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27th Rajab -A'amaal & Dua'a for the Eve/Day of Mab'ath ( official Appointment) & Me'raj ( Ascension)-some Traditions

Readings on Ascension / Me'raj-> Book -Mulla Faidh Kashani  |  Hadith Qudsi on Ascension Pdf   | The Physical Ascension 

   UNDERSTAND Importance  Urdu lecture b'esat mp3  | ABTV program     Article on the state of Prophet on the day

The Day of Mab'ath, celebrated on the Rajab 27, is indeed the formal appointment as the Last and Greatest Divine Messenger of the person whose light God had created as the first ever creation eons ago when nothing had yet come into existence.

This is an occasion which stands for the beginning of the Holy Prophet�s Mission of promulgating the true religion of Almighty Allah (swt).

On this day, the Holy Prophet (peace be upon him and his household) was appointed for conveying the Divine Mission of Almighty Allah when Archangel Gabriel first came to him with the Divine Revelation.

It is recommended to have Ghusl (bath) on this  day & observe Fasting. This day is one of the four days that are specified for highly recommended fasting during the whole year. The reward of observing fasting on this day is mentioned to be equal to seventy years fasting.

It is recommended to repeat very frequently the salwat ie sending blessings upon Prophet Muhammad and his Household.:-

O Allah, (please) bless Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad.

All�humma �alli `al� mu�ammadin wa �li mu�ammadin

اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ

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27th Rajab NIGHT A'amal

1 Do Ghusl

 

2)"Verily, one who does (acts of worship) at this night will have the reward of him who has worshipped Almighty Allah for sixty years.� When the Imam (a.s) was asked about the kind of acts at this night, he answered, �After you offer the `Isha' Prayer and sleep, you  may wake up before midnight  & pray

12 rakaat salaat (2 units x 6), in every rakaat recite Sura Fatihah and any surah ( from Sura 47- Sura 114 Nass)

After the prayers recite the following i- vii ,7 times each..MP3 files->i) Al Faatih'ah #1 ii) Al Ikhlaas #112 iii) Al Falaq #113 iv) An Naas #114 v) Al Kaafiroon #109 vi) Al Qadr  #97 vii) Aayatul Kursi(2: 255 � 257)   then recite the following Dua'a      Mp3

All praise belongs to Allah, Who has not taken a son and does not have a partner in the Dominion,

nor does He have a helper out of weakness; and magnify Him with a worthy magnification (Holy Qur�an 17:111).

 O Allah, I ask You by: the juncture of Your might over the pillars of Your Throne, and the ultimate Mercy from Your book. And [I ask You] by Your name � the great, the majestic, the splendid.And [I ask You] by Your remembrance � the elevated, the sublime, the exalted;

and by Your complete and perfect words, that You bless Muhammad and his family and do for me, what You are worthy of, .

 

ALH'AMDU LILLAAHILLAD'EE LAM YATTAKHID' WALADAN WA LAM YAKULLAHOO SHAREEKUN FIL MULKI

WA LAM YAKULLAHOO SHAREEKUN FIL MULKI WA LAM YAKULLAHOO WALIYYUN MINAD'D'ULLI WA KABBIRHU TAKBEERAA

ALLAAHUMMA INNEE AS-ALUKA BI-MA-A'AQIDI I'ZZIKA A'ALAA ARKAANI A'RSHIKA WA MUNTAHAR RAH'MATI MIN KITABEKAA WA BISMIKAL AA'-Z'AMIL AA'-Z'AMIL AA'-ZAM WA D'IKRIKAL AA'-LAL AA'-LAL AA'-LAA

 WA BI-KALIMATIKAT TAAMMAATIKA AN TU'SALLIYA A'LAA MUH'AMMADIN WA AALIHEE     WA AN TAF-A'LA BEEMAA ANTA AHLUH

الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي لَمْ يَتَّخِذْ وَلَداً وَ لَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ شَرِيكٌ فِي الْمُلْكِ

 وَ لَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ وَلِيٌّ مِنَ الذُّلِّ وَ كَبِّرْهُ تَكْبِيراً

 اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ بِمَعَاقِدِ عِزِّكَ عَلَى أَرْكَانِ عَرْشِكَ وَ مُنْتَهَى الرَّحْمَةِ مِنْ كِتَابِكَ ,

 وَ بِاسْمِكَ الْأَعْظَمِ الْأَعْظَمِ الْأَعْظَمِ وَ ذِكْرِكَ الْأَعْلَى الْأَعْلَى الْأَعْلَى

 وَ بِكَلِمَاتِكَ التَّامَّاتِ أَنْ تُصَلِّيَ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِهِ وَ أَنْ تَفْعَلَ بِي مَا أَنْتَ أَهْلُهُ

3) ZIARAT  :-Recite any of following Ziarat of Imam Ali (as) ;Special 27 Rajab Ziarat  Pdf , / Ziarat Rajabia , /  No 4 of Ziarats

27th Rajab Night dua   

4)In his book of �al-Balad al-Amin,� al-Kaf`amiy has instructed the following: Recite the following supplication on the Divine Mission Night: Mp3   Mp3b PDF

اللّهُمَّ إنِّي أَسْأَلُك بِالتَّجَلِّي الأَعْظَمِ

allahumma inni as-aluka bilttajally ala`zami

O Allah: I beseech You in the name of the Grandest Manifestation

فِي هذِهِ اللَّيْلَةِ مِنَ الشَّهْرِ الْمُعَظَّمِ،

fi hadhihi allaylati mina alshshahri almu`azzmi

at this night in this glorified month

وَالْمُرْسَلِ الْمُكَرَّمِ،

wal-mursali almukarrami

and in the name of the honored Messenger,

أَنْ تُصَلِّيَ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِهِ

an tusalliya `ala muhammadin wa alihi

that You send blessings upon Muhammad and his Household

وَأَنْ تَغْفِرَ لَنَا مَا أَنْتَ بِهِ مِنَّا أَعْلَمُ،

wa an taghfira lana ma anta bihi minna a`lamu

and that You forgive us that which You know better than we do.

يَا مَنْ يَعْلَمُ وَلا نَعْلَمُ.

ya man ya`lamu wa la na`lamu

O He Who knows while we do not.

اللّهُمَّ بَارِكْ لَنَا فِي لَيْلَتِنَا هذِهِ

allahumma barik lana fi laylatina hadhihi

O Allah: (please do) bless us at this night

الَّتِي بِشَرَفِ الرِّسَالَةِ فَضَّلْتَهَا،

allaty bisharafi alrrisalati fazaltaha

which You have exalted with the honor of the Divine Mission,

وَبِكَرَامَتِكَ أَجْلَلْتَهَا،

wa bikaramatika ajlaltaha

and You have esteemed with Your honoring,

وَبِالْمَحَلِّ الشَّرِيفِ أَحْلَلْتَهَا.

wa bilmahalli alshsharifi ahlaltaha

and You have raised to the Honorable Place.

اللّهُمَّ فَإنَّا نَسْأَلُكَ بِالْمَبْعَثِ الشَّرِيفِ،

allahumma fa�inna nasaluka bilmab`athi alshsharifi

O Allah: We thus beseech You in the name of the honorable mission,

وَالسَّيِّدِ اللَّطِيفِ،

wal-ssayyidi allatifi

the gentle master,

وَالْعُنْصُرِ الْعَفِيفِ،

wal-`unsuri al`afifi

and the chaste line

أَنْ تُصَلِّيَ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِهِ

an tusalliya `ala muhammadin wa alihi

that You may bless Muhammad and his Household

وَأَنْ تَجْعَلَ أَعْمَالَنَا فِي هذِهِ اللَّيْلَةِ

wa an taj`ala a`malana fi hadhihi allaylati

and that You decide our deeds at this night,

وَفِي سَائِرِ اللَّيَالِي مَقْبُولَةً،

wa fi sa�iri alliali maqbulatan

as well as all the other nights, as acceptable,

وَذُنُوبَنَا مَغْفُورَةً،

wa dhunubana maghfuratan

our sins as forgiven,

وَحَسَنَاتِنَا مَشْكُورَةً،

wa hasanatina mashkuratan

our good efforts as praiseworthy,

وَسَيِّئَاتِنَا مَسْتُورَةً،

wa sayyi�atina masturatan

our evildoings as concealed,

وَقُلُوبَنَا بِحُسْنِ الْقَوْلِ مَسْرُورَةً،

wa qulubana bihusni alqawli masruratan

our hearts as pleased with decent wording,

وَأَرْزَاقَنَا مِنْ لَدُنْكَ بِالْيُسْرِ مَدْرُورَةً.

wa arzaqana min ladunka biliyusri madruratan

and our sustenance that You decide for us as copiously flowing with easiness.

اللّهُمَّ إنَّكَ تَرَى وَلا تُرَى،

allahumma innaka tara wa la tura

O Allah: Verily You see [everything] but nothing can see You

وَأَنْتَ بِالْمَنْظَرِ الأَعْلَى،

wa anta bilmanzari ala`la

while You are in the Highest Prospect.

وَإنَّ إلَيْكَ الرُّجْعَى وَالْمُنْتَهَى،

wa inn ilayka alrruj`a wal-muntaha

And, verily, to You are the [final] return and goal.

وَإنَّ لَكَ الْمَمَاتَ وَالْمَحْيَا،

wa inna laka almamata wal-mahya

And, verily, to You are causing to death and granting of life.

وَإنَّ لَكَ الآخِرَةَ وَالأُولَى.

wa inna laka alakhirata wal-�ula

And to You are the Last and the First [of all things].

اللّهُمَّ إنَّا نَعُوذُ بِكَ أَنْ نَذِلَّ وَنَخْزَى،

allahumma inna na`udhu bika an nadhilla wa nakhza

O Allah: we, surely, seek Your protection against meeting of disgrace and shame

وَأَنْ نَأْتِيَ مَا عَنْهُ تَنْهَى.

wa an natiya ma `anhu tanha

and against committing that which You have ordered us not to do.

اللّهُمَّ إنَّا نَسْأَلُكَ الْجَنَّةَ بِرَحْمَتِكَ،

allahumma inna nasaluka aljannata birahmatika

O Allah: we, surely, pray You for Paradise, out of Your mercy,

وَنَسْتَعِيذُ بِكَ مِنَ النَّارِ

wa nasta`idhu bika mina alnnari

and we seek Your protection against Hellfire.

فَأَعِذْنَا مِنْهَا بِقُدْرَتِكَ،

fa-a`idhna minha biqudratika

So, (please do) save us from it, in the name of Your omnipotence.

وَنَسْأَلُكَ مِنَ الْحُورِ الْعِينِ

wa nasaluka mina alhuri al`ini

We, also, pray You for the women of Paradise;

فَارْزُقْنَا بِعِزَّتِكَ،

farzuqna bi`izztika

so, please do grant us them, in the name of Your might.

وَاجْعَلْ أَوْسَعَ أَرْزَاقِنَا عِنْدَ كِبَرِ سِنِّنَا،

waj`al awsa`a arzaqina `inda kibari sinnina

And (please do) make the most expansive of our sustenance be given to us when we become old aged,

وَأَحْسَنَ أَعْمَالِنَا عِنْدَ اقْتِرَابِ آجَالِنَا،

wa ahsana a`malina `inda aqtirabi ajalina

and make the best of our deeds be at the time close to our death.

وَأَطِلْ فِي طَاعَتِكَ،

wa atil fi ta`atika

And (please do) extend [our ages and make us spend them] in acts of obedience to You,

وَمَا يُقَرِّبُ إلَيْكَ،

wa ma yuqarribu ilayka

and in all that which draws us near to You,

وَيُحْظِي عِنْدَكَ،

wa yuhzy `indaka

and in all that which allow us to enjoy a good position with You,

وَيُزْلِفُ لَدَيْكَ أَعْمَارَنَا،

wa yuzlifu ladayka a`marana

and in all that which make our lives acceptable by You.

وَأَحْسِنْ فِي جَمِيعِ أَحْوَالِنَا وَأُمُورِنَا مَعْرِفَتَنَا،

wa ahsin fi jami`i ahwal-ina wa a�umurina ma`rifatana

And (please do) improve our recognition of You under all circumstance and conditions.

وَلا تَكِلْنَا إلَى أَحَدٍ مِنْ خَلْقِكَ فَيَمُنَّ عَلَيْنَا،

wa la takilna ila ahadin min khalqika fayamunn `alayna

And do not refer us to any of Your beings lest they shall always remind us of their favors to us.

وَتَفَضَّلْ عَلَيْنَا بِجَمِيعِ حَوَائِجِنَا لِلدُّنْيَا وَالآخِرَةِ،

wa tafazl `alayna bijami`i hawa�ijina lilddnia wal-akhirati

And please favor us by settling all our needs, in this world as well as the Next World.

وَابْدَأْ بِآبَائِنَا وَأَبْنَائِنَا

wabda bi-aba�ina wa abna�ina

And (please do) do the same thing to our forefathers, our descendants,

وَجَمِيعِ إخْوَانِنَا الْمُؤْمِنِينَ

wa jami`i ikhwanina almu�minina

and all our brethren-in-faith;

فِي جَمِيعِ مَا سَأَلْنَاكَ لأنْفُسِنَا

fi jami`i ma sa-alnaka

with regard to all that which we have besought You for ourselves

يَا أَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِينَ.

li-anfusina ya arhama alrrahimina

O the most Merciful of all those who show mercy.

اللّهُمَّ إنَّا نَسْأَلُكَ بِاسْمِكَ الْعَظِيمِ،

allahumma inna nasaluka bismika al`azimi

O Allah: we, verily, beseech You by Your Grand Name

وَمُلْكِكَ الْقَدِيمِ،

wa mulkika alqadimi

and Your Eternal Kingdom

أَنْ تُصَلِّيَ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ

an tusalliya `ala muhammadin wa ali muhammadin

to send blessings upon Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad

وَأَنْ تَغْفِرَ لَنَا الذَّنْبَ الْعَظِيمَ،

wa an taghfira lana aldhdhanba al`azima

and to forgive our grave sins,

إنَّهُ لا يَغْفِرُ الْعَظِيمَ إلاّ الْعَظِيمُ.

innhu la yaghfiru al`azima illa al`azimu

for none can forgive the grave save the All-great.

اللّهُمَّ وَهذَا رَجَبٌ الْمُكَرَّمُ

allahumma wa hadha rajabun almukarramu

O Allah: this is Rajab, the honored month,

الَّذِي أَكْرَمْتَنَا بِهِ أَوَّلُ أَشْهُرِ الْحُرُمِ،

alladhy akramtana bihi awulu ash-huri alhurumi

which You have honored us through it, being the first of the Sacred Months,

أَكْرَمْتَنَا بِهِ مِنْ بَيْنِ الأُمَمِ،

akramtana bihi min bayni ala�umami

and You have selected us for this honor from amongst the other nations.

فَلَكَ الْحَمْدُ يَا ذَا الْجُودِ وَالْكَرَمِ،

falaka alhamdu ya dhaljudi wal-karami

So, all praise be to You; O the Lord of Magnanimity and Generosity.

فَأَسْأَلُكَ بِهِ وَبِاسْمِكَ

fasaluka bihi wa bismika

I thus beseech You by Your Name,

الأَعْظَمِ الأَعْظَمِ الأَعْظَمِ،

ala`zami ala`zami ala`zami

the grandest, the grandest, the grandest,

الأَجَلِّ الأَكْرَمِ

al-ajalli alakrami

the most majestic, the most honorable,

الَّذِي خَلَقْتَهُ فَاسْتَقَرَّ فِي ظِلِّكَ

alladhy khalaqtahu fastaqarr fi zillika

that You have created so that it has settled under Your Shadow

فَلا يَخْرُجُ مِنْكَ إلَى غَيْرِكَ

fala yakhruju minka ila ghayrika

and it thus shall never transfer to anyone other than You�

أَنْ تُصَلِّيَ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَأَهْلِ بَيْتِهِ الطَّاهِرِينَ،

an tusalliya `ala muhammadin wa ahli baytihi alttahirina

I beseech You to send blessings upon Muhammad and his Household, the immaculate,

وَأَنْ تَجْعَلَنَا مِنَ الْعَامِلِينَ فِيهِ بِطَاعَتِكَ،

wa an taj`alana mina al`amilina fihi bita`atika

and to include us, during this month, with those who practice acts of obedience to You

وَالآمِلِينَ فِيهِ لِشَفَاعَتِكَ.

wal-amilina fihi lishafa`atika

and those who hope for Your admission.

اللّهُمَّ اهْدِنَا إلَى سَوَاءِ السَّبِيلِ،

allahumma ahdina ila sawa�i alssabili

O Allah: (please do) lead us to the Right Path,

وَاجْعَلْ مَقِيلَنَا عِنْدَكَ خَيْرَ مَقِيلٍ،

waj`al maqilana `indaka khayra maqilin

and choose for us the best resting-place with You,

فِي ظِلٍّ ظَلِيلٍ،

fi zillin zalilin

under a dense shade

وَمُلْكٍ جَزِيلٍ،

wa mulkin jazilin

and abundant possession.

فَإنَّكَ حَسْبُنَا وَنِعْمَ الْوَكِيلُ.

fa�innaka hasbuna wa ni`ma alwakilu

Surely, You are Sufficient for us! Most Excellent are You, and in You do we trust!

اللّهُمَّ اقْلِبْنَا مُفْلِحِينَ مُنْجِحِينَ

allahumma aqlibna muflihina munjihina

O Allah: (please do) make us return (to You) with success and victory;

غَيْرَ مَغْضُوبٍ عَلَيْنَا وَلا ضَالّينَ

ghayra magh�ubin `alayna wa la �allina

neither accursed (by You) nor misleading (the Right Path),

بِرَحْمَتِكَ يَا أَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِينَ.

birahmatika ya arhama alrrahimina

out of Your mercy; O the most Merciful of all those who show mercy.

اللّهُمَّ إنِّي أَسْأَلُك بِعَزَائِمِ مَغْفِرَتِكَ،

allahumma inni as-aluka bi`aza�imi maghfiratika

O Allah: I earnestly beseech You, in the name of the matters that bring about Your forgiveness

وَبِوَاجِبِ رَحْمَتِكَ،

wa biwajibi rahmatika

and the matters that incumbently achieve Your mercy,

السَّلامَةَ مِنْ كُلِّ إثْمٍ،

alssalamata min kulli ithmin

to grant me safety from all sins,

وَالْغَنِيمَةَ مِنْ كُلِّ بِرٍّ،

wal-ghanimata min kulli birrin

gain of all decencies,

وَالْفَوْزَ بِالْجَنَّةِ،

wal-fawza biljannati

attainment of Paradise,

وَالنَّجَاةَ مِنَ النَّارِ.

wal-nnajata mina alnnari

redemption against Hellfire.

اللّهُمَّ دَعَاكَ الدَّاعُونَ وَدَعَوْتُكَ،

allahumma da`aka aldda`una wa da`awtuka

O Allah: In the same way as suppliants have besought You, I am beseeching You.

وَسَأَلَكَ السَّائِلُونَ وَسَأَلْتُكَ،

wa salaka alssa�iluna wa sa-altuka

And in the same way as implorers have begged You, I am begging You.

وَطَلَبَ إلَيْكَ الطَّالِبُونَ وَطَلَبْتُ إلَيْكَ.

wa talaba ilayka alttalibuna wa talabtu ilayka

And in the same way as requesters have asked You, I am asking You.

اللّهُمَّ أَنْتَ الثِّقَةُ وَالرَّجَاءُ،

allahumma anta alththiqatu wal-rraja�u

O Allah: You are (my) trust and hope;

وَإلَيْكَ مُنْتَهَى الرَّغْبَةِ فِي الدُّعَاءِ.

wa ilayka muntaha alrrghbati fi alddu`a�i

and You are the ultimate desire in my supplications.

اللّهُمَّ فَصَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِهِ

allahumma fasalli `ala muhammadin wa alihi

O Allah: send blessings upon Muhammad and his Household

وَاجْعَلِ الْيَقِينَ فِي قَلْبِي،

waj`ali aliyaqina fi qalbi

and establish conviction in my heart,

وَالنُّورَ فِي بَصَرِي

wal-nnura fi basary

light in my sight,

وَالنَّصِيحَةَ فِي صَدْرِي،

wal-nnsihata fi sadri

well-wishing in my chest,

وَذِكْرَكَ بِاللَّيْلِ وَالنَّهَارِ عَلَى لِسَانِي،

wa dhikraka billili wal-nnhari `ala lisani

and the mention of You on my tongue day and night,

وَرِزْقاً وَاسِعاً غَيْرَ مَمْنُونٍ وَلا مَحْظُورٍ فَارْزُقْنِي،

wa rizqan wasi`an ghayra mamnunin wa la mahzurin farzuqni

and expansive sustenance that is neither failing nor banned. So, please provide me sustenance

وَبَارِكْ لِي فِيمَا رَزَقْتَنِي،

wa barik li fima razaqtani

and bless that which You decide for me,

وَاجْعَلْ غِنَايَ فِي نَفْسِي،

waj`al ghinaiya fi nafsi

and make me self-sufficient,

وَرَغْبَتِي فِيمَا عِنْدَكَ

wa raghbaty fima `indaka

and make me desire for none save You;

بِرَحْمَتِكَ يَا أَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِينَ.

birahmatika ya arhama alrrahimina

out of Your mercy, O the most Merciful of all those who show mercy.

You may then prostrate yourself and repeat the following invocation one hundred times:

الْحَمْدُ لِلّهِ الَّذِي هَدَانَا لِمَعْرِفَتِهِ،

alhamdu lillahi alladhy hadana lima`rifatihi

All praise be to Allah Who has guided us to the recognition of Him,

وَخَصَّنَا بِوِلايَتِهِ،

wa khassna biuilaiyatihi

has included us exclusively with the protection of Him,

وَوَفَّقَنَا لِطَاعَتِهِ،

wa waffaqana lita`atihi

and has granted us the obedience to Him.

شُكْراً شُكْراً.

shukran shukran

Thanks, thanks.

When you raise your head (i.e. finish the prostration), you may recite the following:

اللّهُمَّ إنِّي قَصَدْتُكَ بِحَاجَتِي،

allahumma inni qasadtuka bihajati

O Allah: I am turning my face toward You asking for the settlement of my needs.

وَاعْتَمَدْتُ عَلَيْكَ بِمَسْأَلَتِي،

wa`tamadtu `alayka bimas-alati

And I depend upon You in submitting my problem.

وَتَوَجَّهْتُ إلَيْكَ بِأَئِمَّتِي وَسَادَتِي.

wa tawajjhtu ilayka bi-a�immaty wa sadati

And I submit before You my Imams and Masters.

اللّهُمَّ انْفَعْنَا بِحُبِّهِمْ،

allahumma anfa`na bihubbihim

O Allah: benefit us by our love for them,

وَأَوْرِدْنَا مَوْرِدَهُمْ،

wa awridna mawridahum

and make us follow their examples,

وَارْزُقْنَا مُرَافَقَتَهُمْ،

warzuqna murafaqatahum

and grant us their companionship,

وَأَدْخِلْنَا الْجَنَّةَ فِي زُمْرَتِهِمْ

wa adkhilna aljannata fi zumratihim

and allow us to enter Paradise with their group;

بِرَحْمَتِكَ يَا أَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِينَ.

birahmatika ya arhama alrrahimina

by Your mercy, O the most Merciful of all those who show mercy.

Sayyid Ibn Tawoos has mentioned that this above supplication is recited on the Revelation Day (i.e. the twenty-seventh of Rajab).


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1-It is recommended to have Ghusl (bath) on this  day.& observe fasting. This day is one of the four days that are important to fasting among the whole year.

2-It is recommended to repeat very frequently the salwat ie sending blessings upon Prophet Muhammad and his Household. "Allahooma Salle Alaa Mohammadin wa Aale Mohammad," (Durood mp3) as many times as possible.

O Allah, (please) bless Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad.

All�humma �alli `al� mu�ammadin wa �li mu�ammadin

اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ

3-ZIARAT  :-Recite Ziarats  of Holy Prophet (saws)  &  Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (as)  -pdf 

4-In his book entitled Misbah al-Mutahajjid, Shaykh al Tusi mentions that al-Rayyan ibn al-Salt is reported as saying that Imam Muhammad al-Jawad(as) advised to recite (During DAY Before Zuhr ) 12 rakaat namaz (2x6), in every rakaat recite any surah after sura e Fatih'ah .

                After last Salam ie completion of 12 rakat recite the following verses 4 times.-> i) Al Faatih'ah  ii) Al Ikhlaas iii) Al Falaq iv) An Naas  v)following Dua'a 4 times:-

 

There is no god save Allah. Allah is the Greatest. Glory be to Allah. Praise be to Allah. There is no might and no power save in Allah, the Highest, the Greatest.

Allah! Allah! My Lord I do not associate anything with Him

I do not associate anything with Him

LAA ILAAHA ILLALLAAHU WALLAHU AKBAR WA SUBH'AANALLAAHI WAL H'AMDU LILLAAHI WA LAA H'AWLA WA LAA QUWWATA ILLA BILLAHIL A'LIYYIL A'Z'EEM

ALLAAHU ALLAAHU RABBEE LA USHRIKA BIHEE SHAY-AA  

LA USHRIKA BIRABEE AH'ADAA

لا إلهَ إلاَّ اللّهُ.   وَاللّهُ أَكْبَرُ.   وَسُبْحَانَ اللّهِ،  وَالْحَمْدُ لِلّهِ،

وَلا حَوْلَ وَلا قُوَّةَ إلاَّ بِاللّهِ الْعَلِيِّ الْعَظِيمِ.

اللّهُ اللّهُ رَبِّي لا أُشْرِكُ بِهِ شَيْئاً.

لا أُشْرِكُ بِرَبِّي أَحَداً.

5-Shaykh al-tusy has also reported a similar prayer :Abu�l-Qasim Husayn ibn Ruh may Allah have mercy upon him� as saying, �On this day, you may offer a prayer consisting of twelve Rak`ahs at each of which you may recite Surah of al-Fatihah and any other Surah.

After each couple of Rak`ahs, you may say the following:- Mp3

الْحَمْدُ لِلّهِ الَّذِي لَمْ يَتَّخِذْ وَلَداً،

alhamdu lillahi alladhy lam yattakhidh waladan

All praise is due to Allah, Who has not taken a son

وَلَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ شَرِيكٌ فِي الْمُلْكِ،

wa lam yakun lahu sharikun fi almulki

and Who has not a partner in the kingdom,

وَلَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ وَلِيٌّ مِنَ الذُّلِّ،

wa lam yakun lahu waliyy mina aldhdhulli

and Who has not a helper to save Him from disgrace;

وَكَبِّرْهُ تَكْبِيراً.

wa kabbrhu takbiran

and proclaim His greatness with thorough proclamation.

يَا عُدَّتِي فِي مُدَّتِي،

ya `uddty fi muddti

O my Supporter throughout my lifetime!

يَاصَاحِبِي فِي شِدَّتِي،

yasahiby fi shiddti

O my Companion in hardships!

يَا وَلِيِّي فِي نِعْمَتِي،

ya waliyyy fi ni`mati

O the provider of me with all graces that I experience!

يَا غِيَاثِي فِي رَغْبَتِي،

ya ghiyathy fi raghbati

O my Succor in my desires!

يَانَجَاحِي فِي حَاجَتِي،

yanajahy fi hajati

O the source of success of my needs!

يَا حَافِظِي فِي غَيْبَتِي،

ya hafizy fi ghaybati

O my guardian while I am absent!

يَا كَافِيِّ فِي وَحْدَتِي،

ya kafiyy fi wahdati

O He Who is sufficient for me when I am alone!

يَا أُنْسِي فِي وَحْشَتِي،

ya a�unsy fi wa hshati

O my entertainment in my loneliness!

أَنْتَ السَّاتِرُ عَوْرَتِي،

anta alssatiru `awrati

You alone conceal my faults!

فَلَكَ الْحَمْدُ،

falaka alhamdu

So, all praise be to You.

وَأَنْتَ الْمُقِيلُ عَثْرَتِي،

wa anta almuqilu `athrati

You alone overlook my slips.

فَلَكَ الْحَمْدُ،

falaka alhamdu

So, all praise be to You.

وَأَنْتَ الْمُنْعِشُ صَرْعَتِي،

wa anta almun`ishu sar`ati

You alone revive my deterioration.

فَلَكَ الْحَمْدُ،

falaka alhamdu

So, all praise be to You.

صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ

salli `ala muhammadin wa ali muhammadin

(Please do) send blessings upon Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad

وَاسْتُرْ عَوْرَتِي،

wastur `awrati

and conceal my defects,

وَآمِنْ رَوْعَتِي،

wa amin raw`ati

and secure my apprehensions,

وَأَقِلْنِي عَثْرَتِي،

wa aqilny `athrati

and oversee my slips,

وَاصْفَحْ عَنْ جُرْمِي،

wasfah `an jurmi

and pardon my offenses,

وَتَجَاوَزْ عَنْ سَيِّئَاتِي

wa tajawaz `an sayyi�aty

and overlook my evildoings

فِي أَصْحَابِ الْجَنَّةِ

fi ashabi aljannati

and include me with the People of Paradise;

وَعْدَ الصِّدْقِ الَّذِي كَانُوَا يُوعَدُونَ.

wa `da alssdqi alladhy kanu yu`aduna

the promise of truth which they were promised.

When you finish the prayer, you should recite Surahs of al-Fatihah, al-Tawhid, al-Falaq, al-Nas, al-Kafirun, al-Qadr, and Ayat al-Kursiy seven times. You should then repeat the following seven times:

لا إلهَ إلاَّ اللّهُ،

la ilaha illa allahu

There is no god save Allah;

وَاللّهُ أَكْبَرُ،

wallahu akbaru

Allah is the Most Great;

وَسُبْحَانَ اللّهِ،

wa subhana allahi

Glory be to Allah;

وَلاحَوْلَ وَلا قُوَّةَ إلاَّ بِاللّهِ

wa lahawla wa la quwwata illa billahi

and there is neither might nor power save with Allah.

You should then say the following seven times:

Allah, Allah is my Lord. I associate none with Him.

allahu allahu rabby la �ushriku bihi shay�an

اللّهُ اللّهُ رَبِّي لا أُشْرِكُ بِهِ شَيْئاً.

After that, you may submit your needs.

 

6. Recite The Supplication on the Divine Mission Day  p

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As is mentioned in �Iqbal al-A`mal� and some manuscripts of �Misbah al-Mutahajjid�, it is recommended to recite the following supplication on this day:

This supplication, which is one of the excellent supplications of Rajab, was recited by Imam Musa ibn Ja`far al-Kazim (a.s) on the day when the ruling authorities took him to Baghdad. That day was the twenty-seventh of Rajab

يَا مَنْ أَمَرَ بِالْعَفْوِ وَالتَّجَاوُزِ،

ya man amara bil`afui wal-ttjauuzi

O He Who has ordered us to forgive and overlook

وَضَمَّنَ نَفْسَهُ الْعَفْوَ وَالتَّجَاوُزَ،

wa �ammana nafsahu al`afwa wal-ttjauuza

and has taken upon Himself to forgive and overlook!

يَا مَنْ عَفَا وَتَجَاوَزَ

ya man `afa wa tajawaza

O He Who did forgive and overlook:

اعْفُ عَنِّي وَتَجَاوَزْ يَا كَرِيمُ.

i`fu `anni wa tajawaz ya karimu

(please do) forgive me and overlook (my evildoings) O the All-generous.

اللّهُمَّ وَقَدْ أَكْدَى الطَّلَبُ،

allahumma wa qad akda alttalabu

O Allah: surely, all requests have been rejected,

وَأَعْيَتِ الْحِيلَةُ وَالْمَذْهَبُ،

wa a`iyati alhilatu wal-madhhabu

and all means and ways have been inaccessible,

وَدَرَسَتِ الآمَالُ،

wa darasati alamalu

and all hopes have been eradicated,

وَانْقَطَعَ الرَّجَاءُ إلاَّ مِنْكَ

wanqata`a alrraja�u illa minka

and all expectations have been cut off from everybody save You

وَحْدَكَ لا شَرِيكَ لَكَ.

wahdaka la sharika laka

alone, there is no partner with You.

اللّهُمَّ إنِّي أَجِدُ سُبُلَ الْمَطَالِبِ إلَيْكَ مُشْرَعَةً،

allahumma inni ajidu subula almatalibi ilayka mushra`atan

O Allah: I find the ways to requesting from You wide open,

وَمَنَاهِلَ الرَّجَاءِ لَدَيْكَ مُتْرَعَةً،

wa manahila alrraja�i ladayka mutra`atan

and springs of hoping for You quenching,

وَأَبْوَابَ الدُّعَاءِ لِمَنْ دَعَاكَ مُفَتَّحَةً،

wa abwaba aldd`a�i liman da`aka mufatthatan

and doors of supplication unlocked for him who implores You,

وَالاسْتِعَانَةَ لِمَنِ اسْتَعَانَ بِكَ مُبَاحَةً،

wal-asti`anata limani asta`ana bika mubahatan

and Your aid available for those who seek it.

وَأَعْلَمُ أَنَّكَ لِدَاعِيكَ بِمَوْضِعِ إجَابَةٍ،

wa a`lamu annka lida`ika bimaw�i`i ijabatin

I also know that You are in the position of response for him who beseeches You,

وَلِلصَّارِخِ إلَيْكَ بِمَرْصَدِ إغَاثَةٍ،

wa lilssarikhi ilayka bimarsadi ighathatin

and in the position of relief for him who resorts to You,

وَأَنَّ فِي اللَّهْفِ إلَى جُودِكَ وَالضَّمَانِ بِعِدَتِكَ

wa ann fi allahfi ila judika wal-zamani bi`idatika

and that hastening to Your magnanimity and the reliance upon Your promise

عِوَضاً مِنْ مَنْعِ الْبَاخِلِينَ

`iwa�an min man`i albakhilina

compensate from the stinginess of the misery ones

وَمَنْدُوحَةً عَمَّا فِي أَيْدِي الْمُسْتَأْثِرِينَ،

wa manduhatan `amma fi aydy almustathirina

and suffice from that which is grasped by the mean ones.

وَأَنَّكَ لا تَحْتَجِبُ عَنْ خَلْقِكَ

wa annka la tahtajibu `an khalqika

And [I know for sure] that You never screen Yourself against Your beings

إلاَّ أَنْ تَحْجُبَهُمُ الأَعْمَالُ دُونَكَ،

illa an tahjubahumu ala`malu dunaka

but it is their evildoings that prevent them from journeying toward You.

وَقَدْ عَلِمْتُ أَنَّ أَفْضَلَ زَادِ الرَّاحِلِ إلَيْكَ عَزْمُ إرَادَةٍ يَخْتَارُكَ بِهَا

wa qad `alimtu ann af�ala zadi alrrahili ilayka `azmu iradatin

I have also known for sure that the best provisions of his who intends to travel to You is a true willpower by which He chooses You among others.

وَقَدْ نَاجَاكَ بِعَزْمِ الإرَادَةِ قَلْبِي،

yakhtaruka biha wa qad najaka bi`azmi aliradati qalbi

Hence, my heart has called at You with full willpower;

وَأَسْأَلُك بِكُلِّ دَعْوَةٍ دَعَاكَ بِهَا رَاجٍ بَلَّغْتَهُ أَمَلَهُ،

wa as-aluka bikull da`watin da`aka biha rajin ballghtahu amalahu

and I pray You in the name of all supplications said by a hopeful and thus You have achieved his hope,

أَوْ صَارِخٌ إلَيْكَ أَغَثْتَ صَرْخَتَهُ،

aw sarikhun ilayka aghathta sarkhatahu

or said by a seeker of aid and thus You have admitted his request,

أَوْ مَلْهُوفٌ مَكْرُوبٌ فَرَّجْتَ كَرْبَهُ،

aw malhufun makrubun farrjta karbahu

or said by an aggrieved, depressed one and thus You have relieved him,

أَوْ مُذْنِبٌ خَاطِئٌ غَفَرْتَ لَهُ،

aw mudhnibun khatiiun ghafarta lahu

or said by a guilty sinner and thus You have forgiven him,

أَوْ مُعَافَىً أَتْمَمْتَ نِعْمَتَكَ عَلَيْهِ،

aw mu`afan atmamta ni`mataka `alayhi

or said by a healthy one and thus You have perfected Your favors on him,

أَوْ فَقِيرٌ أَهْدَيْتَ غِنَاكَ إلَيْهِ،

aw faqirun ahdayta ghinaka ilayhi

or said by a poor one and thus You have conferred upon him with Your wealth,

وَلِتِلْكَ الدَّعْوَةِ عَلَيْكَ حَقٌّ وَعِنْدَكَ مَنْزِلَةٌ

wa litilka aldd`wati `alayka haqq wa `indaka manzilatun

and that these supplications occupy a considerable position with You and enjoy a standing with You�

إلاَّ صَلَّيْتَ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ

illa sallayta `ala muhammadin wa ali muhammadin

I pray You to send blessings upon Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad

وَقَضَيْتَ حَوَائِجِي حَوَائِجَ الدُّنْيَا وَالآخِرَةِ،

wa qa�ayta hawa�ijy hawa�ija alddunya wal-akhirati

and to settle all my needs for this world and the Next World.

وَهذَا رَجَبٌ الْمُرَجَّبُ الْمُكَرَّمُ

wa hadha rajabun almurajjabu almukarramu

This is Rajab, the honored and dignified month,

الَّذِي أَكْرَمْتَنَا بِهِ أَوَّلُ أَشْهُرِ الْحُرُمِ

alladhy akramtana bihi awulu ash-huri alhurumi

which You have honored us through it, being the first of the Sacred Months,

أَكْرَمْتَنَا بِهِ مِنْ بَيْنِ الأُمَمِ،

akramtana bihi min bayni ala�umami

and You have selected us for this honor among the other nations.

يَا ذَا الْجُودِ وَالْكَرَمِ

ya dhaljudi wal-karami

O the Lord of Magnanimity and Generosity.

فَنَسْأَلُكَ بِهِ وَبِاسْمِكَ الأَعْظَمِ الأَعْظَمِ الأَعْظَمِ،

fanasaluka bihi wa bismika ala`zami ala`zami ala`zami

I thus beseech You by Your Name, the grandest, the grandest, the grandest,

الأَجَلِّ الأَكْرَمِ

al-ajalli alakrami

the most majestic, the most honorable,

الَّذِي خَلَقْتَهُ فَاسْتَقَرَّ فِي ظِلِّكَ

alladhy khalaqtahu fastaqarr fi zillka

that You have created so that it has settled under Your Shadow

فَلا يَخْرُجُ مِنْكَ إلَى غَيْرِكَ

fala yakhruju minka ila ghayrika

and it thus shall never transfer to anyone other than You�

أَنْ تُصَلِّيَ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَأَهْلِ بَيْتِهِ الطَّاهِرِينَ

an tusalliya `ala muhammadin wa ahli baytihi alttahirina

I beseech You to send blessings upon Muhammad and his Household, the immaculate,

وَتَجْعَلَنَا مِنَ الْعَامِلِينَ فِيهِ بِطَاعَتِكَ،

wa taj`alana mina al`amilina fihi bita`atika

and to include us, during this month, with those who practice acts of obedience to You

وَالآمِلِينَ فِيهِ بِشَفَاعَتِكَ،

wal-amilina fihi bishafa`atika

and those who hope for Your admission.

اللّهُمَّ وَاهْدِنَا إلَى سَوَاءِ السَّبِيلِ،

allahumma wahdina ila sawa�i alssabili

O Allah: (please do) lead us to the Right Path,

وَاجْعَلْ مَقِيلَنَا عِنْدَكَ خَيْرَ مَقِيلٍ فِي ظِلٍّ ظَلِيلٍ،

waj`al maqilana `indaka khayra maqilin fi zill zalilin

and choose for us the best resting-place with You, under a dense shade

فَإنَّكَ حَسْبُنَا وَنِعْمَ الْوَكِيلُ،

fa�innaka hasbuna wa ni`ma alwakilu

and abundant possession. Surely, You are Sufficient for us! Most Excellent are You, and in You do we trust!

وَالسَّلامُ عَلَى عِبَادِهِ الْمُصْطَفَيْنَ

wa alssalamu `ala `ibadihi almustafayna

Peace be upon His servants, the chosen,

وَصَلَوَاتُهُ عَلَيْهِمْ أَجْمَعِينَ.

wa salawatuhu `alayhim ajma`ina

and His blessings be upon them all.

اللّهُمَّ وَبَارِكْ لَنَا فِي يَوْمِنَا هذَا الَّذِي فَضَّلْتَهُ،

allahumma wa barik lana fi yawmina hadha alladhy fazaltahu

O Allah: (please do) bless us on this day that You have honored,

وَبِكَرَامَتِكَ جَلَّلْتَهُ،

wa bikaramatika jalltahu

and covered with Your nobility,

وَبِالْمَنْزِلِ الْعَظِيمِ الأَعْلَى أَنْزَلْتَهُ،

wa bilmanzili al`azimi ala`la anzaltahu

and implanted in the great and highest Dwelling.

صَلِّ عَلَى مَنْ فِيهِ إلَى عِبَادِكَ أَرْسَلْتَهُ،

salli `ala man fihi ila `ibadika arsaltahu

(Please do) send blessings upon him whom You sent (as Your Messenger) to Your servants

وَبِالْمَحَلِّ الْكَرِيمِ أَحْلَلْتَهُ.

wa bilmahall alkarimi ahlaltahu

and whom You accommodated in the Noble Place.

اللّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَيْهِ صَلاةً دَائِمَةً تَكُونُ لَكَ شُكْراً،

allahumma salli `alayhi salatan da�imatan takunu laka shukran

O Allah: send upon him blessing that is never-ending being in the form of thanks to You

وَلَنَا ذُخْراً،

wa lana dhukhran

and reward to us.

وَاجْعَلْ لَنَا مِنْ أَمْرِنَا يُسْراً،

waj`al lana min amrina yusran

And make easy for us all our affairs;

وَاخْتِمْ لَنَا بِالسَّعَادَةِ إلَى مُنْتَهَى آجَالِنَا،

wakhtim lana bilss`adati ila muntaha ajalina

and make our end result up to the last of our lives pleasant

وَقَدْ قَبِلْتَ الْيَسِيرَ مِنْ أَعْمَالِنَا،

wa qad qabilta aliyasira min a`malina

after You accept our little deed

وَبَلَّغْتَنَا بِرَحْمَتِكَ أَفْضَلَ آمَالِنَا،

wa ballghtana birahmatika af�ala amalina

and achieve for us all our hopes out of Your mercy.

إنَّكَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ،

innaka `ala kull shay�in qadirun

Verily, You have power over all things.

وَصَلَّى اللّهُ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ.

wa salla allahu `ala muhammadin wa alihi wa sallama

May Allah bless and exalt Muhammad and his Household.

7.  is mentioned in �Iqbal al-A`mal�, it is recommended to also recite the supplication of the 27th Rajab night given above in the day as well.

 

 Understand the greatness of the night and day of the 27thof Rajab.source  www.al-mubin.org

The most important thing that can be done on this day is to Understand the greatness of the night and day of the 27th of Rajab.
There is no person greater or higher in rank than the Messenger of Allah (blessings of Allah be upon him and his progeny). He is the leader of all of the creations and the noblest and closest of all of them to Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) and the most beloved of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He)!
It is the Prophet Muhammad (blessings of Allah be upon him and his progeny) who is: The First Nur, The Closest Hijab (to Allah), The Greatest Name (of Allah) and there is not a single Prophet or Angel who can even come close to this station. He is also the Mercy to all the Worlds. Therefore, if we see the greatness of an individual and his nobility then we can realize the importance of the day of his official appointment. It is because of this reason that the importance of giving the Prophet (blessings of Allah be upon him and his progeny) his right is even more important for the Ummah and the Shi`a just as our intelligence dictates.
Just think about what has been said � do we accept this? If we accept it then we must take this day seriously and there is nothing else that needs to be said to encourage anyone about this day. Since goodness � in itself � should pull and attract one to that which is recommended to be done on this day. If what has been said is not accepted, then either we are out of the folds of Islam or our hearts must be corrected so that we can permit Iman (true faith) to enter it.
However, we suspect that the majority of Muslims who fall short and do not recognize the importance and greatness of this day is not because they do not have faith � may Allah protect us from this � rather, it is due to being immersed and engrossed in the beauties and attractions of this despicable world and being deluded by it. We are so busy in competing with one another to gain material pleasures that we are completely oblivious of everything else and when the time comes that we see our grave in front of us, will we remain in this state of heedlessness! The remembrance of this world has caused the hearts of such people to be negligent of the remembrance of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) and to forget their creation and their eventual end.
In summary, the Salik (the one who is spiritually traveling towards Allah) must sincerely try to consider this day as something great and seek to understand and appreciate the blessings of the official appointment and the blessing of the divine light (nur) and all the blessings that the Prophet of Islam (blessings of Allah be upon him and his progeny) has brought including the happiness and goodness - just as he deserves to be understood and appreciated.
We must all look into ourselves and gauge our own happiness on this day. If we see that our happiness and pleasure is the same on this day or more as it is on other days for worldly events and pleasures, then we know that our soul is polluted and we must try to correct it and strive to remove the animalistic traits in us � we must try to distance ourselves from the natural world and its pleasures and move closer to the spiritual world and its divine light (nur).

In closing we mention one final point in regards to this day and that is that after these supplications are finished, we should sit back and think about the days of Ignorance before the Bi`that of the Prophet and see what a state mankind had reached to.
A group of people were Jews; another group Christians; and yet others were idol worshippers. The laws of Islam had been forgotten; people had lost the etiquette of humanity and acted as wild animals. The people had reached to such a low state that they used to bury their new born daughters alive. They took pride in vain talk and activities; did not practice justice in the least and took the rights of other people around them. The strong were subjecting the weak to oppression such that they destroyed the worth and dignity of a person. They hated Scholars and were weary of intelligent people. They took pride in keeping slaves. The broke off all family
relations, were busy in gambling and drinking alcohol and were constantly at war with one another. Self gratification and pride were their characteristics and they boasted of being impatient people! Cursing and evil words were common place and vain talk, including lies, back biting, etc were the norm. They killed the Prophets and their successors and helpers, and in their place they permitted the lowest amongst themselves to lead the society!
In such an environment did Allah raise a Prophet for the task of, as it is mentioned in the Quran: It is He who has sent to the illiterate a Messenger from among their own people to recite to them His revelations and purify them.
He will teach the Book to them Wisdom even though before this they were in manifest error. Insha-Allah, may Allah accept all of our acts of worship on this day and all days of the months of Rajab, Sha`ban

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The Day of Mab'ath, celebrated on the Rajab 27, is indeed the formal appointment as the Last and Greatest Divine Messenger of the person whose light God had created as the first ever creation eons ago when nothing had yet come into existence.
 
This is an occasion which stands for the beginning of the Holy Prophet�s Mission of promulgating the true religion of Almighty Allah (swt). On this day, the Holy Prophet (peace be upon him and his household) was appointed for conveying the Divine Mission of Almighty Allah when Archangel Gabriel first came to him with the Divine Revelation.
 
It is recommended to have ghusl (bath) on this day & observe fasting. This day is one of the four days that are dedicated to fasting among the whole year. It also is recommended to repeat very frequently the salwat ie. sending blessings upon Prophet Muhammad and his Household.
 
 

jjid has written that Imam Muhammad Taqi (`a) was quoted as saying, "Verily, there is a night in the month of Rajab, which surpasses what the sun shines on; it is the 26th night of Rajab that in its (coming) morning Prophet Muhammad (s) was sent on prophetic mission. Verily, every Shiite (our follower) who observes the practices of this night will be rewarded what equals the reward of sixty years of worship." The Imam was asked, "What is the practice of this night?" He replied, "When you say Night Prayer (`Isha), try to wake up anytime you like before midnight in case you have slept. Then say twelve rak`ats of prayer reciting in any of them the surah of al-Fatihah (I) and another short surah ranging between the surah of Muhammad (XLVII) and the last surah of the Holy Qur'an. Upon bidding salutation at the end of each couple of rak`ats and getting through with the prayer, one should remain in sitting position and recite the surahs of al-Fatihah (I), al-Nas (CXIV), al-Falaq (CXIII), al-Tawhid (CXII), al-Kafiroun (CIX), and al-Qadr (XCVII) and also Ayat al-Kursi (II, 255-7) seven times each.

 Then say the following: الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي لَمْ يَتَّخِذْ وَلَداً وَ لَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ شَرِيكٌ فِي الْمُلْكِ Praise be to Allah who has not taken unto Himself a son, has no partner in the sovereignty,

 وَ لَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ وَلِيٌّ مِنَ الذُّلِّ وَ كَبِّرْهُ تَكْبِيراً nor has He any protecting friend through dependence. And (all) magnify Him with all magnificence.

 اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ بِمَعَاقِدِ عِزِّكَ عَلَى أَرْكَانِ عَرْشِكَ وَ مُنْتَهَى الرَّحْمَةِ مِنْ كِتَابِكَ O Allah I beseech Thee in the name of the hard to understand matters concerning Thy power and authority, carried out from the base of Thy Arsh; (in the name of) the infinite mercy in Thy Book,

 وَ بِاسْمِكَ الْأَعْظَمِ الْأَعْظَمِ الْأَعْظَمِ وَ ذِكْرِكَ الْأَعْلَى الْأَعْلَى الْأَعْلَى Thy Great, Greater, Greatest, Name", Thy "High, Higher, Highest Glory",

 وَ بِكَلِمَاتِكَ التَّامَّاتِ أَنْ تُصَلِّيَ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِهِ وَ أَنْ تَفْعَلَ بِي مَا أَنْتَ أَهْلُهُ and in the name of Thy whole, complete and perfect Words, to send blessings on Muhammad and on his children, and to do for me that which is equal to Thy (all-competent) worth iness.

Then recite any du`a you wish. It is also recommended to bathe oneself at this night. It is worth reminding that a prayer that is advisably offered at this night has been mentioned with the rites of the fifteenth night of Rajab.