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:: 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:

  1. Mushkil Asaan for the global Jamat
  2. Material, spiritual & intellectual upliftment of the global Jamat
  3. Salvation of all departed souls
  4. Peace for the whole humanity
  5. (Add your personal list here, if you wish)

 

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"
  You are the First, You are the Last, You are the Creator

"Eji Jaaher tu(n)hi baatin tu(n)hi, Tu(n)hi tu(n) Saheb mera ebi"
  You are Visible (present and living), You are the imperceptible (hidden), You are my Master

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
(O the Light of Ali! You are the First and the Last, You are Visible, Present and Living, and You are also Hidden)

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)

 

Forty Luminous Prayers

 
 
 
 

Article by Dr. Noorallah Juma