By the grace of this Holy Qur’at~ and to whom You have revealed it...

By the grace of this Holy Qur’at~ and to whom You have revealed it, and by every believer You have praised therein, and by Your right upon them, for none knows Your right more than You!’ Then you. repeat ten times each of the following: ‘By Your Grace, O Mighty God!

By Muhammad, by Ali, by Fatima, by al~Has5a1I, by al~I-{usSa1n, by All ibm al-Hussain, by Muhammad ibm All, by Ja’fer ibn Muhammad, by Mousa ibm Ja’fer, by Ali ibn Mousa, by Muhammad ibn Ali, by Ali ibn Muhammad, by al-I-lassan ibn AM, by al-Hujja (alMabdi),’ then you state your plea, and Allah will help you attain your objective if He pleases." Another special invocation quoted from the Prophet (pbuh) says: "I bear witness that there is no god but Allah, the One and Only God, without a partners and that Muhammad (phub) is His servant and messenger.

I bear witness that Paradise is right and that the fire is right, and that the bout is approaching~ there is no doubt about it, and that Allah shall bring life to those in the graves. I further bear witness that the Lord is my God: there is no partner with I-jim, nor a son, nor a father, and I bear witness that He does whatever He pleases and is able to do everything and is the Doer of what He wills.

He humiliates whomsoever He wills and raises whomsoever He pleases, Owner of the domain, Sustainer of the servants, the Forgiving, the Mercy-giving, the Omniscient, the Kind. I bear witness again and again and again and again and again and again and again that You, Lord, are exactly so and even more, and that none can describe Your greatness. Lord!

I pray You to send blessings unto Muhammad (phub) and the progeny of Muhammad (pbuh) and to guide me and not to leave me to stray after having guided me, for You guide whomsoever You please." Chapter 29 :Recommended deeds of the twenty-third Night of the Month of Ramadhan All recommended deeds stated above are also recommended for this night and for all the nights referred to above one of which, according to the above-quoted traditions, Lailatul-Qadr may as well be.

On all these nights, it is recommended that you perform tke ghusul twice: once at the beginning of the night, and once at its end as Imam alSadiq, peace be upon him, is quoted saying. It is also recommended that you read the Chapter of the Holy Qur’an dealing with the Romans and the one with the Spider.