Protect me for you -asws two are my protectors. يَا مَوْلَايَ يَا صَاحِبَ الزَّمَانِ ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ الْغَوْثَ الْغَوْثَ الْغَوْثَ أَدْرِكْنِي أَدْرِكْنِي أَدْرِكْنِي الْأَمَانَ الْأَمَانَ الْأَمَانَ O my Master -asws ! O Master -asws of the time!’ – three times. ‘الْغَوْثَ الْغَوْثَ الْغَوْثَ’ ‘ The help! The help! The help ! Save me! Save me! Save me! The security! The security!
The security!’ [11] Also, in the Salat prescribed by Imam Al-Reza -asws , one recites, as part of a supplication towards the end: وَ أَظْهِرْ إِعْزَازَهُ يَا مُحَمَّدُ يَا عَلِيُّ- يَا عَلِيُّ يَا مُحَمَّدُ اكْفِيَانِي فَإِنَّكُمَا كَافِيَانِي يَا مُحَمَّدُ يَا عَلِيُّ- يَا عَلِيُّ يَا مُحَمَّدُ انْصُرَانِي فَإِنَّكُمَا نَاصِرَانِي يَا مُحَمَّدُ يَا عَلِيُّ يَا عَلِيُّ يَا مُحَمَّدُ احْفَظَانِي فَإِنَّكُمَا حَافِظَانِي يَا مَوْلَايَ يَا صَاحِبَ الزَّمَانِ ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ الْغَوْثَ الْغَوْثَ أَدْرِكْنِي أَدْرِكْنِي الْأَمَانَ الْأَمَانَ [12] And manifestation of his strength .
O Muhammad -saww ! O Ali -asws ! O Ali -asws ! O Muhammad -saww ! Suffice me, for you -asws two are sufficient for me. O Muhammad -saww ! O Ali -asws ! O Ali -asws ! O Muhammad -saww ! Help me for you -asws two are my helpers. O Muhammad -saww ! O Ali -asws ! O Ali -asws ! O Muhammad -saww ! Protect me for you -asws two are my protectors. O my Master -asws ! O Master -asws of the time!’ – three times. ‘The relief! The relief! The relief! الْغَوْثَ الْغَوْثَ الْغَوْثَ Help me! Help me! Help me!
The security! The security! The security!’ [13] (an extract) Al-Abdal The Abdal (Arabic: أبدال ) simply means the replacement , and we find this word in the Ahadith, but Sufis refer Al-Abdal to their saints who possess mystical powers obtained through meditation ( Chilla ) and Sufi worship rituals.
[14] الإحتجاج رُوِيَ عَنِ الْخَالِدِ بْنِ الْهَيْثَمِ الْفَارِسِيِّ قَالَ: قُلْتُ لِأَبِي الْحَسَنِ الرِّضَا ع إِنَّ النَّاسَ يَزْعُمُونَ أَنَّ فِي الْأَرْضِ أَبْدَالًا فَمَنْ هَؤُلَاءِ الْأَبْدَالُ قَالَ صَدَقُوا الْأَبْدَالُ الْأَوْصِيَاءُ جَعَلَهُمُ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ فِي الْأَرْضِ بَدَلَ الْأَنْبِيَاءِ إِذْ رَفَعَ الْأَنْبِيَاءَ وَ خَتْمُهُمْ مُحَمَّدٌ ص (The book) ‘Al Ihtijaj’ – It is reported from Al Khalid Bin Al Haysam Al Farsi who said, ‘I said to Abu Al-Hassan Al-Reza -asws , ‘The people are claiming that in the earth there are ‘الْأَبْدَالُ’ ‘Al-Abdal’ (replaced ones -asws ), so who are these replaced ones?’ He -asws said: ‘They speak the truth.