[Yaadein_Meri] DUA 3

 

by
HAZRAT MAULANA
YUNUS PATEL SAHEB
[Mudda Zilluhu]
(MUSJID-E-NOOR)
  
 
 
 
Du`aa
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"WHEN MY SERVANTS ASK YOU
CONCERNING ME,
I AM INDEED CLOSE (TO THEM),
I LISTEN TO THE PRAYE R OF EVERY
SUPPLICANT WHEN HE
CALLS ON ME…"
[SURAH1 BAQARAH2 2 : 186]
1 Surah : A chapter of the Holy Qur`aan.
2 Baqarah : The Heifer [The name of a chapter of the Holy Qur`aan]
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FOREWORD
ALL PRAISE IS DUE TO ALLAH4 TA'ALA, THE FORGIVER AND
CONCEALER OF FAULTS, THE GUIDE TO REPENTANCE,
THE ONE WHO RESPONDS TO PRAYERS.
'SALAAT AND SALAAM UPON THE PROTECTOR AND GUIDE OF THE
BELIEVERS, SAYYEDENA5 MUHAMMAD e, ETERNALLY.
This booklet is a transcription of comprehensive duas taken from
the tapes of Hazrat6 Maulana Yunus Patel Saheb's (Mudda Zilluhu) 7
programmes. …Its publication is due to correction of a du'aa which
was printed by an anonymous person, as the du'aa of Hazrat
Maulana.
Due to the errors therein and due to the fact that the du'aa was not
presented in the true, beautiful, noble and distinguished style of
Hazrat Maulana's duas, this humble servant decided to present this
booklet of comprehensive duas for those who make du'aa in
English.
…Whilst just a reading of Hazrat Maulana's du'aa teaches one the
manner of begging from Allah Ta'ala, Hazrat's sincere and deephearted
duas also brings about a transformation and a reformation
within the heart.
Of course, Hazrat Maulana repeatedly mentions that the best of
duas are the duas of Rasulullah e, which cover and encompass
every need of every person. In fact, the duas of Rasulullah e
should form part of our daily supplications.
3a :: In the Name of Allah, The Most Gracious, The Most Merciful.
4 Allah : The name of the Creator of the Universe.
5 Sayyedena : Our Leader
6 Hazrat : 'The Respected' (A title used when addressing a religious luminary).
7 Mudda Zilluhu : meaning, May he live long.
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…On occasions of auspicious nights, Eid, 'Umrah and Haj, or when
in Madina Sharief, Maulana's duas have extended to almost ¾ of
an hour…so beg from Allah Ta'ala8 as much as you can, for Allah
Ta'ala is willing to accept our duas.
Hazrat Maulana Yunus Patel Saheb (mz) is the mentor and
preceptor of many throughout the world, including myself. …Allah
Ta'ala has gifted Hazrat with a unique manner of presenting Islam;
in its beauty, perfection, purity and simplicity.
Alhamdulillah9, Muslims, all over the world, are benefiting
tremendously from the talks, books, tapes and Malfoozaat10 of
Hazrat Maulana. So many have sincerely repented of sins that they
were habituated to, and have become pious and sincere believers
and worshippers of Allah Ta'ala, as well as devoted followers to
the way of life of Rasulullah e.
May Allah Ta'ala grant acceptance to the humble effort made. May
He make this book purely and solely for His Pleasure. May He
make it a means of taubah, guidance and inspiration to all readers,
and may He make it a Sadaqa-e-Jaariyah (perpetual reward) for
my Sheikh 11, as well as for myself and all those who assisted in its
publication. …May Allah Ta'ala grant the ability to do what He
loves and what He is pleased with – in word, deed and intention.
May Allah Ta'ala grant Hazrat Maulana long life and the best of
health and well being to continue with his exceptional servi ces to
Deen12. (Aameen13)
a thorn from a rose garden
[Ramadaan 1423]
8 Allah Ta'ala : Allah, The Exalted
9 Alhamdulillah : All praise is due to Allah
10 Malfoozaat : Wise and perceptive utterances and statements.
11 Sheikh : Spiritual mentor and guide
12 Deen : religion
13 Aameen : May Allah accept it.
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CONTENTS
1.) THE DU'AA OF THE AULIYA ALLAH 7
2.) DU'AA OF HAZRAT MAULANA 8
3.) THE ACCEPTANCE OF DU'AA 60
4.) INSINCERITY 61
5.) NON-ACCEPTANCE 65
6.) THE NAMES OF ALLAH TA'ALA 67
7.) THE 99 NAMES OF ALLAH TA'ALA 69
8.) DUROOD SHARIF 71
9.) SINCERE TAUBAH 74
10.) IMMEDIATE WILAYAT 78
11.) SOME ETIQUETTES OF DU'AA 80
12.) AT THE AIRPORT 81
NB.: Do not touch the Arabic script of the Ayaah (verses) of the
Qur`aan Sharief if not in a state of Taharat (cleanliness)
– i.e. Wudhu, or Ghusl (if required).
You can touch the translation.
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"Anyone amongst you whose doors of
Dua14 have opened, in reality
the doors of blessings have opened
for him. …"
"Dua is the weapon of a Believer,
the pillar of Deen and the noor of the
heavens and earth."
[ AHADITH15 ]
14 Dua : Supplication (Asking of Allah Ta'ala)
15 Ahadith : Sayings of the Noble Prophet e .
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THE DU'AA OF THE AULIYA ALLAH…
Maulana Jalaluddeen Rumi (Rahmatullah 'alaih) has very
beautifully described the duas and tears of his great Sheikh,
Hazrat Shamsuddeen Tabrezi (Rahmatullah 'alaih) in his
acclaimed composition, The Mathnavi. He says therein:
"…Listen to the tears of the Auliya Allah16. When my Spiritual
guide, Hazrat Shamsuddeen Tabrezi cries, the effect of his
sincerity and his pain causes the very heavens to also cry. And
when my Sheikh cries out of his Great Divine Love, the very
heavenly bodies tremble and shake. And our Shams Tabrezi
prays in such humility and with such earnestness that the grace
of Allah comes towards such a broken heart which lays its
complaints before Him, and grants it the honour of Divine
acceptance."
Dear reader, if you have had the privilege of listening to the
Du'aa of Hazrat Maulana Yunus Patel Saheb (Daamat
Barakaatuhum), you too will attest to the above description of
Maulana Jalaluddeen Rumi (Rahmatullah 'alaih). The same will
be said.
The following Du'aa of Hazrat Maulana should be made to
Allah Ta'ala in the heart-rending, inspiring, and affecting
manner that it should be read, for it to be truly appreciated.
(Compiler)
16 Auliya Allah : Friends of Allah
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DU'AA OF
HAZRAT MAULANA YUNUS PATEL SAHEB (MZ)
All Praise is due to Allah Ta'ala,
The Most Beneficent, The Most Merciful.
'Salaat and Salaam be upon our beloved Master,
the Rasul and Beloved of Allah Ta'ala, the Seal of all
Prophets and Mercy unto the Worlds -
Sayyedena Muhammade.
¨ O ALLAH, bestow mercy and blessings upon our
beloved Rasul, Sayyedena Muhammad and upon his
family, his companions, his children, his wives, and his
offspring, his followers and everyone from amongst his
Ummat.
¨ O MOST MERCIFUL of all those who show mercy. O the
Helper of those who ask for help. O our Sustainer, who
is most Generous. O The Most Forgiving.
¨ O EVER-LIVING AND EVER-SUSTAINING, we beseech
You for help, through Your Mercy.
¨ There is none worthy of worship beside Allah, the
Most Tolerant, Most Generous. Glory be to Allah, Lord
of the Great Throne (Arsh). All praise is due to Allah,
the Sustainer of the worlds. O Allah, we do seek all
causes of the grant of Your Mercy and (we do seek)
actions which will make certain Your Forgiveness, a
full share of virtuous deeds and complete
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safety from sin. O Allah, let not a single sin of ours be
left out from being forgiven; remove all our worries,
and fulfil every need of ours which conforms to Your
pleasure, O Most Merciful of all those who show
Mercy.17
¨ O OUR SUSTAINER, we have wronged our souls. If You
do not forgive us and bestow upon us Your Mercy, then
we shall certainly be from amongst the losers.18
¨ O ALLAH, forgive our sins.
¨ O ALLAH, overlook our sins.
¨ O ALLAH, conceal our sins.
¨ O MY ALLAH, how loving You are; how caring You
are; how beautiful You are…
¨ O MY BELOVED ALLAH, O my Raheem19 Allah, O my
Kareem20 Allah, O my Haleem21 Allah, O my Most
Forgiving Allah, O my Most Loving, Caring Allah,
O my most Compassionate Allah…
¨ …O ALLAH, we are unable to praise You as we should.
You are as You have praised Yourself.
17 A dua taught by the Prophet e, to be recited for the fulfilment of one's needs.
It is the Sunnah dua for Salaatul Haajaat [2 rakaats (cycles) of Prayer read before
requesting the fulfilment of any need]
18 [ Surah A'raaf 7 : 23 ]
19 Raheem : 'THE MOST MERCIFUL'.
20 Kareem : 'THE GENEROUS'
21 Haleem : 'THE TOLERANT'.
[These are from the Asmaa'ul Husna (Beautiful Names) of Allah Ta'ala.]
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¨ O ALLAH, You dearly love the forgiveness of the sins
of the sinners, when they turn towards You in
repentance.
¨ O MY BELOVED ALLAH, we are extending these hands
of ours.
¨ …O MY ALLAH, they are the begging bowls which You
have attached to our bodies, so that we may extend
them before You during any part of the day and night,
and seek from You.
¨ O ALLAH, we are extending our begging bowls before
You.
¨ O ALLAH, we are not extending these hands before an
idol which cannot see, which cannot hear and which
cannot avail us in anything. O Allah, our hands are
extended before You, and You are All Seeing, All
Hearing, All Knowing, All-Powerful…
¨ O ALLAH, You are the One who responds to the duas
of Your servants.
SEEKING FORGIVENESS
¨ O MY ALLAH, have mercy upon us. We are extremely
sinful servants. Day and Night, we have disobeyed
You. We have used Your bounties and gifts for Your
disobedience.
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¨ O ALLAH, we use the wealth that You have given, for
Your disobedience.
¨ O ALLAH, we have used the sight, the hearing and the
speech that You have blessed us with, for Your
disobedience.
¨ …O ALLAH, we have used the life which You have
blessed us with, for Your disobedience.
¨ O ALLAH, when we go to hospitals, we see some
people paralyzed and some attached to different tubes
and machines …yet O MY ALLAH, we do not take any
lesson. We do not appreciate Your bounties.
¨ O ALLAH, Your bounties rain upon us 24 hours of the
day.
¨ O ALLAH, despite our sins, You are giving us so much
to eat and so much to drink; You are giving us clothes
to wear and modes of transport to travel in.
¨ O ALLAH, You provide food, clothing and shelter for
us.
¨ O ALLAH, our lives are in Your Control.
¨ O ALLAH, You keep our hearts, our kidneys, our livers,
our lungs and our limbs functioning.
¨ O ALLAH, You have granted us Imaan22, without any
sacrifice, and yet we show no appreciation.
22 Imaan : faith / belief
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¨ O ALLAH, in spite of our ungratefulness, in spite of our
disobedience and sins, You continue to shower Your
Bounties and Favours upon us.
¨ …If there was another Allah, He would have destroyed
us by now; He would have shaken the earth beneath
our feet; He would have ordered the earth to swallow
us; He would have sent the wind to destroy us; He
would have made us blind by now; He would have
made us deaf and dumb by now; He would have
paralyzed us by now …for we have indulged in so
many sins.
¨ … Although we know, O Allah, that for some people
blindness, deafness, dumbness, paralysis and illnesses
are tests and means of elevation of status, but O Allah,
how difficult life would have become without these
bounties. …O Allah, how Merciful You are, that You
did not snatch away these gifts and You did not
destroy us.
¨ O ALLAH, as great as is Your beautiful name, forgive
us.
¨ O ALLAH, open the floodgates of Your Rahmat23 and
Forgiveness.
¨ O ALLAH, if we have to ask, repeatedly, of human
beings, they become annoyed, angry and displeased.
23 Rahmat : Mercy
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¨ O ALLAH, if we have to ask of You, then You become
happy and pleased. …The more we beg of You, the
more pleased You become.
¨ O ALLAH, if we don't ask of You, then You become
displeased.
¨ O ALLAH, it is not a shame; rather an honour and
privilege to beg of You.
¨ …O MY BELOVED ALLAH, the pious and the righteous
come to You with their Ibaadat24, with their tilawat25
and zikr26, with their piety and their good deeds.
¨ O ALLAH, we come to You with our sins.
¨ O ALLAH, our sins are like the mountains, but O Allah,
we cannot despair of Your Mercy, for You have
declared in the Qur`aan Sharief : 'Do not despair of
the Mercy of Allah…'.27
¨ O ALLAH, man has made dynamite sticks, which blow
up huge mountains…
¨ O ALLAH, …What is it difficult for You to blow away
our mountains of sins?28
24 Ibaadat : worship
25 tilawat : recitation (of the Holy Qur`aan)
26 zikr : remembrance (of Allah Ta'ala)
27 Allah Ta'ala says in the noble Qur`aan : "Say : 'O My Slaves who have
transgressed against themselves (by committing evil deeds and sins)! DO NOT
DESPAIR OF THE MERCY OF ALLAH, Verily Allah forgives all sins. Truly He is
Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful." [Surah Zumar 39 : 53]
28 Nothing is difficult for Allah Ta'ala.
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¨ O ALLAH, forgive our sins.
¨ O ALLAH, we have made our hearts into dirt bins.
¨ O ALLAH, we have filled our hearts with malice, with
greed, with pride, with arrogance, with evil desires and
passions…
¨ O ALLAH, evil desires and passions have engulfed our
hearts.
¨ O ALLAH, we watch so much of Haraam29, we listen to
so much of Haraam, we speak so much of Haraam, we
indulge in so much of Haraam that our hearts have
become dark and pitch black.
¨ O MY BELOVED ALLAH, a guest would not like to stay in
a room in which there are dead bodies, dead cats and
dead rats…
…Then O MY ALLAH, how can You, Pure as You are,
come into hearts like ours; filled with the filth of pride,
jealousy, malice, greed and other corpses ?
…But O ALLAH, who is there to purify our hearts, beside
You?30
29 Haraam : Unlawful according to Shariah.
30 Allah Ta'ala says in the Noble Qur`aan : '…AND WERE IT NOT FOR THE GRACE
AND MERCY OF ALLAH ON YOU, NOT ONE OF YOU WOULD EVER HAVE BEEN
PURE…' [Surah An-Noor 24 : 21]
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¨ O ALLAH, if the world's waste goes into the waters of the
oceans, the oceans still remain clean. …One wave is
sufficient to keep everything clean.
¨ O ALLAH, when we make wudhu31 with the waters of the
oceans, our wudhu is valid; if we have to take ghusl32,
then that ghusl will be valid.
¨ O ALLAH, Your ocean of Forgiveness is much, much,
more than the oceans of this world. Just one drop from
the ocean of Your Forgiveness is sufficient to wash away
all our sins.
¨ O MY ALLAH, with one wave of Your Mercy, with one
wave of Your Forgiveness – clean and purify us.
¨ O ALLAH, even if our sins are more than the waves of the
oceans, even if our sins are more than the grains of sand
on earth, even if our sins are more than the leaves of the
trees of the earth, even if our sins are more than the entire
creation put together, then too Your Forgiveness is much,
much, more than this.
¨ O THE MERCIFUL, have mercy upon us.
¨ O THE FORGIVING, forgive us.
¨ O ALLAH, even if some dry crumbs are thrown at a dog,
that dog becomes obedient to that master. …That dog
does not leave the door of its master.
31 Wudhu : ablution
32 Ghusl : Washing the entire body in the Sunnah manner.
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¨ O ALLAH, we have left Your door despite using so many
of Your bounties and gifts – Our sight, our hearing, our
speech, our intelligence are all ne'mats33 from You…34
¨ O ALLAH, we have realized our mistake.
¨ O ALLAH, we have realized our error and our sin.
¨ O ALLAH, now we are turning towards You…
¨ O ALLAH, there is nothing else that makes us extend our
hands, except that we are hopeful of Your Forgiveness.
¨ O MY ALLAH, Your beloved Nabi e has informed us
that something that is beloved to You, is the forgiveness
of the sins of the sinners.
¨ O ALLAH, You are Oft Forgiving, Merciful, You love to
forgive, so forgive us.35
¨ O ALLAH, we are acknowledging and we are confessing
before You. We are not justifying our sins.
¨ O MY ALLAH, we may be sinful; we may be extremely
sinful, but O Allah, we are Your servants. We are Your
slaves.
33 ne'mats : bounties
34 Allah Ta'ala says in the Noble Qur`aan : "…AND IF YOU COUNT THE BLESSINGS
OF ALLAH, YOU WILL NEVER BE ABLE TO ENUMERATE THEM…"
[Surah Ibraheem 14 : 34]
35 Special attention has been drawn, from the Ahadith (narrations), to this recitation
during Laylatul Qadr (The Night of Power).
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¨ O MY ALLAH, whether we go east or west, whether we go
north or south, whether we go deep down in the oceans or
above the heavens, it is all Your Kingdom.
¨ O ALLAH, we are repeatedly asking and begging of You;
for there is no other door except Your door.
¨ O ALLAH, if we leave You, where do we go ? …Who
else is there for us, except You ?
¨ O ALLAH, if we are going to become impatient and
angry; if we are going to become displeased; if we are
going to leave Your door, then O my Allah, which other
door is there for us…?
¨ O ALLAH, You are our Rabb36; You are our Khaliq
(Creator), You are our Maalik (Master), You are our
Razzaaq (Sustainer)…
¨ O ALLAH, if a dog is kicked from one butcher, it can go
to another. If a beggar is chased from one home, he can
go to another. …But O Allah, if You reject us, then
where do we go ? …O ALLAH, there is no one for us
except You.
¨ O ALLAH, don't turn away Your glance of Mercy
because of our sins.
36 Rabb : Sustainer / Nourisher
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¨ O ALLAH, if You turn away Your glance of Mercy, then
there is nothing for us but destruction in this world,
destruction in the Qabr37 and destruction in the
Aakhirah38.
¨ O ALLAH, forgive the sins of our eyes; forgive the sins of
our ears; forgive the sins of our tongues; forgive the sins
of our hands and feet; forgive the sins of our hearts and
minds…
¨ O ALLAH, forgive each and every sin that we have
committed.
¨ O ALLAH, one major sin that we have committed is that
we have stopped inviting towards good and we have
stopped preventing people from doing that which is
Haraam.
¨ O ALLAH, instead, we invite others to Haraam and we
prevent them from doing good. O Allah, we consider evil
deeds as good and we consider good deeds as evil.
¨ O ALLAH, we do not want to go alone to Jahannum39, so
we pull others along with us. We invite them to zina40, to
drugs, to drink, to the rave clubs, to porn, to music, to
casinos and to everything Haraam.
37 Qabr : Grave
38 Aakhirah : Hereafter
39 Jahannum : Hell
40 zina : fornication / adultery
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¨ O MY ALLAH, give us the realization that we are paving
the way to our destruction and the destruction of others.
¨ O MY ALLAH, give each and every one of us the taufeeq41
of making 'Amr bil Ma'roof and Nahy anil munkar'42 –
within our homes, amongst our families, in our societies,
and calling – one and all – towards the Deen43 of Islam.
¨ O MY BELOVED ALLAH, forgive our major sins and our
minor sins; forgive the sins which we committed
knowingly or unknowingly, in the light of day or
darkness of night.
¨ O ALLAH, there is no such thing as darkness for You.
…Even if there is a tiny, little black ant crawling on a
black rock, in the darkest of the darkest of nights, You
are aware of the movements of that ant.
¨ O ALLAH, we were deceiving ourselves. …We were
fooling ourselves if we thought that no one was watching
when we were indulging in sins.44
¨ O ALLAH, do not seize us on account of our sins. Do not
punish us on account of our sins.
41 taufeeq : Divine assistance.
42 'Amr bil Ma'roof and nahy anil munkar' : The enjoining of what is good and the
forbidding of what is evil.
43 Deen : religion
44 Allah Ta'ala states in the Qur`aan Sharief : 'VERILY YOUR LORD IS EVERWATCHFUL
(OVER THEM).' [Surah Al-Fajr 89 : 14] …Each and everyone of us is
within Allah Ta'ala's Infinite Surveillance of Sight, Hearing and Knowledge, 24
hours of day and night. Allah Ta'ala is Baseer (The All-Seeing), Samee' (The All-
Hearing),'Aleem (The All- Knowing), 'Khabeer' (The One who is Aware).
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¨ O ALLAH, give us the taufeeq of sincere taubah45.
¨ O ALLAH, from the time we have become of age till now,
many, many were the sins we committed. O Allah, You
could have seized us the moment we committed sins, but
how Kind, Merciful and Tolerant You are that You did
not seize us.
¨ O ALLAH, forgive each and every one of us. Forgive our
parents, our wives and children, our brothers and sisters,
our family members and the entire Ummah46 of
Rasulullah47 e48.
¨ O ALLAH, do not cause any embarrassment to Your
Beloved Rasul e, because of our sins.
¨ O ALLAH, You love to forgive, therefore forgive us.
¨ O ALLAH, if You do not forgive us, then who do sinful
ones like us turn to ?
¨ O ALLAH, there is no one who can question Your
Forgiveness for sinful ones like us, so forgive us.
¨ O ALLAH, if You forgive us then You will become
pleased, Your Beloved Rasul e will become pleased and
we will become pleased. The only one who will remain
displeased is Shaytaan.
45 Taubah : repentance
46 Ummah : followers
47 Rasulullah : Messenger of Allah
48 e : May Allah bless him and grant him peace.' This is mentioned after the name of
the Prophet Muhammad e.
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TAUFEEQ OF OBEDIENCE
¨ O ALLAH, we are so weak and so insincere that the
slightest temptation and we return to zina, to porn
magazines and porn websites, to music and to other
Haraam…
¨ O ALLAH, give us that Yaqeen49 that You are watching
us50 and that You are aware of our actions.
¨ O ALLAH, give us the courage and the strength of lions
against nafs51 and Shaytaan52.
¨ O ALLAH, nafs and Shaytaan do not want us to taste the
enjoyment and the sweetness of Imaan.
¨ O ALLAH, they do not want us to come anywhere close to
You because they know that if we do, we will shun all
sins.
¨ OALLAH, remove the love of sins from our hearts.
¨ O MY ALLAH, put the hatred of sins into our hearts.
¨ O ALLAH, put the hatred of adultery and fornication; the
hatred of interest and fraud; the hatred of gambling, the
hatred of music and television, and the hatred of every
sin into our hearts.
49 Yaqeen : conviction
50 Allah Ta'ala states in the Qur'aan Sharief : "…AND HE IS WITH YOU
WHERESOEVER YOU MAY BE…" [Surah Hadeed 57 : 4 ]
51 nafs : the ego
52 Shaytaan : Satan / the Devil
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¨ OALLAH, put the love of good deeds into our hearts.
¨ O ALLAH, put the love of Salaah53, the love of Zikr, the
love of Tilawat, the love of fasting and the love of
serving mankind into our hearts.
¨ OALLAH, give us the taufeeq of making Salaah, 5 times a
day, in Jamaat54, in the Musjid55 - as far as possible, for
the men; and for the women, in their homes.
¨ O ALLAH, give us the taufeeq of giving Zakaat, of fasting
in the month of Ramadaan56, of going for Haj, if Fardh57.
¨ O ALLAH, give us the taufeeq of fulfilling the rights of
our parents, the rights of our children, the rights of our
family members, the rights of our neighbours, and the
rights of the Ummah of Rasulullah e.
¨ O ALLAH, give us the taufeeq of fulfilling the rights of
Muslims and non-Muslims.
¨ O MY BELOVED ALLAH, give us the taufeeq to deal
honestly in our businesses.
¨ O ALLAH, give us the realization that we have to bring
the whole of Deen into our lives.
53 Salaah : Prayer, performed 5 times a day.
54 Jamaat : congregation
55 Musjid : mosque
56 Ramadaan : Ninth month of the Islamic Calendar. Month of fasting.
57 Fardh : Obligatory.
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¨ OALLAH, protect us from wastage and Israaf58.
¨ OALLAH, protect us from abuse of Your ne'mats.
¨ O ALLAH, give us the taufeeq of appreciating Your
Bounties.
¨ OALLAH, give hidayat59 to everyone.
¨ O ALLAH, we want to become Your Walis60. …How long
are we going to remain the friends of nafs and Shaytaan ?
¨ …O ALLAH, how long are we going to walk on the earth
as hypocrites…?
¨ OALLAH, make us from among Your sincere servants.
REFORMATION AND PURIFICATION
¨ OALLAH, our hearts have become diseased.
¨ O MY BELOVED ALLAH, just as arteries become clogged
and the heart does not function properly, in the same
way, our spiritual arteries have become blocked with
sins.
¨ O ALLAH, when man undertakes heart transplants, then
what is it difficult for You to transplant a strong and
healthy spiritual heart ?
58 Israaf : extravagance
59 hidayat : guidance
60 Walis : Friends (of Allah Ta'ala)
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¨ O ALLAH, bless us with hearts filled with the Noor61 of
Taqwa62, with the Noor of Zikr and Tilawat and with
Tawakkul63 in You.
¨ OALLAH, clean and purify our hearts.
¨ O ALLAH, purify our hearts of all the evil and filth that is
embedded in our hearts.
¨ O ALLAH, purify our hearts of malice, of jealousy, of
greed, of pride, of arrogance, of riyaa64, of evil desires
and passions.
¨ O ALLAH, bless us with complete purification of our
souls.
¨ O ALLAH, man has become tired of sinning. …So tired
that he is committing suicide.
¨ O ALLAH, sins have not brought us any good. …A little
while of pleasure and then restlessness, pain and
anxiety…
¨ O ALLAH, bring into our hearts the realization that sins
bring nothing but restlessness and problems. And give us
the courage to rid our lives of all evils.
¨ OALLAH, give us the taufeeq to shun sins from our lives.
61 Noor : Spiritual effulgence
62 Taqwa : Piety
63 Tawakkul : Trust
64 riyaa : ostentation / show
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¨ OALLAH, drench us in the rains of Your Rahmat.
¨ …O ALLAH, we have foolishly put over our heads,
umbrellas of sins, which are depriving us of the rains of
Your Rahmat.
¨ O ALLAH, we want rahmat and barakat65 to come into our
lives, into our homes and into our businesses, but O
Allah, how can it come when there is so much of Haraam
preventing it.
¨ O ALLAH, give us the taufeeq to throw out of our homes
the televisions, the filthy magazines, the filthy and
indecent novels and newspapers, and all the other evils
that we have filled our homes with.
¨ OALLAH, give us the taufeeq of giving up all sins.
¨ O MY ALLAH, attach us firmly to You.
¨ O ALLAH, when we stick two pages together with glue
and we want to separate these pages, the pages will not
separate. They will tear apart but they will not separate…
¨ O ALLAH, let us as have such a strong bond with You,
that when nafs and Shaytaan want to separate us from
You, then we will allow our hearts to tear, but we will not
allow our hearts to separate from You.
¨ O MY BELOVED ALLAH, become ours and make us Yours.
65 barakaat : blessings
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¨ O ALLAH, if You are ours, then everything is ours; and if
You are not ours, then nothing is ours.
BLESSINGS AND BOUNTIES
¨ O ALLAH, bless us all with long life so that we may
accumulate the maximum amount of good deeds.
¨ O ALLAH, bless us with good health; bless us with
prosperity; bless us with happiness; bless us with
contentment; bless us with zuhd66, with sabr67 and
shukr68; bless us with a life of Taqwa; bless us with Your
Ma'rifat69, bless us with Your Yaqeen…
¨ O ALLAH, bless us with Your Muhabbat70 and the
Muhabbat of Rasulullah e.
¨ O ALLAH, bless us with Istiqaamat71. Bless us with
steadfastness in our Imaan.
¨ O CONTROLLER OF HEARTS, make our hearts firm on
Your Deen.
¨ O ALLAH, bless us with solid Imaan. Bless us with the
taufeeq of A'maal-e-Sawleha, of righteous deeds.
¨ OALLAH, bless us with the Ittiba72 of Rasulullah e.
66 zuhd : to not be obsessed with the material world
67 sabr : patience
68 shukr : gratitude
69 Ma'rifat : Recognition
70 Muhabbat : Love
71 Istiqaamat : steadfastness
72 Ittiba : obedience
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¨ O ALLAH, grant us the taufeeq of following the Sunnats
of Rasulullah e.
¨ O ALLAH, bless us with the best of Dunya73 and the best
of Aakhirah74.
¨ O ALLAH, give us such a bond with You that nafs and
Shaytaan cannot distance us from You.
¨ O ALLAH, make us the fish that swim deep down in the
ocean of Your Ma'rifat.
¨ O ALLAH, grant us such love for You, that we place You
before everyone and everything else.
FREEDOM FROM DEBTS
¨ O MY KAREEM ALLAH, remove the problems of those
who are in financial difficulties.
¨ O ALLAH, all those who are in debts, provide for them
plentiful of Halaal75 rizq76 so that they may get
themselves out of their debts.
¨ O ALLAH, …Why should we go towards Haraam, when
there is no shortage of Your Treasures of Halaal…?
73 Dunya : material world
74 Aakhirah : Hereafter
75 Halaal : lawful
76 rizq : sustenance
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¨ OALLAH, You are our Provider; You are our Sustainer.
¨ O ALLAH, You provide for the birds; You provide for the
fish deep down in the oceans; You provide for the
animals in the jungles and You provide for us also…
¨ O ALLAH, then why should we steal? …Why should we
get involved in fraud and embezzlement? …Why should
we borrow from banks on interest77?
¨ O ALLAH, our homes are on interest; our carpets are on
interest; our cars are on interest; our clothing is on
interest; our shoes are on interest…
¨ O MY ALLAH, where can Rahmat then descend?
¨ O MY BELOVED ALLAH, give us that realization that
Rahmat cannot come until we get rid of Haraam from our
lives.
¨ O MY ALLAH, bless us with plenty of Halaal rizq and
sustenance, and get us out of all debts we may be in.
¨ O ALLAH, grant us barkat in our rizq and provide for us
from sources unknown to us.
77 Interest is such a major sin in the sight of Allah Ta'ala that He declares war with
that person who does not choose to give it up. "O THOSE WHO BELIEVE FEAR
ALLAH AND GIVE UP WHAT STILL REMAINS OF THE 'RIBA' (INTEREST) IF YOU
ARE BELIEVERS. BUT IF YOU DO NOT, THEN LISTEN TO THE DECLARATION OF
WAR FROM ALLAH AND HIS MESSENGER…" [Surah Baqarah 2 : 278/ 279]
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CURE FROM SICKNESS
¨ O ALLAH, we are spiritually sick and we are physically
sick.
¨ O MY ALLAH, so many of our brothers and sisters, and
our parents are sick and ailing. They are in hospitals.
Some are in nursing homes and old-age homes.
¨ O ALLAH, grant shifa78 to those who are sick and ailing.
¨ O MY BELOVED ALLAH, shifa is in Your hands.
¨ O ALLAH, we know that there is effect in du'aa and there
is effect in medication, but O Allah, shifa is in Your
hands.
¨ O ALLAH, we know that sometimes sickness is a rahmat
and a blessing in a disguised form, but we are extremely
weak.
¨ O ALLAH, even if such sickness is a rahmat…O Allah,
change it to the rahmat of good health.
¨ …But O ALLAH, we know that most of our sicknesses,
depression and anxieties are because of our sins.
¨ O ALLAH, grant us shifa from all sicknesses and ailments
– physical and spiritual.
78 shifa : cure
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¨ O ALLAH, bless us with physical health and spiritual
health.
GUIDANCE FOR CHILDREN
¨ O ALLAH, there are so many parents complaining that
their children have become a curse for them - their
children are in drugs, drink and all kinds of vices.
¨ O MY ALLAH, children are back-answering and
neglecting their parents. …Children are murdering their
parents; strangling their parents; kicking their parents…
¨ O MY BELOVED ALLAH, have mercy upon us.
¨ O ALLAH, give us the realization that we are the cause of
their destruction.
¨ O ALLAH, we are the ones providing them with those
sources which lead to Haraam.
¨ O ALLAH, we brought the evil television into our homes;
we bring the filthy movies into our homes; we bring the
filthy magazines and filthy literature into our homes. We
give them everything that leads them to vice dens.
¨ …We do not give them Deen. We do not give them the
Majaalis79 of the Ahlullah80. We do not give them the
Majaalis of the pious and the righteous. We do not let
79 Majaalis : gatherings
80 Ahlullah : People of Allah
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them sit in the Majaalis of Nasihat81, Da'wat82 and
Ta'leem83.
¨ O ALLAH, give us this understanding…
¨ O ALLAH, those parents whose children have landed in
sins, and they are involved in drugs, drink, zina and other
evils, bless them with the taufeeq of sincere taubah and
repentance.
¨ O MY BELOVED ALLAH, guide all those children back
onto Siratul Mustaqeem84. …O ALLAH, nothing is
difficult for You.
¨ O ALLAH, make our youth, assets for our community.
DU`AA FOR OTHERS
¨ O ALLAH, those who are suffering depression, give them
happiness and joy.
¨ O ALLAH, those who are poor, give them wealth.
¨ O ALLAH, those who are weak, give them strength.
¨ O MY BELOVED ALLAH, bless those who have no
children, with pious and righteous children.
¨ O ALLAH, those who have children, make their children
the coolness of their eyes.
81 Nasihat : Advice
82 Da'wat : Invitation (to Deen)
83 Ta`leem : Teaching (of Deen)
84 Siratul Mustaqeem : The Straight Path
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¨ O ALLAH, make their children obedient to them, and
make their children obedient to You and Your Rasul85
e.
¨ O MY ALLAH, remove the problems of all those who are
suffering any difficulty and problem.
¨ O ALLAH, bless those brothers and sisters who are
looking for marriage partners, with good and righteous
marriage partners, who will be an assistance to their
Deen.
¨ O ALLAH, put love between husbands and wives, parents
and children, brothers and sisters.
¨ O ALLAH, unite the hearts of brothers and sisters, of
parents and children, of husbands and wives, and of the
entire Ummat.
FITNAHS86
¨ O ALLAH, fitnahs are lashing us – from our right, from
our left, from behind us and from in front of us; from the
satellites above us.
¨ O MY BELOVED ALLAH, protect us from the storms of
fitnahs.
¨ O ALLAH, protect us from the fitnahs of this world and
the next.
85 Rasul : Messenger
86 Fitnahs : Trials (It also implies, corruption, mischief, etc.)
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¨ O MY BELOVED ALLAH, where do we go ? …If You do
not protect us and save us, who else is there for us ?
¨ O ALLAH, to whom do we turn ? …Who is there for us
beside You?
¨ O ALLAH, the fitnahs have entered our homes; the fitnahs
have entered our schools and colleges; the fitnahs have
entered our Muslim schools; the fitnahs have entered our
bazaars and market places; the fitnahs have entered our
Madaaris and Masaajid87; the fitnahs have entered the
Haramain Sharifain88…
¨ O MY ALLAH, we can hear cell phones, with musical
tones89 even in front of the Raudha Mubarak90 of Nabi
e, and in front of the Ka'batullah…
¨ O ALLAH, filthy music can be heard a few metres away
from the Raudha of my beloved Rasul e …just a few
metres from the mubarak91 Dome of my beloved
Rasul's e resting-place…
¨ O ALLAH, protect Makkah Sharief and Madina Sharief
from all fitnahs.
87 Masaajid : Mosques
88 Haramain Sharifain : Holy Mosques of Makkah Sharief and Madina Sharief.
89 Rasulullah e had said : "My Rabb has commanded me to destroy all musical
instruments…" and also : " Music sprouts hypocrisy in the heart as rain sprouts
plants."
90 Raudha Mubarak : Blessed Garden (in reference to the blessed grave of
the Prophet e )
91 mubarak : blessed
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¨ O ALLAH, protect Musjid-e-Aqsa92.
SACRIFICES OF RASULULLAH e
¨ O MY ALLAH, Rasulullah's e concern at all times, was
nothing but the Ummat.
¨ O ALLAH, he wanted to see all enter Jannat.
¨ O ALLAH, Rasulullah e made du'aa for the Ummah, day
and night.
¨ O ALLAH, my beloved Nabi e - how many
sacrifices he made for us.
¨ O ALLAH, he used to stand the entire night in prayer,
until his feet swelled.
¨ O ALLAH, filth was thrown on him, intestines were
thrown on his back when he went into Sajda93, thorns
were placed in his path…
¨ O ALLAH, his beloved, little daughter, Faatima, used to
ask him : 'O my father, why are they doing this to
you?…'
¨ O ALLAH, he was stoned in Taif94, at Uhud95….
92 Musjid-e-Aqsa : The mosque in Jerusalem, from where the 'Me'raj
(Ascension) of the Prophet e took place.
93 Sajda : Prostration
94 Taif : City near Makkah Sharif, in Saudi Arabia
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¨ O ALLAH, he was stoned so much that his shoes became
filled with his mubarak blood. He was hurt and injured at
so many places.
¨ O ALLAH, when the blood of Your Beloved e, of my
Beloved, of the Beloved of the Ummah, oozed… then
how the angels must have witnessed that ?
…But for the sake of Your precious Deen and his love for
mankind, his blood was allowed to flow…
¨ O MY ALLAH, when he went into Sajda and cried for us,
the musallah96 used to become wet with his tears…
¨ O MY BELOVED ALLAH, my beloved Nabi e was
boycotted and ostracized for three solid years with his
family. …The time came when they had to chew leather
to survive, when they had to chew the leaves of trees to
survive…
¨ O MY ALLAH, he was Rahmatul-lil-'Aalameen97. He
dearly loved this Ummat.
¨ O ALLAH, even in his last moments, there was nothing
but the concern of his Ummaties98
¨ O ALLAH, in the Aakhirah, he will not wish to enter
Jannat99 until his Ummaties enter Jannat.
95 Uhud : In reference to the Battle of Uhud. 'Uhud' is the name of a
mountain outside Madina Sharif.
96 musallah : place of prayer.
97 Rahmatul-lil'Alameen : Mercy for all the Worlds
98 Ummaties : followers
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¨ O ALLAH, for the sake of the Ummat, how much he was
troubled, and how many sacrifices were made…
¨ O ALLAH, we show no appreciation for his sacrifices.
¨ O ALLAH, even his companions made so many sacrifices
to convey Deen to the corners of the globe… but O
Allah, we show no appreciation.
OUR INGRATITUDE
¨ O ALLAH, that Ummat, for whom so many sacrifices
were made; today that Ummat is found in discos, in
cinemas, in theatres, in casinos, on porn sites, reading
filthy magazines and novels, watching porn movies, in
adultery and fornication, in theft, in fraud, in rape and in
other crimes.
¨ O ALLAH, a large number from the Ummah do not have
Salaah in their lives; a large number do not have
Zakaat100, fasting and Haj101 in their lives.
¨ O ALLAH, the beautiful cultural lifestyle that
Rasulullah e left for us, has been forsaken by us and by
our family members.
99 Jannat : Paradise
100 Zakaat : An obligatory duty, due upon those who have a certain amount of wealth,
to give to the poor and needy. This is a pillar of Islam.
101 Haj : Pilgrimage to Makkah Sharief. This is the 5th Pillar of Islam.
(Details of Zakaat and Haj are found in books of Jurisprudence)
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¨ O ALLAH, Nabi's e teachings are no where to be seen in
our homes, in our businesses and in our dealings with
people.
¨ O ALLAH, when our Nabi e is informed, that : 'That
Ummat for whom so much of your blood was shed; that
Ummat for whom you cried so much, …that Ummat has
no concern for your blood and your tears…' O ALLAH,
then how much of pain and injury we must be causing to
Your Beloved Nabi e …
¨ O ALLAH, even in his mubarak city, we do not give up
sins. Just a few metres from the resting-place of
Rasulullah e, in hotels and homes, the filthiest of films
can be viewed, the filthiest magazines and newspapers
can be read…
¨ O ALLAH, just a few metres from his Raudha Mubarak
and a few metres from the Ka'batullah102, in the foyers
and rooms of hotels and in homes, the filthiest music can
be heard, and the filthiest television programmes can be
watched….
¨ O ALLAH, those very things which were hated in his
sight, those very things which he disliked and abhorred,
102 Ka'batullah : First house for worship (of Allah Ta'ala) on earth. It is also the
present structure on the ground, and the direction in which Muslims
face duringSalaah.
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those are the things which have become beloved in our
sight…
¨ O MY BELOVED ALLAH, the cause of Rasulullah's e
pain and injury in his time were the Mushrikeen103, the
Yahud104 and the Munafiqeen105. O Allah, but today, we,
who are the claimants of Your Ishq106 and the Ishq of
Rasulullah e, are the cause of pain and injury to my
Beloved Rasul e.
¨ O ALLAH, that Ummat for whom Rasulullah
e shed so much of his blood, for whom the blood
of the Sahabah107 ( j )108 was shed, that Ummat for
whom so many sacrifices were made… O Allah, that
Ummat has become 'Yateem'109.
¨ …There is no one to pass a hand of affection and love
over their heads anymore. Even the Muslims are
unconcerned about the plight of so many brothers and
sisters around the world – in Kashmir, in Palestine, in
Afghanistan, in Chechniya, in Kosova, in Bosnia, in Iraq
and in India.
THE SUFFERING OF THE UMMAH
103 mushrikeen : Polytheists
104 Yahud : Jews
105 Munafiqeen : Hypocrites
106 Ishq : Intense love
107 Sahabah : The companions of the Prophet Muhammad e .
108 j : 'May Allah be pleased with them.' [This is said after the names of the
companions of the Prophet Muhammad e.]
109 'yateem' : 'orphaned'
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¨ O ALLAH, Islam has not become weak. We have become
weak.
¨ O ALLAH, we know that we are suffering because of our
sins.
¨ O ALLAH, You sent the Qur`aan Sharief for our
guidance.
¨ O ALLAH, Rasulullah e left us His beautiful
Sunnah110.111
¨ O ALLAH, we know that we have distanced ourselves
from the Qur`aan and Sunnah and as a result we are
suffering everywhere in the world.
¨ O ALLAH, just as Rasulullah e predicted112, the enemies
of Islam are calling one another to join in devouring the
Ummah. But O Allah, You are our Protector.
¨ O MY KAREEM ALLAH, the enemies of Islam have
ganged up against the Muslims. Even Muslim
governments have joined their alliances and coalition.
110 Sunnah : The practice of the Prophet Muhammad e and his noble companions j.
111 Rasulullah e said : "I leave with you two things; as long as you hold fast to them
both, you will never be misguided – the Kitaab (Book) of
Allah and the Sunnat of His Rasul (Messenger)."
112 Rasulullah e has said : 'A time will come when the enemies of Islam will invite
each other, just as people are invited towards meals, in
order to annihilate you."
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¨ O ALLAH, the enemies of Islam have become one and
we, who are the Ummaties of Rasulullah e are
becoming more and more divided and disunited.
¨ O ALLAH, we have brought more destruction upon the
Ummah than even the enemies of Islam.
¨ O ALLAH, with our deeds and actions, we have been the
means of the destruction of the Ummah. The enemies
only came to destroy whatever was left…
¨ O ALLAH, unite the entire Ummat.
¨ O MY BELOVED ALLAH, guide the enemies of Islam.
Bless them with Imaan and Islam.
¨ O ALLAH, bless them like how You blessed the Sahabahe-
Kiraam113 and others with Imaan and Islam.
¨ …But, O ALLAH, if they have become obstinate and they
have made up their minds that they are not going to
accept Your beautiful Deen, and they are planning the
destruction of the Muslim Ummah – the destruction of
Muslim lives, homes, property and economy, then O
Allah, You are the best of Planners114.
113 Sahaba-e-Kiraam (j ) : The noble companions of the Prophet Muhammad e .
114 '…THEY (THE DISBELIEVERS) PLOT AND PLAN, AND ALLAH TOO PLANS, BUT
THE BEST OF PLANNERS IS ALLAH.' [Surah Anfal 8 : 30]
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¨ O ALLAH, You are the same Allah who was present in
Badr, at Uhud115, at the Fath-e-Makkah116…
¨ O ALLAH, You haven't become weak. We have become
weak.
¨ O ALLAH, Just as You sent the ababeel117 and destroyed
Abraha118 and his forces, which had set out to destroy the
Ka'bah Sharief…. O ALLAH, send disaster against these
forces who are out to destroy the Ummat.
¨ O ALLAH, send floods and destroy them.
¨ O ALLAH, send gale-force winds against the enemies
¨ O ALLAH, shake the ground beneath their feet.
¨ O ALLAH, cause their ships to sink
¨ O ALLAH, cause their planes to crash.
¨ O ALLAH, create division and disunity in their ranks.
¨ O ALLAH, make them fight amongst themselves.
115 Badr and Uhud : Reference is made to the battles that took place at these sites.
116 Fath-e-Makkah : The Conquest of Makkah Sharief.
117 Ababeeel : Birds of a unique specie, who, with pebbles in their beaks
and feet, were the means of the destruction of Abraha and his forces.
118 Abraha : A Governor of Yemen who set out to destroy the Ka'bah
Sharief. Allah Ta'ala destroyed him and his force. The story is related in the Holy
Qur`aan in the chapter entitled 'The Elephant'.
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¨ O ALLAH, fill their hearts with terror and fear.
¨ O ALLAH, humiliate the enemies. Crush the enemies.
¨ O ALLAH, destroy them like how You destroyed the
'Aad119 and the Thamud120.
¨ O MY BELOVED ALLAH, send Your angels and assist and
help the mujahideen121 of Islam.
¨ O ALLAH, give the stones which they throw, the power of
atom bombs.
¨ O ALLAH, wherever in the world the Muslim Ummah is
suffering, come to our assistance.
¨ O ALLAH, bombs are being rained upon innocent women,
children and civilians.
¨ O MY ALLAH, homes are being bulldozed.
¨ O ALLAH, aid the Mujahideen and our brothers and
sisters in Palestine, in Afghanistan, in India, in Bosnia, in
Chechniya, in Kosova, in Kashmir, in Iraq and in other
parts of the world where they are facing tyranny and
oppression.
119 'Aad : A nation of the past, who rejected the message of their Prophet,
Hazrat Hud ('Alaihis Salaam) . They were a stubborn people who were finally
destroyed by a fierce wind.
120 Thamud : A nation of the past who rejected the message of their Prophet,
Hazrat Sawleh ('Alaihis Salaam). They were an unjust and proud people and were
finally destroyed by an earthquake.
121 Mujahideen : Those striving in the path of Allah Ta'ala.
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¨ O ALLAH, those who have been imprisoned unjustly, find
a way out for their release.
¨ O ALLAH, their 'sin', in the eyes of these merciless
enemies, is nothing except that they have tried to spread
Your Deen… Their 'sin' is nothing except that they say
'La-ilaaha Illallaah'122.
¨ O ALLAH, remove the difficulties and trials of the
Ummah.
¨ O ALLAH, we are going through very, very, difficult and
trying times. It has become very difficult to even protect
our Imaan.
¨ O ALLAH, protect our Imaan.
¨ O ALLAH, protect each and every one of us. Protect the
entire Ummat.
¨ O ALLAH, change the conditions of adversity, to
conditions of prosperity.
¨ O ALLAH, change the condition of fear, to that of peace
and security.
¨ O ALLAH, change the condition of the Ummah.
¨ O ALLAH, restore the dignity and honour of the Muslim
Ummah.
122 La-ilaaha Illallaah : There is none worthy of worship except Allah.
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¨ O MY BELOVED ALLAH, have mercy upon the Ummat of
Nabi123 e; forgive the Ummat of Nabi e; shower
Your Rahmat upon the Ummat of Nabi e; overlook the
sins and weaknesses and shortcomings of the Ummat of
Nabi e.
¨ OUR SUSTAINER, lay not on us a burden greater than we
have the strength to bear. Blot out our sins, and grant us
forgiveness; have mercy on us. You are our Protector;
help us against the disbelieving people. 124
DEATH AND THE HEREAFTER
¨ O ALLAH, we know how sinful we are. …O Allah, do not
expose our sins.
¨ O ALLAH, Out of Your Fadhl125, Ihsaan126 and Rahmat,
You have concealed so many of our sins.
¨ …O ALLAH, don't bring upon us any kind of disgrace, in
this world, in the Qabr and in the Aakhirah.
¨ O ALLAH, what an embarrassment that will be, on the
Day of Qiyaamat, when, in front of billions, someone
will rise committing zina, someone will rise stealing…
123 Nabi : Prophet
124 [Surah Baqarah 2 : 286 ]
125 Fadhl : grace
126 Ihsaan : favour
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because a person will die as he lived, and he will rise, on
the Day of Qiyaamat, as he died127.
¨ O ALLAH, then billions of ummaties will watch and will
be witness to our sins.
¨ O ALLAH, what embarrassment to Rasulullah e when
his ummaties will rise in the condition of sin.
¨ O ALLAH, on the Day of Qiyaamah128, do not let us be an
embarrassment to my beloved Rasul e.
¨ O ALLAH, what has become of the Ummat…?
¨ O ALLAH, the followers of Rasulullah e used to die on
the plains of Jihaad129, they used to die while reciting the
Qur`aan Sharief, or when reading the Tahajjud130 Salaah,
or in Awwabeen131 and Chaast132, or when making Your
Zikr and Ibaadat, or in a state that was not displeasing to
You and Your Rasul e …
¨ …O ALLAH, his true followers never died in Haraam
places. O Allah, now so many are dying in Haraam
places.
127 The Prophet e had said: "Your resurrection will be how you have died, and
you will die in the manner you have lived."
128 Day of Qiyaamah : Day of Judgement
129 Jihaad : Striving in the path of Allah Ta'ala.
130 Tahajjud : the greatest of nafl (optional) prayers which is preferably
performed in the latter portion of the night.
131 Awwabeen : A nafl (optional) prayer, performed after the evening prayer.
132 Chaast : A nafl prayer, performed in the late morning, before noon.
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¨ O ALLAH, give us the realization that death can strike
suddenly - anywhere, anytime, any place…
¨ O ALLAH, we have to face You. We have to stand before
You; we have to answer for our deeds and actions.
¨ O MY ALLAH, …when a person is arrested, he covers his
face. When he is being led to the court, he covers his
face. He does not want human beings to see his face…
¨ O MY ALLAH, sinful ones like us, criminals like us… O
Allah, on the Day of Qiyaamah, in front of billions of
other Ummaties, don't cause any embarrassment and
shame to come upon us.
¨ O ALLAH, we brag about our sins. Our men advertise
their sins. Our women advertise their sins. Shame and
Hayaa133 has left us. Hayaa has left our women and our
children…
¨ O ALLAH, we don't feel the slightest shame that pictures
of our men and women appear in newspapers – at
cinemas, in clubs, casinos and at other Haraam places
and functions…
¨ O ALLAH, if Nabi e had to be living amongst us and
was shown such pictures, what would he have thought of
us ?
¨ O ALLAH, give us the taufeeq to realize that sins should
create shame, regret and remorse in our hearts…
133 Hayaa : modesty
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¨ OALLAH, one day we have to die and leave this world.
¨ OALLAH, don't let our death be in any kind of sin.
¨ O ALLAH, we don't know where, and when and how
we are going to die; then how can we be engaged in
sins ?
¨ O ALLAH, Don't let the angel of death visit anyone of
us when we are popping drugs into our mouths, or
when we have a bottle of liquor in our hands, or when
we are in a casino or an escourt agency, or in adultery
and fornication, or watching some filthy movie or
reading a filthy novel or magazine.…
¨ O ALLAH, what kind of embarrassment and shame our
families will have to suffer, and the Ummat will have to
suffer. …As it is, so many deaths are taking place in
escort agencies, in prostitute quarters…
¨ O ALLAH, so many deaths are taking place in discos,
cinemas, theatres and other Haraam venues.
¨ O MY ALLAH, protect us.
¨ O MY ALLAH, our souls will be extracted from every part
of our bodies.
…Dust and sand will be thrown over us.
…We will be left alone.
…After we are conveyed to our graves, we will journey
alone. The only thing that will be the light of our graves
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will be A'maal-e-Sawleha134.
¨ O ALLAH, the gardens of Jannat135 will be made available
for us if we have pleased You.
¨ O ALLAH, make our graves, gardens from the gardens of
Jannat.
¨ O ALLAH, do not let our graves be pits from the fire of
Hell.
¨ O ALLAH, we have got no capital of good deeds.
¨ O ALLAH, we have not built our home of the Aakhirat.
¨ O MY ALLAH, give us the taufeeq of doing that which is
pleasing to You.
¨ O ALLAH, before we leave this world, give us the taufeeq
of sincere taubah.
¨ O ALLAH, we read and learn the masaa`il136 of mayyit137.
We learn the masaa`il of ghusl138 and kafan139. We have
given ghusl and kafan to so many. We have seen the
Janazas140 of so many. We have shouldered so many
Janazas. We have buried so many with our own hands.
134 A'maal-e-Sawleha : Righteous deeds.
135 Jannat : Paradise
136 masaa`il : rules
137 mayyit : the deceased.
138 ghusl : Washing the body [of the deceased (in this context)].
139 Kafan : Garments for the deceased.
140 Janazas : biers.
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We have seen our parents, our family members, our
brothers and sisters of the Ummat leave, but it does not
create any stir in our hearts.
¨ O ALLAH, we have to go the same way. …Our homes
will remain behind; our buildings and businesses will
remain, our beautiful cars will remain; our wives and
children will remain…
¨ O ALLAH, our clothes will be removed from our bodies.
…If they were tight fitting, then scissors will be used to
cut through those clothes. …Rings will be removed from
fingers. Watches and even false teeth will be removed…
¨ O ALLAH, our tongues which cause so much of pain and
injury to people will be silenced.
¨ O ALLAH, our hands which cause so much of pain and
injury will move no more.
¨ O ALLAH, our feet will move no more.
¨ O ALLAH, those eyes which enjoyed the filthy films, the
filthy magazines, the filthy novels and the filthy porn
sites on the Internet, will be able to see no more. Then
those eyes will see the angels.
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¨ O MY ALLAH, if we spent our lives indulging in sins, then
the angels of Azaab141 will be seen.
¨ O ALLAH, before the time of death arrives, give us the
taufeeq of sincere taubah.
¨ O ALLAH, don't let us leave this world until we have
become Your Walis – Your friends, and the true and
sincere lovers of Rasulullah e.
¨ O ALLAH, before the ghusl of mayyit is given to us, give
us the taufeeq of the ghusl of taubah.
¨ O ALLAH, and before we are given the kafan that will
cover our bodies, grant us the taufeeq of putting the
garment of taqwa over our hearts.
¨ O ALLAH, when the time of our death comes, take us to
Madina Sharief142, bless us with Shahadat143 in Madina
Sharief, at the Raudha144 of my Beloved Rasul e, with
'As-'Salaatu was-Salaamu 'alaika, ya Rasulullah'145- on
our lips.
141 Azaab : punishment
142 Sharif : sacred
143 Shahadat : martyrdom
144 Raudha : garden. (This is in reference to the noble Prophet's e grave)
145 'As-'Salaatu was-Salaamu 'alaika ya-Rasulullah.' means : Mercy and
peace be upon you, O Messenger of Allah (This is a form of greetingthe Noble
Prophet e when visiting his grave in Madina Sharief).
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¨ O ALLAH, let our burial be in Jannatul Baqi146 and if this
is not in our muqaddar147, then O Allah, let our death be a
death of barkat148.
¨ O ALLAH, we are asking for death in Madina Sharief and
burial in Jannatul Baqi so that when the winds of Rahmat
blow over Jannatul Baqi then we too may be forgiven.
¨ O ALLAH, at the time of our death, show us some
Tajalli149 of Yours, such that our souls come dancing
towards You.
¨ O ALLAH, at the time of our death, let the Kalima150 'Lailaaha
Illallaah'151 be on our tongues152.
¨ O ALLAH, we seek Your protection from the fitnahs of
this world, the fitnahs of the Qabr153 and the fitnahs of
Jahannum.
¨ O ALLAH, let us cross the pul-siraat154 at the speed of
lightening.
¨ O ALLAH, grant us Jannat without any reckoning.
146 Jannatul Baqi : Graveyard of Madina Sharief.
147 muqaddar : fate
148 barkat : blessing
149 Tajalli : Special Mercy
150 Kalima : Declaration of the Oneness of Allah Ta'ala
151 'La-ilaaha-Illallaah.': 'There is none worthy of Worship, except Allah.'
152 It is stated in the Ahadith that he, whose final speech is 'La-ilaaha Illallaah'
[There is none worthy of worship, except Allah], will enter Jannat [Paradise].
153 qabr : grave
154 pul-siraat : The bridge across the fire of Hell.
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¨ O ALLAH, enter us into Jannat in the company of
Rasulullah e, the Sahaba-e-Kiraam and all the
righteous ones who followed them.
¨ O ALLAH, grant all those who have passed away Your
Forgiveness and fill their graves with noor.
¨ O ALLAH, bless our parents, wives, children, brothers
and sisters and all Muslims who have passed away, with
Jannatul Firdaus155.
DU'AA OF RASULULLAH e
¨ O MY BELOVED ALLAH, Nabi e made du'aa
for the Ummat his entire life….
¨ O ALLAH, especially in Hajjatul Widaa156…with his
124 000 glorious companions…
¨ O ALLAH, how much Your Beloved Nabi e cried; that
sinless Nabi…
¨ …O ALLAH, for whom did he cry ? …His Ihraam157
became wet with his tears…
¨ O ALLAH, the duas he made when attached to the
Multazam158, the duas he made in the Hateem159, the duas
155 Jannatul Firdaus : The highest level of Paradise.
156 Hajjatul Widaa : The Farewell Haj (of the Noble Prophet e .)
157 Ihraam : Reference to Rasulullah's e clothing, consisting of two sheets,
worn with the niyyat (intention) of Haj.
158 Multazam : Area between the elevated door and the Hajre-Aswad (Black stone)
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that he made under the Meezaabur Rahmah160, the duas
he made after performing Salaah behind the Maqaam-e-
Ibraheem161…
¨ O MY ALLAH, the duas he made after drinking Zam
Zam162, …the duas which he made on Safa and
Marwa163, the duas he made at Arafat164 – from Zuhr165
till Maghrib166, then the duas that he made at Mina and
Muzdalifa167...
¨ …O ALLAH, all the duas of goodness, which he made for
us, bless us with that goodness, bless our parents with
that goodness, bless our wives and children with that
goodness, bless the entire Ummat with that goodness.
¨ O ALLAH, protect us, our wives, children and families
and the entire Ummah of Nabi e, from all the fitnahs,
mischief and corruption he asked protection from –
especially the fitnah of Dajjaal168.
SERVICES RENDERED OF DEEN
159 Hateem : Semi circle enclosure, which is part of the Ka'bah Sharief
160 Meezaabur Rahmah : Waterspout of the Ka'bah Sharif, in the Hateem area.
161 Maqaam-e-Ibraheem : Place where the stone on which Hazrat Ibraheem
('Alaihis Salaam) stood, when building the Ka'bah Sharief, is kept.
162 Zam-Zam : Sacred water from a well near the Ka'bah in Makkah Sharief.
163 Safa and Marwa : Two hills adjoining the Ka'bah in Makkah Sharief.
164 Arafat : A specific place visited during the Pilgrimage.
165 Zuhr : Prayer performed after the sun has passed the meridian.
166 Maghrib : Prayer performed immediately after sunset.
167 Mina and Muzdalifa : Specific places to visit during the Pilgrimage.
168 Dajjaal : the False Messiah, otherwise called 'the Anti-Christ'
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¨ O ALLAH, accept all the works of Deen; accept all the
works of Haq.
¨ O ALLAH, whosoever is doing the work of Deen, as long
as it is within the parametres of the Qur`aan and
Sunnah… O Allah, bless each and every worker with
Ikhlaas and accept their services to Deen.
¨ O ALLAH, accept the effort of Tabligh169, of Da`wat170, of
the Madaaris171, Makaatib172, Daarul Ulooms173,
Masaajid174, and Khanqas175.
¨ O ALLAH, accept the efforts made by the Mashaa`ik176 .
¨ O ALLAH, accept the services to humanity, of those who
are rendering welfare.
SPIRITUAL BOUNTIES
¨ O ALLAH, change the condition of our hearts. Fill our
hearts with Noor177; fill our hearts with the Love of this
Deen.
169 Tabligh : propagation
170 Da'wat : Invitation (to Deen)
171 Madaaris : Religious institutions.
172 Makaatib : Primary madaaris
173 Daarul Ulooms : Religious Institutions for higher learning
174 Masaajid : mosques.
175 Khanqa : Place for reformation and spiritual purification.
176 Mashaa`ik : Spiritual mentors and guides.
177 Noor : Spiritual effulgence
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¨ O ALLAH, fill our hearts with the noor of Taqwa; fill our
hearts with the noor of the tilawat178 of the Qur`aan
Sharief, of Zikr and Ibaadat, of Haj179 and 'Umrah180, of
Da'wat and Tabligh and of charities.
¨ O ALLAH, give us the taufeeq of doing all Ibaadat with
Ikhlaas181.
¨ O ALLAH, with the noor that is generated from these
Ibaadaat, light up our hearts.
¨ O ALLAH, strengthen our Imaan182.
¨ O ALLAH, grant us such Imaan, which clings to our
hearts.
¨ O ALLAH, make us all pious and righteous.
¨ O ALLAH, grant us Your Qurb183.
¨ O ALLAH, with Your power of Jazb184 make us Yours.
¨ O ALLAH, we want the hearts that You give to the
Auliya-e-Siddiqeen185.
178 tilawat : recitation
179 Haj : Pilgrimage to Makkah Sharief in the month of Zul Hijjah.
180 'Umrah : The lesser pilgrimage
181 Ikhlaas : sincerity
182 Imaan : faith / belief
183 Qurb : proximity
184 Jazb : Pull towards Allah Ta'ala
185 Auliya-e-Siddiqeen : The Friends of Allah Ta'ala of a very high calibre
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¨ O ALLAH, bless us with the ne'mat that You give to Your
Auliyaa-e-Siddiqeen.
¨ O ALLAH, we want those hearts which are filled with
Noor and Your Tajalli186.
¨ O ALLAH, we want those hearts which are filled with
Your Love and the Love of Rasulullah187 e; so that it
may be easy to do that which is pleasing to You and
pleasing to Rasulullah e.
CONCLUSION OF DU'AA
¨ O ALLAH, we are extremely weak. We get tired of
everything, even asking.
¨ O ALLAH, bless us with what we have asked and give us
even that which we have not asked – whatever is khair 188.
¨ O ALLAH, let the winds of Hidayat blow throughout the
world, especially in this country.
¨ O ALLAH, whatever time of life remains, give us the
taufeeq of doing those deeds that will earn us Your
Pleasure and keep us away from all those deeds that will
earn us Your Displeasure.
186 Tajalli : Special mercy
187 Rasulullah : Messenger of Allah
188 khair : good
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¨ O ALLAH, we know that the types of sins we indulge in,
have brought complete destruction to the nations of the
past. You destroyed nations in the past for the same sins
we are indulging in.
¨ O ALLAH, You do not destroy the entire Ummat because
Your Rasul e is Rahmatul-lil-'Aalameen.189
¨ O MY BELOVED ALLAH, do not look at our sins. We are
acknowledging and we are confessing that we are
sinful…
¨ O ALLAH, look at the tears of my beloved Rasul e.
¨ O ALLAH, look at the shaan190 of the blood of my
beloved Nabi e which flowed for this Ummat.
¨ O ALLAH, if You forgive us then You will make my
beloved Rasul e happy, and we will be happy.
¨ O ALLAH, we are pledging not to return to sins again.
¨ O ALLAH, give us all, lives of respect.
¨ O ALLAH, give us the realization that without turning to
You, there will be no success.
¨ O ALLAH, whoever has shown any kind of generosity
and kindness to us, bless them with the best of rewards.
189 Rahmatul-lil'Alameen : Mercy for all the Worlds
190 shaan : condition / status
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¨ O ALLAH, Rasulullah e has shown the greatest
kindness, thereafter the Sahaba-e-Kiraam, the
Tabi`een191, our Asaatiza192, our Mashaa`ik, our parents,
wives, friends… O Allah, reward them all, with the best
of rewards.
¨ O ALLAH, you are well aware of each and every person's
desires. Whatever good desires are in their hearts, fulfill
them.
¨ O ALLAH, accept our du'aa with the waseela of Your
Beloved Rasul, Sayyedul Ambiyaa, Muhammad e.
"VERILY, ALLAH AND HIS ANGELS SEND BLESSINGS
ON THE PROPHET : O YOU WHO BELIEVE, SEND (YOU)
BLESSINGS ON HIM AND SALUTE HIM WITH ALL
RESPECT."193
191 Tabi`een : Successors of the Companions of the Prophet Muhammad e .
192 Asaatiza : teachers
193 [Surah Ahzaab 33 : 56]
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O Allah, shower Your Mercy upon our master,
Muhammad and upon the family of
our master, Muhammad, and blessings and
peace (upon him).
" GLORY TO YOUR LORD, THE LORD OF HONOUR AND
POWER. (HE IS FREE) FROM WHAT THEY ASCRIBE (TO
HIM). AND PEACE ON THE APOSTLES. AND PRAISE TO
ALLAH, THE LORD AND CHERISHER OF THE WORLDS.
"194
194 [Surah Saffaat 37 : 180/ 181/ 182]
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THE ACCEPTANCE OF DUA
"AND YOUR LORD SAYS : CALL ON ME;
I WILL ANSWER YOUR (DUA)…"
[Surah Mu`min 40 : 60]
One of the signs of gaining the Ma'rifat (Recognition) of
Allah Ta'ala is to be granted the taufeeq of du'aa.
Duas made sincerely, fulfilling the necessary conditions,
are always accepted. However, Allah Ta'ala, in His
Wisdom, answers duas in different ways.
Nabi e has said :
"Any Muslim who makes a dua and his dua does not
contain a request for anything sinful or anything
regarding the severance of family ties, Allah grants
him one of three things most assuredly; namely,
1.) What he has asked is granted immediately, or
2.) What he has asked is saved for him as a treasure in
the Aakhirah, or
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3.) Allah wards away some calamity from him in lieu
of the object asked for."
…You should therefore not feel that your duas are
rejected.
[FROM THE MALFOOZAAT
OF HAZRAT MAULANA YUNUS PATEL SAHEB (MZ)]
INSINCERITY
[FROM THE MALFOOZAAT
OF HAZRAT MAULANA YUNUS PATEL SAHEB (MZ)]
A person wants to go to Johannesburg but he sits in a
train or a plane bound for Cape Town, fully aware that
the train or plane is headed for Cape Town. He then
makes dua that Allah Ta'ala takes him to Johannesburg.
He will not reach Johannesburg.
THE LINE OF HIS DUA WAS NOT IN LINE WITH
HIS EFFORT.
Our foolishness is the same. Our tongues are making
du'aa in one direction and our entire bodies are going in
the opposite direction. And then we ask as to why our
duas are not answered…
FOR EXAMPLE : There are so many parents that request
du'aa from the pious, for the hidayat (guidance) of their
children. They complain that their children are
disobedient and abusive, or involved in illicit
relationships, drugs, alcohol, and all kinds of Haraam.
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These parents say that they are making so much of du'aa
and shedding so many tears over the condition of their
children, and they request more du'aa.
However, a cursory glance in their homes, and one will find
that those same parents, who are making so much of du'aa
and shedding so many tears, are the ones providing so much
of Haraam – in the form of the television, music, Haraam
video games, indecent, shameless newspapers, magazines
and novels, access to the Internet porn sites, etc. – all of
which introduce and influence to Fisq (sin) and Fujur
(immorality).
…Moreover, many of these parents are the personal
chauffeurs of their children : willingly taking them to the
cinemas, theatres, to clubs and other places of fitnah.
Rasulullah e had said : 'Every child is born in a natural
state of goodness. It is his parents who make him into a
Jew, Christian or Magian195."
…It is left for us to see what we have made our children.
Furthermore, these children are allowed to do as they
please. They are given liberties to keep any person's
company, no matter how bad the company may be; which
is another means of their destruction – persuading them
to do drugs, take alcohol, visit prostitutes, gamble, steal,
etc.
Nabi e has said:
195 Magian : fire worshipper
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"A person is on the Deen (way of life) of his friend so
everyone of you should look at who he befriends."
It is also the responsibility of parents to direct their
children to good and pious company, and strongly
discourage bad company.
Allah Ta'ala tells us :
"O PEOPLE OF IMAAN, SAVE YOURSELVES AND YOUR
FAMILIES FROM A FIRE WHOSE FUEL
IS MEN AND STONES…"
[SURAH AT-TAHREEM 66 : 6]
It is an injunction of the Qur`aan Sharief that we make a
very concerted effort to direct our children to the
obedience of Allah Ta'ala. With teaching them Aqaaid196,
Qur`aan, Fiqh197, Sunnats198 and other necessary
tenets of Islam which form their Tarbiyyah (the correct
upbringing) accompanied by du'aa, Insha-Allah199, this
will be the means of their Hidayat (guidance) and
Istiqaamat (steadfastness).
In the Tafseer (commentary) of this Ayat (verse), Hazrat
Ali (j) had stated : "Teach your family acts of virtue."
196 Aqaa`id : Correct beliefs
197 Fiqh : Jurisprudence
198 Sunnats : Practices of the Prophet Muhammad e and his noble companions j.
199 Insha-Allah : Allah Willing
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Rasulullah e said : "Each one of you is a shepherd and
is responsible for his flock…A man is a ruler in his
family, and he will be questioned about those under his
care. A woman is a ruler in the house of her husband
and she will be questioned about those under her
care…"
…Reflecting over all of this, such parents should
question the sincerity of their du'aa. Where is the correct
effort that should accompany such duas and tears ?
Hazrat Maulana 'Umar (Rahmatullah 'alaih) of Palanpur,
in India, used to say that we have a small piece of flesh
known as the tongue; which is making du'aa… a great
deal of time is sometimes spent in du'aa; but the entire
body, which is by far, weightier than that little tongue, is
going in a very different direction. …How then does a
person expect his duas to be answered ?
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NON ACCEPTANCE…
Hazrat Abu Hurairah (j) reported that Rasulullah e
said :
"Certainly Allah is Pure. He does not accept but pure,
and certainly Allah commanded the Believers to do that
which He commanded the Messengers (of Allah) to do.
So He said :
'OMESSENGERS, EAT OUT OF THE GOOD (HALAAL AND
WHOLESOME) THINGS AND PERFORM RIGHTEOUS
DEEDS.'200
and similarly Allah Ta'ala said :
'O YOU WHO BELIEVE, EAT OUT OF THE GOOD THINGS
WE HAVE GIVEN YOU.'201
Then he (Rasulullah e) mentioned a person who
undertakes a long journey, his hair is disheveled, and
his body covered with dust. He raises his hands towards
the sky and says :'O my Sustainer, O my Sustainer',
200 Surah Mu`minoon (The Believers) : Chapter 23, Verse 51
201 Surah Baqarah (The Heifer) : Chapter 2, Verse 172
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whereas the food that he eats is haraam (from unlawful
earnings); the clothes he wears is Haraam; and he has
been nourished with haraam (food). How then will his
du'aa be accepted ?"
Rasulullah e said : "The meat and blood that has
been nourished with Haraam wealth will not enter
Jannah. It is only suitable for Jahannum 202."
· If a person sincerely repents from Haraam; returning
what was usurped, repaying that which is rightfully
due, giving up that which draws haraam income
(gambling, interest, embezzlement, etc.), and giving up
Haraam food and drink, then his duas will thereafter be
accepted and he will gain salvation from Jahannum.
Insha-Allah.
[EXTRACT FROM 'Kicking the Habit'
BY HAZRAT MAULANA YUNUS PATEL SAHEB (MZ)]
202 Jahannum : Hellfire
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THE NAMES OF ALLAH
"THE MOST BEAUTIFUL NAMES BELONG TO ALLAH:
SO CALL ON HIM BY THEM…"
[SURAH AL A'RAAF 7 : 180]
"SAY : 'CALL UPON ALLAH, OR CALL UPON RAHMAN :
BY WHATEVER NAME YOU CALL UPON HIM,
(IT IS WELL) : FOR TO HIM BELONG THE MOST
BEAUTIFUL NAMES …"
[SURAH BANI ISRA`EEL 17 : 110]
w We have been instructed to learn the Asmaa'ul Husna
(The Beautiful Names of Allah Ta'ala) and make du'aa
through the medium of these names. Calling upon Allah
Ta'ala by His Names facilitates the acceptance of du'aa.
w Rasulullah e once heard a person calling Allah by this
Great name of His :
'Ya Zal-Jalaali wal-Ikraam'
[O POSSESSOR OF MAJESTY AND BENEVOLENCE.]
Rasulullah e remarked : "Surely your duas will be
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granted. Ask of Allah whatever you wish."
w According to one Hadith, an angel is appointed by Allah
so that whenever someone says the following words
thrice, he (the angel) responds by saying : 'No doubt, The
Most Merciful has focussed all His attention towards you.
Ask of Him whatever you please.' …These words are :
'Ya Ar-ha-mar-Raahemeen'
[OMOST MERCIFUL OF ALL THOSE WHO SHOW MERCY.]
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THE 99 NAMES OF ALLAH TA'ALA
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DUROOD SHARIEF203
Hazrat Anas ( j ) said : 'Every dua is prevented from
reaching the Court of Allah until the person making dua
sends Durood upon Rasulullah e and upon the family of
Rasulullah e (then it reaches the Court of Allah and
is accepted.'
Hazrat 'Umar ( j ) said : 'Surely dua remains suspended
between the heaven and earth. It does not ascend and
nothing is accepted until you send Salawaat upon your
Prophet e .'
n Any Durood Sharief may be recited for the acceptance of
Du'aa. There are numerous found in authentic books of
Hadith.
203 Durood Sharief : Seeking Allah Ta'ala's blessings upon the Prophet e .
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O Allah, shower Your Mercy upon Muhammad and upon the
family of Muhammad as You showered Your Mercy
upon the family of Ibraheem. Surely, You are
The Praiseworthy, The Majestic.
O Allah, send blessings upon Muhammad and upon the
family of Muhammad as You had sent blessings
upon the family of Ibraheem. Surely, You are
The Praiseworthy, The Majestic.
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O Allah, bestow Mercy upon Muhammad and upon his
wives and his progeny as You had bestowed Mercy upon
the family of Ibraheem.
And send blessings upon Muhammad and upon
his wives and his progeny as You had sent blessings
upon the family of Ibraheem. Surely, You are
Praiseworthy, The Majestic.
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SINCERE TAUBAH
"AND WHOEVER ACTS EVIL OR WRONGS HIMSELF, THEN
SEEKS FORGIVENESS FROM ALLAH,
SHALL FIND ALLAH MOST-FORGIVING,
VERY MERCIFUL."
[SURAH AN-NISAA 4 : 110] 204
In the Tafseer (commentary) of this ayat (verse), the
Mufassireen (Commentators of the Qur`aan Sharief) have
explained that Allah Ta'ala makes known to us, the recourse
for sins : Taubah (repentance).
Whatever the sins committed – be they major or minor,
violations of the Rights of Allah Ta'ala (Huququllah) or the
rights of human beings (Huququl Ibaad), sincere Taubah
(repentance) will secure for one, Divine forgiveness.
However, we need to understand that taubah is not merely a
verbal announcement and confession of: Astaghfirullah
(I seek Allah's forgiveness). The validity and acceptance of
Taubah is dependent on certain accompanying conditions.
The 'Ulama have stated the following 3 necessary segments
which complete one's Taubah :
1.) Being ashamed and grieved over one's sins.
204 An-Nisaa : The Women [The name of a chapter of the Holy Qur`aan]
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2.) Leaving off the sin, immediately.
3.) Having no intention to commit the sin again.
If, perchance, one finds oneself entangled in sin thereafter,
taubah should be made once more and forgiveness should be
sought. …Allah Ta'ala forgives all sins.
However, even though Allah Ta'ala is Most Merciful,
Forgiving, Kind and Compassionate, we should not lose
sight of and forget His punishment for those who are
persistent in sin. Often, many continue in their indulgence in
sins, presenting the argument that Allah Ta'ala is Ghafurur -
Raheem (Most Forgiving, Most Merciful).
One of the deceptions of Shaytaan is that he persuades and
encourages a person to sins with this very excuse that Allah
Ta'ala is Ghafurur-Raheem. This leads to indifference to the
laws of Shariah and even deliberate disobedience.
Therefore, Allah Ta'ala warns us in the Qur`aan Sharief
against such an attitude, saying :
"…Let not the deceiver (i.e. Shaytaan) beguile you
in regard to Allah."
[SURAH LUQMAAN 31 : 33]205
…Do not be fooled and misled by Shaytaan to commit sins
because Allah Ta'ala is Most Forgiving and Most Merciful.
205 Luqman : (The Wise) [The name of a chapter of the Holy Qur`aan]
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Allah Ta'ala mentions in Surah Ta-Ha :
"And verily, I am indeed Forgiving to him who repents,
believes (in My Oneness, and associates none in worship with
Me) and does righteous good deeds, and then remains
constant in doing them (till death)."
[SURAH TA-HA 20 : 82]206
Allah Ta'ala is informing us that His Forgiveness extends to
those who make sincere Taubah and Istighfaar, believe in
Allah Ta'ala, do Amal-e-Sawleh (righteous deeds and
actions) and remain steadfast thereon. …Allah Ta'ala is
Ghafurur-Raheem for those who are afraid of displeasing
Him. However, being human, they accidentally sin.
We should keep in mind, that even though Allah Ta'ala is
Ghafurur-Raheem, He is also Muntaqim – One who takes
Retribution. Out of His kindness, Allah Ta'ala gives to us
numerous opportunities to make amends and return to His
Obedience. If we still persist and insist on sin, and we are
bent on disobedience, then His Punishment is something that
cannot be escaped.
Allah Ta'ala states in the Qur`aan Sharief :
206 Ta Ha : (Mystic Letters) [The name of a chapter of the Holy Qur`aan]
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'…But verily your Lord is full of forgiveness for mankind
for their wrongdoing. And verily your Lord is (also) strict
in punishment.'
[SURAH RA'D 13 : 6]
…Taubah and Istighfaar are like the ointment used for
burns, which we keep in our homes. Even though we have a
remedy for burns, we will not deliberately burn ourselves.
[FROM A DISCOURSE OF
HAZRAT MAULANA YUNUS PATEL SAHEB (MZ)]
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'IMMEDIATE WILAYAT'207
"…VERILY ALLAH LOVES THOSE WHO REPENT…"
[SURAH BAQARAH 2 : 222]
A young person, after listening to a talk, experienced a
revolution in his heart. He asked me : "With my past,
with the sins in my life, how is it possible for me to
become a Wali208 ?"
I said : "It is extremely simple. It takes just one minute to
become a Wali. Raise your hands and with deep regret
and remorse in your heart, shed a few tears and pray to
Allah : 'O Allah, I have wasted my life, but I want to
become Your Wali; I want to become Your friend. So
forgive all the sins which I have committed since
maturity, and grant me the taufeeq to do that which
pleases You in my future life.'
You have immediately become a Wali. Now make an
effort towards fulfilling those rights which had been
violated. The effort made indicates to the sincerity of
your Taubah."
207 Wilayat : Friendship with Allah Ta'ala
208 Wali : Friend of Allah Ta'ala
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If Salaah and Fasts were missed then Qaza must
necessarily be made. If Zakaat, Qurbaani and Sadaqatul
Fitr were not fulfilled then such monies must necessarily
be paid. The same applies to monies that are owing to
people. Pay back to whomsoever, what is due, or ask
them to forgive. If not, then that Taubah will not be
complete. And if harm and injury was caused to another,
then his forgiveness should be sought.
If there are a number of outstanding Salaah or fasts due,
then it is obvious that a person cannot read all the
Qazas209 in one day, or keep all his missed fasts in one
day. This will take due time. However, the intention of
the person, to fulfil all dues of Allah Ta'ala and Creation,
and the effort made in that direction makes the person a
friend and beloved of Allah Ta'ala.
If he does not make any effort in that direction after
Taubah, then this is a clear sign that he was not sincere in
his Taubah.
Also, in respect to his future life, every effort should be
made not to return to those sins
[EXTRACT FROM THE BOOK, 'IKHLAAS' BY
HAZRAT MAULANA YUNUS PATEL SAHEB (MZ)]
209 Qaza : Religious duty performed after the expiry of its time.
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SOME ETIQUETTES OF DU'AA
n It is preferable to perform a good deed before making du'aa.
n To be in a state of Taharat (purity).
n Face the Qiblah210.
n Preferably perform Salaatul Hajaat before du'aa.
n Sit in the Tashahud position,211 as far as possible.
n Praise and glorify Allah Ta'ala before and after du'aa.
n Recite Durood Sharif upon Rasulullah e.
n Raise both hands whilst making du'aa.
n The palms should be kept open, leaving a little space between
the hands.
n Du'aa should be made with absolute humility – acknowledging
one's helplessness.
n Du'aa should be made through the intermediary of Allah
Ta'ala's beautiful names.
n Not to make du'aa for anything sinful or for the severance of
family ties.
n To cry whilst making du'aa.
n On completion of du'aa, pass the hands over the face.
n To say 'Aameen' on completion of the du'aa.
n One's concentration should be in du'aa.
n Du'aa should be made with conviction of its acceptance and
with sincerity.
210 Qiblah : Direction faced when performing the prayer.
211 Tashahud position : Position assumed when sitting in prayer
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AT THE AIRPORT
[A PIECE OF ADVICE FROM
HAZRAT MAULANA YUNUS PATEL SAHEB (MZ)]
At the Johannesburg International Airport, some brothers
requested that I give them some nasihah (advice) before
leaving.
I mentioned the following : 'The Airport itself presents
sufficient Ibrat (lesson) for a person's Islaah
(reformation).
Boards are seen, computer screens inform, and
announcements are repeatedly heard of ARRIVALS and
DEPARTURES . We should take lesson from this.
We have 'arrived'. Our scheduled arrival to the
destination of this world has come to pass. We have
journeyed from Aalame-Arwah212 to this transitory world.
Our next journey is to 'Aalame-Barzakh'213, then to the
Hereafter.
In this material world, the time of departure is given for
the flights that are leaving for various cities and
countries. A person can make preparations for travel,
accordingly. As is common experience though, flights are
sometimes delayed and sometimes cancelled.
212 Aalame-Arwah : The World of Souls
213 Aalame-Barzakh : The period of life after death until the Resurrection
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Our departure, to the Aakhirah (Hereafter), is scheduled,
but absolutely unknown to us. Moreover, the departure of
the flight of death will not be delayed or cancelled.
In a couplet that deeply impresses upon the reality of this
life, my Sheikh, Hazrat Maulana Hakeem Muhammad
Akhtar Saheb, states:
Strange is the visa of life;
It can be cancelled at anytime.
The duration of its validity is unknown
And its extension too, impossible.
Therefore, like the 'Eveready' battery (which is not
necessarily ever ready), we need to be ever ready for the
journey to the Hereafter. Our boarding passes are already
in our hands. It is just a matter of time before departure.
The Azaan, in our right ear, and the Iqaamat, in our left
ear, were already given at the time of our birth. All that is
left, is the Janaza Salaah at the time of our death. The
time between the Iqaamat and Salaah is negligible – so
too, is the time span of our lives.
As someone has mentioned : Our life is just like the
'dash' between the date of birth and date of passing
away, which is inscribed on many a tombstone. Though
this 'dash' of life is so short, it is such a significant stage
in our journey, that it either 'makes' or 'breaks' our
Hereafter. This little dash either delivers a person to
Jannat or Jahannum. So before someone mentions the
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date of our departure, we should convert the 'dash' of
life, to time spent securing provisions for the coming
journey.
Then I mentioned that now two new boards are to be
found at the airport:
UNDERGROUND PARKING
and
PRAYER ROOM UPSTAIRS
Our 'parking' too is reserved. …What then should we
do? Before 'departure' and before being 'parked' under
the ground, we should visit the 'prayer room' – meaning,
that we should bring the submission and servitude found
in prayer or Salaah, into our lives. Submit to the One who
gave us this life because very soon will we be returning
to Him.
"…And the destination (of all) is to Allah."
[SURAH AHZAAB 35 : 18]
This world is very much like a timeshare. The occupants
make full use of all facilities during their week/s or
month/s – the lounge, fridge, stove, furniture, air
conditioner and the luxuries of the timeshare. However,
they know that they will have to move out as soon as
their time expires.
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Similarly, we should make use of the bounties of Allah
Ta'ala in this world, but we should not give our hearts to
this world. …How can we give our hearts to a world
which is so unfaithful ? …The home in which there is
excitement and celebration of a wedding is suddenly
plunged into grief, sorrow and mourning.
We should keep before us, the following Hadith of
Rasulullah e : "Verily, the world has been created for
you and you have been created for the Aakhirah."
Preparation for the Aakhirah (Hereafter) does not mean
that we will be deprived of the good things of this world.
Eat, drink, marry, conduct business and do all other
activities according to the teachings of Shariah and
Sunnah of Rasulullah e. This is all that is required.

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