ভূমিকা
Supplication of Allegiance (Ahad) to Imam Mahdi (ajtfs)
Imam Sadiq (a.s) narrates that “one who recites this supplication for 40 mornings; he will be accounted amongst the helpers of Imam Mahdi (a.t.f.s). And if he happens to die before the reappearance of Imam Mahdi (a.t.f.s), Allah will raise him up from his grave so that he may assist the holy Imam (a.t.f.s). For every word that he recites in this supplication, Allah will grant him 1000 good deeds and will erase from his scroll of deeds 1000 sins”. As the title suggests, this supplication is of allegiance (ahad) to the holy Imam (a.t.f.s). Its recitation every morning ensures the renewal of this covenant as taught by Imam Ali ibne Abi Talib (as)
allahumma rabba alnnuri al`azimi
O Allah the Lord of the Great Light,
the Lord of the Elevated Throne,
wa munzila alttawrati wal-injili wallzzaburi
the Revealer of the Torah, the Gospel, and the Psalms,
the Revealer of the Great Qur'an,
wa rabba almala'ikati almuqarrabina
and the Lord of the Archangels,
the Prophets, and the Messengers:
allahumma inni as'aluka bismika alkarimi
O Allah, I beseech You in Your Noble Name,
in the Light of Your Luminous Face
as'aluka bismika alladhi ashraqat bihi alssamawatu wal-araduna
I beseech You in the name of Your Name with which the heavens and the earth have lit up
wa bismika alladhi yasluhu bihi al-awwaluna wal-akhiruna
and in Your Name with which the past and the coming generations have become upright! O He Who has been always alive before the existence of all living things! وَيَا حَيّاً بَعْدَ كُلِّ حَيٍّ
wa ya hayyan ba`da kulli hayyin
ya muhyiya almawta wa mumita al-ahya'i
O He Who revives the dead ones and causes the living ones to die! يَا حَيُّ لا إِلٰهَ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ
O Ever-living! There is no god save You.