بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم اللهم صلي على محمد وأل محمد اللهم رب...
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم اللهم صلي على محمد وأل محمد اللهم رب شهر رمضان الذي انزلت فيه القُران وافترضت على عبادك فيه الصيام صلي على محمد وال محمد وارزقني حج بيتك الحرام في عامي هذا وفي كُل عام واغفر لي تلك الذنوب العظام فإنه لا يغفرها غيرك يا رحمن يا علام An Introduction to Dua al-Iftitah Du' al-Iftitah was taught by our twelfth Imam (a) for Shi'as to recite every night during the month of Ramadhan.
The Du'a is excellent for moulding man's attitude towards his Creator as it discusses many aspects of the wretchedness of the human being, and the Grace of Allah. The Du'a can be divided into two parts: Man's relationship with Allah. Divine leaders. The first section of the Du'a describes different qualities of Allah, and reveals the graciousness and love of Allah for the human being. This section of the Du'a can further be divided into the following parts: a) Praise of Allah.
As is the etiquette of Du'a, Du'a al-Iftitah begins with the praise and glorification of Allah. This is not because Allah needs to be praised before He answers our Du'as, but to remind the supplicant of the Supreme Being he is addressing, and consequently put the awe of Allah into hearts which are often heedless. The beginning of the Du'a also places the supplicant between hope and fear, the ideal attitude while praying. Allah is most merciful, but is also severe in punishment.
Humans are not to despair, nor to be too confident but constantly strive in His way. b) Emphasis on the Oneness of Allah. Allah has no partner nor son, and has complete, undivided power and control over creation. The inhabitants of the skies and the heavens depend on Him. This is to strengthen reliance of the supplicant on Allah, as there is none else he can turn to. c) The Generosity of Allah. The treasures of Allah do not cease, and are always liberally bestowed on His creatures.
The needs of the human beings are enormous, and by placing open the door of Du'a, Allah has given them the keys to His treasures. His doors are always open, and no supplication to Him is rejected without some answer. But man is often ungrateful, and always greedy. He expects that his du'as will always be immediately granted. When such gratification is not forthcoming, he turns away, instead of reminding himself of all the favours he enjoys. d) Relationship of Allah and the human being.