KHAIR UL ANAM

ARTICLES OF ISLAMIC & GENERAL INTEREST

Bismilla-heer-Rahmaneer-Raheem
Allah, send Th Blessin!s "n M"hammad and His #es$enden%s
&l remem'er all MARHOOMEEN ("r MAGFARAT in dail )raers & OFFER S*r-e
Fa%eh.
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O my Allah, the honor of being Your servant is sufficient. I am proud of the fact that You are my
Lord. You are just as I want, so make me just as You like me to be.

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!henever you recite "ua#, has this impression that what you want is at the door.# Imam $adi%
&A$' said( )*od grants seven hours to repent to any believer who commits a sin. If he repents in
that period, nothing will be recorded in his letter of deeds, but if he does not, then the sin will be
recorded.)
$haikh $adoo% narrates from Imam Ali+ar+,e-a &A$' that if a person does not have the means to
lessen the stock of his bad deeds, he should send $alawaat and $alaam on .ohammad &$A!!'
and /is 0rogeny &A$' abundantly, doing so will decrease &the weight of ' his sins. According to
Imam 1afar bin .ohammad as $adi%, to remove worries recite &i' al 2aafiroon &ii' al Ikhlas &iii' al
3ala% &iv' an 4aas three times daily. After which recite )Allahumma adfa annil balaa) 56.
!hoever recites a hundred verses from any 7uranic 8hapter and then says( Ya Allah9 $even times,
his "ua is answered and *od will make rocks clave for him.)
:o get a dua accepted %uickly, recite each of the ; 7uls+<6 each, this makes over =>>
verses, then say ?6+Ya Allah and ask for your dua. ,ecite 56+@Allahumma adfa annil balaa@ to
keep away worries and anAiety. One can do this as many as necessary during the day or even
after each salaat.
+hen G"d s"l,es "*r )r"'lems, "* ha,e (ai%h in HIS a'ili%ies-
+hen G"d d"esn.% s"l,e "*r )r"'lems, He has (ai%h in /OUR a'ili%ies
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1ohn Bin /uwai
Among those who were martyred at 2erbala were siAteen slaves or freed slaves. .ost of them were
from Abyssinia, the present day Cthiopia. $ome of them belonged to Imaam /ussain@s family and
others to the companions of Imaam who remained with him. On the night before Ashura Imaam and
the companions freed all their slaves and urged them to go away and seek their safety, but these
siAteen would not leave. Amongst them was an Abyssinian called 1ohn bin /uwai.
/a-rat Ali had given 1ohn to Abu "harr *hiffari, Abu "harr freed him, but 1ohn stayed on with Abu
"harr as a companion. !hen Abu "harr was eAiled from .adina 1ohn went back to /a-rat Ali who
invited him to stay on as his companion. In the company of /a-rat Ali he learnt the tafseer of 7uraan
and the traditions of the /oly 0rophet. /e also knew the /oly 7uraan by heart. !hen /a-rat Ali was
martyred 1ohn stayed with Imaam /assan and after Imaam /assan he moved in with Imaam
/ussain.!hen Imaam /ussain left .adina 1ohn insisted on accompanying him.
At 2erbala 1ohn could always be seen at the side of Imaam /ussain. /e was an old man, dark with
grey curly hair. Because of his profound knowledge and pleasant manners he was greatly respected
by all.1ohn spent the whole night of Ashura sharpening his sword. On the following day he helped in
repelling the first two attacks from Ye-id@s army. At mid+day, after the Duhr prayers, 1ohn came to
the Imaam, and stood silently with his arms folded. It was his habit never to speak in the presence
of Imaam until spoken to.
Imaam /ussain looked at 1ohn and said, )1ohn, I know you have come for my permission to go to the
battle+field. You have been a good and trusted friend. I will not deny you martyrdom for Islam. *o,
Allah be with you9) 1ohn smiled happily. /e faced the enemy and recited a poem which said )I am a
soul willing to die for Allah and have a sword thirsty of the blood of the enemies of Allah. Before I die
I shall fight the enemies of Allah with my sword and my tongue, and thus shall I serve the grand+son
of the /oly 0rophet.)
1ohn fought courageously, all the time reciting the poem. /e received several mortal blows but his
recitation of the poem continued. 1ohn fell from his horse, he still continued to fight with his tongue
by reciting the poem. And then a few horse men moved to where he lay. 1ohn, the Abyssinian, was
silenced. Inna Lillah wa Inna ilaih raje@oon. .ay we become as faithful as /adhran 1ohn Bin /uwai
was to Islam and make an effort to identify the right path and to stick with it strongly as this great
companion of /oly 0rophet s.a.w.w was. Ameen
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Fnity will make the .uslims strong
7uarrels and disputes cause internal disintegration, which weakens .uslims@ spiritually. :his is one of
the many secrets that the 7ur@an reveals to believers, and it points to another important reality( 1ust as
disputes and %uarrels weaken them spiritually, unity and solidarity strengthen them. Allah tells .uslims
to unite and resist when they are wronged &$urat ash+$hura, 5G'. :his divine order contains great
wisdom. 3or instance, destroying irreligious ideologies will be possible only when the .uslims unite.
/owever, what truly makes the believers@ union so strong is their faith and loyalty. $ince only genuine
faith can engender true friendship and alliance, .uslims must love one another with a pure heart and for
the good pleasure of Allah, without the slightest selfish interest. A union built on the strongest
foundation known to humanityHthe fear and love of AllahHwill never shatter, unless Allah wills
otherwise. $uch a strong alliance will naturally give the .uslims rarely achieved power. !ith the
following verse, Allah points out that success does not depend upon a group@s si-e( /ow many a small
force has triumphed over a much greater one by Allah@s permission9 Allah is with the steadfast. &$urat
al+Ba%ara, I;G'
An Islamic union based on faith and devotion will provide .uslims with the necessary enthusiasm and
willpower for great success. In another verse, Allah reveals that although the deniers appear to be
united, they have not achieved true unity( :heir hostility toward each other is intense. :hey are full of
bravado in each other@s company. You consider them united, but their hearts are scattered wide. :hat is
because they are people who do not use their intellect. &$urat al+/ashr, =;'
Irrespective of how solid a union appears to be, it is in fact very unstable if it is not built on sincerity and
genuine intentions, for this means that it is based only on various interests. And, when any of these
interests is threatened, the union will fall apart %uickly. $ince Allah has revealed this secret in the
7ur@an, the .uslims@ union is not shaken by worldly lossesJ rather, it is strengthened. :his awareness
makes the union very solid. :he great Islamic scholar $aid 4ursi uses the following eAample to eAplain
why a union formed by sincere .uslims will be strong(
$o we are surely in need of solidarity and true union, obtained through gaining sincerityHfor the mystery
of sincerity secures through four individuals the moral strength of one thousand one hundred and eleven
Hindeed, we are compelled to obtain it.
Yes, if three alifs Kthe letter )A) in Arabic which takes the shape of a single vertical stroke, like the letter
)I) or the number =L do not unite, they have the value of three. But if they do unite, through the mystery
of numbers, they ac%uire the value of one hundred and eleven. If four times four remain apart, they have
a value of siAteen. But if, through the mystery of brotherhood and having a common goal and joint duty,
they unite, coming together shoulder to shoulder on a line, they have the strength and value of four
thousand four hundred and forty+four. 1ust as numerous historical events testify that the moral strength
and value of siAteen self+sacrificing brothers have been greater than that of four thousand.
:he underlying reason for this mystery is this( Cach member of a true and sincere union may see also
with the eyes of the other brothers and hear with their ears. As if each person of a true union of ten has
the value and strength of seeing with twenty eyes, thinking with ten minds, hearing with twenty ears,
and working with twenty hands.&i'
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M"rali% "( Imam H*san 0a1s12
Imam /usayn &a.s' is reported as saying( I am sure that AllahMs .essenger believed that the best
deed after prayer was to make a believer happy provided there is no sin involved.#
The M"s% Gener"*s Man3
A Bedouin arrived in .edina asking for the most generous man living there. :hey guided him to
Imam /usayn &a.s.' :he Bedouin entered the mos%ue and found Imam /usayn praying. /e stood in
front of the Imam, reciting a poem with the following content, !hoever knocks at the door of your
house will not be desperate. You are the paragon of generosity. You are a haven. Your father put the
unbelieving rebels to death. !ere it not for your sake, our life would be a hell.# Imam /usayn
saluted the Bedouin, saying to 7anbar, Is there any of /ija- holdings leftN# /e said, Yes, about four
thousand "inars.# :he Imam said, Bring it here, for he is more deserving of it than us.# :hen, he
took his cloak off his shoulders, wrapped the money in it and gave it to him, reciting a poem with the
following content, :ake this holding from me and accept my apology. 2now that I would like to be
kind to you. If the reins of the rule were in our hands you would be showered with generosityJ but
the vicissitudes displace the affairs and presently we can give away only a little.# :he Arab took the
holding from the Imam while his eyes were full of tears. :he Imam said, !hat I have given to you is
a little.# :he Arab answered, :he reason I am crying is that I wonder how the earth will eat this
giving hand.#K=L
+ha% A S"rr"43
Imam /usayn &a.s' went to visit Fsamah ibn Dayd who had fallen sick. Fsamah kept on saying,
!hat a sorrow9# :he Imam asked, "ear brother9 !hat is sorrow forN# /e said, I owe siAty
thousand "irhams.# :he Imam said, I promise to pay it.# /e said, I am afraid that I will die before
my debt is paid.# Imam /usayn said, I will pay it before your death.# /e did so.KIL
/elping :he 4eedy
In the events of 2arbalaM, they found a scar on the shoulder of Imam /usayn. !hen Imam Dayn al+
OAbidin was asked about it, he said, :his is a sign left of the heavy leather bag replete with what
the widows, orphans and the poor needed, which my father carried on his shoulders.#K5L
H"n"rin! A Tea$her
OAbd al+,ahman al+$alami taught $urah al+3atihah to one of Imam /usaynMs sons. !hen the child
recited before the Imam, he gave the teacher a thousand "inars as well as gifts. :hey objected to the
ImamMs act, but he said, !hat I have given to him cannot make up for what he has done.#K;L
See5 M &leas*re
:here was an argument between Imam /usayn and his brother, .uhammad ibn al+/anafiyyah. In a
letter to Imam /usayn, .uhammad wrote, "ear brother9 OAli is my and your father. In this relation
neither I am superior to you nor are you superior to me. Your mother is the daughter of the /oly
0rophet. $hould my mother possess all the gold of the world, she cannot be e%ual to your mother in
terms of virtues. !hen you read the letter, come to me and seek my pleasure, for you are more
deserving of good deeds than me. .ay peace and blessing of Allah be upon you.# After reading the
letter, Imam /usayn went to his brother and there was no argument between them '() +,-./012
Li'erali%
On the day of OAshuraM &the tenth .uharram', Imam /usayn was told to submit to the rule of Ya-id
and pledge allegiance to him. :he Imam replied(
! " #$ % & ' ( ' )* .
By Allah9 I will not put my hand in your hand like the abased people nor will I escape from the
battlefield like slaves. ,aising his voice, the Imam added(
+ ) , -./" 0 # -/ /( 1 2 / 3 4 )/ 52 1 2 6 7 8 9 : .
O servants of Allah9 I seek refuge to my Lord and Your Lord from every arrogant person who does
not believe in the "ay of ,eckoning.KPL
Better *reeting
Anas reports( I was in the presence of Imam /usayn when his slave+girl entered the room presenting
a bunch of basil as greeting. :he Imam said, You are free in the way of Allah9# I said to the Imam,
$he presented an ineApensive bunch of basil to you and you set her free9# :he Imam said, Allah
has taught us courtesy as such when /e has said(
; " 5 /< =4 $: 5 &: ' 1 9 < > ? 2 @ + & (
And when you are greeted with a greeting, greet with a better greeting than it or return it, surely
Allah takes account of all things. &;(QP' :herefore, in this case, a better greeting was to set her free.#
3'(45 6'78.
An Arab came to the presence of Imam /usayn saying, O son of AllahMs .essenger9 I have
undertaken to pay blood money but I cannot afford it. I said to myself( I will ask it from the most
generous man and I donMt find anyone more generous than Ahl al+Bayt.# :he Imam said, O Arab
brother9 I will ask you three %uestions. $hould you answer one of them, I will give you a third of
what you need. If you answer the second %uestion, I will give you two+thirds of it and finally if you
answer all the three %uestions, I will give to you all you need.# :he Arab said, !ill youHman of
knowledge and honorHask %uestions from such a person as meN# :he Imam said, Yes, I heard my
grandfather saying( everyoneMs value is to the eAtent of his knowledge.# :he Arab said, All right, ask
me your %uestions. I will answer if I can. Cven if I canMt answer your %uestions, I will learn them
from you.# :he Imam asked, !hat is the best deedN# :he Arab said, Belief in Allah.# :he Imam
asked, !hat is salvationN# :he Arab said, :rust in Allah.# :he Imam asked, !hat is an ornament
for menN# :he Arab said, 2nowledge accompanied with forbearance.# :he Imam said, !hat if there
was no forbearanceN# :he Arab said, A wealth accompanied by generosity.# :he Imam said, !hat
if there was no generosityN# :he Arab said, Indigence accompanied by patience.# :he Imam said,
!hat if there was no patienceN# :he Arab said, A thunderbolt coming down from heaven to burn
such a person who deserves it.# :he Imam smiled, gave him a purse of one thousand "inars as well
as his ring with a gem worth two hundred "irhams saying, O Arab9 *ive the one thousand "inars to
your creditors and leave the ring for living eApenditures.# :he Arab took them reading the holy verse,
& A < * B 5C ( Allah best knows where /e places /is message. &P(=I;'K?L
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DEFGH IFJHKL
:he dependants of Imam 1afar $adi% &A$' had increased in numberJ so had his eApenses. Imam
1afar $adi% &A$' decided to invest some money in trade to meet the increased eApenses of the
house. /e arranged for an amount of thousand "inars, which he gave to his slave named @.usadif@
directing him to proceed to Cgypt and to invest the amount in business on behalf of Imam 1afar
$adi% &A$'.
.usadif purchased some goods usually eAported to Cgypt, and joined a 8aravan of traders, who
were taking the same type of merchandise to Cgypt. !hen they reached near Cgypt, they met
another 8aravan coming out of the 8ity. :hey en%uired about each other@s affairs. "uring the course
of conversation, they learnt that the goods, which .usadif and his friends were carrying, were not
available in Cgypt and were in great demand there. :hey became very happy at their good fortune.
Indeed that was an article of common uses and people had to buy it at all costs.
:he traders on hearing the good news decided to eAploit the situation. :hey agreed together not to
sell the goods at less than hundred percent profit. :hey entered the city. :he situation was same, as
they had been told. As previously agreed, they created a black market, and did not sell the goods at
less than double the cost.
.usadif returned to .edina with a net profit of one thousand "inars. /appy as he was he went to
Imam 1afar $adi% &A$', and placed before him two bags, each containing one thousand "inars.
Imam 1afar $adi% &A$' asked( )!hat is thisN)
)One of the two bags represents the capital you gave me, and the other one &which is e%ual to the
capital' is the profit I have made.) )8ertainly the profit is uneApectedly high. :ell me how could you
make so much profitN) ):he fact is when we learnt near Cgypt that the merchandise we were
carrying had become scarce there, we agreed not to sell the goods at less than double the costJ and
we did accordingly.)
)*lory is to *od9 You did such a work9 You took oath to create a black market among the .uslims9
You swore not to sell the goods at less than double the actual cost9 4o I don@t want such business
and such profit.) :hen picking up one of the bags, he said, ):his is my capital.) /e did not even
touch the other one, and said that he did not want to have any connection with that.
:hen Imam 1afar $adi% &A$' said( )O .usadif9 It is easier to fight with a sword than to earn the
livelihood lawfully &/alal ,i-%'.)
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Salaatul Hadiya (gift) to Parents
This S*nna% 0re$"mmended2 salaa% ma 'e "((ered an %ime ("r "ne.s de)ar%ed )aren%0s2
In%en%i"n6 I "((er %4" Ra5aa% Salaa%*l Hadia 0!i(%2 ("r m )aren%0s2 7*r'a%an ilal-laah
0see5in! nearness %" Allah21
Firs% Ra5aa%M Re$i%e s*rah al Fa%ihah, This S*nna% 0re$"mmended2 salaa% ma 'e "((ered an %ime
("r "ne.s de)ar%ed )aren%0s2 In%en%i"n6 I "((er %4" Ra5aa% Salaa%*l Hadia 0!i(%2 ("r m )aren%0s2
7*r'a%an ilal-laah 0see5in! nearness %" Allah21and %hen re$i%e %his in Ara'i$ Ten 0892 %imes6
Ra'.'ana!h-(irlee 4ali-4aalida.a 4a lil-m*.mineena a"ma a:""m*l-hisaa'1 0O*r L"rd3 F"r!i,e
me and m )aren%s and %he M*.mineen 0'elie,ers2 "n %he da "( ;*d!emen%12 S18<6 <81 C"m)le%e
res% "( %he Ra5aa% in %he *s*al manner1
Se$"nd Ra5aa%6 A(%er S*rah al Fa%ihah, re$i%e %he ("ll"4in! in Ara'i$ %en 0892 %imes6 Ra'.'i!h-
(irlee 4ali-4aali-da.a 4a liman da5hala 'ai-%ia m*.mina4 4a lil-m*.mineena 4al-m*.minaa%1 0M
L"rd3 F"r!i,e me and m )aren%s, and 'elie,ers 4h" en%er m h"*se, and all 'elie,in! men and
4"men1 S1=86 >?12 07*n""% in se$"nd Ra5aa% is hi!hl re$"mmended12 A(%er $"m)le%in! %he )raer
0a(%er Salaam2 re$i%e %his 0Ra'@'ir-hamh*maa 5amaa Ra'.'i-aanee sa!heeraa M L"rd3 Ha,e mer$
"n '"%h "( %hese 0)aren%s2 4h" raised me *) 04hen I 4as2 li%%le1 S18=6 >< 2 Send )ea$e and
'lessin! "n M*hammad and his )r"!en as ("ll"4s6 Allah*mma Salli alaa M*hammadin 4a aali
M*hammad1 O.Allah3 Bless M*hammad and his )r"!en1 Re(eren$e6 T*h(a%*l A4aam,
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Hadi%h 8
Salatul Layl In the Words of Allah (swt)
Imam as-Sadi: 0AS2 has said6
AThe re4ard "( e,er !""d a$%i"n %ha% a )ers"n 4i%h %r*e (ai%h )er("rms has 'een men%i"ned in %he
7*ran, eB$e)% ("r Sala%*l Lal, sin$e d*e %" %he im)"r%an$e 0and hi!h s%a%*s2 "( i%, Allah 0S+T2 has n"%
eB)li$i%l men%i"ned i% and has "nl said %he ("ll"4in! 0in re!ards %" i%26

00Th"se 4h" ("rsa5e %heir 'eds %" $r *n%" %heir L"rd in (ear and h")e, and s)end "*% "( %ha% 4hi$h +e
ha,e 'es%"4ed *)"n %hem122
S*rah as-Sa;dah 0C>68D2
Hadi%h >
Purification of the Soul by Salatul Layl

Allah 0S+T2 in eB)lainin! Sala%*l Lal and %h"se 4h" s%a *) d*rin! %he ni!h% 0d"in! I'adaa%2 has said6

00S*rel %he risin! ' ni!h% is %he (irmes% 4a %" %read and %he 'es% $"rre$%i,e "( s)ee$h1 S*rel "*
ha,e in %he da %ime a l"n! "$$*)a%i"n122 S*rah M*EEammil 0=C6D-=2

Hadi%h C
Salatul Layl and the Nafilah-e-Subh


Allah 0S+T2 sas6
00And in %he ni!h%, !i,e Him !l"r %"", and a% %he se%%in! "( %he
s%ars122 S*rah T*r 0F>6<G2
Hadi%h <
The Worship of the Sincere Ones

Allah 0S+T2 sas6
00And %he 4h" )ass %he ni!h% )r"s%ra%in! %hemsel,es 'e("re %heir L"rd and s%andin!122
Surah ur!aan ("#$%&)

Hadi%h F
'(plainin) the Pious Ones (*utta!een)

Allah 0S+T2 sas6
00The *sed %" slee) '*% li%%le in %he ni!h%1 And in %he m"rnin! %he as5ed ("r ("r!i,eness122
Surah +ariyat (#,$,--,.)
Hadi%h D
See5in! F"r!i,eness a% %he Time "( Sahr

Allah 0S+T2 sas6
00The )a%ien%, and %he %r*%h(*l, and %he "'edien%, and %h"se 4h" s)end 0'ene,"len%l2 and %h"se 4h" as5
("r!i,eness in %he m"rnin! %imes122
S*rah Ale Imran 0C68=2
Hadi%h =
Salatul Layl /a0in) 1een Waa2ib (Obli)atory) for the Prophet of Allah (SWT)

Allah 0S+T2 sas6
00And d*rin! a )ar% "( %he ni!h%, )ra Taha;;*d 'e"nd 4ha% is in$*m'en% "n "*- ma'e "*r L"rd 4ill
raise "* %" a )"si%i"n "( !rea% !l"r122
S*rah Bani Israeel 08=6=G2
Hadi%h ?
Wa3e up for Salatul Layl

Allah 0S+T2 sas6
0O "* 4h" ha,e 4ra))ed *) in "*r !armen%s3 Rise %" )ra in %he ni!h% eB$e)% a li%%le12
S*rah M*EEammil 0=C68->2
Hadi%h G
Wa3e up for Salatul Layl
00Rise %" )ra in %he ni!h% eB$e)% a li%%le, Hal( "( i%, "r lessen i% a li%%le, Or add %" i%, and re$i%e %he
7*ran as i% "*!h% %" 'e re$i%ed122
S*rah M*EEammil 0=C6>-<2
Hadi%h 89
Those Who Prostrate

Allah 0S+T2 sas6
00And rel "n %he Mi!h%, %he Mer$i(*l1 +h" sees "* 4hen "* s%and *)1 And "*r %*rnin! ",er and ",er
am"n! %h"se 4h" )r"s%ra%e %hemsel,es 'e("re Allah122 S*rah Sh*ara 0>D6>8=->8G2

Hadi%h 88
4escribin) Those Who Stay 5p in the Ni)ht

Allah 0S+T2 sas6
A0Can he 4h" )asses his ni!h% in sa;dah 0ad"ra%i"n2, s%andin! *) "r "n his 5nees, 4h" dreads %he %err"rs "(
%he li(e %" $"me and h")es %" earn %he mer$ "( his L"rd, 0'e $"m)ared %" %he *n'elie,erHA
S*rah I*mar 0CG6G2
Hadi%h 8>
Pleasure of Allah (SWT)
Imam Ja.(ar as-Sadi: 0AS2 has said6
AThe )leas*re "( Allah 0S+T2 lies in Sala%*l-Lal1A
Hadi%h 8C
Si)n of True aith in Allah (SWT) and 1elief in the 4ay of 6ud)e7ent
Imam M*hammad al-Ba:ir0AS2 has said6
AOne 4h" has %r*e (ai%h in Allah 0S+T2 and %he las% da, 4ill n"% all"4 %he ni!h% %" )ass in%" %he da
4i%h"*% )er("rmin! Sala%*l-+i%r1A
Hadi%h 8<
The 8reatness of a 1elie0er
Imam Ja.(ar as-Sadi: 0AS2 has said6
AThe !rea%ness "( a 'elie,er is his Sala% in %he ni!h% and his di!ni% lies in n"% as5in! "%hers ("r his
needs1A
Hadi%h 8F
1eauty of the Ne(t Life
Imam Ja.(ar as-Sadi: 0AS2 has said6
AAllah 0S+T2 - %he N"'le and %he Grea% has said %ha% %he 4eal%h and $hildren are a 'ea*%i(i$a%i"n "( %his
4"rld and s*rel %he ? Ra5a% 0"( Sala%*l Lal2 %ha% a ser,an% )er("rms a% %he end "( %he ni!h% is a
'ea*%i(i$a%i"n ("r %he neB% li(e1A
MERITS
B )rain! Sala%*l-Lal "ne@s li,elih""d is in$reased, "ne )asses easil %hr"*!h
KSa5araa%L 0!rea% and !r*elin! )ain a din! )ers"n s*((ers a% %he %ime "( dea%h2
and (inds ha))iness in KBarEa5hL 0%he S)iri%*al 4"rld 4here %he de)ar%ed s"*ls s%a
ei%her in ha))iness "r miser, *n%il %he #a "( Res*rre$%i"n21
Imam Ja((ar Sadi: 0a1s12 :*"%es Imam Ali 0as2 as sain! %ha% %he &r")he% 0sa442
said %ha% a )ers"n 4h" )ras Sala%*l-Lal !e%s %he ("ll"4in! %4en% ("*r 5inds "(
'ene(i%s6
81 Se$*res Allah@s )leas*re1
>1 Ma5es (riendshi) 4i%h An!els1
C1 Is %he S*nna% "( %he &r")he%s 0a1s12
<1 &r",ides %he means %" )*rs*e 5n"4led!e1
F1 C"ns%i%*%es %he r""% "( "*r (ai%h1
D1 Kee)s "ne )hsi$all (i%1
=1 #ri,es Sha%an a4a1
?1 &r"%e$%s "ne (r"m enemies1
G1 Ser,es as a means "( a$$e)%an$e "( "ne@s #*as and !""d deeds1
891 In$reases "ne@s li,elih""d1
881 In%er$edes 4i%h %he An!el "( #ea%h1
8>1 Li!h%s *) %he !ra,e1
8C1 &r",ides $"m("r%a'le 'eddin! in %he !ra,e1
8<1 Hel)s ans4erin! 4i%h ease %he :*es%i"nin! "( M*n5ar and Na5ir in %he
!ra,e1
8F1 Gi,es $"m)ani"nshi) in %he !ra,e1
8D1 &r",ides shel%er "n %he #a "( J*d!men%1
8=1 Cr"4ns "ne "n %he #a "( Re$5"nin!1
8?1 Cl"%hes "ne "n %he #a "( Res*rre$%i"n1
8G1 &r",ides "ne 4i%h li!h% "n %he #a "( J*d!men%1
>91 F"rms a 'arrier a!ains% %he (ire "( Hell1
>81 Ge%s Allah@s )ard"n "n %he #a "( J*d!men%1
>>1 In$reases %he 4ei!h% "( !""d deeds "n %he s$ale1
>C1 Hel)s "ne $r"ssin! %he Brid!e "( KSiraa%L 4i%h"*% an di((i$*l%1
><1 F"rms %he 5e %" %he &aradise1
Namaz-e-Ayaat
8F991 M NamaE-e-Aaa% 4h"se me%h"ds 4ill 'e eB)lained la%er, 'e$"mes "'li!a%"r
d*e %he ("ll"4in! ("*r %hin!s6
S"lar E$li)se
L*nar E$li)se
The )raer 'e$"mes +a;i' e,en i( %he m""n "r %he s*n is )ar%iall e$li)sed, and e,en
i( %he d" n"% en!ender an (ear1
Ear%h:*a5e, as an "'li!a%"r )re$a*%i"n, e,en i( n" "ne is (ri!h%ened1
Th*nder and li!h%nin!, red and 'la$5 $$l"ne and "%her similar $eles%ial
)hen"mena, 4hi$h (ri!h%ens m"s% "( %he )e")le- similarl ("r %he %erres%rial e,en%s li5e
re$edin! sea 4a%er, "r (allin! m"*n%ains 4hi$h en!ender (ear in %hese $ir$*ms%an$es, as )er
re$"mmended )re$a*%i"n, NamaE-e-Aaa% 'e "((ered1
8F981 I( se,eral e,en%s 4hi$h ma5e NamaE-e-Aaa% "'li!a%"r "$$*r %"!e%her, "ne
sh"*ld "((er NamaE-e-Aaa% ("r ea$h "( %hem1 F"r eBam)le, i( s"lar e$li)se as 4ell as an
ear%h:*a5e %a5e )la$e, "ne sh"*ld "((er se)ara%e NamaE-e-Aaa% ("r ea$h "( %hese %4"
"$$*rren$es1
8F9>1 I( a n*m'er "( :adha NamaE-e-Aaa% is "'li!a%"r "n a )ers"n, irres)e$%i,e "(
4he%her %he ha,e 'e$"me "'li!a%"r d*e %" "ne and %he same %hin!, li5e, s"lar e$li)se
"$$*rrin! %hree %imes, "r d*e %" di((eren% e,en%s li5e s"lar e$li)se, l*nar e$li)se and
ear%h:*a5e, i% is n"% ne$essar ("r him 4hile "((erin! %he :adha )raers %" s)e$i( %he
e,en% ("r 4hi$h he is "((erin! %he )raer1
8F9C1 O((erin! "( NamaE-e-Aaa% is "'li!a%"r ("r %he residen%s "( "nl %ha% %"4n in
4hi$h %he e,en% %a5es )la$e1 I% is n"% "'li!a%"r ("r %he )e")le "( "%her %"4ns1
8F9<1 M The %ime "( NamaE-e-Aaa% se%s in as %he e$li)se s%ar%s, and remains %ill
%he e$li)se is ",er1 I% is 'e%%er, h"4e,er, n"% %" dela %ill %he re,ersal "( e$li)se
$"mmen$es, %h"*!h $"m)le%i"n "( NamaE-e-Aaa% ma $"in$ide 4i%h %he %ime "( re,ersal1
8F9F1 I( a )ers"n delas "((erin! "( NamaE-e-Aaa% %ill %he s*n "r %he m""n s%ar%s
$"min! "*% "( e$li)se, %he nia% "( Ada 0i1e1 )rain! 4i%hin %ime2 4ill 'e in "rder, '*% i(
he "((ers %he )raers a(%er %he e$li)se is ",er, he sh"*ld ma5e a nia% "( :adha1
8F9D1M I( %he d*ra%i"n "( s"lar "r l*nar e$li)se all"4s %ime ("r "ne "r less Ra5.a%,
NamaE-e-Aaa% $an 'e "((ered 4i%h %he nia% "( Ada1 Similarl, i( a )ers"n has en"*!h
d*ra%i"n "( e$li)se a% his dis)"sal, '*% he delas %ill %he %ime %" "((er "ne Ra5.a% remains
'e("re %he e$li)se is ",er, he 4ill )ra 4i%h %he nia% "( Ada 0i1e1 4i%hin %ime21
8F9=1 M +hen ear%h:*a5e, %h*nder li!h%nin! and "%her similar e,en%s %a5e )la$e, a
)ers"n sh"*ld "((er NamaE-e-Aaa% immedia%el, n"% all"4in! *nd*e dela1 B*% i( %hese
"$$*rren$es $"n%in*e ("r a )r"%ra$%ed %ime, )rain! immedia%el is n"% "'li!a%"r1 I( "ne
delas 4hen "ne sh"*ld n"%, %hen, as )er re$"mmended )re$a*%i"n, NamaE-e-Aaa% sh"*ld
'e "((ered 4i%h"*% %he nia% "( ada "r :adha1
8F9?1 I( a )ers"n did n"% 5n"4 a'"*% %he s*n "r %he m""n e$li)se, and $ame %" 5n"4
a(%er %he e$li)se 4as ",er, he sh"*ld !i,e i%s :adha i( i% 4as a %"%al e$li)se1 And i( he
$"mes %" 5n"4 %ha% %he e$li)se 4as )ar%ial, :adha 4ill n"% 'e "'li!a%"r1
8F9G1 M I( $er%ain )e")le sa %ha% %he s*n "r %he m""n has 'een e$li)sed, '*% a
)ers"n hearin! %ha% is n"% sa%is(ied 4i%h 4ha% %he sa, and $"nse:*en%l d"es n"% "((er
NamaE-e-Aaa%, i( i% %rans)ires la%er %ha% 4ha% %he said 4as %r*e, %he )ers"n sh"*ld
"((er NamaE-e-Aaa% i( i% 4as a %"%al e$li)se1 And i( i% 4as a )ar%ial e$li)se, i% is n"%
"'li!a%"r *)"n him %" "((er NamaE-e-Aaa%1 The same r*le a))lies i( %4" )ers"ns 4h" he
d"es n"% $"nsider Adil, sa %ha% %he s*n "r %he m""n has 'een e$li)sed and i% %rans)ires
la%er %ha% %he are Adil..1
8F891 M I( a )ers"n is sa%is(ied 4i%h %he s%a%emen% "( )ers"ns 4h" 5n"4 %he %ime "(
s"lar "r l*nar e$li)se a$$"rdin! %" s$ien%i(i$ $al$*la%i"n, he sh"*ld )ra NamaE-e-Aaa%1
Als", i( %he in("rm him %ha% %he s*n "r m""n 4ill 'e e$li)sed a% a )ar%i$*lar %ime, and !i,e
him %he d*ra%i"n "( %he e$li)se, he sh"*ld a$$e)% %heir 4"rds and a$% a$$"rdin!l, )r",ided
he is (*ll sa%is(ied 4i%h %hem1
8F881 I( a )ers"n realises %ha% NamaE-e-Aaa% "((ered ' him 4as ,"id, he sh"*ld
"((er i% a!ain1 And i( %he %ime has )assed, he sh"*ld "((er i%s :adha1
8F8>1 I( NamaE-e-Aaa% 'e$"mes "'li!a%"r "n a )ers"n a% %he %ime "( dail
)raers, and i( he has en"*!h %ime a% his dis)"sal ("r '"%h, he $an "((er an "( %hem
(irs%1 I( %he %ime ("r "ne "( %hem is sh"r%, he sh"*ld "((er %ha% )raers (irs%, and i( %he
%ime ("r '"%h "( %hem is sh"r%, he sh"*ld "((er %he dail )raers (irs%1
8F8C1 I( a )ers"n realises d*rin! %he dail )raers %ha% %he %ime ("r NamaE-e-Aaa%
is sh"r%, and i( %he %ime ("r dail )raers is als" sh"r%, he sh"*ld $"m)le%e %he dail
)raers and %hen "((er NamaE-e-Aaa%1 B*% i( %he %ime ("r dail )raers is n"% sh"r%, he
sh"*ld 'rea5 %ha% )raers and (irs% "((er NamaE-e-Aaa% and %hen "((er %he dail
)raers1
8F8<1 I( a )ers"n realises 4hile "((erin! NamaE-e-Aaa%, %ha% %he %ime ("r dail
)raers is sh"r%, he sh"*ld lea,e NamaE-e-Aaa% and s%ar% "((erin! %he dail )raers1
A(%er $"m)le%in! %he dail )raers, and 'e("re )er("rmin! an a$% 4hi$h in,alida%es %he
)raers, he sh"*ld s%ar% NamaE-e-Aaa% (r"m 4here he le(%1
8F8F1 M I( s"lar "r l*nar e$li)se, %h*nder, li!h%nin! "r an "%her similar e,en%s %a5e
)la$e 4hen a 4"man is in her menses "r ni(as, i% 4ill n"% 'e "'li!a%"r ("r her %" "((er
NamaE-e-Aaa%, n"r is %here an :adha *)"n her1
Me%h"d "( O((erin! NamaE-e-Aaa%
8F8D1 NamaE-e-Aaa% $"nsis%s "( %4" Ra5.a%s, and %here are (i,e R*5* in ea$h1 I%s
me%h"d is as ("ll"4s6 A(%er ma5in! nia% "( "((erin! %he )raers, "ne sh"*ld sa %a5'ir
0Allah* A5'ar2 and re$i%e S*rah al-Hamd and %he "%her S*rah, and %hen )er("rm %he
R*5*1 Therea(%er, he sh"*ld s%and and re$i%e S*rah al-Hamd and a S*rah and %hen )er("rm
an"%her R*5*1 He sh"*ld re)ea% %his a$%i"n (i,e %imes, and, 4hen he s%ands a(%er %he (i(%h
R*5*, he sh"*ld )er("rm %4" Sa;dah, and %hen s%and *) %" )er("rm %he se$"nd Ra5.a% in
%he same manner as he has d"ne in %he (irs%1 Then he sh"*ld re$i%e %ashahh*d and Salam1
8F8=1 M NamaE-e-Aaa% $an als" 'e "((ered in %he ("ll"4in! manner6
A(%er ma5in! nia% %" "((er NamaE-e-Aaa%, a )ers"n is all"4ed %" sa %a5'ir and
re$i%e S*rah al-Hamd and %hen di,ide %he ,erses "( %he "%her S*rah in%" (i,e )ar%s, and
re$i%e "ne ,erse "r m"re "r less, and %herea(%er )er("rm %he R*5*1 He sh"*ld %hen s%and
*) and re$i%e an"%her )ar% "( %he S*rah 04i%h"*% re$i%in! S*rah al-Hamd2 and %hen )er("rm
an"%her R*5*1 He sh"*ld re)ea% %his a$%i"n, and (inish %ha% S*rah 'e("re )er("rmin! %he
(i(%h R*5*1 F"r eBam)le, he ma sa6 Bismillahir Rahmanir Rahim 4i%h %he nia% "( re$i%in!
S*rah al-I5hlas, and )er("rm %he R*5*1 He sh"*ld %hen s%and *) and sa, 7*l h*4allah*
Ahad, and )er("rm an"%her R*5*1 He sh"*ld %hen s%and *) and sa, Allah*s Samad, and
)er("rm %he %hird R*5*1 Therea(%er he sh"*ld s%and *) a!ain and sa, Lam alid 4alam
*lad, and )er("rm %he ("*r%h R*5*1 Then he sh"*ld s%and *) a!ain and sa, +alam
a5*llah* K*(*4an ahad, and %hen )er("rm %4" Sa;dah and %hen rise ("r %he se$"nd Ra5.a%,
%he same 4a as %he (irs% Ra5.a%1 A% %he end, he sh"*ld re$i%e %ashahh*d and Salam a(%er
%he %4" Sa;dah1
I% is als" )ermissi'le %" di,ide a S*rah in%" less %han (i,e )ar%s1 In %ha% e,en%,
h"4e,er, i% is ne$essar %ha% 4hen %he S*rah is ",er, "ne sh"*ld re$i%e S*rah al-Hamd
'e("re %he neB% R*5*1
8F8?1 There is n" harm i( in "ne Ra5.a% "( NamaE-e-Aaa%, a )ers"n a(%er S*rah Al
Hamd re$i%es an"%her S*rah (i,e %imes, and in %he se$"nd Ra5.a% re$i%es S*rah Al Hamd,
and di,ides %he "%her S*rah in%" (i,e )ar%s1
8F8G1 M The %hin!s 4hi$h are "'li!a%"r and M*s%aha' in dail )raers are als"
"'li!a%"r and M*s%aha' in NamaE-e-Aaa%1 H"4e,er, i( NamaE-e-Aaa% is "((ered in
$"n!re!a%i"n, "ne ma sa .As-salaa%. %hree %imes in )la$e "( Adhan and I:amah1 I( %he
)raer is n"% 'ein! "((ered in $"n!re!a%i"n, i% is n"% ne$essar %" sa an%hin!1
8F>91 I% is M*s%aha' %ha% %he )ers"n "((erin! NamaE-e-Aaa% sh"*ld sa %a5'ir
'e("re and a(%er R*5*, and a(%er %he (i(%h and %en%h R*5* he sh"*ld sa Sami.allah* liman
hamida 'e("re %a5'ir1
8F>81 I% is M*s%aha' %ha% :*n*% 'e re$i%ed 'e("re %he se$"nd, ("*r%h, siB%h, ei!h%h
and %en%h R*5*, '*% i% 4ill 'e s*((i$ien% i( :*n*% is re$i%ed "nl 'e("re %he %en%h R*5*1
8F>>1 I( a )ers"n d"*'%s as %" h"4 man Ra5.a%s he has "((ered in NamaE-e-Aaa%,
and is *na'le %" arri,e a% an de$isi"n, his )raer is ,"id1
8F>C1 M I( a )ers"n d"*'%s 4he%her he is in %he las% R*5* "( %he (irs% Ra5.a%, "r in
%he (irs% R*5* "( %he se$"nd Ra5.a%, and he $ann"% arri,e a% an de$isi"n, his NamaE-e-
Aaa% is ,"id1 B*% i( he d"*'%s 4he%her he has )er("rmed ("*r R*5* "r (i,e, and i( %he
d"*'% %a5es )la$e 'e("re he !"es in%" Sa;dah, he sh"*ld )er("rm %he R*5* a'"*% 4hi$h he
is d"*'%(*l1 B*% i( he has rea$hed %he s%a!e "( Sa;dah, he sh"*ld i!n"re his d"*'%1
8F><1 M E,er R*5* "( NamaE-e-Aaa% is a R*5n, and i( an addi%i"n "r ded*$%i"n
%a5es )la$e in %hem, %he )raer is ,"id1 Similarl, i( an "missi"n %a5es )la$e inad,er%en%l,
"r, as a )re$a*%i"n, an addi%i"n is made %" i% *nin%en%i"nall, %he )raers 4ill 'e ,"id1
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MAGHFIRAT-TAWBA (REPENTENCE)
(,) 9ecite :Asta)hfirullaah 9abbee Wa Atoobu Ilayh; as 7any ti7es as possible< with sincerity=
(") Try your best to wa3e up early before dawn to pray Na7aa>-e-Taha22ud (Shab)= There are fourty plus
ad0anta)es in it=
(?) At any ti7e pray two ra3@at Na7aa>< niyyat A Na7aa>-e-Afw$ In each ra3@at recite Surah-e-Badr after Al-
/a7d and then recite fifteen ti7es :9abbee Afwa3a;< then )o in 9u3oo< after its >i3r recite ten ti7es :9abbee
Afwa3a;< then before )oin) in Sa2dah recite ten ti7es :9abbee Afwa3a;< then in the Sa2dah recite it ten ti7es
after its >i3r< then in between two Sa2dah a)ain recite it ten ti7es< then in the second Sa2dah recite ten ti7es the
sa7e< then before standin) for the second ra3@at recite ten ti7es the sa7e (9abbee Afwa3a)< and pray the sa7e
way durin) the second ra3@at also=
(&) Perfor7 Sunnat )husl< do Wudhoo< and recite +iyarat of 1ibi ati7a (S=A=) and then recite Isti)hfaar< or any
4uaa for repentance= (ref= *afaatihul 6inaan)
(#) 9ecite 4uaa-e-Tawba= (ref= *=6inaan or *a27ooa)
(%) 9ecite these Surah of /oly Bur@an A S=Caaseen< S=Tahree7< S=Waa!iah< S=Daafiroon= Specifically< S=Tahree7
carries Sawaab of Tawba-e-Nasooh=
(-) 9ecite +iyarat of I7a7 9adhaa (A=S=) It is also a 7eans of ha0in) our sins bein) pardoned=
(.)
These 7a)nificent 4uaas are also a 7eans of wipin) our sins away$ 4uaa-e-*ashlool< 4uaa-e-*u2eer< 6awshan-
e-Dabeer< Sayfi Sa)heer< etc=
0G2 NamaaE-e-Ras""l*llaah 0S1A1+1+126 Sins are ("r!i,en and Ha;aa% (*l(illed1 Time ("r %his )raer is
)re(era'le Frida m"rnin!, '*% i% ma 'e )raed "n an %ime1 0F"r %he me%h"d "( %his NamaaE re(er
Ma(aa%ih*l Jinaan21

0892 NamaaE-e-Ameer*l M*@mineen 0A1S126 I%s meri%s are as men%i"ned a'",e1

0882 NamaaE-e-+asia%6 T" earn !rea% Sa4aa' and sins ("r!i,en, in 'e%4een Ma!hri' and Ishaa )ra
%4" ra5@a% NamaaE, in ea$h ra5@a% a(%er Al-Hamd re$i%e 8C %imes S*rah IilEaal and 8F %imes
S1Ta4heed1 NMO

08>2 Re$i%a%i"n "( Sala4aa% is als" a means "( a%"nemen% ("r %he )as% sins1

08C2
This is als" ,er e((e$%i,e A@amaal %" ma5e "*r sins disa))ear (r"m "*r A@amaalnaama6 &er("rm S*nna%
Gh*sl %hen d" +*dh"" and "((er < ra5@a% NamaaE, in ea$h ra5@a% a(%er Al-Hamd re$i%e C %imes
S1I5halaas and "n$e S1Ma""Ea%ain 0S1Fala5 and S1Naas21 A(%er $"m)le%in! %he NamaaE re$i%e =9 %imes
:Asta)hfirullaah 9abbee Wa Atoobu Ilayh;< %hen re$i%e %he ("ll"4in! #*aa6 KLaa Ha4la +alaa 7*44a%a
Illaa Billaahil Aliil Adh4eem, /aa AEeeE* /aa Gha((aar, I!h(irlee #h*n""'ee, 4a #h*n""'i Jamee@il
M*@mineena +al M*@minaa%, Fa Innah"" Laa /a!h(ir*dh #h*n""'a Illa An%aL1
08<2 I( "ne re$i%es S*rah As-Sa;dah "n %he e,e "( Frida 0Sha'-e-J*mmah2 his "r her A@amaalnaama
0deed@s re$"rd2 4ill 'e !i,en in %he ri!h% hand, and %his 4ill 'e an indi$a%i"n "( 'ein! )ard"ned "( e,er
sin1

08F2 Re$i%in! S*rah-e-#*5haan in +a;i' "r S*nna% NamaaE is a 4a %" $lear "*r a$$"*n% "( sins1
08D2 &ra > ra5@a% NamaaE in 4hi$h re$i%e D9 %imes S1I5hlaas 07*lh*4allaahP2 in ea$h ra5@a% a(%er Al-
Hamd1

08=2 Re$i%a%i"n "( #*aas s)e$i(i$all ("r Ma!h(ira% $an 'e ("*nd in Ma(aa%ih*l Jinaan and &irm*hammad
E'rahim Tr*s%@s B""5s "( #UAA, 4hi$h are %here in ,ari"*s ,"l*mes1
NamaaE-e-Gh*(ala1
08?2 A ,er e((e$%i,e NamaaE ("r %he ("r!i,eness "( sins is6 NamaaE-e-Gh*(ala1 In 'e%4een Ma!hri'
and Ishaa )raers

P11-P)ra > ra5@a%, in %he (irs% ra5@a% a(%er Al-Hamd re$i%e %his Q +a #hann""ni Idh-#haha'a
M*!haadhi'an Fadhanna Anlan Na:dira Alahi Fa Naadaa Fidh-#h*l*maa%i An Laa Ilaaha Illaa An%a
S*'@haana5a Innee K*n%* Minadh-#h4aalimeen Fas%a;a'naa Lah"" +a Na;;anaah* Minal Ghammi +a
Kadhaali5a N*n;il M*@mineen1
Then $"n%in*e %he NamaaE as *s*al *n%il "* rea$h %he se$"nd ra5@a%, %here a(%er Al-hamd re$i%e %his6
+a Indah"" Ma(aa%ih*l Gha'i Laa /a@alam*haa Illaa H*4a +a /a@alam* Maa Fil Barri +al Bahri
+amaa Tas:*%* Min +ara:a%in Illaa /a@alam*haa +alaa Ha''a%in Fee #h*l*maa%il Ardhi +alaa Ra%'in
+alaa /aa'isin Illaa Fee Ki%aa'in M*'een1
Then in 7*n""% re$i%e %his6 Allaah*mma Bi Ma(aa%ih*l Gha'il-La%ee Laa /a@alam*haa Illaa An%a, An%*
S4allee Alaa M*hammadin +a Aali M*hammadin +a An Ta(@ala'eeP
here 'e! "*r Haa;a% PPPPPP11

Then re$i%e6 Allaah*mma An%a +ali* Ni@ama%ee +al 7aadir"" Alaa T4ali'a%ee Ta@alam"" Haa;a%ee Fa
As@al*5a Biha::e M*hammadin +a Aalihee Alahim*s-Salaam Lammaa 7adh4a%ahaa Lee1
08G2 #*aa "( HaEra% Ilaas 0A1S12 in Sa;dah6 A%araa5 M*aEEa'i 4a :ad adhma@%* la5a ha4aa;iri,
A%araa5 M*aEEa'i 4a :ad a((ar%* la5a (i%%*raa'i 4a;hee, A%araa5 M*aEEa'i 4a :ad i;%ana'%* la5al
ma@aas4ee, A%araa5 M*aEEa'i 4a :ad as@har%* la5a lali1
0In %his #*aa %he s*))li$an% )leads %" %he Almi!h% %ha%6
O Allaah< shall Cou< The *ost *erciful< be happy to see 7e burnin) in fire and in )reat tor7ents althou)h I ha0e
been obser0in) fasts in hot weathers and endured acute thirst< and I ha0e restrained fro7 sins to please Cou only<
and will Cou be happy to see 7e burnin) while I ha0e 3ept ni)ht 0i)ils for Cour worshipE)
0>92 T" 'e )ard"ned "( "*r sins, Imaam Ja@a(ar Saadi: 0A1S12 said,6 E,erda in %he las% Sa;dah "(
%he Naa(ilah "( Ishaa, and es)e$iall "n Th*rsda-ni!h%, re$i%e %his #*aa = %imes6
KAllaah*mma Innee As@al*5a Bi +a;hi5al Kareem, +a Ismi5al Adh4eem, An%*s4alli Alaa M*hammadin +a
Aali M*hammad, +a An Ta!h(ira Lee #han'ial Adh4eem1L
0>82 Ras""l*llaah 0S1A1+1+12 said %ha% 4h"e,er re$i%es %hese se,en ,erses "n %he Frida-e,e, 4hen he
shall die he shall 'e dire$%l admi%%ed %" Janna%6
KAllaah*mma An%a Ra''ee1 Laa Ilaaaha Illaa An%a Khala:%anee +a Anaa A'd*5a +a'n* Ama%i5 +a Fee
7a'dha%i5 +a Naas4ia%ee Bi /adi5 Amsa%* Alaa Ahdi5 +a +a@adi5 Mas%a%4a@a%* A""dh* Bi Ridhaa5
Min Sharri Maa S4ana@a%* A'""@* Bi Ni@ami%i5 Bi Amali +a A'""@* Bi #ham'i Fa!h(irlee #h*n""'ee
Innah"" Laa /a!h(ir*dh-#h*n""'a Illaa An%a1L
0>>2 Insis%an$e in a re:*es% and 5ee)in! as5in! $"n%in*"*sl !i,es (a,"*ra'le res*l%1 The H"l &r")he%
0S1A1+1+12 said, KA ser,en% "( G"d sas6 O G"d3 F"r!i,e me1 B*% G"d %*rns a4a (r"m him1 A!ain he
4ill sa6 O G"d3 F"r!i,e me1 G"d %*rns a4a (r"m him %he se$"nd %ime1 The man a!ain sas6O G"d3
F"r!i,e me1 Here G"d sas %" %he An!els6 #"n@% "* see M ser,en%H He as5ed Me ("r ("r!i,eness 4hile
I 4as %*rnin! a4a (r"m him1 He as5e5d ("r ("r!i,eness ("r %he se$"nd %ime1 I %*rned a4a (r"m him
a!ain1 He as5ed ("r ("r!i,eness ("r %he %hird %ime1 M ser,en% realiEed %ha% n" "ne '*% Me ("r!i,es
%he sins1 I %a5e "* as 4i%ness %ha% I ha,e ("r!i,en him1L
0>C2 Re$i%in! S*rah-e-Ta5aas*r a% 'ed%ime sa,es "ne (r"m Fishaar-e-7a'r1 NMO
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?QP+==> 3rom Islamic knowledge we know this about A%ee%...
:he benefit of A%ee% is that it creates joy in the heart, is good for eyesight and it helps illuminate
sadness and anger. It is also revered in other religious and has been in use from the time of
/a-rat Adam & a.s.'. It absorbs the rays of the sun and passes these onto the body and is good for
health. Black A%ee% protects children from envious eyes. /a-rat Imam 1affer as+$adi% &a.s.' has
said that a nama- with A%ee% is ;> times better than one without it. It is also great thawaab to
use tasbeeh of a%ee% as said by /a-rat Imam .usa e 2a-im & a.s.'
.odern knowledge adds to that some more practical benefits of a%ee% in everyday life...
Among the 4ew Age community, believers revere 8arnelian@s mental grounding power and believe
this is the source of its greatest mental effects. :hey say it teaches one to focus on the present for
the moments in life when all one@s mental powers are necessary for success at a single, important
task and is a source of confidence, elo%uence and inspiration. 3or instances when you need a
boost to creativity for problem+solving, 8arnelian can assist in getting the mind out of mental ruts
and back on track for success. In the long+term, it bolsters ambition and drive and reminds the
wearer of the future@s goals, hence becoming a powerful tool in major decision+making. Overall,
many hold 8arnelian dear as a stone with the ability to protect the individual, bolster confidence
and generally enhance and eApand the eAperiences of life.K=L
.edical benefits
Agate deeply nourishes your physical body with earthtone color rays while fostering cooperation
among all of your body@s parts. By opening lines of communication within your body, Agate@s
earthtones help coordinate your body@s myriad functions. Agate also alerts your body@s innate
intelligence to your current state of health so that your body can rally its own resources to resolve
any disharmonies. By flooding you with life+giving earthtones, Agate helps you forge a stronger
connection with the Carth and feel more grounded and comfortable living in the physical world.
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.ore about its effects
8arnelian stimulates, sharpens, and enhances mental functions. It improves mental clarity,
memory, and the ability to see things from a higher viewpoint. !hen you first wear 8arnelian, it
stirs up the clouds that inhibit mental clarity. 8onse%uently, you may notice that your clarity
seems to decrease, and your sinuses and lymph glands may become somewhat clogged. :his effect
won@t last long. 8arnelian teaches the body to metaboli-e these clouds. As more and more clouds
are metaboli-ed and eliminated, your clarity will increase and surpass what you eAperienced
before putting on the 8arnelian. You will also gain the strength to help you accept the many
changes this increased mental clarity will initiate in your life.
/ow to choose a good %uality stone
8arnelian@s %uality is easy to judge with the naked eye. A microscope is not necessary and a light
table may even be deceiving. !ith 8arnelian, color is more important than clarity. 4onetheless, to
be therapeutic, 8arnelian must be free of any rock matriA or non+8arnelian inclusions. :he
8arnelian should not appear muddy or dull. 8racks, even small ones, should be avoided, because
they disrupt the 8arnelian fre%uency.
:he color of a 8arnelian sphere as it is visible to the naked eye in sunlight is a true representation
of the energy it will give to its wearer. :o see 8arnelian@s true color, it must be held up in the
sunshine outdoors, though not directly in front of the sun. In this respect, 8arnelian is different
from some other gemstones( any light source placed directly behind 8arnelian makes it appear
lighter than it really is. 8arnelian color should be as consistent as possible throughout the sphere
and, ideally, true to the pure orange seen in a rainbow. $uch 8arnelian is not plentiful. 3or many
people, this optimal 8arnelian color may actually provide too strong an influA of orange ray.
:herefore, in most cases, using the 8arnelian with a slight hint of red coloring is recommendedJ it
emanates a degree of orange ray that is in balance for most people. :he more commonly available,
dark red+orange 8arnelian is not therapeutic.
!ell+formed spheres are vital to 8arnelian@s effectiveness. Irregularly shaped spheres diminish
the strength with which it can eApress its fre%uency into the aura. K5L

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=. A%ee% &8ornelio or agate'(
:hese are available in several colours( white, milky white, yellow, green, black, red, grey, liver
colour and many others. :he best are the liver colour from Yemen, which are difficult
to obtain and eApensive. It has great religious significance and for a $hia it is a must.
:he benefit of A%ee% is that it creates joy in the heart, is good for eyesight and it helps illuminate
sadness and anger. It is also revered in other religious and has been in use from
the time of /a-rat Adam &a.s.'. It absorbs the rays of the sun and passes these onto the body and
is good for health. Black A%ee% protects children from envious eyes.
/a-rat Imam 1affer as+$adi% &a.s.' has said that a nama- with A%ee% is ;> times better than one
without it. It is also great thawaab to use tasbeeh of a%ee% as said by
/a-rat Imam .usa e 2a-im &a.s.'

I. 3iro-a &:ur%uoise'(
It is said that 3iro-a helps to create joy in the heart, helps improving eyesight, brain and the heart.
:he Ancient Cgyptians used it. :he best %uality of 3iro-a are found in 4ishapur &outside .esh@had',
Iran but they are also available in Australia, Afghanistan, America, Cgypt, *ermany, Israel, 4epal
and :ibet.
:he great philosopher, Aristotle, said firoo-a helps to create humbleness pity for others and is
good for diabetics. It protects from the stings of a scorpion, snakebites, lightening and drowning.
:he community holds a 3iro-a wearer in esteem.

:he /oly 0rophet $.A.!.' said(that Allah &$.!.:.' accepts the prayer of one who wears 3iro-a.
:he /oly 0rophet &$.A.!.', Imam Ali &A.$ and /a-rat Imam .usa e 2a-im &a.s.' wore a 3iro-a
ring.
If calamity were to befall on the wearer, the stone would break. !hen this happens, the ring
should be immediately be removed.

5. "urr e 4ajaf(

It is obtained from 4ajaf al+Ashraf. :hose obtained from the river are more illustrious than those
obtained from the land. Both /a-rat Imam 1affer as+$adi% &a.s.' and /a-rat Imam /assan al+
Askari &a.s.' have said that wearing of "urr e 4ajaf has great thawab.
It is good for ailments of the eye and it creates happiness in the heart.
;. /adeede $een(
:hey come in grey and black colours, but black is better. It helps ease the pains of childbirth.
/a-rat Imam 1affer as+$adi% &a.s.' asked one of his friend who feared the wrath of the $ultan to
wear /adeed with @/aft 1alali@ engraved thereon and he was spared. It should not be
worn constantly, but whenever necessary. /a-rat Imam Ali &a.s.' wore /adeed during wars. It is
recommended to wear during travels.

<. Ya%ut &,uby' + .anek(
It has good effect on married life, friendship, loyalty and business. It protects against hysteria,
cholera, plague, rheumatism and heart ailment. /a-rat Imam Ali &a.s.' used to wear one and it is
the ring that he gave away to the beggar in the state of ruk@uu.
/a-rat Imam ,edha &a.s.' has recommended it for all mo@amins. In $urah Ar ,ahman(
2a anna hunnal ya%utu wal marjan.

P. Damarrud &Cmerald'(
It is the best stone in all green stones. It is attributed to /a-rath Imam /assan al+.ujtaba &a.s.'+
@su- kafa@. /akim Aflatoon has said the wearer of Damarrud overcomes his enemies.
It protects against the ailments of the eyes and liver. It creates joy and peace of mind, promotes
goodwill and inclines towards charity. If a calamity is to befall the wearer, it will break into small
pieces. Both /a-rath Imam Ali &a.s.' and /a-rat Imam .usa
al+2adhim &as.' have recommended it.

?. .arjan &8oral'(

:he /oly 7uran refers to this stone in the following two ayats( 2a anna hunnal ya%utu wal
marjan and Yakhruju min huma lualoo wal marjan. .arjan and pearls are among the gems
obtained from the sea. It is good protection from paralysis, disease of the heart, liver, stomach,
kidney and the effects of black magic.
BC4C3I:$ O3 !CA,I4* A ,FBY 4C82LA8C
,uby helps heal and open the heart. It is the carrier of the pure red ray of
the life force. Like all color+ray+bearing gemstones, ,uby@s energy is a
uni%ue combination of the color ray it carries and its mineral essence + in
this case, corundum. :hus, the way ,uby eApresses the red ray is different from any other source
of red ray, red color, or red light.
,uby@s domain is the heart. Its greatest effects are on the emotional level
of your being. It heightens your awareness of divine love and enhances your ability to eAperience
and eApress it. ,uby illuminates the emotional level of life and reveals the divine love at the core
of every molecule in
creation.
,uby teaches emotional mastery. $uch mastery implies emotional balance,
understanding, and the ability to regulate how much emotion you want to
eAhibit in a certain situation. Yet this is not all that ,uby teachesJ the
emotional mastery ,uby teaches is total awareness of your emotional self.
:he kind of love ,uby teaches is not human love, for human love implies
needs and eApectations. /uman beings need human love, yet this kind of love alone does not
sustain us. !e also need divine love. "ivine love gives us the freedom to be who we truly are and
who we deeply want to be. :his
freedom nourishes us and our relationships. It gives us space to grow.
,uby@s love implies freedom. It is a noble and powerful love. It turns your
attention to that which is greater than yourself.
Fnfortunately, many people have difficulty understanding the difference
between human love and divine love. Cven those who understand the concept often have no real
idea of how to open their hearts and eApress divine loveJ the necessity of divine love may make
sense intellectually, but when it@s time to eApress divine love, they@re not sure where to begin.
,uby teaches this. ,uby will open your heart and give you a taste of what divine love is.
:hen it will teach you how to be a vehicle through which divine love and joy can flow. :his love
will then touch others around you, even if they@re not wearing ,uby themselves.
,uby brings powerful healing to the emotions. Cmotional disharmony is often caused by
congestion in the emotional level of being. $uch congestion interrupts the natural flow and
eApression of emotions. :his can lead to all kinds of unwanted emotional conditions, such as
anAiety and depression.
Cmotional congestion also blocks the flow of life force to the physical body and feeds the body
with disharmonious energy. !hen you wear ,uby, the red ray identifies and collects in any areas
of emotional congestion. At the same time, ,uby directs the red ray to the corresponding area of
disharmony in the physical body. :he red ray loosens and dissolves emotional congestion in both
the emotions and physical body.
!hen emotional congestion is dissolved, any condition it has caused in your physical body will
cease to be fed with disharmonious energy and will start to heal. 3or eAample, emotional
congestion associated with the stomach may be causing chronic stomach distress. !hen the
emotional congestion is resolved, the stomach will no longer be fed with disharmonious energy,
and a true healing of the stomach@s distress will be able to take place.
!earing ,uby allows the red ray and the feeling of love to flow through your heart chakra and
filter into your physical body. ,uby also opens and aligns the heart chakra and strengthens its
regulatory ability. !hen this happens, more life force can flow both into and through your
emotional being, bringing with it greater harmony, balance, and emotional fluidity.
!earing ,uby helps your mind see and understand the connection between
emotional causes and physical symptoms. !hen this understanding dawns, you will have taken a
major step toward truly resolving the disharmonyJ when you know the reason for a certain
condition, you are better prepared to resolve it.
,uby also enhances your mind@s ability to orchestrate a better relationship
between your emotions and physical body. It empowers your mind to create the opportunities for
you to become more in tune with your emotions. :his is useful, because your mind is primarily
responsible for bringing things into your life or for removing them. !hen you begin to wear ,uby,
your mind will see that your heart is opening and you are preparing to accept greater knowledge
of your emotional world. As ,uby gives its love and you accept and become accustomed to it, your
heart will open even more. :he more your heart opens and the more love enters you, the more
love the ,uby will give.
Love is the force and power behind one@s strength, willingness, and ability
to make positive changes. If you truly want to change and are willing to
make the effort, ,uby can be a great tool. It can help you open to the
infinite source of divine love. :his will help you make the changes you wish
to make and grow into the individual you wish to be.
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"escription of the 0eople of $odom
0rophet Abraham left Cgypt accompanied by his nephew Lot , who then went to the city of $odom
&$adum', which was on the western shore of the "ead $ea.
:his city was filled with evil. Its residents waylaid, robbed and killed travelers. Another common evil
among them was that men had seA with men instead of with women. :his unnatural act later
became known as sodomy &after the city of $odom'. It was practiced openly and unashamedly.
Lot@s .essage
It was at the height of these crimes and sins that Allah revealed to 0rophet Lot that he should
summon the people to give up their indecent behavior, but they were so deeply sunk in their
immoral habits that they were deaf to Lot@s preaching. $wamped in their unnatural desires, they
refused to listen, even when Lot warned them of Allah@s punishment. Instead, they threatened to
drive him out of the city if he kept on preaching.
Almighty Allah revealed( :he people of Lot &those dwelt in the towns of $odom in 0alestine' belied
the .essengers when their brother Lot said to them( @!ill you not fear Allah and obey /imN Rerily9 I
am a trustworthy .essenger to you. $o fear Allah, keep your duty to /im, and obey me. 4o reward
do I ask of you for it &my .essage of Islamic .onotheism', my reward is only from the Lord of the
@Alamin &mankind, jinn and all that eAists'. *o you in unto the males of the @Alamin &mankind', and
leave those whom Allah has created for you to be your wivesN 4ay, you are a trespassing people9)
:hey said( )If you cease not, > Lot9 Rerily, you will be one of those who are driven out9)
/e said( )I am, indeed, of those who disapprove with severe anger and fury your &this evil' action
&of sodomy'. .y Lord9 $ave me and my family from what they do.)
$o !e saved him and his family, all, + eAcept an old woman &his wife' among those who remained
behind. $urah IP( =P>+=?=
Lot@s !ife
:he doings of Lot@s people saddened his heart. :heir unwholesome reputation spread throughout the
land, while he struggled against them. As the years passed, he persisted in his mission but to no
avail. 4o one responded to his call and believed eAcept for the members of his family, and even in
his household, not all the members believed. Lot@s wife, like 4oah@s wife, a disbeliever.
Allah the Almighty declared( Allah sets forth an eAample for those who disbelieve, the wife of 4oah
and the wife of Lot. :hey were under two of Our righteous slaves, but they both betrayed their
&husbands by rejecting their doctrine' so they &4oah and Lot' benefited them &their respective
wives' not, against Allah, and it was said( )Cnter the 3ire along with those who enter9) $urah PP( =>
Angels 8ome to .eet Lot
If home is the place of comfort and rest, then Lot found none, for he was tormented both inside and
outside his home. /is life was continuous torture and he suffered greatly, but he remained patient
and steadfast with his people. :he years rolled by, and still not one believed in him. Instead, they
belittled his message and mockingly challenged him( )Bring Allah@s :orment upon us if you are one
of the truthful.) $urah IG( IG
Overwhelmed with despair, Lot prayed to Allah to grant him victory and destroy the corrupt.
:herefore, the angels left Abraham and headed for $odom the town of Lot . :hey reached the walls
of the town in the afternoon. :he first person who caught sight of them was Lot@s daughter, who was
sitting beside the river, filling her jug with water. !hen she lifted her face and saw them, she was
stunned that there could be men of such magnificent beauty on earth.
One of the three men &angels' asked her( )Oh maiden, is there a place to restN)
,emembering the character of her people, she replied( )$tay here and do not enter until I inform my
father and return.) Leaving her jug by the river, she swiftly ran home.
)Oh father9) she cried. @You are wanted by young men at the town gate and I have never before seen
the like of their faces9)
Lot felt distressed as he %uickly ran to his guests. /e asked them where they came from and where
they were going.
:hey did not answer his %uestions. Instead, they asked if he could host them. /e started talking with
them and impressed upon them the subject of his people@s nature. Lot was filled with turmoilJ he
wanted to convince his guests, without offending them, not to spend the night there, yet at the same
time he wanted to eAtend to them the eApected hospitality normally accorded to guests. In vain he
tried to make them understand the perilous situation. At last, therefore, he re%uested them to wait
until the night fell, for then no one would see them.
:he .ob at Lot@s /ouse
!hen darkness fell on the town, Lot escorted his guests to his home. 4o one was aware of their
presence. /owever, as soon as Lot@s wife saw them, she slipped out of the house %uietly so that no
one noticed her. 7uickly, she ran to her people with the news and it spread to all the inhabitants like
wildfire. :he people rushed towards Lot %uickly and eAcitedly. Lot was surprised by their discovery
of his guests, and he wondered who could have informed them. :he matter became clear, however,
when he could not find his wife anywhere, thus adding grief to his sorrow.
!hen Lot saw the mob approaching his house, he shut the door, but they kept on banging on it. /e
pleaded with them to leave the visitors alone and fear Allah@s punishment. /e urged them to seek
seAual fulfillment with their wives, for that is what Allah had made lawful.
Lot@s people waited until he had finished his short sermon, and then they roared with laughter.
Blinded by passion, they broke down the door. Lot became very angry, but he stood powerless
before these violent people. /e was unable to prevent the abuse of his guests, but he firmly stood
his ground and continued to plead with the mob.
:he 0unishment
At that terrible moment, he wished he had the power to push them away from his guests. $eeing
him in a state of helplessness and grief, the guests said( )"o not be anAious or frightened, Lot, for
we are angels, and these people will not harm you.)
On hearing this, the mob was terrified and fled from Lot@s house, hurling threats at him as they left.
:he angels warned 0rophet Lot to leave his house before sunrise, taking with him all his family
eAcept his wife.
Allah had decreed that the city of $odom should perish. An earth%uake rocked the town. It was as if
a mighty power had lifted the entire city and flung it down in one jolt. A storm of stones rained on
the city. Cveryone and everything was destroyed, including Lot@s wife.
:he Angels .eet Abraham
Allah the Almighty recounted this story( And tell them about the guests &angels' of Abraham. !hen
they entered unto him, and said( )$alaaman &peace'9) &Abraham' said( )Indeed9 !e are afraid of
you.)
:hey &the angels' said( )"o not be afraid9 !e give you glad tidings of a boy &son' possessing much
knowledge and wisdom.) &Abraham' said( )"o you give me glad tidings &of a son' when old age has
overtaken meN Of what then is your newsN) :hey &the angels' said( )!e give you glad tidings in
truth. $o be not of the despairing.) &Abraham' said( )And who despairs of the .ercy of his Lord
eAcept those who are astrayN) &Abraham again' said( )!hat then is the business on which you have
come, > .essengersN)
:hey &the angels' said( )!e have been sent to a people who are .ujrimeen &criminals, disbelievers
polytheists, sinners'. &All' eAcept the family of Lot. :hem all we are surely going to save &from
destruction'.)
CAcept his wife, of whom !e have decreed that she shall be of those who remain behind &i.e. she
will be destroyed'.
8ondensed Rersion of Lot@s $tory
:hen, when the .essengers &the angels' came unto the family of Lot, he said( )Rerily9 You are
people unknown to me.) :hey said( )4ay, we have come to you with that &torment' which they have
been doubting. And we have brought to you the truth &the news of the destruction of your nation'
and certainly, we tell the truth. :hen travel in apart of the night with your family, and you go behind
them in the rear, and let no one amongst you look back, but go on to where you are ordered.)
And !e made known this decree to him, that the root of those &sinners' was to be cut off in the
early morning.
And the inhabitants of the city came rejoicing &at the news of the young men@s arrival'. &Lot' said(
)Rerily9 :hese are my guests, so shame me not. And fear Allah and disgrace me not.) :hey &people
of the city' said( @"id we not forbid you to entertain &or protect' any of the @Alamin &people,
foreigners, strangers, etc.' from usN) &Lot' said( ):hese &the girls of the nation' are my daughters
&to marry lawfully', if you must act &so'.)
Rerily, by your life &> .uhammad', in their wild intoAication they were wandering blindly. $o As+
$aiha &torment + awful cry, etc.' overtook them at the time of sunriseJ and !e turned &the towns of
$odom in 0alestine' upside down and rained down on them stones of baked clay. $urely9 In this are
signs for those who see &or understand or learn the lessons from the $igns of Allah'. And verily9
:hey &the cities' are right on the highroad &from .ecca to $yria, i.e. the place where the "ead $ea is
now'. $urely9 :herein is indeed a sign for the believers. $urah =<( <=+??
Allah the CAalted also declared( $o !e saved him and his family, all, + eAcept an old woman &his
wife' among those who remained behind. :hen afterward !e destroyed the others. And !e rained
on them a rain &of torment'. And how evil was the rain of those who had been warned. Rerily, in this
is indeed a sign, yet most of them are not believers. And verily9 Your Lord, /e is indeed the All+
.ighty, the .ost .erciful. $urah IP( =?>+=?<
Lot@s Life after $odom
:he book was closed on the people of Lot . :heir towns and names have been erased from the face of
the earth. *one are they from memory. One book was closed of the books of corruption.
Lot proceeded towards Abraham . /e visited him, and when he recounted the story of his people, he
was surprised to learn that Abraham already knew. And so Lot continued to invite people to Allah,
as did Abraham , the patient one who turned to Allah repentantly, and the two held firm to their
mission.
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