Zainul Abideen Duaa for his Parents Dua org

Zainul Abideen: Du’aa for his Parents Du’a. org Slideshow by Dr. Hashim

Du’aa: Invocation Ø Du’aa is defined as any invocation or prayer addressed to Allah (swt). Ø Du’aa can change fate, while no action of ours ever can. Ø Du’aa is the essence of Ibadah or worship. Ø With Du’aa we can never fail; wi. Yourt it, we can never succeed. Ø In the proper scheme of things Du’aa should be the first and the last resort of the believer. Ø With all his plans and actions coming in between, Du’aa is conversation with Allah, our Creator, our Lord and Master, the All Knowing, the Almighty.

And your Lord says: "Call on Me; I will answer your (Prayer): Surah 40, Ayah 60 ﺍﻳ ﻭ ﺍﻱ ﻭ ﺍﻳ ﺍﻭﻱ ﺍ

Al-Saheefa al-Sajjadiya Ø Al-Saheefa al-Sajjadiya is a collection of supplications and whispered prayers Ø It was composed by Zainul Abideen, the greatgrandson of Prophet Muhammad. Ø The title "Al-Saheefa al-Sajjadiya" means "the book of Sajjad", Ø Sajjad being the epithet of Ali ibn Husain, the fourth Shi'a Imam.

Al-Saheefa al-Sajjadiya as considered Ø Al-Saheefa al-Sajjadiya has several titles, such as l "Sister of the Quran", l "Gospel of the Holy Household" and l "Psalms of the Muhammad dynasty", Ø In the form of supplication, it expresses Islamic knowledge and Yourght and Ø It involves all aspects of individual, social, economical, political and cultural life. Ø Reason, human feelings, emotions and conscience are all addressed by it

Al-Saheefa al-Sajjadiya Ø Narrations state that Sajjad composed Al-Saheefa al. Sajjadiya after the Battle of Karbala (680 AD). Ø Imam Sajjad used rich and meaningful supplications to reconstruct society and distribute Islamic knowledge. Ø It seems Al-Saheefa al-Sajjadiya (which was protected from government agents by Imam Sajjad’s sons and companions) Ø was a sectarian and organizational booklet, which if the access of the government agents to it would nullify all Imam Sajjad's efforts.

Al-Saheefa al-Sajjadiya Ø Al-Saheefa al-Sajjadiya was at the forefront of the uprising against the Umayya. Ø Salutations to Muhammad and his dynasty are repeated in most of its supplications, Ø while the Umayya Khilaafah consistently tried to wipe out the name and memory of Muhammad and his family. Ø In several supplications Imam Sajjad explained what Imamate meant, l who is allowed to be an imam (leader), and l what the conditions of Imamate are to be, Ø All was because the subject of Prophet’s succession and the concept of Imamate were faced with serious challenge after the death of Muhammad (pbuh) and particularly after the Battle of Karbala.

Table of Contents: 54 Du’aa Number of Du’aa Subject of Du’aa 21 His Supplication in Sorrow 22 His Supplication in Hardship 23 His Supplication for Well-Being 24 His Supplication for his Parents 25 His Supplication for his Children 26 His Supplication for his Neighbors and Friends 27 His Supplication for the People of the Frontiers (Thugoor) 28 His Supplication in Fleeing to God 29 His Supplication when his Provision was Stinted

ﺍ Zainul Abideen’s Supplication for his Parents

ـ ﺩ ﻯ ﺃﻠ ، ﺍﻳ ﺍﻟ ﻭـ O God, bless Muhammad, Your Servant and Messenger, and bless his Household, the pure,

، ﻻ ﺍ ﺍ ﺍ and single them out for the best of Your blessings, Your mercy, Your benedictions, and Your peace!

ﺍﻳ ﺍﻟ ﺍ ﻻ ﺍﻟ ، ﺍﺍ ﺍ ﺍﻟ ﺍ And single out my parents, O God, for honor with You and blessings from You, O Most Merciful of the merciful!

آ ﺩ ﻯ ﺃﻠ ، ﺇﺍﻣ ﺍ ﺟ ﺍ ﻱ O God, bless Muhammad and his Household, And by way of inspiration teach me knowledge of everything incumbent upon me toward them,

، ﺍﻣـ ﺫ ﻱ ﺍ ، ـ ﻱ ﺍ ﺍﻱ and gather within me the knowledge of all that completely! Then make me act in accordance with what You had inspired me

، ـ ﻳﺍ ﻭ ﻟ ﻱ ، ﺀ ﺍﺍ ﻭﻱ ﻻ ﻯ and grant me the success to apply the knowledge that You had shown me, lest I fail to act according to something You had taught me

. ﻳ ﻳﺍ ﺍﻭ ﺍﻱ ﻻ ﺍ ﺍ آ ﺩ ﻯ ﺃﻠ And do not let my limbs feel heavy to perform what You had inspired me! O God, bless Muhammad and his Household, as You had ennobled us through him,

. ﺍ ﻯ ﺍ ﺍ ﺍ آ ﺩ ﻯ and bless Muhammad and his Household, as You had made incumbent upon us the rights toward humanity, because of him!

، ﻭ ﺍﻟ ﺍﻷ ﺍ ، ﺍﻭ ﺍ ﺍﻟ ﺍﺍ ﺍﻱ ﺃﻠ and let me be scared as one towards an oppressive ruler And be devoted to them, with the devotion of a compassionate mother!

، ﺍﺍ ﻱ ﺍ ﺍ ﺍﻱ ﺍ Make my obedience and devotion to them more joyful to my eyes than sleep to the sleepy

آ ﺍﻟ ﻱ ﺍﺍ ﺍ ﻯ ﺃﻮ ﻯ and more refreshing to me than a drink to the thirsty, so that I may prefer their inclinations to my inclination,

ﺍ ﺍﺍ ﺍ ﻯ . ﺇ ﺍ ﻱ ﺇ ﻱ And set their satisfaction before my satisfaction, and magnify their devotion to me, though it be little, and minimize my devotion to them though it be great.

، ﻻﻱ ﺍ ، ﻱ ﺍ ﺃﻠ ، ﻱ ﺍ O God, lower before them my voice, make agreeable to them my words, make my temper before them mild ,

. ﻳﻘ ﺍ ، ﻳﻘ ﺍ ﻱ ، ﻱ ﺍ ﺍ make my heart tender towards them, and let me be with them a companion, and towards them a loving friend!

. ﻱ ﻱ ﻱ ﺍ ﺍ ، ﻱ ﻯ ﺍ ﻱ ﺍ ﺍ ﺃﻠ O God, thank them for my upbringing, reward them for honoring me, and guard them as they guarded me in my infancy!

ﺍ ﻱ ﺍ ﻭﻩ ﻱ ﺇﺍ ﻱ ﺍ ﺍ ﺍﻟ O God, and whatever harm has touched them from me, detested things has reached them from me, or right of theirs which has been neglected by me,

ﺍﺍ ﻱ ﺍ ﺍﺍ ﻱ ﻭﺍ ﺍ allow such things to alleviate their sins, raise them in their degrees, and add to their good deeds!

. ﺍﺍ ﺋﺎ ﺍﻟ ﺍ ، ﻝ ﻳ ﺍ ﺍ ﺃﻠ O He who changes evil deeds into manifold good deeds! O God, whatever word through which they have transgressed against me,

ﺍﺏ ﻱ ﺭﺍ ﻱ ﺍ ، ﻝ ﺍ And act through which they have been immoderate with me, right of mine which they have left neglected, or obligation toward me in which they have fallen short,

ﺍ ﻱ ﺇ ، ﺍ I grant it to them and bestow it upon them, and I beseech You to remove from them its ill consequence,

ﺍ ﻱ ﻳﺎ ﺍ ﺃ ﻻ ، ﻱ ﻱ ﺍ ﻻ ، ﻱ ﻯ ﺍ ﻻ ﻱ ﺇ for I do not accuse them concerning myself, find them slow in their devotion toward me, or dislike the way they have attended to my affairs, my Lord!

ﺇ ﺇﺍﻧـ ، ﺍ They have rights against me which are more incumbent, precedence in beneficence toward me that is greater

، ﻝ ﻯ ﺍﺍ ، ﻝ ﺍ ﺃﺍ ـ and kindness toward me that is mightier than that I should settle accounts with justice or repay them with equivalents.

؟ ﺍ ﻱ ﺍ ؟ ﻱ ﺍ ﻭ ﺇﻟ ﺍ ﺇﺫ Where then, my God, would be their long occupation with bringing me up? Where the hardship of their toil in taking care of me?

، ﺍ ﻱ ﺍ ﺍ ﺍ ؟ ﻟ ﺍ ﻯ ﺇﺍﺍ Where depriving themselves to provide me with plenty? What an idea! I can never discharge their right against me,

آ ﺩ ﻯ . ﺍ ﻳ ﺍﺽ ﺍ ﻻ ﺍ ﺍ ﻻ I can never fulfill my obligations toward them fully, or accomplish the duty of serving them. So bless Muhammad and his Household

، ﺇ ﻯ ﺍ ﻱ . ﺍﻳ ﺍ ﻱ and assist me, O Best of those whose assistance we seek! Give me success, O Most Guiding of those whom we beseech!

ﻫﺎ ﺍﻷ ﻵﺒﺎ ﺍﻭ ﻱ ﻱ ﻻ . ﻻﻭ ﺍ ﺱ ﺯﻯ Place me not among the people of disrespect to fathers and mothers on the day when "every soul will be repaid for what it has earned, they shall not be wronged"

. ﺍﻳ ﺍﻟـ ﺍ ﺍ ﺍﻳ ﺍ آﺍ ﺍ ﺍ ، آـ ﺩ ﻯ ﺃﻠ O God, bless Muhammad, his Household, and his progeny and single out my parents for the best which You had singled out for the fathers and mothers of Your faithful servants, O Most Merciful of the merciful!

. ﺍﻱ ﺍﺍ ﺍﺓ ﻱ ، ﻱ آﻨﺎ ﻧ ﻱ ﺍ ﻱ ﻻ ﺃﻠ O God, let me not forget to remember them after my ritual prayers, at every time throughout my night, and in each of the hours of my day!

، ﻱ ـﺎ ﺍ ، ﺍ ﺍﻱ ﻱ ﺍ آ ﺩ ﻯ ﺃﻠ O God, bless Muhammad and his Household, forgive me through my supplication for my parents, and forgive them through their devotion toward me

. ﻻ ﺍﻟ ﺍ ﺍ ، ﻣ ﺍ ﺍﻱ ﺍ ﺍ ﻣـ with unfailing forgiveness, be well pleased with them through my intercession for them with resolute good pleasure, and make them reach through Your generosity the abodes of safety!

، ﺍ ﻱ ﻱ ـ ﺇ ، ﺍ ﺍ ﺇ ﺃﻠ O God, if Your forgiveness reaches them first, make them my intercessors, and if Your forgiveness reaches me first, make me their intercessors,

، ﺍ ﺍ ﻱ ﺃ ﻯ so that we may gather together through Your gentleness in the house of Your abundance and the place of Your forgiveness and mercy!

. ﺍﻳ ﺍﻟ ﺍ ﺍ ﺍﻳ ﺍ ﻭ ﺇ Verily You are of abounding bounty, and ancient kindness, and " You are the Most Merciful of the merciful"

Western Scholars n Philip Woolley, a professor and researcher from Germany, asked for a copy of Al-Saheefa al. Sajjadiya to be sent to him after his friend, a Roman Catholic Cardinal, saw the book in his library, studied part of it, and impressed with its novelty insisted on taking it away with him. n When the Vatican Library in Rome received an English version of Al-Saheefa al-Sajjadiya, it said in its letter of acknowledgment: "This book contains great mystical themes, so we place it for researchers in the best position of the library. "

Western Scholars n A leader of Germany's Social Democratic Party wrote to a friend, Professor Singler, saying: "This book had a profound impact on me and changed my view about Islam. I invite my friend to study this book", n In Poland, Christian Scientist Andre Kowski said of the book: ¨ "I am deeply impressed by the ideas of Imam Sajjad, whose noble Yourghts are manifested on the pages of the book Al-Saheefa al-Sajjadiya. It is so attractive, to the extent that I feel this book has given me a complete sense of the mystical and divine. "

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Be in Allah’s Care q. Thank you and may Allah Bless you. q Dr. A. S. Hashim