"So believe in Allah and His messenger and the light which We have revealed. And Allah is Informed of what ye do." — Holy Qur'an 64:8
:: Luminous Prayer No. 18: Yā Awwal, Yā Akhir, Yā Zāhir, Yā Bātin ::
Monday,
Feb. 13, 2023
Bismillahir Rahmanir Rahim
In the name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful.
Ya Ali Madad. Let us first declare our noble intentions which are listed below. You may add your own list after this. Then we will say the prayer for the day and the anchor prayer.
Ya NOOR Mowlana Hazar Imam, we pray for:
Knowledge Section
Let us reflect on the 73rd, 74th, 75th and 76th beautiful names of Allah:
073 | Al-Awwal | The Very First | He who has precedence over all things created by Him. | Yaa-Awwal |
074 | Al-Akhir | The Infinite Last One | He who shall survive all the perishables. | Yaa-Akhir |
075 | Az-Zaahir | The Visible One | He who is visible, present and living. | Yaa-Zaahir |
076 | Al-Baatin | The Hidden One | He who is invisible to the physical eye. | Yaa-Baatin |
Now let us reflect on the tawil of the word 'Zahir':
"The holy light of God is always manifest in this world. Had he not been manifest, living and present, and was absent and invisble, then the unbelievers would not have attempted to extinguish it (61:8), because it is impossible to intend to extinguish something that is hidden and invisible." [Source: Tawil No. 549, A Thousand Wisdoms] Also, let us also reflect on the following two verses of ginan by Pir Sadardin:
"Eji Awwal tu(n)hi aakhar tu(n)hi, Tu(n)hi tu(n) surjanhaar ebi"
"Eji Jaaher tu(n)hi baatin tu(n)hi, Tu(n)hi tu(n) Saheb mera ebi" |
For today's session, let us use a bouquet of Yā Awwal, Yā Akhir, Yā Zāhir, Yā Bātin tasbi to appreciate the attributes of our present and living (Hazar) Imam (Please recite the salwat).
Bismillahir Rahmanir Rahim
In the name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful.
Yā Awwal, Yā Akhir, Yā Zāhir, Yā Bātin |
Al-hamdu lillahi rabbil 'alamin.
Praise be to Allah, the Lord of the worlds!
Angelic Salwat
Let us recite angelic salwats to invoke Divine grace and mercy.
Bismillahir Rahmanir Rahim
In the name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful
Allâhumâ salli alâ Muhammadin wa âle Muhammad:
O Allah! Bestow Peace on and through Muhammad and his Descendants
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Al-hamdu lillahi rabbil 'alamin.
Praise be to Allah, the Lord of the worlds!
Haizinda — Qayampaya
(Our Present Imam is Living and His NOOR is Eternal)
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