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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Martyrdom: Arise and Bear Witness A Prayer I am not used to praying at the end of a lecture because I know with all humility that I am not worthy to pray. But I would like, with your permission, to give some prayers about how things should be and are not, no matter what anyone may say. It has been mentioned in our prayer books and Alexis Carrel also mentioned that a prayer should be like a child speaks with his father.

The more spontaneous it is, the better it will be accepted. Dear friends. We are living in most difficult times. All of my hope and faith are devoted to you young people. Those who are mature have reached a position, are edu­cated and have social respect. Those who have wealth and an honourable position, their responsibilities are no more than to protect what they have gathered.

But for­tunately, you who are still deprived may do something for our salvation which will otherwise be forgotten and destroyed. Oh, God, You who rendered generosity to the sons of Adam, You who placed Your trust upon the shoulders of the children of Adam, You who selected all of Your prophets to teach the Book and establish justice, You who say that greatness belongs to You, Your prophets and those who are faithful, we are Your people. We have faith in You and the message of Your prophets.

We ask for freedom, awareness, justice and greatness. Grant us these as we are greatly in need of them, more so that at any other time we are sacrificed by slavery, ignorance and weakness. Oh, God of those who are deprived. You who have blessed the deprived upon the earth, those masses who are condemned to being weak and deprived in life and those who are enslaved throughout history and are sacri­ficed to oppression and the plunder of time, we are the wretched of hell on earth.

Cause us to rise up to lead mankind and become the inheritors of the earth. The time has arrived. The deprived of the earth await Your promise. You who have glory within your family of man, at present, only have the deprived masses worship­ping You. Oh, God, You made all of Your angels prostrate themselves before Adam. Do You not see that all of the children of Adam are being made to prostrate them­selves before the devils of the earth?

Release the children of Adam from the bonds of slavery of the idols of this century, whom we ourselves have created. Help us to find salvation in our servitude and obedience to You.