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“The difference between the one who remembers Allah and the one who does not is like the living and the dead.”

— Prophet Muhammad ﷺ

Sahih al-Bukhari

• Remembrance
• Life
• Heart

“Allah has made dhikr the polish of the heart. Hearts rust like iron, and dhikr is their polish.”

— Imam Ali (peace be upon him)

Ghurar al-Hikam

• Heart
• Purification
• Remembrance

“So remember Me, and I will remember you.”

— Allah (Quran)

Surah Al-Baqarah 2:152

• Remembrance
• Divine Promise
• Nearness

أَلَا بِذِكْرِ اللَّهِ تَطْمَئِنُّ الْقُلُوبُ

“Indeed, in the remembrance of Allah do hearts find rest.”

— Allah (Quran)

Surah Ar-Ra'd 13:28

• Peace
• Heart
• Remembrance

“Remembrance of Allah is a light for the heart.”

— Imam Ali (peace be upon him)

Ghurar al-Hikam

• Light
• Heart
• Remembrance

“The best act of worship is supplication (dua).”

— Imam Ali (peace be upon him)

Ghurar al-Hikam, saying no. 3665

• Worship
• Supplication
• Du'a

“And when My servants ask you concerning Me — indeed, I am near. I respond to the call of the caller when he calls upon Me.”

— Allah (Quran)

Surah al-Baqarah 2:186

• Du'a
• Nearness
• Response
• Divine Promise

“Call upon Allah while being certain of His response.”

— Prophet Muhammad ﷺ

Sunan al-Tirmidhi, Hadith no. 3479

• Du'a
• Certainty
• Trust

“A person's prayer is accepted only to the extent that they have presence of heart in it.”

— Imam Ali (peace be upon him)

Ghurar al-Hikam

• Salah
• Presence
• Khushu
• Sincerity

“The closest a servant is to Allah is when he is in sujud.”

— Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (peace be upon him)

Al-Kafi

• Sujud
• Nearness
• Prostration

مَنْ عَرَفَ نَفْسَهُ فَقَدْ عَرَفَ رَبَّهُ

“He who knows himself, knows his Lord.”

— Imam Ali (peace be upon him)

Ghurar al-Hikam wa Durar al-Kalim

• Self-Knowledge
• Nafs
• Spirituality

“Your worst enemy is the self that is between your sides.”

— Imam Ali (peace be upon him)

Ghurar al-Hikam

• Nafs
• Inner Battle
• Self Discipline

“How many intellects are imprisoned by desires.”

— Imam Ali (peace be upon him)

Ghurar al-Hikam

• Intellect
• Desire
• Self Discipline

“The best struggle is to oppose your desires.”

— Imam Ali (peace be upon him)

Ghurar al-Hikam

• Jihad Nafs
• Struggle
• Discipline

“The best deeds are those done consistently, even if small.”

— Imam Ali (peace be upon him)

Nahj al-Balagha

• Consistency
• Deeds
• Worship

“Remember death often, for it destroys desires.”

— Imam Ali (peace be upon him)

Ghurar al-Hikam / Nahj al-Balagha saying 455

• Death
• Reflection
• Desire
• Detachment

“Sit with the righteous and you will become one of them.”

— Imam Ali (peace be upon him)

Ghurar al-Hikam

• Company
• Righteousness
• Environment

“The remembrance of Allah is the life of the heart.”

— Imam Ali (peace be upon him)

Ghurar al-Hikam

• Remembrance
• Heart
• Life

“Blessed is the one who is busy with his own faults instead of the faults of others.”

— Imam Ali (peace be upon him)

Nahj al-Balagha

• Self-Awareness
• Humility
• Self Reflection

“Tie your camel, and then put your trust in Allah.”

— Prophet Muhammad ﷺ

Sunan al-Tirmidhi, hadith 2517

• Tawakkul
• Effort
• Trust
• Balance

إِن لَمْ يَكُنْ لَكُمْ دِينٌ، وَكُنْتُمْ لَا تَخَافُونَ الْمَعَادَ، فَكُونُوا أَحْرَارًا فِي دُنْيَاكُمْ

“If you do not have religion, and you do not fear the Hereafter, then at least be free in your worldly life.”

— Imam Husayn (peace be upon him)

Al-Tabari, Tarikh al-Rusul wa al-Muluk — events of Karbala

• Freedom
• Dignity
• Karbala
• Imam Husayn

إِلَهِي مَا أَضْيَقَ الطُّرُقَ عَلَى مَنْ لَمْ تَكُنْ دَلِيلَهُ

“My God, how narrow are the paths for the one who does not have You as his guide.”

— Imam Ali (peace be upon him)

Du'a al-Sabah, attributed to Imam Ali

• Guidance
• Du'a
• Reliance On Allah

“O Allah, I was not bold enough to disobey You except after You had covered me. Nor would I have disobeyed You had I truly feared Your punishment.”

— Imam Zayn al-Abidin (peace be upon him)

Du'a Abu Hamzah al-Thumaali — Mafatih al-Jinan

• Repentance
• Ramadan
• Honesty
• Self Awareness

“The one who honors his soul will not humiliate it with sin.”

— Imam Ali (peace be upon him)

Ghurar al-Hikam

• Dignity
• Soul
• Sin Avoidance

“The value of an action is according to the sincerity in it.”

— Imam Ali (peace be upon him)

Nahj al-Balagha

• Sincerity
• Niyyah
• Intention
• Worship

“I am leaving among you two weighty things: the Book of Allah and my Ahl al-Bayt. If you hold fast to them, you will never go astray after me.”

— Prophet Muhammad ﷺ

Sahih Muslim, Book of the Virtues of the Companions, Hadith no. 2408; also Sunan al-Tirmidhi 3786

• Ahl Al-Bayt
• Quran
• Guidance
• Hadith Thaqalayn

“Say, O My servants who have transgressed against themselves, do not despair of the mercy of Allah.”

— Allah (Quran)

Surah Zumar 39:53

• Hope
• Mercy
• Repentance
• Despair

“The womb (rahim) is derived from al-Rahman. Allah says: I will maintain ties with whoever maintains it, and I will sever ties with whoever severs it.”

— Prophet Muhammad ﷺ

Sahih al-Bukhari, Book of Manners, Hadith no. 5988

• Family Ties
• Silah Al Rahim
• Mercy
• Relationships

“When you face the corrupt morals and temptations of Shaytan, you should counter them with noble character.”

— Imam al-Sadiq (peace be upon him)

Al-Kafi, vol. 2, pp. 192-194

• Noble Character
• Shaytan
• Virtue
• Protection

“Fasting is a shield.”

— Prophet Muhammad ﷺ

Hadith (widely reported)

• Fasting
• Protection
• Nafs
• Discipline

Tasbih — Glory to Allah

سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ

SubhanAllah

Glory be to Allah

Qur'an 17:44

• General Remembrance
• Purification

Hamd — All Praise to Allah

اَلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ

Alhamdulillah

All praise is due to Allah

Qur'an 1:2

• Gratitude
• General Remembrance

Tahlil — Declaration of Oneness

لَا إِلٰهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ

La ilaha illa Allah

There is no deity but Allah

al-Kāfī, Kitāb al-Duʿāʾ; recited abundantly in Shia devotion

• Tawhid
• Spiritual Elevation
• Protection

Takbir — Allah is Greatest

اَللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ

Allahu Akbar

Allah is the Greatest

Qur'an 17:111

• General Remembrance
• Humility

Istighfar — Seeking Forgiveness

أَسْتَغْفِرُ اللهَ رَبِّي وَأَتُوبُ إِلَيْهِ

Astaghfirullaha Rabbi wa atubu ilayh

I seek forgiveness from Allah, my Lord, and I turn to Him in repentance

al-Kāfī; Mafātīḥ al-Jinān (daily istighfār)

• Forgiveness
• Heart Purification
• Emotional Release

Dhikr for Protection

حَسْبِيَ اللَّهُ لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ ۚ عَلَيْهِ تَوَكَّلْتُ ۖ وَهُوَ رَبُّ الْعَرْشِ الْعَظِيمِ

Hasbiyallahu la ilaha illa Huwa, alayhi tawakkaltu, wa Huwa Rabbul-Arshil-Azim

Allah is sufficient for me; there is no deity but Him. I place my trust in Him, and He is the Lord of the Mighty Throne.

Quran

• Protection
• Trust In Allah
• Morning Evening

Dhikr for Healing

اِشْفِنِي يَا شَافِيلَا شِفَاءَ إِلَّا شِفَاؤُكَشِفَاءً لَا يُغَادِرُ سَقَمًا

Ishfinī yā Shāfī; lā shifāʾa illā shifāʾuk; shifāʾan lā yughādiru saqaman

Heal me, O Healer. There is no healing except Your healing—a healing that leaves no illness behind.

Ṭibb al-Aʾimmah — narrated from Imam Jaʿfar al-Ṣādiq (a)

• Healing
• Illness
• Emotional Healing

Ya Razzaq — O Provider

يَا رَزَّاقُ

Ya Razzaq

O Provider

Qur'an 51:58 — al-Razzāq

• Rizq
• Provision
• Livelihood

Dua for Halal Provision

اللَّهُمَّ أَغْنِنِي بِحَلَالِكَ عَنْ حَرَامِكَوَبِفَضْلِكَ عَمَّنْ سِوَاكَ

Allāhumma aghninī bi-ḥalālika ʿan ḥarāmik, wa bi-faḍlika ʿamman siwāk

O Allah, enrich me through what You have made lawful instead of what You have forbidden, and through Your bounty make me independent of everyone besides You.

Shaykh al-Ṣadūq, al-Amālī, Assembly 61, hadith 10

• Rizq
• Provision
• Financial Difficulty

Ya Hayyu Ya Qayyum — For Urgent Needs

يَا حَيُّ يَا قَيُّومُ، بِرَحْمَتِكَ أَسْتَغِيثُ

Ya Hayy Ya Qayyum, bi-Rahmatika astaghith

O Ever-Living, O Sustainer, I seek help through Your mercy.

Ṣaḥīfah Fāṭimiyyah, supplication 23

• Urgent Need
• Hajat
• Distress

Hawqala — No Power Except Through Allah

لَا حَوْلَ وَلَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِاللَّهِ

La hawla wa la quwwata illa billah

There is no power and no strength except through Allah.

Hadith

• Strength
• Weakness
• Surrender
• Protection

Basmalah and Hawqala — Reliance When Leaving Home

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِلَا حَوْلَ وَلَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِاللَّهِ الْعَلِيِّ الْعَظِيمِ

Bismi llahi ar-Rahmani ar-Rahim La hawla wa la quwwata illa billahi al-Aliyy al-Azim

In the name of Allah, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate. There is no power nor strength except through Allah, the Most High, the Most Great.

Man Lā Yaḥḍuruhu al-Faqīh, vol. 2, Book 3, ch. 150, hadith 1

• Protection
• Reliance
• Travel

Allah — The Name Itself

اللَّهُ

Allah

Allah

Qur'an 20:14; the Divine Name throughout the Qur'an

• Inner Peace
• Divine Presence
• Breath Awareness

Yunus Prayer — The Supplication of the Whale

لَا إِلٰهَ إِلَّا أَنتَ سُبْحَانَكَ إِنِّي كُنتُ مِنَ الظَّالِمِينَ

La ilaha illa anta subhanaka inni kuntu mina al-zalimin

There is no god but You; glory be to You! Indeed, I have been of the wrongdoers.

Quran

• Forgiveness
• Distress
• Repentance
• Divine Rescue

Comprehensive Four-Part Duʿā

الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ عَلَى كُلِّ نِعْمَةٍوَأَسْتَغْفِرُ اللَّهَ مِنْ كُلِّ ذَنْبٍوَأَسْأَلُ اللَّهَ مِنْ كُلِّ خَيْرٍوَأَعُوذُ بِاللَّهِ مِنْ كُلِّ شَرٍّ

Al-ḥamdu lillāhi ʿalā kulli niʿmah; wa astaghfiru Allāha min kulli dhanb; wa asʾalu Allāha min kulli khayr; wa aʿūdhu billāhi min kulli sharr

Praise belongs to Allah for every blessing. I seek Allah's forgiveness for every sin. I ask Allah for every good. I seek refuge in Allah from every evil.

al-Bāqiyāt al-Ṣāliḥāt — the concise comprehensive supplication

• Morning Practice
• Comprehensive Worship
• Gratitude

Dhikr at Fajr — SubhanAllah al-Azim

سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ الْعَظِيمِ وَبِحَمْدِهِ

SubhanAllahi al-Azimi wa bi-hamdih

Glory and praise be to Allah, the Most Great

Fajr Taaqibat — Mafatih al-Jinan

• Fajr
• Morning Practice

Al-Afw — Seeking Pardon (Witr Prayer)

الْعَفْو

Al-afw

Forgive me / Pardon

Night prayer (Salat al-Layl) tradition

• Forgiveness
• Witr
• Night Prayer

Dhikr for Weak Moments — Triple Shield

لَا حَوْلَ وَلَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِاللَّهِحَسْبِيَ اللَّهُ لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَاللَّهُمَّ لَا تَجْعَلْ لِي ذَنْبًا إِلَّا غَفَرْتَهُ

La hawla wa la quwwata illa billah Hasbiyallah la ilaha illa Huwa Allahumma la taj'al li dhanban illa ghafartah

There is no power except through Allah Allah is sufficient for me, there is no god but Him O Allah, leave no sin of mine unforgiven

Curated combination of established phrases; not transmitted as one formula

• Protection From Sin
• Spiritual Weakness
• Moment Of Temptation

Ṣalawāt — Blessings on the Prophet & his Family

اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ

Allāhumma ṣalli ʿalā Muḥammadin wa Āli Muḥammad

O Allah, send blessings upon Muhammad and the family of Muhammad.

Qur'an 33:56; central to Shi'i devotion

• Love Of Ahl Al Bayt
• Mercy
• Acceptance Of Dua
• Blessing

Al-Tasbīḥāt al-Arbaʿah — The Four Glorifications

سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ وَلَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَاللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ

Subḥānallāh, wa al-ḥamdu lillāh, wa lā ilāha illā Allāh, wa Allāhu Akbar

Glory be to Allah; all praise belongs to Allah; there is no god but Allah; Allah is the Greatest.

Shi'i fiqh (recited in the 3rd & 4th rakʿah); classical devotion

• Tawhid
• Remembrance
• Spiritual Fortification
• Gratitude

Tasbīḥ al-Zahrāʾ — The Tasbih of Lady Fatima (s)

اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ ×٣٤الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ ×٣٣سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ ×٣٣

Allāhu Akbar (×34), al-ḥamdu lillāh (×33), Subḥānallāh (×33)

Allah is the Greatest (34×); all praise belongs to Allah (33×); glory be to Allah (33×).

al-Kāfī; Tahdhīb al-Aḥkām — taught by the Prophet ﷺ to Lady Fatima (s)

• After Prayer
• Relief From Hardship
• Blessing
• Protection

Āyat al-Kursī — The Throne Verse

اللَّهُ لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ الْحَيُّ الْقَيُّومُ ۚ لَا تَأْخُذُهُ سِنَةٌ وَلَا نَوْمٌ ۚ لَهُ مَا فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَمَا فِي الْأَرْضِ ۗ مَنْ ذَا الَّذِي يَشْفَعُ عِنْدَهُ إِلَّا بِإِذْنِهِ ۚ يَعْلَمُ مَا بَيْنَ أَيْدِيهِمْ وَمَا خَلْفَهُمْ ۖ وَلَا يُحِيطُونَ بِشَيْءٍ مِنْ عِلْمِهِ إِلَّا بِمَا شَاءَ ۚ وَسِعَ كُرْسِيُّهُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ ۖ وَلَا يَئُودُهُ حِفْظُهُمَا ۚ وَهُوَ الْعَلِيُّ الْعَظِيمُ

Allāhu lā ilāha illā huwa'l-ḥayyu'l-qayyūm. Lā ta'khudhuhu sinatun wa lā nawm. Lahu mā fi's-samāwāti wa mā fi'l-arḍ…

Allah — there is no deity except Him, the Ever-Living, the Sustainer of all. Neither drowsiness overtakes Him nor sleep. To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and the earth… His Throne extends over the heavens and the earth, and their preservation tires Him not. And He is the Most High, the Most Great.

Qur'an 2:255

• Protection
• Tawhid
• Before Sleep

Sūrat al-Ḥashr 59:22–24 — The Beautiful Names

هُوَ اللَّهُ الَّذِي لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ ۖ عَالِمُ الْغَيْبِ وَالشَّهَادَةِ ۖ هُوَ الرَّحْمَٰنُ الرَّحِيمُهُوَ اللَّهُ الَّذِي لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ الْمَلِكُ الْقُدُّوسُ السَّلَامُ الْمُؤْمِنُ الْمُهَيْمِنُ الْعَزِيزُ الْجَبَّارُ الْمُتَكَبِّرُ ۚ سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ عَمَّا يُشْرِكُونَهُوَ اللَّهُ الْخَالِقُ الْبَارِئُ الْمُصَوِّرُ ۖ لَهُ الْأَسْمَاءُ الْحُسْنَىٰ ۚ يُسَبِّحُ لَهُ مَا فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ ۖ وَهُوَ الْعَزِيزُ الْحَكِيمُ

Huwa'llāhu'lladhī lā ilāha illā huwa, ʿālimu'l-ghaybi wa'sh-shahādah, huwa'r-raḥmānu'r-raḥīm…

He is Allah, other than whom there is no deity, Knower of the unseen and the witnessed; He is the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. He is Allah… the Sovereign, the Pure, the Source of Peace, the Granter of Security… To Him belong the most beautiful names. Whatever is in the heavens and earth glorifies Him, and He is the Exalted in Might, the Wise.

Qur'an 59:22–24

• Protection
• Tawhid
• General Remembrance

Ḥasbunallāh — Allah is Sufficient for Us

حَسْبُنَا اللَّهُ وَنِعْمَ الْوَكِيلُ

Ḥasbunallāhu wa niʿma'l-wakīl

Allah is sufficient for us, and He is the best Disposer of affairs.

Qur'an 3:173

• Reliance
• Protection
• Relief From Hardship

Istirjāʿ — Returning to Allah

إِنَّا لِلَّهِ وَإِنَّا إِلَيْهِ رَاجِعُونَ

Innā lillāhi wa innā ilayhi rājiʿūn

Indeed, to Allah we belong, and to Him we shall return.

Qur'an 2:156

• Patience
• Grief
• Relief From Hardship

Rabbi Zidnī ʿIlman — Increase Me in Knowledge

رَبِّ زِدْنِي عِلْمًا

Rabbi zidnī ʿilmā

My Lord, increase me in knowledge.

Qur'an 20:114

• Knowledge
• General Remembrance

Taʿqīb Tahlīl — After-Prayer Declaration (Fajr & Maghrib)

لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُلَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ، يُحْيِي وَيُمِيتُ وَهُوَ حَيٌّ لَا يَمُوتُبِيَدِهِ الْخَيْرُ وَهُوَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ

Lā ilāha illā'llāhu waḥdahu lā sharīka lah, lahu'l-mulku wa lahu'l-ḥamd, yuḥyī wa yumīt, wa huwa ḥayyun lā yamūt, biyadihi'l-khayr, wa huwa ʿalā kulli shay'in qadīr

There is no god but Allah, alone, without partner. To Him belongs the dominion and to Him belongs all praise. He gives life and causes death, and He is Living and never dies. In His hand is all good, and He is able to do all things.

Taʿqībāt of Fajr & Maghrib — Mafātīḥ al-Jinān

• After Prayer
• Tawhid
• Protection

Al-Malik al-Ḥaqq al-Mubīn — The True Sovereign

لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ الْمَلِكُ الْحَقُّ الْمُبِينُ

Lā ilāha illā'llāhu'l-maliku'l-ḥaqqu'l-mubīn

There is no god but Allah, the Sovereign, the Real, the Manifest Truth.

Mafātīḥ al-Jinān; narrated in the hadith collections

• Provision
• Protection
• Tawhid

Ṣalawāt al-Faraj — Blessings & Hastening the Relief

اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَعَجِّلْ فَرَجَهُمْ

Allāhumma ṣalli ʿalā Muḥammadin wa āli Muḥammad, wa ʿajjil farajahum

O Allah, send blessings upon Muhammad and the Family of Muhammad, and hasten their relief.

Mafātīḥ al-Jinān; basis in Qur'an 33:56

• Salawat
• Relief From Hardship
• Love Of Ahlulbayt

Istighfār al-Ḥayy al-Qayyūm — Comprehensive Repentance

أَسْتَغْفِرُ اللَّهَ الَّذِي لَا إِلٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَالْحَيُّ الْقَيُّومُوَأَتُوبُ إِلَيْهِ

Astaghfiru Allāha alladhī lā ilāha illā Huwa, al-Ḥayyu al-Qayyūm, wa atūbu ilayh

I seek the forgiveness of Allah, besides whom there is no god, the Ever-Living, the Sustainer, and I turn to Him in repentance.

General taʿqībāt in Mafātīḥ al-Jinān

• Repentance
• Purification

Yā Muqallib al-Qulūb — Steady My Heart

يَا اللَّهُ يَا رَحْمَٰنُ يَا رَحِيمُيَا مُقَلِّبَ الْقُلُوبِثَبِّتْ قَلْبِي عَلَى دِينِكَ

Yā Allāh, yā Raḥmān, yā Raḥīm; yā Muqalliba al-qulūb, thabbit qalbī ʿalā dīnik

O Allah, O All-Beneficent, O All-Merciful, O Turner of hearts, make my heart steadfast upon Your religion.

Duʿā al-Gharīq, narrated from Imam Jaʿfar al-Ṣādiq (a) in Kamāl al-Dīn

• Steadfastness
• Protection
• General Remembrance

Al-Tahlīl al-Kāmil — The Complete Declaration of Oneness

لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُلَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُوَهُوَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ

Lā ilāha illā'llāhu waḥdahu lā sharīka lah, lahu'l-mulku wa lahu'l-ḥamd, wa huwa ʿalā kulli shay'in qadīr

There is no god but Allah, alone, without partner. To Him belongs the dominion and to Him belongs all praise, and He has power over all things.

Daily Fajr taʿqībāt — Mafātīḥ al-Jinān

• Tawhid
• After Prayer
• Protection
• General Remembrance

Mā Shāʾa Allāh — Contentment with the Decree

مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ كَانَ، وَلَا حَوْلَ وَلَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِاللَّهِ

Mā shā'a'llāhu kān, wa lā ḥawla wa lā quwwata illā billāh

What Allah wills comes to pass; there is no power nor strength except through Allah.

Fajr Taʿqībāt — Mafātīḥ al-Jinān; cf. Qur'an 18:39

• Contentment
• Reliance
• Protection
• Gratitude

Rabbanā Ātinā — The Comprehensive Good

رَبَّنَا آتِنَا فِي الدُّنْيَا حَسَنَةًوَفِي الْآخِرَةِ حَسَنَةً وَقِنَا عَذَابَ النَّارِ

Rabbanā ātinā fi'd-dunyā ḥasanatan wa fi'l-ākhirati ḥasanatan wa qinā ʿadhāba'n-nār

Our Lord, give us good in this world and good in the Hereafter, and protect us from the punishment of the Fire.

Qur'an 2:201

• Comprehensive
• Provision
• Protection

Protection for Family and Home

أُعِيذُ نَفْسِي وَذُرِّيَّتِي وَأَهْلَ بَيْتِي وَمَالِيبِكَلِمَاتِ اللَّهِ التَّامَّةِمِنْ كُلِّ شَيْطَانٍ وَهَامَّةٍ وَمِنْ كُلِّ عَيْنٍ لَامَّةٍ

Uʿīdhu nafsī wa dhurriyyatī wa ahla baytī wa mālī bi-kalimāti Allāhi al-tāmmah, min kulli shayṭānin wa hāmmah, wa min kulli ʿaynin lāmmah

I place myself, my offspring, my household, and my property in the protection of Allah's complete words from every devil, harmful creature, and injurious eye.

Ṭibb al-Aʾimmah — narrated from Imam Jaʿfar al-Ṣādiq (a)

• Protection
• Refuge
• Family
• Evening

Raḍītu bi-llāh — Covenant of Faith and Wilāyah

رَضِيتُ بِاللَّهِ رَبًّا، وَبِالْإِسْلَامِ دِينًا، وَبِالْقُرْآنِ كِتَابًاوَبِمُحَمَّدٍ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ نَبِيًّا، وَبِعَلِيٍّ وَلِيًّاوَبِالْحَسَنِ وَالْحُسَيْنِ، وَعَلِيِّ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ، وَمُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ، وَجَعْفَرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍوَمُوسَى بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ، وَعَلِيِّ بْنِ مُوسَى، وَمُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ، وَعَلِيِّ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍوَالْحَسَنِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ، وَالْحُجَّةِ بْنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ عَلَيْهِمُ السَّلَامُ أَئِمَّةً

Raḍītu billāhi Rabban, wa bil-Islāmi dīnan, wa bil-Qurʾāni kitāban; wa bi-Muḥammadin nabiyyan, wa bi-ʿAliyyin waliyyan, wa bil-aʾimmati min dhurriyyatihim aʾimmah

I am pleased with Allah as Lord, Islam as religion, the Qur'an as Book, Muhammad as Prophet, ʿAlī as guardian, and the eleven Imams after him—including al-Ḥujjah ibn al-Ḥasan—as my Imams.

Man Lā Yaḥḍuruhu al-Faqīh — narrated from Imam Muḥammad al-Jawād (a)

• Contentment
• Faith
• Wilayah
• After Prayer

Bismillāh alladhī lā yaḍurr — Nothing Harms with His Name

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الَّذِي لَا يَضُرُّ مَعَ اسْمِهِ شَيْءٌ فِي الْأَرْضِ وَلَا فِي السَّمَاءِوَهُوَ السَّمِيعُ الْعَلِيمُ

Bismillāhi alladhī lā yaḍurru maʿa ismihi shay’un fī al-arḍi wa lā fī al-samā’i wa Huwa al-Samīʿu al-ʿAlīm

In the name of Allah, with whose name nothing in the earth or the heaven can cause harm, and He is the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing.

Duʿā al-Amān in Mafātīḥ al-Jinān; also transmitted in Imāmī healing supplications

• Protection
• Refuge
• Morning
• Evening

Afawwiḍu Amrī — Entrusting My Affair to Allah

وَأُفَوِّضُ أَمْرِىٓ إِلَى ٱللَّهِ ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ بَصِيرٌۢ بِٱلْعِبَادِ

Wa ufawwiḍu amrī ilā Allāh, inna Allāha baṣīrun bil-ʿibād

And I entrust my affair to Allah. Indeed, Allah is Seeing of His servants.

Qur'an 40:44

• Trust In Allah
• Surrender
• Contentment
• Distress

Amman Yujīb — The One Who Answers the Distressed

أَمَّن يُجِيبُ ٱلْمُضْطَرَّ إِذَا دَعَاهُ وَيَكْشِفُ ٱلسُّوٓءَ

Amman yujību al-muḍṭarra idhā daʿāhu wa yakshifu al-sū’

Is He not the One who answers the distressed when he calls upon Him, and removes the harm?

Qur'an 27:62

• Distress
• Urgent Need
• Divine Rescue
• Emotional Release

Tasbīḥ of Rukūʿ — Glorifying in Bowing

سُبْحَانَ رَبِّيَ الْعَظِيمِ وَبِحَمْدِهِ

Subḥāna Rabbiya al-ʿAẓīmi wa bi-ḥamdih

Glory to my Lord, the Magnificent, and praise be to Him.

al-Kāfī — recited in the bowing (rukūʿ) of the prayer

• Salah
• Humility
• Glorification

Tasbīḥ of Sujūd — Glorifying in Prostration

سُبْحَانَ رَبِّيَ الْأَعْلَىٰ وَبِحَمْدِهِ

Subḥāna Rabbiya al-Aʿlā wa bi-ḥamdih

Glory to my Lord, the Most High, and praise be to Him.

al-Kāfī — recited in the prostration (sujūd) of the prayer

• Salah
• Nearness
• Glorification

Billāhi Iʿtaṣamtu — Protection, Trust and Reliance

بِاللَّهِ اعْتَصَمْتُ، وَبِاللَّهِ أَثِقُ، وَعَلَى اللَّهِ أَتَوَكَّلُ

Billāhi iʿtaṣamtu, wa billāhi athiqu, wa ʿalā Allāhi atawakkal

With Allah I seek protection; in Allah I trust; and upon Allah I rely.

Imam Jaʿfar al-Ṣādiq (a); ʿAṣr taʿqībāt in Mafātīḥ al-Jinān

• Protection
• Trust In Allah
• Surrender
• After Prayer

Fajr Dhikr for Allah's Bounty

سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ الْعَظِيمِ وَبِحَمْدِهِأَسْتَغْفِرُ اللَّهَ وَأَسْأَلُهُ مِنْ فَضْلِهِ

Subḥāna Allāhi al-ʿAẓīmi wa bi-ḥamdih; astaghfiru Allāha wa asʾaluhu min faḍlih

Glory and praise be to Allah, the Magnificent. I seek Allah's forgiveness and ask Him from His bounty.

Imam Mūsā al-Kāẓim (a); Fajr taʿqībāt in Mafātīḥ al-Jinān

• Provision
• Forgiveness
• Gratitude
• After Prayer

Praise of Allah's Sovereign Will

الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي يَفْعَلُ مَا يَشَاءُ، وَلَا يَفْعَلُ مَا يَشَاءُ غَيْرُهُ

Al-ḥamdu lillāhi alladhī yafʿalu mā yashāʾ, wa lā yafʿalu mā yashāʾu ghayruh

All praise belongs to Allah, who does whatever He wills; none besides Him can do whatever they will.

Maghrib taʿqībāt in Mafātīḥ al-Jinān

• Gratitude
• Tawhid
• Surrender
• After Prayer

Subḥānaka — Complete Plea for Forgiveness

سُبْحَانَكَ لَا إِلٰهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَاغْفِرْ لِي ذُنُوبِي كُلَّهَا جَمِيعًافَإِنَّهُ لَا يَغْفِرُ الذُّنُوبَ كُلَّهَا جَمِيعًا إِلَّا أَنْتَ

Subḥānaka lā ilāha illā Ant; ighfir lī dhunūbī kullahā jamīʿan, fa-innahu lā yaghfiru al-dhunūba kullahā jamīʿan illā Ant

Glory be to You; there is no god but You. Forgive all my sins together, for none forgives all sins but You.

Maghrib taʿqībāt; Miṣbāḥ al-Mutahajjid and Mafātīḥ al-Jinān

• Forgiveness
• Repentance
• Tawhid
• After Prayer

Yā Rabba Muḥammad — Prayer for the Faraj

يَا رَبَّ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍصَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍوَعَجِّلْ فَرَجَ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ

Yā Rabba Muḥammadin wa Āli Muḥammad; ṣalli ʿalā Muḥammadin wa Āli Muḥammad, wa ʿajjil faraja Muḥammadin wa Āli Muḥammad

O Lord of Muhammad and the family of Muhammad, bless Muhammad and the family of Muhammad, and hasten the relief of Muhammad and the family of Muhammad.

Fajr taʿqībāt; Miftāḥ al-Falāḥ and Miṣbāḥ al-Mutahajjid

• Salawat
• Faraj
• Love Of Ahl Al Bayt
• After Prayer

Morning and Evening Tasbīḥ — Qur'an 30:17–18

فَسُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ حِينَ تُمْسُونَ وَحِينَ تُصْبِحُونَوَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَعَشِيًّا وَحِينَ تُظْهِرُونَ

Fa-subḥāna Allāhi ḥīna tumsūna wa ḥīna tuṣbiḥūn. Wa lahu al-ḥamdu fī al-samāwāti wa al-arḍi wa ʿashiyyan wa ḥīna tuẓhirūn

So glory be to Allah when you enter the evening and when you enter the morning. To Him belongs all praise in the heavens and the earth, in the late afternoon and when you enter midday.

Qur'an 30:17–18; reported from Imam ʿAlī (a) in the Maghrib taʿqībāt

• Morning
• Evening
• Glorification
• Gratitude

Rabbanā Lā Tuzigh Qulūbanā — Keep Our Hearts Steady

رَبَّنَا لَا تُزِغْ قُلُوبَنَا بَعْدَ إِذْ هَدَيْتَنَاوَهَبْ لَنَا مِن لَّدُنكَ رَحْمَةً ۚ إِنَّكَ أَنتَ الْوَهَّابُ

Rabbanā lā tuzigh qulūbanā baʿda idh hadaytanā wa hab lanā min ladunka raḥmah; innaka Anta al-Wahhāb

Our Lord, do not let our hearts deviate after You have guided us. Grant us mercy from Yourself; surely You are the Bestower.

Qur'an 3:8

• Steadfastness
• Guidance
• Mercy
• Protection From Doubt

Prayer of Mūsā — In Need of Every Good

رَبِّ إِنِّي لِمَا أَنزَلْتَ إِلَيَّ مِنْ خَيْرٍ فَقِيرٌ

Rabbi innī limā anzalta ilayya min khayrin faqīr

My Lord, I am truly in need of whatever good You send down to me.

Qur'an 28:24

• Provision
• Need
• Work
• Trust In Allah

Rabbanā Afrigh ʿAlaynā Ṣabran — Pour Patience Upon Us

رَبَّنَا أَفْرِغْ عَلَيْنَا صَبْرًاوَثَبِّتْ أَقْدَامَنَاوَانصُرْنَا عَلَى الْقَوْمِ الْكَافِرِينَ

Rabbanā afrigh ʿalaynā ṣabran wa thabbit aqdāmanā wanṣurnā ʿalā al-qawmi al-kāfirīn

Our Lord, pour patience upon us, make our feet firm, and grant us victory over the disbelieving people.

Qur'an 2:250

• Patience
• Courage
• Steadfastness
• Hardship

Prayer of Ayyūb — You Are the Most Merciful

أَنِّي مَسَّنِيَ الضُّرُّ وَأَنتَ أَرْحَمُ الرَّاحِمِينَ

Annī massaniya al-ḍurru wa Anta arḥamu al-rāḥimīn

Adversity has touched me, and You are the Most Merciful of the merciful.

Qur'an 21:83

• Illness
• Healing
• Hardship
• Mercy

Rabbi Ighfir Warḥam — Forgive and Have Mercy

رَبِّ اغْفِرْ وَارْحَمْ وَأَنتَ خَيْرُ الرَّاحِمِينَ

Rabbi ighfir warḥam wa Anta khayru al-rāḥimīn

My Lord, forgive and have mercy; You are the best of the merciful.

Qur'an 23:118

• Forgiveness
• Mercy
• Repentance
• Daily Practice

Rabbanā Ẓalamnā Anfusanā — We Have Wronged Ourselves

رَبَّنَا ظَلَمْنَا أَنفُسَنَاوَإِن لَّمْ تَغْفِرْ لَنَا وَتَرْحَمْنَالَنَكُونَنَّ مِنَ الْخَاسِرِينَ

Rabbanā ẓalamnā anfusanā wa in lam taghfir lanā wa tarḥamnā lanakūnanna mina al-khāsirīn

Our Lord, we have wronged ourselves. If You do not forgive us and have mercy upon us, we will surely be among the losers.

Qur'an 7:23

• Repentance
• Forgiveness
• Accountability
• Mercy

Du'a Yunus — The Supplication of the Whale

لَا إِلٰهَ إِلَّا أَنتَ سُبْحَانَكَ إِنِّي كُنتُ مِنَ الظَّالِمِينَ

La ilaha illa anta subhanaka inni kuntu mina al-zalimin

There is no god but You; glory be to You! Indeed, I have been of the wrongdoers.

— Prophet Yunus (peace be upon him)

Quran, Surah al-Anbiya 21:87

• Distress
• Repentance
• Divine Rescue
• Forgiveness

Du'a of Imam Ali — At the Gate of the Generous

يَا مُحْسِنُ قَدْ أَتَاكَ الْمُسِيءُوَقَدْ أَمَرْتَ الْمُحْسِنَ أَنْ يَتَجَاوَزَ عَنِ الْمُسِيءِوَأَنْتَ الْمُحْسِنُ وَأَنَا الْمُسِيءُفَبِحَقِّ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ، صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍوَتَجَاوَزْ عَنْ قَبِيحِ مَا تَعْلَمُ مِنِّي

Ya Muhsinu qad ataka al-musi'u wa qad amarta al-muhsina an yatajawaza an al-musi'. Wa anta al-Muhsinu wa ana al-musi'. Fa-bi-haqqi Muhammadin wa ali Muhammad, salli ala Muhammadin wa ali Muhammad wa tajawaz an qabihi ma ta'lamu minni.

O Beneficent One! The sinner has come before You. You have commanded the beneficent to forgive the sinner — and You are the Beneficent and I am the sinner. So, by the right of Muhammad and the family of Muhammad, send blessings upon Muhammad and his family and overlook my ugly deeds that You know well.

— Imam Ali (peace be upon him)

Attributed to Imam Ali (peace be upon him)

• Before Salah
• Humility
• Forgiveness

Comprehensive Four-Part Du'a

الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ عَلَى كُلِّ نِعْمَةٍوَأَسْتَغْفِرُ اللَّهَ مِنْ كُلِّ ذَنْبٍوَأَسْأَلُ اللَّهَ مِنْ كُلِّ خَيْرٍوَأَعُوذُ بِاللَّهِ مِنْ كُلِّ شَرٍّ

Al-ḥamdu lillāhi ʿalā kulli niʿmah; wa astaghfiru Allāha min kulli dhanb; wa asʾalu Allāha min kulli khayr; wa aʿūdhu billāhi min kulli sharr

Praise belongs to Allah for every blessing. I seek Allah's forgiveness for every sin. I ask Allah for every good. I seek refuge in Allah from every evil.

— Preserved in Shia devotional collections

al-Bāqiyāt al-Ṣāliḥāt — the concise comprehensive supplication

• Morning
• Comprehensive
• Daily Practice

Comprehensive Du'a for Halal Provision

اللَّهُمَّ أَغْنِنِي بِحَلَالِكَ عَنْ حَرَامِكَوَبِفَضْلِكَ عَمَّنْ سِوَاكَ

Allāhumma aghninī bi-ḥalālika ʿan ḥarāmik, wa bi-faḍlika ʿamman siwāk

O Allah, enrich me through what You have made lawful instead of what You have forbidden, and through Your bounty make me independent of everyone besides You.

— The Prophet (s), narrated through Imam al-Bāqir (a) from Imam ʿAlī (a)

Shaykh al-Ṣadūq, al-Amālī, Assembly 61, hadith 10

• Provision
• Rizq
• Financial Difficulty
• Contentment

Du'a Kumayl — Plea for Forgiveness and Nearness

A comprehensive supplication covering forgiveness, mercy, nearness to Allah, and protection from the Fire.

— Imam Ali (peace be upon him)

Imam Ali (peace be upon him), narrated by Kumayl ibn Ziyad — Mafatih al-Jinan

• Forgiveness
• Mercy
• Nearness To Allah
• Thursday Nights

Du'a Abu Hamzah al-Thumaali — Ramadan Night Supplication

A pre-dawn Ramadan supplication known for its emotional honesty and deep self-awareness before God.

— Imam Zayn al-Abidin (peace be upon him)

Imam Zayn al-Abidin (peace be upon him) — Mafatih al-Jinan

• Ramadan
• Pre Dawn
• Repentance
• Self Awareness

Du'a al-Sabah — Dawn Invocation

A dawn invocation filled with awe, light, and divine majesty.

— Imam Ali (peace be upon him)

Imam Ali (peace be upon him)

• Morning
• Divine Majesty
• Light

Du'a al-Iftitah — Hope, Justice, and Mercy

A Ramadan supplication centred on hope, justice, and divine mercy.

— Imam al-Mahdi (peace be upon him)

Attributed to Imam al-Mahdi (peace be upon him)

• Ramadan
• Hope
• Justice
• Mercy

Tasbīḥ al-Zahrāʾ Before Sleep

اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ ×٣٤الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ ×٣٣سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ ×٣٣

Allahu Akbar x34 / Alhamdulillah x33 / SubhanAllah x33

Allah is Greatest (34x) / All praise is due to Allah (33x) / Glory be to Allah (33x)

— Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (taught to Lady Fatima)

al-Kāfī and Tahdhīb al-Aḥkām — Tasbīḥ al-Zahrāʾ

• Sleep
• Pre Sleep
• Protection
• Blessing

Witr Closing Du'a

رَبِّ اغْفِرْ لِي وَارْحَمْنِي وَتُبْ عَلَيَّإِنَّكَ أَنْتَ التَّوَّابُ الْغَفُورُ الرَّحِيمُ

Rabbi ighfir li warhamni wa tub alayya innaka anta al-Tawwab al-Ghafur al-Rahim

My Lord, forgive me, have mercy on me, and accept my repentance. Truly, You are the Ever-Accepter of repentance, the Most Forgiving, the Most Merciful.

— Prophetic teaching

Night prayer (Salat al-Layl) tradition

• Night Prayer
• Witr
• Forgiveness
• Closing

Duʿāʾ al-Jawshan al-Kabīr — The Thousand Names

A vast supplication of one thousand Names and attributes of Allah, in one hundred sections — each sealed with: 'Glory be to You; there is no god but You; deliverance, deliverance — save us from the Fire, O Lord.'

— Narrated from the Prophet ﷺ through Imam al-Ḥusayn (a)

Mafātīḥ al-Jinān

• Names Of Allah
• Protection
• Forgiveness
• Ramadan

Munājāt al-Tāʾibīn — Whispered Prayer of the Penitent

A supplication of sincere return to Allah: acknowledging sin without despair, turning toward mercy, and asking for a repentance that is never followed by relapse. Imam Zayn al-Abidin speaks to Allah with intimacy and self-knowledge, trusting that no sin is too great for divine forgiveness.

— Imām Zayn al-ʿĀbidīn (a)

Imām Zayn al-ʿĀbidīn (a) — al-Ṣaḥīfa al-Sajjādiyya, the 15 Munājāt, no. 1

• Repentance
• Tawbah
• Forgiveness
• Sin

Munājāt al-Muḥibbīn — Whispered Prayer of the Lovers

A supplication of love: asking Allah to make love of Him the dearest thing to the heart, sweeter than all else — and to grant the worshipper a longing for Him that nothing else can satisfy.

— Imām Zayn al-ʿĀbidīn (a)

Imām Zayn al-ʿĀbidīn (a) — al-Ṣaḥīfa al-Sajjādiyya, the 15 Munājāt, no. 12

• Love Of Allah
• Longing
• Nearness To Allah
• Heart Softening

Munājāt al-Khāʾifīn — Whispered Prayer of the Fearful

A supplication shaped by sincere awe of Allah — not dread, but the consciousness of a lover who cannot bear to displease. Asks for protection from every sin, and for a heart so aware of Allah that it remains guarded without reminder.

— Imām Zayn al-ʿĀbidīn (a)

Imām Zayn al-ʿĀbidīn (a) — al-Ṣaḥīfa al-Sajjādiyya, the 15 Munājāt, no. 7

• Fear Of Allah
• Accountability
• Protection
• Guarding The Heart

Munājāt al-Mushtāqīn — Whispered Prayer of Those Who Long

A supplication of yearning for Allah — asking that the heart be filled with longing for His nearness, that no worldly attachment compete with love of His Face, and that the believer be counted among those who truly desire Him above all else.

— Imām Zayn al-ʿĀbidīn (a)

Imām Zayn al-ʿĀbidīn (a) — al-Ṣaḥīfa al-Sajjādiyya, the 15 Munājāt, no. 13

• Longing
• Yearning
• Nearness To Allah
• Love Of Allah

Duʿāʾ al-ʿAhd — The Covenant Supplication

A morning supplication renewing the believer's covenant with Imam al-Mahdi (a) — affirming allegiance, asking for his reappearance, and seeking to be counted among his helpers and supporters when he rises. Traditionally recited for 40 consecutive mornings.

— Prophetic, transmitted through the Ahl al-Bayt (a)

Mafātīḥ al-Jinān — transmitted via al-Sayyid Ibn Ṭāwūs, narrated through the Prophet ﷺ and the Imams (a)

• Morning
• Allegiance
• Imam Mahdi
• Reappearance

Duʿāʾ al-Tawassul — Supplication of Intercession

A supplication seeking intercession through the Prophet ﷺ and the Fourteen Infallibles — addressing each by name and asking them to carry the believer's need before Allah. One of the most comprehensive tawassul prayers in the Shia tradition.

— Transmitted in the Shia tradition

Mafātīḥ al-Jinān

• Tawassul
• Intercession
• Distress
• Need

Duʿāʾ al-Faraj — Prayer for Relief

اَللّهُمَّ كُنْ لِوَلِيِّكَ الْحُجَّةِ ابْنِ الْحَسَنِصَلَوَاتُكَ عَلَيْهِ وَعَلَى آبَائِهِفِي هَذِهِ السَّاعَةِ وَفِي كُلِّ سَاعَةٍوَلِيّاً وَحَافِظاً وَقَائِداً وَنَاصِراًوَدَلِيلاً وَعَيْناًحَتَّى تُسْكِنَهُ أَرْضَكَ طَوْعاًوَتُمَتِّعَهُ فِيهَا طَوِيلاً

Allāhumma kun li-waliyyika al-ḥujjati ibni al-ḥasani ṣalawātuka ʿalayhi wa ʿalā ābāʾihi fī hādhihi al-sāʿati wa fī kulli sāʿatin waliyyan wa ḥāfiẓan wa qāʾidan wa nāṣiran wa dalīlan wa ʿaynan ḥattā tuskinahu arḍaka ṭawʿan wa tumatiʿahu fīhā ṭawīlan

O Allah, be for Your guardian, the Proof, son of al-Hasan — may Your blessings be upon him and his forefathers — in this hour and in every hour: a guardian, a protector, a leader, a helper, a guide, and a watchful eye, until You settle him in Your earth in willing obedience and grant him long enjoyment therein.

— Transmitted in the Shia tradition

Mafātīḥ al-Jinān — among the supplications for relief and the reappearance

• Distress
• Relief
• Imam Mahdi
• Reappearance

Allah

اللَّه

The Greatest Name — the One, the only God, encompassing all the Beautiful Names.

— Asma al-Husna

Ar-Rahman

الرَّحْمَٰن

The Most Compassionate — whose mercy embraces all creation.

— Asma al-Husna

Ar-Rahim

الرَّحِيم

The Most Merciful — whose mercy is ever-present and specially given.

— Asma al-Husna

Al-Malik

المَلِك

The Sovereign — the true King of all dominion.

— Asma al-Husna

Al-Quddus

القُدُّوس

The Most Holy — pure and free of every imperfection.

— Asma al-Husna

As-Salam

السَّلَام

The Source of Peace — the giver of safety and wholeness.

— Asma al-Husna

Al-Aziz

العَزِيز

The Almighty — mighty, honoured, and never overcome.

— Asma al-Husna

Al-Ghaffar

الغَفَّار

The Ever-Forgiving — who forgives again and again.

— Asma al-Husna

Al-Wahhab

الوَهَّاب

The Bestower — who gives freely, without expecting return.

— Asma al-Husna

Ar-Razzaq

الرَّزَّاق

The Provider — who sustains every creature.

— Asma al-Husna

Al-Fattah

الفَتَّاح

The Opener — who opens what is closed: hearts, ways, and victory.

— Asma al-Husna

Al-Alim

العَلِيم

The All-Knowing — whose knowledge encompasses everything.

— Asma al-Husna

Al-Latif

اللَّطِيف

The Subtle, the Gentle — kind in ways too fine to perceive.

— Asma al-Husna

As-Sami

السَّمِيع

The All-Hearing — who hears every sound and every prayer.

— Asma al-Husna

Al-Basir

البَصِير

The All-Seeing — who sees all things, however small.

— Asma al-Husna

Al-Hakim

الحَكِيم

The All-Wise — whose every decree is full of wisdom.

— Asma al-Husna

Al-Wadud

الوَدُود

The Most Loving — who loves and is worthy of all love.

— Asma al-Husna

Al-Hayy

الحَيّ

The Ever-Living — the eternally alive, source of all life.

— Asma al-Husna

Al-Qayyum

القَيُّوم

The Self-Subsisting — who sustains all existence by Himself.

— Asma al-Husna