23rd Ramadhan Aamal

Shab-e-Qadr is the night, which is the best night among the nights of the whole year. The "A'maal" (religious performances) of this night are better than the A'maal of 1000 months. In this night the divine Annual Decree is passed. The Angels and Roohul Ameen (A highly dignified Angel) descend on this earth, in that night. These call on the Imam of the time, and what is ordained (by Allah) for everybody is presented before the Imam.

The twenty-third night of Ramadhan, the last of the Qadr Nights, is more meritorious than the two previous ones, namely the nineteenth and the twenty-first. Many narrations confirm that it is the Qadr Night at which all affairs are decided. Apart from the General a'amal at the three Qadr Nights, there are other specific a'amal for the 23rd night:

1. Recite Surahs of al-`Ankabut (No. 29) {Ppt file Mp3 } and al-Rum (No. 30).{Ppt Mp3} Imam al-Sadiq (a.s) is reported to have said, “Anyone who recites these two Surahs at this night will be included with the people of Paradise.” Use www.al-islam.org/quran for text

4. Recite the following famous supplication for the Imam of our time as many times as possible at this night:

اللّهُمّ امْدُدْ لِي فِي عُمْرِي،	O Allah: (please do) prolong my lifetime,
وَأَوْسِعْ لِي فِي رِزْقِي،	And expand my sustenance,
وَأَصِحّ لِي جِسْمِي،	And make my body healthy,
وَبَلّغْنِي أَمَلِي،	And make me attain my hopes,
وَإِنْ كُنْتُ مِنَ الأَشْقِيَاءِ فَامْحُنِي مِنَ الأَشْقِيَاءِ	And if I am written with the unhappy ones, (please) erase my name from this list,
وَاكْتُبْنِي مِنَ السّعَدَاءِ،	And write it with the happy ones,
فَإِنّكَ قُلْتَ فِي كِتَابِكَ المُنْزَلِ عَلَى نَبِيّكَ المُرْسَلِ صَلَوَاتُكَ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ:	For You have said in Your Book that You revealed to Your missioned Prophet, Your peace be upon him and his Household:
(يَمْحُو اللّهُ مَايَشَاءُ وَيُثْبِتُ وَعِنْدَهُ أُمّ الكِتَابِ)	“Allah makes to pass away and establishes what He pleases, and with Him is the basis of the Book.”

ALLAAHUMMAMA-DUD LEE FEE U’MREE WA AWSIA’-LEE FEE RIZQEE WA AS’IH’H’A LEE JISMEE WA BALLIGHNEE AMALEE WA IN KUNTU MINAL ASHQIYAAA-I FAM-H’UNEE MINAL ASHQIYAAA WAK-TUBNEE MINAS SU-A’DAAA FA-INNAKA QULTA FEE KITAABIKAL MUNZALI A’LAA NABIYYKAL MURSAL S’ALAWAATUKA A’LAYHI WA AALIHEE YAMH’ULLAAHU MAA YASHAAA-U WA YUTHBITU WA I’NDAHOO UMMUL KITAAB

اللّهُمّ اجْعَلْ فِيمَا تَقْضِي وَفِيمَا تُقَدّرُ	O Allah: (please), among the matters that You decide and make,
مِنَ الأَمْرِ المَحْتُومِ	From among the inevitable affairs,
وَفِيمَا تَفْرُقُ مِنَ الأَمْرِ الحَكِيمِ	And from among the wise matters that You make distinct,
فِي لَيْلَةِ القَدْرِ	At the Grand Night
مِنَ القَضَاءِ الّذِي لا يُرَدّ وَلا يُبَدّلُ	From among the act that is neither rejected nor altered,
أَنْ تَكْتُبَنِي مِنْ حُجَّاجِ بَيْتِكَ الحَرَامِ	That You decide me to be with the pilgrims to Your Holy House,
فِي عَامِي هذَا	At this year,
المَبْرُورِ حَجّهُمُ،	Those whose pilgrimage is admitted,
المَشْكُورِ سَعْيُهُمُ،	Whose efforts are praised,
المَغْفُورِ ذُنُوبُهُمُ،	Whose sins are forgiven,
المُكَفّرِ عَنْهُمْ سَيّئَاتُهُمْ،	And whose offenses and pardoned.
وَاجْعَلْ فِيمَا تِقْضِي وَتُقَدّرُ	And (please), among the matters that You decide and make,
أَنْ تُطِيلَ عُمْرِي،	Decide to prolong my lifetime,
وَتُوَسّعَ لِي فِي رِزْقِي.	And to expand my sustenance.

ALLAAHUMMAJ-A’L FEEMAA TAQZ”EE WA FEEMAA TUQADDIRU MINAL AMRIL MAH’TOOM WA FEEMA TAFRUQU MINAL AMRIL H’AKEEM FEE LAYLATIL QADR MINAL QAZ”AAA-IL LAD’EE LAA YURADDU WA LAA YUBADDALU AN TAKTUBANEE MIN H’UJJAAJI BAYTIKAL H’ARAAM FEE A’AMEE HAAD’AL MABROOR H’UJJUHUMUL MASHKOOR SAA’-YUHUMUL MAGHFOOR D’UNOOBUHUMAL MUKAFFARI A’NHUM SAYYI-AATUHUM WAJ-A’L FEEMA TAQZ”EE WA TAQADDIRU AN TUT’EEL U’MREE WA TUWASSI-A’LEE FEE RIZQEE

7. Recite the following supplication that is mentioned in the book of ‘Iqbal al-A`mal’:

يَا بَاطِناً فِي ظُهُورِهِ،	O He Who is intrinsic though He is evident,
ويَا ظَاهِراً فِي بُطُونِهِ،	And He Who is evident though He is intrinsic;
وَيَا بَاطِناً لَيْسَ يَخْفَى،	O He Who is intrinsic that is not missed
وَيَا ظَاهِراً لَيْسَ يُرَى،	And He Who is evident but He cannot be seen;
يَا مَوْصُوفاً لا يَبْلُغُ بِكَيْنُونَتِهِ مَوْصُوفٌ وَلا حَدّ مَحْدُودٌ،	O He Who is described, but neither any other described thing nor can any boundary attain His Being;
وَيَا غَائِباً غَيْرَ مَفْقُودٍ،	O He Who is absent but not lost,
وَيَا شَاهِداً غَيْرَ مَشْهُودٍ،	And He Who is present but not witnessed.
يُطْلَبُ فَيُصَابُ،	When He is sought, He shall be obtained,
وَلَمْ يَخْلُ مِنْهُ السّمَاوَاتُ وَالأَرْضُ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا طَرْفَةَ عَيْنٍ،	And neither the heavens, nor the earth nor can anything that is between them be empty of Him.
لا يُدْرَكُ بِكَيْفٍ،	He cannot be realized by asking ‘How is He?’
وَلا يُؤَيّنُ بِأَيْنٍ وَلا بِحَيْثٍ،	And His place cannot be identified by asking, ‘Where is He?’ or ‘What is His place?’
أَنْتَ نُورُ النّورِ وَرَبّ الأَرْبَابِ،	You are verily the light of all lights and the Lord of all lords.
أَحَطْتَ بِجَمِيعِ الأُمورِ،	You have comprehended all things.
سُبحَانَ مَنْ لَيْسَ كَمِثِلهِ شَيْءٌ	Glory be to Him Whose like is nonexistent,
وَهُوَ السّميعُ البَصيرُ!	And He is the All-hearing, the All-seeing.
سبحَانَ مَنْ هُوَ هكَذَا وَلا هَكَذَا غَيْرُه!	Glory be to Him Who is in this state and nothing else can be ever in his state.

YAA BAAT’INAN FEE Z’UHOORIHI WA YAA Z’AAHIRAN FEBUT’OONIHI WA YAA BAAT’INAN LAYSA YAKHFAA WA YAA Z’AAHIRAN LAYSA YURAA YAA MAWS’OOFAN LAA YABLUGHU BI-KAYNOONATIHI MAWS’OOFUN WA LAA H’ADDUN MAH’DOOD WA YAA GHAAA-IBAN GHAYRA MAFQOOD WA YAA SHAAHIDAN GHAYRA MASH-HOOD YUT’LABU FA-YUS’AABU WA LAM YAKHLU MINHUS SAMAAWAATU WAL ARZ” WA MAA BAYNAHUMAA T’ARFATA A’YN LAA YUDRAKU BI-KAYFIN WA LAA YOO-AYYANU BI-AYN WA LAA BI-H’AYTHU ANTA NOORUN NOOR WA RABBUL ARBAAB AH’AT’TA BI-JAMEE-I’L UMOOR SUBH’AANA MAN LAYSA KAMITHLIHI SHAY-UN WA HUWAS SAMEE-U’L BAS’EER SUBH’AANA MAN HUWA HAAKAD’AA WA LAA HAAKAD’AA GHAYRUHU

8. Do a new ghusl (bathing), other than the first one, at the last hours of night. To spend the whole night with acts of worship, to visit the holy tomb of Imam al-Husayn (a.s), and to offer the one hundred Rak`ah prayer at this night.

(i) In every Rak-a’t, after the recitation of Soorah Al Faatih’ah, recite Soorah Al Ikhlaas 10 times.

(ii) Kaf-a’imi (R.A.) reports that Imam Ali bin Husayn Zayn Al Abideen (A.S.) used to recite the following dua’a in Qiyaam, Rukoo and Sajdah of every Rak-a’t:

ALLAAHUMMA INNEE AMSAYTU LAKA A/BDAN DAAKHIRAA LAA AMLIKU LI-NAFSEE NAF-A’N WA LAA Z”ARRAN WA LAA AS’RIFU A’NHAA SOOO-AA

ASH-HADU BI-D’AALIKA A’LAA NAFSEE WA AA’-TARIFU LAKA BI-Z”AA-FI QUWWATEE WA QILLATEE H’EELATEE FAS’ALLI A’LAA MUH’AMMADIN WA AALI MUH’AMMAD WA ANJIZ LEE MAA WA-A’DTANEE WA JAMEE-A’L MOO-MINEENA WAL MOO-MINAAT MINAL MAGHFIRATI FEE HAAD’IHIL LAYLATI WA ATMIM A’LAYYA MAA AATAYTANEE FA-INNEE A’BDUKAL MISKEENUL MUSTAKEENUZ” Z”A-E’EFUL FAQEERUL MAHEEN ALLAAHUMMA LAA TAJ-A’LNEE NAASIYAN LI-D’KRIKA FEEMAA AWLAYTANEE WA AA LI-IH’SAANIKA FEEMAA AA’-T’AYTANEE WA LAA AAYISAN MIN IJAABATIKA WA IN ABT-AATA A’NNEE FEE SARRAAA-A AW Z”ARRAAA-A AW SHIDDATIN AW RAKHAAA-IN AW A’AFIYATIN AW BALAAA-IN AW BOOSIN AW NAA’-MAAA-A INNAKA SAMEE-U’D DU- A’AA

O Allah I have come to the end of the day as an insignificant and humble servant in Thy bondage. It is not possible for me to direct the course of that which is useful for me or that which is harmful for me, nor it is in my control to prevent the evil that may take hold of me. I have brought this as a proof of my helplessness which I confess before Thee because of my lack of energy and want of means;

Therefore, send blessings on Muhammad and on the children of Muhammad, and let come true the promise Thou made with me and with all the faithful men and the faithful women that in this night Thy forgiveness would be available to us. Make complete that which Thou has given me because I am Thy servant – a humble destitute in misery, weak, broken, and forsake. O Allah let me not forget to praise Thee for that which Thou has bestowed on me, and for the favour Thou showed me by giving free gifts; and let me not lose hope of getting Thy favourable answer, be it that there is delay in the midst of gain or loss, hardship or ease, security or instability, prosperity or misery, (but) Thou hears the supplication at last.

O Lord of Lailatul Qadr! (Night of Destiny!) Who has made it better than 1000 months! O the Lord of the day and the night and the mountains and oceans, the Lord of light and darkness! O the Lord of the earth and the skies! O the Creator! O the Designer! O Kind! O One Who favours! O Allah Who maintains everything! O Allah! O the Kindest! O Allah! O the Creator of new things! O Allah! O Allah! O Allah! The best names are for Thee alone. Thou hast control over all virtues. I ask Thee to send blessings on Muhammad (S.A.W.) and his Aal (A.S.). Write my name, in this Night of Qadr, among the names of the fortunate. Let my soul keep the company of the martyrs. Let my good deeds be reckoned with "Illiyeen" (those exalted). Forgive my sins. Bestow on me such belief that Thou may be nearest to my heart. Give me such understanding that all the doubts may be removed. Let me be contended over that which has been ordained for me: Let me have goodness and virtues in this world and the next. Save me from the glowing fire of Hell. Encourage me towards Tine remembrance with pleasure and to be penitent. Give me all those virtues that Thou hast given to Muhammad (S.A.W.) and Aal-e-Muhammad (A.S.).
YAA RABBA LAYLATIL QADR WA JAA-I’LAHAA KHAYRAN MIN ALFI SHAHR WA RABBAL LAYLIWAN NAHAAR WAL JIBAALI WAL BIH’AAR WAZ’ZULAMI WAL ANWAAR WAL ARZ”I WA SAMAAA YAA BAARI-U YAA MUS’AWWIR YAA H’ANNAANU YAA MANNAAN YAA ALLAAHU YAA RAH’MAAN YAA ALLAAHU YAA QAYYOOM YAA ALLAAHU YAA BADEE-U’ YAA ALLAAH YA ALLAH YAA ALLAAH LAKAL ASMAAA-UL H’USNAA WAL AMTHAALUL U’LYAA WAL KIBRIYAAA WAL AALAAA-U AS-ALUKA AN TUS’ALLIYA A’LAA MUH’AMMADIN WA AALI MUH’AMMAD WA AN TAJ-A’LAS-MEE FEE HAAD’IHIL LAYLATIS FIS SU-A’DAAA-I WA ROOH’EE MA-A’SH SHUHADAAA-I WA IH’SAANEE FEE I’LLIYYEENA WA ISAAA-ATEE MAGHFOORAH WA AN TAHABA LEE YAQEENAN TUBAASHIRU BIHEE QALBEE WA EEMAANAN YUD’HIBUSH SHAKKA A’NNEE WA TURZ”IYANEE BIMAA QASAMTA LEE WA AATINAA FID DUNYAA H’ASANATAN WA FIL AAKHIRATI H’ASANATAN WA QINAA A’DAABAN NAARIL H’AREEQ WAR-ZUQNEE FEEHAA D’IKRAKA WA SHUKRAKA WAR RAGHBATA ILAYKA WAL INAABATA WAT TAWBAH WAT TAWFEEQA LIMAA WAFFAQTA LAHOO MUH’AMMADAN WA AALI MUH’AMMADIN A’LAYHI WA A’LAYHIMUS SALAAM

The Twenty-Third Night of Ramadhan