Category Archives: Ad’iyya
Qur’anic Du’a for One’s Parents
And, out of kindness, lower to them the wing of humility, and say: “My Lord! Bestow on them Thy Mercy even as they cherished me in childhood.” (17:24) Reflection The metaphor is that of a high-flying bird which lowers her wing out of tenderness to her offspring. There is a double aptness: When the parent [...]
Du’a Awwal Muharram
It is from the practice of the pious [sâlihîn] to recite the following supplication [du'â] three (3) times after the sunset prayers [salâtu-l maghrib] on the first day of Muharram which is the Islamic New Year. Amongst others, this supplication can be found in: kanzu-n najahi wa-s surur by: Al-’Allamah Al-Shaikh ‘Abdul Hamid b. Muhammad ‘Ali Quds al-munjiyat by: Shaikh Dr. Thaika Shu’aib [...]
Du’a Akhir Dhu-l Hijjah
It is from the practice of the pious [sâlihîn] to recite the following supplication [du'â] three (3) times after the mid-afternoon prayers [salâtu-l 'asr] on the last day of Dhu-l Hijjah which is the last day of the Islamic Year. Amongst others, this supplication can be found in: kanzu-n najahi wa-s surur by: Al-’Allamah Al-Shaikh ‘Abdul Hamid b. Muhammad ‘Ali Quds al-munjiyat by: Shaikh Dr. [...]
The Munajat Ode
This is a heartfelt entreaty seeking Divine Pardon. It has found a lofty place in many quarters of the Islamic world. The author of this work has not been decisively established. There are three variations to the origin and position of this ode: The Ottoman saint, Ahmad Ziya’uddin Gumushanevi, has attributed this work to the bosom [...]
Du’a al-Tarawih
This is the traditional supplication [du'a] made after the tarawih prayers during the nights of Ramadan in the Arwi region (South India and Sri Lanka). Supplication for the Nights of Ramadan O Allah, make of us of those who – perfect our faith completely; fulfil the obligatory unreservedly; perform our prayers [salat] diligently; pay our [...]
Du’a Nisf Sha’ban – 2
According to ‘Ikrimah, one of the renowned students of Ibn ‘Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both), the 15th of Sha’ban is the night in which “is made distinct every precise matter,” (Al-Qur’an, 44:4) i.e. the night in which the destiny for the coming year is written. It is perhaps due to this interpretation that [...]
Du’a Nisf Sha’ban – 1
There are many acts of worship traditionally recommended for the night of mid-Sha’ban by the righteous. Amongst them is the practice in traditional communities to congregate after salatu-l maghrib to recite Sūrah Yā-Sīn 3 times with 3 different intentions as follows: (طول العمر) Bestowal of a long and blessed life of complete obedience and utter [...]
Du’a for Host
It is from the Prophetic tradition [sunnah] and spiritual propriety [adab] to supplicate for the host when one has been rendered hospitality in any way, shape or form. In the Arwi region, the following supplication [du'a] is traditionally recited at the end of a meal to thank the host. This is done to emulate the [...]
Al-I’tiraf
Al-I’tirāf is a poem of supplication attributed to Abu Nuwās. Outwardly, he was a jester and poet whose antics and words drew much laughter from gathered crowds. Inwardly though, he was a sincere and God-fearing believer who was ever-mindful of his tryst with destiny. It was this side of him that penned Al-I’tirāf in the [...]
