muqni c ah , 373, b 36 & Mas¡r al-Sh¢ c ah , 56 thence in Was¡’il, x, 480, b 26, h13894. ±£s¢’s Mi¥b¡¦ , 797, thence in Was¡’il, x, 493, b 28, h 13935. J¡mi c al-Akhb¡r , 82. Iqb¡l ,634. Bi¦¡r , xciv, 77, b 56, h 38 from Kit¡b al-°usayn b. Sa c ¢d .

2 Thaw¡b , 54, thence in Iqb¡l , 634, Was¡’il, x, 475, b 26, h 13887. Fa¤¡’il Shahr Rajab , 496. Mus-

tadrak, vii, 534, b 21, h 8831/6 from R¡wand¢’s Lubb al-Lubb . Was¡’il, viii, 98, b 6, h 10172,from c All¡mah °ill¢’s Ij¡zah .

3 Faq¢h , 2ii, 92, b 2, h 1822. Fa¤¡’il al-Ashhur , 23, h 11. Thaw¡b , 53. Iqb¡l , 634, thence in Bi¦¡r ,xciv, 37, b 55, h 20 and Was¡’il, x, 473, b 26, h 13882.

4 Raw¤at al-W¡ c i¨¢n , ii, 401. Bi¦¡r , lv, 341, b 13.5 Ashcar¢’s Naw¡dir , 16, b 1, h 2, thence in Was¡’il, x, 511, b 30, h 13896. Bi¦¡r , xcviii, 38, b 55,

h 24, xcviii, 77, b 56, h 38 from Kit¡b al-°usayn b. Sa c

¢d .

Astagh∙firul∙l¡ha waas∙’alu∙hut tawbah.

I plead with Allah to forgiveme and to accept my repentance.

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THE COMMON DEVOTIONS OF R AJAB

Shaykh ¯ad£q reports1 with reliable isn¡d from S¡lim that he said,

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a ) in the month of Rajab while therestill remained some days for the month to end. On seeing me, he said,‘S¡lim, have you fasted at all during this month?’ I said, ‘No, by Allah, Oson of the Apostle of Allah.’ He said to me, ‘You have missed a thaw¡b (i.e. reward) whole full extent is known to none except Allah, the Almighty and Glorious. Allah has exalted this month and given it a stupendous sanc-tity, taking it upon Himself to honour those who fast it.’ I said to him, ‘Oson of the Apostle of Allah, if I fast some of the remaining days of thismonth, will I attain some of the thaw¡b of those who have fasted in it?’He said, ‘S¡lim, whoever fasts a single day of the latter part of Rajab, that

will save him from the severity of the throes of death, from the horrorsencountered after death, and from the torments of the grave. Whoeverfasts two days of the latter part of this month will cross over the ¯ir¡§ (thebridge over hell) with ease. And whoever fasts three days of the latter partof this month will be secure from the terrors and calamities of the Day of the greatest terror and will be granted immunity from hell.’

It should be known that much merit has been ascribed to fasting in Rajab. It isstated in a report that those who cannot fast in Rajab due to illness or weakness

should glorify Allah by reciting the following tasb¢¦ hundred times a day.2

The Common Devotions of Rajab

As for the devotions pertaining to Rajab, they are of two kinds: (1) the devotions which are performed throughout the month and are not meant for any particularday of it; [(2) the devotions meant for specific days and nights of this month.]

There are several observances pertaining to the first kind:

1 Fa¤¡’il al-Ashhur , 18. ¯ad£q’s Am¡l¢ , 15, h 7, thence in Bi¦¡r , xciv, 32, b 55, h 6 and Was¡’il, x,475, b 26, h 13886. Raw¤at al-W¡ c i¨¢n , ii, 396.

2 ¯ad£q’s Am¡l¢ , 538, Fa¤¡’il al-Ashhur , 29; and Thaw¡b , 58, thence in Iqb¡l , 681, Bi¦¡r , xciv, 31,

b 55, h 1, and Was¡’il, x, 483, b 27, h 13905.

Sub∙¦¡nal il¡∙hiljal¢l. Sub¦¡na man l¡yanmba∙ghit tas∙b¢¦uill¡ lah. Sub∙¦¡nala∙

cazzil akram.Sub¦¡na man labi∙salcizza wa huwa lah£ ahl.

Glory be to the magnificentGod. Glory to Him, for otherthan whom glorification is notfitting. Glory to the Mighti-est and the Noblest. Glory toHim who dons honour andmight and is worthy of it.

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BOOK 2. CHAPTER 1. THE OBSERVANCES OF R AJAB & I TS V IRTUES

D AILY SUPPLICATIONS FOR THE MONTH OF R AJAB

(1) Recite every day Rajab the following supplication reported to have beenrecited by Imam Zayn al-c ªbid¢n ( c a ) in °ijr Ism¡c¢l on the first day of Rajab.1

(2) Recite this supplication which Imam Jacfar al-¯¡diq ( c a ) used to recite onevery day of Rajab.2

1 ±£s¢’s Mi¥b¡¦ , 841. Iqb¡l , 642. Kaf cam¢’s Mi¥b¡¦ , 527. Balad , 178.

2 Iqb¡l , 643, thence in Bi¦¡r , xcv, 389, b 23, h 2.

1 Y¡ man yam∙liku¦awâ∙’ijas sâ∙’il¢n, wayac

∙lamu ¤am¢ra¥ ¥¡mi∙t¢n,li kulli mas∙’ala∙tinminka sam∙

cun ¦¡¤ir, wajaw¡bun cat¢d. 2 All¡∙humma, wa

maw¡∙

c¢du∙ka¥ ¥¡di

∙qah,

wa ay¡∙d¢kal f¡¤ilah, wara¦ma∙tukal w¡si∙cah.3Fa as∙’aluka an tu¥al∙liyacal¡ Mu¦ammadin w

wa ¡li Mu¦ammad, waan taq ∙¤iya ¦aw¡∙’ij¢lid∙duny¡ wal ¡khirah,innaka cal¡ kulli shay ∙’in

qad¢r.

1Kh¡∙bal w¡fi∙d£na cal¡ghay ∙rik, wa khasi∙ralmuta∙

carri∙¤£na ill¡ lak, wa ¤¡∙

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ca fa¤∙lak!

2B¡bu∙ka maft£∙¦un lirr¡ghi∙b¢n, wa khay ∙rukamab∙dh£lun li§ §¡li∙b¢n,

wa fa¤∙luka mub¡∙¦un

1O You with whom are theobjects of the needs of thesupplicants and who know the minds of the silent. Youhear every petition instantly and respond immediately.

2O Allah, Your prom-

ises are true, Your favoursbounteous, and Your mer-cy is all-embracing. 3SoI beseech You to belssMu¦ammad and the Family of Mu¦ammad and to fulfillmy needs in this world andthe next. Indeed You havepower over all things.

1 Those who approach otherthan You are disappointed;those who take their needsto other than You are los-ers; those who call on otherthan You are frustrated; andthe efforts of those who takerecourse in anything except

Your grace go in vain! 2 Your door is open for

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(3) Shaykh ±£s¢ reports in the Mi¥b¡¦ on the authority of Mucall¡ b. Khunaysfrom Imam Jacfar al-¯¡diq ( c a ) that he recommended the following supplication

for recitation in the month of Rajab.1

1 ±£s¢’s Mi¥b¡¦ , 802. Iqb¡l , 643, thence in Bi¦¡r , xcv, 389, b 23, h

lis sâ∙’il¢n, wa nay ∙lukamut¡∙¦un lil ¡mi∙l¢n!

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quka mabs£∙

§unli man ca¥¡k, wa¦il∙muka muc

∙tari∙¤unli man n¡w¡k.c ª∙datu∙kal i¦s¡nu ilalmus¢∙’¢n, wa sab¢∙lukalibqâ∙’u calal muc

∙tad¢n!

3 All¡∙humma, fah∙din¢

hudal muh∙ta-d¢n,

warzuq ∙nijti∙h¡dalmuj∙tahi∙d¢n, wa l¡taj∙caln¢ minal gh¡fi∙l¢nalmub∙

cad¢n, wagh∙fir l¢yaw ∙mad d¢n.

1 All¡∙humma, innîas∙’aluka ¥ab∙rashsh¡ki∙r¢na lak, wacama∙lal khâ’i∙f¢namink, wa yaq¢nalc¡bid¢na lak.

2 All¡∙humma, antalcal¢∙yul ca³¢m, wa anacab

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∙sul faq¢r.

Antal ghan¢∙yul ¦am¢d, wa anal cab∙dudhdhal¢l.

3 All¡∙humma, ¥allical¡ Mu¦ammadin w

wa ¡lih, wam∙nun bighi∙n¡ka cal¡ faqr¢, wabi ¦il∙mika cal¡ jahl¢,

and Your grace is freely avail-able to those who ask for it. Ac-

cess to You is granted to those who hope for it! Your provisionis extended even to those whodisobey You; Your forbearanceextends to those who are hostileto You. Your custom is kindnesseven toward the sinners, and

You way is to continue to be be-nevolent to the transgressors!

3O Allah, so guide me with

guidance of the rightly-guided,and enable me to strive with theeffort of the diligent. Let me notbe one of the negligent who arekept away from You, and forgiveme on the Day of Retribution.

1O Allah, I beseech You togrant me the patience of those

who are grateful to You, thediligence of those who fear You,and the conviction of those who

worship You devoutly.2O Allah, You are the All-ex-

alted and the All-great, and Iam Your servant, destitute andneedy. You are the All-sufficientand the All-laudable, and I am

Your servant, abject and lowly.3O Allah, bless Mu¦ammad

and his Family, and favour my poverty with Your sufficiency,my ignorance with Your forbear-ance, my weakness with Your

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wa act¡ fa ajzal, wamana∙¦a fa af¤al!

4 Y¡ man sam¡ filcizzi, fa f¡ta naw¡³irilab¥¡r, wa dan¡ fillu§fi, fa j¡za huw¡jisalafk¡r!

5 Y¡ man tawa¦¦adabil mulki, fa l¡ nidda

lah£ f¢ malak£tisul§¡nih, wa tafarradabil ¡lâ’i wal kibriyâ’,fa l¡ ¤idda luh£ f¢jabar£ti sha’nih!

6 Y¡ man ¦¡rat f¢kibriyâ’i haybatih¢daq¡’iqu la§¡yifil

awh¡m, wan¦asaratd£na idr¡kica¨amatih¢ kha§¡’ifuab¥¡ril an¡m!

7 Y¡ man canatil wuj£hu li haybatih, wa kha¤acatir riq¡buli ca³amatih, wa

wajilatil qul£bu minkh¢fatih, as’aluka bih¡dhihil mid¦atil lat¢l¡ tanmbagh¢ ill¡ lak,

wa bi m¡ wa’ayta bih¢cal¡ nafsika li d¡c¢kaminal mu’min¢n,

wa bi m¡ ¤amintalij¡bata f¢hi cal¡nafsika lidd¡c¢n!

vance conclusive proofs, bless(Your servants) abundantly, re-

ward them plenteously, and con-fer gracious gifts upon them.4O You who are so lofty in

Your might and glory as to eludethe gaze of sights, so close in

Your subtleness as to transcendall notions of thought!

5O You who are the sole sov-ereign of Your dominion and

without a peer in the realmsunder Your authority. Peerlessin Your bounty and supremacy,there is none to contest Yourparamountcy.

6O You, the greatness of whose awe bewilders the intri-cate subtleties of the imagina-

tion, and before whose great-ness are wearied the glances of the eyes of the world’s deni-zens!

7O You before whose awe allfaces are humbled, and before

whose greatness all necks arebent, and whose fear makes allhearts quake! I beseech You,

with this eulogy which suitsnone but You, and by that

whereby You have vowed upon Yourself concerning the faith-ful who call upon You, and by the assurance You have givento answer the appeals of those

who supplicate to You!

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The same supplication is recited in the Sacsacah Mosque (Book 3, p.).(5) Shaykh ±£s¢ reports that the following message was sent by the Imam

of the Age ( c a ) through the august shaykh Ab£ Jacf ar Mu¦ammad b. cUthm¡n b.Sac¢d—may Alah be pleased with him—, “Recite on every day of Rajab,1

1 ±£s¢’s Mi¥b¡¦ , 805, thence in Bi¦¡r , l, 116, b 1, h 5. Iqb¡l , 637, thence in Bi¦¡r , xcv, 393, b 23,

h 1. Kaf c

am¢’s Mi¥b¡¦ , 530.

8 Yâ asmacas s¡mic¢n, wa ab¥aran n¡³ir¢n,

wa asrac

al ¦¡sib¢n! Y¡dhal q£wwatil mat¢n,¥alli cal¡ Mu¦amma-din, kh¡tamin nab¢∙y¢n,

wa cal¡ ahli baytih, waqsim l¢ f¢ shahrin¡h¡dh¡ khayra m¡qasamt, wa¦tim l¢ f¢qa¤â’ika khayra m¡¦atamt, wakhtim l¢

bis sac¡dati f¢ mankhatamt, wa a¦yin¢ mâa¦yaytan¢ mawf£r¡, waamitn¢ masr£ran wamaghf£r¡,

9 Wa tawalla anta naj¡t¢min musâ’alatil barzakh,

wadra’ cann¢ Munkaran

wa Nak¢r¡, wa aricayn¢ mubashshiran wa bash¢r¡, wajcal l¢ il¡ri¤w¡nika wa jin¡nika[jann¡tika] ma¥¢ran

wa cayshan qar¢r¡, wamulkan kab¢r¡, ¥alli cal¡Mu¦ammadinw wa ¡lih¢kath¢ra!

Bismill¡∙hir ra¦m¡∙nirra¦¢m.

1 All¡humma, innî

8O sharpest of listeners,keenest of observers, and

swiftest of reckoners! OPowerful One, O All-strong,bless Mu¦ammad, the Seal of the Prophets, and his Family,and allot me in this month of ours the best of what Youhave allotted to anyone, or-dain for me in Your ordain-ments the best of You haveordained for anyone, and put

me among those whose lives You seal with felicity. Giveme a full-blown life, so long as You keep me alive, and letmy die happy and forgiven!

9 Assume the charge of my deliverance during the ques-tioning in the purgatory,

spare me from Munkar andNak¢r, and make Mubashshirand Bash¢r appear before my eyes, let my return be toward

Your pleasure and paradiseand grant me a happy life,and a vast kingdom (in theHereafter), and bless greatly Mu¦ammad and his Family!

In the Name of Allah, the All-

beneficent, the All-merciful.1O Allah, I beseech You by

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as’aluka bi mac¡n¢jam¢ci m¡ yadc£ka

bih¢ wul¡tu amrik,al∙ma’m£n£na cal¡sirrik, almustabshir£nabi amrik, al∙ w¡¥if£na liqudratik, al∙muclin£nali ca³amatik!

2 As’aluka bi m¡na§aqa f¢him minmash¢∙yatik, fajacalta∙hum mac¡dina li

kalim¡tik, wa ark¡nanli taw¦¢dik, wa ¡y¡tika

wa maq¡m¡tik, allat¢l¡ tac§¢la lah¡ f¢ kullimak¡nin, yacrifukabih¡ man carafak,l¡ farqa baynaka wabaynah¡ illâ annahumcib¡duka wa khalquk,

fatquh¡ wa ratquh¡ biyadik, bad’uh¡ minka wa cawduh¡ ilayk,ac¤¡dun, ashh¡dun,

wa mun¡tun, waadhw¡d, wa ¦afa³atun,

wa r£ww¡d, fa bihimmala’ta samâ’aka waar¤ak, ¦att¡ ³ahara anlâ il¡ha illâ ant.

3Fa bi dh¡likaas’aluka, wa bi maw¡-qicil cizzi min ra¦matik,

wa bi maq¡m¡tika wacal¡m¡tik, an tu¥alliyacal¡ Mu¦ammadinw

wa ¡lih, wa an taz¢dan¢¢m¡-nan wa tathb¢t¡.

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Y¡ b¡§inan

the meanings of all the sup-plications of those whom

You have invested with Yourauthority, whom You have en-trusted with Your secret, whorejoice in Your command, de-scribe Your power and pro-claim Your greatness!

2I beseech You by that which Your providence has decreedin their regard. Hence Youmade have them the reposi-

tories of Your Words, thepillars of Your Unity, YourSigns and Stations, whichare never inoperative in any place. Through them, You areknown to those who know

You—there being no distinc-tion between You and themexcept that they are Your

servants and creation, whoseregulation is in Your hands;they emanate from You andreturn to You. They are thethe arms, the witnesses, thesupporters, the defenders,the guards, and the leaders by

whom You have filled Yourheaven and Your earth, until itbecame manifest that there isno god besides You.

3So I beseech You by Thatand by the Sites of mightof Your mercy and by YourStations and Signs to blessMu¦ammad and his Family and to increase me in faithand fortitude,

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f¢ ³uh£rih, wa³¡hiran f¢ bu§£nih¢

wa makn£nih, y¡mufarriqanm baynann£ri wad∙dayj£r, y¡maw¥£fanm bi ghayrikunh, wa macr£fanmbi ghayri shibh, ¦âddakulli ma¦d£d, wash¡hida kulli mashh£d,

wa m£jida kullimawj£d, wa mu¦¥iya

kulli macd£d, wa f¡qidakulli mafq£d, laysad£naka min macb£d,ahlal kibriyâ’i wal j£d.

5 Y¡ man l¡ yukayyafubi kayf, wa l¡yu’ayyanu bi ayn, y¡mu¦tajiban can kullicayn, y¡ daym£mu,

y¡ qayy£m, wac

¡limakulli macl£m, ¥alli cal¡Mu¦ammadinw wa¡lih, wa cal¡ cib¡dikalmuntajib¢n, wabasharikal mu¦tajib¢n,

wa malâ’ikatikalmuqarrab¢n, walbuhmi¥ ¥âff¢nal ¦¡ff¢n,

6 Wa b¡rik lan¡ f¢shahrin¡ h¡dhalmurajjabil mukarram,

wa m¡ bacdah£ minalashhuril ¦urum, waasbigha calayn¡ f¢hinnicam, wa ajzil lan¡f¢hil qisam, wa abrirlan¡ f¢hil qasam,bismikal ac³amil

ac

³amil ajallil akram,

in Your manifestation andmanifest in Your hiddenness,

O separator of light fromdarkness, O You who aredescribed without allusion to

Your essence, known with-out analogy, who limit every finite thing and are witnessto all that is witnessed, whobring into being every exist-ent and keep account of eve-ry numerable thing, extermi-

nator of every extinct thing,there is no object of worshipbesides You, O possessor of supremacy and munificence,

5O You who are not condi-tioned by state or qualifiedby place, O You who areconcealed from every eye,O Everlasting One, O Sus-

tainer, O Knower of all thatis known, bless Mu¦ammadand his Family and Yourchosen servants, Your hu-man doorkeepers, Your an-gels brought near, and thebarefooted beasts standing in array,

6 And bless us in this hon-oured month of Rajab as

well as in the holy monthsthat follow it, and pour downupon us the blessings in itand give us a generous shareand fulfil for us the oaths, by

Your greatest, most gloriousand noblest Name, which

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(6) Shaykh ±£s¢ reports1 that the following supplication for the days of Rajab was communicated by the Imam of the Era ( c a ) through Shykh Ab£ al-Q¡sim ( r ).

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al∙ladh¢ wa¤actah£ calannah¡ri fa a¤â’, wa calal

layli fa a³lam, waghfirlan¡ m¡ taclamu minn¡ wa m¡ l¡ naclam, wac¥imn¡ minadhdhun£bi khayral ci¥am,

wakfin¡ kaw¡fiyaqadarik, wamnuncalayn¡ bi ¦usnina³arik, wa l¡ takiln¡il¡ ghayrik, wa l¡

tamnacn¡ min khayrik.7 Wa b¡rik lan¡ f¢ m¡

katabtah£ lan¡ minacm¡rin¡, wa a¥li¦ lan¡khabî’ata asr¡rin¡, waac§in¡ minkal am¡n,

wastacmiln¡ bi ¦usnil¢m¡n, wa ballighn¡shahra¥ ¥iy¡m, wa m¡

bac

dah£ minal ayy¡mi wal ac w¡m, y¡ dhaljal¡li wal ikr¡m!

1 All¡humma,innî as’aluka bilmawl£dayni f¢ Rajab,Mu¦ammadibn¢c Al¢∙yith th¡n¢, wabnih¢c Al¢∙yibni Mu¦ammad,al∙muntajab, waataqarrabu bi him¡ilayka, khayral qurab!

2 Y¡ man ilayhilmacr£fu §ulib, wa f¢m¡

You set it on the night madeit dark. Forgive us whatever

You know of our sins and which we do not know, andprotect us from all sins inthe best manner, and suf-fice us with Your sufficing providence and favour us

with Your kindly glance anddo not entrust us to anyoneother than You and do notdeny us Your goodness

7Bless us throughout thelife spans that You have

written for us, and set rightfor us our secret affairs.Grant us from Yourself amnesty (from hellfire) andemploy us in good faith. En-able us to reach the month

of fasting and the days andyears that follow it, O Ma-jestic and Munificent!’

1O Allah, I beseech You,for the sake of the twoImams who were bornin the month of Rajab,Mu¦ammad ibn c Al¢ theSecond, and his son c Al¢ ibnMu¦ammad, Your chosenone, and I seek nearness to

You through them, which isthe best of all proximities.

2O You from whom allboons are sought and that

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(7) Shaykh ±£s¢ reports from Ab£ al-Q¡sim °usayn b. R£h ( r ), who was therepresentative of the Imam of the Era ( c a ), that the following ziy¡rah is to berecited on visiting any of the holy shrines during the month of Rajab.1 On enter-ing the shrine one should say,

1 ±£s¢’s Mi¥b¡¦ , 821; Iqb¡l , 631; thence in Bi¦¡r , xcix, 195, b 8.

ladayhi rughib, as’alukasu’¡la muqtarifin

mudhnib, qadawbaqat∙h£ dhun£buh, wa awthaqat∙h£cuy£buh, fa §¡la calalkha§¡y¡ du’£buh, waminar raz¡y¡ khu§£buh. 3 Yas’alukat tawbah,

wa ¦usnal awbah, wannuz£ca canil ¦awbah,

wa minan n¡ri fak¡ka

raqabatih, wal cafwacamm¡ f¢ ribqatih. Faanta mawl¡ya ac³amuamalih¢ wa thiqatih.

4 All¡humma, waas’aluka bi masâ’ilikashshar¢fah, wa

wasâ’ilikal mun¢fah,an tataghammadan¢f¢ h¡dhash shahribi ra¦matin minka

w¡sicath, wa nicmatin w¡zicah, wa nafsin bim¡ razaqtah¡ q¡nicah,il¡ nuz£lil ¦¡firah, wama¦allil ¡khirah, wa m¡hiya ilayhi ¥â’irah.

1 Al¦amdu lill¡hil∙ladhîashhadan¡ mashhadan¡awliyâ’ih¢ f¢ Rajab,

which is with You is eagerly asked for, You do I beseech,

as an offender and sinner whose sins have ruined him, who is a captive in the bond-age of his failings, persistentsince long in error, languish-ing in his state of disaster.

3He beseeches You to ac-cept his repentance with gra-cious clemency, to liberatehim from sin and to rescue

his neck from the Fire, and topardon whatever he is guilty of. For You are my Master,my greatest hope and sourceof reliance.

4O Allah, I beseech You by the noble requests made of

Your, and by Your sublime

means (to fulfill them) toenfold me, in this month, in Your all-embracing mercy, andgrant me Your apportionedblessings and a soul content

with whatever You provide it,until its descent into its graveand its arrival at the site of theHereafter and there whereto itis bound.

1 All praise belongs to Allah, who has brought us into thepresence of His awliy¡ in Ra-

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wa awjaba calayn¡ min¦aqqihim m¡ qad wajab.

2 Wa ¥allal∙l¡hucal¡ Mu¦ammadinilmuntajab, wa calâaw¥iyâ’ihil ¦ujub.

3 All¡∙humma, fakamâ ash∙had∙tan¡mash∙hada∙hum [mash¡-hida∙hum], fa anjizlan¡ maw ∙cida∙hum, wa

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ghayra mu¦al∙la’¢nacan wirdin f¢ d¡rilmuq¡∙mati wal khuld.

4 Was sal¡mu calay ∙kum,inn¢ [qad] qa¥ad∙tukum

wac∙tamad∙tu∙kum bi

mas’alat¢ wa ¦¡jat¢, wahiya fak¡ku raqabat¢

minan n¡r, wal maqarrumacakum f¢ d¡ril qar¡r,maca sh¢catikumul abr¡r.

5 Was sal¡mu calaykumbi m¡ ¥abartum, fanicma cuqbad d¡r!

Ana s¡’ilu-kum, wa¡milu∙kum f¢ mâilaykumut tafw¢¤, wacalaykumut tac w¢¤, fabikum yujbarul mah¢¤,

wa yushfal mar¢¤, wam¡ tazd¡dul ar¦¡mu

wa m¡ tagh¢¤! 6Inn¢bi sirrikum mu’min[mu’ammim], wa liqawlikum musal-lim, wa

jab and for enjoining uponus the observance of their

mandatory rights.2May Allah bless Mu¦am-mad, the chosen one, andhis legatees, Allah’s door-keepers.

3O Allah, even as You havebrought us into their pres-ence, fufill for us what Youhave promised them, andadmit us along with them,

without being denied admis-sion, into Paradise, the ever-lasting abode.

4May peace be to you! In-deed I have come to you,relying upon you for the ful-fillment of my request andneed, which is deliverance

from the Fire and residencealongside you in the abodeof permanence together

with your pious followers.

5‘Peace be to you, for your pa-

tience.’ How excellent is the re-

ward of the [ultimate] abode!

I come to you with my re-quest, pinning my hopes onthat which has been entrust-ed to you and wherein resti-tution lies in your hands, forthrough you is restored that

which is broken, the sick arecured, and is brought aboutwhat the wombs reduce and what

they increase . 6Indeed I believein your secret and comply

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calall¡hi bikum muqsim,f¢ rajc¢ bi ¦awâ’ij¢, wa

qa¤â’ih¡, wa im¤â’ih¡, wa inj¡¦ih¡, wa ibr¡¦ih¡[¢z¡¦ih¡], wa bi shu’£n¢ladaykum wa ¥al¡¦ih¡!

7 Was sal¡mu calaykum,sal¡ma muwaddicin, wa

lakum ¦awâ’ijah£ m£dic,

8 Yas’alul∙l¡ha ilaykumulmarjic, wa sacyah£ ilay-kum ghayra munqa§ic,

wa an yurjican¢ min¦a¤ratikum khayra marjic,il¡ jan¡bin mumric, wakhaf¤i cayshin muwassaci,

wa dac

atin wa mahalinil¡ ¦¢nil ajal, wa khayrima¥¢rin wa ma¦allin finnac¢mil azal, wal cayshilmuqtabali wa daw¡milukuli, wa shurbir ra¦¢qi,

was salsal (salsab¢l), wacallin wa nahalin l¡ sa’amaminhu wa l¡ malal, wara¦matull¡hi wa bara-k¡tuh, wa ta¦¢yy¡tuh£calaykum, ¦attal cawdiil¡ ¦a¤rati∙kum, walfawzi f¢ karrati∙kum, wal¦ashri f¢ zumrati∙kum,

wa ra¦ma∙tull¡hi wabarak¡tuh£ calaykum wa¥alaw¡tuh£ wa ta¦¢y¡tuh,

wa huwa ¦asbun¡ wa

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mal wak¢l.

with your word, and adjure Allah in your name to be

able to return home having obtained my needs, theirfulfilment, accomplish-ment, realization and con-clusion, and in regard to my relations with you and theirimprovement.

7Peace be to you, a fare- well greeting from one who

takes leave, having entrust-ed his needs to you,

8 Who beseeches Allahto bring him back to youagain, and to keep himconstantly hanker afteryou, and to make my returnfrom your shrine the best of returns to a prosperous and

comfortable life of plenty,equanimity and leisure un-til the end of my lifetime,followed by the best of destinations and abodes intimeless bliss and a happy life amid never-ending nourishment and wine, not

wearisome to drink, andmay Allah’s mercy, bless-ings and greetings be uponyou until I return again intoyour presence, triumph inyour return, and am resur-rected in your company.May Allah’s mercy, boun-ties, blessings and greetingsbe upon you, and He is suf-ficient for us, and He is an

excellent trustee!

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(8) Sayyid Ibn ±¡w£s reports1 this supplication from Mu¦ammad b. Dhakw¡n, who was known as Sajj¡d, due to his prolonged prostrations. So much did he use

to prostrate and weep during his prostrations that he lost his eye-sight. Thisnarrater says, “I said to Imam Jacfar al-¯¡diq ( c a ), ‘May I be made your ransom. This is the month of Rajab. Teach me a supplication whereby God will grant mesome benefit.’ The Imam said to him, ‘Write down, in the Name of Allah the

All-beneficent and the All-merciful, and make this supplication every day during Rajab, morning and evening, after the daily and nightly prayers:

The narrator says, “As the Imam recited this supplication in an entreating man-ner, he gently held his beard with his left hand while moving the index finger of his right hand. Then he added,

1 Iqb¡l , 644, thence in Bi¦¡r , xcv, 390, b 23, h 1.

1 Y¡ man arj£hu likulli khayr, wa ¡manusakha§ah£ cinda [min]

kulli sharr!2 Y¡ man yuc§il kath¢ra

bil qal¢l!3 Y¡ man yuc§¢ man

sa’alah!4 Y¡ man yuc§¢ man lam

yas’alh£ wa man lamyacrifh£, ta¦annunanminh£ wa ra¦mah, ac§in¢

bi mas’alat¢ iyy¡k, jam¢c

akhayrid duny¡, wa jam¢cakhayril ¡khirah. 5 Wa¥rif cann¢ bi mas’alat¢ iyy¡k,jam¢ca sharrid duny¡

wa sharril ¡khirah, fainnah£ ghayru manq£¥inm¡ ac§ayt, wa zidn¢ minfa¤lika y¡ kar¢m!

Y¡ dhal jal¡li walikr¡m! Y¡ dhan nacmâ’i

wal j£d! Y¡ dhal manni

1O You from whom I ex-pect every good, and seek safety from Your displeasure

in the face of every evil!2O You who give abundant-

ly for that which is trivial!3O You who grant to

whomever requests You.4O You who give also to

those who neither ask Younor know You, out of Yourcompassion and mercy!

Grant me, for my petitionto You, all the good of the world and all the good of the Hereafter! 5Save me, formy petition to You, fromall the evils of the worldand the Hereafter, for what

You grant is never deficient,and enhance me out of Yougrace, O All-munificent!’ ”

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(9) The Prophet ( ¥ ) is reported to have said that those who say the following a hundred times during the month of Rajab and offer ¥adaqah thereafter, Godshall make their conclusion one of mercy and forgiveness, and should they say it four-hundred times a reward of a hundred martyrs shall be written for them.1

(10) The Prophet ( ¥ ) is also reported have said that God Almighty grants thereward of a hundred thousand good deeds to those who say Lâ il¡ha illal ∙l¡h athousad times during the month of Rajab and He shall build for them a hundredcities in paradise.2

(11) It has been narrated that someone who says during the month of Rajab Astaghfirull¡h wa at£bu ilayh seventy times in the morning and seventy times inthe evening and thereafter raising his hands says All¡ ∙hum ∙magh ∙ fir l¢ wa tub alayy ,

should he die during Rajab, God shall be pleased with him and hellfire shall nottouch him due to the barakah of Rajab.3

(12) Say the following a thousand times during the entire month of Rajab inorder to earn the pardon of the All-beneficent.4

(13) Sayyid Ibn ±¡w£s cites a tradition of the Prophet ( ¥ ) in his Iqb¡l whichascribes much merit to reciting S£rat al-Taw¦¢d ten thousand, a thousand oreven a hundred times during the month of Rajab.5 He also cites a tradition tothe effect that someone who recites S£rat al-Taw¦¢d a hundred times on Friday during the month of Rajab shall partake on the Day of Resurrection of a light

1 Iqb¡l , 648, thence in Was¡’il, x, 484, b 27, h 13907.2 Iqb¡l , 648, thence in Was¡’il, x, 484, b 27, h 13908.3 Iqb¡l , 648, thence in Was¡’il, x, 484, b 27, h 13909.4 ?????

5 Iqb¡l , 638

wa§ §awl! °arrimshaybat¢ calan n¡r!

Astaghfi∙rull¡∙halladh¢lâ il¡ha ill¡ huwa,

wa¦dah£, l¡ shar¢ka lah, wa at£bu ilayh,

Astaghfirul∙l¡ha dhaljal¡li wal ikr¡m, minjam¢cidh dhun£bi wal¡th¡m.

vours and bounties, save my grey hair from the Fire!”

I plead for forgiveness to Allah, besides whom thereis no god. He is One andhas no partner, and I turn to

Him penitently.

I plead for forgiveness to Allah, the Majestic and theMunificent, for all my sinsand impieties.

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which will lead him into heaven.1

(14) The Sayyid cites a tradition according to which someone who keeps a

day’s fast during Rajab and offers four rakc

ahs of prayer, reciting the ªyat al-Kurs¢ 100 times in the first rakc ah and S£rat al-Taw¦¢d 200 times in the second,shall not die before he himself, or someone else, is shown his place in paradise.2

(15) Sayyid Ibn ±¡w£s has narrated3 a tradition of Apostle of Allah ( ¥ ) accord-ing to which someone who offers a four-rakc ah prayer between ¨uhr and c a¥r onFriday during the month of Rajab, reciting al-°amd once, ªyat al-Kurs¢ 7 times,followed by S£rat al-Taw¦¢d 5 times and the following istighf¡r 10 times, will begranted by God Almighty a reward of 1000 good deeds everyday, from the day he offers this prayer until the day he dies, and that for every ¡yah that he recitesGod shall build for him a city in paradise made of red rubies and a palace built of

white pearl for every letter, and wed him to a houri, and He shall be pleased withhim, not to be displeased again, and his name will be written among the devoutand his life shall conclude in felicity and pardon.

(16) It is recommended that one should fast three days of this month, a

Thursday, Friday and Saturday, as it has been narrated that God Almighty grantsa thaw¡b of 900 years of worship to those who fast on these three days during one of the ¦ar¡m months.4

(17) It is recommended that one offer 60 rakc ahs of prayer during this monthin the following manner. Every night offer two rakc ahs, reciting al-°amd once,S£rat al-K¡fir£n thrice and S£rat al-Taw¦¢d once in every rakc ah . After giving sal¡m , lift up your hands and say,

1 Iqb¡l , 637, thence in Was¡’il, x, 484, b 27, h 13906. Mustadrak, vii, 535, b 72, h 8834/2 fromR¡wand¢’s Lubb al-Lubb .

2 Iqb¡l , 637, thence in Was¡’il, viii, 96, b 5, h 10165.3 Iqb¡l , 637, thence in Was¡’il, viii, 96, b 5, h 10166.

4 Iqb¡l . 308.

Astagh∙firul∙l¡halladh¢ lâ il¡ha ill¡ h£, waas∙’alu∙hut tawbah.

1Lâ il¡ha illal∙l¡hu, wa¦∙dah£ l¡ shar¢kalah. Lahul mulku, walahul ¦amd; 2yu¦∙y¢

wa yum¢t, wa huwa¦ayyun l¡ yam£t; 3biyadi∙hil khayr, wa huwa

I plead for forgiveness to Allah,besides whom there is no god, andask Him to accept my repentance.

1 There is no god besides Allah,He is One, and has no partner. ToHim belongs all sovereignty and toHim belongs all praise. 2He giveslife and causes death, and He is theLiving One who never dies. 3 Allchoice lies in His hands, and He

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Then draw your hands over your face. It has been narrated from the Apostleof Allah ( ¥ ) that God Almighty shall answer the petitions of someone who car-ries out this observance and grant him a thaw¡b of sixty ¦ajj and sixty cumrah

pilgrimages.1(18) The Prophet ( ¥ ) is reported to have said that someone who recites S£rat

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(19) The Prophet ( ¥ ) is also reported to have said that God Almighty shallforgive all the sins of someone who offers ten rakc ahs of prayer during one of the nights of Rajab, reciting al-°amd and S£rat al-K¡fir£n once and S£rat al-

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(20) c All¡mah Majlis¢¢ says in the Z¡d al-Mac¡d 4 that it is reported on the au-thority of Am¢r al-Mucmin¢n ( c a ) that the Apostle of Allah ( ¥ ) said that God Al-mighty shall forgive all the sins of one who performs the following observanceevery day and night throughout the months of Rajab, Shacban and Rama¤¡n,even if those sins are as numerous as the drops of rain and the leaves of thetrees and as enormous as the ocean’s froth.

In this observance each of the following is recited thrice: al-°amd, ªyat al-Kurs¢, the s£rahs al-K¡fir£n, al-Taw¦¢d, al-Falaq, and al-N¡s. Then, say thrice,

1 Iqb¡l , 630, thence in Bi¦¡r , xcv, 380, b 22, h 1. Was¡’il, viii, 95, b 5, h 10160, from c Abd al-Ra¦m¡n b. Mu¦ammad °ulw¡n¢’s Kit¡b al-Tu¦fah .

2 Iqb¡l , 630, thence in Bi¦¡r , xcv, 381, b 22, h 1, and Was¡’il, viii, 95, b 5, h 10162.3 Iqb¡l , 630, thence in Bi¦¡r , xcv, 381, b 22, h 1, and Was¡’il, viii, 95, b 5, h 10161.

4 Z¡d al-Ma c

¡d , 18.

cal¡ kulli shay ∙’inqad¢r, wa ilay ∙hil

ma¥¢r.4

Wa l¡ ¦awla wa l¡ quwwata ill¡bill¡h, al∙cal¢∙yil ca³¢m.5 All¡∙humma, ¥alli cal¡Mu¦ammadin nab¢∙yilummî, wa ¡lih.

Sub¦¡nall¡hi, wal¦amdu lill¡hi, walâ il¡ha illal∙l¡hu,

wall¡hu akbar. Wa l¡¦awla wa l¡ quwwata

has power over all things, andto Him is the return. 4 There

is no power or force except what proceeds from Allah, theExalted and Almighty. 5O Al-lah, bless Mu¦ammad, the un-taught prophet, and his Family.

Glory be to Allah, all praisebelongs to Allah, there is nogod except Allah, and Allahis greater. There is no poweror force except what derives

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AN OBSERVANCE FOR THE L AYLAT AL-R AGHª’IB

Then say each of the following (a & b) thrice.

Thereafter say four hundred times,

c All¡mah Majlis¢ mentions that saying Lâ il¡ha illall¡h a thousand times onevery night of this month has also been recommended.1

AN OBSERVANCE FOR THE L AYLAT AL-R AGH ª’IBKnow that the first Friday eve of the month of Rajab is called laylat al-ragh¡’ib and an observance has been narrated from the Apostle of Allah ( ¥ ) for this nightalong with its great merits by the Sayyid in the Iqb¡l and c All¡mah Majlis¢ in theij¡zah of Ban£ Zuhrah.2

Among the virtues of this observance is expiation of many sins. It is men-tioned that when someone who has offered this prayer dies, on the first night of his burial God Almighty sends the reward for it in the most beautiful of forms,

with a bright and gracious face, to greet him. Speaking in an eloquent manner,it says to him, “My friend, congratulations for having been delivered from every hardship and suffering.” “Who are you?’ he asks it, “By God, I have never seen amore beautiful face, never heard a sweeter speech, nor smelled a better fragrancethan yours!” It says to him, “I am the eward of the prayer you offered on suchand such a night of such and such a month in such and such a year. I have cometonight to fulfill my debt to you, to give you company in your solitude, and torelieve you of your loneliness. When the Trumpet is sounded I will shade you

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10172.

ill¡ bill¡h, al∙cal¢∙yilca³¢m.

(a) All¡humma, ¥allical¡ Mu¦ammadin w

wa ¡li Mu¦ammad.

(b) All¡hummaghfirlil mu’min¢na walmu’min¡t.

Astaghfirull¡ha waat£bu ilayh.

from Allah, the Exalted and Al-mighty.

O Allah, bless Mu¦ammadand the Family of Mu¦ammad.

O Allah, forgive the faithful,men and women.

I plead to Allah for forgiveness,and turn to Him penitently.

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on the plain of resurrection. So rejoice, for you will not be missing your Lord’sgrace!”1

As for the manner of its performance, it consists of keeping fast on thefirst Thursday of this month. After nightfall and between the maghrib and c ish¡ prayers, a twelve-rakc ah prayer is performed in six parts, every two rakc ahs witha sal¡m . In each rakc ah , al-°amd is recited once, S£rat al-Qadr 3 times and S£ratal-Taw¦¢d 12 times. After completing this prayer say 70 times,

Then making prostration, say 70 times,

Then rising from prostration, say 70 times,

Then again make prostration and say 70 times: Subb£¦un, qudd£s, rabbul malâ’ikati

war r£h . Thereafter, mention your request which will be granted, God willing.It should also be known that the ziy¡rah of the Imam c Al¢ al-Ri¤¡ ( c a ) during

the month of Rajab has been specially recommended, and according to a tradi-tion has a merit next to that of ¦ajj.2

It is reported3 that Imam c Al¢ ibn al-°usayn ( c a ) was once in Makkah for thec umrah of Rajab. His days and nights were spent in prayer by the side of theKacbah. Most of the time, days and nights on, he was seen in the state of pros-tration. He was heard saying the following dhikr in prostration:

1 Iqb¡l , 632. Balad , 169. Bi¦¡r , xcv, 385, b 25, h 1, civ, 123, ¥£rah 6.2 K¡f¢ , iv, 584, h 2, thence in Was¡’il, xiv, 565, b 87, h 19834. c Uy£n , ii, 258, b 66, h 15, thence in

Bi¦¡r , xcix, 37, b 4, h 30. K¡mil al-Ziy¡r¡t , 305, b 101, h 7, thence in Mustadrak, x, 359, b 67, h12182/3. Tahdh¢b , vi, 84, b 34, h 2.

3 Iqb¡l , 648. ±£s¢’s Mi¥b¡¦ , 801.

All¡∙humma, ¥alli cal¡Mu¦amma∙dinin nab¢∙yilummî, wa cal¡ ¡lih.

Subb£∙¦un, qudd£s,rabbul malâ∙’ikati warr£h.

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c A³u∙madh dhanmbu

O Allah, bless Mu¦am-mad,the untaught prophet, and hisFamily.

You are Glorious and Holy,O Lord of the angels and theSpirit.

Lord, forgive me and have

mercy on me! Excuse what You know. Indeed You are theMost High and the Greatest.

Inasmuch as Your servant’s

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OBSERVANCES FOR THE FIRST NIGHT OF R AJAB

Observances for Particular

Nights and Days of Rajab


The first night is a noble one and there are several observances pertaining to it.(1) First, to say on sighting the new moon,1

It is reported2 that on sighting the new moon of the month of Rajab, the Apostleof Allah ( ¥ ) used to say,

(2) Second, to perform a bath, as mentioned by some scholars. The Apostleof Allah ( ¥ ) is reported to have said that one who performs a bath on witnessing the month of Rajab at its beginning, middle and end, is purged of sins to becomeas on the day of his birth.3

1 Iqb¡l . 627.2 Fa¤¡’il Shahr Rajab , 494. Iqb¡l , 628, thence in Bi¦¡r , xcv, 376, b 22, h 1.3 Iqb¡l , 628, thence in Was¡’il, iii, 334, b 22, h 3803, and Bi¦¡r , lxxviii, 17, b 1, h 24, xcv, 377,

b 22, h 1. Fa¤¡’il Shahr Rajab , 497, with isn¡d from the Prophet ( ¥ ). Bi¦¡r , xciv, 46, b 55, h 31,

Mustadrak, ii, 517-518, b 16, h 2608/1-2609/2, from R¡wand¢’s Naw¡dir and Lubb al-Lubb .

min cabdik, fal∙ya¦-sunil cafwu min cindik!

All¡∙humma, ahil

∙lah£

calay ∙n¡ bil amni wal¢m¡n, was sal¡∙mati

wal isl¡m. Rabb¢ warab∙bukal∙l¡hu cazza

wa jall.

All¡∙humma, b¡rik lan¡ f¢ Raja∙bin waShacb¡n, wa bal∙lighn¡shahra Rama¤¡n, waa∙

cinn¡ cala¥ ¥iy¡mi walqiy¡m, wa ¦if³il lis¡n,

wa gha¤∙¤il ba¥ar, wa l¡ tajcal ¦a³∙³an¡minhul j£ca wal ca§ash!

sin is great, it will be graciousof You to pardon him!

O Allah, let its rising be ac-companied with security andfaith (in You), and with well-being and submission (to You).My Lord and yours is Allah,the Almighty and Glorious.

O Allah, bless us in Rajaband Shacb¡n, and grant usto live on until the month of Rama¤¡n. Help us to carry out its fastings and devotions,to be watchful of our speechand to guard our looks, and letnot our share of Rama¤¡n bemere hunger and thirst.

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(3) Third, to perform the ziy¡rah of Imam °usayn ( c a ).1

(4) Fourth, to perform twenty rakc ahs after the maghrib prayer with al-°amd

and S£rat al-Taw¦¢d in each rakc

ah , giving sal¡m after every two rakc

ahs . Theobservance brings its performer safety for himself and his family, children andproperty, in addition to shielding him from the torments of the grave, and onthe Day of Resurrection he will pass like lightning over the ¯ir¡§ without being called to give an account of his deeds.2

(5) Fifth, to offer a two-rakc ah prayer after the c ish¡ prayer, with al-°amd andS£rat al-Inshir¡¦ once, followed by S£rat al-Taw¦¢d thrice in the first rakc ah , andal-°amd, with the s£rahs al-Inshir¡¦, al-Falaq and al-N¡s in the second. Aftersal¡m , say 30 times L¡ il¡ha illall¡h and the ¥alaw¡t 30 times. God Almighty willforgive his sins, and he will be purged of them to be as on the day of his birth.3

(6) Sixth, to perform thirty rakc ahs with al-°amd and S£rat al-K¡fir£n onceand S£rat al-Taw¦¢d thrice in each rakc ah .4

(7) Seventh, to perform the observance mentioned by Shaykh ±£s¢ in Mi¥b¡¦ al-Mutahajjid .5 There, under the caption, “Observances for the first night of Ra-jab,” he writes, “Abu al-Bakhtar¢ Wahb b. Wahb narrates from Imam Jacfar al-¯¡diq ( c a ) from his father, from his grandfather, from the Commander of theFaithful ( c a ) that he loved keeping vigil on four nights every year to devote him-self to worship. These were the 1st night of Rajab, the 15th night of Sha cb¡n,the eve of cId al-Fi§r and the eve of cId al-A¤¦¡.”

(8) Ab£ Jac

far II, i.e. Imam Mu¦ammad Jaw¡d ( c

a ), is reported have said thatit is musta¦ab to recite the following du c ¡ on the first night of Rajab after the c ish¡ prayer.6

1 K¡mil al-Ziy¡r¡t , 172, thence in Bi¦¡r , xcviii, 89, b 12, h 20 and Was¡’il, xiv, 467, b 50, h 19164.Tahdh¢b , vi, 48, b 16, h 22, thence in Was¡’il, xiv, 465, b 50, h 19162.

2 Iqb¡l , 629, thence in Was¡’il, viii, 94, b 5, h 10158, and Bi¦¡r , xcv, 379, b 22, h 1.3 Iqb¡l , 629, thence in Was¡’il, viii, 95, b 5, h 10159, and Bi¦¡r , xcv, 379, b 22, h 1.4 Fa¤¡’il Shahr Rajab , 501. Iqb¡l , 629, thence in Was¡’il, viii, 95, b 5, h 10159, , and Bi¦¡r , xcv,

379, b 22, h 1.5 ±£s¢’s Mi¥b¡¦ , 648, 798. Bi¦¡r , lxxxviii, 128, b 4, h 26, xciv, 36, b 55, h 17, xciv, 84, b 57, h 1,

from Qurb al-Isn¡d and Fa¤¡’il al-Ashhur .

6 Kaf c

am¢’s Mi¥b¡¦ , 527.

1 All¡humma, innîas’aluka bi annakamalikun, wa annaka cal¡kulli shay’in muqtadir,

wa annaka m¡ tashâ’umin amrin yak£n.

2 All¡humma, innîatawajjahu ilayka bi

1O Allah, I beseech Youknowing that You are theSovereign, that You havepower over all things, and

whatever You will comesinto being.

2O Allah, I turn to Youthrough Your Prophet,

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Then mention your need.(9) In a report transmitted by c Al¢ b. °ad¢d,1 it is mentioned that the Imam

M£s¡ ibn Jacfar ( c a ) used to recite the following du c ¡ in the state of prostrationafter the nightly n¡filah prayer.

1 ±£s¢’s Mi¥b¡¦ , 798. Iqb¡l , 632, thence in Bi¦¡r , xcv, 381, b 22, h 2.

nab¢∙yik, Mu¦ammadin,nab¢∙yir ra¦mah,

¥allal∙

l¡huc

alayhi wa ¡lih.3 Y¡ Mu¦ammadu,y¡ ras£∙lall¡h, innîata∙ wajjahu bika ilal∙l¡hi,rabbika wa rabb¢, liyun∙ji¦a bika §ali∙bat¢.

4 All¡∙humma, binab¢∙yika Mu¦am-madin w wal a’immati

min ahli bay ∙tih,

¥allal∙l¡hu calayhi wacalay ∙him, anji¦ §ali∙bat¢!

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Lakal ma¦∙datu ina§ac

∙tuk, wa lakal ¦ujjatuin ca¥ay ∙tuk. L¡ ¥unca l¢

wa l¡ li ghayr¢ fî i¦∙s¡ninill¡ bik, y¡ kâ’inu[kâ’inan] qabla kullishay’, wa y¡ mukaw ∙ winakulli shay’, innaka cal¡kulli shay ∙’in qad¢r.

2 All¡∙humma, innîa∙

c£dhu bika minalcad¢∙lati cindal mawt,

wa min sharril mar∙jicifil qub£r, wa minannad¡∙mati yawmal¡zi∙fah!

3Fa as∙’aluka an tu¥al∙liya

Mu¦ammad, the prophet of mercy, may Allah bless him

and his Family.3O Mu¦ammad, O Apos-tle of Allah! I turn to Allahthrough You, your Lord andmy Lord, that He may fulfillmy request for your sake.

4O Allah, for the sake of Your Prophet, Mu¦ammad,and the Imams of his Fam-

ily, may Allah bless him andhis Family, fulfil my request!

1

To You belongs all praiseif I obey You, and Your isthe justification (for punish-ing me) if I disobey You.Neither I nor anyone elsecan do any good except with

Your favour! O You whopreexist all things, O You

who bring all things intoexistence, You have indeedpower over all things.

2O Allah, I seek Your pro-tection from reneging on my convictions at the time of death, from apostatizing inthe grave, and from remorseon the Imminent Day!

3So I beseech You to bless

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wa l¡ f¡¤i¦!4 All¡∙humma, ¥alli cal¡

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∙m¡l¢¦asrah, war¤a cann¢,fa inna magh∙fira∙tika

li³∙³¡lim¢n, wa anamina³ ³¡li∙m¢n!

5 All¡hum-maghfirl¢m¡ l¡ ya¤urruk, waac§in¢ m¡ l¡ yanqu¥uk,fa innakal was¢cura¦matuh, albad¢cu¦ikmatuh.

6 Wa ac§inis sacata waddacah, wal amna wa¥¥i¦¦ah, wal bukh£ca

wal qun£c, wash shukra wal muc¡f¡t, wat taqw¡ wa¥ ¥abra, wa¥ ¥idqacalayka wa calâ awliyâ’ik,

wal yusra wash shukr, wacmum bi dh¡lika y¡

rabbi ahl¢, wa walad¢, wa

Mu¦ammad and the Family of Mu¦ammad and to make

my life a life of purity, my death a death of integrity and my place of return oneof sublimity, not one of hu-miliation and shame!

4O Allah, bless Mu¦am-mad and his Family, the Im-ams, the founts of wisdom,the mediators of Divine

blessings, the mines of in-fallibility, and preserve mefor their sake from all harm,and do not take me away inthe state of delusion and ne-glect, and do not make theconsequences of my deedsa cause of regret, and beplease with me, for indeed

Your forgiveness is meantfor wrongdoers and I amone of the wrongdoers!

5O Allah, forgive me my misdeeds, which do notharm You, and grant me

Your gifts, which do not di-minish You, for indeed Yourmercy is expansive and Your

wisdom is marvelous.6Grant me plenty, equanim-

ity, security, health, humil-ity, contentment, gratitude,

well-being, Godwariness,patience, trueness to Youand to Your saints, easeand thanksgiving, and alsoinclude in that, my Lord,my family and children, my

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Ibn Ashyam says that this supplication is to be recited after the eigth rakc ahs of the night prayer and before the watr prayer.1 After reciting it, the three rakc ahs of watr are to be performed. Then, after giving sal¡m , say, while sitting,

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ikhw¡n¢ f¢ka, wa mana¦babtu wa a¦abban¢,

wa waladtu wa waladan¢minal muslim¢na walmu’min¢n, y¡ rabbalc¡lam¢n!

Al¦amdu lill¡∙hilladhî

l¡ tanfadu khazâ’inuh, wa l¡ yakh¡fu ¡minuh.Rabb¢, inirta∙kabtulmac¡¥iya, fa dh¡likathiqatun minn¢ bikaramik. Innakataqbalut tawbatacan cib¡dik, wa tacf£c

an sayyi’¡tihim, wataghfiruz zalal, wainnaka muj¢bun li d¡c¢k,

wa minhu qar¢b, waana tâ’ibun ilayka minalkha§¡y¡, wa r¡ghibunilayka f¢ tawf¢ri ¦a³³iminal ca§¡y¡, y¡ kh¡liqalbar¡y¡, y¡ munqidh¢min kulli shad¢dah[shiddah], y¡ muj¢r¢min kulli ma¦dh£r,

waffir calayyas sur£r, wakfin¢ sharra caw¡qibilum£r, fa antall¡hucal¡ nacmâ’ika wa jaz¢lica§â’ika mashk£r, wa likulli khayrin madhkh£r.

whom I love and who loveme, those whom I have

begot and those who havebegotten me from among Muslims and the faithful,O Lord of all the worlds!

All praise belongs to Al-lah, whose treasures arenever spent, and those whotake refuge in Him haveno fear. My Lord, if I havebeen guilty of sins that wasbecause of my faith in Yourmagnanimity. Indeed Youaccept repentance from

Your servants, pardontheir misdeeds, and forgivetheir lapses. Indeed You an-swer one who call You andare near to him. I repent to

You from my offences andrequest You to enhance my portion of Your gifts, OCreator of the creatures, ODeliverer from all adversi-ties, O Granter of refugefrom every danger, give meabundant joy and save mefrom the evil consequencesof events, for You are Al-lah, who are thanked for

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It should be known that some scholars have mentioned special prayers foreach of the nights of this month,1 which are not cited here for reasons of space.

OBSERVANCES FOR THE FIRST D AY OF R AJAB

It is a noble day and there are several observances pertaining to it.(1) First, to fast on this day.2 It is mentioned in a tradition that the Prophet

Noah ( c a ) boarded the Ark on this day and asked those who had accompaniedhim to fast that day. It also says that hellfire recedes a distance of a year’s journey from those who fast on this day.3

(2) Second, to take a bath.4

(3) Third, to perform the ziy¡rah of Imam °usayn ( c a ). Shaykh ±£s¢ cites a

report transmitted by Bash¢r al-Dahh¡n from Imam Jacfar al-¯¡diq ( c a ) that hesaid that to God Almighty pardons those who perform the ziy¡rah of °usaynibn c Al¢ ( c a ) on the first day of Rajab.5

(4) Fourth, to recite the long supplication cited by Sayyid Ibn ±¡w£s in theIqb¡l .6

(5) Fifth, to commence the observance called the Prayer of Salm¡n, whichis to be performed as follows.7 Perform ten rakc ahs , giving sal¡m after every tworakc ahs . In each rakc ah recite al-°amd once, and S£rat al-Taw¦¢d and S£rat al-K¡fir£n three times each. After the sal¡m , raise your hands and say,

1 See Iqb¡l , 650-682 and Z¡¤ al-Ma c ¡d , 40-42.2 Thaw¡b , 53. ¯ad£q’s Am¡l¢ , 10, thence in Was¡’il, x, 474, b 26, h 13885. c Uy£n , i, 291, b 28, h

40. Fa¤¡’il al-Ashhur , 17, 21, 22, 23, 39, thence in Bi¦¡r , xciv, 32, 42, b 55, h 5, 28 and Was¡’il,

x, 479, b 26, h 13891. Khi¥¡l , ii, 502, h 6, thence in Bi¦¡r , xciv, 34, 37, b 55, h 12, 20. Faq¢h ,ii, 91, 92, b 2, h 1820, 1822, thence in Was¡’il, x, 471, 473 b 26, h 13879, 13882. Tahdh¢b , iv,306, b 70, h 1. ±£s¢’s Am¡l¢ , 34 and Mi¥b¡¦ , 797. Raw¤at al-W¡ c i¨¢n , ii, 395, 396. Iqb¡l . 634,635, thence in Bi¦¡r , xciv, 32, b 55, h 7 and Was¡’il, x, 481, b 26, h 13898. Kashf al-Ghummah ,

ii, 295. J¡mi c

al-Akhb¡r , 82.3 Thaw¡b , 53. Fa¤¡’il al-Ashur , 21, 22. Faq¢h , ii, 91, 92, b 2, h 1820, thence in Was¡’il, x, 471, b26, h 13879. Khi¥¡l , ii, 502, h 6, thence in Bi¦¡r , xciv, 34, b 55, h 12. Muqnicah , 371. Tahdh¢b , iv,306, b 70, h 1. ±£s¢’s Am¡l¢ , 34. Raw¤at al-W¡’i¨¢n , ii, 395. Iqb¡l , 635.

4 Fa¤¡’il Shahr Rajab , 497. Iqb¡l , 638, thence in Was¡’il, iii, 334, b 22, h 3803, Bi¦¡r , lxxviii, 17, b1, h 24; xcv, 377, b 22, h 1. Bi¦¡r , xciv, 46, b 55, h 31 and Mustadrak, v, 517-518, b 16, 2308/1-2609/2, from Fa¤l R¡wand¢’s Naw¡dir and R¡wand¢’s Lubb al-Lubb . Nuzhat al-N¡ ir , 14. Ibn°amzah ±£s¢’s Was¢lah , 54.

5 K¡mil al-Ziy¡r¡t , 172, thence in Was¡’il, xiv, 467, b 50, h 19614 and Bi¦¡r , xcviii, 89, b 12, h 20.Tahdh¢b , vi, 48, b 16, h 22, thence in Was¡’il, xiv, 465, b 50, h 19612.

6 Iqb¡l , 638-642.

7 ±£s¢’s Mi¥b¡¦ , 817-818. Fa¤¡’il Shahr Rajab . 501. Iqb¡l , 637. Kaf c

am¢’s Mi¥b¡¦ , 526. Balad , 170.

Lâ il¡ha illal¡hu, wa¦dah£ l¡ shar¢ka

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OBSERVANCES FOR THE FIRST D AY OF R AJAB

Then say,

Then draw your hands on your face. This prayer is performed in the same man-ner on the fifteenth day of Rajab, but instead of the du c ¡ just mentioned, after the

words wa huwa c al¡ kulli shay’in qad¢r say,

The prayer is performed again in this same manner on the last day of the month.However, after the words wa huwa c al¡ kulli shay’in qad¢r say,

Then draw your hands on your face and make your request. One should not ne-glect the benefits of this prayers, which are many.

Know that there is also another prayer associated with °a¤rat Salm¡n forthe first day of this month, which consists of ten rakc ahs with al-°amd recitedonce and S£rat al-Taw¦¢d three times in each rakc ah .1 Among its many virtuesare fogiveness of sins, safety from the ordeals of the grave and torments of theDay of of Resurrection and its reciter’s recovery from leprosy, lukoderma and

1 Iqb¡l , 637, thence in Was¡’il, viii, 96, b 5, h 10163.

lah. Lahul mulku, walahul ¦amd, yu¦∙y¢ wa

yum¢t, wa huwa ¦ayyunl¡ yam£t; bi yadi∙hilkhayr, wa huwa cal¡ kullishay ∙’in qad¢r.

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cu dhal jaddiminkal jadd.

Il¡han w¡¦idan, a¦adan,fardan, ¥amad¡, lam

yattakhidh ¥¡¦ibatan wal¡ walad¡.

Wa ¥allall¡hu cal¡Mu¦ammadinw wa¡lihi§ §¡hir¢n. Wa l¡¦awla wa l¡ quwwata ill¡bill¡hil cal¢yil ca³¢m.

no partner. To Him belongs all sov-

ereignty and to Him belongs all praise.

He gives life and causes death, and He is the Living One who never dies. All

choice lies in His hands, and He has

power over all things.

O Allah, there is none who canprevent what You give and nonecan give what You withhold.

Good luck is of no avail before Your providence.

(He is) the Single, One, Singu-lar, and All-embracing God. He

has taken neither any consortnor child.

May Allah bless Mu¦ammadand his Family, the good and thepure. There is no power or forceexcept what derives from Allah,the All-exalted and All-great..

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pneumonia.Sayyid Ibn ±¡w£s has also cited a four rakc ah prayer for this day in the Iqb¡l

and those interested may refer to that book.1

According to one report,2 Imam Mu¦ammad al-B¡qir ( c a ) was born on thisday in 57 H., though in my opinion 3rd of ¯afar is the more probable date.

According to a report3 the auspicious birth of Imam c Al¢ al-Naq¢ ( c a ) occurredon the 2nd day of this month in 212 H. in S¡marr¡. According to Ibn c Ayy¡sh,the birth of Imam Mu¦ammad al-Taq¢ ( c a ) occurred on the 10th of this month.4

OBSERVANCES FOR THE THIRTEENTH NIGHT

Know that it is musta¦ab to offer a two-rakc ah prayer on 13th night of the months

of Rajab, Shacb¡n and Rama¤¡n, with al-°amd recited once along with thes£rahs Y¡ S¢n, al-Mulk and al-Taw¦¢d in each rakc ah .

On the 14th night also, offer four rakc ahs with two sal¡m in the same manner,and six rakc ahs on the 15th night in the same manner with three sal¡m .

According to a report from Imam Jacfar al-¯¡diq ( c a ), one who performsthis observance during these months partakes of the entire blessings of thesemonths and is forgiven all sins except that of shirk. 5

OBSERVANCES FOR THE THIRTEENTH D AY OF R AJAB

The 13th day is first of the so-called Ayy¡m al-B¢¤ (pl. or abya¤ , i.e. bright, shiny)and the traditions mention a great deal of reward for those who fast on thisand two following days.6 Those intending to perform the observance of UmmD¡w£d (pp. ?) should keep their first fast on this day.

On this day, according to the commonly held opinion, occurred the auspi-cious birth of Am¢r al-Mu’min¢n c Al¢ ibn Ab¢ ±¡lib ( c a ) inside the holy Kacbah inthe 30th Year of the Elephant.7

OBSRVANCES FOR THE FIFTEENTH NIGHT OF R AJAB

This is a blessed night and there are several observances pertaining to it.

1 Iqb¡l , 637, thence in Was¡’il, viii, 96, b 5, h 10164.2 Man¡qib , iv, 210, thence in Bi¦¡r , xlvi, 216, b 1, h 15.3 Kaf cam¢’s Mi¥b¡¦ , 511, thence in Bi¦¡r , l, 117, b 1, h 9.4 Man¡qib , iv, 379, thence in Bi¦¡r , l, 7, 13, b 1, h 8 &12. Kashf fal-Ghummah , ii, 369.5 Iqb¡l , 655, thence in Was¡’il, viii, 24, b 3, h 10029.6 Da c ¡’im , i, 284. Bi¦¡r , xciv, 80, b 56, h 46, xciv, 104, b 59, h 40.7 Irsh¡d , i, 5. Mi¥b¡¦ , 805, thence in Bi¦¡r , xxxv, 6, b 1, h 7. Ac l¡m al-War¡ , 153, thence in Bi¦¡r ,

iiiv, 16, b 1, h 13. Man¡qib , iii, 306. Kashf al-Yaq¢n , 17.



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OBSERVANCES FOR THE FIFTEENTH NIGHT OF R AJAB

(1) First, is to perform a bath.1

(2) Second, keeping vigil along with acts of worship, as mentioned by c All¡mah

Majlis¢.2

(3) Third, performing the ziy¡rah of Imam al-°usayn ( c a ).3 (4) Fourth, performing the six-rakc ah prayer mentioned above in the observ-

ances of the 13th night.(5) Fifth, offering a thirty-rakc ahs prayer with the s£rahs al-°amd (once) and

al-Taw¦id (10 times) in each rakc ah . Sayyid Ibn ±¡w£s mentions this prayer in areport from the Apostle of Allah ( ¥ ) ascribing many virtues to it.4

(6.1) Sixth, performing a twelve-rakc ah prayer, each two with a sal¡m . In eachrakc ¡h , al-°amd, S£rat al-Taw¦id, S£rat al-N¡s, ªyat al-Kurs¢ and S£rat al-Qadrare recited, each of them 4 times. After sal¡m say 4 times:

This is the manner of the prayer as narrated by Sayyid Ibn ±¡w£s from Imam Jacfar al-¯¡diq ( c a ).5

(6.2) However, Shaykh ±£s¢ writes in the Mi¥b¡¦ ,6 “D¡w£d b. Sir¦¡n narrates

from Imam Jac

far al-¯¡diq ( c

a ) that he said: ‘Perform a twelve-rakc

ah prayer on the15th night of Rajab and recite al-°amd and a s£rah in each rakc ah . After finish-ing the prayer, recite al-°amd and the s£rahs al-Falaq, al-N¡s, al-Taw¦id, and the

ªyat al-Kurs¢ 4 times. After that say 4 times,

Then say 4 times,

1 ±£s¢’s Mi¥b¡¦ , 12. Fa¤¡’il Shahr Rajab , 497. Iqb¡l , 638, thence in Was¡’il, iii, 334, b 22, h 3803,Bi¦¡r , lxxviii, 17, b 1, h 24; xcv, 377, b 22, h 1. Bi¦¡r , xciv, 46, b 55, h 31 and Mustadrak, v, 517-518, b 16, 2308/1-2609/2, from Fa¤l R¡wand¢’s Naw¡dir and R¡wand¢’s Lubb al-Lubb . Nuzhat

al-N¡¨ir , 14. Ibn °amzah ±£s¢’s Was¢lah , 54.2 Mustadrak, vi, 282, b 5, 6847/3. Z¡d al-Mac¡d , 24.3 Muf¢d’s Kit¡b al-Maz¡r , 40, b 17, h 1, thence in Bi¦¡r , xcviii, 346, b 27, h 1. K¡mil al-Ziy¡r¡§ ,

182. Tahdh¢b , vi, 48, b 16, h 23, thence in Was¡’il, xiv, 466, b 50, h 19613. ±£s¢’s Mi¥b¡¦ , 807.Iqb¡l , 657.

4 Iqb¡l , 656, Mustadrak, vi, 284, b 5, h 6850/6.5 Iqb¡l , 655.

6 ±£s¢’s Mi¥b¡¦ , 806, thence in Was¡’il, viii, 97, b 5, 10169. Iqb¡l , 656. Z¡d al-Ma c

¡d , 25.

All¡hu, All¡hu rabb¢, lâushriku bih¢ shay’¡, walat takhidhu min d£nih¢

wal¢y¡.

Sub∙¦¡nal∙l¡hi, wal∙¦am-du lill¡hi, wa lâ il¡haillal∙l¡hu, wall¡hu akbar.

Allah—Allah is my Lord. I donot ascribe any partner to Him,nor do I take anyone for guard-ian besides Him.

Glory be to Allah, all praise be-longs to Allah, there is no godbut Allah, and Allah is greater.

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Perform this prayer in the same manner on the 27th night.’ ”

OBSERVANCES FOR THE FIFTEENTH D AY OF R AJAB

This is an auspicious day and there are several observances pertaining to it.

(1) First is to take a bath.1(2) Second, performance of the ziy¡rah of Imam °usayn ( c a ).2 Ibn Ab¢ Na¥r

reports: “I asked Imam c Al¢ al-Ri¤¡ ( c a ) about the month suitable for performing the ziy¡rah of Imam °usayn ( c a ). He mentioned the 15th of Rajab and the 15thof Shacb¡n.” 3

(3) Third, performance of Salm¡n’s Prayer mentioned in the observances of the first day.4

(4) Fourth, performance of four rakc ahs . After sal¡m raise your hands and say,5

1 Nuzhat al-N¡ ir , 14. Balad 180. Jaw¡hir al-Kal¡m , v, 36.2 Iqb¡l , 657. Balad 180.3 See the sources cited for the ziy¡rah on the fifteenth night of Rajab.4 Iqb¡l , 657.

5 Iqb¡l , 657-658.

All¡hu, All¡hu rabb¢.Lâ ush∙riku bih¢ shay’¡.

Wa m¡ shâ∙

’all¡h, l¡quwwata ill¡ bill¡∙hilcal¢∙yil ca³¢m.

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wa y¡ mu∙cizzal

mu’min¢n! Anta kahf¢¦¢na tuc

∙y¢nil madh¡∙hib, wa anta b¡ri’u khalq¢ra¦∙matan b¢, waqad kunta can khalq¢ghan¢y¡, wa law l¡ra¦∙matuka la kuntuminal h¡lik¢n! Wa antamu∙’ayyid¢ bin na¥rical¡ acdâ’¢, wa law l¡na¥∙ruka iyy¡ya la kuntuminal maf ∙¤£¦¢n!

Allah—Allah is my Lord. Iascribe no partner to Him.

Whatever Allah wills (hap-pens). There is no force ex-cept what derives from Allah,the Exalted and Almighty.

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O Allah, humiliator of alltyrants and honourer of thefaithful! You are my haven

when the diverse paths leaveme clueless. You brought meinto being out of Your mercy,though You had no need tocreate me, and had it not beenfor Your mercy I would haveperished. You strengthen me

with Your help against my enemies, and were it not for

Your aid I would have beenhumiliated.

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It is mentioned in a report that those who supplicate God Almighty with thissupplication are be relieved from affliction and grief.1

THE OBSERVANCE OF UMM D ª W ¬D

(5) Fifth, is the observance of Umm D¡w£d, which is the main observanceof this day and effective for fulfilment of need, being a panacea for relief fromafflictions and heading off the harm and tyranny of oppressors.

The manner of its performance according to Shakh ±£s¢’s Mi¥b¡¦ is as fol-lows.2 The person intending to perform this observance should fast on the 13th,1 Iqb¡l , 658.

2 Fa¤¡’il al-Ashhur , 32. Iqb¡l , 659, thence in Bi¦¡r , xcv, 398, b 26, h 1. Kaf c

am¢’s Mi¥b¡¦ , 531-535.

2 Y¡ mursilar ra¦matimin mac¡-dinih¡, wa

munshî’al barakati minma-w¡¤icih¡! Y¡ mankha¥¥a naf-sah£ bishshum£khi war rif cah,fa awli-yâ’uh£ bi cizzih¢yata-cazzaz£n. Wa y¡man wa¤acat lahulmul£ku n¢ral madhallaticalâ acn¡qihim, fahum min sa§a-w¡tih¢

khâ’if£n,

3 As’aluka bikayn£n¢yatikal-

latishta-qaqtah¡ minkibriyâ’ik, wa as’a-lukabi kibriyâ’ikallatishtaqaqtah¡ min cizzatik,

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izzati-kal∙latis∙tawayta bih¡cal¡ carshik, fa kha∙laqtabih¡ jam¢ca khal∙qik, fahum laka mudh∙

cin£n,an tu¥alliya cal¡ Mu¦am-madin w wa ahli baytih.

2O sender of mercy fromits sources, and the produc-

er of blessing from its ori-gins! O You who have havearrogated sublimity andexaltedness, whence Yourfriends take pride in Yourmight. O You in front of

whom the kings wear theyoke of lowliness aroundtheir necks, being fearful of His power.

3I beseech You by Your Absoluteness which Youhave caused to derive from

You Supremacy; I beseech You by Your Supremacy which You have caused toderive from Your might;

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I beseech You by YourMight whereby You pre-side on Your throne, and

whereby You have created Your entire creatures, whosubmit to You, to blessMu¦ammad and his Family!

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14th and 15th day of Rajab. On the 15th he should take a bath near the time of noon. At noon he should perform the ¨uhr and c a¥r prayers in a place of soli-

tude free from any kind of interference, carrying out the ruk£ c

s and the suj£ds with due care. After finishing the prayer and facing the qiblah , he should reciteal-°amd 100 times, S£rat al-Taw¦¢d 100 times, ªyat al-Kurs¢ 10 times, followedby the s£rahs al-Anc¡m, Ban¢ Isr¡’¢l, al-Kahf, Luqm¡n, Y¡ S¢n, al-¯¡ff¡t, H¡ M¢mSajdah, al-Sh£r¡, al-Dukh¡n, al-Fat¦, al-W¡qicah, al-Mulk, al-Qalam, and all thes£rahs from al-Inshiq¡q to the end of the Qur’¡n (84-114). Having recited these,say the following while facing the qiblah .

Duc¡ of Umm D¡w£d

1¯adaqall¡hul

cal¢∙yul ca³¢m, al∙ladh¢lâ il¡ha ill¡ huwal¦ayyul qayy£m, dhuljal¡li wal ikr¡m,ar∙ra¦m¡nur ra¦¢m,al∙¦al¢mul kar¢m,al∙ladh¢ laysa kamithlih¢ shay’, wa

huwas sam¢c

ulc

al¢m,al∙ba¥¢rul khab¢r.2Shahidall¡hu

annah£ lâ il¡ha ill¡h£, wal malâ’ikatu wa£l£l cilmi qâ’iman bilqis§, lâ il¡ha ill¡ huwalcaz¢zul ¦ak¢m.

3 Wa ballaghatrusuluhul kir¡m,

wa ana cal¡ dh¡likaminash sh¡hid¢n. 4 All¡humma, lakal

¦amdu, wa lakalmajd, wa lakal cizzu,

wa lakal fakhr, walakal qahru, wa lakannicmah, wa lakalca³amatu, wa lakar

ra¦mah, wa lakal

1 Allah, the Almighty has saidthe truth—He besides whomthere is no god, the Liv-ing One,the All-sustainer, the Majesticand the Munificent, the All-beneficent and the All-merciful,the All-forbearing and the All-generous. There is nothing likeHim and He is the All-hearing

and the All-knowing, the All-seeing and the All-aware.2 Allah bears witness that there is

no god except Him—and (so do) the

angels and those who possess knowl-

edge—maintainer of justice, there is

no god except Him, the Almighty and

the All-wise. 3His noble envoys have deliv-

ered the messages (they wereentrusted with), and I am a wit-ness to that.

4O Allah, all praise belongs to You and all majesty is Yours. Allmight belongs to You and allglory is Yours. To You belongsall dominance, all blessings, allgreatness, all mercy, all dignity,all authority, all splendour, and

all favour.

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mah¡batu, wa lakassul§¡n, wa lakal bahâ’u,

wa lakal imtin¡n.5 Wa lakat tasb¢¦u, wa

lakat taqd¢s, wa lakattahl¢lu, wa lakat takb¢r.

6 Wa laka m¡ yur¡, walak m¡ l¡ yur¡, wa lakam¡ fawqas sam¡w¡tilcul¡, wa laka m¡

ta¦tath thar¡.

7 Wa lakal ar¤£nassufl¡, wa lakal ¡khiratu

wal £l¡, wa laka m¡tar¤¡ bih¢ minaththanâ’i wal ¦amd, washshukri wan nacmâ’!

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al¡ Jabra’¢la, am¢nika cal¡ wa¦yik, wal qaw¢∙yical¡ amrik, wal mu§¡cif¢ sam¡w¡tik, wama¦¡lli kar¡m¡tik,almuta¦ammili likalim¡tik, an∙n¡¥irili anmbiyâ’ik,al∙mudammiri li acdâik!

9 All¡humma,¥alli cal¡ M¢k¡’¢la,malaki ra¦matik, walmakhl£qi li ra’fatik, walmustaghfiril muc¢ni liahli §¡catik.

10 All¡humma, ¥allicalâ Isr¡f¢la, ¦¡milicarshik, wa ¥¡¦ibi¥ ¥£r,

al∙munta³iri li amrik,

5 To You belong all glorifica-tion, all celebration of sanc-tity, all declaration of sole di-

vinity, and all magnification.6 To You belongs all that

is visible and invisible, andto You belongs whatever isabove the lofty heavens and

what is under the ground.

7 To You belong the lowerreaches of the earth, to Youbelong the world and theHereafter. To You are due alleulogies, praises and thanksthat You approve of, and allblessings are from You.

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O Allah, bless Gabriel, en-trusted with Your revelationsand mighty in carrying out

Your commands, obeyed in Your heavens and invested with Your miracles, the bear-er of Your words, the helperof Your prophets, and de-stroyer of Your enemies.

9O Allah, bless Michael, theangel of Your mercy, whohas been created to manifest

Your clemency, who helpsand pleads with You to for-give those who obey You.

10O Allah, bless Isr¡f¢l, thebearer of Your Throne, whoholds Your Trumpet and

awaits (the Hour), fearful

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alwajilil mushfiqi minkh¢fatik.

11

All¡humma,¥alli cal¡ ¦amalatilcarshi§∙§¡hir¢n, wacalas safaratil kir¡milbararati§ §ayyib¢n,

wa cal¡ malâ’ikatikalkir¡mil k¡tib¢n, wacal¡ malâ’ikatil jin¡ni,

wa khazanatin n¢r¡n, wa malakil mawti wal

ac w¡n, y¡ dhal jal¡li walikr¡m!

12 All¡humma, ¥allicalâ ab¢n¡ ªdama,bad¢ci fi§ratik, alladh¢karramtah£ bi suj£dimalâ’ikatik, waaba¦tah£ jannatak!

13

All¡humma, ¥allicalâ ummin¡ °awwâ,al∙mu§ahharati minarrijs, al∙mu¥aff¡timinad danas,al∙mufa¤¤alati minalins, al∙mutaraddidatibayna ma¦¡llil quds.

14 All¡humma, ¥allical¡ H¡b¢la wa Shayth,

wa Idr¢sa wa N£¦, waH£din wa ¯¡li¦, waIbr¡h¢ma wa I¥m¡c¢l,

wa Is¦¡qa wa Yacq£b, wa Y£sufa wal Asb¡§, wa L£§in wa Shucayba wa Ayy£b, wa M£s¡ wa H¡r£n, wa Y£shaca wa M¢sh¡, wal Khi¤ri

wa Dhil Qarnayn, wa

and trembling due to hisawe of You.

11

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12O Allah, bless Adam, ourfather, the unprecedentedof Your creatures, whom

You honoured by asking Your angels to prostrate be-fore him, and putting Yourparadise at his disposal.

13

O Allah, bless Eve, ourmother, chaste and purefrom all defilement, who

was purged from all blem-ish, favoured by You fromamong the humankind, and

who was a frequenter of sa-cred places.

14O Allah, bless Abeland Seth, Idr¢s and Noah,H£d and ¯¡li¦, Abraham,Ishmael, Isaac, Jacob and

Joseph, the sons of Jacob,Lot, Shucayb, Job, Moses,

Aaron and Joshua, Micah,Khi¤r, Dh£ al-Qarnayn,

Jonah, Ily¡s, Elisha, Dhu al-Kifl, Saul, David and Solo-mon, Zechariah, Isaiah,

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Y£nusa wa Ily¡s, wal Yasaci wa Dhil Kifl,

wa ±¡l£ta wa D¡w£da wa Sulaym¡n, waZakar¢∙y¡ wa Shacy¡ wa

Ya¦y¡, wa T£rakha waMatt¡, wa Irmiy¡ wa°ayq£q, wa D¡niy¡la

wa cUzayr, wa c«s¡ waShamc£na wa Jirj¢sa

wal °aw¡r¢y¢n, walatb¡c, wa Kh¡lidin wa

°an³alata wa Luqm¡n.15 All¡humma, ¥alli cal¡

Mu¦ammadinw wa ¡liMu¦ammad, war¦amMu¦am-madanw wa ¡liMu¦ammad, wa b¡rik cal¡ Mu¦ammadinw wa¡li Mu¦ammad, kam¡

¥allayta wa ra¦imt(wa tara¦¦amt), wab¡rakta calâ Ibr¡h¢ma

wa ¡li Ibr¡h¢m, innaka¦am¢dun maj¢d.

16 All¡humma, ¥alli calalaw¥iyâ’i, was sucadâ’i,

wash shuhadâ’, waâ’immatil hud¡.

17 All¡humma, ¥allicalal abd¡li, walawt¡d, was suyy¡¦i,

wal cubb¡d, walmukhli¥¢na, wazzuhh¡d, wa ahlil jiddi

wal ijtih¡d, wakh¥u¥Mu¦ammadanw waahla baytih¢ bi af¤ali

¥alaw¡tik, wa ajzali

emiah, Habakkuk, Daniel,Ezra, Jesus, Simon, Jirj¢s,

the Disciples (of Jesus)and the followers, as wellas Kh¡lid, °an¨alah andLuqm¡n.

15O Allah, bless Mu¦am-mad and the Family of Mu¦ammad, have mercy onMu¦ammad and the Family of Mu¦ammad, and makeMu¦ammad and the Fam-ily of Mu¦ammad flourish

even as You have blessed Abraham and the Family of Abraham, had mercy onthem and made them flour-ish. Indeed You are all-laudable and all-glorious.

16O Allah bless the Lega-tees (of the Apostle of Al-lah), the felicitous martyrsand the Imams of guidance.

17O Allah, bless the Abd¡l ,the Awt¡d , the itinerants,the devout, the sincere,the austere, the earnestand the diligent, and exaltMu¦ammad and the Fam-ily of Mu¦ammad with thechoicest of Your blessingsand grant them plentifully

out of Your munificence!

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kar¡m¡tik! Wa ballighr£¦ah£ wa jasadah£

minn¢ ta¦¢∙

yatan wasal¡m¡, wa zid∙h£ fa¤lan wa sharafan wa karam¡,¦att¡ tuballighah£ acl¡daraj¡ti ahlish sharaf,minan nab¢∙y¢na walmursal¢n, wal af¡¤ililmuqarrab¢n!

18 All¡humma, wa ¥allical¡ man sammaytu,

wa man lam usammimin malâ’ikatika, waanmbiyâ’ika wa rusulik,

wa ahli §¡catik, wa aw¥il¥alaw¡t¢ ilayhim, wa il¡arw¡¦i∙him, wajcalhumikhw¡n¢ f¢k, wa ac w¡n¢cal¡ ducâ’ik.

19 All¡humma, innîastashficu bika ilayk, wabi karamika il¡ karamik,

wa bi j£dika il¡ j£dik, wa bi ra¦matika il¡ra¦matik, wa bi ahli§¡catika ilayk.

20 Wa as’aluka, All¡humma, bi kullim¡ sa’alaka bih¢a¦adun minhum, minmas’alatin shar¢fatinghayri mard£dah, wabi m¡ dacawka bih¢ mindac watin muj¡batin

ghayri mukhayyabah.

Convey my greetings andinvocations of peace to his

spirit and body, and enhancehim in grace, nobility anddignity, so much that Youraise him to the highest ranksof dignity among the proph-ets and the apostles and themost distinguished of thosenear to You.

18O Allah, bless those whom I have have named

and those I have not men-tioned by name from among

Your angels, prophets andapostles and those who obey

You, and convey my ben-edictions to them and theirspirits and make them my brethren in You and my co-

workers in supplicating You.

19O Allah, I beg You to in-tercede for me with Yourself.I invoke Your generosity tointercede with Your gen-erosity, Your munificenceto intercede with Your mu-nificence and Your mercy tointercede with Your mercy,and by those who are obedi-ent to You.

20O Allah, I beseech You by all that by which any of themhas beseeched You in his no-ble pleas, which were notturned away, and by all they have begged You for in theirappeals that were answeredand were not denied.

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21 Y¡ All¡hu, y¡ra¦m¡nu, y¡ ra¦¢m,

y¡ ¦al¢mu, y¡ kar¢mu,y¡ ca³¢m, y¡ jal¢lu, y¡mun¢lu, y¡ jam¢l, y¡kaf¢lu, y¡ wak¢lu, y¡muq¢l, y¡ muj¢ru, y¡khab¢ru, y¡ mun¢ru,y¡ mub¢r, y¡ man¢cu,y¡ mud¢lu, y¡ mu¦¢l,y¡ kab¢ru, y¡ qad¢ru,y¡ ba¥¢r, y¡ shak£ru,

y¡ barru, y¡ §uhru,y¡ §¡hiru, y¡ q¡hir, y¡³¡hiru, y¡ b¡§in, y¡s¡tiru, y¡ mu¦¢§, y¡muqtadiru, y¡ ¦af¢³,y¡ mutajabbiru, y¡qar¢b, y¡ wad£du, y¡¦am¢du, y¡ maj¢d, y¡mubdi’u, y¡ muc¢du,

y¡ shah¢d! Y¡ mu¦sinu, y¡mujmil, y¡ muncimu,y¡ muf¤il, y¡ q¡bi¤u,y¡ b¡si§u, y¡ h¡d¢, y¡mursilu, y¡ murshidu,y¡ musaddid, y¡ muc§¢,y¡ m¡nicu, y¡ d¡ficu,y¡ r¡fic, y¡ b¡q¢, y¡

w¡q¢, y¡ khall¡qu, y¡ wahh¡bu, y¡ taww¡b,y¡ fatt¡¦u, y¡ naff¡¦u,y¡ murt¡¦, y¡ man biyadih¢ kullu mift¡¦, y¡naff¡cu, y¡ ra’£fu, y¡ca§£f!

Y¡ k¡f¢, y¡ sh¡f¢, y¡muc¡f¢, y¡ muk¡f¢, y¡

waf¢yu, y¡ muhaymin,

21O Allah, O All-beneficent,O All-merciful, O All-for-

bearing, O All-generous, O All-supreme, O All-majestic,O Bestower of blessings, O

All-beautiful, O Caretaker, O Trustee, O Pardoner of sins,O Granter of refuge, O All-aware, O All-resplendent, ODestroyer, O Invincible, O Ro-tator of fortunes, O Assignor(of rights), O All-great, O All-

powerful, O All-seeing, O Ap-preciator, O Benign, O Pure, OPurifier, O Supreme, O Mani-fest, O Hidden, O Concealer(of faults), O Encompasser, OOmnipotent, O Preserver, OCompensator, O Nearmost, O

Affectionate, O All-laudable,O All-glorious, O Originator,

O Restorer, O Witness!O Good-doer, O Benefac-tor, O Bestower of blessings,O Munificent, O Tightener, OExpander, O Guide, O Sender,O Teacher, O Closer, O Be-stower of gifts, O Withholder,O Repeller of calamities, O El-evator of ranks, O Everlasting,O Guard, O All-creator, O All-bestower, O Acceptor of re-pentance, O Initiator, O Blow-er of the winds, O Serene, O

You in whose hands are all thekeys, O Dispenser of benefits,O Kind, O Compassionate!

O Sufficer, O Restorer of health, O Pardoner, O Reward-

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y¡ caz¢zu, y¡ jabb¡r,y¡ mutakabbiru, y¡

sal¡mu, y¡ mu’min,y¡ a¦adu, y¡ ¥amad,y¡ n£ru, y¡ mudabbir,y¡ fardu, y¡ witr, y¡qudd£s! Y¡ n¡¥iru, y¡ m£nis,y¡ b¡cithu, y¡ w¡rith,y¡ c¡limu, y¡ ¦¡kim,y¡ b¡d¢, y¡ mutac¡l¢,y¡ mu¥awwiru,

y¡ musallimu, y¡muta¦abbib, y¡ qâ’imu,y¡ dâ’im, y¡ cal¢mu, y¡¦ak¢m, y¡ jaw¡du!

Y¡ b¡ri’, y¡ bârru,y¡ sârr, y¡ cadlu, y¡f¡¥il, y¡ dayy¡nu, y¡¦ann¡nu, y¡ mann¡n,

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22 Y¡ man cal¡ fastacl¡,fa k¡na bil man³aril

ac

l¡, y¡ man qaruba

O Almighty, O Compeller,O All-magnanimous, O Be-

nign, O Securer, O One, O All-embracing, O Light, OPlanner, O Singular, O Sin-gle, O All-holy!

O Helper, O Intimate, OResurrector, O Inheritor,O All-knowing, O Judge, OBeginner, O Exalted One, OFormer, O Preserver from

harm, O Creator of love(among persons), O Sustain-er, O Eternal, O Omnicient,O All-wise, O All-gernerous!

O Maker, O Most Upright,O Creator of bliss, O Just,O Separator, O Retribu-tor, Compassionate One, O

Benefactor, O All-hearing,O Originator, O Guardian,O Helper [Changer], O Dis-seminator, O Forgiver, OPre-eternal, O Producer of ease, O Facilitator, O Caus-er of death, O Reviver, OBenefitting, O Provider, OOmnipotent, O Creator of causes and means, O Suc-courer, O Remover of need,O Provider of possessions,O Creator, O Watcher, OSingle, O Omnipresent, O

Joiner, O Protector, O Vehe-ment, O Succour, O Restor-er, O Tightener!

22O You who are most highand exalted above all, and so

at the highest viewpoint, O

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fa dan¡, wa bacuda fana’¡, wa calimas sirra

wa akhf¡. Y¡ manilayhit tadb¢ru wa lahulmaq¡d¢r, wa y¡ manilcas¢ru calayhi sahlunyas¢r. Y¡ man huwa cal¡m¡ yashâ’u qad¢r!

23 Y¡ mursilar riy¡¦, y¡f¡liqal i¥b¡¦, y¡ b¡cithal

arw¡¦, y¡ dhal j£di wassam¡¦, y¡ râdda m¡ qadf¡t, y¡ n¡shiral amw¡t,y¡ j¡micash shat¡t, y¡r¡ziqa man yashâ’ubi ghayri ¦is¡b, wa y¡f¡cila m¡ yashâ’u kayfayashâ’, wa y¡ dhal jal¡li

wal ikr¡m,

24 Y¡ ¦ayyu y¡ qayy£m,y¡ ¦ayyan ¦¢na l¡ ¦ayy,y¡ ¦ayyu y¡ mu¦yiyalmawt¡, y¡ ¦ayyu lâil¡ha illâ ant, bad¢cussam¡w¡ti wal ar¤.

25 Y¡ il¡h¢ wasayyid¢, ¥alli cal¡Mu¦ammadinw wa ¡liMu¦ammad, war¦amMu¦ammadan wa ¡liMu¦ammad, wa b¡rik cal¡ Mu¦ammadinw wa¡li Mu¦ammad, kam¡

¥allayta wa b¡rakta wa

You who are near and near-most, O You who are far and

furthermost, O You know thesecret and what is still morehidden, O You with whomlies all providence and ordain-ment, O You for whom thedifficult is simple and easy, O

You who have the power tocarry out whatever You wish.

23O You who send forth the winds, O resurrector of the

spirits, O Generous and Mag-nanimous, O Restorer of whathas passed away, O Reviver of the dead, O gatherer of thescattered, O You who provide

whomever You wish with-out reckoning, O You whodo whatever You wishes andhowsoever You wish, O Ma-

jestic and the Munificent

24O Living One, O Sustainer;O Living One who were living

when there was no living be-ing, O Living One, O Reviverof the dead. O Living One,there is no god besides You,originator of the heavens andthe earth!

25O my God and Master, blessMu¦ammad and the Family of Mu¦ammad, have mercy on Mu¦ammad and the Fam-ily of Mu¦ammad, and makeMu¦ammad and the Family of Mu¦ammad flourish, evenas You have blessed Abraham

and the Family of Abraham,

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ra¦imta [wa tara¦¦amta]cal¡ Ibr¡h¢ma wa

¡li Ibr¡h¢m, innaka¦am¢dun maj¢d, war¦amdhull¢, wa f¡qat¢, wafaqr¢, wanfir¡d¢, wa

wa¦dat¢, wa khu¤£c¢bayna yadayk, wactim¡d¢calayk, wa ta¤arruc¢ilayk!

26 Adc£ka ducâ’alkhâ¤ic, adh∙dhal¢lil

kh¡shic, al∙khâ’ifil

mushfiq, al∙bâ’isilmah¢n, al∙¦aq¢ril j¡’icilfaq¢r, al∙câ’idhil mustaj¢r,al∙muqirri bi dhanmbih,al∙mustaghfiri minh,al∙mustak¢ni li rabbih,ducâ’a man aslamath£thiqatuh, wa rafa¤ath£

a¦ibbatuh, wac

a³umatfaj¢catuh, ducâ’a ¦ariqin¦az¢n, ¤ac¢fin mah¢n,bâ’isin mustak¢n, bikamustaj¢r.

27 All¡humma, waas’aluka bi annakamal¢k, wa annaka m¡tashâ’u min amrinyak£n, wa annaka cal¡m¡ tashâ’u qad¢r.

28 Wa as’aluka bi¦urmati h¡dhashshahril ¦ar¡m, walbaytil ¦ar¡m, walbaladil ¦ar¡m, warrukni

wal maq¡m, wal

had mercy on them andmade them flourish. Indeed

You are all-laudable and all-glorious. And have mercy upon my abjectness, my poverty, my loneliness, my forlornness, my humblenessbefore You and my relianceon You, my entreaties before

You!26I supplicate You with the

petition of one who is hum-

ble, abject, full of awe, fearand dread, destitute, lowly and insignificant, hungry and needy, seeking protec-tion and shelter, who admitshis sins, pleads forgivenessfor them, and is submissivebefore his Lord; with thesupplication of one who has

been abandoned by his trust-ed fellows, forsaken by hisloved ones, and whose dis-tress is great; with the sup-plication of one who burns

with grief, and is weak, petty,destitute and abject and whoseeks shelter with You.

27O Allah, I beseech You,knowing that You are theSovereign, that whatever

You wish comes about, andthat You are able to do what-ever You wish!

28I beseech You by thesanctity of this holy month,by the Holy House, by theHoly City, by the Corner(of the Kacbah) and the Sta-

tion (of Abraham), by the

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mash¡ciril ci³¡m, wabi ¦aqqi nab¢∙yika

Mu¦ammadinc

alayhi wa ¡lihis sal¡m!29 Y¡ man wahaba li

ªdama Shaythan, wali Ibr¡h¢ma Ism¡c¢la

wa Is¦¡q, wa y¡ manradda Y£sufa cal¡

Yacq£b, wa y¡ mankashafa bacdal balâ’i¤urra Ayy£b, y¡ râdda

M£s¡ calâ ummih, wazâ’idal Khi¤ri f¢ cilmih!

30 Wa y¡ man wahabali D¡w£da Sulaym¡n,

wa li Zakar¢∙y¡ Ya¦y¡, wa li Maryama c«s¡, y¡¦¡fi³a binti Shucayb,

wa y¡ k¡fila waladiummi M£s¡.

31 As’aluka an tu¥alliyacal¡ Mu¦ammadinw

wa ¡li Mu¦ammad, waan taghfira l¢ dhun£b¢kullah¡, wa tuj¢ran¢min cadh¡bik, wat£jiba l¢ ri¤w¡nak, waam¡naka wa i¦s¡naka

wa ghufr¡naka wajin¡nak!

32 Wa as’aluka antafukka cann¢ kulla¦alqatin bayn¢ wabayna man yu’dh¢n¢,

wa tafta¦a l¢ kulla b¡b, wa tulayyina l¢ kulla

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great sacraments and by the right of Your Prophet,

Mu¦ammad, peace be tohim and his Family!29O You who gave Seth

to Adam, and Ishmaeland Isaac to Abraham! O

You who restored Josephto Jacob and removed theafflictions of Job after hissufferings! O You who re-stored Moses to his moth-

er and increased Khi¤r inhis knowledge!

30O You who gave Solo-mon to David, John toZechariah, and Jesus toMary! O protector of Shu-cayb’s daughter! O care-

taker of the offspring of Moses’s mother!

31I beseech You to blessMu¦ammad and the Fam-ily of Mu¦ammad and toforgive all my sins, andto shelter me from Yourpunishment and to grantme Your good pleasure,

Your amnesty, Your kind-ness, Your forgiveness, and

Your paradise!32 And I beseech You to

release me from every link that binds me to those whotorment me; open for meevery door; make easy forme every formidable un-

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Then make prostration, and placing each side of the face on the ground, say:

kulla cas¢r, wa tukhrisacann¢ kulla n¡§iqin bi

sharr!

Wa takuffa cann¢kulla b¡gh, wa takbitacann¢ kulla cad£wwin l¢

wa ¦¡sid, wa tamnacaminn¢ kulla ³¡lim,

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wa radda kaydalmutasalli§¢na canilmusta¤caf¢n!

33 As’aluka bi qudratikacal¡ m¡ tashâ’, watash¢lika li m¡ tashâ’ukayfa tashâ’, an tajcalaqa¤â’a ¦¡jat¢ f¢ m¡tashâ’!

All¡humma, lakasajadtu wa bika ¡mant,far¦am dhull¢ wa f¡qat¢,

wajtih¡d¢ wa ta¤arruc¢, wa maskanat¢ wa faqr¢

ilayka, y¡ rabb!

for me every difficult task,and mute every speaker who

talks evil against me!

Hold back from me every oppressor, suppress eve-ryone of my enemies andthose who harbour enviousspite against me, keep off from me every wrongdoer,and suffice me with regardto every obstacle that inter-

feres with the fulfilment of my need, keeps me fromobeying You, and causeshindrance in Your worship,O You who have reined inrebellious jinns, subdued un-ruly satans, vanquished thetyrants and repelled the guileof despots from those who

were weakened!

33I beseech You by Yourpower to accomplish what-ever You wish and to facili-tate whatever You wish, in

whatsoever manner that You wish, to ordain the fulfilmentof my need in whatever thataccords with You wish!

O Allah, I prostrate before You and have faith in You.So have mercy on my abject-ness and my destitution, my efforts and entreaties, my

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OBSERVANCES FOR THE T WENTHY -SEVENTH NIGHT OF R AJAB

Try to bring tears into your eyes even if it is a semblance of moisture, for it is asign of the supplication’s being granted.

T WENTY -FIFTH D AY OF R AJAB

The martyrdom of Imam M£s¡ ibn Jacfar ( c a ) occurred on this day in 183 H.,1 and it is a day of mourning for the Family of Mu¦ammad ( ¥ ) and their followers.

OBSERVANCES FOR THE T WENTY -SEVENTH NIGHT OF R AJAB

This is the night of the Mabcath (the first day of the Prophet’s ministry) and isone of the most blessed of nights. There are several observances relating to it.

(1) First is the observance mentioned by Shaykh ±£s¢ in the Mi¥b¡¦ .2 He says,“Imam Ab£ Jacfar al-Jaw¡d ( c a ) is reported to have said, ‘There is a night in themonth of Rajab whose virtue exceeds everything on which the sun shines andthat is the 27th night of the month, on the morning of which the Apostle as-sumed his prophethood. There is a reward of 60 years of works ( c amal ) for thoseof our followers who carry out its devotions.’ ”

When asked concerning its observances the Imam said, ‘After having gone

to bed after thec

ish¡ prayer, get up at any time you wish before midnight andperform twelve rakc ahs , reciting in every rakc ah al-°amd and one of the shorters£rahs called the mufa¥¥al (which are the s£rahs from S£rat Mu¦ammad to theend of the Qur’¡n). Having performed this prayer, each two rakc ahs with a sal¡m ,recite while seated each of the s£rahs al-°amd, al-Falaq, al-N¡s, al-Taw¦¢d, al-K¡fir£n and al-Qadr 7 times, followed by ªyat al-Kurs¢ 7 times. Having recitedall of these, recite this supplication,

1 c Uy£n , i, 99, 104, b 8, h 4, 7. Bi¦¡r , xlviii, 206, b 9, h 1-6, and xlviii, 226, 228, b 9, h 26, 28 from various sources. Muqni c ah , 476, b 23. Tahdh¢b , vi, 81, b 29. Man¡qib , iv, 323. Kashf al-Ghummah ,ii, 218, 250, thence in Bi¦¡r , xlviii, 8, b 1, h 10.

2 ±£s¢’s Mi¥b¡¦ , 813-814. Iqb¡l , 670, thence in Mustadrak, vi, 288, b 7, h 6856/1.

1 Al¦amdu lill¡∙hilladh¢lam yatta∙khidh

waladan, wa lam yakunlah£ shar¢kun fil mulk,

wa lam yakun lah£ wal¢∙yun minadh dhull, wa kabbirh£ takb¢r¡.

2 All¡humm¡, innî

of You, my Lord!

1 All praise belongs to Allah,

who has neither taken any child,

nor has He any partner in sovereignty, nor has He [taken] any

ally out of weakness,’ and mag-

nify Him with a magnification

[worthy of Him] . (17:111)

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Then make any petition that you wish.’ It is musta¦ab to perform a bath on thisnight.

The twelve-rakc ah prayer mentioned under the observances pertaining to the15th night of Rajab (p. ) is also recommended for this night.1

(2) Second is performing the ziy¡rah of the Commander of the Faithful ( c a ), which is the most meritorious act of this night.2 Three of his ziy¡rahs meant forthis night will be mentioned, God willing, in Book 3 on ziy¡r¡t (p.).

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Abd All¡h Mu¦ammad Ibn Ba§£§ah, a Sunn¢ scholar whose accountof travels is famous, describes the shrine of our master the Commander of theFaithful ( c a ) in the account of his journey from Makkah Muca¨¨amah to Najaf Ashraf.3

Noting that all the inhabitants of the city were rafi¤ites, he describes the mir-acles that occur at the shrine. He says, “On the twenty-seventh night of Rajab,

which is called laylat al-ma¦y¡ by the local residents, people from Iraq, WesternIran, Khorasan, Fars and Anatolia bring with them paralytics and chronically sick persons who are unable to move. About thirty or forty of them gather there.

After the c ish¡ prayer, the afflicted are brought near the sarcophagus and therethe people gather and wait for the sick to be healed and to stand up. Some of them engage in prayer, some recite dhikr and some read the Qur’¡n, while othersjust look on gazing at the shrine. This goes on until a half or two thirds of thenight have passed. Then all the afflicted who were unable to move rise to theirfeet, sound and cured of their ailment and chanting Lâ il¡ha illall¡h, Mu¦ammadur

ras£lull¡h, c Al¢yun wal¢yull¡h . This is a well-known phenomena, though I myself was not there to witness it on that night but heard it from persons whose state-

1 ±£s¢’s Mi¥b¡¦ , 806, thence in Was¡’il, viii, 97, b 5, 10169. Iqb¡l , 656. Z¡d al-Ma c ¡d , 25.2 Iqb¡l , 670.2

3 Ri¦lah , i, 81.???

as’aluka bi mac¡qidicizzik, cal¡ ark¡nic

arshik, wa muntaharra¦mati min kit¡bik, wa bismikal ac³amilac³amil ac³am, wadhikrikal aclal aclalacl¡, wa bi kalim¡tikattâmm¡t, an tu¥alliyacal¡ Mu¦am-madinw

wa ¡lih, wa an taf calab¢ mâ anta ahluh.

the nexuses of might upon thepillars of Your Throne, by the

ultimate of mercy mentioned in Your Book, and by the greatestof the greatest of the greatest of

Your Names, by the most exaltedof the most exalted of the mostexalted of Your remembrance,and by Your consummate

words, to bless Mu¦ammad andhis Family and to deal with mein accordance with that which is

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ments may be trusted. I myself saw three men in the madrasah which serves asthe shrine’s quarters for visitors. They were bedridden and unable to move. One

of them came from Anatolia, another was from Isfahan and a third from Kho-rasan. I asked them why they had not been cured and had remained there. They said that they had missed the night of the twenty seventh and were determined tostay on until the next year for recovery. Many people from various towns gatherthere for this night and a big bazaar is held which last for ten days.”

The compiler says: This description is not to be treated with scepticism, asthere are innumerable reports of the miracles that occur in these sacred shrines.In the previous month of Shaww¡l, in the year 1343 H., three women were mi-raculous cured in the shrine of Abu al-°asan c Al¢ ibn M£s¡ al-Ri¤¡, the EighthImam, our master and the intercessor for the sinners of the Ummah, may Allah’s

blessings be upon him. They suffered from paralysis and the like and the physi-cians were unable to heal them. This miracle that occurred at that sacred tombbecame evident for all, like the sun in the sky or like the open city gates of Najaf for the Arab Bedouins. So much was this matter manifest that it was said that thephysicians who were familiar with the cases of these women verified the factsand some of them even testified to their cure in writing. Were it not for consid-erations of space I would have mentioned the details of their story.

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The blessings of his shrine are manifested every day, And tomorrow will be like yesterday. The blind and the ailing are healed here, And petitions are answered at his threshold.

(3) Third, Shaykh Kaf cam¢ in al-Balad al-Am¢n 1 cites the following supplicationto be recited on the night of the Prophet’s mab c ath .

1 Balad , 183.

1 All¡humma, innîas’aluka bit tajall¢∙yilac³am, f¢ h¡dhihillaylah, minash shahrilmuca³³am, wal mursalilmukarram, an tu¥alliyacal¡ Mu¦ammadin w

wa ¡lih, wa an taghfira

1O Allah, I beseech Youby Your greatest revelation

which occurred on thisnight of the august month,and by the revered Apostle,to bless Mu¦ammad andhis Family, and to forgiveour sins, which You know

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lan¡ mâ anta minn¡aclam, y¡ man yaclamu

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mal.2 All¡humma, b¡rik lan¡ f¢ laylatin¡h¡dhihil∙lat¢ bi sharafirris¡lati fa¤¤altah¡, wabi kar¡matika ajlaltah¡,

wa bil ma¦allish shar¢fia¦laltah¡.

3 All¡humma, fa inn¡nas’aluka bil mabcathish

shar¢f, was sayyidil la§¢f, wal cun¥uril caf¢f, antu¥alliya cal¡ Mu¦am-madinw wa ¡lih, waan tajcala acm¡lan¡ f¢h¡dhihil laylah, wa f¢s¡yiril lay¡l¢, maqb£lah,

wa dhun£ban¡maghf£rah, wa

¦asan¡tin¡ mashk£rah, wa sayyi’¡tin¡ mast£rah, wa qul£ban¡ bi ¦usnilqawli masr£rah, waarz¡qan¡ milladunka bilyusri madr£rah.

4 All¡humma, innakatar¡ wa l¡ tur¡, wa antabil man³aril acl¡, wainna ilaykar rujc¡ walmuntah¡, wa inna lakalmam¡ta wal ma¦y¡, wainna lakal ¡khirata wal£l¡.

5 All¡humma, inn¡nac£dhu bika annadhilla wa nakhz¡,

wa an na’tiya m¡ canhu

tanh¡.

better than us, O You whoknow and we do not know!

2O Allah, make auspiciousfor us this night, which Youhave exalted over othernights with the dignity of the Apostleship, and given itglory with You favour, andplaced it in a sublime station.

3O Allah, we beseech Youby the noble ministry, by the

gentle master and his im-peccable ancestry, to blessMu¦ammad and his Family,and to accept our devotionsduring this night and thoseperformed during all othernights, to forgive our sins,to approve our good deeds,to cover our vices and mis-

deeds, to gladden our hearts with the gracious words (of Your promise of admissioninto paradise) and to blessour provisions with plenty and ease.

4O Allah. You see and arenot seen. You are at thehighest viewpoint, and to-

ward You is the ultimate re-turn and the terminus. With

You rests the giving of lifeand death and to You belong the world and the Hereafter.

5O Allah, we seek Yourprotection from abasementand disgrace! (We seek Yourrefuge) lest we should com-

mit what You forbid.

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a³¢ma illalca³¢m!10 All¡humma, wa

h¡dh¡ rajabunilmukarram, al∙ladh¢akramtan¡ bih¢, awwaluashhuril ¦urum,akramtan¡ bih¢ minbaynil umam, fa lakal¦amdu, y¡ dhal j£di wal

karam!

11Fa as’aluka bih¢ wabismikal ac³amil ac³amilac³am, al∙ajallil akram,alladh¢ khalaqtah£fastaqarra f¢ ³illik, fal¡ yakhruju minka il¡ghayrik, an tu¥alliya cal¡

Mu¦ammadinw wa ahlibaytihi§ §¡hir¢n, wa antajcalan¡ minal c¡mil¢naf¢hi bi t¡catik, wal¡mil¢na f¢hi li shaf¡catik!

12 All¡hummah∙din¡il¡ sawâ’is sab¢l, wajcalmaq¢lan¡ cindaka khayramaq¢l, f¢ ³illin ³al¢l, wamulkin jaz¢l, fa innaka¦asbun¡ wa nicmal wak¢l!

13 All¡hummaq ∙libn¡mufli¦¢na munji¦¢n,

ghayra magh¤£bin

no one forgives enormitiesexcept Him who is the All-

great!10O Allah, this is the revered

month of Rajab whereby You have honoured us, thefirst of the holy months

whereby You have hon-oured us from among all thenations. So to You belongsall praise, O All-generous

and All-munificent!

11I beseech You by it andby the greatest of the great-est of the greatest of YourNames, the most glori-ous and the noblest, which

You have created, whereatit abided in Your shadow,

without being revealed foranyone except You, to blessMu¦ammad and the pureones of his Family, and ap-point us in this month tobe among those who strivetherein in obedience to You,and hope therein to win in-tercession with You!

12O Allah, guide us to theright path and let our placeof rest in Your vicinity bethe best of resorts, in deepshade and a bountiful king-dom. Indeed You are suffi-cient for us, and You are anexcellent trustee!

13O Allah, let us be, at ourreturn to You, felicitous and

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calayn¡, wa l¡ ¤âll¢n, bira¦matika, yâ ar¦amar

r¡ ¦im¢n!14 All¡humma, innî

as’a-luka bi cazâ’imimaghfiratik, wa bi

w¡jibi ra¦matik,assal¡mata min kulliithm, wal ghan¢matamin kulli birr, walfawza bil jannah, wan

naj¡ta minan n¡r!15 All¡humma, dac¡kad

d¡c£n, wa dacawtuk, wa sa’alakas sâ’il£na wa sa’altuk, wa §alabailayka§ §¡lib£n, wa§alabtu ilayk!

16 All¡hummâ, antaththiqatu war rajâ’,

wa ilayka muntaharraghbati fid ducâ’!17 All¡humma, fa ¥alli

cal¡ Mu¦ammadinw wa ¡lih, wajcalil yaq¢naf¢ qalb¢, wan n£ra f¢ba¥ar¢, wan na¥¢¦ataf¢ ¥adr¢, wa dhikrakabil layli wan nah¡rical¡ lis¡n¢, wa rizqan

w¡sican, ghayramamn£nin wa l¡ma¦³£rin, farzuqn¢, wab¡rik l¢ f¢ m¡ razaqtan¢

wajcal ghin¡ya f¢ nafs¢, wa raghbat¢ f¢ m¡cindaka bi ra¦matika yâar¦amar r¡¦im¢n!

deserve Your wrath or areastray, with Your mercy, O

Most merciful of the merci-ful!14O Allah, I ask You to grant

me that which will evoke Your forgiveness and earnme Your mercy, and grant mesafety from every sin, a shareof every virtue, and the suc-cess of (entry into) paradiseand deliverance from the

Fire!15O Allah, I supplicate You

among those who supplicate You, beseech You among those who beseech You andappeal to You along withthose who appeal to You!

16O Allah, You are my reli-ance and hope, and in all sup-

plications the appeals are ulti-mately directed to You!17O Allah, bless Mu¦am-

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Sayyid Ibn ±¡w£s mentions this du c ¡ among those meant for the day of mab c ath .1

OBSERVANCES FOR THE T WENTY -SEVENTH D AY OF R AJAB

This is one of the major Islamic festivals ( c¢ds), and is the first day of the Proph-et’s ministry as the Apostle of Allah ( ¥ )2 and Gabriel’s descent with the news of his apostleship.

There are several observances pertaining to this day.(1) First is taking a bath.3 (2) Fasting, this day being one of four days in the whole year whose fast is

distinguished for its merit, being equal to seventy years of fasting.4

1 Iqb¡l , 679.2 ±£s¢’s Mi¥b¡¦ , 820. Tahdh¢b , vi, 2, b 1. Khar¡’ij , ii, 757.Was¡’il, x, 447, b 15, h 13808, 13809,

13811, 13812, 13813, x, 455, b 19, h 13833; Bi¦¡r , l, 157, b iii, h 47, xciii, 366, b 31, h 13, xcvii,167, b 2, 367, b 5; Mustadrak, vii, 518, b 12, h 8796/1, 8797/2 from several sources.

3 ±£s¢’s Mi¥b¡¦ , 12. Iqbal, 674. Was¢lah , 54. Kaf cam¢’s Mi¥b¡¦ , 11. Bi¦¡r , lxxviii, 23, b 1.

4 Muqni c

ah , 370, b 34. ad£q’s Am¡l¢ , 586. Faq¢h , ii, 90, h 1816. Fa¤¡’il, al-Ashhur , 20, 39. Thaw¡b ,

Al¦amdu lill¡hilladh¢ha-d¡n¡ li macrifatih,

wa kha¥-¥an¡ bi wil¡yatih, wa waffa-qan¡ li §¡catih¢, shukranshukr¡.

All¡humma, inn¢qa¥ad-tuka bi ¦¡jat¢,

wactamadtu calayka

bi mas’alat¢, watawajjahtu ilayka bia’immat¢ wa s¡dat¢.

All¡humman∙facn¡bi ¦ubbi∙him, waawridn¡ mawrida∙hum,

warzuqn¡ mur¡faqatahum, wa adkhilnaljannata f¢ zumratihim,

bi ra¦matika yâar¦amar r¡¦im¢n!

All praise belongs to Allah, who has guided us to know

Him, chosen us for Hisguardianship, and enabledus to obey Him, and many many thanks!

O Allah, I have come to You with my need, relying upon You for the fulmill-

ment of my request, andturn to You through the me-diation of my Imams andmasters. O Allah, grant us tobenefit from their love, en-able us to reach their goals,grant us their company andadmit us into paradise intheir fold, with Your mer-

cy, O Most Merciful of themerciful!

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OBSERVANCES FOR THE T WENTHY -SEVENTH D AY OF R AJAB

(3) Invocation of blessings for the Prophet and his Family ( ¥alaw¡t ).1 (4) Performing the ziy¡rah of the Apostle of Allah ( ¥ ) and the Commander of

the Faithful ( c

a ), may peace be upon them and their Family.2

(5) Performing a twelve-rakc ahs prayer as mentioned in the Mi¥b¡¦ . In it Shay-kh ±£s¢ cites a report3 from Rayyan b. al-¯alt that during his sojourn in BaghdadImam Mu¦ammad al-Jaw¡d ( c a ) fasted on the 15th and 27th of Rajab and allthose who were in his retinue did the same. He instructed them to perform aprayer of 12 rakc ahs wherein al-°amd and a s£rah is recited in each rakc ah . Afterthe prayer, each of the s£rahs al-°amd, al-Taw¦¢d, al-Falaq and al-N¡s is recited4 times. Then each of the following 3 passages (a, b &c) is to be said 4 times:

(6) This observance is also cited by Shaykh ±£s¢,4 who reports Ab£ al-Q¡sim°usayn b. R£¦ ( r ) as having conveyed the following instructions from the Imam( c a ). One is to perform a prayer of twelve rakc ahs with al-°amd and any s£rah thatone finds convenient to recite in each rakc ah . Then following the tashahhud andsal¡m after every two rakc ahs , one should say while seated,

74. Tahdh¢b , iv, 304, b 69, h 1, 4. Raw¤at al-W¡ c i¨¢n , ii, 350, 351. Iqb¡l , 673-674. Bish¡rat al-

Mu¥§af¡ , 238. Was¡’il, x, 447, b 15, h 13808-13814; x, 456, b 19, h 13836; x, 483, b 22, h 13902-13904. Bi¦¡r , xciv, 34-35, b 55, h 11, 13, 14. Mustadrak, vii, 518-519, b 12, h 8796/1-8798/3.

1 ±£s¢’s Mi¥b¡¦ , 820. Iqb¡l , 674.

2 Iqb¡l , 674. Balad , 284. Bi¦¡r , xcvii, 377, b 5, h 10.

3 ±£s¢’s Mi¥b¡¦ , 814. Iqb¡l , 676. Was¡’il, viii, 112, b 9, h 10196.

4 ±£s¢’s Mi¥b¡¦ , 816, thence in Iqb¡l , 675, thence in Mustadrak, vi, 291, b 7, h 6860/5.

(a) Lâ il¡ha illall¡hu,

wall¡hu akbar. Wasub¦¡nall¡hi wal-¦amdu lill¡h, wa l¡¦awla wa l¡ quwwataill¡ bill¡hil cal¢yil ca³¢m.

(b) All¡h, All¡hurabb¢, lâ ushriku bih¢

shay’¡.

(c) Lâ ushriku birabb¢ a¦ad¡.

1 Al¦amdulill¡hil∙ladh¢ lam

There is no god besides

Allah, and Allah is greater.Glory be to Allah, all praisebelongs to Allah, and thereis no power or force except

what derives from Allah, theExalted and Almighty.

Allah—Allah is my Lord.I do not ascribe anything to

Him as a partner.

I do not ascribe anyone toHim as a partner.

1 All praise belongs to Al-lah, who has neither taken

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Then say seven times,

(7) As mentioned in the Iqb¡l and some manuscripts of the Mi¥b¡¦ , it ismusta¦ab to say the following supplication on this day.1

1 ±£s¢’s Mi¥b¡¦ , 814-817. Iqb¡l , 677. Kafcam¢’s Mi¥b¡¦ , 537. Balad , 184.

All¡hu—All¡hu rabb¢,lâ ushriku bih¢ shay’¡.

1 Y¡ man amara bilcafwi wat taj¡w£z, wa¤ammana nafsahul cafwa

wattaj¡wuz!

Y¡ man caf¡ wa taj¡waza,ucfu cinn¢ wa taj¡waz, y¡kar¢m!

2 All¡humma, wa qadakda§ §alabu, wa acyatil¦¢latu, wal madhhabu,

wa darasatil ¡m¡l, wanqa§a car rajâ’u ill¡

mink, wa¦daka, l¡shar¢ka lak!

3 All¡humma, innî ajidusubulal ma§¡libi ilaykamushracah, wa man¡hilarrajâ’i ladayka mutracah,

wa abw¡bad ducâ’i li mandac¡ka mufatta¦ah, walistic¡nata li manistac¡nabika mub¡¦ah!

4 Wa aclamu annaka lid¡c¢ka bi maw¤ici ij¡bah,

wa li¥¥¡rikhi ilaykabi mar¥adi igh¡thah;

wa anna fillahfi il¡j£dika wa¤ ¤am¡ni bi

Allah—Allah is my Lord. Iascribe no partner to Him.

1O You who have enjoinedus to pardon and overlook (others’ faults), having as-sured us to pardon and

overlook (our faults)! O You who pardon and overlook,pardon me and overlook my faults, O Generous One!

2O Allah, requests bring scant benefit, devices andprocedures fail, hopes lan-guish and expectationsbreak off, except when they

are directed to You! You areOne and have no partner!

3O Allah, I find the paths of request leading up to You tobe clear, the springs of hopein You to be perennial, andthe doors of supplication tobe open for those who sup-plicate You, and Your helpis ever available for those

who seek it!

4I know that You are al- ways ready to answer those who call You, ever preparedto answer the appeals of those who cry to You forhelp. I know that by en-

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al∙ladh¢ akramtan¡bih, awwalu ashhuril

¦urumi akramtan¡ bih¢min baynil umam, y¡dhal j£di wal karam.

Fa nas’aluka bih¢, wa bismikal ac³amilac³amil ac³amilajallil akram, al∙ladh¢khalaqtah£ fastaqarraf¢ ³illik, fa l¡ yakhruju

minka il¡ ghayrik,an tu ¥alliya cal¡Mu¦ammadinw waahli baytihi§ §¡hir¢n,

wa tajcalan¡ minalc¡mil¢na f¢hi bi §¡catik,

wal ¡mil¢na f¢hi bishaf¡catik.

All¡humma, wahdin¡il¡ sawâ’is sab¢l, wajcalmaq¢lan¡ cindakakhayra maq¢l, f¢ ³illin³al¢l, fa innaka ¦asbun¡

wa nicmal wak¢l. Was sal¡mu cal¡

cib¡dihil mu¥§afayn, wa¥alaw¡tuh£ (¥al¡tuh£)calayhim ajmac¢n.

All¡humma, wa b¡rik lan¡ f¢ yawmin¡ h¡dhalladh¢ fa¤¤altah, wa bikar¡matika jallaltah,

wa bil manzilil ca³¢milacl¡ anzaltah, ¥alli cal¡man f¢hi il¡ cib¡dika

arsaltah, wa bil ma¦allil

by You have honoured us, thefirst of the sacred months You

have favoured us with fromamong all the nations, O Lordof generosity and munificence!

We beseech You by it andby the greatest of the great-est of the greatest of YourNames, the most glorious andthe noblest, which You havecreated, whereat it abided in

Your shadow, without being revealed for anyone except

You, to bless Mu¦ammad andthe pure ones of his Family,and appoint us in this monthto be among those who strivetherein in obedience to You,and hope therein to win inter-cession with You!

O Allah, guide us to the rightpath and let our place of restin Your vicinity be the best of resorts, in deep shade! For in-deed You are sufficient for usand You are an excellent trus-tee. May peace be to His electservants, and may His bless-ings be upon all of them.

O Allah, grant us Your be-nison on this day, which Youhave preferred and made glo-rious with Your dignity, andgranted it [a great and] exalt-ed station. Bless therein him

whom You sent to Your serv-

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The Compiler says: This supplication was recited by Imam M£sa ibn Jacfar( c a ) when he was being moved to Baghdad, which was on 27th of Rajab. It is

among the treasured supplications of Rajab.(8) According to Sayyid Ibn ±¡w£s in the Iqb¡l ,1 also to be recited on this day is the supplication All¡ ∙humma, innî as ∙’aluka bit ∙tajall¢ ∙ yil [bin ∙najlil] a c ³am …, citedabove from Kaf cam¢ (p. 447) in the observances pertaining to the eve of this day.

OBSERVANCES OF THE L AST D AY OF R AJAB

Among the observances of this day is performing a bath and fasting. Its fast issaid to expiate for past and future sins.2

Another observance is the Prayer of Salm¡n,3 described under observancesof the first day of Rajab.

kar¢mi a¦laltah.

All¡humma, ¥allicalayhi ¥al¡tan dâ’imah,tak£nu laka shukr¡, walan¡ dhukhr¡, wajcallan¡ min amrin¡ yusr¡,

wakhtim lan¡ bissac¡dati il¡ muntah¡¡j¡lin¡, wa qad qabiltalyas¢ra min acm¡lin¡, wa ballaghtan¡ bi

ra¦matika af¤ala¡m¡lin¡, innaka cal¡kulli shay’in qad¢r,

wa ¥allall¡hu cal¡Mu¦ammadin w wa¡lih¢ wa sallam.

place.

Bless him with an everlast-ing blessing, which may becount as our thanks to Youand a reward held in storefor us. Grant us ease in ouraffairs and let the conclu-sion of our lives be one of felicity till the end of ourterm, accepting our mea-gre works and rewarding

us, with Your mercy, by thebest of our hopes. Indeed

You have power over allthings, and may Allah blessMu¦ammad and his Family and may peace be to them!

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