Tag Archives: du’a
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 – 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 [...]
Supplications after Obligatory Prayers
The following are supplications [ad'iyya] traditionally recited in the Arwi region, collectively and/or individually, after the daily obligatory [fard] prayers. These appear in the major Fiqh works of Imamu-l ‘Arus such as Al-Maghani, Fathu-d Dayyan, amongst others. The supplications have been formatted to fit one A4 page and can be downloaded from this link [PDF | [...]
Ratib Jalaliyyah
One of the characteristics of the ‘Arūsi way is the public gatherings of remembrance (Arabic: مجالس الذكر Majālisu-dh Dhikr) where the liturgical work, “Ratib Jalaliyya” (Arabic: راتبة جلالية , ”Rātibatun Jalāliyyah”), is recited in congregation. It has two other names: Jadhibatun Jamaliyyah ila Ratibatun Jalaliyyah “Beautiful Attraction towards Habitualizing the Recitals Pertaining to the Lord Almighty” [...]
