Thou art the Subduer...

Thou art the Subduer, and I am the subdued; and can (any one) have compassion on the subdued except the Subduer? My Master! O my Master! Thou art the Sustainer, and I am the sustained; and (who) can have mercy on the sustained except the Sustainer? My Master! O my Master! Thou art the Magnificient, and I am the humble; and (who) will show mercy to the humble except the Magnificient? My Master! O my Master!

Do have mercy on me with Thy compassion, and be pleased with me by Thy Magnanimity and Generosity and Grace; O Lord of Charity, Beneficence, Munificence and Magnanimity, By Thy Mercy; O Most Merciful of all merciful ones! [^1]: The Imam (A.S) has taken these descriptions from the Qur’an. I have added the reference at the end of each paragraph Previous…