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His supplication for the first day of the
month
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
All praise is for Allah Who has created the heavens and the earth and
appointed the darkness and the light. Yet the idolaters ascribe partners
to Him. It is He Who has created you from clay. Your span of life is fixed
and the specified time is in His knowledge. Notwithstanding this, doubt
persists in your minds. He is Allah in the Heavens and on Earth, knows
whatever is manifest and hidden in you and is aware of your actions and
deeds. All praise be to Him Who relieved us from oppressors. All praise
be to Him Who elevated us over many of His believing servants. All
praise is exclusively for Allah Who blessed me with Ismail and Ishaq in
spite of my old age. Surely my Lord listens to prayers. O my Lord!
Reckon me and my offspring among those who are steadfast in Your
prayers, bless our prayers with acceptance and forgive my parents, the
believers and me on the day of accounting. Praise be to Allah, the Lord
of the Heavens and the Earth, and the Lord of the Worlds. He is Mighty
and Wise. It is He Who deserves all praise, for whatever is in the
Heavens and on Earth belongs to Him. In the world Hereafter, all praise
is exclusively for Him. He is All-wise, the Knower (of everything). He
knows whatever enters the Earth and whatever comes out (therefrom),
whatever descends from the sky and whatever ascends towards it. He is
Merciful and Forgiving. Praise be to Allah, the Originator of the Heavens
and Earth. He appointed the Angels as messengers who possess two,
three and four wings. He increases in the creation whatever He wishes.
Verily, Allah is powerful over everything. There is none to stop His
blessing made commonly available to mankind nor can anyone to grant
that which He withholds. He is most High and All wise. O Mankind!
Remember the Bounties, which He has bestowed on you. Is there any
other God save Allah Who grants you sustenance from the Earth and
sky? There is no God except Him. Why then do these people level
(false) charges against Him? Praise be to Allah Who is the Lord of the
Worlds. He is living. The one Who does not die. He is everlasting hence
no diminution can occur to Him. He is the (eternal) Monarch; therefore
downfall cannot be ascribed to Him. He is Just; hence no slackness can
be attributed to Him. He is such a Sovereign Who never commits
oppression. He is sublime, and nothing is hidden from Him. His bounties
are limitless. He bestows on anyone whatever He chooses. He is the
Forerunner Who has no predecessor. He is so Manifest that nothing is
clearer than Him. He is such a Secret that nothing can equal Him in
secrecy. His knowledge encompasses everything and He has reckoned
everything with a clear reckoning. O my Lord! Bestow Your Blessings on
Muhammad and his Progeny. Let my tongue praise You! Grant me
success in my aims through prayers. Fulfill my desires and help in
achieving my goals. Protect me and bless me through these prayers.
Accomplish Your Bounties on me. Grant my prayers the Lord of the
worlds. Purify my actions so that You may have pity on my helplessness
and my complaints. I beseech You to show mercy on me. Be pleased
with me and accept my prayer. Praise be to Allah Who has created the
heavy clouds. The thunder and the Angels praise Him. It is He Who
flashes the lighting that harms those whom He wishes. The truth is clear
as daylight, yet the people believe not and argue about their God.
Whosoever is proclaimed as God besides Him is false. He is the most
High and the Great. Glory be to Allah Who raises up the souls when
men are dead. He also raises up the souls of those alive when they go
to sleep. Then He detains the souls of those whom He commands to die
and releases the souls of the rest of them for the specified time. Surely
there are His signs in it for those who may reflect. Glory be to Allah
Whose Throne extends over the Heavens and the Earth, and the
preservation of them both tires Him not. He is most exalted and Great.
Praise be to Allah, the Knower of what is manifest and what is hidden,
Beneficent and Merciful. There is no God beside Him. He is the King the
most Holy the Bestower of conviction, the Guardian, the Supreme, the
Great. He is above what is attributed to Him. He is the Creator, Maker
and Fashioner. O Allah! Yours are the beautiful names. Everyone in the
Heavens and on the Earth praises Him. He is Ever prevalent and All
wise. All praise is for Him Who has neither any son nor any associate in
His Realm. He has no helper against humiliation. And Glorify Him,
magnifying His Praise.