Bless us with success in obeying (You)...

Bless us with success in obeying (You); farness from sins; sincerity in intention; cognition of (our) limits; bless us with guidance and steadfastness; guide our tongues to rightness and wisdom; fill up our hearts with knowledge and cognition; purify our bellies from haram and doubtful (foods); restrain our hands from injustice and theft; lower our eyes from immorality and breach of faith; close our ears to nonsense talks and backbitings.

(O Allah!) Bless our ‘ ulama’ with piety and preaching; the students with the spirit of hard-working and interest; the audience (of the preacher) with the power to follow; the sick Muslims with cure and repose: the dead Muslims with mercy and forgiveness; the old with prestige and patience; the young with obedience and repentance; the women with modesty and chastity; the rich with humbleness and generosity; the poor with patience and satisfaction; the mujahidin with help and victory; the prisoners with freedom and comfort; the rulers with justice and compassion; the citizens with equity and a good way of life; and bless the pilgrims with means of travel and expenses; and accept their hajj and umrah which You have made obligatory on them; (accept our prayers) with Your grace and mercy, O the most Merciful of the merciful.

(3) Suggested Reading The following books on the Present Imam (upon whom be peace) are recommended for the general readers: 1. An Inquiry Concerning al-Mahdi by Sayyid Muhammad Baqir as-Sadr, published by WOFIS, P. O. Box 2245, Tehran, Iran. 2. The Revolution of Imam Mahdi By Murtadha Mutaharri, 3. Kitab al-Irshad (The last chapter of) by Shaykh al-Mufid 4. The Occultation of the Twelfth Imam By Jassim M. Hussain, The last three books are available from TahrikeTarsile Qur’an, P. O.

Box 1115, 80-08 51st Avenue Elmhurst, New York 11373, U. S. A. NOTES: __________________________________________ 1. Shaykh aṣ-Ṣaduq, Kamalu ’d-Din wa Tamamu ’n-Ni‘mah, p. 336. 2. Allamah Majlisi, Biharu ’l-Anwar, vol. 53, p. 126. 3. On the authority of Shaykh al-Kaf‘ami as mentioned in Mafatihu ’l- Jinan, by Shaykh ‘Abbas al-Qummi, (Arabic translation by Muhammad Radha an-Nuri), Beirut, p. 116. Leave a Comment Leave a Comment Leave a Reply Cancel reply Your email address will not be published.

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